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== Official Tournament Rules ==
Officially sanctioned [[SCRABBLE]] play in Canada and the United States
must obey the [http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/rules/ NSA Official Tournament '''Official Tournament Rules'''], edited by the [[NSA]] [[Rules Committee]]. When
the committee is transferred to [[NASPA]] later in 2009, the rules will
move to this web site.
See also: the NASPA [[Behavior Policy]], which will be replaced on July 1, 2009 by the
[[Code of Conduct]].
=== Effective August 1, 2009 ===
Several rules change become effective August 1st, 2009 (not July 1st, as originally announced). Please read the list of changes and outstanding issues carefully. The rules are available in PDF format for online viewing and printing:
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/Image:NASPARules2009aug1.pdf Official Tournament Rules, Aug 1, 2009]
=== Effective February 9, 2009 ===
A rewritten version of Rule III.A.2 took effect on February 9th, 2009. Complete version of rules:
* [http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/rules/ NSA Official Tournament Rules, Feb 9, 2009],
=== Effective February 1, 2009 ===
A major rewrite of the tournament rules became effective February 1, 2009. with official
* [http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/rules/ NSA Official Tournament Rules, Feb 1, 2009],