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One of the key strengths of the SCRABBLE game is that it can be enjoyed at many different levels. Recognizing that not everyone wants to learn a set of tournament [[rules]] or even study the [[TWL|official word list]], we established our list of '''Recreational Clubs''' in July 2013.  
 
One of the key strengths of the SCRABBLE game is that it can be enjoyed at many different levels. Recognizing that not everyone wants to learn a set of tournament [[rules]] or even study the [[TWL|official word list]], we established our list of '''Recreational Clubs''' in July 2013.  
 
We hope that after you have played at a Recreational Club for a while, you'll want to see if you've got what it takes at one of our [[Club roster|competitive clubs]].
 
We hope that after you have played at a Recreational Club for a while, you'll want to see if you've got what it takes at one of our [[Club roster|competitive clubs]].
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=== <font color="black">CALIFORNIA</font> ===
 
=== <font color="black">CALIFORNIA</font> ===
 
;<font color="blue">'''''Bakersfield'''''</font>
 
 
:Monday 6:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M.
 
:Pizza Hut, 4708 Planz Road
 
::John Blankenship
 
::[mailto:blankenshipj661@gmail.com blankenshipj661@gmail.com]
 
<BR>
 
  
 
;<font color="blue">'''''Laguna Woods'''''</font>
 
;<font color="blue">'''''Laguna Woods'''''</font>
  
 
;[http://www.just4thespellofit.com/jftsoi/web_page_lwv.html Laguna Woods Village SCRABBLE Club]
 
;[http://www.just4thespellofit.com/jftsoi/web_page_lwv.html Laguna Woods Village SCRABBLE Club]
:Monday 12:45 P.M. -3 games
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:Monday 12:45 P.M. - 3 games
:$2 (first monthly Monday free)
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:$2 (free first visit)
 
:24262 Punta Alta, Clubhouse #5 -Room #2, Dining Room #1, Laguna Woods 92637
 
:24262 Punta Alta, Clubhouse #5 -Room #2, Dining Room #1, Laguna Woods 92637
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:Barbara Sanchez
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::‭(714) 310-3725‬
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::[mailto:CESBES123@aol.com CESBES123@aol.com]
 
:''If non-resident, call contacts below one hour prior for gate entry''
 
:''If non-resident, call contacts below one hour prior for gate entry''
 
::Gary Moss (949) 510-1673
 
::Gary Moss (949) 510-1673
 
::Fern Trausch (949) 830-5244
 
::Fern Trausch (949) 830-5244
 
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;<font color="blue">'''''Long Beach'''''</font>
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:Thursday 9:00 a.m. - noon
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:Long Beach Bridge Center, 4782 Pacific Coast Hwy., Long Beach CA 90804
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::Beth Byrne (562) 396-6694
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::[mailto:bethbyrn@gmail.com bethbyrn@gmail.com]
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=== <font color="black">FLORIDA</font> ===
 
=== <font color="black">FLORIDA</font> ===
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;<font color="blue">'''''Gainesville'''''</font>
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:Friday 1 - 5 P.M.
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:Senior Center, 5701 NW 34th Blvd.
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::Tony Palmieri
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::(352) 231-2966
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::[mailto:palmieri@cop.ufl.edu palmieri@cop.ufl.edu]
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;<font color="blue">'''''Tampa Bay/Pasco/North Pinellas County'''''</font>
 
;<font color="blue">'''''Tampa Bay/Pasco/North Pinellas County'''''</font>
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=== <font color="black">GEORGIA</font> ===
 
=== <font color="black">GEORGIA</font> ===
  
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:::[mailto:patricia.e.baker.6665@gmail.com patricia.e.baker.6665@gmail.com]
 
:::[mailto:patricia.e.baker.6665@gmail.com patricia.e.baker.6665@gmail.com]
 
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=== <font color="black">HAWAII</font> ===
 
=== <font color="black">HAWAII</font> ===
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;<font color="blue">'''''Honolulu'''''</font>
 
;<font color="blue">'''''Honolulu'''''</font>
  
:Wednesday 6:30 P.M. - 9:30 P.M.
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:Wednesday 6:30 P.M. - 9 P.M.
 
:Kahala Mall Shopping Center
 
:Kahala Mall Shopping Center
 
:Darren Seu [mailto:dseu777@gmail.com dseu@gmail.com]
 
:Darren Seu [mailto:dseu777@gmail.com dseu@gmail.com]
:Claire Dunham (808) 429-8493
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:Claire Durham (808) 429-8493
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:[mailto:cdurham@hawaii.rr.com cdurham@hawaii.rr.com]
 
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=== <font color="black">KENTUCKY</font> ===
  
=== <font color="black">KENTUCKY</font> ===
 
  
 
;<font color="blue">'''''Paducah'''''</font>
 
;<font color="blue">'''''Paducah'''''</font>
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::[mailto:info@votehooper.com info@votehooper.com]
 
::[mailto:info@votehooper.com info@votehooper.com]
 
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=== <font color="black">MAINE</font> ===
 
=== <font color="black">MAINE</font> ===
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;<font color="blue">'''''Topsham'''''</font>
 
;<font color="blue">'''''Topsham'''''</font>
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;[https://www.facebook.com/groups/143314863071695/ Maine Scrabble Community]
 
;[https://www.facebook.com/groups/143314863071695/ Maine Scrabble Community]
  
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:Not meeting during pandemic as of early 2023
 
:Tuesday 6:30 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
 
:Tuesday 6:30 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
 
:Highland Green Community Center, 7 Evergreen Circle
 
:Highland Green Community Center, 7 Evergreen Circle
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:Not all players use clocks, though people are welcomed to if they wish.
 
:Not all players use clocks, though people are welcomed to if they wish.
  
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=== <font color="black">MICHIGAN</font> ===
 
=== <font color="black">MICHIGAN</font> ===
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;<font color="blue">'''''East Lansing'''''</font>
 
;<font color="blue">'''''East Lansing'''''</font>
  
:Third Thursday 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
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:First Monday of the month, 6 P.M. - 8 P.M.
:East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbott Road
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:East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road
 
:Irfan Faroqui
 
:Irfan Faroqui
 
::(517) 230-8890
 
::(517) 230-8890
:[mail to:irfan.faroqui@gmail.com irfan.faroqui@gmail.com)
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:[mailto:irfan.faroqui@gmail.com irfan.faroqui@gmail.com]
:Meets third Thursday each month
 
  
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=== <font color="black">MISSOURI</font> ===
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::[mailto:brianscrabblestl@yahoo.com brianscrabblestl@yahoo.com]
 
::[mailto:brianscrabblestl@yahoo.com brianscrabblestl@yahoo.com]
 
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=== <font color="black">NEW BRUNSWICK</font> ===
 
=== <font color="black">NEW BRUNSWICK</font> ===
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;<font color="blue">'''''Quispamsis'''''</font>
 
;<font color="blue">'''''Quispamsis'''''</font>
  
:Public Library (downstairs), 1 Landing Court (off Hampton Road)
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:Kennebecasis Public Library, 1 Landing Court (off Hampton Road)
:Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada
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:Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada (near Saint John)
:Monday 2:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M., September-May only
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:Wednesday 1:30 P.M. - 3:30 P.M.
 
:Chuck Abbate
 
:Chuck Abbate
::(506) 849-0581 (h), (506) 849-1137 (w)
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::506-647-8748
 
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<BR>
  
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:Alan Hecht
 
:Alan Hecht
 
::(718) 252-2161
 
::(718) 252-2161
::[mailto:JJJenerators@aol.com JJJenerators@aol.com]
 
 
<BR>
 
<BR>
  
 
;<font color="blue">'''''Monticello'''''</font>
 
;<font color="blue">'''''Monticello'''''</font>
  
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Not meeting in early 2023; plan to resume in the spring
 
:Thursday 4:45 P.M.
 
:Thursday 4:45 P.M.
:18 Prince Street
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:Library
 
:Vee Hill
 
:Vee Hill
 
::(347) 262-3084
 
::(347) 262-3084
 
::[mailto:vanecia16@aol.com vanecia16@aol.com]
 
::[mailto:vanecia16@aol.com vanecia16@aol.com]
 
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;<font color="blue">'''''Rochester/Pittsford'''''</font>
  
;<font color="blue">'''''Syracuse'''''</font>
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:Wednesday, 9 A.M. to noon
 
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:Webster Community Center, Chioyga Drive
;[http://www.cnyscrabble.com/'''Club website''']
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:2nd and 4th Saturday, 10 A.M. to 1 P.M
 
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:Pittsford Recreation Center
:Tuesdays and Saturdays, dates vary, call for info.
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:Olivia Durant
:Shoppingtown Mall
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:Dianne Wittman
:Kieran O'Connor
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::(585) 975-9896
::(315) 481-8541
 
::[mailto:scrabble@cnyscrabble.com scrabble@cnyscrabble.com]
 
 
<BR>
 
<BR>
  
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;[http://bordersscrabble.webs.com/'''Club website''']
 
;[http://bordersscrabble.webs.com/'''Club website''']
  
:Tuesday 4:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.
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:Tuesday 4:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
:Panera Bread, 1025 West Montauk Highway, West Babylon, NY 11704
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:Panera Bread, Walt Whitman Shops, 160 Walt Whitman Rd, Huntington Station, NY 11746.
 
:Bob Krause
 
:Bob Krause
 
::(631) 328-3118
 
::(631) 328-3118
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;<font color="blue">'''''Wilmington'''''</font>
 
;<font color="blue">'''''Wilmington'''''</font>
  
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Club not meeting early in 2023; plans to resume later
 
:Tuesday Noon
 
:Tuesday Noon
 
:New Hanover Public Library - Pine Valley Branch
 
:New Hanover Public Library - Pine Valley Branch
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=== <font color="black">OHIO</font> ===
 
=== <font color="black">OHIO</font> ===
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;<font color="blue">'''''Columbus'''''</font>
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;[https://www.meetup.com/scrabble-lovers-of-columbus'''Club website''']
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:Saturday, 12 noon to 4 P.M.
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:Giant Eagle store (upstairs), Kingsdale Shopping Center
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:Doug Critchlow
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::[mailto:critchlow.1@osu.edu critchlow.1@osu.edu]
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;<font color="blue">'''''Cuyahoga Falls'''''</font>
 
;<font color="blue">'''''Cuyahoga Falls'''''</font>
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;<font color="blue">'''''Willoughby'''''</font>
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:Monday 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
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;<font color="blue">'''''North Olmsted'''''</font>
:Breckenridge Village, Schaeffer Center, 36855 Ridge Road
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:Nancy Schuman
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;[http://recess.net/'''Club website''']
::(440) 942-7337
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::[mailto:ringapurr@gmail.com ringapurr@gmail.com]
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Club due to resume meeting in May 2023
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:Recess Games, 26636 Brookpark Ext
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:Maria Flo
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::(440) 779-7008
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::[mailto:maria@recess.net maria@recess.net]
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=== <font color="black">OKLAHOMA</font> ===
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;<font color="blue">'''''Tulsa'''''</font>
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:Not meeting as of 2023. Call director to arrange games.
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:Joan Hess
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::(918) 850-4495
 
<BR>
 
<BR>
  
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;<font color="blue">'''''Cornwall'''''</font>
 
;<font color="blue">'''''Cornwall'''''</font>
  
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:Not meeting during the pandemic. May re-start in May 2023.
 
:Thursday 1:15 P.M.
 
:Thursday 1:15 P.M.
 
:The Cornwall SCRABBLE Club
 
:The Cornwall SCRABBLE Club
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;<font color="blue">'''''Midhurst'''''</font>
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;<font color="blue">'''''St. Catharines'''''</font>
  
[http://www.midhurstscrabble.com'''Club website''']
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:Second and fourth Wednesdays 5 P.M. to 7:45 P.M.
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:Starting January 11, 2023
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:Contact director to pre-register
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:St. Catharines library Dr Huq branch, 425 Carlton St.
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:Mary Klein
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::[mailto:m.klein@cogeco.net m.klein@cogeco.net]
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:Monday 7:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. September-June
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;<font color="blue">'''''Toronto'''''</font>
:We play 2 games. Free.
 
:Springwater Public Library (Midhurst Branch), 12 Finlay Mill Rd.
 
:Heather McIntosh
 
<BR>
 
  
;<font color="blue">'''''North Bay'''''</font>
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;[https://www.facebook.com/groups/scrabbleinthecity/'''club website''']
  
:Thursday 6:30 P.M.
 
:North Bay SCRABBLE Club
 
:Empire Living Centre, 425 Fraser St.
 
:Ken Peters
 
::(705) 663-1313
 
<BR>
 
  
;<font color="blue">'''''Toronto'''''</font>
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Group meets periodically. See website for up to date information
  
;[https://www.facebook.com/groups/scrabbleinthecity/ SCRABBLE in the City]
 
:Thursday 6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
 
:Go Lounge, 1718 Queen St West
 
:Roger Cullman
 
::(416) 995-7643
 
::[mailto:rogercullman@gmail.com rogercullman@gmail.com]
 
 
<BR>
 
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;[http://www.facebook.com/groups/OCDscrabble/ Oregon Coast Drop-In SCRABBLE Club]
 
;[http://www.facebook.com/groups/OCDscrabble/ Oregon Coast Drop-In SCRABBLE Club]
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Club not meeting in early 2023
  
 
:Thursday 6:00 P.M.
 
:Thursday 6:00 P.M.
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;<font color="blue">'''''North Kingston'''''</font>
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;<font color="blue">'''''Exeter'''''</font>
  
 
[https://scrabbleri.wordpress.com'''Club website''']
 
[https://scrabbleri.wordpress.com'''Club website''']
  
:Thursday 6:30 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. (alternating Thursdays, check website)
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:First and third Thursday 11 A.M. - 1 P.M.
:Dan's Tavern on the Green, 615 Callahan Rd., North Kingston 02852
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:Exeter Public Library
:Daniella Norwood
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:Beth Voso
:[https://www.meetup.com/ri-scrabble-meetup/'''Info''']
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:[mailto:b.voso@cox.net b.voso@cox.net]
 
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=== <font color="black">TEXAS</font> ===
 
 
;<font color="blue">'''''Grapevine'''''</font>
 
 
:Sunday 1:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.
 
:Market Street, 5605 Colleyville Blvd, Colleyville
 
:We meet most weekends in the upstairs cafe inside the Market Street grocery store in Grapevine, TX. To make sure we are meeting on the upcoming weekend, send me (Kate Watson) an email or text or call me. We will not meet if most of our regular players are out of town.
 
:To find your way to the upstairs event space, take the stairs or one of the elevators located at the front of the store to the second floor.  We normally play in the area called the Event Space. (You might have to go through the gift shop area to find it.)
 
:We have tournament players and welcome any casual player.  Come join us.  Bring Scrabble equipment if you have it. If not, come anyway! This is a great way to be introduced to playing SCRABBLE face to face.
 
:Kate Watson
 
::(817) 228-7307
 
::[mailto:wxnav@aol.com wxnav@aol.com]
 
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;<font color="blue">'''''Houston'''''</font>
 
 
:Friday 3:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.
 
:Houston Friday Evening Scrabble Club
 
:Café Express, 3800 Southwest Freeway
 
:Shirley Petrey
 
::(832) 368-5186
 
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=== <font color="black">WISCONSIN</font> ===
 
  
 
;<font color="blue">'''''Milwaukee (Wauwatosa)'''''</font>
 
;<font color="blue">'''''Milwaukee (Wauwatosa)'''''</font>
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:September - May: Mayfair Mall Food Court (Wauwatosa, WI)
 
:September - May: Mayfair Mall Food Court (Wauwatosa, WI)
 
:May - September: McDonald's, 124th and Capitol Drive (Wauwatosa, WI)
 
:May - September: McDonald's, 124th and Capitol Drive (Wauwatosa, WI)
:Susan Love or Jim Hahn  
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:Jim Hahn  
 
::(414) 369-2373
 
::(414) 369-2373
 
::[mailto:JimBeKind@aol.com JimBeKind@aol.com]
 
::[mailto:JimBeKind@aol.com JimBeKind@aol.com]
 
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Latest revision as of 09:59, 14 June 2023

This page is no longer maintained as June 14, 2023. There is now a single Club Roster for all clubs.

One of the key strengths of the SCRABBLE game is that it can be enjoyed at many different levels. Recognizing that not everyone wants to learn a set of tournament rules or even study the official word list, we established our list of Recreational Clubs in July 2013. We hope that after you have played at a Recreational Club for a while, you'll want to see if you've got what it takes at one of our competitive clubs.

Registering a Recreational Club

To register a new club, complete the Club Listing Request form and submit it.

In order to maintain registered status, clubs must meet the following criteria:

Changing Club Information

Please keep us up to date when things change at your recreational club. Send changes pertaining to club location, meeting time, address, email, website, or anything shown on your club listing to the Club Committee  naspa-club-directors@yahoogroups.com.

Recreational vs. Competitive Club: What are the differences?

Competitive Recreational
Director Certification Must have a certified Director Can be operated by a regular member
Exclusivity 50-mile exclusion on other competitive clubs on same night of week none
Rules Must abide by Code of Conduct, Rules and Director's Manual Must abide by Code of Conduct
Records Accomplishments officially recognized
in our Records page
Play is considered informal,
not for records
Insurance Club activities are covered by NASPA's
Liability Insurance Certificate
Uninsured

Recreational Club Roster

CALIFORNIA

Laguna Woods
Laguna Woods Village SCRABBLE Club
Monday 12:45 P.M. - 3 games
$2 (free first visit)
24262 Punta Alta, Clubhouse #5 -Room #2, Dining Room #1, Laguna Woods 92637
Barbara Sanchez
‭(714) 310-3725‬
CESBES123@aol.com
If non-resident, call contacts below one hour prior for gate entry
Gary Moss (949) 510-1673
Fern Trausch (949) 830-5244



FLORIDA

Gainesville
Friday 1 - 5 P.M.
Senior Center, 5701 NW 34th Blvd.
Tony Palmieri
(352) 231-2966
palmieri@cop.ufl.edu


Tampa Bay/Pasco/North Pinellas County
Please contact:
Joan Knobelsdorf
(727) 935-4616
knobelhaus425@gmail.com for information.



HAWAII

Honolulu
Wednesday 6:30 P.M. - 9 P.M.
Kahala Mall Shopping Center
Darren Seu dseu@gmail.com
Claire Durham (808) 429-8493
cdurham@hawaii.rr.com


MICHIGAN

East Lansing
First Monday of the month, 6 P.M. - 8 P.M.
East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road
Irfan Faroqui
(517) 230-8890
irfan.faroqui@gmail.com


NEW BRUNSWICK

Quispamsis
Kennebecasis Public Library, 1 Landing Court (off Hampton Road)
Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada (near Saint John)
Wednesday 1:30 P.M. - 3:30 P.M.
Chuck Abbate
506-647-8748


NEW YORK

Brooklyn
Call director for various times and places.
Alan Hecht
(718) 252-2161


Monticello

Not meeting in early 2023; plan to resume in the spring

Thursday 4:45 P.M.
Library
Vee Hill
(347) 262-3084
vanecia16@aol.com


Rochester/Pittsford
Wednesday, 9 A.M. to noon
Webster Community Center, Chioyga Drive
2nd and 4th Saturday, 10 A.M. to 1 P.M
Pittsford Recreation Center
Olivia Durant
Dianne Wittman
‭(585) 975-9896


West Babylon, Long Island
Club website
Tuesday 4:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Panera Bread, Walt Whitman Shops, 160 Walt Whitman Rd, Huntington Station, NY 11746.
Bob Krause
(631) 328-3118
Jon Kent


NORTH CAROLINA

Wilmington

Club not meeting early in 2023; plans to resume later

Tuesday Noon
New Hanover Public Library - Pine Valley Branch
3802 S College Rd, Wilmington NC 28412
Stephen Stanley
(910) 620-7810


OHIO

Columbus
Club website
Saturday, 12 noon to 4 P.M.
Giant Eagle store (upstairs), Kingsdale Shopping Center
Doug Critchlow
critchlow.1@osu.edu



North Olmsted
Club website

Club due to resume meeting in May 2023

Recess Games, 26636 Brookpark Ext
Maria Flo
(440) 779-7008
maria@recess.net


OKLAHOMA

Tulsa
Not meeting as of 2023. Call director to arrange games.
Joan Hess
(918) 850-4495


ONTARIO

Cornwall
Not meeting during the pandemic. May re-start in May 2023.
Thursday 1:15 P.M.
The Cornwall SCRABBLE Club
Cornwall Public Library, 45 Second St. East
Vivianne Panizzon
vpanizzon@cogeco.ca


St. Catharines
Second and fourth Wednesdays 5 P.M. to 7:45 P.M.
Starting January 11, 2023
Contact director to pre-register
St. Catharines library Dr Huq branch, 425 Carlton St.
Mary Klein
m.klein@cogeco.net


Toronto
club website


Group meets periodically. See website for up to date information


OREGON

Newport
Oregon Coast Drop-In SCRABBLE Club

Club not meeting in early 2023

Thursday 6:00 P.M.
Bier One, 424 SW Highway 101. Admission restricted by venue to ages 21 and over.
Stephanie Brown
(541) 961-1823
OCDscrabble@groups.facebook.com


RHODE ISLAND

Exeter

Club website

First and third Thursday 11 A.M. - 1 P.M.
Exeter Public Library
Beth Voso
b.voso@cox.net