...the responsibility for organized SCRABBLE play from the NSA while keeping it
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Even though it’s a word game, the real story behind Scrabble is numbers. One hundred mil
...a comparative handful of consumers. Then in the early 1950s, as legend has it, the president of MACY’S discovered the game on vacation and ordered some
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...d that it was focusing its attentions on the [[School SCRABBLE Program]]. It is the mandate of the Steering Committee to informally advise the [[Executi
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...1, 2019, when it replaced the [[Official Tournament and Club Word List]]. It is edited by the NASPA [[Dictionary Committee]].
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If it is your [[First tournament|first time]] playing in a tournament, you should
...ly detailed, applications are preferred). The TC will consider all factors it deems relevant, including without limitation:
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for some established directors, and that it may be
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[[NSA]]. It did so using an open-book written test
It is important for all NASPA directors to remember they are also NASPA’s pu
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...SPA" next to an unrated player's name in a tournament roster? </span><br />It means that cross-tables.com does not track information about unrated player
#<span class=q>My ZMF-II clock stops when it reaches 00:00 and does not go into overtime. How can I set the clock to sho
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To register a new club, complete the [[Club Listing Request]] form and submit it.
...aving an unrated division at your regular rated tournament and publicizing it.
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...time of purchase and costs $30. (i.e. If you buy a membership on June 10, it lasts until June 10 of the following year.)
...begins at the time of purchase. You cannot "save" the membership and use it at a future time.
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...have been that. They offered a full 13 months of transition time. We felt it wise to not have over a full year of transition issues and get NASPA going
...essed at this meeting was the issue of the National SCRABBLE Championship. It had for many years been a biannual event. With an ESPN television contract
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Please note that it is currently each
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The calendar of upcoming tournaments is available online. You can look at it here in the following formats:
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it will be officially conferred upon you there.
...uld email [[Sue Tremblay]] to let her know that you want to take the test. It can be taken at your leisure, within a 90-day window, emailing back to Sue
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...QT will not be finalized until the player roster is finalized. (However, it is expected that the QT will be about 14 rounds long.)
...such they are listed below in descending order of importance. At this time it is not known which if any of the major events listed below will be held.
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...ng all equipment necessary to play, and be prepared to set it up and leave it at one table for the duration of a session. The [[tsh]] pairings software w
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...any regional and local tournaments in North America and around the world. It connects directly to the [[NASPA]] [[ratings]] system, and can calculate co
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tournament. Although it ceased to be held under this name in 2011,
It was conceived as an invitational event to showcase the best players in
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...or [[Michael Wise]] and Hasbro Canada Director of Marketing Michel Dupuis. It has been sponsored by Hasbro Canada every two or three years ever since.
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It organizes the [[World SCRABBLE Championship]] in odd-numbered years.
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Cranberry plays an old DOS shareware version from 1986, but it can still be a challenge to beat. She plays casually but is interested in c
...while it is definitely not the most formal Scrabble streaming experience, it might be of interest to those who want to see where we came from as far as
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until such a time as it can be formed again.
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letters (and not just the OSPD's maximum eight). It took effect
...r words added in OTCWL2 was published in the [[SCRABBLE News]] newsletter. It is not available in electronic form, for copyright and other reasons. The [
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If the reader is much more likely to look for it in one
place than the other, then delete it from the less common
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...to run in a CC election. Because of the regional organization of the CC, it was determined that an expatriate would have an unfair advantage in an elec
...pot ahead of candidates who finished with greater vote totals. Similarly, it is also possible for a candidate to win a CC spot by acclamation in a year
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...he wrong number of tiles or if distribution is proven to be incorrect. If it is determined after the game has started, however, that the tile count or t
...r or the opponent may stop the clock. Otherwise, the arriving player stops it. If the late player does not opt to forfeit, s/he is allowed to become sit
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...light of the [[School SCRABBLE Program|School Scrabble Program]]. In 2015, it was renamed the North American School Scrabble Championship.
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that it would take effect two weeks later, on October 14. Beginning with this editi
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which he won in 1993, when it was known as the [[NSA]] [[Directors|Director]] of the Year Award.
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leave it set up until the end of the session; the [[tsh]] pairing
it carefully.
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It will continue to be in effect, mutatis mutandis, when responsibility
Whenever a director believes it appropriate to invoke sanctions in
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On January 15, Chris Schneider, seeing ZING on the board, extended it with OSTRACI for OSTRACIZING.
...points against David Zuckerman. Matt opened with three bingoes in a row. It was the 4th highest game in the history of the Austin club. There were no
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It is now used by several other projects, including this website, NASPAWiki.
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...National SCRABBLE Championship|Canadian National Scrabble Championship]]. It has a very rich set of features, but most directors need some help at first
* '''Notes''': Licensed. Strongest Scrabble playing program in the world. It is used by many players for training, and to analyze their games to improve
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...Canada from 1996 to 2018, when it was replaced by the [[NASPA Word List]]. It was edited by the NASPA [[Dictionary Committee]].
It is a minor update, correcting errata from the previous edition, and includi
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SCRABBLE community until July 2013, when it ceased operations.
It was the only authorized source for the
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written when it was still current.
...words that met the criteria for acceptability in club and tournament play it is possible that omissions and errors could have occurred. We would like to
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It is published and edited by [[Merriam-Webster]] based on research conducted
It is widely used in charity events, but no longer suitable for serious compet
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Until the publication of the [[Long List]], it was also used as a supplementary word reference for
From 1994–05–01 to 1998–02–28, it was the supplementary word
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It was the first official reference to omit definitions, to include base words
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== Where to Get It ==
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...friendly competition. This is a great opportunity for those who can't make it to Reno to be a part of the action!
...he NASPA website and submit your picks for the players you think will make it to the playoffs.
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...eam in recent years], then your nonconformity is to be applauded. However, it also means your bracket is probably busted... But that's OK this year - NAS
...test: you'll have the opportunity to choose who you think is going to make it to the bracket rounds of this year, and once the top 8 are finalized, you'l
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Version 3.4.1 includes the [[NWL2023]] and [[NSWL2023]] lexicons. It continues to include the [[NWL2020]], [[NSWL2020]], [[NWL2018]], [[SSWL2018
and maintained it for many years as it gained worldwide popularity.
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...rabble Ospd-scrabble] is an informal mailing list about “the game as it is played in North America”.
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command, it is possible that the wrong codirector
then they have ordered a membership online, but it has not
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While CGP continues to operate, it includes postings from individuals involved with organizations other than N
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:It is under serious review. — John Chew
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It meets on Wednesday nights from September to June
It hosts its annual open rated [http://www.torontoscrabbleclub.com/tourneys to
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...t then changed under the [[NSA]] to 28 games played in 24 calendar months; it is now 14 games played in 12 calendar months. The same activity requirement
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