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Advanced Scrabble Techniques
Posted by johnG on Tuesday, November 14 @ 22:52:28 EST (3598 reads)
Topic Preparing to Compete

Anonymous writes "So you think you are ready to take your Scrabble game to the next level? You are considering membership in a Scrabble club, or entering a local tournament? How do you know if you are ready? You may be the family champion, having mastered the basics, but will your reputation hold up in the competitive arena?"

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What makes an expert: Thinking of Winning Nationals?
Posted by johnG on Monday, August 14 @ 01:08:17 EDT (2154 reads)
Topic Preparing to Compete

I'm glad I decided to not play in our National Championship for the first time in 17 years. Instead, recording the games at Table 1 throughout the tournament was a wonderful opportunity to observe firsthand what happens at the top table.

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World Scrabble: Early speculations on WSC 2005
Posted by john on Friday, August 13 @ 18:52:39 EDT (2937 reads)
Topic Preparing to Compete

As long as this link works, here is where the following comes from:

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/bahrainscrabble/main.html

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Club records: Oshawa and Toronto record-keeping
Posted by john on Friday, August 13 @ 18:05:57 EDT (2619 reads)
Topic Preparing to Compete

The Oshawa and Toronto Scrabble clubs use the following web script...

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Tourney prep: Rest, don't cram
Posted by john on Friday, July 23 @ 17:55:54 EDT (2679 reads)
Topic Preparing to Compete

BTW, I have found that cramming before tournaments is counterproductive....

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