Book Review: Steven Gruzd - This handy 192 page book is ideal for the Scrabble player making the jump from games with granny after dinner to playing at club and tournament level. Subtitled “Top tips to help you win”, this easy-to read book runs briskly through many essential skills needed to raise your game, from the basis rules, to the important word categories, rack balancing, bonus finding strategies and the intricacies and considerations of the end game. Read more…
Posted on July 30th, 2007 by Barry
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As many scrabble players know I usually incorporate a fun quiz evenign to the scrabble weekend getaways (Drakensberg, Vaal etc..) I shall shortly be hosting a series of Gourmet Quiz and Dinner evenings at the Fabulous Culinary Production Studios. Those of you who participated in the Gauteng Scrabble Championships will know what a wonderful culinary experience awaits those who come to the Quiz Evenings. Please book early as there are just 60 places available- Larry Read more…
Posted on July 17th, 2007 by Barry
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Whether you’re a Scrabble fanatic or play the occassional game with friends, whether you’re a native English speaker or an English learner, Scrabble is a great way to learn new words and the following books will help you on your way.
Collins Official Scrabble Dictionary
Second Edition
Settle all those Scrabble squabbles once and for all with the Official Scrabble Dictionary. Based on Scrabble Words, the most comprehensive Scrabble wordlist ever, this second edition of the Official Scrabble Dictionary is an essential item for all Scrabble players. Collins Official Scrabble Dictionary is split into two sections: words of two to nine letters in length, and words of ten to fifteen letters in length. With short definitions for every word of between two and nine letters, players can check meanings of words without having to consult a secondary dictionary.
Collins Scrabble Tournament and Club Word List
Every Word Counts! Nearly every Scrabble player has been involved in a dispute over what words are acceptable on a Scrabble board. Now you can settle all those squabbles with Collins Scrabble Tournament and Club Word List. Collins Scrabble Tournament and Club Word List is the most comprehensive Scrabble word list ever, including World English from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, UK and USA brought together in a single list. With over a quarter of a million permissible words, including inflected forms, Scrabble Tournament and Club Word List is the most extensive word list ever published and is the ideal adjudication tool for anyone playing Scrabble.
More details will be announced soon.
Posted on July 10th, 2007 by Barry
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3 sections - advanced/intermediate/social
The advanced and intermediate will play 12 games (4 games on saturday afternoon and 8 games on Sunday). Social players will play 6 games on Sunday.
date: Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th July
times- Saturday 1.15pm, Sunday 8.20am
venue: 199 Oxford Road (Dunkeld) just off Jellicoe Road.
The venue is the culinary productions studio and the tournament will include a braai with an array of vegetables and salad, desserts etc. Coffee on tap will be available throughout and there will also be appertisers and pastries.
This promises to be a culinary experience to remember!
There is ample and safe parking
cost: R 160.00 (advanced and intermediate)
R 115.00 (social)
please read the following very carefully
Please book with Lynn Roff (011 728-1688) by no later than Monday 9th July. Please insure that you fax her a copy of the proof of payment by no later than Monday 9th July. This is essential as we have to pay the caterers on Tuesday 10th July and the caterers also need to know the numbers to cater for. Please note that non Members wil be charged a R 50 levy (i.e. if you have not paid your annual scrabble south africa - formerly SANSPA- fees).
Also note that there are only 44 places available for this competition so please make sure that you book immediately.
Please make a special effort to pass on this information to fellow scrabble players. Not everyone has email/internet access and it is very time consuming and costly for Lynn and Larry to make phone calls to everyone.
Posted on July 3rd, 2007 by Barry
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Following a decision taken at the AGM, SANSPA will now be known as Scrabble South Africa.
Posted on June 12th, 2007 by Barry
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Results after game 18
NATIONAL MASTERS 2007 — ADVANCED
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Lanre Oyekunle 15 1748
2 Steven Gruzd 14 1485
3 Trevor Hovelmeier 14 1419
4 Dylan Early 11 378
5 Duncan Keet 11 154
6 Ros Finn 6 -481
7 Lynn Roff 6 -1069
8 Arlene Fine 6 -1169
9 Fern Wheelwright 6 -1414
10 Ike Obidike 1 -1051
HIGH GAME: Lanre Oyekunle 587
HIGH WORD: Steven Gruzd 129
“AZIONES”
Results after game 16
SA NATIONALS 07 — ADVANCED
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Lanre Oyekunle 16 2472
2 Trevor Hovelmeier 11 892
3 Larry Benjamin 11 154
4 Paul Kalumba 10 690
5 Dylan Early 10 584
6 Ros Finn 10 315
7 Anita Butler 10 83
8 Duncan Keet 9 707
9 Frank Chitambala 9 227
10 Trevor Duke 9 96
11 Esme Kopelowitz 9 -34
12 Viv Ridyard 9 -315
13 Rajen Pillay 9 -437
14 Steven Gruzd 8 298
15 Gerry Moore 8 59
16 Leah Fitzpatrick 8 10
17 Diana Mason 8 -32
18 Urwin Savage-reid 8 -216
19 Lynn Roff 8 -369
20 De Wet Du Preez 7 154
21 Jarrod Page 7 137
22 Moses Kibet 7 -4
23 Fern Wheelwright 7 -196
24 Ursula Fernandes 7 -383
25 Arlene Fine 7 -413
26 Tannith E’Silva 7 -433
27 Jackie Nortier 7 -542
28 Roscoe Palm 6 -242
29 Kathy Cameron 6 -300
30 Carola Cullum 6 -419
31 Hymie Jocum 6 -481
32 Colleen Moore 6 -602
33 Joe Roff 6 -660
34 Bye 0 -800
HIGH GAME: Lanre Oyekunle 593
HIGH WORD: Duncan Keet 146
“DISPONES”
Posted on June 12th, 2007 by Barry
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