Seattle SCRABBLE® Club
[North American SCRABBLE® Players Association Club #253, Seattle]

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Planning on coming to the Emerald City Tournament?

In addition to the 3-day Main Event, we also have an Early Bird and a Collins/CSW Division.

Join us at the fabulous Hyatt at Olive 8 for Scrabble this November 11-14th.

What are you waiting for? Just sign up already!

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Upcoming Seattle Tournaments

Portland-Seattle Interclub Challenge Tournament   :   25 September 2010

Date :   Saturday, September 25th
Check-in :   9:00AM (play starts promptly at 9:30)
Location :   Kit Carson Restaurant*, Chehalis, WA [I-5 exit #76]
Format :   7 games
Teams :   consist of 28 players each, divided into 4 divisions of 7 players (or as adusted by director to keep teams/divisions balanced).
Entry Fee :   $20
Director :   Mike Frentz
Seattle players, contact Mike Frentz to sign up. Portland players please notify Dave Johnson.

*Note: we get the playing room for free, with the understanding that players will purchase a meal at the restaurant. No outside food allowed, thanks.

21st Annual Emerald City Scrabble Tournament:   11-14 November 2010

We're bringing back the Emerald City Tournament, but on a new weekend: Veteran's Day / Rememberance Day (Nov 11-14 this year).

This year's Emerald City Scrabble Tournament will include an Early Bird tournament as well as a 3-day Main Event, for a total of 28 games. It will be held at the new Hyatt at Olive 8 in downtown Seattle.

Complete details on our Emerald City Tournament page.

Upcoming One-day Tournaments in Seattle:

Jane Bissonnette organizes our one-day tournaments. She's already picked the dates for 2011, so mark them on your calendar:

  • Saturday 25 June 2011
  • Saturday 24 April 2011
  • Saturday 29 January 2011

Nearby Tournaments

Portland, OR

The Portland Club hosts one-day tournaments almost every month. Some are club tournaments (1/3 rated) and others are open-rated (fully rated). Check the Portland Club website for details.

Vancouver, BC   :   21 August 2010

One-day Vancouver, BC, tournament.

Saturday, August 21st
Site   :   Holiday Inn-Vancouver Center, 711 West Broadway, Vancouver BC.
Check-in   :   9:00AM, play begins at 9:30
8 games   :   7 rounds modified Swiss + King of the Hill with Gibsonizing
3 Divisions   : 16 players each division. Limited to the first 48 paid entries received.
Entry Fee   :   $45 CDN - Registration deadline August 18th.
Director   :   John Aitken

Complete details (including printable flyer) at Vancouver BC Tournament Website.

Portland Labor Day Weekend   :   3 - 6 September 2010

Hotel & Tournament Venue:
        Red Lion Hotel
        1021 NE Grand
        Portland, OR 97232
        special Scrabble rate $79 per night available until Aug 7 - reserve now!

Early Bird   :   9 AM Friday, September 4th - 8 rounds

Main Event (20 games):
        9:00 AM Saturday, September 5th - 8 Rounds
        9:00 AM Sunday, September 6th - 8 Rounds
        9:00 AM Monday, September 7th - 4 Rounds

Late Bird   :   2:30 PM Monday, September 7th - 4 Rounds.

Contact: Dave Johnson, TheProf2@aol.com

Complete details: Portland Club website or printable flyer

Calgary, AB   :   20 - 24 October 2010

Western Canadian SCRABBLE Championship (15th Annual)

Early Bird 1 : 8 games - Wednesday
Early Bird 2 : 8 games - Thursday
Main Event : 21 games - Friday - Sunday
Radisson Hotel (new venue), 2120 16 Ave. NE, Calgary, Alberta

Complete details at www.calgary374.org
Printable Flyer

Contact: Siri Tillekeratne (403) 281-2459 sirit@shaw.ca

Ashland, OR   :   25 - 27 March 2011

WCWCWC 3 : West Coast World Championship Wordlist Challenge

Format: 3 days, 20 games, one Open division
Schedule: 4 games Friday starting at 6:00pm; 8 games each Sat & Sun starting at 9:00am
Entry fee: $120.
Includes a gourmet lunch meal on Saturday.

Word source: Collins Scrabble Words
Rules: NASPA except 10-point-per-word challenge rule.
Rated: NASPA Collins and WESPA

Location: Historic Ashland Springs Hotel, 1-888-795-4545
Tournament Hotel room rate: $99/night [use Group code: SCRABBLE TOURNAMENT]

Contact: Travis Chaney 541-227-9633, travischaney@jeffnet.org
Printable Flyer

San Diego, CA   :   8-10 April 2011

San Diego Open

Friday - Sunday, April 8-10
Site   :   Crowne Plaza Hotel Mission Valley, 2270 Hotel Circle North, San Diego CA 92108.
20 games (136 player maximum)
$110 Entry Fee
Director   :   Conrad Bassett-Bouchard
Printable flyer

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