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See also:
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/ NASPA home]: contains the most recent tweets.
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* [[IContact]]: an online archive of NASPA News (originally called Tournament Talk), a weekly newsletter, and other emails sent to the membership.
* [[NASPA Bulletin]]: an online archive of NASPA Bulletins.
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* [[NASPA Bulletin]]: an online archive of NASPA Bulletins (not currently in publication).
* [[Club news]]
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* [[Club news]]: news about activities at our sanctioned clubs
* [[Member news]]
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* [[Member news]]: news about our members outside of their Scrabble lives
 
* [[SCRABBLE in the news]] : Links to articles about SCRABBLE players, clubs, and tournaments.
 
* [[SCRABBLE in the news]] : Links to articles about SCRABBLE players, clubs, and tournaments.
 
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html Tournament calendar]: upcoming tournaments
 
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html Tournament calendar]: upcoming tournaments
* [[Tournament results]]
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* [[Tournament results]]: past tournaments
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* ... and our home page, which will always list the top stories.
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== Current news ==
 
== Current news ==
  
=== August 11, 2013: Tony Leah earns berth ===
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=== October 1, 2019 The 2020 NASC will be in Baltimore (MD) from August 1 to 5, 2020 ===
Tony Leah finishes atop the standings at the special qualifying tournament and earns the seventh and final berth on Canada's world championship team that will compete in Prague in December.
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Save the date - the 2020 North American SCRABBLE Championship (NASC) will be in Baltimore (MD) from Aug 1 to 5, 2020! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8krCU_9YrU0 Watch the announcement on NASPA Tonight.]
 
 
=== July 30, 2013: Message of the Month ===
 
Chris Cree's Message of the Month to NASPA Members, [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/1/15/Message_of_the_Month_-_June-July.pdf National SCRABBLE Championship Wrapup] is now available.
 
 
 
=== July 21, 2013: Director Manual posted ===
 
 
 
The new edition of the newly renamed [[Directors Manual|Director Manual]] has been
 
posted to our website.
 
 
 
=== July 21, 2013: Official Tournament Rules draft posted ===
 
 
 
A draft of the next edition of our official tournament [[rules]] has been
 
posted to our website.
 
 
 
=== July 4, 2013: Advisory Board Election Results and New Appointees ===
 
 
 
Congratulations to Judy Cole and Chris Lipe, who won the recently concluded election to the NASPA Advisory Board. And thank you to Art, Jan, Siri and Gary for their willingness to serve and participate in the democratic process.
 
 
 
Following are the results of the election:
 
 
 
    27.9% Cole, Judy
 
    26.3% Lipe, Chris
 
    20.1% Moore, Arthur
 
    14.0% Cardia, Jan
 
    7.3% Tillekeratne, Siri
 
    4.5% Moss, Gary
 
 
 
Congratulations also to Arthur Moore, who has been appointed to the Advisory Board by the Executive Committee, and to Jan Cardia and Kate Fukawa-Connelly, who have been reappointed to the Advisory Board by the Executive Committee.
 
 
 
The Advisory Board thanks all of its members for their service to the organization, and especially thanks Siri Tillekeratne and Shelley Ubeika, whose terms are expiring without reappointment effective August 3, 2013, and Joe Edley, who will be moved to emeritus member status at the request of the Executive Committee effective August 3, 2013.
 
 
 
=== July 4, 2013:  Date Set for Canadian QT for WSC ===
 
 
 
Based on a poll of interested players, the qualifying tournament (QT) for Canada's final berth at the upcoming World Scrabble Championship in Prague will be held the weekend of August 10-11 at the Earl Bales Community Centre in Toronto.  Players have until 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on August 3 to enter the event.  The schedule and exact number of rounds will be determined after the deadline.  Contact NASPA's Canadian Committee to enter.
 
 
 
=== June 28, 2013: Advisory Board Election Reminder ===
 
 
 
The election of two members of the NASPA Advisory Board is currently open.  NASPA members in good standing can vote electronically in the [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/vote.pl NASPA Voting Booth].  Full details about the election and the candidates, and information about casting a postal ballot, can be found on [[2013 Advisory Board Elections|the election information page]].  Voting is open through July 3, 2013 at 11:59:59 P.M. Eastern Time.
 
 
 
=== June 16, 2013: New [[Club/Director Committee]] members ===
 
 
 
We belatedly welcome new Club/Director Committee members
 
[[Arthur Moore]],
 
[[Brad Mills]] and
 
[[Michael Baker]], who quietly joined the committee several months ago.
 
 
 
=== June 3, 2013: National SCRABBLE Association to shut down ===
 
 
 
According to an [[NSA Exit Statement|exit statement]] by [[John D Williams]], our
 
partner organisation, the [[National SCRABBLE Association]], will cease operations
 
on July 1.
 
 
 
=== May 29, 2013: Message of the Month ===
 
 
 
Chris Cree's Message of the Month to NASPA Members, [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/0/0f/Production_Of_The_National_Scrabble_Championship.pdf Production of the National SCRABBLE Championship] is now available.
 
 
 
=== May 9, 2013: 2012 Form 990 ===
 
 
 
The organization's [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/f/fc/2012_Form_990.pdf 2012 Form 990], providing financial information for the previous fiscal year, has been uploaded to the website.
 
 
 
=== April 30, 2013: Message of the Month ===
 
 
 
Chris Cree's Message of the Month to NASPA Members, [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/images/4/49/April_2013_-_The_History_and_Future_of_the_NASPA_Lexicon.pdf The History and Future of the NASPA Lexicon] is now available.
 
 
 
=== March 13, 2013: 2013 Can-Am Qualification Standings Online ===
 
 
 
The [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2013/canam/qual.shtml 2013 Can-Am qualification standings] are now online and being updated automatically.
 
 
 
=== February 12, 2013: Tournament Guideline Changes ===
 
 
 
The NASPA Advisory Board approved two new guidelines pertaining to tournament sanctioning in its February 12, 2013 conference call.
 
 
 
Effective June 1, 2013 through the end of the year, the distance restriction for one-day tournaments will be reduced to 100 miles with respect to other one-day tournaments (one-day tournaments still must be more than 200 miles from multi-day tournaments).  Consecutive one-day tournaments will be treated as multi-day tournaments for the purpose of this policy.  The Advisory Board will review this change at its December meeting, and determine whether to revoke, retain, or modify it.
 
 
 
The following Tournament Scheduling Policy was also approved.  This policy will apply to tournaments scheduled on or after January 1, 2014:
 
 
 
1. Tournaments currently on the calendar will have first right of refusal to their traditional date (same weekend of the month, same holiday weekend, etc.).
 
 
 
2. If more than one tournament within a conflicting radius has rights to the same date, the competing directors may each apply to the NASPA Tournament Committee (TC), which will determine which tournament may be held on the conflicting date (brief, but sufficiently detailed, applications are preferred).  The TC will consider all factors it deems relevant, including without limitation:
 
 
 
a. The history of the respective tournaments (how many years running, average attendance, etc.).
 
 
 
b. Other dates traditionally available to the respective directors.
 
 
 
c. How far in advance the respective requests are received (subject to Item 3 below).
 
 
 
3. Directors who have previously held tournaments may request tournament dates up to 3 years into the future, but such tournaments are subject to being delisted if a director with rights to the same date also requests a tournament, and prevails in the TC application process.  For that reason, directors are encouraged to communicate with other directors in their region with competing rights to a date, in order to coordinate scheduling.
 
 
 
4. If a director wishes to secure a date, and other directors also have first right of refusal to that date, the director may elect to identify the other directors to the TC when requesting sanctioning.  The TC will contact those directors specifically identified in the request, and provide them with a 30-day period in which to submit a competing request.  If the other directors decline to request the date, or fail to respond within the 30-day period, their first right of refusal to the date will lapse.
 
 
 
5. Tournaments not previously held can be scheduled no more than 10 months in advance.  Tournaments that take more than a 2-year hiatus will be considered tournaments not previously scheduled for the purposes of this policy.
 
 
 
6. Certain tournaments will be accorded special status, as determined from time to time by the NASPA Executive Committee, and may be scheduled without reference to this policy (currently including: NSC; CNSC; Can-Am; WSC Qualifier).
 
 
 
7. The TC may remove a director’s first right of refusal if, in the judgment of the committee, such removal is in the best interests of tournament SCRABBLE, considering all relevant factors.
 
  
8. The TC may grant other exceptions to this policy in exceptional circumstances.
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=== July 24, 2019 [[Alec Sjoholm]] wins [[2019 North American SCRABBLE Championship]] ===
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Congratulations to [[Alec Sjoholm]], winner of the [[2019 North American SCRABBLE Championship]]. View the [[Media:Nasc_winner_release_2019.pdf |press release]].
  
=== February 1, 2013: Pete Zeigler breaks 700 ===
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=== July 22, 2019 The NASPA [[Executive Committee]] announced a restructuring of the NASPA management team. ===
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The Executive Committee announced a restructuring of the NASPA management team at the annual Town Meeting. Read about the restructuring [http://www.icontact-archive.com/archive?c=1384631&f=6038&s=10116&m=277480&t=650b9db00f5228ee57432048f1967e4ef1b454e708354ae751c2b95d07c97caf here].
  
Pete Zeigler booked a 722-240 win over Dan Stock at Akron, Ohio NASPA Club #653 on Thursday, January 31, 2012. A review of the game with Quackle showed an adjusted score of 725-238.  The plays in the game (racks were not recorded) can be viewed [http://www.cross-tables.com/annotated.php?u=13552 here]. Congratulations, Pete!
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=== July 14, 2019 [[Zyzzyva]] Release 3.2.1 Available for Linux ===
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NASPA Zyzzyva Release 3.2.1 is now available for the Linux platform in addition to Windows and macOS platforms.  
  
=== January 15, 2013: New values for SCRABBLE tiles?! ===
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=== July 6, 2019 [[Kevin Gauthier]] and [[John Karris]] join Tournament Committee ===
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We thank Kevin Gauthier and John Karris for joining the NASPA Tournament Committee.
  
Our page about [[Valett]] describes reasons why the values of SCRABBLE tiles won’t be changing anytime soon.
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=== June 26, 2019 [[Zyzzyva]] Release 3.2.1 Available for [[CSW2019]] ===
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NASPA Zyzzyva Release 3.2.1 is now available for the Windows and macOS platforms.  
  
=== January 9, 2013: Canadian WSC Qualification Standings ===
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=== June 6, 2019 [[2019 Advisory Board Elections]] - Results ===
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There were no contested seats after the nomination process so an election was not needed.
  
WSC 2013 Team Canada [http://scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2013/wsc/canqual.shtml qualification standings] are now online.  
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=== May 2, 2019 Collins 2019 to Take Effect on July 1, 2019 ===
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The NASPA [[Advisory Board]] decided that the [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/scrabble/ Collins Official SCRABBLE Words 2019] will take effect for Collins play at sanctioned clubs and tournaments on July 1, 2019.  
  
=== January 8, 2013: NSC 2013 Online Hotel Booking Available ===
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=== April 29, 2019 [[2019 Advisory Board Elections]] - Nominations open ===
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Elections for NASPA's Advisory Board (AB) are approaching. This year three elective seats need to be filled:
  
The correct URL for [http://tinyurl.com/NSC2013Hotel online NSC hotel bookings] has been posted to the [[2013 National SCRABBLE Championship]] page.
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* US South
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* US West
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* At Large
  
=== January 8, 2013: State of NASPA ===
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Nominations are open from May 1 through May 31, 2019. To nominate yourself or someone else, contact NASPA at [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org].
  
[[Chris Cree]] has posted the [[2013 State of NASPA]] report.
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=== March 3, 2019 [[Zyzzyva]] Release 3.2.0 Available for [[NWL2018]] ===
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NASPA Zyzzyva Release 3.2.0 is now available for the Windows and macOS platforms.  
  
=== January 4, 2013: NSC 2013 Registration Goes Live ===
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=== February 1, 2019 [[Ted Gest]] chairs [[Club/Director Committee]] ===
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We thank Ted Gest for succeeding Alan Stern as chair of
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the NASPA Club/Director Committee; and thank Alan for his past service.
  
[http://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/register.pl Online registration] is now
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=== January 8, 2019 [[Sue Tremblay]] joins [[Club/Director Committee]] ===
available for the [[2013 National SCRABBLE Championship]].
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We thank Sue Tremblay for joining the NASPA Club/Director Committee.
  
=== January 4, 2013: New member joins Technology Committee ===
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=== January 8, 2019 [[John Bulten]] joins [[Dictionary Committee]] ===
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We thank John Bulten for joining the NASPA Dictionary Committee;
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John had previously been a valued member of the NSA Dictionary Committee.
  
[[Reese Daniel]] has joined the [[Technology Committee]], the NASPA working
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=== January 7, 2019 [[OTCWL2018]] PDFs posted to [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/services.pl Member Services] ===
committee tasked with evaluating playing equipment.
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The new words found in the Official Tournament and Club Word List, 2018 Edition have been posted on NASPA Member Services as easily printable PDFs.  
  
=== January 3, 2013: New ex officio member of NASPA committees ===
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=== January 3, 2019 [[OTCWL2018]] implementation delayed ===
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The [[Advisory Board]] has determined that implementation of OTCWL2018 will be delayed from February 1, 2019 to March 1, 2019.
  
The NASPA Executive Committee has determined that all members of that committee should serve as ex officio members of all other NASPA committees.  Accordingly, Dallas Johnson has been added as an ex officio member of all NASPA committees on which he was not already a member, and Chris Cree and John Chew have been added to the International Committee, so that they are now ex officio members of all committees as well.
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=== January 1, 2019 [[Joshua Sokol]] and [[Colin Viebrock]] acclaimed to [[Canadian Committee]] ===
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We thank Joshua Sokol for continuing on in his role at the NASPA Canadian Committee, and welcome first-time member Colin Viebrock, who replaces the outgoing [[Mad Palazzo]].
  
 
== Archived news ==
 
== Archived news ==
  
* [[2012 breaking news archive]]
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* [[2018 Breaking news archive]]
* [[2011 breaking news archive]]
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* [[2017 Breaking news archive]]
* [[2010 breaking news archive]]
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* [[2016 Breaking news archive]]
* [[2009 breaking news archive]]
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* [[2015 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2014 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2013 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2012 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2011 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2010 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2009 Breaking news archive]]

Revision as of 11:55, 2 October 2019

This page contains current and recent breaking news about NASPA.

See also:

  • IContact: an online archive of NASPA News (originally called Tournament Talk), a weekly newsletter, and other emails sent to the membership.
  • NASPA Bulletin: an online archive of NASPA Bulletins (not currently in publication).
  • Club news: news about activities at our sanctioned clubs
  • Member news: news about our members outside of their Scrabble lives
  • SCRABBLE in the news : Links to articles about SCRABBLE players, clubs, and tournaments.
  • Tournament calendar: upcoming tournaments
  • Tournament results: past tournaments
  • ... and our home page, which will always list the top stories.


Current news

October 1, 2019 The 2020 NASC will be in Baltimore (MD) from August 1 to 5, 2020

Save the date - the 2020 North American SCRABBLE Championship (NASC) will be in Baltimore (MD) from Aug 1 to 5, 2020! Watch the announcement on NASPA Tonight.

July 24, 2019 Alec Sjoholm wins 2019 North American SCRABBLE Championship

Congratulations to Alec Sjoholm, winner of the 2019 North American SCRABBLE Championship. View the press release.

July 22, 2019 The NASPA Executive Committee announced a restructuring of the NASPA management team.

The Executive Committee announced a restructuring of the NASPA management team at the annual Town Meeting. Read about the restructuring here.

July 14, 2019 Zyzzyva Release 3.2.1 Available for Linux

NASPA Zyzzyva Release 3.2.1 is now available for the Linux platform in addition to Windows and macOS platforms.

July 6, 2019 Kevin Gauthier and John Karris join Tournament Committee

We thank Kevin Gauthier and John Karris for joining the NASPA Tournament Committee.

June 26, 2019 Zyzzyva Release 3.2.1 Available for CSW2019

NASPA Zyzzyva Release 3.2.1 is now available for the Windows and macOS platforms.

June 6, 2019 2019 Advisory Board Elections - Results

There were no contested seats after the nomination process so an election was not needed.

May 2, 2019 Collins 2019 to Take Effect on July 1, 2019

The NASPA Advisory Board decided that the Collins Official SCRABBLE Words 2019 will take effect for Collins play at sanctioned clubs and tournaments on July 1, 2019.

April 29, 2019 2019 Advisory Board Elections - Nominations open

Elections for NASPA's Advisory Board (AB) are approaching. This year three elective seats need to be filled:

  • US South
  • US West
  • At Large

Nominations are open from May 1 through May 31, 2019. To nominate yourself or someone else, contact NASPA at info@scrabbleplayers.org.

March 3, 2019 Zyzzyva Release 3.2.0 Available for NWL2018

NASPA Zyzzyva Release 3.2.0 is now available for the Windows and macOS platforms.

February 1, 2019 Ted Gest chairs Club/Director Committee

We thank Ted Gest for succeeding Alan Stern as chair of the NASPA Club/Director Committee; and thank Alan for his past service.

January 8, 2019 Sue Tremblay joins Club/Director Committee

We thank Sue Tremblay for joining the NASPA Club/Director Committee.

January 8, 2019 John Bulten joins Dictionary Committee

We thank John Bulten for joining the NASPA Dictionary Committee; John had previously been a valued member of the NSA Dictionary Committee.

January 7, 2019 OTCWL2018 PDFs posted to Member Services

The new words found in the Official Tournament and Club Word List, 2018 Edition have been posted on NASPA Member Services as easily printable PDFs.

January 3, 2019 OTCWL2018 implementation delayed

The Advisory Board has determined that implementation of OTCWL2018 will be delayed from February 1, 2019 to March 1, 2019.

January 1, 2019 Joshua Sokol and Colin Viebrock acclaimed to Canadian Committee

We thank Joshua Sokol for continuing on in his role at the NASPA Canadian Committee, and welcome first-time member Colin Viebrock, who replaces the outgoing Mad Palazzo.

Archived news