(April 21, 2024) One dozen Tile-Slingers showed up for the club today and for the first three games we did play in two divisions, after which we merged into one big group of Scrabblers.
John drove up from McDowell County, and is getting back in the groove after being away for more than a month. Suzanne found a couple of bingoes and played TAJ for 48. She plans to get around to reading WORD FREAK sometime in the near future. Carole won half her games today, but had to leave early.
Kurt found a bunch of bingoes including OROIDES, READIES, SOLDIER, DETINUE, and ORATING. He won his first game of the session.
I won half my games, and among my 7 bingoes was GENISTA for 79.
8 bingoes for Ruchi, with DEPLORES (86) scoring the most. Ruchi was 2-3, the victim of a couple of phoneys. ZEP for 49 and LUX for 58 were great plays.
According to George M, he had a great day today, and would have been 4-1 were it not for his incredibly high scoring loss at 460!! He found 6 bingoes, including the unusual LUNCHER. DIETERS got him 86 points. George beat the highest-rated player at club today. George also played QI for 65, the high non-bingo of the day. Apparently he used his time well, hitting his clock after an outplay with 00:00 showing! As usual, George was here early and helped bring in gear and set up equipment. THANKS, George.
Trish was 3-2 with a big 421 win, and her four bingoes including the unusual DUNGIER.
Mark was 4-2, and the Bingo King for a Day, with 12 bonus words, REBATED (89) scoring the most. HAZEL for 60 was a high score for a non-bingo. All of his wins were with scores well over 400.
Jacob was 4-2 with 9 bingoes and only one game under 400! ARGENTUM (94) was a double-double, and both EPIGEAN and BONESET were unusual. FIZ for 54!
Glad to see Carl in from Atlanta, and he only lost once. His last game was a 500, the high win of the day. Perhaps that included his INFIXES for 104, clearly the high play of the afternoon! 8 bingoes for Carl!
Jay L. only lost once, having her “best Scrabble day ever” and found ERASION, SETTLERS, and TREELINE. She did play my least favorite game, you know, “beat the director.”
Lorraine finished 3rd in Wilmington, DE missing second place by 4 points! Louis also did well, coming in 5th in a division of 18 players!
Interested in maybe learning some new words from the updated TWL23 list? Check out the Study page of the website: https://www.ashevillescrabble.com/study.html and download a PowerPoint slide show or two!
Rules reminder: A player who exceeds 10 minutes of overtime will automatically lose the game and will have 100 points deducted from their score. If the player’s opponent has also gone overtime, the usual overtime penalty will apply. If the player who has exceeded 10 minutes overtime still has a greater score than that of the opponent, the opponent’s score is adjusted upward so that a one-point margin of victory will be awarded. Any tiles remaining on the players’ racks are to be disregarded. No recount of the game is permitted. Hey, it rarely happens.
We really miss some of our regulars and hope to see them back soon!
Bill
Results
(standings, averages, highs, all bingos & non-bingos)
Z Sunday Scrabble Rapport
