A terrific finish from Nakul saw him winning 17 games and the 2018 edition of the Bayer National Scrabble Championship. Eeshan in second and Mohan finished third. Yash finished 9th. Here are his game boards from the 3 days of intense scrabble:
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Scrabble Word Study Tools
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Monday, 28 May 2018
Saturday, 26 May 2018
Bayer National Scrabble Championship 2018 - Days 1 and 2
Two days done and dusted with at the National's, no break away leaders yet. Here are some game boards from days 1 and 2 courtesy Eeshan:
Bayer National Scrabble Chapionship 2018 - Days 1 and 2 Tuesday, 8 May 2018
The Shantha Viswanathan Memorial Scrabble Tournament 2018
A fantastic one day tournament was organized by the family of the late Mrs Shantha Viswanathan, an avid scrabbler, with two divisions a rated and an unrated one, on Sunday May 6. Mrs Viswanathan's blessings were with us on this day and it transpired into an amazing tournament with Yash winning the rated tournament, Eeshan in second, yours truly in third, Nalini in fourth and Lennie in fifth. Here are some game boards from the day's action:
Saturday, 28 April 2018
Goa Scrabble Tourney - 2018
Here are some game boards from the recently concluded Goa Scrabble tourney courtesy Yash, Shankar and Eeshan:
Tuesday, 17 April 2018
Bangalore Scrabble Club - Activities
Loads of stuff happening at the Bangalore Scrabble Club off late. Before I get into it the two major upcoming events:
1) The Shantha Vishwanathan memorial tournament - May 6
This has become an annual feature thanks to the family of the late Mrs Shantha Viswanathan who was an avid scrabbler and had a passion for the game. The tournament over the years has helped several aspiring players in Bangalore to take up the game.
2) A 3 day rated tournament from October 12-14 - This will be our first major national tournament and we hope to make this a regular feature going forward.
As far as the activities go, the league is in full swing and here are some game boards from regular league play:
We also completed a 2 day rated tournament that Eeshan won, followed by Leny and Yash. Here are some game boards from the fun filled tourney and Eeshan's 11 game streak:
1) The Shantha Vishwanathan memorial tournament - May 6
This has become an annual feature thanks to the family of the late Mrs Shantha Viswanathan who was an avid scrabbler and had a passion for the game. The tournament over the years has helped several aspiring players in Bangalore to take up the game.
2) A 3 day rated tournament from October 12-14 - This will be our first major national tournament and we hope to make this a regular feature going forward.
As far as the activities go, the league is in full swing and here are some game boards from regular league play:
We also completed a 2 day rated tournament that Eeshan won, followed by Leny and Yash. Here are some game boards from the fun filled tourney and Eeshan's 11 game streak:
We also had a 1 day tourney that Nalini won. With the tournament calendar heating up now lots of scrabble to look forward to in the upcoming months. Follow us by liking our Facebook page.
Wednesday, 4 April 2018
Easter Matchplay Championship 2018
Here are some game boards and insight from the Easter Matchplay Championship that concluded this week courtesy Austin Shin:
EM1: L 408-435. He gpt ermined, manitous early on. My aieries. Stayed in it with some big plays but phonied midgame. His jerks 55, he's a bingo up. I struggled but i manage to pick both blanks. I delay my bingo and try to go out but have to play it before that 0-1 -27 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/vMViy7zM4g— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) March 31, 2018
EM2: W 494-418. My convent, housesat to start. His enjoins 56, and nice hoarhead, regrows took the lead. My dunnage to level, but his yeti 49 edges ahead. Crucially he phonies on a 2 letter word so i capitalise with forpet 38, rerails to win it! 1-1 +49 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/pjvssmRuWW— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) March 31, 2018
EM3: L 352-415. His aidless early on. I got currant to level. Very coffee to bingos on 3 turns, so close that i thought i had one and it got challenged off! Needed a bingo after that to win but never happened! 1-2 -14 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/07ZgIte8c1— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) March 31, 2018
EM4: L 348-405. His outlies early on. My conatus levelled. I struggle will no vowels whilst he has lots. He gets gayeties forcing me to bingo which i only manage at the very end but was too late. Dinner time now! 1-3 -71 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/V9LzlKogIt— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) March 31, 2018
EM5: W 462-433. Seesaw battle. His ciggies. My rewilds. His outscore gave me zati 94, but he bingos with enteron! My flashest at the end and i pick out 5 of the 6 unseen vowels and can outrun him at the end! 2-3 -42 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/kDjVYiqK1s— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) March 31, 2018
EM6: L 370-425. Cagey game. I get starred to get a bit ahead. Then i get fix 58, cowl 42 to go 97 ahead. He gets agonies, piths 50. Then he goes out with visnomie to steal it! Not sure: grittest, which would've won. Though had to hope he didn't bingo out too 🙈 2-4 -97 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/kuCJVQDiry— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) March 31, 2018
EM7: W 486-419. His booklet, taenias in the first 3 moves. My untoned. My papists just after kept me ahead and then got tendril just after that too. Was about 100 ahead but sacrificed some spread to lock it up. Time to start kicking on in this tourney... 3-4 -30 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/nmf6M5zWOh— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM8: W 582-313. My durians, yearding b2b. She phonies with jingli*. My erotica. Her routines. I get telsonic, toadlets to round off a big win! 4-4 +239 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/EHbGgJcycr— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM9: W 481-345. My bandiest put me slightly ahead. I get fishnet 106! His parolees still needed a bingo. I had the 2 case esses on an S hooky board and I managed to later get corsned to seal it! One more before lunch... 5-4 +375 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/HNav8urLui— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM10: W 485-333. My ensnared, absolver, nosegay. Was pretty plain sailing though she managed to fit in eloiners 70 to go out and reduce the spread. Lunch time now! 6-4 +527 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/zTZPX9IF3x— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM11: L 404-409. His foresaw, my venomed parallel! Got ahead with teeny 52, automate. Cruel luck: my yogini keeping A puts me 45 up into the endgame but i pick IIILRR whilst he can score with his flexible tiles. An A missing in the bag but not crucial 6-5 +522 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/E2w82UguOk— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM12: L 341-483. My orpines, his thinness. I get filatures onto ES. I go 84 ahead midgame, on a blocked board he gets gox 40, trez 52 to close the gap. I play hoe, which gifts him enargite 80. I need a bingo but after 3 fishes I keep picking back the same tile! 6-6 +380 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/NtpaavHrra— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM13: W 474-406. His outlawing onto ou. His nonskier to go 94 ahead. Then in 4 out of 5 moves i get toustie, threaper, atebrin and formica! Phew! 7-6 +448 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/uxD38Dw9mc— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM14: W 544-387. I get erosion first turn for 87. My acetone two moves later. His unhired. I get relax 93! My viduage and disseat late on in the game for a big win! 8-6 +605 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/It7vGHjca0— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM15: L 366-609. His eutexia to start. He gets oriented later, my owliest. His grittest (failed to pull trigger on that yesterday!), his demeanes. My aileron, and he goes out aureoled! His big scores in between and only used 7 min before last move! No chance. 8-7 +362 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/56fxDM8B1B— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM16: L 420-461. His dianoia, cariole, rigatoni in the first 4 moves. My etaerios, aconite stayed in it. He bingos again with arabised 89 under joram! I'm over 100 down but narrow the spread with hem 43, squiz 59 though I ran out of vowels 8-8 +321 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/jPW9DMBafi— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM17: L 420-426. My halflin. His vitiate, starred 91 b2b. I struggle, he telegraphs an X after umu. I block, later get paesano to take a narrow lead. My fork goes 50 up, keeps INN, pick out NNOO 🙈🙈🙈 he plays geotaxes and i have nothing. One of those days... 8-9 +315 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/M42yvBKTSf— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 1, 2018
EM18: W 447-430. My eighties. His inflate, oxo 53. I get waitered but only just ahead, change and his inverts to go 40 up 👀👀👀 i get rugby 55 to level. With 2 huge qua spots and 1 in bag, my azan, i pick out last A so no qua for him. 4 unseen As from his POV! 9-9 +332 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/4KRos0jlWq— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 2, 2018
EM19: W 490-330. My exciton, dentaria. She fishes a lot whilst over 100 down and finally gets troelies. My tentage to counter. 4 left! 10-9 +492 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/PypP4QdYHJ— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 2, 2018
EM20: W 505-500. His weeting, dauners, retrain in the first 5 moves. My leashes. I'm down and out, 151 behind and I get staider. After his foxed he is 128 up into the pre-endgame. My intimas 92, gelling 70 b2b! He misses ziram to win, super clutch play! Phew!! 11-9 +497 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/jNWO1J0VhK— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 2, 2018
EM21: W 519-309. Very lucky game, 3 b2b bingos early on: safaris, vanitas, natriums. I get digester later, then a host of high scoring moves whilst she couldn't bingo! 2 left after lunch! 12-9 +707 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/YZVP70B5n6— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 2, 2018
EM22: W 462-362. My advisee, simurgh b2b. His leaners. He gets garroted to level but i respond with snooding! A blocked board from there, and he has the last blank but clunky tiles for him means he can't threaten with a last ditch bingo! 1 crucial game to go! 13-9 +807 #scrabble pic.twitter.com/QoXm31cX5G— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 2, 2018
EM23: W 428-425. His ideating, antimere b2b. I get 3 b2b, loungier, crapiest, emigrate to take a 60 point lead. His halfa 53, kueh 42, quena 34, wise 45 put him level! I have clunky tiles, have to block, luckily could find an out in 2! Clutch 6-0 today! 14-9 +810, 3rd! #scrabble pic.twitter.com/0nbREKMCtu— Austin Shin 🇬🇧 (@austinho9) April 2, 2018
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