BMSC closing date approaching!
The BMSC takes place over the August Bank Holiday at Kents Hill Park, Milton Keynes. The closing date for entries is 18th August, though we may be able to take entries after this date. Please contact Wayne Kelly at here
Entry form available HERE or on the calendar page.
UK National Tablet Scrabble Championships 2018
Austin Shin is pleased to announce the inaugural UK National Tablet Scrabble Championships 2018! This will be held in the Naim Dangoor Centre, Westminster Academy in West London (the same venue as the UK NSC 2018), over the weekend of September 1-2.
Tablet Scrabble is a variant of the game where the game is played on mobile devices, such as tablets, laptops or mobile phones on an application. Using this, the games are played at a faster pace with no need for checking scores and words are automatically validated. Therefore, there will be 28 games played in total - 14 on each day, under a 15 minute per player timer, Players can play on either or both days and we have "money rounds" included where winners of pre-determined round numbers will instantly win £5, which can be accumulated throughout the tournament! We also have a cool trophy handed out to the eventual winner!
So please check out the flyer HERE and if you are interested and can make it on that weekend, then come and join us! ! For more information about Tablet Scrabble, join our Facebook group Scrabble International HERE
Thanks, Austin Shin
NSC Announcement
The ABSP is pleased to announce that the NSC Finals will take place, as previously hinted,
at the Sir Naim Dangoor Centre, Westminster Academy in West London, on October 6/7 2018.
The cost will cover use of room, officials, prize fund and refreshments only - accommodation
and meals are to be arranged by the players. The cost is likely to be around £70/£80 and has
again been generously sponsored by Elie Dangoor, who has contributed £2000 towards the event.
Alongside, this the ABSP will be running the Plate event again, open to anyone who has not qualified
for the Main Finals. Note - you cannot enter the plate if you have qualified for the NSC proper.
Both events will be 16 games, with start times around 10.30 on the Saturday and 9.15 on the Sunday.
There will be no games in the evening on Saturday and departure will be around 6.30 on Sunday.
Details of qualifying events and qualification criteria can be found here
ABSP Discussion Group
We have a new Facebook discussion group solely for ABSP members to enable more interactive and responsive communication within the community around ABSP matters.
There are already over 100 members. Please come and join in at https://www.facebook.com/groups/absp.forum/
NSC 2017 Winner
Austin Shin is the 2017 ABSP National Scrabble Champion!
Press Release.
ABSP Online Scrabble league
Do you enjoy playing friendly Facebook Scrabble games against other members?
Would you prefer to pit your wits in a more structured competition?
Well now you can.... ABSP Online is a new league exclusively for ABSP members.
The league will run fortnightly on a Tuesday, starting on Tuesday July 11th. Games will be played on the Facebook Scrabble app and you'll have two weeks to complete all your games.
Initial divisions will be based on ABSP rating and thereafter by promotions and demotions at the end of each round. This is initially a trial and as things progress, we may add other types of competition.
(Note – online games are, of course, not ABSP rated!)
To find out more and register to play, join the facebook group (you will need a Facebook account and the EA facebook scrabble game).https://www.facebook.com/groups/absponline/
You will also need to be registered on myscrabbleapp.com
Registration is free for ABSP members - we will add you when you join the facebook group.
If not currently a member, you can join the ABSP at http://www.absp.org.uk/absp/joinus.shtml
Give it a try, let's see how many ABSP Scrabblers we can fit into a virtual room.
Spread the word!
Wayne
FREE One Day Tournament Offer
A keen Scrabble player but never played in an ABSP tournament before? Now any first-time player can enter their first one day event FREE. Look at our tournament calendar to find an event near you.
WE LOVE SCRABBLE
Every ABSP member in the UK would have now received a special omnibus edition of OnBoard (a collection of the best of previous features and content from recent years) called 'WE LOVE SCRABBLE'. We are pleased to be able to make a pdf version of this omnibus edition available to download:
Free WE LOVE SCRABBLE download
The Association of British Scrabble Players (ABSP) was formed in 1987 as a not-for-profit association to promote interest in the playing of Scrabble. We co-ordinate tournaments and the provision of a rating system for players in the UK, as well as providing information and support to members, tournament organisers and tournament directors.
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