Boston Area Tournament!

BAT 2006… Wow… What a cool experience.

Went down to Westford on Saturday – after spending the night in Portsmouth Friday Night. Had a complete blast playing in my first ever Scrabble tournament.

I ended up placing 8th out of 12 players, with a Win/Loss record of 3/3 and I accomplished what I set out to do – Go home either breaking even or with more wins than losses.

Picked up a Pocket SamTimer and a set of Protiles. And I played the highest scoring non-bingo word – RELAX – for 81 points, and won a customized BAT 25th 2006 tilebag. Sherri St. John makes them for prizes - it’s a faux suede bag – looks and feels real nice.

I can’t wait until next year – I’ll be playing in the big tournament. There were about 200 people playing, and it was an incredible sight to see. Custom round boards, customized racks, and incredibly quiet! But I think I can do well in the Division D Tourney.

919! Woo Hoo!

ScrabbleFest 2006 was a huge success.

They raised over $5500 for the Literacy Volunteers of Androscoggin County, and they might even hit $6000 with the uncollected pledges..

Our social team – All A-Board – placed 2nd in our division with a 3- round combined score for 916 points!

It was a blast. Played 2 bingos and a HUGE Double Word/Triple Letter play that netted us 82 points. I had a lot of fun, and can’t wait until next year’s tournament.

Speaking of which – I’m on vacation this week and am gearing up for the 25th Boston Area Scrabble Tournament. I’ll post on my results next Sunday morning (