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Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 November
Masonic Lodge, 4 Helen Street, Mt Gambier

The annual battle between the States is happening again. This year it’s in Mount Gambier. Details below:

Accommodation nearby:

Grand Central Motel

• 6 Helen St (next door)
•    (08) 8725 8844
•    $130 p.n. for 2 singles

Mid City Motel

•    15 Helen St (across street)
•    (08) 8725 7277
•    Rooms from $145 p.n.

Enquiries/Entries:

• SA –Jane Taylor – jjsroadshow@gmail.com
• Vic – Carol Johnsen  – caroljscrabble@gmail.com

Friday 17 – Group dinner – Mack’s Hotel,

•    Cnr Helen St & Bay Rd, Mt Gambier
•    Register with Jane Taylor 0408 981 833
•    jjsroadshow@gmail.com

Saturday 18 – Noon – Register at venue

• Member: $50    Non-member: $60 
• Entry includes  Saturday night dinner & Sunday morning tea
• CSW19 – 25 mins p.p., 5 games  before dinner :  2 games after dinner

Sunday 19 – 9.00am – 3 games followed by the presentation

Book your place now for the South Australian Scrabble Championship. Join in the battle for Scrabble SA’s biggest title.

The SA Scrabble Championship 2023 starts Saturday 11 March at the Prospect Primary School Gymnasium, 27 Gladstone Rd, Prospect. The Championship will again be an open tournament over 2 days (March 11-12) with 16 games, directed by James Gunner. Registration on Saturday is 8:00-8:30 am. We will play 9 games on Saturday and 7 games on Sunday.

The dictionary will be the unexpurgated CSW19. This tournament is an excellent warm up for the National Scrabble Championship.

The Championship is open to people of all playing abilities. There are prizes for first to 5th places and also for High Word, High Game and a rating band prize  (aka Best of the Bottom Half or the Tilde Prize). There will also be a novelty word competition where you can win a chocolate bar.

Tea, coffee and light snacks will be provided. Lunch is available from shops on Prospect Road which is short walk from the venue.

Dinner

All participants and guests are welcome to attend our Saturday dinner which will be held at a venue to be announced.

Payment

The entry fee will be $60 for members of a state Scrabble association and $70 for non-members. 

Payment of your entry fee can be made by bank transfer (before Friday 10th March). 

Bank transfer can be made to:
BSB: 105 077
Acc: 299040440
“Australian Scrabble Association of SA” or just “Scrabble SA”
Please use a description in your bank transfer which identifies who you are. If you are paying on the day, please bring the correct money. 

Australian Women’s Championship

If you identify as the appropriate gender please consider entering the Australian Women’s Championship. This will be held the day after the State Championship on Monday, March 13 at the same venue. The entry fee for the Women’s Championship is $30 for members and $35 for non-members.

Festivals

March is the festival season in Adelaide, so there are plenty of side-activities to keep you entertained during your stay:

Adelaide Fringe: https://www.adelaidefringe.com.au/

Adelaide Festival: http://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/

Adelaide Cup: http://www.adelaidecup.com.au/

Womadelaide: https://www.womadelaide.com.au/

If you are intending to come to the  tournament and are not on the list below please reply to this email.  If you have any questions about this tournament please also contact me.

Antony Kimber
Phone: 0487 122 347
Email:  AntonyKimber@outlook.com
https://scrabblesa.com/

South Australia had its biggest weekend of scrabble on 12th and 13th of March. The tournament was held at the Prospect Primary school hall. Sixteen games of Scrabble were played over the two days.

The prize winners were:

• 1st Place: Daniel Piechnick (12 wins, 1343 margin)
• 2nd Place: Karen Richards (12 wins, 855 margin)
• 3rd Place: Antony Kimber (12 wins, 680 margin)
• 4th Place: Adam Kretschmer (11 wins, 285 margin)
• 5th Place: Carmel Dodd (10 wins, 309 margin)
• High Game: Geoff Wright (562 points)
• High Word: Julie Robins (194 points for DELAYERS)

Division B:

• 1st Place: Victoria Gates (9 wins, 193 margin)
• 2nd Place: Teresa Dean (9 wins, -38 margin)
• 3rd Place: Neal Whibley (8.5 wins, -7 margin)
• High Game: Mel Leckie (547 points)
• High Word: Louisa Atsas

Full results are available at: http://scrabble.org.au/tournaments/cgi-bin/allresults.cgi?tou=2022/SA/SACHAMP.TOU

Rotating board are becoming increasing difficult to acquire. Most boards were acquired from countries with scant regard for the Hasbro intellectual property. This practice is being clamped down on by the Scrabble trademark owner. If you have a rotating board Scrabble SA will consider purchasing it from you, if it is still in good condition.

If you would like to sell your board please contact one of the committee members.