Scrabble Tournament

The East Bank Regional Library, located at 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie, will host the Eighth Edition of Saturday Scrabble from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 31. 

The event is a fully rated seven game North American Scrabble Player’s Association tournament, plus a school Scrabble tournament. A three-game round-robin newcomer event will be available for interested library patrons from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Registration begins at 9 a.m. Clocks in all events start at 9:30 a.m. Other schedule and format information:

• Main event – seven games followed by an awards ceremony. Thirty-minute lunch break after round three.
• School Scrabble – number of games based on number of teams.
• Newcomer event – maximum of here games followed by open play.

Divisions/Pairings:

• NWL2023 Divisions with eight players based on ratings. Double challenge.
• CSW2024 Division with a minimum of four players. Five-point per word challenge.
• Minimum of six players for each division. Round Robin, King of the Hill, and Gibonizing will be used.
• Division and pairings are subject to the director’s discretion.

Newcomer's Event

• 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
• No entry fee.
• No clocks. 45 minutes max each game.
• Games involve one person playing one opponent.
• Maximum three games followed by presentation of certificates.

Other Information

• Entries for the main event must be received by May 28. No walk-ins for the Main Event. Players must bring boards, tiles, clocks and score sheets.
• Participating players much be a member of NASPA in order to play in the Main Event. For Registration: www.scrabbleplyers.org.
• Lunch – the lunch window is 30 minutes. Game Four clocks will start promptly at 1 p.m. There is no time for tournament players to leave the facility for lunch.

For more information regarding this presentation, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at 504-889-8143 or wcsmith@jefferson.lib.la.us.