CoCo Blog
Check back every Monday for a new post featuring event coverage, tips on how to improve your Scrabble play, and the latest news from the CoCo’s club and tournament directors.
Recapping the autumn 2021 quarter of CoCo virtual club play
The fourth quarter of 2021 was just like the previous two: Austin Shin, for whom the scoring (and winning) never seems to stop, finished first, and Sammy Okosagah finished next behind him.
Recapping a summer of CoCo virtual club play
The CoCo virtual club on Woogles scaled back its schedule for the summer quarter, but the fun and intense competition wasn't scaled back at all! The five-game weekly schedule helped keep the standings close, and sure enough, the summer quarter club championship wasn't decided until the very final week.
Recapping the Summer Preview virtual tournament
It was our pleasure this past weekend to kick off the summer season of the Collins Coalition's online tournaments with the Summer Preview. A diverse field of 32 players from all over the globe competed in the 8-game event, which featured no shortage of drama in the race for the top spots.
The journey of a Scrabble player
Even the most experienced players among us remember being brand new at one time - trying to keep the two-letter words straight, or sitting down at our first club session and being a little nervous, or entering a tournament room and hearing the sound of thirty or forty tile bags being shaken at once.
Starting to put the pieces together
Hello, everyone! As the first Chair of the newly elected Collins Coalition Board of Directors, I’m happy to share great news: The CoCo is now officially incorporated as a nonprofit organization!
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