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.
Word Cup is now just 5 weeks away
Word Cup 2024 is a mere five weeks away. So now is a great time to give everyone - players, spectators back home, the entire Scrabble world at large - an in-depth look at what to expect.
Recapping the sixth Portland Pub Scrabble tournament of 2024
This event drew a diverse field of players including the usual Portland locals plus a couple of visitors. In the end, Dave Wiegand took home the victory.
Remembering Dan Milton
Two weeks ago Sunday, May 26, was a sad day for the Scrabble world, as we lost a beloved member of our community. Dan Milton, a fixture on the tournament circuit for over two decades, died at his home in Virginia at the age of 89.
Previewing the CoCo tournament calendar for late 2024 and early 2025
We're five-twelfths of the way through 2024, and we're just now getting started. There's a lot more exciting Scrabble action that still lies ahead.
Recapping this weekend's tournaments in Potomac and Seattle
We CoCo folks had two concurrent 3-day events happening this Memorial Day weekend, one on each coast. Out East, a group of eight players got together in Potomac, MD; in the West, we hosted a 13-player contingent in Seattle.
Reminiscing about (and looking forward to) Memorial Day weekend
We've got two fun events happening, two regions of North America where CSW play is thriving, and two little sub-communities where both the present and the future are bright.
7 reasons you - yes, you! - should be hyped for Word Cup in Albuquerque
The more I talk about Albuquerque with people who know Albuquerque, the more cool stuff I hear. There's a lot more to Albuquerque than meets the eye.
Recapping the fifth Portland Pub Scrabble event of 2024
Saturday afternoon brought us the fifth Portland Pub Scrabble event of the year - this time, at Great Notion Brewing - and as usual, it was an enjoyable time for all parties involved.
Recapping the 2nd annual Champions Cup event
In a house full of world-class players, one of them proved to be the champion of all champions. Congratulations to Matthew Tunnicliffe, this year's runaway winner.
On elite-level Scrabble - and this weekend's Champions Cup
In the coming days, a group of elite players will descend upon Slingerlands, N.Y., where they'll compete against a group of their peers for the title of champion among champions.
Recapping a weekend of back-to-back Portland Pub Scrabble events
What's better than a weekend Scrabble tournament at a pub in Portland, Oregon? That's an easy one - the answer is two weekend Scrabble tournaments at a pub in Portland, Oregon.
Recapping the 3rd annual Austin Tile X-Words (ATX) - and the eclipse!
The third annual Austin Tile X-Words (ATX) brought a Scrabble tournament, an eclipse, and a whole host of other good times along the way.
Previewing Austin Tile X-Words - and the solar eclipse
This coming weekend, a wide-ranging field of two dozen players will descend on the Lone Star State for the third annual Austin Tile X-Words tournament. Players will also have the option to stay in town and observe a once-in-a-generation eclipse.
Previewing a busy spring and summer of CoCo tournaments
If you're a Collins Scrabble player in North America, these are boom times. Here's a glimpse at everything the CoCo tournament calendar has to offer over the next six months.
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