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.
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.
Announcing the CSW Newcomer Prize for this summer's Word Cup
I'm offering a special prize fund exclusively for players who choose CSW Division 2 at the upcoming Word Cup tournament for their first Collins outing. This is your chance not only to showcase your skills but to be rewarded for embracing the challenge of switching dictionaries.
An update on the CoCo's finances
One of the CoCo's founding principles is a very public commitment to financial transparency and accountability. Today, I'm going to share some financial numbers from the most recent calendar year.
Recapping the second Portland Pub Scrabble event
This time around, the host site was Migration Brewing, on Williams Avenue in North Portland. It should come as no surprise that everyone involved had a rousing good time at this weekend's 1-day.
Looking ahead to this summer's Word Cup
It'll be summer before you know it. So today, let's go deep on the 2024 Word Cup, which is now only five short months away.
Recapping the 6th annual Hood River Open
It's remarkable - this tournament takes place in the same lodge, in the same town, on the same weekend, with many of the same people, again and again, every single year, and yet somehow, it absolutely never gets old.
Previewing the 6th annual Hood River Open
In anticipation of this weekend's tournament, I thought it might be fun to take a look back at the five HOROs past. What follows is a deep dive into the event's history.
Some thoughts about growth
As a matter of organization-wide philosophy, we're always looking to move into new regions of North America, start running new tournaments, and appeal to new players.
A day in the life of the CoCo Executive Director
I was talking with a Scrabble friend recently about what it takes to keep the CoCo going, and he commented that it's not obvious what goes into running a nonprofit or what I actually do as Executive Director.
Recapping the first Portland Pub Scrabble event of 2024
The idea is simple and beautiful - one city, one year, 10 Scrabble tournaments at 10 different breweries and pubs all over town. The first one went down at noon Saturday at Wayfinder Brewing.
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