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.

Setting New Year's resolutions for 2023
Evans Clinchy Evans Clinchy

Setting New Year's resolutions for 2023

We're finishing up our third full year as an organization, and we're raring to go for our fourth. Here's a look at a few big-picture goals we'll be looking to achieve in 2023.

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A recap of 2022 by the numbers
Evans Clinchy Evans Clinchy

A recap of 2022 by the numbers

With a full year of tournaments (almost) in the books, now seems like a good time to take a look back at everything. Here's a look at 2022 by the numbers - all the tournaments, the games, the players, and more.

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Recapping this weekend's Bend, Oregon tournament
Peter Armstrong Peter Armstrong

Recapping this weekend's Bend, Oregon tournament

If anyone hasn't been to Bend, it's an amazing place to visit in the high desert of central Oregon. It has beautiful natural scenery such as mountains, volcanic monuments, forests, and rivers.

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Announcing the 2023 Champions Cup
Evans Clinchy Evans Clinchy

Announcing the 2023 Champions Cup

This elite tournament will feature top Scrabble players at every single board, every single round. All entrants must be 1850-plus caliber players to qualify.

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Recapping this weekend's Slingerlands, NY tournament
Terry Kang Terry Kang

Recapping this weekend's Slingerlands, NY tournament

I'd always liked the idea of a Scrabble commune where we all played, ate and slept together - well, under one roof anyway - and continued to hoot an' holler after the day's games were done. So, I decided to give it a shot.

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On democracy
Evans Clinchy Evans Clinchy

On democracy

The CoCo, like the United States, is a representative democracy. We elect board members every year, and those board members make decisions that guide the organization forward. And the CoCo, like the United States, is in the swing of election season as we speak.

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Looking back at the first 20 in-person CoCo tournaments
Evans Clinchy Evans Clinchy

Looking back at the first 20 in-person CoCo tournaments

Earlier this month, the CoCo reached a notable milestone - 20 tournaments played. Let's look back at all 20 of them - when and where they happened, who played, who won, and all the fun times our players have had along the way.

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Seeking candidates for the third annual CoCo elections
Jennifer Clinchy Jennifer Clinchy

Seeking candidates for the third annual CoCo elections

Today, we are soliciting candidates for one Executive Director and up to three members for the Board of Directors. Come January, the new Board will lead the CoCo into the new year and potentially in exciting new directions.

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Commemorating two years of CoCo Club
Rod Weis Rod Weis

Commemorating two years of CoCo Club

It's time to review another fun quarter of play at the CoCo Virtual Club on Woogles. Thirty-six players joined us throughout the summer quarter of 2022. Congratulations to the club champions!

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Adam Logan annotates a game from BlitzChamps

Adam Logan annotates a game from BlitzChamps

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Scrabbler Q&A: Eric Rosen, Chess Expert and Twitch Streamer

The Full Story of Why We Founded the CoCo

The Full Story of Why We Founded the CoCo