Jennifer Clinchy 4/1/24 Jennifer Clinchy 4/1/24

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.

Evans Clinchy 3/25/24 Evans Clinchy 3/25/24

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.

Lola McKissen 3/18/24 Lola McKissen 3/18/24

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.

Jennifer Clinchy 3/11/24 Jennifer Clinchy 3/11/24

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.

Evans Clinchy 3/4/24 Evans Clinchy 3/4/24

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.

Evans Clinchy 2/26/24 Evans Clinchy 2/26/24

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.

Evans Clinchy 2/21/24 Evans Clinchy 2/21/24

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.

Evans Clinchy 2/12/24 Evans Clinchy 2/12/24

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.

Evans Clinchy 2/5/24 Evans Clinchy 2/5/24

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.

Jennifer Clinchy 1/29/24 Jennifer Clinchy 1/29/24

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.

Evans Clinchy 1/22/24 Evans Clinchy 1/22/24

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.

Lindsay Shin 1/17/24 Lindsay Shin 1/17/24

Recapping the 12th annual Crescent City Cup

Thank you to the 132 players from 36 states and three Canadian provinces for joining us in New Orleans, Louisiana for a beautiful long weekend of Scrabble!