For those of you who did not see Yuki’s email from this past Thursday, tomorrow’s Super Scrabble club meeting has been cancelled. Besides, Applebee’s is closed for dine-in service at this time. We will have to see how the Coronavirus situation unfolds in regards to meeting next month or the month after that. We will keep you posted. In the meantime, please be safe, and enjoy this time with your loved ones.
Evelyn and Yuki
Super Scrabble Club Codirectors
Super Scrabble Players,
In light of the most recent advice from the health department to avoid unnecessary public gatherings during this Coronavirus Covid 19 pandemic, Evelyn and I have decided to cancel the Super Scrabble meetings until further notice. As much as we would like to have the meeting on March 19, we want to make sure everyone is safe. After all, Applebee’s is a pretty busy restaurant inside a mall.
Please be well, and take care of yourselves.
Yuki Loritz & Evelyn Davis
Super Scrabble Codirectors
On Thursday, March 12, 2020, 10:40:27 AM PDT, Evelyn Davis <redvette2010@att.net> wrote:
Super Scrabble friends,
For two months in a row this year, there have been 13 lucky players at MMMSSC! At our next meeting, we’d like to welcome back other regular players and new players as well.
Where: Applebee’s Restaurant, Santa Ana Main Place Mall, Upper Level, East Side
2800 N Main St., Ste 868, Santa Ana, CA 92705
When: March 19, 2020 from 11 am to 6 pm (12:15 to 6 pm for division A players)
For those who have not signed up for next Thursday’s games, please do so by this Sunday.
The following players are already in:
Division A: Amnon, David, Yuki
Division B/C: Anthea, Don, Evelyn, Fern, Joanie, Lynn, Najat, Rick
Highlights of the February 20, 2020 games:
Category words
· Most letters from ‘FEBRUARY’ – FABLERS 101 pts by Fern
· Name of gemstone – *no word played*
· Containing ‘X’ – EX 68 pts by Amnon
Bingo words
· Top scoring – WOUNDED 150 pts by Lynn, PRETZELS 146 pts by Joanie, ANTIQUED 134 pts by Amnon
· Most played – 16 by Yuki, 14 by Fern, 11 by Joel
NOTE: Only acceptable category and bingo words were counted. Phonies were – CASSITA, POURINGS, STANDLESS, CLOWNERS, PILCHES, PRESTINE, QUILLERS
The category words for next meeting are:
| · Most letters from ‘March’ | |
| · Name of person | |
| · Beginning in ‘AB’ | |
| February 2020 Stats | |||||||
| Total | Total | % | Ave | High | Ave | Total | |
| Name | Games | Wins | Win | Score | Score | Bingos | Bingos |
| Bob Agnew | 2 | 0 | 0% | 727 | 731 | 2 | 3 |
| Gretchen Cowan | 3 | 1 | 33% | 833 | 900 | 3 | 8 |
| Evelyn Davis | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1011 | 1011 | 4 | 4 |
| Joel Elkins | 3 | 1 | 33% | 981 | 1071 | 4 | 11 |
| Lynn Gunn | 3 | 1 | 33% | 912 | 975 | 2 | 7 |
| Yukiko Loritz | 3 | 2 | 67% | 996 | 1100 | 5 | 16 |
| Amnon Meyers | 3 | 3 | 100% | 1029 | 1098 | 3 | 10 |
| Anthea Palmos | 3 | 3 | 100% | 868 | 892 | 2 | 6 |
| Don Platt | 3 | 1 | 33% | 760 | 824 | 1 | 2 |
| David Poder | 3 | 0 | 0% | 953 | 1047 | 2 | 7 |
| Najat Reikes | 3 | 1 | 33% | 935 | 954 | 3 | 10 |
| Joanie Scafuto | 3 | 1 | 33% | 847 | 853 | 1 | 3 |
| Fern Trausch | 3 | 3 | 100% | 1046 | 1184 | 5 | 14 |
| 2020 Year-to-Date Stats | |||||||
| Name | Total | Total | % | Ave | High | Ave | Total |
| Games | Wins | Win | Score | Score | Bingos | Bingos | |
| Anthea Palmos | 3 | 3 | 100% | 868 | 892 | 2 | 6 |
| Renee Kahn | 3 | 3 | 100% | 864 | 917 | 1 | 3 |
| Amnon Meyers | 6 | 5 | 83% | 986 | 1098 | 4 | 23 |
| Fern Trausch | 6 | 4 | 67% | 951 | 1184 | 4 | 21 |
| Evelyn Davis | 3 | 2 | 67% | 909 | 1011 | 3 | 9 |
| Yukiko Loritz | 5 | 3 | 60% | 1005 | 1100 | 5 | 24 |
| David Poder | 6 | 3 | 50% | 1003 | 1161 | 3 | 18 |
| Lynn Gunn | 6 | 3 | 50% | 883 | 975 | 2 | 14 |
| Gretchen Cowan | 6 | 3 | 50% | 878 | 1059 | 3 | 16 |
| Joel Elkins | 3 | 1 | 33% | 981 | 1071 | 4 | 11 |
| Najat Reikes | 6 | 2 | 33% | 921 | 974 | 3 | 17 |
| Joanie Scafuto | 3 | 1 | 33% | 847 | 853 | 1 | 3 |
| May Joves | 3 | 1 | 33% | 761 | 961 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Platt | 6 | 1 | 17% | 731 | 824 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Titus | 2 | 0 | 0% | 860 | 889 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Agnew | 3 | 0 | 0% | 726 | 731 | 1 | 4 |
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone!
Looking forward to seeing you next week to carry on the Maliha Mendoza Mahmood Super Scrabble Club!
Evelyn and Yuki
MMMSSC Codirectors
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Super Scrabble friends,
For two months in a row this year, there have been 13 lucky players at MMMSSC! At our next meeting, we’d like to welcome back other regular players and new players as well.
Where: Applebee’s Restaurant, Santa Ana Main Place Mall, Upper Level, East Side
2800 N Main St., Ste 868, Santa Ana, CA 92705
When: March 19, 2020 from 11 am to 6 pm (12:15 to 6 pm for division A players)
For those who have not signed up for next Thursday’s games, please do so by this Sunday.
The following players are already in:
Division A: Amnon, David, Yuki
Division B/C: Anthea, Don, Evelyn, Fern, Joanie, Lynn, Najat, Rick
Highlights of the February 20, 2020 games:
Category words
<!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Most letters from ‘FEBRUARY’ – FABLERS 101 pts by Fern
<!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Name of gemstone – *no word played*
<!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Containing ‘X’ – EX 68 pts by Amnon
Bingo words
<!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Top scoring – WOUNDED 150 pts by Lynn, PRETZELS 146 pts by Joanie, ANTIQUED 134 pts by Amnon
<!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Most played – 16 by Yuki, 14 by Fern, 11 by Joel
NOTE: Only acceptable category and bingo words were counted. Phonies were – CASSITA, POURINGS, STANDLESS, CLOWNERS, PILCHES, PRESTINE, QUILLERS
The category words for next meeting are:
| <!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Most letters from ‘March’ |
|
| <!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Name of person |
|
| <!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Beginning in ‘AB’ |
|
| February 2020 Stats | |||||||
| Total | Total | % | Ave | High | Ave | Total | |
| Name | Games | Wins | Win | Score | Score | Bingos | Bingos |
| Bob Agnew | 2 | 0 | 0% | 727 | 731 | 2 | 3 |
| Gretchen Cowan | 3 | 1 | 33% | 833 | 900 | 3 | 8 |
| Evelyn Davis | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1011 | 1011 | 4 | 4 |
| Joel Elkins | 3 | 1 | 33% | 981 | 1071 | 4 | 11 |
| Lynn Gunn | 3 | 1 | 33% | 912 | 975 | 2 | 7 |
| Yukiko Loritz | 3 | 2 | 67% | 996 | 1100 | 5 | 16 |
| Amnon Meyers | 3 | 3 | 100% | 1029 | 1098 | 3 | 10 |
| Anthea Palmos | 3 | 3 | 100% | 868 | 892 | 2 | 6 |
| Don Platt | 3 | 1 | 33% | 760 | 824 | 1 | 2 |
| David Poder | 3 | 0 | 0% | 953 | 1047 | 2 | 7 |
| Najat Reikes | 3 | 1 | 33% | 935 | 954 | 3 | 10 |
| Joanie Scafuto | 3 | 1 | 33% | 847 | 853 | 1 | 3 |
| Fern Trausch | 3 | 3 | 100% | 1046 | 1184 | 5 | 14 |
| 2020 Year-to-Date Stats | |||||||
| Name | Total | Total | % | Ave | High | Ave | Total |
| Games | Wins | Win | Score | Score | Bingos | Bingos | |
| Anthea Palmos | 3 | 3 | 100% | 868 | 892 | 2 | 6 |
| Renee Kahn | 3 | 3 | 100% | 864 | 917 | 1 | 3 |
| Amnon Meyers | 6 | 5 | 83% | 986 | 1098 | 4 | 23 |
| Fern Trausch | 6 | 4 | 67% | 951 | 1184 | 4 | 21 |
| Evelyn Davis | 3 | 2 | 67% | 909 | 1011 | 3 | 9 |
| Yukiko Loritz | 5 | 3 | 60% | 1005 | 1100 | 5 | 24 |
| David Poder | 6 | 3 | 50% | 1003 | 1161 | 3 | 18 |
| Lynn Gunn | 6 | 3 | 50% | 883 | 975 | 2 | 14 |
| Gretchen Cowan | 6 | 3 | 50% | 878 | 1059 | 3 | 16 |
| Joel Elkins | 3 | 1 | 33% | 981 | 1071 | 4 | 11 |
| Najat Reikes | 6 | 2 | 33% | 921 | 974 | 3 | 17 |
| Joanie Scafuto | 3 | 1 | 33% | 847 | 853 | 1 | 3 |
| May Joves | 3 | 1 | 33% | 761 | 961 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Platt | 6 | 1 | 17% | 731 | 824 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Titus | 2 | 0 | 0% | 860 | 889 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Agnew | 3 | 0 | 0% | 726 | 731 | 1 | 4 |
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone!
Looking forward to seeing you next week to carry on the Maliha Mendoza Mahmood Super Scrabble Club!
Evelyn and Yuki
MMMSSC Codirectors
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Hi, players.
There was an unusual situation that occurred in one of my games at the Super Scrabble club this past Thursday. My opponent overdrew, emptying the bag at the end of the game. I couldn’t remember the exact ruling for this situation, so we treated it as a regular overdraw. I emailed Jan Cardia, NASPA’s Rules Committee Chair, to ask for the ruling because I found conflicting rulings in my 2012 rules book and the current 2016 rules book. Below is Jan’s response. What should have happened in my game is the very bottom action. Hopefully, this situation won’t occur again, but if it does, you will know how to rectify it.
Yuki
IV.B.8. Overdrawing Tiles when Fewer than Seven in the Bag
1. If the overdraw happens and is discovered when it is the non-offending player’s turn to make a play, the standard X+2 penalty is applied for an overdraw, where X = the number of tiles overdrawn.
2. If the overdraw happens or is discovered when it is the offending player’s turn to make a play, the following penalty is applied, where X = the number of tiles overdrawn.
(a)If the offender has not combined any drawn tiles with the old tiles: the non-offender chooses X+2 of those tiles, up to the total number of tiles drawn, but does not expose them to the offender. Those tiles will then be combined with the non-offender’s tiles. The non-offender, within one minute, returns the appropriate number of tiles, of his/her choosing, from his/her rack, to the offender, and any tiles in excess of seven, of his/her choosing, will be returned to the bag without revealing them to the offender.
(b)If the offender has combined any drawn tiles with the old tiles: the non-offender chooses X+2 tiles from all of the opponent’s tiles. Two of those tiles will be returned to the offender’s rack. The remaining tiles, X, will then be combined with the non-offender’s tiles. The non-offender, within one minute, returns X tiles, of his/her choosing, from his/her rack, to the bag without revealing them to the offender.
On Monday, February 17, 2020, 09:31:40 AM PST, Evelyn Davis <redvette2010@att.net> wrote:
Final list of players this Thursday, 02/20/20:
Yuki, Amnon, David, Fern, Evelyn, Najat, Lynn, Gretchen, Don, Joanie, Anthea
Where: Applebee’s Restaurant, Santa Ana Main Place Mall, Upper Level, East Side
2800 N Main St., Ste 868, Santa Ana, CA 92705
When: February 20, 2020 from 11 am to 6 pm (lunch break at around 12:30 pm)
Category words:
1) Most letters from ‘FEBRUARY’
2) Name of gemstone
3) Containing ‘X’ (not blank)
Birthday celebrant: Najat
Bon voyage: May (Costa Rica), Renee (Texas)
Final list of players this Thursday, 02/20/20:
Yuki, Amnon, David, Fern, Evelyn, Najat, Lynn, Gretchen, Don, Joanie, Anthea
Where: Applebee’s Restaurant, Santa Ana Main Place Mall, Upper Level, East Side
2800 N Main St., Ste 868, Santa Ana, CA 92705
When: February 20, 2020 from 11 am to 6 pm (lunch break at around 12:30 pm)
Category words:
1) Most letters from ‘FEBRUARY’
2) Name of gemstone
3) Containing ‘X’ (not blank)
Birthday celebrant: Najat
Bon voyage: May (Costa Rica), Renee (Texas)
Final list of players this Thursday, 02/20/20:
Yuki, Amnon, David, Fern, Evelyn, Najat, Lynn, Gretchen, Don, Joanie, Anthea
Where: Applebee’s Restaurant, Santa Ana Main Place Mall, Upper Level, East Side
2800 N Main St., Ste 868, Santa Ana, CA 92705
When: February 20, 2020 from 11 am to 6 pm (lunch break at around 12:30 pm)
Category words:
<!–[if !supportLists]–>1) <!–[endif]–>Most letters from ‘FEBRUARY’
<!–[if !supportLists]–>2) <!–[endif]–>Name of gemstone
<!–[if !supportLists]–>3) <!–[endif]–>Containing ‘X’ (not blank)
Birthday celebrant: Najat
Bon voyage: May (Costa Rica), Renee (Texas)
Super Scrabble friends,
Year 2020 started with lucky 13 players! Last month, some MMMSSC members were traveling while some had gotten ill. We hope to see them back healthy and happy along with other regular and new players at our next meeting.
Where: Applebee’s Restaurant, Santa Ana Main Place Mall, Upper Level, East Side
2800 N Main St., Ste 868, Santa Ana, CA 92705
When: February 20, 2020 from 11 am to 6 pm (lunch break at around 12:30 pm)
The following players have already signed up for next Thursday’s games: Gretchen, Evelyn, Lynn, Yuki, Amnon, Don, David, Najat, and Fern. Other players who can make it to these games must please reply by this Sunday.
Highlights of the January 16, 2020 games:
Category words
<!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Most letters from ‘JANUARY’ – NARRATES 68 pts by Amnon
<!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Opening play – FEZ 30 pts by Fern
<!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Containing ‘Q’ – QUAD 66 pts by Don
Bingo words
<!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Top scoring – CLAIMED 116 pts by May, SQUINTER 114 pts by Gretchen, PROSAIC 105 pts by Yuki
<!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Most played – 13 by Amnon, 11 by David, 8 each by Gretchen and Yuki
NOTE: Only acceptable category and bingo words were counted. Phonies were – ENHALER, ONSIDES, HEXERAI, MANORED, GLORIER, ORALISE
The category words for next meeting are:
<!–[if !supportLists]–>1) <!–[endif]–>Most letters from ‘FEBRUARY’
<!–[if !supportLists]–>2) <!–[endif]–>Name of gemstone
<!–[if !supportLists]–>3) <!–[endif]–>Containing ‘X’ (not blank)
| January 2020 Stats | |||||||
| Name | Total | Total | % | Total | Ave | High | Ave |
| Games | Wins | Win | Bingos | Bingos | Score | Score | |
| Bob Agnew | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 725 | 725 |
| Gretchen Cowan | 3 | 2 | 67% | 8 | 3 | 1059 | 923 |
| Evelyn Davis | 2 | 1 | 50% | 5 | 3 | 906 | 858 |
| Lynn Gunn | 3 | 2 | 67% | 7 | 2 | 878 | 855 |
| May Joves | 3 | 1 | 33% | 3 | 1 | 961 | 761 |
| Renee Kahn | 3 | 3 | 100% | 3 | 1 | 917 | 864 |
| Yukiko Loritz | 2 | 1 | 50% | 8 | 4 | 1064 | 1020 |
| Amnon Meyers | 3 | 2 | 67% | 13 | 4 | 1013 | 942 |
| Don Platt | 3 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 738 | 702 |
| David Poder | 3 | 3 | 100% | 11 | 4 | 1161 | 1052 |
| Najat Reikes | 3 | 1 | 33% | 7 | 2 | 974 | 907 |
| Tom Titus | 2 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 1 | 889 | 860 |
| Fern Trausch | 3 | 1 | 33% | 7 | 2 | 932 | 855 |
| 2020 Year-to-Date Stats | |||||||
| Name | Total | Total | % | Total | Ave | High | Ave |
| Games | Wins | Win | Bingos | Bingos | Score | Score | |
| David Poder | 3 | 3 | 100% | 11 | 4 | 1161 | 1052 |
| Renee Kahn | 3 | 3 | 100% | 3 | 1 | 917 | 864 |
| Amnon Meyers | 3 | 2 | 67% | 13 | 4 | 1013 | 942 |
| Gretchen Cowan | 3 | 2 | 67% | 8 | 3 | 1059 | 923 |
| Lynn Gunn | 3 | 2 | 67% | 7 | 2 | 878 | 855 |
| Yukiko Loritz | 2 | 1 | 50% | 8 | 4 | 1064 | 1020 |
| Evelyn Davis | 2 | 1 | 50% | 5 | 3 | 906 | 858 |
| Najat Reikes | 3 | 1 | 33% | 7 | 2 | 974 | 907 |
| Fern Trausch | 3 | 1 | 33% | 7 | 2 | 932 | 855 |
| May Joves | 3 | 1 | 33% | 3 | 1 | 961 | 761 |
| Tom Titus | 2 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 1 | 889 | 860 |
| Bob Agnew | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 725 | 725 |
| Don Platt | 3 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 738 | 702 |
Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone!
Looking forward to seeing you next week to carry on the Maliha Mendoza Mahmood Super Scrabble Club!
Evelyn and Yuki
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