You know that Scrabble community that's so amazing? Turns out, it extends far beyond North America. If you're like me, and you feel truly at home among Scrabblers, then I've got good news for you: There's a whole wide world of them.

The sad truth is that tournament Scrabble in North America is on the decline. As I see it, we as a community have two options - we can sit back and let the game atrophy until it eventually dies out, or we can do something. Now.