Evans Clinchy 12/27/21 Evans Clinchy 12/27/21

Reflecting on our first two years

With a little bit of creativity and agility and a lot of hard work, the CoCo as an organization was able to accomplish a lot in 2020 and '21. To name a few highlights…

Jennifer Clinchy 12/20/21 Jennifer Clinchy 12/20/21

Presenting your 2022 leadership candidates

Six players have registered as candidates to lead the CoCo in the new year. Read their full platforms and vote for your vision of Scrabble’s future.

Evans Clinchy 12/13/21 Evans Clinchy 12/13/21

Recapping our 2-day tournament in Seattle

The event was a blast. Everyone got to enjoy the company of great friends, endless food and drink, and lots of lively after-hours games of Anagrams and Anomia and So Clover. Oh - and I suppose at some point, some Scrabble was played.

Jennifer Clinchy 12/6/21 Jennifer Clinchy 12/6/21

Seeking candidates for the second annual CoCo elections

Today, we are soliciting candidates for one Executive Director and up to seven members for the Board of Directors. In 2022, the new Board will have the chance to take the CoCo in exciting new directions.

Evans Clinchy 11/29/21 Evans Clinchy 11/29/21

Working to grow the CoCo's live tournament calendar

I still want to build our little network of tournaments into something bigger and better. I hope more players, in more locations, all over North America are able to enjoy the tournament experience we have to offer.

Jennifer Clinchy 11/22/21 Jennifer Clinchy 11/22/21

An update from your Executive Director

Hello from your friendly neighborhood Executive Director! As the elected head of the CoCo, it's my job to advance strategic initiatives, make sure our bills get paid, and develop resources for players and directors.

Evans Clinchy 11/15/21 Evans Clinchy 11/15/21

Recapping a weekend of Scrabble in Charlottesville, Virginia

What do you get when you combine 18 rowdy Scrabblers, a quaint Southern college town, and a charming little neighborhood Cajun restaurant? A heck of a weekend, that's what.

Evans Clinchy 11/8/21 Evans Clinchy 11/8/21

Previewing our weekend tournament in Charlottesville, Virginia

This weekend, Jennifer and I will head to Charlottesville, Virginia, to host a 2-day Scrabble tournament. It will be the third live CoCo tournament to take place in the post-COVID vaccination era, and the fourth event overall. I'm super excited for it - on a couple of different levels.

Becky Dyer 11/1/21 Becky Dyer 11/1/21

Recapping the Halloween Spooky Scrabble Spectacle virtual tournament

Twelve players representing eight countries from all over the globe competed in this free 8-game event - competitors from Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Kenya, Kuwait, and Nigeria were all present, in addition to the United States and Canada.

Jennifer Clinchy and Becky Dyer 10/24/21 Jennifer Clinchy and Becky Dyer 10/24/21

Introducing CoCo Newcomer Discounts

As we look to further expand the CoCo community, we're ready to take action by committing funds to attract new players. Today, we are very pleased to announce a new program - CoCo Newcomer Discounts.

Conrad Bassett-Bouchard 10/18/21 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard 10/18/21

Recapping the Portland-Alberta Beer Scrabble Thing (PABST)

Nine other Scrabblers tried vainly to dethrone the tiler known only as drbing, but in the end, even his nemesis David "CoolWhip®" Whitley could not defeat him more than once. drbing took home $420 for his 10-2 +1560 efforts.

Conrad Bassett-Bouchard 10/11/21 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard 10/11/21

Previewing the Portland-Alberta Beer Scrabble Thing (PABST)

Nestled amongst breweries and majestic trees, the PABST will take place in a stylish century-old bungalow. Short for the Portland-Alberta Beer Scrabble Thing, the PABST offers a weekend of games in one of the USA's hippest neighborhoods, the Alberta Arts District.

Geoff Thevenot 10/4/21 Geoff Thevenot 10/4/21

Recapping a summer of CoCo virtual club play

The CoCo virtual club on Woogles scaled back its schedule for the summer quarter, but the fun and intense competition wasn't scaled back at all! The five-game weekly schedule helped keep the standings close, and sure enough, the summer quarter club championship wasn't decided until the very final week.