Bag Ladies Ready for Tournament
“I’m like a bridge lady who plays Scrabble,” I said to my friend Art, who asked me how I was doing as he was sitting down for lunch at a table next to ours.
We were at the Café Del Sol and three of us were playing. Virginia and I were getting in some practice for the third annual Scrabble for Literacy Tournament we signed up for later in the month. Rosemary, who had a little valuable free time that she was happy to spend on our game, thought I had said, “I’m like a bag lady who plays Scrabble.”
“Well, all of us are like bag ladies,” I said holding on to the Scrabble bag of letters and shaking it for effect, “Scrabble bag ladies.”
And what a game it was! I scored a Scrabble Bingo (when you use all seven letters in one play and score a bonus 50 points above the points that the word scores) with the word AVENGED on my first play. It was the first play of the game, which could have psyched the others down, but rather had the effect of making them play better. Virginia’s Bingo word was GRAINERY and Rosemary’s was QUARTERS. I got the X, Virginia got the Z, and Rosemary got the Q. The letters were well distributed; everyone played well, but only one of us won, Rosemary, coming in from behind at the last minute.
Post notes: More information about the Third Annual Scrabble for Literacy Tournament is HERE. For more Scrabble antics click HERE and scroll down.
Comments
Sounds like a fun evening!
Posted by: June | March 5, 2008 7:41 AM
such fun wish I was there !!!!
Posted by: sandy kezzela | March 5, 2008 9:14 AM
Your games always sound like so much fun and I just love the way you guys get together in public to play at such a cool place. You are kind of like an older more intelligent version of Rachel, Monica, and Pheobe! (Friends)
Posted by: Deana | March 5, 2008 10:00 AM
I, too, love the fact that you all play Scrabble in public...it's like knitting in public...people always stop to see what is happening or what you are doing...it is a great opportunity to teach others...
Posted by: Sara | March 5, 2008 10:24 AM
Yes, people love to come over and find out who's winning or give us suggestions for plays. I love it because it's a good way to be social by way of something constructive. You know, I'm now good a cocktail parties unless there's dancing or Scrabble playing involved.
Posted by: colleen | March 5, 2008 10:38 AM
I am not really sure what a "Scrabble Bingo" is, to be perfectly honest. Is that making a specific number of words? Tying words together? I hate that I don't know!
Posted by: CountryDew | March 5, 2008 2:31 PM
It's using all seven letters in one play, which is worth a bonus 50 points above the points that the word scores. Thanks for asking. I'll add it to the front page.
Posted by: colleen | March 5, 2008 3:13 PM
There's a tense dramatic sport in Scrabble when people are good and intent on a great game.
Posted by: Pearl | March 5, 2008 5:28 PM
I wish I had someone to play Scrabble with....:-(
Posted by: kenju | March 5, 2008 11:19 PM
Turning green with envy as I want to be a "Scrabble Bag Lady"! Maybe I should start a group here, at the local Starbucks. :-) I AM learning to play bridge.
Susan
Posted by: Susan | March 6, 2008 9:06 AM
As long as you were not 'stogy smoking' scrabble bag ladies. ;-)
Posted by: rashbre | March 8, 2008 3:22 PM