Meeting schedule
When
Our normal meetings are held from 1:00 until 4:00pm on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. Exceptions are made for nearby tournaments and major holidays. Our meeting dates for 2010 are:
- January 9, 23
- February 13, 27
- March 13, 27
- April 10, 24
- May 8, 22
- June 12, 26
- July 10, 24
- August 14, 28
- September 11, 25
- October 9, 23
- November 13, 27
- December 11 (Dec. 25 - canceled)
We also have bonus meetings on the first Wednesday of each month from 6:00 until 9:00pm. The dates of those are:
- January 6
- February 3
- March 3
- April 7
- May 5
- June 2
- July 7
- August 4
- September 1
- October 6
- November 3
- December 1
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Where
Saturdays
Books-A-Million212 RHL Boulevard
Dudley Farms Plaza (Corridor G)
Charleston, WV
We will be in Joe Muggs coffee shop immediately to the right as you walk in the store. Here is a map to the store. Please do not contact the store for information about the meeting itself.
Wednesdays
Los Agaves508 3rd Avenue
South Charleston, WV
Los Agaves is a Mexican restaurant on the corner of 3rd Avenue and B Street near Montrose Drive in South Charleston. Here is a map. Dining while playing is strongly encouraged.
Other information
Supplies
The club can usually provide playing equipment for you to use. However, since supplies are finite, please bring the following if possible:
- Deluxe Scrabble board
- Protiles, if available, regular tiles if not
- Chess timer, preferably digital
- Two tile racks
- Three scoresheets (either from this site or make your own)
Fees and prizes
Saturday sessions cost $2.00 each and Wednesday sessions cost $1.00 each. Most of these fees are returned as prizes, which are awarded at each session. Saturday sessions also feature two progressive jackpots, both of which are optional.
Progressive jackpot #1: 500-point pot
For 50 cents more, you can participate in the 500-point pot. All fees collected for this pot are put aside, and if you score 500 points or more in a single game, you win the pot. If no one wins, the pot rolls over to the next session and keeps growing until someone wins.
Progressive jackpot #2: 100-point bingo bonus
For an additional 25 cents, you can take your chances on the 100-point bingo bonus. Make a bingo worth 100 points or more, and you win what has accumulated. And if no one wins, the bonus grows until someone does.
Information for new players
If you've never played at a Scrabble club or tournament before, welcome! Your first ten games at our club (and the sessions in which they occur) are free of charge. Please see the rules page so you know what to expect, particularly the section for new players.
Observers
Interested in watching but not playing? Come observe a session or two to see if we can interest you further.
Students under 18
Students in all grade levels are welcome, though please be aware some words used in professional-level Scrabble are offensive to certain individuals. In our realm they have no intrinsic meaning whatsoever. They are merely sequences of letters used to obtain as high a score as possible.