Scrabble, Dodgeball tournaments hosted in Kingston, Ont.
Scrabble enthusiasts from as far away as Saskatoon or down into the states travelled for the tournament, which featured over 80 players from beginners all the way to world champions.Competitor Heidi Robertson said the game involves so many different facets, and that it’s so much more than just knowing words.
“Just having a sense of what’s available, what’s on your rack, what’s on the board, there’s visual-spatial reasoning that happens on the board, like the geometric flow of how the words come out,” she said.It wasn’t just bragging rights on the line either as some of the major games boasted prizes up to $1,000, with some of the higher profile games livestreamed online for all to see.
Meantime, a stone’s throw away on Queen’s University campus, Dodgeball Ontario was hosting its 2023 provincial championship tournament.
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