2021 Scrabble Showdown

517 South Hudson Avenue,Oklahoma City OK 73109

30 September, 2021

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Join the OKC Metro Literacy Coalition for an evening of food, drinks and Scrabble at the 11th Scrabble Showdown! The OKC Metro Literacy Coalition is excited to host the 11th Scrabble Showdown, Sept. 30, 2021! The event will be held at Social Capital located at 517 S. Hudson overlooking Oklahoma City’s Scissortail Park. With an exciting new venue, the event promises to be an entertaining and enlightening evening! Registration will begin at 6 p.m. Eat, drink and buy your raffle tickets before Game 1 begins at 7:00 pm. Metered parking is available along Hudson Ave. Scrabble Showdown is the OKC Metro Literacy Coalition's primary fundraiser and supports the mission to “promote awareness of literacy needs, connect learners to services and support direct service literacy providers in the metro area.” TicketsRegistration deadline is Sept. 17! Individual Player Tickets: $35 per person (includes one food and one drink ticket) Spectator Tickets: $20 each ( includes one drink ticket and one raffle ticket) Space is limited and registration is first-come, first-served. TeamsTeams of two play in Novice or Intermediate levels. Those without partners before the event will be randomly matched the night of the event with someone in their same level of play. Advanced players compete one-on-one. All players will compete in two games. For Game 1, teams will be randomly matched with other teams in their division. After Game 1, the highest scoring teams in the Novice and Intermediate divisions will be awarded prizes. For Game 2, teams that won the first game will be matched with other teams in their division that won. Teams that did not win the first game will be matched with other teams in their division that did not win. After Game 2, the highest scoring teams in the Novice and Intermediate divisions will be awarded prizes. In the Advanced division, one final winner will be awarded a prize at the end of the evening. Levels of playNovice - If you haven’t played Scrabble in years or you are a self-proclaimed horrible speller, this is the division for you. The Novice division bends the rules and really knows how to put the “fun” in fundraiser! Grab a friend. Two-person teams or single players can play in the Novice division. Prizes will be awarded to the winning team following each round! Intermediate - If you dominate family game night or you’ve been playing in the Scrabble Showdown for a couple years and want a taste of competition, register to play in the Intermediate division. Two-person teams or single players may play in the Intermediate division. Prizes will be awarded to the winning team following each round! Advanced - If you’ve been at the top of the leader board in the Intermediate division for a few years and want some tougher competition, consider playing in the Advanced/Club division. Our friends from the OKC Scrabble Players Club play by the North America Scrabble Players Association tournament rules. Cheats and Assists may not be used in Advanced/Club division games. This is a one-on-one competition and a prize will be awarded to the winner at the end of the evening! "Scrabble Assists"Purchase “assists” or “cheats” and take your game to the next level! New this year: Save time during check-in by purchasing Cheats and Assists in advance when you register. They also will be available at the event. $10 – Official Scrabble Showdown Cheat Sheet has useful 2- and 3-letter words (no other sheets, notes, apps, phones, etc. allowed) $10 – Suggested Play from the Club Pro (no limit on number of suggested plays purchased or used per round but please take turns if others are waiting) $10 – Extra Tiles with A-Z are randomly drawn, and each can be used once per game $10 – Double Word Score may be used once per game on any word that is not already a Double or Triple Word Score on the board $20 – Triple Word Score may be used once per game on any word that is not already a Double or Triple Word Score on the board $20 – Blank Tiles may be used once per game (only 20 available!) SponsorshipsSign up for an event sponsorship at okcreads.org/scrabblesponsor. New this year:Scrabble Showdown will be held at Social Capital in the downstairs courtyard. It will be an open air event. Space is limited and registration is first-come, first-served. Registration will begin at 6 p.m. Eat, drink and buy your raffle tickets before Game 1 begins at 7:00 pm. Metered parking is available along Hudson Ave. As always, you don’t have to put up a high score on the Scrabble board to win! This year we will have exciting raffle packages with something for everyone! The real winners of Scrabble Showdown are the learners! OKC Metro Literacy Coalition works to improve literacy rates birth to adult by promoting awareness of literacy issues, connects learners to services, and supports direct-service literacy providers.