…with Gary Moss

It is a huge mistake to think that learning something is the same as mastering it.

Most of us who are over the age of four have mastered walking. But even walking can be something that some have to relearn after an accident or a stroke.

It is probably safe to say that few of us have really mastered very much at all in spite of knowing a whole lot of things. Last night at scrabble club #350 I felt all puffed up and pleased with myself, after finding a triple/triple for 167 points and going on to win the game on my out play (menacers).

And yet, my moment of glory wasn’t any better, compared to some of the higher rated players around the table. I scored my T/T against a lower rated player who didn’t consider the jeopardy she placed herself in by opening that opportunity for me. A Master would have tracked the board and known the exact tiles that I had on my rack; a Master would have explored my possibilities for points, based upon their play. A Master would have never provided me a chance for that T/T.

Scrabble is not Bingo! Scrabble is not entirely a game of chance, even though there is an approximate 30% luck factor, related to the random drawing of the tiles. The Masters of the game can improve their luck by 1) knowing more words, 2) understanding the composition of words, and 3) understanding the probability related to the tiles they may pick on their next draw.

Mastery requires work and diligence.
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