SCRABBLE: Begin At The Beginning
Did you know that more than a few people choose to read the last chapter of a book first and then go to the beginning? That seems pretty strange to me. When I know how things will end I lose interest in the beginning of the story.
Did you know that many sports enthusiasts who cannot be there to watch an event live, will tape the event and watch it later on at their convenience? I really screwed up more than once when the NBA Finals were being played at the same time as Club #350 held a session. When I announced the final score of the game a basketball fan at the club (who was taping the game, to watch later) almost threw his scrabble board at me. He no longer attends CLub #350 during the NBA Finals.
I hate going into a movie late. I like to see everything from the beginning, including the previews. If I arrive late I’d just as soon go home and come back at some other time.
In the early 1990s I was producing scrabble tournaments in southern Michigan. I remember a very knowledgeable pharmacist from Chicago who played in a few of my events. Now and then he was able to wow me and others with a word from his pharmacy jargon. But other than that he struggled. Most pharmacological words are unfriendly to the game of scrabble: they are too long; they include letters that are of a low probability.
When it comes to being a good-to-great scrabble player, most of us have to begin at the beginning.” ~ Gary Moss
Beginning at the beginning means mastering the basics: 2-Letter Words; The Rules of the Game; Basic Strategy. (For starters)
Beginning at the beginning means admitting and understanding you don’t know what you don’t know.
Beginning at the beginning means being open to looking at things differently.
If you are one who frequently says, “but, I do it this way”, you are in deep trouble.
Playing competitive scrabble is an adventure with words. It is not for the timid. It can add so much more than merely vocabulary to a life.
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