Edinburgh Scrabble® Club
Venue: The Shandwick Room on the first floor of St.George's West Church, 58 Shandwick Place, Edinburgh, EH2 4RT (corner of Shandwick Place and Stafford Street).
Transport: Numerous buses on Shandwick Place / west end of Princes Street. About 1 km from Waverley railway station. Parking available in Melville Street and around (free after 6.30).
Time: Monday evenings, 7.15 - 10.15 all year.
Meetings: Typical attendances of about 10 members each club evening. The club itself has no Scrabble sets or timers, but enough members bring them each week for visitors and others to use.
Membership: The club has about 14 members. Membership costs £20 a year, which can be paid in two instalments of £10 in July and January. If joining after Christmas the cost is £10 (but you are unable to play in some competitions).
Weekly cost (contributes to room hire): £3 for members; £1 for newcomers on their first night; £4 for visitors. Newcomers and visitors are welcome.
Teams: The club has four teams in the Scottish Scrabble League: Waverley, Roc, Dunedin and Eagles; Waverley were the league champions for 2007 and 2009. Club members also enter as teams in the National Scrabble Club Tournament; one club team won the UK final in September 2006.
External Tournaments: The club organises several one-day tournaments open to all throughout the year.
Internal Club Competitions: Most competitions run throughout the club season, from July to June. We encourage the use of clocks . There is an all-play-all, in which we play every other member of the club, a knockout and plate competition with best-of-three matches, a handicap competition with points handicaps to favour weaker players, and a ratings ladder for all other competitive games. There are two themed fun nights, one at Christmas and one at the end of June.
Disabled access: If you require assistance into the building there is a ramp up to a side door in Stafford Street, where there is a bell. There are disabled toilets at this level and a lift to the first floor.
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