Glasgow Scrabble® Club
Venue : Renfield St. Stephen's Church, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4JP (between the Elmbank Street and Holland Street junctions).
Transport : Just off the M8 between junctions 18 and 19, and near Charing Cross railway station.
Time : Wednesday evenings, 6.00 - 9.45, every week except during July and between Christmas and New Year.
Meetings : Typical attendance of between 10 and 16 players each evening. The club has one or two Scrabble sets but regular attendees are encouraged to bring their own equipment, particularly clocks.
Membership : The club has around 20 members, ranging from World Championship class to social players who do not attend tournaments, and all those in between.
Weekly cost : There is no annual or joining fee. Each player pays £3 per night they attend, except first-time visitors who get their first night free. Newcomers and visitors are welcomed. All newcomers are given a crib sheet of 2- and 3-letter words to refer to during play for their first few weeks. In
time players are expected to play using timers and without the crib sheet to hand.
Teams : The club has two teams in the Scottish Scrabble League, the Scorpions and Raccoons, plus three individuals who play in other teams. The club also
regularly submits one or two teams into the National Scrabble Club Tournament. Throughout the year there are also occasional 6-a-side matches against teams from Edinburgh and Kirkcaldy.
External Tournaments : The club organises an annual 6-game one-day event, usually on the first or second Saturday in November, held in Motherwell.
Internal Club Competitions : Every game each club member plays in a season (August to June) counts towards the club championship, with the winner being that player who has the highest percentage of wins, subject to a minimum of 60 games. Alongside this is the May Mair Quaich competition, which uses a handicap system to equalise ability and even out any skewed distribution of opponents.
Disabled access : The main doors have push-button opening for those with restricted mobility. There is a wheelchair lift to the foyer and a main lift to access all floors adjacent to this.
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