Tournament resources
Whether you’re running your first tournament or your twenty-first, these resources will help you make it run smoothly
Note: Tournament organisers should always submit their list of entries to the ratings officer to get the latest rating information before assigning players to grades
Organiser’s checklists:
SNZ Checklist for Tournament Organisers
SNZ Tournament Manual
SNZ Prizegiving & Presentation Ceremony Guidelines
SNZ Masters – Hosting Information
Create draws and set up scoring:
AuPair – download and operating instructions (Scrabble Australia website)
Tournament stationery:
Score sheets
SNZ Score sheet with tracking grid
SNZ Score sheet with white-on-black tile tracking grid
SNZ Score sheet with tile tracking and space for words
Results slips
Results slips single grade, no space for bonus words
Results slips including grade, no space for bonus words
Results slips including grade, with space for bonus words
Other tournament stationery
Word judging software:
Zyzzyva (word study and judging software – does not play a game)
Zyzzva software installed on multiple laptops is widely used at Scrabble New Zealand tournaments
for adjudication for the use of all participants
Adjudication by electronic devices at the players’ table is now also allowed, if agreed to by both players in a tournament game
Here is a useful guide from Scrabble Australia for self-adjudication Scrabble AU