Since July 2020, Scrabble Victoria has provided its members with online options when it comes to playing Scrabble; originally set up to assist members through the restrictions on in person events due to COVID-19, online options are now an established part of our offering.

What we use for play

Our events are run using licensed apps - for untimed and "sit and go" matches, we use the Scrabble Go app (available on phones and tablets). The app is free to use and can be played in two modes (Modern and Classic). A monthly in-app fee can be paid to remove ads from the app, which will assist when used for the events we run. There are two types of game play we use - "sit and go" and those completed in one sitting, eg as used in our "Saturday Online" events. In May 2022, we started using the PlayScrabble website (playscrabble.com) which is an officially licensed platform developed by the same organization as Scrabble Go.

Sit and Go

Sit and Go matches, as the name suggests, are designed for people who play on the go; there is no urgency to play your move. A game may take several days. As long as games are completed within the allocated time (usually two weeks), that is what is required. Fortnightly round robin events are run through a Facebook group that has been set up for our members (Victorian Online Scrabble League).

Saturday Online and Tablet events

Saturday Online events run once a month (usually on Saturday afternoons) and have been set up to match the face-to-face experience as much as possible. Each afternoon event consists of five games and usually commences around 1pm with games completed by around 5.30pm at the latest. These events are run using the Scrabble Go app. Tablet events started in May 2022, with the inaugural one held in Doncaster. These events are run to a similar format as our Saturday Online events and will use either Scrabble Go or PlayScrabble. Both styles of events allow players to have their own official online rating, from a system set up by Barry Harridge. Rules for these events are found here.

How to get on board

The news about what is coming up and what has happened can be seen on the Victorian Online Scrabble League (VOSL) , a private group on Facebook. Entry to these events are free for Scrabble Victoria members, and available to non-members at a cost of $20pa. If you are interested in taking part, contact Nick Ivanovski via email at nicksfbemail@gmail.com

Scrabble Victoria Online Records

Official online records from our rated events can be found at this link.

2023

Current Saturday Online Event Days

~~January 14, 2023~~
~~January 28, 2023~~
~~February 11, 2023~~
~~March 11, 2023~~
~~April 15, 2023~~
~~May 20, 2023~~
June 17, 2023
July 15, 2023
August 19, 2023
October 14, 2023
November 18, 2023
December 16, 2023

LATEST EVENT RESULTS

          
	Results and ratings: 20.05.2023 SAT ONLINE MAY 2023
following 75thonl on 20230415
A

       5 games
       W     M                       Old  Chg  New
  1    4  +341 Nick Ivanovski       E1589   +6 1595
  2    4  +319 Dianne Davis         E1466  +14 1480
  3    3  +157 Gwen Lampre          E1414   -7 1407
  4    3   +92 Oscar Ivanovski      E1275  +10 1285
  5    2   +38 Chris Scholten       E1400  -15 1385
  6    2  -257&Jayanthi Viswanathan(1109)    (1141)
  7    2  -304 Khwanjai Thammaping  E1195   +9 1204
  8    0  -386 Bill Doherty         E1046  -26 1020

High game: Dianne Davis 507 


B

       5 games
       W     M                       Old  Chg  New
  1    5  +221 Angie Winkler        E 963  +31  994
  2    4  +142 Luke Breen           E 867  +27  894
  3    3  +215 Annette Casey        E 867   -3  864
  4    3   +27 Glenys Dettmann      E 977   -5  972
  5    3    -1 Ann Goodwin          E 851   +1  852
  6    1  -179 Marisa Nuccitelli    E 561   -9  552
  7    1  -266&Helen Scholten      ( 513)    ( 503)
  8    0  -159 Tania Millen         E 778  -39  739

High game: Annette Casey 421 


Helen Scholten is still provisional (15 games)
Jayanthi Viswanathan is still provisional (20 games)

Scrabble Victoria Online Ratings

Ratings as at:		20 May 2023

Latest Event:		Saturday Online, 20 May 2023

Players appear on our official ratings list if they are current Scrabble Victoria members and have played an online event within the last 12 months.

Players who do not meet these criteria, and have played our online events previously, still have ratings maintained but will appear on this list once they play another online event and their membership is current.

First time participants in our online events will either get a provisional rating (if they have never played any officially rated events previously) or, if they have played an in-person event previously, will have an initial online rating derived from their in-person official rating.

CURRENT OFFICIAL ONLINE RATINGS

Rank	Player	Rating
1	David Eldar	2101
2	Nick Ivanovski	1595
3	Norma Fisher	1514
4	Dianne Davis	1480
5	Lainie Mercieca	1410
6	Gwen Lampre	1407
7	Chris Scholten	1385
8	Carol Johnsen	1329
9	Angie Pearse	1300
10	Oscar Ivanovski	1285
11	Paula Messer	1249
12	Jessica Richards	1242
13	Khwanjai Thammaping	1204
14	Rob York	1184
15	Emms Villaceran	1147
16	Jayanthi Viswanathan	1141
17	Bill Doherty	1020
18	Lynne Goodinson	998
19	Glenys Dettmann	972
20	Angie Winkler	994
21	Luke Breen	894
22	Annette Casey	864
23	Ann Goodwin	852
24	Carol Rollmann	806
25	Tania Millen	739
26	Elizabeth McKean	737
27	Marisa Nuccitelli	552
28	Helen Scholten	503