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

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

          
	A

       5 games
       W     M                       Old  Chg  New
  1    4   +86 Chris Scholten       E1390  +35 1425
  2    3  +193 Oscar Ivanovski      E1246  +29 1275
  3    3   +75 Norma Fisher         E1533   +1 1534
  4    3   -70 Nick Ivanovski       E1569   -3 1566
  5  1.5   +38 Gwen Lampre          E1442  -20 1422
  6  0.5  -322 Dianne Davis         E1460  -42 1418

High game: Oscar Ivanovski 518 


B

       5 games
       W     M                       Old  Chg  New
  1    3  +229 Glenys Dettmann      E1017   -4 1013
  2    3  +163 Ann Goodwin          E 824  +15  839
  3    3   +70 Annette Casey        E 864  +11  875
  4    3  -141 Angie Winkler        E 923   +5  928
  5    3  -143&Bill Doherty        (1039)    (1031)
  6    0  -178 Marisa Nuccitelli    E 597  -22  575

High game: Ann Goodwin 450 


Bill Doherty is still provisional (45 games)

Scrabble Victoria Online Ratings

Ratings as at:		28 January 2023

Latest Event:		Saturday Online, 28 January 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	1566
3	Norma Fisher	1534
4	Chris Scholten	1435
5	Gwen Lampre	1422
6	Dianne Davis	1418
7	Lainie Mercieca	1410
8	Carol Johnsen	1349
9	Oscar Ivanovski	1275
10	Jessica Richards	1242
11	Paula Messer	1221
12	Rob York	1184
13	Emms Villaceran	1147
14	Bill Doherty	1031
15	Lynne Goodinson	1020
16	Glenys Dettmann	1013
17	Carol Mascitti	977
18	Angie Winkler	928
19	Jayanthi Viswanathan	892
20	Annette Casey	875
21	Luke Breen	867
22	Ann Goodwin	839
23	Carol Rollmann	806
24	Tania Millen	797
25	Elizabeth McKean	737
26	Marisa Nuccitelli	575
27	Jeanette Pearson	518
28	Bernadette Brown	508