ORGANISED BY:

JABATAN PENDIDIKAN DAERAH LIMBANG

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SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN

AGAMA LIMBANG
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1.0 AIM

The Scrabble competition aims to extend vocabulary and develop spelling skills
in the English language among pupils.

2.0 OBJECTIVES

2.1 To enhance pupils’ vocabulary in the English language.

2.2 To enhance mental arithmetic skills among pupils.

2.3 To encourage teamwork and promote integration among pupils.

2.4 To provide a platform for learning in a fun and enjoyable manner.

3.0 COMPETITION RULES

3.1 Eligibility

3.1.1 Primary school category

This competition is open to Year 4 to Year 6 pupils from
government-aided primary schools only.

3.1.2 Secondary school category

This competition is open to Form 1 to Form 5 pupils from
government-aided secondary schools only.

3.2 Team

3.2.1 Each team shall comprise 2 players from the same school they
are representing. Mixed-race participation is highly
encouraged to promote unity.

3.2.2 Participants shall be in school uniforms when competing.

3.3 Format

3.3.1 The Tournament Director will determine the pairings for each
round. e.g. Swiss, King of the Hill or Round Robin pairings.

3.3.2 In a manual-pairing game, each team will have to pick a tile from
the bag. The team, whose tile is closest to the beginning of the
alphabet, with a blank preceding an ‘A’, starts the game.
3.3.3 In a computerized-pairing game, the computer picks which
team shall start.

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3.3.4 Only words in the Collins Scrabble Dictionary (latest edition;

i.e. (CSW 2022) are allowed. However, teams are NOT
allowed to form indecent/obscene words though the words can
be found in the dictionary.

3.4 Time

3.4.1 Each team is given 25 minutes per game. Chess clock or

Scrabble timer will be used to time the game.
3.4.2 There is no time limit for each move but the game shall end
after 50 minutes or where one team has exceeded the 25-
minute limit by 5 minutes.

3.4.3 Any team who exceeds the allocated 25 minutes shall be

penalised 10 points for each minute or part thereof.

3.4.4 Each team shall play five (5) rounds. However, the tournament
director (see 3.7.1) may vary the number of rounds as
circumstances dictate.

3.5 Game play

3.5.1 The team starting the game will draw seven tiles from the tile bag.
Once a tile is drawn out from the bag, the opponent presses the
clock. This then starts the clock of the team starting the game. After
the starting team has drawn their tiles, the opponent then draws
seven tiles from the bag.

3.5.2 The first team to play combines two or more of its letters to form a
word and places it on the board to read either across or down with
one letter on the centre square. Diagonal words are not allowed.
3.5.3 The team completes its turn by counting and announcing the score
for that turn; press the clock, record the scores in the score sheet
and replenish their rack.

3.5.4 The opposing team may challenge the word(s) formed after the
clock has been pressed and must call ‘hold’ before the team
replenishes the rack.

3.5.5 If the word challenged is unacceptable, the challenged player

takes back his tiles and scores a zero. If the word challenged is
acceptable in the dictionary, the team that challenged will incur no
penalty. However, the tournament director (see 3.7.3) may vary the
penalty for word challenges.

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3.5.6 When drawing tiles, a player must hold the tile bag so that its rim
is at or above eye level.

3.5.7 If a team draws extra tiles, the opponent will randomly turn face up
x+2 tiles from the rack (x is the number of overdrawn tiles). The
opponent will then choose x tiles and return to the bag.

3.5.8 All letters played on a turn must be placed in one row across or
down the board, to form at least one complete word. If, at the same
time, they touch other letters in adjacent rows, those must also form
complete words, crossword fashion, with all such letters. The team
gets full credit for all words formed or modified on its turn.

3.5.9 New words may be formed by:

i) Adding one or more letters to a word or letters already on the

board.
ii) Placing a word at right angles to a word already on the board.
The new word must use one of the letters already on the board
or must add a letter to it.
iii) Placing a complete word parallel to a word already played so
that adjacent letters also form complete words.

3.5.10 No tile may be shifted or replaced after it has been played and
scored.
3.5.11 Blanks: The two blank tiles may be used as any letters. When playing
a blank, the player must state which letter it represents and write that
on the scoresheet. It remains that letter for the rest of the game.

3.5.12 The team may change any number of tiles as many turns as desired
so long as there are at least seven (7) tiles in the bag. The team will
score zero for that turn.

3.5.13 The game ends when

i) all the tiles have been drawn and one of the teams have used
all the tiles in their rack.
ii) all possible plays have been made
iii) both teams have passed thrice consecutively.

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3.5.14 When the game is over, the teams shall then fill in the Result Slip with
the scores and spread (see 3.8.2), and upon duly signed by both
teams and pass it to the Tournament Director.

3.5.15 Each team shall then fill in its own Team Score Record Card, verified
by the opponent.

3.6 Restrictions

3.6.1 Teams shall NOT refer to any dictionaries and/or electronic devices
while playing.

3.6.2 Calculators shall not be used during the game.

3.6.3 No movement of the board during the game is allowed unless a

rotating board is used.

3.7 Officials

3.7.1 There shall be a Tournament Director.

3.7.2 Game Officials shall be appointed as invigilators.

3.7.3 Score Keeper will compile scores for each round.

3.7.4 In case of any contention, the accompanying teacher shall refer to

the Tournament Director. The Tournament Director has the final
say.

3.8 Decisions

3.8.1 The winning team shall be decided first by the number of points,
then spread.

3.8.2 A win is 1 point; a draw is 0.5 point and a loss is 0 point. Spread is
the difference between the winning and losing scores of a game.

3.8.3 In the event of a discrepancy between this concept paper and the
WESPA Game Rules, this concept paper prevails.

3.8.4 The decision of the Tournament Director is final. No appeal is

allowed.

. 3.9 Expected Standards

Players are expected to uphold high standards of both etiquette and
ethics. Respectful, courteous, fair and honest play is required. Players are
honour bound not to cheat.

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NO POSITION PRIZE & CERTIFICATES
1 1st PLACING PRIZE & CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
2 2ND PLACING PRIZE & CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
3 3RD PLACING PRIZE & CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
4 4TH PLACING AND CERTIFICATION OF PARTICIPATION
ONWARDS

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APPENDIX 1

Scrabble Comprehensive Scoring Guide for teams

A. The score value of each letter is indicated by a number at the bottom of

the tile. The score value of the blank is zero.

B. Premium Letter Squares: A light blue square doubles the score of the letter played
on it. A dark blue square triples the score of the letter played on it.

C. Premium Word Squares: The score of the entire word is doubled when one of
the letters is placed on a pink square. It is tripled when a letter is placed on a
red square. Include premiums for double or triple letter values, if any, before
doubling or tripling the word score. If a word is formed that covers two premium
word squares, the score should be doubled and re-doubled (that is, four times
the letter count), or tripled or re-tripled (nine times the letter count). Note that
the centre square of the board is pink, and therefore doubles the score for the
first word played.

D. The score for each turn is the sum of the score values in each word formed or
modified in play, plus the premium values resulting from placing letters on
premium squares.

E. Letters and word premiums apply only in the turn in which they are first
used. In subsequent turns, letters count at face value only.

F. When a blank tile falls on a pink or red square, the sum of the letters in the
word is doubled or tripled even though the blank itself has no score value.

G. When two or more words are formed in the same turn, each is scored. The
common letters are counted, with full premium values if any, in the score for
each word.

H. Any team who plays all seven of their tiles in a single turn scores a premium
or bonus of 50 scores in addition to their regular score for the play.

I. Points are to be subtracted when both teams have unplayed tiles left on their
racks at the end of the game.

J. When the game ends with one team finishing all his tiles, the team gets double the
face value of all the unplayed tiles of the opponent.

NOTE: Scoring for each round will be counted automatically in the website.

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 Scrabble Resources for Tournament Director and teams

Gameplay Rules

i) WESPA Rules (Latest edition; i.e WESPA rules version 3.0)

ii) Ministry of Education Malaysia Scrabble Competition Concept Paper
2023

Tournament Director Reference

NASPA Director Manual (Latest edition; i.e 2014)

Online Medium

www.woogles.io

Online Surveillance System (Screen sharing & surrounding view)

www.obs.ninja

Tournament Organiser Software

i) Aupair Tournament Software

ii) Director! Tournament Software

iii) TSH : Tournament Shell Tournament Software

iv) SWIPS https://scrabble.swips.eu

Word Lookup

i) Collins Zyzzyva Self Lookup Software (Latest edition; i.e 5.1.1)

ii) Collins Scrabble Dictionary (Latest edition; i.e CSW 2021)

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KARNIVAL PERPADUAN BAHASA INGGERIS:

SCRABBLE COMPETITION 2023
SCRABBLE TEAM SCORE SHEET

Spread Point
Game Own Opp’s
No. 1/2* Opponent Score Score This W/L/D This
Cum. Cum.
game game

*1 = Start, 2 = Reply
® Scrabble is a registered trademark of J W Spear & Sons Ltd, subsidiary of Mattel Inc.

KARNIVAL PERPADUAN BAHASA INGGERIS:

VIRTUAL SCRABBLE COMPETITION 2023

SCRABBLE TEAM SCORE SHEET

Spread Point
Game Own Opp’s
No. 1/2* Opponent Score Score This W/L/D This
Cum. Cum.
game game

*1 = Start, 2 = Reply
® Scrabble is a registered trademark of J W Spear & Sons Ltd, subsidiary of Mattel Inc.