Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players
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- Synopsis
- Stefan Fatsis first became intrigued with Scrabble as he watched serious players in New York's Washington Square. As he delved deeper, he found that professional players approached the game with obsessive zeal, memorizing word lists, comparing ratings, and calculating mathematical odds of drawing a winning rack of tiles. Fatsis himself became fascinated with the game and honed his own skills until he was able to enter tournaments with the pros. In this book Fatsis introduces many of the eccentrics who make Scrabble their life, and traces the history of the game from its origins in the 1930s.
- Copyright:
- 2001
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 374 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780142002261
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 07/08/04
- Copyrighted By:
- Stefan Fatsis
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Entertainment, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Kent Stein
- Proofread By:
- Sarah J. Blake
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.