Exeter, NH Scrabble® Club #587

Special Notices

As of early January, 2007, this club now has its own web page at: http://home.comcast.net/~exeterscrabble/

This club is included on this web site since it is relatively close to the Boston, MA metropolitan area. This is one of the only four active clubs of which I am aware in the state of New Hampshire. The others are the Epping Club and these two clubs which meet in Manchester: Club #331 and Club #510.

This club has been meeting on Monday evenings in Exeter since July, 2003, but it changed its location in mid-July, 2005. The current location is at the Riverwoods at Exeter, 7 RiverWoods Drive, Exeter NH 03833. At this location, the stated club hours are from 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Often, club attendees arrange to start earlier, such as at 5:00 p.m., and this might even be earlier, such as on some holidays. Playing time may also extend past 10:30 p.m. when players want to play later.

Each session consists of 4-7 games starting roughly on the hour. Players are welcome to attend for any part of a session. There is currently no fee to attend this club. The club provides score sheets for those who need them.

Current Club Ratings and the Weekly News

As of early September, 2007, this club is using a new system to issue weekly reports. This is the same system which has been used for many years in the Lexington Scrabble® Club. You can read about the details of this system here.

• The current and previous standings and weekly news>
  
• Club rating changes calculator
  
  
• The weekly rating sheet with news - described for the Lexington Club
• The club rating system - described for the Lexington Club
  

Club Director and Tournaments

For more info, contact club director Kath Mullholand at e-mail address KathNH@comcast.net or by phone at 603-834-0676 (cell).

Kath puts on some NH tournaments. These are described on her web page http://home.comcast.net/~kathnh/tourney.html.

Directions

• Get onto NH Route 101. From I-95 North, pay a 50 cent toll, and exit at Exit 2 in NH, then head West on Route 101 for 1.5 miles to the first exit, Exit 12, which is "Route 111, Exeter/North Hampton".
  
  
• At the foot of the ramp, turn left onto Route 111 West and note your mileage. Follow Route 111 for 2.8 miles to a signal at the intersection of High St. (which you are on) and Portsmouth Ave. (on your right).
  
  
• Go straight through this intersection and over a short bridge, and proceed to the Bandstand in the center of Exeter. At the Bandstand, note your mileage and make a sharp left, staying on Route 111.
  
  
• Continue 0.5 miles to the Exeter Inn, which is a red brick building on the left. At this point, keep right at the "Y" intersection, and continue on Route 111 for 1.8 miles further (thus 2.3 miles from the bandstand) to a blinking yellow signal.
  
  
• Turn left onto RiverWoods Drive. Pass two houses on the right, and turn right at the RiverWoods sign. Visitor parking is on the left, just before the STOP sign.
  Note: There is a sign with arrows to various points in RiverWoods, right after the visitor parking. Go straight, to "Information", and you can drop off anyone who doesn't want to walk the 150 or so yards from the visitor spaces.
  
  
• The club meets in the Arts and Crafts Room, which is air conditioned when appropriate. You can ask the receptionist for guidance to the room.

Map

You can view a map showing where the club meets.

Noteworthy Game

At the Exeter, NH Club tourney on 20-Mar-05, a 15-letter word ended up on the board in the H row. It began with CONTENT by Ed Liebfried. It was extended by Keith Hagel to CONTENTMENTS, and then Ed made the final dISCONTENTMENTS. You can see a picture of the final position of this game here.