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World Scrabble Championship 2019 Round 35 David Koenig v Peter Armstrong Report

There was an endgame on the MSA live stream of this year’s World Scrabble Championships that quite literally had to be seen to be believed. There have been hundreds, if not thousands of live streamed Scrabble games broadcast over the years but this one I feel might have been unique. To set the scene, the […]

Bottoms Up!

If you are like me, countless doctors and people that have told you this year and years past that you need to drink more water.  And sometimes it’s easy to get on a great streak of drinking it. It’s then that I see what all the talk is about… What is that talk? What is […]

My Top 10 Advent Activities.

Christmas is my favourite time of year. I love to get involved in all things festive in the lead up to Christmas Day to make sure that I am in the Christmas spirit. It helps now that I have children, because it is truly the most amazing thing watching their faces light up when Santa’s […]

Social Media Do you Spend too much time on it?

I am guilty of spending to much time procrastinating, especially scrolling through social media. One search leads to another and before you know it an hour has passed by and you have realised you’ve barely said two words to those around you. Recently I have found ways to switch off my phone, get away from […]

Family Dynamics: Transitioning to Adulthood

It seems as though one day you go from being your parent’s child to their adult son or daughter.   It doesn’t seem like much should change, but some things do and some things don’t.   Adulting.. there’s a lot to it! What changes: It may no longer be assumed that your parents are picking up the […]

Revision just not going in? You may be studying the wrong way!

I have created a few ideas and tips to share with you for the most productive methods of revision

How To Get Better At Go

people ask us is something along the lines of “how do I get better at Go?”. It seems that nearly all Go players want to improve their Go game, regardless of what level they’re currently at. And that’s not surprising. After all, it’s human nature to want to get better at the things we enjoy […]

Terminology: Trap

Trap A Trap is a move which may tempt the opponent to play a losing move. Another word used to describe a type of Trap is Swindle. This can be described in two moves: A ruse by which a player in a losing position tricks his or her opponent, and thereby achieves a win or […]

A Guide To The Mindsports Academy Online Word Game

Features available and how to play Welcome to the Mindsports Academy Word Game, here is a guide to all the features available: You can choose to play either: Player v Player Player v Computer Player v Computer Free Members will need 2 shields to challenge the computer, Premium Members will be able to challenge the […]