Word Freak: A Journey Into the Eccentric World of the Most Obsessive Board Game Ever Invented

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Stefan Fatsis

Word Freak

A Journey Into the Eccentric World of the Most Obsessive Board Game Ever Invented

Stefan Fatsis

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English

Jonathan Cape
01 October 2002

Biography: general; Society & Social Sciences; Board games

'Stefan Fatsis is the Hunter S. Thompson of competitive scrabble' - The Times

For many, Scrabble is merely a board game. For others it is an intellectual pilgrimage. In this book, Stefan Fatsis, journalist and self-confessed word freak, goes in search of the people for whom Scrabble is life and affords us a glimpse into the extraordinary world of the brilliant geeks and misfit savants who populate the highest ranks of the game.

Playing competitively in tournaments across the world, Fatsis chronicles the story of how Scrabble has grown from a diversion invented by an unemployed architect during The Great Depression into the hugely successful, challenging and beloved game of today.

By: Stefan Fatsis
Imprint: Jonathan Cape
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 267g
ISBN: 9780224060615
ISBN 10: 0224060619
Pages: 372
Publication Date: 01 October 2002
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Word Freak: A Journey Into the Eccentric World of the Most Obsessive Board Game Ever Invented

'Within two pages I was hooked. This is an enthralling and wonderfully written elegy' Daily Telegraph; 'A quirky account of a most peculiar practice' Glasgow Herald; 'An amiable memoir of self-inflicted obsession' Times Literary Supplement