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Word Wars and orienteering

Watching "Word Wars," a documentary film about Scrabble, gave me a few ideas about orienteering. The film follows four very serious Scrabble players as they prepare for and compete in the national championships. I`m always interested in learning about people who are both fanatic and good at just about anything…
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(except I`m not really interested in golf). So, I enjoyed the movie. Scrabble as a

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