Nothing, however, beats the feeling you can get from SEEING it occur in front of your eyes.Īmongst all this, though, there is a BUT, and it comes in the form of accessibility. You can get excited when you read about the playing of BRACONID and it helping to win a World Championship, and it’s great to see the board photo from which it appears. The reason for my enjoyment can simply be explained thus: video adds a “third dimensional” aspect to Scrabble coverage, providing sound to all the images that the written word conjures up and the feelings a photo evokes. On a personal level, I enjoyed every minute of what I could get the chance to play along with the world’s best and interact with fellow players around the globe who were experiencing the game as I was.
The WESPA report noted the internet connection led to down times in viewing and the RFID board had issues with identifying tiles. Players who could not make an event, even one like the (then named) Scrabble Champions Tournament, had their opportunity to share in the atmosphere that was previously, for the most part, either enjoyed by the occasional photo or written reports.īut these were not without their faults. In the meantime, MSI’s innovative RFID board and use of the LiveStream medium showcased a newer, more “tv-like” feed. Here is an example from SAB Live of an earlier UK NSC. WESPA reported on one such example for the 2014 Commonwealth Scrabble Championship. Scrabcast, and its successor SAB Live, used the Twitch medium to provide players who could not make an event to stream games live. It became very apparent that there were other broadcasts on offer. Thankfully, these streams are still available publicly: for example, you can view the first game of the 2013 Final here.Ĭommentators Chris May and Jesse Matthews at Causeway 2016
The Final was held in a theatre with Brett Smitheram hosting to an audience of keen players - those that could not make it, could still view proceedings on Ustream. Soon after I restarted playing competitively, I managed to came across live footage of Scrabble from the UK: the annual stream from the National Scrabble Championship. The expectation that people can see tournament games live on their computer or phone has finally started to become a priority, maybe even a necessity.Īgainst this recent flurry of activity, it may be difficult to remember that the concept of live “streaming” is not necessarily all that recent. Video coverage of Scrabble games has become a very hot topic in the Community.
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