Photos: NSC 2009: Round 15

Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) play SCRABBLE Cubes at the WorldWinner laptops in the after-hours room.

The Worldwinner.com shirt handed out to those who scored 600 or higher on the SCRABBLE cubes game!

Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) doing well against the machine.

Info on the SCRABBLE cubes competition at the NSC.

Dan Stock tableau.

Backgammon: ? and Steve Hartsman (Milwaukee, WI) vs. Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and Linda Hoggett (who couldn't play with us this year, but wanted to come say hi).

Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ), Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI), Eric Tran (Calgary AB), and Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL).

Keith Smith (Austin, TX), Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO), Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX), and Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ).

Jim Fonti (Port Jeff Station, NY) and x vs. Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and Lisa Green (Charleston, WV).

? vs. Heather Steffy (Cleveland, OH).

Longtime friends: Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) vs. Jerry Lerman (San Francisco, CA).

Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA), David Whitley (Monrovia, CA), Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC), and Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) watch Stephen Sneed (Ft. Worth, TX) and Christopher Walleck (Lakewood, OH).

Max Karten (Barrington, RI) watches ? and Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ).

Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ).

Phil Polsky (New York, NY) takes on Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) with Judy Cole (Concord, MA) looking on.

Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and Erica Norris Bodrazic (Phoenixville, PA) discuss the working of the Franklin.

David Whitley (Monrovia, CA), Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ), and Cesar Del Solar (Redondo Beach, CA) enjoy the play of Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and Maria, a friend of an attendee.

Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and Maria on keyboards.

Maria and Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) playing a piano duo.

Crowne Plaza lobby: Katie Devanney (Paoli, PA) and Sue Gable (New York, NY) play while Katie's friend watches.

Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) vs. tbd.

Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL).

bffs: Matt Canik (Austin, TX) vs. Stephen Sneed (Ft. Worth, TX), table 3 in division 3.

Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) demonstrates good tile drawing form vs. Wesley Eddings (Bryan, TX).

Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) vs. Peg Pywar (Houston, TX).

Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) vs. David Meredith (Bowling Green, KY), table 2, division 5.

Tristan Vanech (Venice, CA) vs. Donna Leigh (Menomonee Falls, WI), table 1, division 5.

Christopher Walleck (Lakewood, OH) and Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) at the challenge machine.

ZITIS/SIEUR is acceptable.

Chris Canik (Austin, TX) vs. Brian Miller (Orlando, FL).

Stephen Sneed (Ft. Worth, TX) vs. Matt Canik (Austin, TX).

Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) vs. Alan Helfgott (Chicago, IL).

Nigel Richards (MYS) vs. Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI).

Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) vs. Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA).