Word Wars DVD – Joe Edley, Marlon Hill 

Tiles and tribulations… There is a dedicated community of people for whom Scrabble is more than a domestic nicety – it is an obsession. They devote years of their lives to mental and physical preparation and travel the country – some full-time – competing in cutthroat tournaments. The dictionary is studied with religious devotion each obscure word another weapon for the ultimate battle. For some the game keeps them teetering on the safe side of sanity. For others it has pushed them just over. Some scrape by on the meager winnings alone. In another corner of the Scrabble universe – New York City’s Washington Square Park – you’ll find a ragtag bunch oblivious to anything besides the games at hand – restaurateurs grizzled veterans the seemingly homeless – all obsessing about words with a Q but no U: QAT QAID QINTAR… This is Not your grandmother’s Scrabble. Word Wars delves into both of these worlds focusing on four of the game’s highest-ranked players as they advance from heated competition in neighborhood parks and clubs to highly organized regional and national tournaments culminating in the 2002 National Championship in San Diego where the top prize is $25 000 and an appearance on the Today Show. Word Wars is a thoroughly entertaining and hilarious look at the competitive world of Scrabble!