The Spokesman-Review

This year’s Spanish Scrabble champion is a man who can’t speak Spanish

Nigel Richards could barely exchange pleasantries in Spanish when he arrived at a Scrabble tournament in Spain last month, his competitors recalled. Despite hardly speaking the language, the New ...
WFMZ-TV

New Zealander studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble title. He doesn’t speak Spanish

Éric Boutilier, the co-creator of the board game Tripped, explains how the new game works. WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand man playing his first-ever competitive Scrabble game in Spanish, a ...
Altoona Mirror

New Spanish Scrabble champ doesn’t speak Spanish

Tournament favorite and five-time English-language scrabble world champion Nigel Richards looks across the board before the start of his final round on Aug. 13, 2014, at the National Scrabble ...
Chippewa Herald

Non-Spanish speaker wins Spanish world Scrabble title

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand man playing his first-ever competitive Scrabble game in Spanish, a language he doesn’t speak, has won the board game’s Spanish-language world title. Nigel ...
tdn

New Zealander studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble title. He doesn’t speak Spanish

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand man playing his first-ever competitive Scrabble game in Spanish, a language he doesn’t speak, has won the board game’s Spanish-language world title. Nigel ...