$25:THE SWAP: Trade out a letter
$50: THE NON-CON: buy a vowel
$100: THE BLANK: Flip a letter over and make it blank
$150: THE AUGMENT: Add 10 points to any letter to increase its value
$200: THE ALSORANS: Add Q, Z, or X to any word
$250: THE KOSHKA: play a word in any non-English language
$300: THE CONFER: Consult the dictionary for one turn
$400: THE SPURN: Reject an opponent's word for no reason
$500: THE WEBSTER: Invent a word (must have definition)

Registration is now closed for Scrabble for Cheaters 2011 (unless you've secretly raised a million dollars and just forgot to register, if that's the case, email Patrick). Thanks to everyone for signing up! You can still donate to teams over here.

As soon as a team has signed up, anyone and everyone can go to www.826chi.org/cheaters and pledge their support for the team(s) of their choice. By donating money to the team, the pledger increases the opportunities for the team to buy certain cheats. It is therefore advantageous for team members to raise as much money as possible. During the tournament, teams will use their cheats against opposing teams.

If you'd like to be an event sponsor, or for any other information, please contact Patrick Shaffner at 773-772-8108 or Patrick@826chi.org.