Paul Mellerowicz
Creative Director
Word-Sport™

Word-sport goes on the road to various locations to see how the public responds to our game. We take our specially designed tournament table, complete with the zero truss display which really stands out amongst all the booths.

St. Mary’s Play Test
In May, 2003, Word-sport™ made its first public appearance at St. Mary’s Preparatory High School in Orchard Lake, Michigan which also happens to be my alma mater. Since the senior class graduated, we play tested with nine members of the junior class. The game was well received. It was also a great learning experience for all, especially me. Details

U-Con-University of Michigan
In November, 2003 we went to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor to participate in their annual U-Con Games Convention. The spacious and elegant ballroom was a nice setting for the game demo. I was also impressed by the high caliber of play. Details

Winter-Con
January 2004 found Word-sport at the Winter-Con Games Festival in Warren, Michigan. Attendance was somewhat light on a bitterly cold weekend. But for a few hours on the Saturday night, we enjoyed some very high caliber word-play. Here is where I met the people from Foundation-Games. Details

Foundation-Game Con
In February 2004, we were at the Foundation Convention in Okemos, Michigan. We added a new dimension with a digital stopwatch to register win times. The clock measures time to within the hundredths of a second to handle the high caliber word-play I envision in tournament play. This was the best play test to date. I also recorded the action on video tape. I’ll let you know when the video will be able to view on this website. Details

The Chicago International Toy & Game Fair On Chicago's Landmark Navy Pier
On Labor Day weekend, September 4-6 I attended the second annual Chicago International Toy and Game Fair. I was just previewing the event to see the possibility of entering Word-Sport for next year. Details

Foundation Convention, September 2004
This is our second appearance at the Holiday Inn in Okemos. See details of the latest improvements with our game. Fastest win time by thirteen year old Alex Lane. Details

U-Con November 19-21 2004
This is our second appearance at the U-Con. Word-Sport used our count-up/count-down digital timer. Some very important contacts were made during the three day event. Details

Coffee Tree Café    Lapeer, MI    Nov 2004
We teamed up with Mike Petty of New World Games for a games fair. This was our debut into the coffee house culture. The experience showed great potential for a tournament as the Coffee House Competitions. Details

Divine Caffé    Keego Harbor, MI    January
We'll be at the Divine Caffé for another coffee house demonstration. Drawings for complementary coffee gift certificates will be awarded to those in attendance. Details

N.Y. Toy Fair February 2005  Mike Petty of New World Games and I made the 650 mile trip to the 102nd annual toy fair. We went to network with the leaders and innovators in the toy and game industry. Word-Sport is looking foward to being there next year and having games available for sale. Details

Gama Convention  March 2005   I stayed at the Riviera Hotel on the strip for the annual Gama Games Convention. I was networking with game manufacturers and attending educational seminars. I also got my share of sight-seeing in fabulous Las Vegas. Details

N. Rosedale Park Games Night  We set up at their community center for a games night/social on Friday, April 15, 2005. We saw some high caliber play at the Word-Sport table as a good time was had by all. Details

N. Y. Toy Fair, February 2006
After a record 27 inch snowfall in New York, I made it to my forth visit to the Fair. This is the 103rd annual showing of the event. I stayed at the Marriott Hotel in Tarrytown. Details

SEMMantics RG... May, 2006
Record times were registered at the three day weekend convention in Farmington Hills, MI. We also held our first organized tournament with Mensa, the high IQ society. Details 2006
SEMMantics RG... May, 2007  Details 2007

Presently, we're off to establish an exciting tournament format called the Word-Sport Coffee House Competitions™ Most of the activities in the coffee house cafés feature passive entertainments (music, comedy, lectures, etc.). Our game provides an interactive event which is also exciting to watch. Recognition and prizes will be awarded to top teams and individuals. We will soon appear in a Starbucks® or Coffee Beanery Café (in the tri-county area of Michigan) for an introductory play test. For those on our mailing list, you will be notified on our next public appearance via E-News. Results will be posted on this website. You can visit our Coffee House Fun page for more details.

Click here to read about a Vermont company that turned an exercise machine into an indoor competitive sport.

As always, stay posted to this website for the latest developments and locations of the latest Word-sport™ demonstrations.