"Why some people are making such a big fuss about it is beyond me," a player wrote.

She has the players write notes of appreciation to each other.

I think all these players could write a much better book.

Every player can write a review of their own favorite game and post it on the game's page.

Foster remembers that Hawkins called a team meeting to have the players write letters to their parents.

"We had a lively discussion of why there were no more women," one player wrote in an e-mail message.

However, if a team mentioned a word that was part of the answer, the player at the sketch-pad could write it.

On a sheet of paper, the players each write a 4-digit secret number.

To get an exemption, players usually write to the tournament director and ask to be considered for the field.

If either player has not written their word down in time, he or she must declare this also.