The Mind Sports Academy program, which originated in the UK, will be launching in the United States in January. The American version basically works the same. It offers a training program, rating system, and traveling tournament series for Chess, Scrabble, and Magic: The Gathering. At the Grand Final event, cash prizes for each of these games will total $10,000.

Starting this coming January, events will take place in a rotating circuit of Las Vegas, Los Ageles, and San Francisco.

Those wishing to try out the program can pay $25 for a one-weekend pass. An annual membership costs $189.

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Mind Sports Academy offers UK members access to training programs, a ranking system, and a traveling tournament series for Chess, Scrabble, and Magic: The Gathering. Tournaments take place monthly and offer cash prizes. The membership fee is £12 per month or £120 for the first year.

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