1° Campionato nazionale di Scrabble
Rome, 7 December 1997: the roman Giuseppe Ricciardi won the 1st Italian Scrabble Championship. A thousand players participated at the Milano, Rome, Naples, Palermo, Bologna and Venice selections.
Player of the year 1997
Cattolica, 3-5 October 1997: the roman Enrico Colangiuolo bring home the coveted title of Player of the Year 1997.
Mind Sports Olympiad 1997
London, 18-24 August 1997: the first edition of the Mind Sports Olympiad has took place! 35 board games and mental-skills tournaments. Dario De Toffoli was one of the few Italians participants.
9th City of Venice
19-22 June 1997: the 9th “City of Venice” International Backgammon Tournament was held in the glamorous setting of the Casino at Lido of Venice. The winner is the Swedish student Markus Eek.