Scrabble South Africa

It’s been several years since Scrabble South Africa has produced a magazine, so we are proud to present the first edition of Scrabbabble*. In this edition, we have some encouraging words from the president of the Pan-African Scrabble Association (PANASA), the irrepressible Adekoyejo Adegbesan, who is doing wonderful things for the game all around our…

Wordsmiths compete for Scrabble glory Steven Gruzd On 13-14 May 2023, the top Scrabble players in the country convened in Pinelands, Cape Town to contest the last “major” of the year – the Collins Cup. At 18 participants, the field was small, especially as it was boosted by nine players from Gauteng. Several regular top-flight…

On Saturday 15 April, 31 players gathered at the revamped Paterson Park Recreation Centre in Norwood to do battle over the Scrabble board. For the old-timers, it was a nostalgic return to the place where the Johannesburg Scrabble Club met for many years from the 1980s onwards. Group 4 was won by newcomer Sono Leqhuku…

On April 15, 2023, Cape Town, South Africa, hosted the world’s first in-person Scrabble Blitz Tournament. Sixteen players took part in the event, playing eight games of blitz Scrabble. While a typical tournament allows 25 minutes per player for each game, the Blitz format only allows 10 minutes, with an additional two minutes of overtime…

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