Two-day scrabble festival concludes at Karachi mall

KARACHI: A two-day scrabble Festival organized by Pakistan Scrabble Association (PSA) here at Park Towers concluded on Sunday.

A large number of people turned up to see the Pakistan’s star players of scrabble in action. Exhibition matches were played for the benefit of onlookers. There were impromptu coaching lessons from senior players for anyone who took interest.

Played in the middle of a busy shopping center, the event provided a real festive look as shoppers stopped by to see young players making strange and new English words on scrabble boards.

The space was decorated with posters having pictures of players along with brief details of their achievements.

The onlookers were amazed to find that Pakistan has been doing so well at the international level. Some couldn't believe that Pakistan has produced a World Youth Champion, a runner-up and winners of several other international tournaments.

People took "selfies" with the World Youth Champion, Moiz Baig, national champion Waseem Khatri, world number 1 female youth player Mariam Arif and 10 year old Hasham Hadi who scored an amazing 876 in an international match last year.

The most exciting segment of the event proved to be the "Scrabble Challenge". Five players played a ten-minute game against anyone who wished to challenge. Although the challengers were allowed to use a dictionary during the match very few managed to win.

A large number of players signed up for the free training program of PSA - a weekly event that takes place at local hotel every Friday.