Scrabble Association of Uganda (SAU) is the national apex body for the administration and promotion of the game of scrabble in Uganda and it is registered by the National Council of Sports (NCS). SAU is affiliated to the World English-Language Scrabble Players Association (WESPA) and is a member of the Pan African Scrabble Association (PANASA) and the East and Central Africa Scrabble Association (ECASA).
In 1987, I joined a group of elite students who were juggling tiles and fishing out some, place them on the rack and shuffled. Very slowly, they shifted the tiles, then making words on a square board. It was my first encounter with scrabble.
The final National Tournament before the African Championships in Kirinyaga County took place this past weekend in the Western lakeside City of Kisumu, the glorious land by Lake Victoria of mesmerizing Sunsets, graceful Impalas and a staggering 115 bird species!
WESPAC kicked off with the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) for those people who for Business reasons got too busy to play all the local Qualifiers needed to make their National Teams proper for the Main Event. It was a one-dayer featuring 8 games of tension.
