The annual All-Island Senior Citizens Scrabble Tournament will be held on Sunday, November 16 at the Colombo Hilton with players over the age of 50 invited to vie for the Deshabandu Clara Motwani Cup – the champions’ trophy. Registration will be from 8-8.30 a.m. and play will begin at 9 a.m. on November 16. Play [...]

The Sunday Times Sri Lanka

Hurry, send in those forms for All-Island Senior Citizens Scrabble Tournament

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The annual All-Island Senior Citizens Scrabble Tournament will be held on Sunday, November 16 at the Colombo Hilton with players over the age of 50 invited to vie for the Deshabandu Clara Motwani Cup – the champions’ trophy.

Registration will be from 8-8.30 a.m. and play will begin at 9 a.m. on November 16.

Play will be in two categories. Category A will be for the championship and words used will be from the Collins Scrabble Words- the internationally accepted dictionary now in use.

The B category will be for players using the more traditional Oxford English Dictionary.

Prizes will be awarded for the highest game score, the highest word score  and there will also be five spot prizes for each of the five games that will be played.

Entry forms are available from Mrs. Indrani Atukorale ( Tel: 296993) or Mrs. Delryn Wijesinghe ( Tel;  2587094)

The entry fee is Rs. 800 and the closing date for entries is October 10 so hurry, get those forms fast.

 

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