A, B, C and D – Thursday is Scrabble day for people, at Roosevelt Park Recreation Centre, who wish to sharpen their language skills with the classic game.
Sandra Meyburg, the organiser of the Roosevelt Park Recreation Centre Scrabble Club started the club 30 years ago. Jan van Wyk, a player said that most of the people who play are pensioners. “It keeps us busy,” said Van Wyk. He added that the game helps to keep minds active, further language skills and is a great environment to make friends.
Van Wyk explained that they play three to four games a week and one of the games is a competition game, where the players aren’t allowed to use a dictionary. “I have a system on my computer that picks the players that play against each other, so that everyone plays against everyone,” said Van Wyk. Player, Rosemary Tod said that she is a member at the club for already 16 years.
Joan Hawkridge, a member for ten years, said that she always loved to play Scrabble. “It is such a happy bunch of people,” said Hawkridge. Jeanette van Wyk and Brenda Afargan played a series game of Scrabble. “I play it all the time even on my computer and cellphone,” said Afargan. “It is such a great place to make friends. We are all friends,” said another player, Joan Vercueil.
Details: Roosevelt Park Recreation Centre, 011 782 6908.
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