After concluding the widely successful Mindgames Virtual Scrabble League Series where players from over 22 countries participated, organisers have concluded plans to introduce the virtual version of the sport to schools in Nigeria.
The online tournament was born due to need to keep players busy as a result of the challenges occasions by the pandemic Covid-19.
Jesse Day from the United States won the maiden MGI Virtual International Scrabble Championship, which featured players from across the world.
The scrabble championship, which had three Nigerians in the semi-finals, including former world champion, Wellington Jighere, Eta Karo and John Aiyedun, was filled with fanfare and excitement as the players battled for the top spot.
Students now have an opportunity to compete at the MGI Virtual School Scrabble Tournament which will hold from February 12-13, 2020.
This was disclosed through a statement by the organiser signed by Lukeman Owolabi.
According to him, “Mindgames Incorporated is excited to announce the maiden edition of MGI Virtual Secondary School Scrabble Championship to be held from February 12 – 13, 2021. The tournament will be played on the Woogles platform online with a star prize of 250,000 Naira on offer and is open to all secondary school students in Nigeria. Trophies and plaques will also be presented to top schools and students respectively.”
“We have made an indelible mark and recorded the first and biggest ever online tournament in terms of prizes and number in the history of online scrabble.
“We have learnt quite a few things in the course of running this inaugural tournament and we will be drawing on the experience for further improvements in subsequent editions,” he said.
The MGI Virtual Secondary School Tournament is designed to spread the online to the grassroots with the aim of developing future world champions.
A total of 9 games will be played at each round while the CSW19 will be used for lexicon. Interested students through their schools are expected to visit https://bit.ly/2ItLGzC for more details as the registration would close on February 5.
