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Scrabble: Players resort to use internet in absence of matches

Daniel Machanje of Strathmore University and Ayub Zande in action during the second National Scrabble Circuit held in Kisumu on February 9, 2019. (Washington Onyango/Standard)

Scrabble players are taking advantage of working at home to equip their skills as coronavirus pandemic has brought the world to a near standstill.

With no matches and championships across the world, the players have resorted to Internet Scrabble Club (ISC) as the rest of the world awaits for the crisis to end.

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