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'New Scrabble Rules Must Be a Joke - Is it a late April Fool?' blog discussion

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  • Little_Vics
    Little_Vics Posts: 1,516 Forumite
    I am very grouchy that they've brought this new rule in! I play a lot of games on facebook with international chums - how am I to know who is riding high in the NZ charts?!

    I will continue to play the pure game. grr.
  • luxor4t
    luxor4t Posts: 11,125 Forumite
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    edited 6 April 2010 at 5:36PM
    Another 'old style' scrabble player here - what's the point of the 'lowest common denominator' approach to the game?
    ...surely the best players are those with the best vocabulary rather than the best knowledge of so-called 'celebrities'!
    I can cook and sew, make flowers grow.
  • Eric_Pisch
    Eric_Pisch Posts: 8,720 Forumite
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    nothing to stop anyone playing old school rules
  • billieboy_2
    billieboy_2 Posts: 1,361 Forumite
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    Yep, I will continue playing the old way. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
  • niko-san
    niko-san Posts: 9 Forumite
    I have made a Facebook group protesting these new rule changes - please join and invite your friends!

    facebook.com/group.php?v=info&gid=107026065999256

    (i can't post proper links, someone else is more than welcome to)
  • roizen
    roizen Posts: 1 Newbie
    I suppose the big question now is whether or not Xo Ju Zy of China will be in the Official Scrabble Players' Celebrity Guide? Alfred Butts, the inventor of Scrabble, and his innovative game did not deserve this level of indignity.

    Some of you might find the discussion of Scrabble's woes and the game called "WildWords" of interest. It does not share the problems.

    Search for WildWords Crossword Game.

    Hope you will take a look.

    Peter
  • Gunderful
    Gunderful Posts: 443 Forumite
    Here's another great example of dumbing down, first exams, now this. Whilst this is a game, its a good source of vocabulary learning for children (and adults alike!).

    I remember playing this game as a youngster and not having to have special rules to make it more inclusive for me! Shocker in my view with one eye on profits.
    Gunderful a.k.a JudgeJules8165
  • skaps
    skaps Posts: 2,255 Forumite
    This is ridiculous. Im still going to play with the old rules.
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  • DarkConvict
    DarkConvict Posts: 6,346 Forumite
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    I rarely play Scrabble, but i agree i dislike the rule. There is no allowed list of names, so as in the blog, any random word can be used. You can no longer use a dictionary to challenge the word.
    Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced.

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  • As a keen scrabbler (yes, that is a word), I am not happy about this, and am planning on writing a letter of complaint.
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