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Mattel launches new, less ‘intimidating’ version of Scrabble
CNN ^ | 04/09/2024 | Jack Guy

Posted on 04/10/2024 8:55:59 AM PDT by KierkegaardMAN

Scrabble has truly stood the test of time as one of the most popular board games in history, and we want to ensure the game continues to be inclusive for all players,” he said. “For anyone who’s ever thought, ‘word games aren’t for me’, or felt a little intimidated by the Classic game, Scrabble Together Mode is an ideal option.”

Mattel said it conducted research among British board-gamers that shows that competitiveness is perceived as declining in younger generations. Of the 2,000 people surveyed, 35% believed baby boomers are the most competitive, followed by millennials on 31% and Gen-Z on 29%.

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To: KierkegaardMAN
Facebook used to have a word game based on scrabble. I think it was called "Word."

I tried playing it with relatives. At first, I was pathetic. Eventually, I got the hang of it and because unbeatable.

They all pulled the "turn the board over" trick.

The latest iteration of the game was so infantile that I stopped playing.

21 posted on 04/10/2024 9:26:15 AM PDT by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump. A)
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To: KierkegaardMAN

For the elite players, produce a version with letters in cursive.


22 posted on 04/10/2024 9:27:25 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (At the end of 2023, the country bounces along like Custer on the way to Little Big Horn)
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To: PGR88

They should quit screwing around and make an ebonics version


23 posted on 04/10/2024 9:28:26 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: KierkegaardMAN

When I was a child there was a Scrabble JR.

Did they stop making it?


24 posted on 04/10/2024 9:33:58 AM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: KierkegaardMAN

So “mother” and “father” are no longer.

SCRABBLE for USAF Academy cadetistas


25 posted on 04/10/2024 9:36:51 AM PDT by linMcHlp
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To: KierkegaardMAN

Direct effect of the poor education in any govt schools today. Scrabble to cover for the woke system.


26 posted on 04/10/2024 9:37:39 AM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT back in 2006)
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To: KierkegaardMAN
All tiles are blank, so they mean anything you want them to...


27 posted on 04/10/2024 9:42:29 AM PDT by moovova ("The NEXT ELECTION is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: KierkegaardMAN

I have the deluxe version that locks the tiles in place and is mounted on a turntable.


28 posted on 04/10/2024 9:45:33 AM PDT by yuleeyahoo (“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” - the deep-state)
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To: gundog

Kelsey says thank you, using perfect grammar.


29 posted on 04/10/2024 9:53:29 AM PDT by DPMD (ua)
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To: moovova

As long as they identify as words.


30 posted on 04/10/2024 9:54:41 AM PDT by DPMD (ua)
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To: KierkegaardMAN

Laziness has taken over the world.


31 posted on 04/10/2024 9:58:57 AM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: gibsonguy

😆


32 posted on 04/10/2024 10:03:06 AM PDT by nutmeg (FJB)
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To: KierkegaardMAN

I heard that learning to play piano is difficult too. Maybe if they had less keys would help.


33 posted on 04/10/2024 10:03:38 AM PDT by Mouton (A 150MT hit will not solve our problems now.)
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To: From The Deer Stand
Is there a safe space on the game board?

Post of the day.
34 posted on 04/10/2024 10:11:53 AM PDT by Colinsky
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To: Colinsky

Comes with a free version of Glenn Beck’s Moron Trivia.


35 posted on 04/10/2024 10:17:50 AM PDT by Colt1851Navy (What was wrong with Nixon?)
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To: Colinsky

In a related story, Mattell is going to change “Chutes and Ladders” so everyone is a winner at the end of the game.


36 posted on 04/10/2024 10:25:29 AM PDT by Ed Condon (subliminal messages here in invisible ink)
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To: yuleeyahoo

Love it. Me too. My mom is 90 and still plays. She hates slow players. Do you use the hour glass timer?


37 posted on 04/10/2024 10:31:03 AM PDT by KierkegaardMAN (I never engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man.)
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To: KierkegaardMAN

When the other players agree to it.


38 posted on 04/10/2024 10:45:50 AM PDT by yuleeyahoo (“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” - the deep-state)
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To: KierkegaardMAN

It’s been dumbed down for idiots


39 posted on 04/10/2024 11:04:42 AM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: KierkegaardMAN

So it’s no longer a drinking game? What fun is that?


40 posted on 04/10/2024 11:28:28 AM PDT by chickenlips (Neuter your politicians)
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