| Anyone play scrabble on here? 11:34 - Oct 28 with 5419 views | loftboy |
Been playing weekly with the Mrs, she usually beats me 3 games to 2, last night I ended a game with 525 points after for the first time ever with a word that went through two treble word scores!
There was already a D on the board on the left hand side and I had the remaining letters to make “Hedgerow” then got two more 7 letter words. I finally beat the Mrs 3-2 after being 2 games down.
You lot probably think I’m a sad git but I needed to let the world know!! |  |
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| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 12:02 - Oct 28 with 5358 views | dannyblue |
I’d be delighted with that too.  |  | | |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 12:13 - Oct 28 with 5329 views | DannyPaddox |
You got ‘hedgerow’ crossing 2 treble-word scores! I wouldn’t be keeping that privet either |  | | |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 12:31 - Oct 28 with 5292 views | PlanetHonneywood |
Be interesting to see if any bids come in for Loftboy when the transfer window reopens in January. Given his age, I'd be tempted to get as high a transfer fee now, and not gamble on any future sell-on clauses etc. |  |
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| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 13:39 - Oct 28 with 5209 views | DannyPaddox |
We’ve been down this route before Planet. Conor Washington was signed almost solely on his ability to play Scrabble. He looked world-class on his showreel but on a wet Tuesday night in Burnley failed to come up with high scorers like quixotic, maximize, and oxidized, or even cowzarse, banjo or barndoor. | | | |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 13:51 - Oct 28 with 5185 views | E17hoop |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 13:39 - Oct 28 by DannyPaddox |
We’ve been down this route before Planet. Conor Washington was signed almost solely on his ability to play Scrabble. He looked world-class on his showreel but on a wet Tuesday night in Burnley failed to come up with high scorers like quixotic, maximize, and oxidized, or even cowzarse, banjo or barndoor. |
Unfortunately, Washington couldn't finish and ignored the simple opportunities presented by aa, ab, ad, ae, ag, ai, al, etc |  |
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| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 14:06 - Oct 28 with 5147 views | Boston |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 13:39 - Oct 28 by DannyPaddox |
We’ve been down this route before Planet. Conor Washington was signed almost solely on his ability to play Scrabble. He looked world-class on his showreel but on a wet Tuesday night in Burnley failed to come up with high scorers like quixotic, maximize, and oxidized, or even cowzarse, banjo or barndoor. |
And blanks are usually useful. |  |
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| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 14:07 - Oct 28 with 5141 views | DannyPaddox |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 13:51 - Oct 28 by E17hoop |
Unfortunately, Washington couldn't finish and ignored the simple opportunities presented by aa, ab, ad, ae, ag, ai, al, etc |
Patrick Aaabadagaialimang - great first few games tho. | | | |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 14:19 - Oct 28 with 5111 views | SimonJames |
My wife is an English teacher, so I usually lose.
But the look on her face was priceless when I showed her an interview with the world champion, who said he liked to throw players off their stride by starting with the word c~^t.
Needless to say, the Missus has banned me from using it in our games.  |  |
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| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 14:24 - Oct 28 with 5098 views | PlanetHonneywood |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 13:39 - Oct 28 by DannyPaddox |
We’ve been down this route before Planet. Conor Washington was signed almost solely on his ability to play Scrabble. He looked world-class on his showreel but on a wet Tuesday night in Burnley failed to come up with high scorers like quixotic, maximize, and oxidized, or even cowzarse, banjo or barndoor. |
Good points... | |
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| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 15:26 - Oct 28 with 5032 views | qpr_1968 |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 14:19 - Oct 28 by SimonJames |
My wife is an English teacher, so I usually lose.
But the look on her face was priceless when I showed her an interview with the world champion, who said he liked to throw players off their stride by starting with the word c~^t.
Needless to say, the Missus has banned me from using it in our games. |
whats your french like.....do they do scrabble in other languages. | |
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| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 15:26 - Oct 28 with 5034 views | loftboy |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 14:19 - Oct 28 by SimonJames |
My wife is an English teacher, so I usually lose.
But the look on her face was priceless when I showed her an interview with the world champion, who said he liked to throw players off their stride by starting with the word c~^t.
Needless to say, the Missus has banned me from using it in our games. |
Me too! | |
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| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 15:49 - Oct 28 with 5006 views | scot1963 |
I made the mistake of assuming that playing scrabble was a pleasant way to pass an evening until I played against two seriously competitive strategic players. I was happy just getting the words on the board without comprehending quite what criminal act I'd committed gifting points to the player who was following with the other player (my ex) practically blowing a gasket as games slipped away from him due to my ineptitude. I also wasn't reading the room too fast as I'd possibly had a vodka or two so was oblivious to the tension. I was also bankrupted possibly within a couple of laps of the board by said ex at Monopoly - I'd never seen anyone so deadly clinical - I haven't played it, or scrabble, since. A seriously bad loser though as when I beat him at Trivial Pursuit he accused me of memorising all the answers on the cards - and he was serious. |  | | |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 15:53 - Oct 28 with 4995 views | stowmarketrange |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 15:26 - Oct 28 by qpr_1968 |
whats your french like.....do they do scrabble in other languages. |
I bet the k and z are only worth 1 point in the Polish edition. |  | | |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 16:07 - Oct 28 with 4957 views | Lblock |
Glad to see Loftboy has approached a new hobby much the same as he did when he used to referee us on a Sunday
Everything done to the letter |  |
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| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 16:14 - Oct 28 with 4949 views | Esox_Lucius |
The irony of "Sesquipedalianism" not fitting on the board, albeit "sesquipedalian" fits with room to spare. |  |
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| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 17:45 - Oct 28 with 4831 views | NW5Hoop |
Paradoxically, it's a maths game rather than a words game. You win by assessing probabilities of your opponent having the letters to exploit what you lay. The best Scrabble players are often mathematicians whose knowledge of the words extends no further than their application on a Scrabble board. | | | |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 19:40 - Oct 28 with 4719 views | NorrisGreen |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 17:45 - Oct 28 by NW5Hoop |
Paradoxically, it's a maths game rather than a words game. You win by assessing probabilities of your opponent having the letters to exploit what you lay. The best Scrabble players are often mathematicians whose knowledge of the words extends no further than their application on a Scrabble board. |
How to suck the air out of a room and ruin Christmas... | | | |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 22:28 - Oct 28 with 4583 views | DannyPaddox |
I invented a variation of Scrabble which hybridised it with Darts. It was fairly simple; both players throw one dart at a conventional dartboard. You then go to the scrabble-board and times whatever your dart score was with whatever your Scrabble score is. And then repeat: dart/ word/ dart/ word etc. The one and only time I played it was with an ex. At first she thought it was a great idea - the perfect way to fill in the Xmas to New Year in between days but I got madly lucky with my dart throws and (with some smart Scrabble acumen added) soon went into an unassailable lead. She was trounced and she really didn’t like it. I sometimes reflect if this was the start of the break up. Btw: We called the short-lived game Drabble. | | | |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 00:18 - Oct 29 with 4482 views | kensalriser |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 17:45 - Oct 28 by NW5Hoop |
Paradoxically, it's a maths game rather than a words game. You win by assessing probabilities of your opponent having the letters to exploit what you lay. The best Scrabble players are often mathematicians whose knowledge of the words extends no further than their application on a Scrabble board. |
Also my hypothesis about crosswords - they're enjoyed by people with an aptitude for maths. |  |
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| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 09:44 - Oct 29 with 4287 views | CateLeBonR |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 00:18 - Oct 29 by kensalriser |
Also my hypothesis about crosswords - they're enjoyed by people with an aptitude for maths. |
Drabble on the other hand - enjoyed by people with an aptitude for spending long afternoons in pubs? |  | | |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 13:52 - Oct 29 with 4148 views | SimonJames |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 16:14 - Oct 28 by Esox_Lucius |
The irony of "Sesquipedalianism" not fitting on the board, albeit "sesquipedalian" fits with room to spare. |
I'll stop holding out any hope for "hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia" then! | |
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| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 13:58 - Oct 29 with 4141 views | SimonJames |
| Anyone play scrabble on here? on 15:26 - Oct 28 by qpr_1968 |
whats your french like.....do they do scrabble in other languages. |
Je parle un petit peu | |
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