Path: ...!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Rhino Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Mattel Dumbs Down Scrabble to Make it 'More Inclusive' Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2024 16:07:24 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 24 Message-ID: <20240413160724.00002c05@example.com> References: <20240412175112.000020cd@example.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2024 22:07:27 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="3b567f3cc1083766d4267e1b1bc2ce37"; logging-data="3343670"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19eAo8MwURd2h7tGpyiPOPztUEj8UoiKiw=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:4UIbM/lokSO7Ak2421azxHm7meI= X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 240413-4, 4/13/2024), Outbound message X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.2.0 (GTK 3.24.41; x86_64-w64-mingw32) Bytes: 1993 On Fri, 12 Apr 2024 22:18:36 -0700 The Horny Goat wrote: > On Fri, 12 Apr 2024 17:51:12 -0400, Rhino > wrote: > > >These Scrabble "improvements" actually sound like a calculated > >decision to take the competition out of the game entirely, which is > >essentially the whole point of it. I can hardly wait until Jeopardy > >follows this path and the whole point of the game is for ALL THREE > >PLAYERS TO WIN by collaborating to clear the board! > > > I wouldn't mind if they gave a bonus for clearing the board but what > you describe would be absurd. That's basically my point: it is as absurd to collaborate with other Scrabble players as it would be to collaborate with other Jeopardy players. -- Rhino