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Scrabble is okay with ok - Labster - 05-02-2019
Could spell trouble? Scrabble rule change allows use of 'OK'
First "qi" becomes a word in the Scrabble Dictionary, then Donald Trump gets elected, and now this. Seriously, it's the end of civilization guys.
You might think that it's okay to invent words willy-nilly. You might think that it's okay to play whatever you feel like, even if it's a Russian word. You might even think it's okay to spell okay "O"-"K" in Scrabble. But I don’t think it's okay. I think it’s immoral, I think it’s unethical, I think it’s unpatriotic, and yes, I think it's cheating the game.
RE: Scrabble is okay with ok - Matrix Dragon - 05-02-2019
Ok.
What?
RE: Scrabble is okay with ok - robkelk - 05-02-2019
It's the thin edge of the wedge. What will be next - spelling "colour" without a "u"?
RE: Scrabble is okay with ok - Matrix Dragon - 05-02-2019
Blame 1800s American newspapers for that one.
RE: Scrabble is okay with ok - Labster - 05-03-2019
(05-02-2019, 06:15 PM)Matrix Dragon Wrote: Ok.
What?
I'm being hyperbolic. And paraphrasing Adam Schiff of the U.S. Congress.
It's kind of a big deal, in terms of Scrabble, making the K much less crappy. Probably not as big of a change as "qi" did for Q, but two letter words are critical to strategy in Scrabble, because the best non-bingo plays are almost always in parallel to an existing word, not perpendicular.
Scrabble pretends to be a word game, but it's actually an area control game with like 30000 rules for placement. Adding a new simple rule is bound to change gameplay a lot.