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NEWS ABOUT: Scrabble

Scrabble stories: 12 news summaries

 'Zzz' Spells Discontent 
 for Scrabble Enthusiasts 

Some game fans lobby for rules change

Mar 18, 09 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you sigh in resignation every time you pull a Z or Q out of the Scrabble letter bag, new additions to the game’s official word list probably have you sighing in relief. But aficionados say the expanding list—now including “za,” “qi,” and “... More »

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game • dictionary • Scrabble • board games • controversy • Alfred Butts

Amy's Latest Shenanigans: Topless Scrabble

Vacationing singer shares more than just spelling tips will fellow resort guests

Jan 29, 09 2:39 PM CST
(Newser) - After rescuing a beachgoer and stealing drinks from other hotel guests, Amy Winehouse wrapped up her Caribbean vacation with some topless Scrabble, the Sun reports. “While taking a break from her usual antics on the beach, Amy spotted some people playing Scrabble and decided to offer her spelling knowledge,... More »

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celebrity • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • Scrabble • topless

 C-E-R-T-A-I-N Scrabble Winners

ZQFMGB not included

Aug 30, 08 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, Bart Simpson could fake it at Scrabble—but for those of us playing against a wit sharper than Homer's, here are some gems Mental Floss magazine dug up that actually mean something:
  • Cwm: A valley created by glacial shifts.
  • Adz: An axe-like woodworking tool.
  • Xu: The
... More »

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intelligence • mental health • Scrabble • board games • words • intelligence tests

Scrabulous Creators Spite Hasbro With 'Wordscraper'

Remodeled Facebook app seeks to get around copyright issues

Jul 31, 08 2:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The creators of Scrabulous are determined: Just 2 days after Hasbro forced Facebook to ditch their wildly popular online Scrabble impersonator, Rajat and Jayant Agarwalla have introduced Wordscraper, Silicon Alley Insider reports. The new game looks less like Scrabble than Scrabulous and offers a few rule changes, but it may... More »

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social networking • Facebook • Hasbro • Scrabble

 Facebook
 Y-A-N-K-S
 Scrabulous

Popular Scrabble clone unable to withstand legal pressure

Jul 29, 08 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Facebook took down the wildly popular ‘Scrabulous’ this morning, PC Magazine reports, following a legal attack against the game's creators by the rights holders of Scrabble. The site finally folded to pressure after receiving a takedown notice from Hasbro, as well as Mattel, which owns international rights to the... More »

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Facebook • Hasbro • Mattel • Scrabble • Scrabulous

 Hasbro Sues 
 Scrabulous,
 Warns
 Facebook

Game maker says unsanctioned online version must go

Jul 24, 08 9:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The makers of Scrabble say Scrabulous must go. Hasbro today sued the creators of the online knockoff, which is wildly popular on Facebook, and warned the social networking site to dtich the game, ABC News reports. No word yet on whether that will happen. Hasbro recently released its own online... More »

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Facebook • copyright • Hasbro • Scrabble • Scrabulous

 Scrabble Seduces Senegal 

Nation that has come to dominate French competition hosts world championships

Jul 21, 08 4:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite the country’s 40% literacy rate, Senegal considers Scrabble as important as the national soccer team, and this week hosts the Francophone Scrabble World Championships. Senegalese dominated last year’s event, the BBC reports, and hope to repeat on home turf. “Nowhere else in the world can you... More »

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Senegal • Scrabble • Wolof

 End of Scrabulous
 Finally Near? 

Facebook's official Scrabble application could oust popular game

Jul 8, 08 4:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Facebook users anticipating a goodbye to the site’s popular unofficial Scrabble game may finally see it happen when an official one comes out later this month. Hasbro and Electronic Arts are preparing the alternative to Scrabulous, which Hasbro says infringes on its copyrights. “We are keeping our legal... More »

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Facebook • Hasbro • Electronic Arts • Scrabble • Scrabulous

Sellers, Fans at Odds Over Scrabulous

Companies debate legal action as 700K play online knock-off daily

Mar 2, 08 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Scrabble knock-off Scrabulous is a hit online, but sellers of the original board game have cried piracy and may take their claim to court, the New York Times reports. Tens of thousands of Scrabulous players have threatened to boycott Hasbro and Mattel if they shut down the Facebook-friendly game, which... More »

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social networking • Facebook • Hasbro • Mattel • boycott • Scrabble • Scrabulous • board games

Tonight May Be Game Over for Scrabulous

Creators scramble to make a deal as deadline looms

Jan 22, 08 2:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Scrabulous—the wildly popular Facebook app based (without permission) on Scrabble—may have to fold up its board tonight. Hasbro and Mattel, which jointly own the rights to the board game, have set the deadline for the online game to either shut itself down or sell itself to Electronic Arts,... More »

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Facebook • Scrabble • Scrabulous • copyright infringement

Hasbro Attacks Fabulous Scrabble Clone

'Scrabulous' application wildly popular on Facebook

Jan 12, 08 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Hasbro, maker of the classic board game Scrabble, is moving to shut down Scrabulous, a widely popular—and virtually identical—online knockoff. It's currently the ninth most popular application on all of Facebook, with 2.3 million users. Scrabulous’ developers estimate their app brings in about $25,000 a month,... More »

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Facebook • Hasbro • knockoff • Electronic Arts • Scrabble • Scrabulous

Scrabble Players
Flock to Facebook

Scrabulous application attracts 500K daily users

Dec 17, 07 12:21 PM CST
(Newser) - The hottest application on Facebook these days is Scrabulous, based on the Hasbro boardgame. Jayant and Rajat Agarwalla, a young brother duo from Calcutta, developed an online version of Scrabble in 2005. They put it on Facebook in June in the hopes of targeting 0.01% of the website's citizenry,... More »

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Facebook • Scrabble • Scrabulous • board games

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