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08-04-2010, 11:16 AM
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Scrabble rule change, proper nouns
So apparently proper nouns will be accepted as part of the new rules for Scrabble. Is this sacrillage? 
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...section=justin
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08-04-2010, 11:44 AM
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Starcatcher
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Great! I just say my dog's name is "Wxctrzysdef" and win!
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08-04-2010, 11:57 AM
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Teknition
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Hi Adam,
Disrespectful to the game. I agree. A good point made is that authentication will be difficult at times. A phone book may help.
I predict some arguments firing up. 'Andrew', can become a seven letter word with an 's' and earn that magic 50 bonus points. 
Its just a sales boosting gimmick. 
Cheers Marty
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08-04-2010, 11:59 AM
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Teknition
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Hi Eric,
Great! I just say my dog's name is "Wxctrzysdef" and win!
 But you have to pronounce it...
Cheers Marty
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08-04-2010, 12:40 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Baddad
Hi Eric,
Great! I just say my dog's name is "Wxctrzysdef" and win!
But you have to pronounce it...
Cheers Marty |
"Wxctrzysdef" is pronounced "rover". "Sdgyzxiof" is "dog" etc etc
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08-04-2010, 12:44 PM
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The sky is Messier here!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AstralTraveller
"Wxctrzysdef" is pronounced "rover". "Sdgyzxiof" is "dog" etc etc
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Ahh so that's a silent "w"
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08-04-2010, 01:59 PM
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I don't see what the problem is. I have a computer version of scrabble ( don't know where it came from). It has a user dictionary. You should see some of the entries. All you need to do is invent a word to fit the available space and save it. It is then available always.
Even so I still can't beat the computer on the top level.
Barry
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08-04-2010, 02:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Baddad
Hi Eric,
Great! I just say my dog's name is "Wxctrzysdef" and win!
But you have to pronounce it...
Cheers Marty |
You must have been having a bad run to have that many tiles in front of you. How many points was it worth?
Barry
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08-04-2010, 02:15 PM
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One day.......
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Quote:
Originally Posted by erick
Great! I just say my dog's name is "Wxctrzysdef" and win!
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 Good one Erick
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08-04-2010, 03:58 PM
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No obs, raising Harrison
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Quote:
Originally Posted by erick
Great! I just say my dog's name is "Wxctrzysdef" and win!
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You wasted your s, e, r and t!
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08-04-2010, 04:19 PM
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Teknition
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AstralTraveller
"Wxctrzysdef" is pronounced "rover". "Sdgyzxiof" is "dog" etc etc
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Hi All,
I challenge that! "Wxctrzysdef" , Is incorrectly spelt. It should be " Wwxctrzysdef " which is correct for Rover.
"Wxctrzysdef" is actually Ro er. And who ever heard of a dog called "Ro er"
You would lose a turn Eric.
Referenced from "Marty's Advanced Dictionary of Pronouniations" or How to cheat at Scrabble"
Cheers Marty
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08-04-2010, 05:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Baddad
'Andrew', can become a seven letter word with an 's' and earn that magic 50 bonus points.
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Yeah, so what's wrong with that ?
I don't mind.
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08-04-2010, 05:32 PM
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Starcatcher
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By the way, I'm a phony - I've never played Scrabble in my life - I'm sure it shows 
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08-04-2010, 05:32 PM
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Teknition
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RB
Yeah, so what's wrong with that ?
I don't mind.
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Hi Andrew,
Do I detect a little bias there? ... I was referring to the scope mob in Sydney.
Cheers Marty
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08-04-2010, 05:51 PM
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Moderator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Baddad
Hi Andrew,
Do I detect a little bias there? ... I was referring to the scope mob in Sydney.
Cheers Marty |
Marty 
I reckon I've got a stature big enough to be considered a plural......
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08-04-2010, 10:46 PM
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Grumpy Old Man-Child
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ABOMINATION!!!!
(Thats worth heaps of points BTW, particularly if you can add an 's' for a TWS.)
No. Noooooo. Its just so.....WRONG!!! Pandering to unwashed, illiterate, slack-jawed, drool-monkies is against the very SOUL of Scrabble.
There are already enough entertainments for the Channel 7 crowd: Pokies, knife-fights, bouncy balls, drug addiction, GTA5 etc.
Lets at least keep a few pastimes for those who know that Vivaldi isn't an energy drink and Obama isn't a horse running in the 3:20 at Cranbourne.
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08-04-2010, 11:38 PM
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lol, Peter. More, more!
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09-04-2010, 12:29 AM
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Moving to Pandora
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09-04-2010, 07:52 AM
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Meteor & fossil collector
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Um, no, I think that would be SMS speak, which I gather is still illegal, until the next version?
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09-04-2010, 12:28 PM
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Moving to Pandora
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