Comments on: When Scrabble Lost Its Innocence http://pdberger.com/when-scrabble-lost-its-innocence/ A British freelance writer living in New York Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:48:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ashok http://pdberger.com/when-scrabble-lost-its-innocence/comment-page-1/#comment-186704 ashok Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:20:31 +0000 http://pdberger.com/?p=4187#comment-186704 Found your blog via normblog, and am chuckling over "fast bagging," even though it makes perfect sense to me that Scrabble would get this competitive. It never was a leisurely activity at my house, despite my Mother's protestations that there was no better game. Found your blog via normblog, and am chuckling over “fast bagging,” even though it makes perfect sense to me that Scrabble would get this competitive. It never was a leisurely activity at my house, despite my Mother’s protestations that there was no better game.

]]> By: Beau http://pdberger.com/when-scrabble-lost-its-innocence/comment-page-1/#comment-186551 Beau Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:03:17 +0000 http://pdberger.com/?p=4187#comment-186551 Nikhil, Paul is an avid scrabbler... he got over 600 points once. He has often considered turning professional but sadly a lingering knee injury has made this impossible. Nikhil,

Paul is an avid scrabbler… he got over 600 points once. He has often considered turning professional but sadly a lingering knee injury has made this impossible.

]]> By: Nikhil http://pdberger.com/when-scrabble-lost-its-innocence/comment-page-1/#comment-186521 Nikhil Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:45:18 +0000 http://pdberger.com/?p=4187#comment-186521 Didn't think my little comment would reach New York! Just to clarify, the situation reflected is on the world stage and not just the Gulf, the quote about Scrabble's lost innocence was made on the World Scrabble mailing list...there's been lots of gamesmanship worldwide over the years, as is to be expected with any competition where pride and prizes are at stake. The stringent rules that were reiterated at the Gulf tourney have been in place in tourneys all over the world for years now. Didn’t think my little comment would reach New York! Just to clarify, the situation reflected is on the world stage and not just the Gulf, the quote about Scrabble’s lost innocence was made on the World Scrabble mailing list…there’s been lots of gamesmanship worldwide over the years, as is to be expected with any competition where pride and prizes are at stake. The stringent rules that were reiterated at the Gulf tourney have been in place in tourneys all over the world for years now.

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