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Scrabble Rules Change Allowing Proper Nouns For First Time In 62 Years

Mattel is changing the rules of its classic board game Scrabble for the first time in 62 years. Highly-literate wordsmiths will now be permitted to use proper nouns, an act that has been prohibited for “Scrabblers” ever since the game was trademarked by creator Alfred Butts in 1948. New high scoring combinations will include Jay-Z [...]

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13:55 on April 6 2010

Scrabble Rules Change Allowing Proper Nouns For First Time In 62 Years

Pop Crunch — Mattel is changing the rules of its classic board game Scrabble for the first time in 62 years. Highly-literate wordsmiths will now be permitted to use proper nouns, an a... more info
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