tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post1692535890248089012..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Fun variants of ScrabbleMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-62625702361460031592021-01-02T12:41:01.898-06:002021-01-02T12:41:01.898-06:00We've been trying a version of scrabble mostly...We've been trying a version of scrabble mostly that we made up which I'm calling Core's Hyper scrabble. Fast and fun to play. Each player chooses 7 (maybe 9 in the future) letters, without looking at them, and places them in a paper bag. The game begins with one player saying 1 2 3 go. Each player must place all 7 (9) letters in their rack before making a word. Anyone can make a word at any time. If there's a conflict the higher scoring word prevails (we have not had a tie yet so that will need to be addressed. Each player must keep track of their score with the word played. Players must have 7 (9) letters in their rack before making a new word. Challenges create an official timeout. The loser of the challenge gets negative points of the word(s) played. (This might be changed to a negative 15). Each player may have up to two personal timeouts. At each timeout add up scores and verify scoring. Players may exchange all or any letters only once.gjcorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15919216462703578327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-89436631557808017492020-02-10T16:52:27.974-06:002020-02-10T16:52:27.974-06:00I heard. And of all the odd things I post on TYWK...I heard. And of all the odd things I post on TYWKIWDBI, I was surprised that James zeroed in on this particular one.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-71787890544986156042020-02-10T16:35:26.286-06:002020-02-10T16:35:26.286-06:00This post of yours got a shout out on the "No...This post of yours got a shout out on the "No Such Thing as a Fish" podcast. Episode 307 at around 39 minutes in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-1574581525061881792010-04-12T15:17:41.318-05:002010-04-12T15:17:41.318-05:00Two house rules here: Prior to start of game, a u ...Two house rules here: Prior to start of game, a u is put to the side. If you draw the q, you get to add the u to your tray, and simply draw one less letter after your play. Rule #2 (which I think should be the actual rule): the player who can use the most tiles is the payer that goes first. If two players can use the same number of tiles, then the one with the highest score goes first. If scores are tied, then the two players pick a tile and lowest letter plays first. Avoids those horrible boards started with short words.franschiavohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593234833085588356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-49626384008441032892010-04-12T02:00:52.852-05:002010-04-12T02:00:52.852-05:00My dad and I trade letters when we're stuck wi...My dad and I trade letters when we're stuck with a rotten draw. It usually works out and we can still be competitive that way. We've always recycled the blank too.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206400810447614982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-67191732050961253122010-04-11T21:59:39.892-05:002010-04-11T21:59:39.892-05:00It's so weird that you posted this.
I was a...It's so weird that you posted this. <br /><br />I was at work the other night and one of the doctors mentioned in passing that he is playing scrabble with folks on line. This guy is a fanatic! I had no idea there were so many Scrabble fans out there.Deananoreply@blogger.com