Scrabulous

Next to Modified Big Boggle, Scrabble may be the best board game ever. I don't play much anymore however. Never enough time or willing participants. That's all changed thanks to Scrabulous.

Dan brought the first Scrabulous challenge. I got a simple email saying I had been invited to a game. I clicked on the link to bring up a webpage showing the board. The interface was refreshingly intuitive. The options (e.g. playing with or without challenges) are solid. The game has no time limits since you play over email. In short, it's everything I've been missing in life.

So I immediately challenged Debs, Dingo, Walaka and Soapy to head to head matches in addition to my game with Dan. Fortune was smiling upon me as I bingo-ed early against Dan with NEURONAL... on my first move against Walaka (I had BEANIES out of the gate) and crushed Soapy with a FAERIES seven letter play that also made PI, ALE and TRIBES. I opened against Debs with a double word score of EXHORT (dropping the X on a double letter square) and managed another double word score with PROLIX on the very next play. Life was one big can of whoopass and I had the only can opener. I felt invincible.

Then Dingo came out of nowhere, blasting me with a triple word TOXIC, vaulting into a late lead and fending me off by then stealing my next play spot. Well played... good show... yada yada... whatever. I WANT REVENGE. Scrabble is a blood sport and I won't settle for less than best two out of three.

So... anyone want a piece of me? Send me an email and I'll send you a Scrabulous challenge.