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Ignore the 'Scrabble for Gen-Z' moaning: 5 family board games proving collaboration is as fun as competition
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Ignore the 'Scrabble for Gen-Z' moaning: 5 family board games proving collaboration is as fun as competition

Scrabble Together? Games do, and should, change over time. Particularly if they are based on a language that has hundreds of words added to it each year

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Apr 17, 2024
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Trite mainstream culture wars hit the quiet(ish) board game hobby this month, with Mattel’s launch of a new version of Scrabble.

Scrabble Together attempts to make the classic board more collaborative and friendlier to younger players, with gamers teaming up to complete 20 goal cards, which set various wordy challenges, for a collective win. Mattel have …

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