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February 23, 2011
Reader Comments (34)
Hehe....the things your strips do to my productivity at work defies description....hey Scott please do something about a "random strip button", or even a "Next" "Previous".
Note from Scott: I get this a lot. Poor page design on my part. If you look below the comic,about an inch down there should be a black bar that says"Previous Instructions". Click on that to see the last comic. Then the bar will say "Previous Instructions | Next Instructions." I intend to make this clearer in the future, but the to do list is pretty long.
If this is a real game, you must share it! Then I can have this same conversation with my wife...
BAHAHAHA!
Print it ... check
Frame it ... check
Wall... check
Absolute classic
Panel 2, genius!
The Wifely Person beats me at Scrabble too, every time. EVERY TIME!
@ZebTheTroll -- real game(s)! Android just got the Apple-rific "Words with Friends" game, which now sits alongside the previously-used "WordFeud". We're playing on both.
And for the record, Scott just beat me in a game last night. :)
Me and the missus have ceased our Scrabble wars due to my intellectual prowess being far superior to hers...
(Actually, I have to claw and scratch for every win it seems which makes the wins very sweet indeed)
"Even if it's a draw, you still lose because you didn't win."
This one just made it to my top five list for funniest strips yet. I just laughed and laughed. Thank you.
#$@&, I think you mean Hasbro's legal department.
I love the ones with Missy! she brings a slightly less insane kind of sanity to the BI world.
That would be Hasbro's legal department. Also, they're going to insist that you refer to it as Scrabble(r) Brand Crossword Game.
I have to recommend AbbleDabble for iDevice users who want a multi-player Scrabble clone. It's slightly better than WWF.
There's a Scrabble cheat app called Words With Fries, and another called Cheats with Friends.
I just tweeted this comic to share wtih all my Words With Friends friends....one of whom I just beat for the very first time!
You can't turn a D on a double word into anything on a triple word, because there are no double words orthogonal to triple words. Unless "definitely not Scrabble" lays the board out significantly differently.
When I first read the RSS feed I right away felt bad for Rick... But I was suprised when I followed the link and poor Rick isn't even in this comic.
This one is going up at home too. My wife and I play the real Scrabble almost weekly.
This must be one of those universal constants - wives stomp the crap out of their husbands at scrabble. Heck, if I can score half of what she scores, I call it a victory.
Scott,
After reading the comment by Sarat, and subsequently reading your response, a thought of staggering consequence struck me with incredible insight and face-breaking force.
Stop me if you've done this one, but rather than just have "make website navigation easier" on your to-do list, could you instead do a basic instruction about "how to read basic instructions"?
Hi Scott,
I'm from New Zealand and was wondering if you could possibly do a cartoon in honour of/to raise awareness of the Christchurch earthquake? It would mean a lot to us over here to see people care.
Thanks,
Cathleen
Note from Scott: I'll certainly give it some thought, but I honestly can't think of anything I could do that would possibly be funny. That said, there'll be a link to New Zealand Red Cross ( www.redcross.org.nz )below tomorrow's comic.
Awesome stuff. I seriously hope Scott is still making BI for decades to come.
Awesome
Hasbro owns Scrabble in the US, and Mattel does overseas. Parker Brothers actually rejected Scabble when pitched to them.
Not really complaining, a good strip, just making sure you know that it looks a little awkward to have the wrong company.
Does any one really knows what "#$@$" means?????
The great thing about playing iPhone Scrabble at home is that you're using $1200 in hardware to play something that would cost $12 in board game form.
I love it.
@Missy -- You saying game made me lose the game :(