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General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on April 09, 2024, 12:54:53 PM

Title: Scrabble: Mattel launches new version of game which is 'less competitive'
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 09, 2024, 12:54:53 PM

This makes quite a lot of sense to me.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68769981

Title: Re: Scrabble: Mattel launches new version of game which is 'less competitive'
Post by: jeremyp on April 09, 2024, 02:16:29 PM

I find it a bit depressing actually.

Title: Re: Scrabble: Mattel launches new version of game which is 'less competitive'
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 09, 2024, 02:19:57 PM

Quote from: jeremyp on April 09, 2024, 02:16:29 PM

I find it a bit depressing actually.

Why?

Title: Re: Scrabble: Mattel launches new version of game which is 'less competitive'
Post by: jeremyp on April 09, 2024, 04:39:20 PM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on April 09, 2024, 02:19:57 PM

Why?

The implication is that the proper game is too complex for the young people of today and they are too averse to real competition. Knowing some of them, I'm not sure if that is really true.

Title: Re: Scrabble: Mattel launches new version of game which is 'less competitive'
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 14, 2024, 07:50:43 AM

Apparently, it 'feels a bit like cheating'. Interesting that there is the idea that board games teach you something about life. I would have thoughts that's in some cases part of the problem, in that cooperation is often not the aim in board games.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68801704