I won $500 tonight beating a local champ at Scrabble

[MrRubix]

Re: I won $500 tonight beating a local champ at Scrabble

Grewsome?
I thought it was gruesome
wtf is grewsome?

Again, that's the point. Most people THINK you're trying to spell "gruesome" and call you out on it. Once you look up the word and see that it's legit (in fact, it's the same word, but just another spelling), they've just lost their turn.


If you're able to do this a few times, you can, at some point, as a last resort, actually make up a word -- people will be less likely to call your bluff.

For example, during my game, I used the word "nabt" and got called out. Legit word, so I got two turns. Later on when I tried creating a few combos (one of which was "gon"), I wasn't called out.

[leonid]

Re: I won $500 tonight beating a local champ at Scrabble

My dictionary sucks

[MrRubix]

Re: I won $500 tonight beating a local champ at Scrabble

http://www.hasbro.com/scrabble/en_US/search.cfm

Although the dictionary we used was in this updated PC game version (Deluxe, I think)

[leonid]

Re: I won $500 tonight beating a local champ at Scrabble

btw, one of my friends won a scrabble match by using the word "Ziggurat" lol

[MrRubix]

Re: I won $500 tonight beating a local champ at Scrabble

Haha, good word there :P

[Momoko_Katsura]

Re: I won $500 tonight beating a local champ at Scrabble

GREWSOME
grewsome, grewsomest, grewsomer

The bold one.
Is win.
It looks like a jumbled mess ;p

[MrRubix]

Re: I won $500 tonight beating a local champ at Scrabble

I always thought the word "syzygy" was pretty, although it's not very obscure (and I am not sure if there are enough Y's in the game to even spell such a word).

[Momoko_Katsura]

Re: I won $500 tonight beating a local champ at Scrabble

At first I kinda laughed off you winning a scrabble contest
But now that I think about it - sounds easier than it is, eh?


and you said pretty, lol

[MrRubix]

Re: I won $500 tonight beating a local champ at Scrabble

It's a lot of fun -- decent challenge if you're playing against someone good

[Momoko_Katsura]

Re: I won $500 tonight beating a local champ at Scrabble

Like you? ;]

If there was no entry fee, where'd the prize money come from?
Just wondering - cause with most contests the money comes from donations / entry fees.

[leonid]

Re: I won $500 tonight beating a local champ at Scrabble

I suck at scrabble as much as MrRubix sucks at solo

I have zero muscle memory on it. I mean brain muscle ?_?

[Momoko_Katsura]

Re: I won $500 tonight beating a local champ at Scrabble

Lol Leon
I played the new FFR solo today.
I have alot more respect for your vids of you playing it >_<
Alot harder than it looks - its like you have to retrain your hands to do it

[leonid]

Re: I won $500 tonight beating a local champ at Scrabble

I came from 8key bms world and had to retrain my hands to adapt myself to 4k FFR




why are we talking about this now

[MrRubix]

Re: I won $500 tonight beating a local champ at Scrabble

Money was from the guy I beat. He was 100% sure he couldn't be beaten, and I called his bluff/took his bet.

[MrRubix]

Re: I won $500 tonight beating a local champ at Scrabble

I should add that we're playing again this Sunday -- not for money, though. I think he just wants to beat me, lol. Gentlemen's challenge.