Scrabble is gorgeous! by Barbora Misakova

Do you know those boring evenings when you have nothing to do? Yes those ones when the electricity in the whole house is off, when the wind and rain are getting married outside and you have nothing only some candles and cold coffee on the table? If you don't you I have to say you are off your luck, because those evenings are as great as they are rare. I remember one such an evening. Sitting in the house of my sister and her husband, watching TV and playing some games on the laptop. All together in one room, but still so separate. No one was thinking about it anyway. But then the electricity just gone. No stupid TV serials, no PC games. In one second we had nothing to do. Then I just got an idea – what about playing some party game? “Come on, just for fun!” I am saying. Finally I won and my brother in law brought Scrabble. I don't have to say (especially to those who know this game) it wasn't such a fun to play it only with two candles, but anyway, it was the best evening I had so far.

For those of you (even though I doubt there is someone like that) who don't know Scrabble – just a brief introduction. Scrabble is a word game which is played on a game board marked with 15-by-15 grid. This game is usually played two or more players who have to score points by forming words by using individual lettered tiles. All the words can be formed across and down the game board and the most important thing is that they must appear in a standard dictionary. But to be honest, creating some new words and arguing with your co-players about the legitimacy of them is the biggest fun. Scrabble rights holders are Hasbro Inc. and Mattel Inc., but you can find lot of games similar to in even online, and people really love it. Just like the users of social network Facebook. If you never played it, but you are a fan of online games or Facebook, try to play it – you will have a great fun! I bet you will!

related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080716/ap_on_hi_te/tec_tech_test_facebook_scrabble;_ylt=Ah_S0bAFfywi43DuMNVGAtms0NUE

by Barbora Misakova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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