I will confess that, when playing Scrabble (and, um, well, uh, most board games), I tend to be, well, um, competitive.
But cheating? Crikey, no. That's no fun.
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The Real Story Behind the Cheating Scandal at the National Scrabble Championship
I had just hung on for a 395-352 victory in Round 24 of the 2012 National Scrabble Championship on Tuesday when an official pulled me aside: A boy had been caught palming the blanks and ejected from t…
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Have you read Word Freak by Stefan Fatsis? I picked up a copy several years ago after hearing an interview with him. I think you would greatly enjoy it.
I have not, @Avo — I’ll add it to the list.
Link is broken, try this: http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/gaming/2012/08/scrabble_cheating_the_real_story_behind_the_stolen_blanks_scandal_at_the_national_scrabble_championship_.html
Huh. Just retried the link and it worked fine.
weird.
This caught my interest because of a former co-worker who is VERY into competitive Scrabble. It seems a bit overblown though, given than games like Warrhammer 40K are FAR geekier, and must have at least as much cheating.