Exchange
In my experience, skipping a move in Scrabble to exchange tiles is an act of desperation, a functional concession that you are going to eventually lose the game. Part of that is because when The Wife and I play, we… Continue Reading
Scrabble
New Clue
My in-laws enjoy playing board games when The Wife and I come to visit. Last night, with my brother-in-law around, we had five for dinner and games. So the game of choice was Clue. They have a classic game —… Continue Reading
Weekend Tiebraker
The Wife and I played five Scrabble games this weekend. The tiebreaker went like this, with seven-letter words earning the bonus highlighted: Her Him swivel 38 carouse 22 starting 68 airfield 63 hoaxed 27 we, weaning 79 dirtiest 66 affect… Continue Reading
Return Of The Saturday Morning Cuss-Outs
That’s right. The Wife and I risked the happiness of our marriage once again and pulled out the Scrabble set last night and played again for breakfast again this morning. For two games, I was all over it. 7-letter words,… Continue Reading
Cribbage
I’m beginning to regret suggesting to The Wife that we pass the time by playing cribbage. We were looking for a good two-person game to play together and most of the card games we know are best with three, four,… Continue Reading
Thanksgiving Scrabble Score
The Wife TL Fortune 76 enough 16 torque 30 torqued, beady 39 diviner, en, or 17 hoax 28 coaxal 15 ooze 33 streaker 89 bovine 22 muddiest 84 zoning, or 34 rhyme 14 wife, me 24 steeple, er 62 plaid,… Continue Reading
Bad Attitude Scrabble
I admit it — when I get several bad hands in a row in Scrabble, my attitude deteriorates. One hand is just bad luck. Several hands in a row is really bad luck and it leaves me feeling as though… Continue Reading