Scrabble

As most of my friends know, Scrabble is probably my favourite game ever.

While I do believe that a decent knowledge of spelling and vocabulary is required, I'm also of the opinion that it's just down to darn luck what you receive on your rack. It's not too uncommon for me to sit staring at 4 i's (no jokes about my specs please)...

For some reason, unbeknowst to me, I almost always get the inventor of Scrabble completely, and embarrassingly, wrong! I've been known to proudly say ooh it was Percy Butts! but it wasn't...it was Alfred Butts, I seem to get him confused with the inventor of the cat's eye, Percy Shaw. My only guess is that I learnt about them both around the same time in my young years.

In my mid-teens, Friday night was Scrabble night with my dad. My dad kept scores and I very rarely ever won, with dad proudly saying such things as 'I'm sorry my love, better luck next time'. I never let it dampen my spirits though, as I just loved to play so much. However, months had passed, and I happened to come across his notebook in which he kept our scores. It only turned out that I had won virtually every game! Cheeky blighter. We never played so much from then on, and I made sure I always kept scores!

Within the last year I have found Scrabble on Facebook, and yet again, my hunger for Scrabble has returned. I do not win every game, I have some very cool and intelligent opponents! *looks at Lesley* who whoop my butt most of the time. But I always go back for more, just as the teen in me did so many years ago. The only difference this time is that when I lose, I really do lose.

So if anyone ever sees me on facebook, please challenge me to a game...I love it!