Scrabble

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 30 Dec 2004, 00:46

I love playing it but very, very rarely do I get the chance. Anyone else like playing, if not what board games do you like?

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 30 Dec 2004, 00:50

Haven't played any board games for years apart from kiddie things with Dan.
I used to like Scrabble but the last thing I can remember playing was probably Trivial Pursuit about 20 years ago when it first came out.
Loved Cluedo as a kid.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 30 Dec 2004, 00:54

OMG I forgot about Trivial Pursuit, how can that be? It was all the rage.

ECM, I got a game I think you would like, for xmas. Its a 3 CD set of "Guess the Intros". 1300 tracks from the 70's and 80's. I wanted to play but noone would, as they assumed I would win. Sad but probably true.

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 30 Dec 2004, 00:55

I love Scrabble too and often play with my significant other...sometimes I even win

Not a big fan of any other games except Articulate which can be a good laugh after a dinner party when everybody's a bit p issed. hic smiley

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 30 Dec 2004, 00:58

Porty wrote:OMG I forgot about Trivial Pursuit, how can that be? It was all the rage.

ECM, I got a game I think you would like, for xmas. Its a 3 CD set of "Guess the Intros". 1300 tracks from the 70's and 80's. I wanted to play but noone would, as they assumed I would win. Sad but probably true.

I think Ali and played that a couple of Xmases ago with his family. It was great fun and everyone got hugely competitive and I think i might have won but Ali would probably disagree on that point.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 30 Dec 2004, 00:59

foxy wrote:I love Scrabble too and often play with my significant other...sometimes I even win

Well that rules out Pal of Porty as your SO as he is total pants at Scrabble.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 30 Dec 2004, 01:00

Porty wrote:
foxy wrote:I love Scrabble too and often play with my significant other...sometimes I even win
Well that rules out Pal of Porty as your SO as he is total pants at Scrabble.

And the wrong sex as well.

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 30 Dec 2004, 01:02

ecm wrote: And the wrong sex as well.

ECM I beg your pardon

I'll have you know I'm a totally vixeny foxy and my SO is not

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 30 Dec 2004, 01:04

ecm wrote:
Porty wrote:
foxy wrote:I love Scrabble too and often play with my significant other...sometimes I even win
Well that rules out Pal of Porty as your SO as he is total pants at Scrabble.
And the wrong sex as well.

Oops, I didn't realise.

How do you wimmin know these things?

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 30 Dec 2004, 01:05

Porty wrote: Oops, I didn't realise. How do you wimmin know these things?

We don't...see above

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 30 Dec 2004, 01:05

foxy wrote:
ecm wrote: And the wrong sex as well.
ECM I beg your pardon

I'll have you know I'm a totally vixeny foxy and my SO is not

Ooops - sorry Foxy. I thought you made mentioned having a wife in one of your earlier posts???
Apologies!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 30 Dec 2004, 01:06

Im baffled.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 30 Dec 2004, 01:07

I'm stupid!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 30 Dec 2004, 01:09

Oh well on that note (and I don't accept it) I'm off to bed, night y'all. Manana zzzz

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 30 Dec 2004, 01:09

ecm wrote: Ooops - sorry Foxy. I thought you made mentioned having a wife in one of your earlier posts???
Apologies!

No problem

Kids but no wife....although I do sometimes wish I did...you know to do the ironing and the housework

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 30 Dec 2004, 01:11

foxy wrote: No problem

Kids but no wife....although I do sometimes wish I did...you know to do the ironing and the housework

I actually quite like housework and ironing.
Stupid and sad!

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 30 Dec 2004, 01:13

ecm wrote:I actually quite like housework and ironing.
Stupid and sad!

You must be unique amongst wimmen...and a great wife

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 30 Dec 2004, 01:16

Back to Scrabble - did you see the sketch on Little Britain where the rotten hypnotist tried to persuade his Mum that there was such a word as "cupboardy"???

that's the sort of tactic I might resort to.

cheating, i mean, not hypnotising opponents!

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 30 Dec 2004, 01:18

ecm wrote:Back to Scrabble - did you see the sketch on Little Britain where the rotten hypnotist tried to persuade his Mum that there was such a word as "cupboardy"???

that's the sort of tactic I might resort to.

cheating, i mean, not hypnotising opponents!

you mean you're supposed to have tactics...must be where I'm going wrong

DG · Post by DG » 30 Dec 2004, 11:06

I love playing Scrabble but will never manage to beat my mum at this game! She's the Scrabble Queen

We have a few board games. Mr DG got Cluedo for Christmas and we've already had several fun, drunken games (one of which I managed to win I may add!). Mr DG went to Asda before Christmas with a list of essentials to get and came home with more Christmas decorations and the game Frustration. He's a big softy at heart!

We were recently at friends and played some after dinner games including one called Riotous Applause - it was great - a combination of charades, word guessing, telling stories, etc. Hadn't heard of it before but was determined to get a copy. Went on a mission around the stores to no avail - no-one had heard of it. So did a search and the only thing that came up was on ebay. I then made my first bid and had to bid several times with another fan of the game. Thought there was no way I'd get it - but I did and it arrived on Christmas Eve

! Very happy!

DG

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 30 Dec 2004, 12:07

I last played Scrabble a couple of months back and it turned out to be the one and only time I have ever beaten my wife in over a decade of trying. I am thinking of retiring from the game and hanging up my letters, now that I have achieved one of my life objectives.

P.S. I am not pants at Scrabble - I just do not win very often!

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 30 Dec 2004, 12:15

BTW - I do not think my wife thinks I have retired from Srabble as she gave me the Official Scrabble Dictionary for Xmas! So if you ever want confirmation that 'ZARF', 'ZHO', and 'YEX' are all allowable words, then just give me a call.

DG · Post by DG » 30 Dec 2004, 12:22

PoP, that might come in handy!

DG

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 30 Dec 2004, 12:43

Pal of Porty wrote: P.S. I am not pants at Scrabble - I just do not win very often!

and the opposition is obviously mighty PoP

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 30 Dec 2004, 12:43

Pal of Porty wrote:BTW - I do not think my wife thinks I have retired from Srabble as she gave me the Official Scrabble Dictionary for Xmas! So if you ever want confirmation that 'ZARF', 'ZHO', and 'YEX' are all allowable words, then just give me a call.

What about "cupboardy"?

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 30 Dec 2004, 12:46

ecm wrote:
Pal of Porty wrote:BTW - I do not think my wife thinks I have retired from Srabble as she gave me the Official Scrabble Dictionary for Xmas! So if you ever want confirmation that 'ZARF', 'ZHO', and 'YEX' are all allowable words, then just give me a call.
What about "cupboardy"?

I think that's a word....I wouldn't allow it if anyone else tried it though

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 30 Dec 2004, 12:50

foxy wrote:
ecm wrote: What about "cupboardy"?

I think that's a word....I wouldn't allow it if anyone else tried it though

Aw, bless!

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 30 Dec 2004, 13:49

Pal of Porty wrote:BTW - I do not think my wife thinks I have retired from Srabble as she gave me the Official Scrabble Dictionary for Xmas! So if you ever want confirmation that 'ZARF', 'ZHO', and 'YEX' are all allowable words, then just give me a call.

Can you settle a Scrabble argument for me Pop?

Is either Quo or Ro an allowable word?

I won't tell you which side I'm on

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 30 Dec 2004, 13:50

Well done, Mr DG, we LOVE Frustration! And Connect Four. Much more our intellectual level

. We're also quite keen on Pop Up Pirates, especially when we've got PMS

.

I like Scrabble but other half doesn't. We did play Trivial Pursuit the other night though... We also love playing Halma - it's like draughts but easier (I'm terrible at draughts). We have Cleudo but my nephew persuaded eldest offspring to play it (not knowing any rules) one day and lost half the stuff.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 30 Dec 2004, 14:54

I love and adore any and all board games. The great thing at the moment is that my neice (5) is well up for board game championships and has even grasped Mastermind, although the favourite is Connect 4.

Yesterday, as Neo-Dadaist slept, boisterous neice was kept occupied for a good 20 minutes or so (as was Uncle Dadaist) with a competition to become the ultimate Connect 4 champion of the world, complete with home-made certificate.

The extra-special thing is that the Connect 4 set we're playing on is the same one that I used to play on with my sister!

I am well known at work as the guy who has got a Risk set under his desk in the eventuality that the network goes down and we all have to sit twiddling our thumbs (this has happened, but sadly not for a while).

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 30 Dec 2004, 18:45

Monopoly, cludeo and pictionery also like Jenga

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 30 Dec 2004, 19:24

ecm wrote:What about "cupboardy"?

I am afraid that it does not appear in the official dictionary - and I must admit that even I was not surprised.

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 30 Dec 2004, 19:30

foxy wrote:Is either Quo or Ro an allowable word?

Foxy - I am afraid that neither word is listed. I wish I had this dictionary before - I am sure I let my wife win a game because when she played 'quo' I agreed it was a word.

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 30 Dec 2004, 19:33

Jenga and Cludeo have been consistently played in my house but 'BOP IT' has taken over since Xmas day - even Grandad is having a go!

DG · Post by DG » 30 Dec 2004, 19:57

Sandra, Pictionary is one of my favourites. Haven't played it for a while though

DG