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	Scrabble Lore

CrazyRedHead

6-28-2008 7:25 PM

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games, fun, entertainment, words

CrazyRedHead says:

When the Great Depression left architect Alfred Butts out of work, he scrabbled around for something to do - and came up with a game whose ingenious mix of anagrams, crosswords, chance and skill is still a winner, 60 years on. And yet it nearly didn't see the light of day...

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