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[Manics]

So I saw this documentary on the passionate eye last night about professional scrabble players. They followed these 4 players leading up to the 2002 National championship in the U.S. These guys were frightenly obsessive in their dedication to all things scrabble. I don't think I could ever be that dedicated/passionate about something. Anyone else see what I'm talking about? Any obsessed scrabble players here?

 

[Donkeypuncher]

Did these guys get laid during this documentary? I'm betting on no unless they were married. Are there Scrabble groupies too that get wet on how well a guy lays down those letters?

 

[SteveMeister]

I played Scrabble for the first time in quite a while this past Saturday at a party. 4 players. I ended up winning. Best word: "WEEPY" on a triple word score, with the "Y" ending up on a double letter tile. 51 point word.

But while I enjoy the game, I'm far from a fanatic. Those people scare me.

 

[Manics]

Did these guys get laid during this documentary? I'm betting on no unless they were married. Are there Scrabble groupies too that get wet on how well a guy lays down those letters?

Well of the 4 guys they followed, one was married with a kid, so I assumed he was laid in the past. One other guy actually went out and got a hooker during the documentary. It was funny cause the camera actually followed the guy while he went up to the chick. He was then bragging about it to all the scrabble nerds the next day.

 

[Team Rancid]

Whats the name of this documentary? Was it on Discovery Channel or something? Sounds interesting.

 

[Donkeypuncher]

One other guy actually went out and got a hooker during the documentary. It was funny cause the camera actually followed the guy while he went up to the chick. He was then bragging about it to all the scrabble nerds the next day.

Being able to spell sex in scrabble and not experiencing it must suck....
:lol :lol :lol

 

[Manics]

Whats the name of this documentary? Was it on Discovery Channel or something? Sounds interesting.

It was called "Word Wars" and I saw it on the CBC here in Canada on a show called "The Passionate Eye"

Here's a link I found on the internet: link

Also, the dude in the picture is the guy that got the hooker.

 

[distantmantra]

I saw Word Wars over the summer during it's very small theatrical run in Seattle, it was interesting to say the least.

 

[Dilbert]

I always do poorly in Scrabble because I'm trying to make impressive words, rather than going to maximum scoring per turn. Also, I do think you need to study word lists to maximize your situational probabilities.

Boggle, on the other hand, is the game I was born to play. I haven't lost since I was six.

 

[Dilbert]

Did these guys get laid during this documentary? I'm betting on no unless they were married. Are there Scrabble groupies too that get wet on how well a guy lays down those letters?

We get it already -- you think you're a pimp, and you're proud of that fact. How about keeping that kind of puffery to threads in which it makes sense, m'kay?

 

[bishoptl]

I watched this last night as well. My family used to have regular Scrabble nights, but the 4 guys in this documentary had some serious fucking issues. CBC came up trumps again.

 

[Donkeypuncher]

but the 4 guys in this documentary had some serious fucking issues.

Literally or figuratively?

 

[Ghost]

I was playing online scrabble the other day, i kicked ass....by cheating, man it was awesome, i was scoring 100+ every round, i was deliberatly using words like XANTHATE and SJAMBOK too, just to make it all the more obvious

 

[Loki]

I'd own all your candy asses at Scrabble.


My mother, my aunt and I used to play religiously years ago (especially in the summers, along with Monopoly). My average is around 280, my mother's is about 300, and my aunt's (my mom's sister) is about 330. Which is odd, because my mother is not the brightest bulb in terms of vocabulary, but man can she work the board like no other. My aunt has a much better vocab than my mom AND can work the board well. Myself, it's more the vocab, but I'm good with the board and with maximizing my opportunities. My aunt is like a demon, though....if you manage to score 360 one game, she'll score 420. :lol

 

[bishoptl]

Literally or figuratively?

you just got DONKEYPUNCHED

twat

 

[levious]

I'd own all your candy asses at Scrabble.

no chance, Scrabble limits players to one word per turn.

kwyjibo

- yes, thanks Ghost!

 

[Ghost]

you mean kwyjibo?


ouch on the banning, took me 10 minutes of reading his post over and over to work out what happened :lol

 

[yoshifumi]

i used to play scrabble all the time, but i don't even have it anymore

 

[Doth Togo]

I'm undefeated for 6 years now. I play at least once a week.

 

[way more]

I played over Thanksgiving and pulled P-A-I-N-T-E-R straight out of the box.

 

[Loki]

no chance, Scrabble limits players to one word per turn.

:lol

 

[Mama Smurf]

Scrabble's a great game. I also used to be able to make people laugh till they cried by suggesting we should have a scrabble party and everyone has to dress as their favourite letter...yeah, there was more to it and you have to be there I guess.

Team scrabble's good, you can get some great scores with two people.

 

[Manics]

I watched this last night as well. My family used to have regular Scrabble nights, but the 4 guys in this documentary had some serious fucking issues. CBC came up trumps again.

Yeah I was thinking that too. It was a good documentary, I wanted to go to sleep, the wife was already in bed, but I just had to see the damn end to see who won. That "G.I. Joel" was pretty screwed up.