A new Hatrack Pastime is upon us: tonight, nearly 12 Jatraqueros swarmed the SCRABBLE rooms over at http://www.games.com - With no additional software downloads needed, and 4 people able to play at once, and with multiple rooms and waiting rooms where nonplayers can observe and chat - what else could you want? Join us, one and all!
Come into the AIM Hatrack chat to see whos in, and who's willing to play.
So register, and then head into the Consonant Creek lobby, and look for a table with some familiar Jatraquero names.
There's some fierce competition about.
See you there!
***Taalcon honks.
[ February 04, 2004, 04:02 AM: Message edited by: Taalcon ]
Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
And we're talking about the Scrabble on the left, "traditional games" side of the Games.com main page.
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
HOONK Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
You're doing that too much. Please wait a few seconds.
Posted by Wonko The Sane (Member # 2945) on :
Honk Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
*HONK*
i love the new scrabble. much better than www.isc.ro's (wordbiz 1.6)
Games.com is much better. mmmmm...scrabble
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
I haven't had that much fun playing Scrabble in years. Must do that again tomorrow night!
Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :
Monopoly Man Sez: "Congratulations! You Made a Word!"
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
Who else here agrees that "avale" qualifies as a word?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Merriam-Webster doesn't like it; neither does dictionary.com.
Could you have been thinking of "avail"? Or were you trying to use a French word? Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
*thinks*
I think I may have read it somewhere . . . is it related to rock climbing? However, I'd think of avail or vale first, both of which are definitely words.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
Well, that's why it didn't count: its obsolete.
Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :
Most of the words you used, Fugu, I'd consider pretty obsolete in and of themselves. "Qua"?! I mean seriously. Who, besides Beckett, uses "Qua"?
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
Obsolete means nobody uses it; almost zero mentions in publication.
Its also quite common in philosophy (notice the wikipedia link, for instance).
Posted by Maccabeus (Member # 3051) on :
I was doing great until Xavier joined us. Then things fell apart and he started winning! GRR!
And, btw, I've come up with a theoretical way to get two or more triple word scores....
[ February 04, 2004, 07:28 AM: Message edited by: Maccabeus ]
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Scrabble online? I am SO in. Anyone playing right now?
We're about to start a game. Come play!
[ February 04, 2004, 02:41 PM: Message edited by: Jon Boy ]
Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :
but...but....the sk isn't up...ack...
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
I'm having a difficult time registering
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Ruth's finishing the sk scene right now.
And I had a hard time registering, too. It kept giving me some error at the end, but apparently, it still registered me.
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
Are you nerd3000? heh heh
I'm in here now, what do I do?
[ February 04, 2004, 02:50 PM: Message edited by: PSI Teleport ]
Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :
Ruth: It's Jonathon's fault it's not done.
Jon: It's Ruth's fault it's not done.
celia: I'm dead, why am I even complaining?
Nathan: Clearly, you're guilty. Let's all lynch celia!
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
<--jrowen42
Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :
It was supposed to be Jon Boy's day, but he didn't get it done last night. Then, when we both got home from class, he said he was having a mental block. I offered to do it for him.
Besides, it's up now! Rejoice and make merry.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Everyone seems to get that error when registering, btw. But the registration seems to take anyway.
Anyone interested in a game at 3 PM Pacific?
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
It keeps kicking me back to the screen where I unselected the newsletters.
Duh, password was too short.
[ February 04, 2004, 03:07 PM: Message edited by: pooka ]
Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
That might mean the name you picked has been taken, or you might have gotten registered without realizing it (like me).
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
I'll check in at 3 PST, rivka. I think I gotta go point some fingers in GREnme.
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
Somehow I don't think Scooby1983 will be dropping in on Hatrack. He must think it's some kind of quitter's support group.
Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
If you want somebody to leave, mention OSC.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
*loves her Scrabble*
And between Scrabble games, there's Boggle! Each round is only three minutes, so you can fit one in almost anytime.
Posted by John Van Pelt (Member # 5767) on :
Maccabeus wrote:
quote: And, btw, I've come up with a theoretical way to get two or more triple word scores....
I have an hour to play. Anyone up for a game?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Me! I'm rivkag -- meet you in Consonant Creek?
Posted by Anti-Chris (Member # 4452) on :
Oka-day!
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
quote:And, btw, I've come up with a theoretical way to get two or more triple word scores....
It's not theoretical. The word "craziest" (311 points) was recorded at a club in Michigan in 1996.
So anyone wanna play now?
[ February 06, 2004, 04:43 PM: Message edited by: Jon Boy ]
Posted by Sharpie (Member # 482) on :
Just this past December, blowzier was officially played for 329 (the L was a blank, if I recall correctly).
There are some folks at scrabble blitz (also on games.com) who try for oxyphenbutazone (there are a couple of other 15-letter words that are pretty easy to set up) and actually succeed frequently enough to be very annoying.
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