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Taalcon
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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 ]

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And we're talking about the Scrabble on the left, "traditional games" side of the Games.com main page.
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Jeni
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HOONK
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You're doing that too much. Please wait a few seconds.
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Ben
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*HONK*

i love the new scrabble. much better than www.isc.ro's (wordbiz 1.6)

Games.com is much better. mmmmm...scrabble

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rivka
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I haven't had that much fun playing Scrabble in years. Must do that again tomorrow night!
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Taalcon
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Monopoly Man Sez: "Congratulations! You Made a Word!"
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Jeni
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Who else here agrees that "avale" qualifies as a word?
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rivka
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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? [Wink]

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*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.

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honks
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Jeni
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http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=avale
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Well, that's why it didn't count: its obsolete.
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Taalcon
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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"?
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Obsolete means nobody uses it; almost zero mentions in publication.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22the+word+qua%22&btnG=Google+Search

Its also quite common in philosophy (notice the wikipedia link, for instance).

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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 ]

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Jon Boy
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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 ]

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celia60
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but...but....the sk isn't up...ack...
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PSI Teleport
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I'm having a difficult time registering
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Jon Boy
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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.

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PSI Teleport
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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 ]

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celia60
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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!

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Jon Boy
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<--jrowen42
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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.

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rivka
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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?

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It keeps kicking me back to the screen where I unselected the newsletters. [Mad] [Mad]

Duh, password was too short.

[ February 04, 2004, 03:07 PM: Message edited by: pooka ]

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That might mean the name you picked has been taken, or you might have gotten registered without realizing it (like me).
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I'll check in at 3 PST, rivka. I think I gotta go point some fingers in GREnme.
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Somehow I don't think Scooby1983 will be dropping in on Hatrack. He must think it's some kind of quitter's support group.
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If you want somebody to leave, mention OSC.
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rivka
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*loves her Scrabble*

And between Scrabble games, there's Boggle! Each round is only three minutes, so you can fit one in almost anytime.

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Maccabeus wrote:
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And, btw, I've come up with a theoretical way to get two or more triple word scores....

Theoretical high-scoring game recorded at the 'official' Scrabble FAQ
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I have an hour to play. Anyone up for a game?
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rivka
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Me! I'm rivkag -- meet you in Consonant Creek?
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Oka-day!
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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 ]

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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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