Kotaku

Scrabble Rules Change Permits Proper Nouns, Horrifies Purists [Update 3: Old Rules Preserved]

Word from the Scrabble makers at Mattel is that proper nouns will be fair game for Scrabble players as of this summer. [UPDATE: Not so fast concerning this “rule change.”] The BBC reported the change ...
CNET

The sky isn't falling: Scrabble rules aren't changing

Don't worry, everyone. The Scrabble you know and love isn't changing. When I read this morning that starting this July, the Scrabble rules will change to allow the use of proper nouns, I had to check ...
Seattle Times

Relax, Scrabble fans: Basic rules aren’t changing

Scrabble purists can relax. News of a new version of the classic word game that Mattel plans to sell in the U.K. allowing proper nouns set off waves of dismay across the Internet. But the official ...
National Post

Scrabble spin-off changes rules to allow proper names

Game manufacturer Mattel is developing a new version of Scrabble that, for the first time in the game’s history, allows proper nouns. “When I first heard the story, I thought it was an April Fools’ ...
Time

Why Has Scrabble Changed Its Rules?

The Scrabble application for the newly released iPad is shown to a customer in New York CityRay Stubblebine, Electronic Arts/ Reuters / Handout Scrabble players around the world had to double-check ...
Technologizer

The Rules of Scrabble, They Are A-Changin’

I’m going to get a little silly here and talk about Scrabble, and Mattel’s announcement that it will change the rules to allow proper nouns, but I promise there’s a technology angle. Bear with me. The ...
The Guardian

‘Cooperative Scrabble’ won’t ruin the game – the real threat would be Scrabble: the movie

Some are outraged by a version for people ‘intimidated’ by word games. Take it from me: Scrabble rules are for breaking It’s “a terrible indictment of our education system”, “a sad, sad indictment of ...
Daily Express

Outrage as new Scrabble 'goes woke' as rules changed to be 'more inclusive'

Scrabble is to become double-sided to encourage players who find the classic game intimidating in a bid to boost inclusivity. The board is to be sold with the original version on one side and a ...
NPR

Game Changer: Scrabble Amends The Rules

Game Changer: Scrabble Amends The Rules Since the game Scrabble was trademarked in 1948, proper nouns have been banned from the board. Makers of the game want to give it broader appeal, so soon proper ...
BBC

Should the rules for Scrabble be changed?

The rules of word game Scrabble are being changed for the first time in its history to allow the use of proper nouns, games company Mattel has said. What's your reaction? Place names, people's names ...
BBC

Should the rules for Scrabble be changed?

The rules of word game Scrabble are being changed for the first time in its history to allow the use of proper nouns, games company Mattel has said. What's your reaction? Place names, people's names ...