Created: Apr 09, 2010 11:00 AM
THE CONTROVERSY: Scrabble purists despaired over news of a version of the classic word game that Mattel plans to sell in the U.K. that allows the use of proper nouns.THE FACTS: But that game, Scrabble Trickster, will be released only in the U.K., and the official rules of Scrabble aren't changing.
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Summary Box: Scrabble controversy
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BY The Associated Press
THE CONTROVERSY: Scrabble purists despaired over news of a version of the classic word game that Mattel plans to sell in the U.K. that allows the use of proper nouns.
THE FACTS: But that game, Scrabble Trickster, will be released only in the U.K., and the official rules of Scrabble aren't changing.
OTHER VERSIONS: Hasbro, which has rights to the game in North America, also makes Scrabble Slam, a card game, and Scrabble Flash, an electronic version using blocks that click together, due out in the fall.
