I get it – you’re a Scrabble purist horrified by Mattel’s “unforgivable” update of the game. They’ve released a “dumbed-down” version in which players work collaboratively on a series of challenges rather than compete against each other. “We want to ensure the game continues to be inclusive for all players,” Mattel vice-president Ray Adler said.

You’re triggered and must voice your outrage because Scrabble is no mere game; it’s an institution! And institutions must be protected. (Except any that dodgy old white guys established.) These Gen Z snowflakes need more grit. They need to understand how it feels to have your ego annihilated when you’re 20 points ahead and someone pulls out QUIXOTRY (27 points) at the eleventh hour!

Drawing a blank: Scrabble Together is designed with “inclusivity and collaboration” in mind.

My family of origin is a Scrabble-playing one, although we quickly adapted to Bananagrams (just letters, no board) because it reflected our preferred style of manic gameplay. We........

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