Well, that’s it: They made Scrabble woke. “Scrabble is dumbing itself down for the woke,” Jeanine Pirro proclaimed on Fox News, over a chyron reading “SCRABBLE FOR SNOWFLAKES.” Even the New York Times ran a piece claiming, “Will Classic Scrabble devotees object? The “wokeness” claim, for example, makes no sense: On Fox News, Pirro seemed very focused on various additions …
It is the development that is causing alarm among traditionalists. Mattel has launched a new version of Scrabble featuring the first major update to the game in its 75-year history, following a trend for quicker, simpler offerings that has swept through the industry of late. As well as the traditional design, a new-double sided board will also feature Scrabble Together, …
