The lessons of woke Scrabble
When heritage meets innovation.
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The idea that Scrabble needs to be made less competitive in order to be attractive to Gen Z was always going to make some people rather vexed.
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The Economist
“Thick”, scoffed the headline on the Daily Mail website on April 9, in response to the news that Scrabble has had an overhaul.
In some parts of the world, the word-play game has been relaunched with a double-sided board – one side now shows a new, simpler design that is meant to be less intimidating and more inclusive than the original.
