• AA5B@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I’m offended that

    • the new version is released in Europe, only, and Amazon doesn’t have it in the US store
    • Hasbro web site won’t let me shop unless I tell them my birthday
    • IamSparticles@lemmy.zip
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      7 months ago

      Interestingly while Hasbro owns the rights to sell scrabble in the US, Mattel owns the rights for the rest of the world. Which is why this version is not available here.

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      7 months ago

      the new version is released in Europe

      Europeans will appreciate it far more. Americans, in general, don’t understand why cooperative board games are so much better than competitive. It was such a revelation when I tried my first (and still favorite) cooperative game- Scotland Yard. Admittedly, competition is still a small part of the game, but the idea that you could play a board game and the point wasn’t to destroy everyone else? I didn’t even realize it was a concept.

      https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/438/scotland-yard