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Title: Actual Scrabble board vs. GS Scrabble board
Post by: PYLdude on December 10, 2005, 02:55:54 PM

I'm a little curious.

Now, a lot of us are familiar with the Scrabble game board and its bonus spots (light blue double letter, pink double word, darker blue triple letter, red triple word), as well as the blue and pink money-payers on the game show board.

Call me crazy, but I was wondering when they drew up the board for the game show, how did they account for the other two color spaces? Did they just convert them into pink and blue accordingly, or just omit them altogether?

(And if it's been asked before, I apologize.)

Title: Actual Scrabble board vs. GS Scrabble board
Post by: JasonA1 on December 10, 2005, 03:00:33 PM

Comparing a screen shot (seen here (http://\"http://www.xanfan.com/scrabble/DzlItem790.jpg\")) and a photo of the actual board (pictured here (http://\"http://www.cc.gatech.edu/classes/cs7321_97_winter/participants/sumner/fp/emptyboard.jpg\")) my guess proves correct: any shade of red or blue got changed to pink or blue respectively for the TV version.

And no need to worry, this is a perfectly fair question.

-Jason

Title: Actual Scrabble board vs. GS Scrabble board
Post by: PYLdude on December 10, 2005, 11:08:22 PM

I see. Thanks a bunch, Jason.

Title: Actual Scrabble board vs. GS Scrabble board
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on December 11, 2005, 09:33:14 PM

[quote name=\'PYLdude\' date=\'Dec 10 2005, 11:08 PM\']I see.
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When I read this, I interpreted it as dissapointment.  If I misinterpreted it, my apologies; but were you expecting something else/better?

Title: Actual Scrabble board vs. GS Scrabble board
Post by: clemon79 on December 11, 2005, 09:39:36 PM

[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Dec 11 2005, 06:33 PM\']When I read this, I interpreted it as dissapointment.  If I misinterpreted it, my apologies; but were you expecting something else/better?

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Let's translate this:
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' date=\'Dec 10 2005, 08:08 PM\']I see.
[/quote]
"I understand your response to my question..."
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' date=\'Dec 10 2005, 08:08 PM\']Thanks a bunch, Jason.
[/quote]
"...and I appreciate, Jason, you taking the time out to give me the information I requested."

I don't see how you infer any sort of malicious intent in that post, unless you're actively trying to find it.

Title: Actual Scrabble board vs. GS Scrabble board
Post by: Kevin Prather on December 11, 2005, 09:54:52 PM

On top of that, how were you even involved in the conversation, Mark? What did it matter to you what anyone meant?

Title: Actual Scrabble board vs. GS Scrabble board
Post by: Mike Tennant on December 12, 2005, 12:42:27 PM

On the other hand, when the home version of the game show was created, the original box game's board layout was retained, with a different bonus point value assigned to each color.