Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]

Royals Rendezvous Statement
Royals Rendezvous has moved to a new location, please go to royalsrendezvous.co.uk to continue the discussion.

Username:   Password:
Add Reply
On this day - 1955 (Scrabble); January 19th
Topic Started: 19 Jan 2016, 02:39 PM (182 Views)
daib0
Member Avatar
Inter-Forum Gamemaster!
Wednesday, January 19, 1955. : The board game 'Scrabble' makes its debut in the UK


Scrabble is a board game in which up to four players score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a 15x15 square game board.

The game was created by architect Alfred Mosher Butts in 1938, as a variation on an earlier word game he invented called Lexiko (from "lexicography", meaning the process of writing, editing, or compiling a dictionary). Originally called Criss-Crosswords, it was not a success.

In 1948, lawyer James Brunot bought the rights to manufacture the game in exchange for granting Butts a royalty on every unit sold. He made a few minor adjustments, simplified the rules and changed the name to Scrabble.

After selling the game to Macy's department store, demand soared, making Scrabble the popular game it is today. J W Spear & Sons began selling the game in Australia and the UK on 19 January 1955.

Posted Image

Posted Image

Royals Rendezvous - a specialist and friendly Reading FC fan forum
Cello man... VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEVmGOEMJLE&t=12s Please share !
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Darlington
Member Avatar

Posted Image
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)
« Previous Topic · News & Current/Past Events · Next Topic »
Add Reply

Royals Rendezvous - 2013-16