Scrabble – The Spinoff

Bingeing on a triple-triple: True confessions of a Scrabble addict

10 February 201910 February 2019 by Cathy Casey

She’s hidden it from her friends and her family – but she’s ready to come clean. Auckland councillor Cathy Casey is a Scrabble addict. This is her story. After thinking long and hard about it over the summer break, I have finally decided to come clean about a very secret part of my life. In … Read more

War of the Words: why the new Kiwi Scrabble edition has Scrabble fans furious

25 October 201824 October 2018 by Joel MacManus

It probably seemed like a good idea at the time to produce a local version of beloved board game Scrabble, featuring Kiwi slang and te reo words. But then the Scrabble diehards played it. New Zealand is a country with a proud history in competitive Scrabble. At this year’s Alchemist Cup, the world’s richest, most … Read more