‘LESS COMPETITIVE’ VERSION OF THE GAME

FILE - Scrabble games are displayed at a store in Palo Alto, Calif., on Feb. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

LONDON (TND) – A new version of Scrabble is set to be released
for the first time in 75 years and the updated rendition of the
iconic board game is reportedly aimed at a Gen Z audience.

The updated version, to be released in Europe, will include two
sides, one side with the original game for players who want to
stick to the traditional version and a second, "less competitive"
version to appeal to Gen Z players,
BBC first reported.

The second side, called Scrabble Together, will include helper
cards, using a simpler scoring system that will be quicker to
play and allow people to play in teams.

Broadcaster and British Scrabble president, Gyles Brandreth,
told
BBC Radio 4 Today that Mattel, the maker of the game,
had done some research and found that younger, Gen Z people
don’t like the "competitive nature" of the game as much as older generations. In response, he said the newer version would be
"easier" and "more inclusive."

Board detail of game between Chloe Fatsis and Jane Marsh during the Annual Nor'easter Scrabble Tournament at the Marriott Hotel on Friday Dec. 27, 2013 in Colonie, N.Y.

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