‘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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‘’FROGMAN’’ HAS DIED AT AGE 87

CLARENCE FROGMAN HENRY : vinyl, cd, maxi, lp, ep for sale on groovecollector.com

Report: Clarence "Frogman" Henry dies at age 87

EW ORLEANS (AP) — Clarence “Frogman” Henry, who was one
of New Orleans’ best known old-time R&B singers and scored a
hit at age 19 with “Ain’t Got No Home," and later with the hit song
”(I Don’t Know Why) But I Do” died Sunday night. No cause of
death was given.

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FIRST ASTRONAUTS INTRODUCED IN 1959

   Mercury Seven Astronauts, during the April 9, 1959 news conference that introduced the Mercury ...  
    
    
    
    
    
    
   
On April 9, 1959, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) introduced America’s first
astronauts to the press: Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon
Cooper Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Virgil “Gus” Grissom,
Walter Schirra Jr., Alan Shepard Jr. and Donald Slayton.

The seven men, all military test pilots, were carefully
selected from a group of 32 candidates to take part in
Project Mercury, America’s first manned space program,
planned to begin orbital flights in 1961.         
    
    
    
    
    

    
  Mercury Seven Astronauts, during the April 9, 1959 news conference that introduced the Mercury ...   
   

From Top Left: Alan B. Shepard, Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, L.
Gordon Cooper
Bottom Left: Wally Schirra, Donald K. "Deke" Slayton, John

Glenn and Scott Carpenter.

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‘’HAMMER’’ HITS HOME RUN NUMBER 715

715: The historic home run in Hank Aaron's own words | AL.com

On this day in 1974 — In the opener in Atlanta, Hank Aaron broke
Babe Ruth’s career record by hitting his 715th home run off Los
Angeles left-hander Al Downing in the fourth inning. The Braves
beat the Dodgers 7-4 before a crowd of nearly 54,000.

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE April 15 1974 HANK AARON HITS 715 HOME RUNS ...

Lot Detail - Hank Aaron Signed Original 1974 Daily News Newspaper ...
Lot Detail - 1974 Hank Aaron Atlanta Braves 715 Career Home Runs 6 ...

Hank Aaron, Hall of Famer and one-time home-run king, dies at age 86
Henry “Hank” Louis Aaron (1934 – 2021)

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FIRST HISPANIC WOMAN IN SPACE IN 1993

Hispanic life in America

On April 8, 1993, the space shuttle Discovery lifted off from
the Kennedy Space Center. On board was astronaut
Ellen
Ochoa
, soon to become the first Hispanic woman in space.

Ochoa started at NASA in 1988 after receiving a doctorate
in electrical engineering from Stanford University. Two
years later, she was selected as an astronaut.

Aviation History on Tumblr

Ellen Ochoa – The Cardinal

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