Luck In Scrabble

[wantonhalo]

People complain so much about Scrabble. Players complain about their own bad luck "my opponent got 8 power tiles." They complain about their opponent's bad luck "sorry I got 8 power tiles that game." They complain about deficiencies in word knowledge and strategy, and about their opponent's deficiencies in word knowledge and strategy. Complaining

Comments

[nagekinoki]

... I'm sorry.

[ftangredi]

I agree with your main point. But, mostly, I agree about Gilbert and Sullivan! What were you listening to when you wrote that?

[wantonhalo]

Actually, I wasn't listening to any music. I thought of Gilbert and Sullivan (or should I say Gilbert and SULLIVAN) though, and it seemed like a fun thing to say. It's a rant so I can do whatever I want right?

Muffin computers!

[bbstenniz]

I apologize when I get good luck because it heads off people complaining about their tiles. I can't stand when people complain (I still do sometimes, too), so I try to just get it on the table before they have a chance. That's my excuse. But some people...holy crap get over yourself.

[bbstenniz]

and when i say "cant stand it" I mean that I actually feel uncomfortable. You'd think I could just ignore it, but somehow I've adopted this mechanism instead. sigh.

[chaithedog]

This. I prefer to get bagged than to bag, because I feel sorry for my opponent. I end up apologizing mostly as a gesture of empathy, in the sense of "I'm sorry you had a bad day."

Up to a point, anyway. I wouldn't mind being on either side of a Sherman-Whitmarsh or a Lerman-Matsumoto kind of game just for the experience.

[bbstenniz]

wrong bradley?

Usually when a ridiculous bagging occurs against me, I try to just laugh it off. Literally, I laugh sometimes. Not out of annoyance, but just like oops looks like im not winning this game.

[magratheazaphod]

just don't worry about it.

[wantonhalo]

Well, the point of this is to try not to worry about it. But clearly it's easier said than it done.

[spherulitic]

OTOH, life is like Scrabble in that there's no sure thing -- all you can do is make the play that gives you the best chance of catching a lucky break.