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A variant of Scrabble where a word can only be played if
it
does NOT appear in the dictionary, but the letters
may be pronounced as a word that does. For example:
ENJIN would be allowed, but ENGINE would not.
Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks
https://en.wikipedi...iki/Feersum_Endjinn
A tough read if you aren't into phonetic spelling! [DrBob, Dec 25 2020]
Ghoti
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghoti
[hippo, Dec 26 2020]
Colt .45 Single Action Army revolver
https://www.sportsm...57690-DEFAULT-l.jpg
[Voice, Dec 27 2020]
The Colt I had when I was 8. (without the red cap in front)
https://en.wikipedi...ia/File:Cap_gun.jpg
Lost it on the Hermon mountain in 1973 visiting just after the war [pashute, Dec 28 2020]
Found the real one
https://www.icollec...n-Revolver_i9388161
[pashute, Dec 28 2020]
Colt Police Positive ...
https://en.wikipedi...olt_Police_Positive
Of the sort Sulu found in "Shore Leave" [kdf, Dec 28 2020]
How to make your own IPA Scrabble set ...
https://allthingsli...wn-ipa-scrabble-set
Includes link to frequency and scoring chart [kdf, Dec 29 2020]
Pronounce "Pacific ocean"
https://s01.geekpic.net/di-33BI73.jpeg
[Voice, Dec 30 2020]
[link]
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But wot of ye archaik fpellingf ? |
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What about words that aren't really words but are pronounceable like pudium or iceprist or zeeloget? |
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We think it means that it has to be an analog of a real word with a defined meaning, but in phonetic or misspelled form. |
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Thus, "bybel" would be valid as an analog of "bible", but "bebyl" wouldn't (in English, anyway) because there's no real word that's a homophon. |
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This seems a fun learning tool especially if this variation is included in a real game but points are weighted for the correct spelling. [+] |
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... like "Aluminium", perhaps ? |
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Aluminium and Aluminum are both valid perNorth
American AND International Scrabble dictionaries -
so neither would be allowed in “That’s Not How
It’s Spelled.” |
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// North American as well as International // |
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Oh, well, if you're going to include the opinions of mere foreigners, you're clearly not taking the thing seriously and it just becomes silly. |
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Preach it, brother! When the allowed word lists
include things like QI and ZA, it changed the game.
That’s not OK. |
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So would “ghoti” be allowed as a misspelling of “fish”? (see link) |
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Yes, GHOTI is a classic example. I wasn’t thinking
of it when I wrote this idea though, so I guess I
should give myself a bone for not acknowledging
prior art. |
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You take that bone back! This is a fine idea and obscure prior art is not bone-worthy. |
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How do you stop people cheating? |
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I would play ffgn and claim it is pronounced "nice". |
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<Wonders what "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn" might be worth on a Triple Word Score/> |
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Given that a Scrabble board is only 15 x 15, it's worth zero. |
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Yes, but the Great Old Ones are not constrained by normal human dimensions ... |
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On ffgn I’d ask how you derived your nice
pronunciation. Fign would probably be fine
though. |
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On the Cthuvian chant, I’d
challenge it off the board — unless we had agreed
beforehand to play in R'lyehian rather than
English. And THEN we’d need a R'lyehian dictionary
to confirm the misspelling. |
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ff is pronounced "ni", gn is pronounced "ce" |
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Pocmloc, can you give examples of other English
words where FF and GN represent those phonemes? |
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“I don’t have to”
“Oh, yes you do!”
“Oh, no I don’t!”
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I knew I shouldn't have introduced a game idea
during pantomime season ... |
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Who is setting the rules of this stupid game anyway, you or me? |
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Good question. Let me check the original
posting...
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Right so as I suspected you invent a game and then you claim that gives you the right to invent new rules as we go along... in your favour. |
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<Discreetly places two loaded Colt .45 Single Action Army revolvers in Western style gunbelts on table between [poc] and [kdf]/> |
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<Steps quickly behind suitable cover/> |
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You're not going to let him get away with that, are you ? |
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Here, have some more whisky ... |
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Earth 19th century projectile weapons, 8th? Who
do you think I am, Sulu? |
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“Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no
match for a good blaster at your side, kid.“ |
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// Who do you think I am, Sulu? // |
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No, he's the token oriental, just like Checkov is the token Russian ... |
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We always look on you as the token stupid person. |
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Can I be the token Klingon? |
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For a fee, yes ... it depends how much you think the role is Worf ... |
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You're going to be latinum stir up a whole new mess if you keep that up. |
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Zets knott ow eats spuld. |
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Dats nisht ouf eet spelte. |
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Dyets nyet khow yit spyelt. |
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Come on, it's got to be reesonabull.
Unless you're are going to play that esoteric phonetics symbolic subset subset. |
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Nope, standard English tile set. Standard number
of each tile will limit some of the sillier spellings. |
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Scrabble tile letter distribution is as follows: |
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A-9, B-2, C-2, D-4, E-12, F-2, G-3, H-2, I-9, J-1, K-
1, L-4, M-2, N-6, O-8, P-2, Q-1, R-6, S-4, T-6, U-4,
V-2, W-2, X-1, Y-2, Z-1 and Blanks-2. |
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I wasn't promoting tile change, that would be a new game. The nice example seemed more of a learned technical subset to me. |
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Although, a new scrabble with tiles that are just written phonetic sounds possibly could be done. |
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“...scrabble with tiles that are just written phonetic
sounds”
—wjt, Dec 28, 2020 |
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That’s such a seriously good idea that I’d be
surprised if it doesn’t already exist. Something I
could look for, thanks!
—kdf, Dec 29 2020 |
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Edit to add - yep, baked (link). Still great that you
came up with it on your own. |
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