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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Multilingual scrabble game? #211625 07/05/13 11:24 PM 07/05/13 11:24 PM Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 1 Los Angeles CA M Mkat OP stranger Mkat   OP stranger M Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 1 Los Angeles CA Hey anyone hear of a scrabble time game that employs two or more languages, for example Spanish and English or English and German? I love playing in different languages. Of note, some words are the same in any language (just about). For example, how do you say "cargo" in German? Cargo. Re: Multilingual scrabble game? [Re: Mkat] #211647 07/08/13 10:34 AM 07/08/13 10:34 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague A nice try Mkat, but as you may have noticed by now, there's not too much curiosity for foreing languages in this group. Sorry. Maybe the ones that scrabble don't like them and the ones that like them and could do it don't scrabble. Bad luck, sorry. Re: Multilingual scrabble game? [Re: Mkat] #211648 07/08/13 10:44 AM 07/08/13 10:44 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 You might need a mixed set of tiles. Don't have a lot of É tiles in the English set. Re: Multilingual scrabble game? [Re: Mkat] #211650 07/08/13 11:19 AM 07/08/13 11:19 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont I think it's a great idea! Why not seriously multi-lingual? Lots of languages, not just two? We use words from other languages all the time, it would be great to be able to game with them. formerly known as etaoin... Re: Multilingual scrabble game? [Re: Mkat] #211660 07/09/13 12:00 AM 07/09/13 12:00 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 One should note that in other language versions of Scrabble the letter frequency is different. Re: Multilingual scrabble game? [Re: Faldage] #211671 07/09/13 03:05 PM 07/09/13 03:05 PM Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,075 Lancaster, UK Rhubarb Commando old hand Rhubarb Commando   old hand Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,075 Lancaster, UK ... and Greek and Russian would give probems - and how about Arabic and all of the Far Eastern languages? I know there are ways of writing these in European scripts, but these vary, even within one base-language I'm immortal until proven otherwise Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,883 Posts224,834 Members9,056 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Nikki1221, Veezkneez, LOC, Luna, wordie 9056 Registered Users Who's Online Now 2 registered members (A C Bowden, wofahulicodoc), 218 guests, and 3 spiders. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 49 LukeJavan8 24 A C Bowden 12 LOC 1 Wordsmith 1 Top Posters(All Time) wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,538 LukeJavan8 9,158 wofahulicodoc 7,967 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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