My long term favorite game is Scrabble. Why? The uncertainly of which letters we will pick first. Then of course each player creates a different board, requiring a letter shuffle. While each play is pressure filed, with adding onto an existing word or creating a new string opportunity . Also, I try to play my high value tiles in the doubles or triples squares.
Of course, then there is the 7 tile draw of all vowels or consonants facing me, UGH! It frequently means I will be stumped at a minimum or forced to make a 3 letter word, quickly falling behind.
Scrabble challenges my brain and has few rules, except knowing acceptable words without a dictionary.
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