Gary Gygax, 1938 - 2008
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:38:09 -0600Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, has died at age 69.
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Scrabble Championship
Thu, 19 Sep 2002 19:40:28 -0500I went through the play-by-play of the final match of the 2000 National Scrabble Championship. That’s a humbling experience. 48 distinct words were played, and I did not know 20 of them (42%). Also, three words I knew (’futz’, ‘garcon’, ‘garcons’) but would have guessed not to be officially playable. What this means is that even if I had found locations for the words, I still would not have known to play nearly half of them.
I have a pretty good vocabulary, but awee? didie? helot, oidia, and uta [1]?
I’m inspired. I have to get Jenn to play with me later.
- awee: a little while (chiefly Scottish)
- didie: diaper [Thanks to the anonymous QuickTopic poster who found the definition for me]
- helot: a slave in ancient Sparta; a Spartan serf; hence, a slave or serf
- oidia: asexual spores
- uta: a mild form of skin infection
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