''Scrabble 2007 Edition'' is a

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for the

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and

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. It was

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and developed by

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. It was released on September 7, 2007. The rules are the same as the board game of the same name, involving placing letters on a grid to score points in a

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fashion.

Controversy

The

version made worldwide news in September, 2007 and December, 2008 when parents became upset upon finding the game's artificial intelligence player using coarse language ("

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", " lesbo", " tits" and "

fuck ''Fuck'' is an English-language expletive. It often refers to the act of sexual intercourse, but is also commonly used as an intensifier or to convey disdain. While its origin is obscure, it is usually considered to be first attested to aro ...

er"). This led to the re-rating of the game to be 12+ instead of 3+ under

PEGI PEGI () or Pan-European Game Information is a European video game content rating system established to help European consumers make informed decisions when buying video games or apps through the use of age recommendations and content descripto ...

and "Everyone" ages 10+ under

ESRB The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings to consumer video games in the United States and Canada. The ESRB was established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Asso ...

.Nintendo: DS Scrabble Beats Kid On "Fuckers" Triple-Word Score
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References

External links

Official publisher page for ''Scrabble 2007 Edition''
2007 video games Nintendo DS games Puzzle video games Scrabble software Video games developed in France Windows games Ubisoft games Wizarbox games {{board-videogame-stub