{"id":2038,"date":"2020-07-05T08:46:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T08:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curtbile.com\/?p=2038"},"modified":"2020-07-05T09:37:35","modified_gmt":"2020-07-05T09:37:35","slug":"scrabble-go-back-to-the-drawing-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curtbile.com\/?p=2038","title":{"rendered":"SCRABBLE GO, BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"579\" height=\"719\" src=\"http:\/\/curtbile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/scra.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curtbile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/scra.jpg 579w, https:\/\/curtbile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/scra-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some changes have been made to SCRABBLE GO,  since my last post reviewing the cell phone game. Instead of Rapid User, the designation sans Facebook log-in, is now Speedy Guest or S. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, my issue with Zoey&#8217;s skill level has been remedied. You can now choose how smart you want Zoey to play&#8211; all the way up to Grand Master. And Grand Master Zoey is now crushing me- by sometimes 300 point margins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smarter Zoey comes up with a lot of terms I am not familiar with&#8211; like rare ticks or unusual chemicals. In the capture above Zoey played GRAVLAX, defined as an especially specific salmon preparation. If Tony Bourdain were still alive, I wonder if he would recognize this word. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some changes have been made to SCRABBLE GO, since my last post reviewing the cell phone game. Instead of Rapid User, the designation sans Facebook log-in, is now Speedy Guest or S. In addition, my issue with Zoey&#8217;s skill level has been remedied. You can now choose how smart you want Zoey to play&#8211; all&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/curtbile.com\/?p=2038\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">SCRABBLE GO, BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1950,"url":"https:\/\/curtbile.com\/?p=1950","url_meta":{"origin":2038,"position":0},"title":"HARD SCRABBLE","author":"curtbi8_wp","date":"June 20, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Following a major blip with my phone's functioning some weeks ago, I did a hard scrub factory reset-- where a lot of games were cleared. 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