Here’s an odd little story about a controversy engulfing the 2001 World Scrabble Championship. It turns out that “fuck” is in the official Scrabble dictionary and was used by a player in a sixth round game. But when the Scrabble folks posted the game to the 2001 Championship web site, somehow the “f” gets replaced with an “h”.
What really fascinates me about this is the elaborate chess-like notation system they have developed for Scrabble games. How cool is:
10. Andrew: EGPRRWY 12a PREY +38 169