Hasbro owns all distribution rights for Scrabble in the United States. Mattel, who owns the rights for all other parts of the world, has only recently joined in the fight, placing further pressure on Scrabulous' developers, who are based out of Calcutta.
At the moment, EA currently has a contract deal with Hasbro to develop and distribute digital versions of its games, including Scrabble. One commenter on CNN's post, who claims to represent Hasbro, stated that EA is currently developing a digital version of Scrabble, and that Scrabulous' execution raised heads after being strikingly similar to the version in production. Whether or not this is true, we hope that some sort of agreement can be reached that can keep the Facebook app afloat.
Read - "Will someone please start a Facebook group to save Scrabulous?" [CNN Fortune]
Read - "Facebook asked by Mattel to remove Scrabulous" [CNet]
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.. leaping for lawyers FIRST always seems counterproductive for everyone (except lawyers)
The concept and execution is quite similar to the wood-and-cardboard version.
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Literati is a LITTLE different, with different positions for the word/letter multipliers, etc.
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I could have just branded you a reactionary moron and have done with it though.
Literati's a bit different in that the board layout and letter points aren't the same - which, for a Scrabble die-hard, makes it not as fun.
Easy solution for all involved: Hasbro buys Scrabulous, slaps the official logo on it, and doesn't mess around with what makes it great.
Never happen, but a guy can dream.
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And it's a great game.
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If not, the problem might not lie in the offer but on the demand.
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Anticapitalist!
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