Scrabble is XBLA bound, Hasbro channel coming soon

maybe because it was an epic fail (no online? why wouldn't i just break out my board if i wanted to play at home?)

@ xenocidic

Thanks for saving me 40 bucks.

One of the pleasant side-effects of playing board games on a computer or a console is that it speeds the game up considerably. Which is a plus for "long" games like Monopoly and Risk.

Sure, it loses the charms of laying out all the game-pieces, rolling die and seeing that big stack of play money in front of you.

Not long ago I broke out my Risk set and started a game with my brother and sister-in-law. One moment of charity by my sister-in-law to not wipe my army off the face of the map *only* 45-minutes into the game turned out to be a big mistake. Three hours later, I had rebuilt my army and repaid the favor with a (pleaded for) death-blow. The *next day* I managed to take care of my brother's pesky army as well.

While fun in retrospect, sometimes playing a game measured by a clock and not a calender is preferable.

Why is it an epic fail? Have you even played the game? Yes it lacks online but I hardly consider it even something that would hardly hinder the game. Who wants to play Monopoly with strangers who will, and you know it's true, just quit when you get a monopoly. The game can last hours. Online the game would suck worse than GOW2.

But, in the comfort of your home with family members it is far from an "epic fail." God, who even uses that term anymore. Get some new slang for something you don't like.

Monopoly is an epic fail because of the lack of Live support, as mentioned, and the fact that you must play with 4 players at all times. Want to play a 3 player game with your friends? Too bad...we're making you include an AI player in the mix that doesn't understand the subjective values in negotiating properties. I bought and played this the day it came out, and haven't touched it since.

On topic...I think the Hasbro channel will be quite good, depending on pricing.

I wouldn't necessarily play with strangers, I could play with friends (either real, or XBL-met)... but over XBOX LIVE... instead of in my cramped 1-bedroom.

glad you like it, but this has fail written all over it. if you have any more appropriate slang that I can apply to this uber-suckage, be my guest.

Don't forget Candyland for your 3 year old gamer!

I have a G1 and am all over Spider while my kids are hogging the 360 with Viva Pinata and Culdcept Saga.

... why not? look at it this way, if you hate board games/hasbro, it's all contained in one spot you can easily skip over. Or, if you love board games/hasbro, it's all contained in one spot you can easily visit.

oh snap son! They steal all the great features don't they? Like trophies! Oh... wait... damn.

do you really keep score over who swiped what idea from whom regarding ways to sell us shit? Really? That's kinda pathetic dude.

And if MS comes out with the 720 having two HDMI ports, so 8 people can play off one console, would it still technically be "stealing" from Sony, because the original PS3 specs had dual HDMIs?

i do believe sony is getting scrabble (psp) $30, so i expect it to be over 800pts ouch