2. we want the teacher back, Send the complaint here: (or I may go and cut and past your comments to them) And while it may not be immediately obvious, Scrabble GO can also be a great option for solo Scrabble play. I don’t mind small talk, but when things get creepy, I’m done! I totally agree. My guess is that other player played their word long before you showed up…got bored…and left. You are right on the money! Learn how your comment data is processed. We need this now. So disappointed and frustrated. It is a welcome reprieve. This company should be ashamed of themselves! My name is Jehoshua. Bobby E is fun until you realize he is a bot and will always match your score play by play and finally lose to you by 2-3 points. The new Scrabble Go is horrific!! Are you online or offline? Maybe if enough of us do this, it will make a difference. enjoy the word game scrabble very much please bring back original game. I concur. The classic srabble was for players who did not need all the added glitz and treasures, trophies, etc. No rewards, flashy coloured lights and silly fake contestants. I agree with everyone else that Scrabble GO is garbage, and of no appeal to any serious Scrabble player. You score points by forming words on vertical or horizontal. Scrabble GO as has asynchronous gameplay, which means you can play many different games simultaneously. I checked on the free version. One thing I disliked about EA Scrabble (I know: sacrilege) was the absolutely obscure and crazy words it would come up with, especially in expert mode, so I’d play in advanced mode and win 2/3 time. And there is a tile bag that you can look to see what letters are init. I guess I’ll just go to bed earlier….. It’s a thinking game. I appealled to them to bring the original, or “old game” back, but it appears it fell on deaf ears. Thanks but no thanks. This is the worst time in my life time , covid 19; isolation , stress and fear all at the same time and now scrabble is gone. There are a few out there still playing. At least until June. This is horrifically sad and quite a statement of our times. Since the new version is still developing, I’ll take your message as helpful feedback. At least, they don’t really understand the game or the people who play it. WTF? How did you read through these comments and conclude that the primary complaint was about the intellect of players (though I do notice a significant dumbing-down of random players in this game)? (click on your profile pic in the game, click on the gear icon on right, settings, down to ‘Mode’ and select Classic. I hope this helps! Double triple-word score of 194 points for wingover. Maybe, just maybe, after you’ve indulged your need to hear yourself moan and glorify your opinions, you’ll find more than enough to like. Do you remember if you paid for the full version app or not? See my April 21 11:02am post for action you can take. It keeps my brain sharp. The trend among casual games and mobile games for years has been toward more animations and increased stimulation. . I feel as though I have lost a close friend. Just send a message like this to ‭833-207-4023‬, My mum is devastated as she has been playing the old scrabble for years and we both paid for the app. Excellent article and I 100% agree. That went well didn’t it? Like one person put it, it is about money! What a great idea!! Just had the obscene experience of opening Scrabble GO for the first time. It would have been our first game in months. EA’s rights to publish Scrabble have transitioned to Scopely, who have recently launched Scrabble GO, a new game for Scrabble fans developed in partnership with Hasbro and Mattel. The app is busy, confusing and very annoying. And anything but Scrabble Go because like many others, I’m out. Whereas the Scrabble app leaned more into tradition and classic game play, Words With Friends introduced power-ups and other extra features. I’m getting the scrabble board game delivered tomorrow. Save the original game and add the new one as an option!!!! Folks can challenge the play or the score. Treat the reader's time as more valuable than your own. I shared a similar review with Scrabble GO…just before I uninstalled the app! Scrabble go…has to go…what were they thinking. Can I get them back? I don’t mind Zoey but to put real looking pictures on profiles that aren’t real players made me feel rather foolish. I won’t play. I still cannot believe that this company would take down a classic game and replace it with the garbage called Scrabble GO. No, Scrabble has its own version, called the Official Scrabble Players’ Dictionary. you can then invite friends to play . Everyone should refuse to play this new game. I live scrabble it was a game I used to play with my dad when he was alive…. As soon as my “game” disappears and one of their colorful “ads” pops up, I swipe up the Ad on my iPad to immediately close it. This game is like playing a slot machine. Is it simply paid vs. unpaid? EA’s app is a staid, simple, easily played, and diverting version of the classic board game. I think you can play real people by registering, and it’s free. I couldn’t wait for the game to end it was too slow going and childish. The reward is getting a good score after a strategic play when you have only seven vowels to work with , and also the reward is being able to interact with friends , family and other like minded people. I just got a new iPhone and downloaded Scrabble Go because it was the only version available. I loved the “no ads” scrabble game. I tried ScrabbleGo and was hugely disappointed. I can’t find a worthy opponent. Scrabble GO will replace a decade-old online version by games giant EA, which will stop working in June. Sad times for online Scrabble enthusiasts. Feel free to do the same, or perhaps someone wants to start an online petition? Scrabble GO is so annoying. It’s unreal what they have done to the previous app. I also paid for it and feel cheated that they took it away, wiped out our histories, and put in this inferior Scrabble GO. Me too it’s rubbish and I think some of the men on there think it’s a dating site. Now . The journey was often more fun than the final victory because you could always say you played your best hand. Play Lexulous instead folks! So disappointing that the classic game isn’t available. Global PR Manager it’s odd how peoples experience varies. I play the five-minute option. You can swap tiles. But im just smart enough to know that i rather be wrapped up in a suppository and shot up god zillas ass, than having to suffer another stinking second of scrabble blow go. I’m OUT of Hasbro’s consumer database! Aye the new Scrabble can Go and piss off! Please rethink your plan. This new Scrabble go is just awful. Shame on you! I do not like Scrabble Go and my days will be so lonely without my Scrabble game and my friends I play Scrabble with. Who knows – maybe the refused to debase their version of Scrabble. Most of my opponents have clouds so I guess you’re right. I agree! You can compete at your own level while meeting new people and making friends from around the world. Please list alternative games. I also suspect those folks who think this is about offering the old game up when we are all really sick of this one for $$$. Scrabble GO is not even close and in these challenging times we need the old game more than ever! Thanks Elaine. Bring back our game!!! Please bring back the old classic scrabble game. I filled out this survey yesterday with my serious replies. Here’s my take. I am keeping Scrabble Go on my iPad, tho – just because I’m intensely curious to see how far they’ll go in trying to win us back. I might have. One might even call this a form of “ransomware” frankly. It’s just plain ridiculous. Nothing I did would get it to work properly. I don’t want Scrabble Go. It’s a sad day in a rabble land . I was sick of regularly getting stuck with all vowels or consonants, only having 7 letters to work with, only having one J, Q, X, and Z in each game, gamification in every nook and cranny, and of course ads, ads, ads! It’s one of the many games we support on WordFinder too, and it’s closer to the traditional Scrabble experience. bring back scrabble. This is all played and recorded locally on the app. The flashing graphics are too distracting.I can’t see how many tiles are left in the game. It is however a chance to connect with my fave opponents and not feel so alone. In addition it constantly freezes. Scrabble GO is an obscenity. Hopefully that should keep most of us happy. I do Scrabble. Yes, there is a change.org petition. I had the misfortune of my iPhone crashing just when Scrabble Go launched, so when I tried to download scrabble on my new phone, Scrabble Go was my only app choice. Scrabble Go is also a place to meet/hook up with new people: scammers ( can I spell Catfish)? Agreed! Nothing is ever static, nothing is ever boring. Can we get these messages to those who took scrabble away. I simply loved the easy-to-play old Scrabble. Instead, after your turn is over, you simply send your move to your opponent and wait for him or her to respond. “WITHOUT THE BULLSHIT”. I personally wish they’d get rid of the Zoey avatar altogether for classic mode – too much of a connection to the kiddie version that we want to run away from. I shall uninstall right after this post. I quit mainly because of the ads and words with friends has an ad after EACH move :-\. Absolute codswallop is another term! It’s all about marketing. Scrabble GO is the worst ever ! Unattractive, retired senior with kids and grandkids. For us this is an existential disaster. I sent Scopely a message that my husband and I always played 3 person games with friends of ours and could they please at least enable that with the new app and they expressed surprise as if they had no idea that the old app had that option. Thank you for these comments on Scrabble Go. No thanks. It is well hidden. You cannot see Elo Ratings like the EA Games version. A big piece of my life is now missing.. Not worth finding out, as there’s no going back!! See your Java Script console for more info. Shame on you for ruining a perfect food game with a perfectly good format, Scrabble Go was an adjustment, for sure, but i find it far more entertaining than the old version. The decision to go with this kind of presentation is one of the biggest differences between Scrabble GO and Words With Friends. Over 2.5 million people are playing daily for an average of 100 minutes each day. I could set up a company to maintain and update it. Today they closed “the ticket” on me without real communication. (“Those sweatpants and slippers are so flattering. So happy I found this site!! Currently, in limited release, Scrabble GO will soon become the new home for Scrabble and word game players. Someone needs to compete with a classic game and call it vintage or something similar to avoid copyright.issues. I am with all of you that made negative remarks. The “new” version of Scrabble is frustrating and problems to load the game. I transitioned with a couple of EA Scrabble buddies to Scrable Go by exchanging phone numbers and emails and inviting each other. Also, I just decline to play with the mostly guys who sends an invitation. It’s a win-win situation and they’re going to lose everybody if they don’t see this. I hate the graphics etc, but let’s at least have valid criticisms. What am I going to do after June 4 when it goes, I can’t just play Klondike forever!