[Opinion] The great Scrabble freakout

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The great Scrabble freakout

Opinion by Jeff Yang (CNN) — The Scrabble world was rocked by controversy recently when Mattel, one of the official makers of the game, introduced a new version called “Scrabble Together” in Europe, designed for the changing gaming preferences of Gen Z — as Ray Adler, vice president and global head of games at Mattel, put it to the New York Times, to be more inclusive. (In an unusual joint-custody situation, Mattel owns the rights to Scrabble ev…