Re: randomized scrabble
Interesting. I think if the point values were randomized, someone with a more well-rounded knowlege of the official word list would fare better than the typical mid-level player that might memorize just the 3/4 letter JQXZ words. Really good players get a lot of their points from making the 7-letter "bingos" though, so this wouldn't make as much of a difference. As far as randomizing the bonus squares, I don't think this would make a huge difference other than possibly giving a huge advantage to whoever goes first/second (just based on whether there are a lot of 2x/3x squares near the middle).
Super Scrabble is fun, but don't expect to finish a game quickly. The first time my wife and I played, the final score was something like 1000-800.
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