One of the big draws of the now-banned "Scrabulous" on Facebook was the ability to play "Scrabble" matches against a worldwide player base.
You can't do that in Electronic Arts' and Hasbro's official "Scrabble" on Facebook.
There's a version for US and Canadian residents and a different one for international players. Your region determines which version you can participate in. There is no worldwide play.
That's not changing. EA told me it's a rights issue. "The rights on 'Scrabble' are split between Hasbro and Mattel," said a company representative. "There is no licensed worldwide game. We have the rights through Hasbro so our game is for US and Canada players only -- whether it's iPhone or Facebook or any platform."
"Word Scraper," a new "Scrabble"-influenced application -- with tweaked rules -- from the folks behind "Scrabulous," does not appear to have such limitations.
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