With just 2 tiles left, there was no way that I would be able to cover the deficit her. On the final one, I was in the lead by a good 17 points, and daydreaming about prancing around my wife, dancing on Champion by Dwayne Bravo, when I win, when all of a sudden, my wife hits me with a 38 point word on the second last turn. And even though I knew she was making up that rule, I was confident that it was an easy enough task. But she, like any good sister-in-law, wanting to defend her fellow sister-in-law, came up with a silly notion, that a champion is one who can consecutively win 6 games of scrabble against their opponent. So naturally, I called up my sister after my first win at Scrabble to gloat. You could use your blank tile as a Z (worth 10 points), but do not question someone who used it as an A(worth only 1 point) because that completed their word. They may be living their life the way they want. Everyone will look at things differently. Just because I may not play the way she does, I appreciate when she makes a word like ELATION. Where she looks at opportunities to make big meaningful words, I look for opportunities to score the most points. She may make a 6 letter word for 20 points and find me hitting her with a 4 letter word worth 58 points. My wife often complaints that she is not as good as me at spotting opportunities to score big points. Lesson 5: Everyone’s perspective is different. Remember the satisfaction of trying is better than the regret of waiting. If you don’t, somebody will swoop in and take that opportunity from your hands. Don’t wait for the right time to apply for a job, ask for a promotion, or start a business. I felt bad for letting that position get away. Next turn, the wife swooped in and made a 16 point word in the same place that I had left. So I let that position go, making a word somewhere else. But I realized that if I waited for one letter, I could make a better word next turn, netting me almost 48 points. I chanced upon a very nice opening which was netting me 22 points. This realization occurred, as I was writing the article, while playing a game with my wife. This may look like the same advice as the previous point at first glance, but it is not. The other players who enter the market will follow the rules you set. Us MBAs learn about First Mover Advantage in #Marketing101. From the second tile onwards your word has to start with, end with or involve, one or more letters already on the board (Restriction). (S)He is free to make any word they want (from the 7 tiles you receive). It’s because the person who starts the game has an advantage. My wife always wants to start the game (make the first word). #TrueStory Lesson 3: If you want to lead, Act first (First Mover Advantage) Who knows, a TO or a QI combined with a Triple Word Score might net you more points than making SEVENTEEN. As in Scrabble, #life is not about having knowledge of everything, but making the best of the knowledge that you have, to succeed. Scrabble is not about knowing big words, or even all the words, its using the words that you know and combining them with double or triple letter and word scores to earn maximum points. Where I used to defeat her by a margin of 60 points, I won the last game by a margin of 2. She has learnt strategy from observing my game. But I am very proud of how she has grown as scrabble player. My wife has refused to play with me after losing 6 straight games(more on that story ahead). Lesson 2: Be at the right place at the right time A well placed S at just the right place can net you 37 points. You can complain about it, or look for opportunities. We all wish we could all have millions of dollars, just like my wife wishes she had 7 blank tiles, but we all have to make the best with what we have. But the fact of the matter is, as in #scrabble, in life, we have to play with the cards (tiles) we are dealt with. The wife often complaints that she has bad tiles and she is not able to make any words. Lesson 1: You have to make the best of the tiles you are dealt with You can find a short tutorial on YouTube here. If you have never played Scrabble, you can find a free app on the app store of both iOS and Android. The discussions my wife and I have had over the past couple of days inspired me to write this article. Amidst the #Covid19 induced #lockdown, the wife and I have recently taken to playing Scrabble to while away the time. Those of you who know me personally know that I am an avid gamer.
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