Trickster (board game) well as words that are spelled backwards. Players can also be allowed to "steal" letter tiles from other players. Players can only execute these moves when they place a word on specially marked squares that ask that the player draws a randomly chosen card, which contains instructions that may include one of the previously mentioned actions. The initial announcement of the new game brought forward some controversy when widespread media announcements implied that the rules to Scrabble would be changing, before learning that the new rules would in fact apply to a newly developed game. Criticism of the newly introduced
Rhumb Line (board game) board to build and/or block point-scoring "rhumb line" combinations of radii, arcs and spirals. The "Rhumb Line" game board consists of a compass rose with 32 marked points with a score-keeping "ladder" on either end. Players choose either Officer yellow or Sailor blue and use 16 same-color pieces + 1 score-keeper each. Officer (yellow) starts and players take turns placing their pieces, one at a time, on any empty point, building on those already on the board, to complete and/or block point-scoring combinations. Start with an empty board, end with a full board ... with 3 ways to score points