Russian Scrabble Controversy

[Robert C. Parker]

>Dear Colleagues and fellow Scrabble players,
>        A minor brawl broke out at my place this weekend over the rules
>of Russian Scrabble.  The rules state that any word found in a "standard
>dictionary" are allowed.  Some players felt that only dictionary forms

Well, I brought the Czech version of Scrabble back from Prague, and its
rules are definitely localized, not just translated.
Allowable words are
1. Nouns in the nominative sing. & plural, eg ZENA, ZENY
2. Adjectives in the nominative, eg CERNY, CERNA, CERNE, CERNI
3. Nouns conjugated in the present for all six persons, eg
   NESU, NESES, NESE, NESEM(E), NESETE, NESOU
4. Imperitive forms sing and plural NES, NESTE
(examples taken straight from the rules--without haceks and carkas)
And nothing else is allowed.  As you said, it was the native speakers
who argued against me that nouns in the other cases, past tense of verbs,
etc., should not be allowed.  They said it would be too complicated.

So, I know that's not the tournament rules for Russian Scrabble, but it's
my 2 Crowns or Rubles,.....

Rob
PS, Czech speakers in the Austin, TX area, we should grab some pivo and
play some Skrablik some time soon.....
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