10/10 – the Scrabble date

“I can imagine BD and Lisa enjoying a game of Scrabble together…”

And thus it was decided: my final date would be a Scrabble date.

I was nominated to bring the board, and I ran a bit late on the night because my Scrabble set is too big to carry on a bike, necessitating a rare tram journey. Luckily I was only going to the next suburb.

We settled by an open fire and had a chat before the board was cracked out. I opened with FRIED (26 points). BD proved himself to have better word knowledge (LAVAGE, ROOD) and I was strong on strategy (triple word score queen). BD lost (194 to my 303) but, gracious in defeat, carried my board to the tram stop and waited with me until my homeward transport arrived.

A note: carrying Scrabble is a good way to meet a blind date. No red roses or awkward approaches necessary.