Wiktionary talk:Random Competition 2017

Fixing the board
, are the one who made the board originally? It seems to be rather scrunched on the right, and I don't know how to fix that. —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 20:50, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
 * - it happens when there are no letters entered in a particular column - so it will fix itself. SemperBlotto (talk) 20:54, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I don't think that's true. Look at H8, for example. —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 20:58, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
 * As Gamesmaster, I don't care at all about how scrunched anything looks. --Quadcont (talk) 22:11, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I fixed H8—it had a space in it. Andrew Sheedy (talk) 03:41, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Guess that explains it. Thanks! —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 03:51, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

Scoring
, I'm all for extra points, but I am fairly certain that 18 * 3 + 50 = 104. What am I missing? — JohnC5 16:12, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Apparently I don't know the rules of scrabble. I didn't know the 50 point rule, and I didn't know the one-time use rule. --WikiTiki89 16:40, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Aha, yeah, that makes sense. — JohnC5 16:44, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I wasn't aware of the 50 point rule...I'm glad I am now though! Andrew Sheedy (talk) 23:30, 28 February 2017 (UTC)


 * I'm still a little confused about the one-time use rule. If in the same turn, a multiplier square is used for two different words, does it only apply to one of them or to both? --WikiTiki89 21:54, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
 * It applies as many times within a single as possible, then never again. So, when I placed [A7 HARKEST], the triple word at A8 applied both to value of HARKEST and to AASOWERE. Also, the letter doubling of A12 applied before the trippling of the word. — JohnC5 22:01, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks! --WikiTiki89 22:01, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

Gamesmaster
, I think WF has chosen to bestow upon you the honoured role of Gamesmaster. Do you accept? —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 00:52, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Well, considering it's an honour and all... I'll allow myself to be dragged to the chair. — Pingkudimmi 09:58, 13 March 2017 (UTC)