14 DAY TRIAL // As we previously reported, Scrabulous, Facebook's most popular game, was removed from the website, because of a lawsuit filed by the legal owners of the board game Scrabble. Hundreds of people expressed their anger at the company, almost wishing they were not U.S. or Canada citizens, because they were the only ones affected by the removal of the game.
Rajat and Jayant Agarwalla, the two brothers who created Scrabulous, found a slick way of offering their fans an alternative to their beloved entertainment tool. Therefore, they came up with Wordscraper, which relies on the same main idea as Scrabulous. The two contestants have to build up as many words as possible on a turn-based platform - only that now they have the possibility of building their own board, which they can change every time a new game begins.
The customizable board is the loophole that enables the two brothers to keep their work online everywhere in the world. Although the new version of Scrabulous was received with great enthusiasm by everybody, people already giving the application 4.8 out of 5 stars, their concern is that they are no longer able to reach their Scrabulous friends.
The former board game led to the creation of a great community around it, and it is now dispersed. It is precisely that which has prompted some to take matters further than just pure lament, to asking for advice on how to fake their nationality.
At the same time, other users believe that the boot is in the other foot right now, since the legal Scrabble Beta that was added to Facebook's games after the removal of Scrabulous copies some of the Agarwallas' game features. "You should sue Hasbro for violating your copyrights. You came up with the idea of a crosswords tile game for Facebook. [...] They also stole the Regular/Challenge modes from Scrabulous. Their app is an obvious attempt at copying your work. If they say you broke the law, they inherently incriminate themselves. It's ludicrous." says one Scrabulous fan.