Have re-discovered my love for Scrabble, but avoided playing rude 4 letter J word as it might have offended other players. Settled for jam instead and saved the S for a better turn - a win all round 
Thanks Alan Yentob for reminding me what a great game it is - invented by an architect, and world champion is an architect from Thailand - shows that it is a game of strategy and that the meaning of the word really doesn’t count.
And yes, I did ‘breathe’ a deep sigh of relief when I could play QI and collect 44 points
Now time to find some more local players (anywhere on the axis between Manchester and London will do if the players are good enough). Apparently there’s a good pub in London where people play regularly, and I’m sure the rude words are welcome!
(When posts are too long for Facebook and way too long for Twitter, they end up here)
