[selmer]

I disagree with the writer who believes that the game board isn't highly protectable under copyright law. The number of squares, the arrangement of double and triple letter squares, the point values of the letters and the number of letters of each point value, are all copyrightable expression protected under the law. Copyright law doesn't prevent any else from developing their word-tile game but it does protect the particular combination and arrangement of these components that make Scrabble recognizable as Scrabble.