Troke is a strategy board game “cousin“ of Scrabble!

In the 1940s, James Brunot, one of the early developers of Scrabble, collaborated with Arpad Rosti, a famous industrial designer, to invent the board game “Troke.“ When Selchow and Righter licensed Scrabble in 1952, they also acquired the rights to produce Troke. Troke was patented in 1959, and S&R produced the game into the late 1960s. The game features some unique pieces, and calls for some deep tactical insights to gain points without losing ground. And when the end game is triggered, the player who ends the game may not be the winner! It’s history is interesting, and so is the game play. Rather a long video this time, but I had to tag on an epilog to tell you about my own game design from 40 years ago that bears an uncanny resemblance to Troke. Hope you enjoy! As always, thanks for watching! I hope you will subscribe and become a frequent visitor to the channel. And be sure to visit NewVenture Games elsewhere: ...and be sure to play every day!