Published on 07/29/2008
The creators of a Scrabble knockoff responsible for countless hours at the online hangout Facebook suspended their word game Tuesday after being hit with a lawsuit, disappointing fans who logged on expecting to make their next moves. Hasbro Inc. the company that owns the North America rights to the game sued the Agarwalla brothers in Calcutta, India who created the game. In a statement, Rajat and Jayant Agarwalla said that they have blocked Scrabulous in the United States and Canada in deference to Facebook's concerns while continuing to pursue their legal defense. A Facebook user said that she had no sympathy for Hasbro despite its rights to the game further saying that she was shocked and annoyed. The game still works at the developers' website Scrabulous.com, but users must sign up and start games afresh.