The real problem is that a VM would be seen as the path of least resistance for everything. Response by poster: The rationale for the no-VM requirement is that, given I'm on the hook for unpaid family tech support, I'd prefer it not have to be for a fourteen-year-old OS that the vendor disowned five years ago, and which I no longer run on any machine of my own.Īnd actually, the XP support itself wouldn't be so bad. posted by sourcequench to Computers & Internet (5 answers total) 2 users marked this as a favorite That ticks most of the boxes, but it seems like the only working English dictionary is a union of TWL06 and SOWPODS, which means that unless you're a highly ranked tournament player or love the bitter sting of crushing defeat, it's far from fun.Īny suggestions greatly appreciated. I'm OK with things that cost money, though FOSS is always better than not. doesn't require registration / account creation / sneaky personal data.provides adjustable difficulty, or at least a level of play suited to a casual player.does not require continuous Internet connectivity during play.allows games with a single human player.runs natively on Windows 10 (i.e., not in a VM).is a Scrabble game (using the official board, tileset and rules).I'm looking for something that checks the following boxes: I've spent quite a bit of time searching, and it seems as though 1) Hasbro is quite jealous of their trademark and 2) only really has interest in online multiplayer. (This was a Hasbro-licensed game published by Inforgrames in 2002. The one exception is my dad's Scrabble game. Most of the applications they liked, I either got working or found replacements for. My parents recently migrated from Windows XP to Windows 10.

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