Scrabble Space Edition Is Designed for Astronauts

We don’t care how incredible the view, astronauts must get bored up in space. Hell, they’re cooped up in tight quarters for days on end; who wouldn’t get bored? Mattel wants to help those space explorers kill some time with the new Scrabble Space Edition. The game is exactly what you think: a version of the popular board game made for zero gravity. Psychologists have long recommend astronauts play games like Scrabble to keep sane while on a mission, but the makeshift Velcro version many used is far from aesthetically pleasing. Mattel stepped in with a metallic board, magnetized tiles, and a heavy dose of style. Mattel will display the boards briefly in London and Paris before sending them off to space stations for actual use.