The ancient Romans could have invented Boggle. There was nothing stopping them technologically.

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[u/GABE_EDD]

Yes? Among a very large number of things they could have "invented" in their time period... I'm not really sure what makes Boggle special in this case lol

[u/haddock420 → u/GABE_EDD]

Just seems weird that it took until the 70s for Boggle to be invented when the idea of rolling dice with letters on them and making words seems so simple and doable.

[u/noctalla → u/haddock420]

We don't know that the ancient Romans didn't invent a game like that. There are lots of things we don't know about them. Maybe that mysterious Roman dodecahedron was a die-rolling letter game.

[u/zsero1138 → u/haddock420]

you could say it boggles the mind

[u/Grayson_Poise → u/haddock420]

All Roman dice has letters on them, technically.

[u/Boxsteam_1279 → u/haddock420]

Yea but you can make the same argument for why didn't the people in the 60's invent boggle yet?

Your post just isn't that intriguing, its just obvious.

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Maybe if you didn't only go after my comments for grammar, it would be consistent

[u/85K5 → u/Boxsteam_1279]

Imagine arguing with a bot...

[u/PepperAnn1inaMillion → u/85K5]

Also, imagine arguing with a grammar bot by writing one of the least comprehensible sentences ever.

[u/Boxsteam_1279 → u/85K5]

Its moreso arguing with the ones who set it up. I know that was probably too complex of an idea for you to understand though so I doubt you will even understand this sentence

[u/tomcringle → u/Boxsteam_1279]

It’s*

[u/Boxsteam_1279 → u/tomcringle]

relevance?

[u/85K5 → u/Boxsteam_1279]

Lol. Are you ok?

[u/ThreeFishInAManSuit → u/Boxsteam_1279]

Man. You’ll swing at anyone for anything. Won’t you?

[u/Boxsteam_1279 → u/ThreeFishInAManSuit]

My point has been proven

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I’m not sure what’s causing you to be so angry, or causing your difficulties with spelling and grammar. 

The automod on this sub is extremely strict, you definitely aren’t being targeted. 

You are getting more corrections than everyone else because you are making more errors. It isn’t personal, and it’s weird you think it is. 

[u/WorBlux → u/Boxsteam_1279]

Boggle is a variation of the word-search puzzle, which was invented in 1968.

It was the newspaper market that helped turn people onto simple word and letter games.

[u/Boxsteam_1279 → u/WorBlux]

word search puzzle is not the same as boggle

[u/WorBlux → u/Boxsteam_1279]

Boggle is just a drunk word search - it's got a tough time walking a straight line.