Double Challenge
Double challenge is most widely used in North American club and tournament play. Suppose player A makes a play, then player B challenges. If the challenged word(s) are found to be acceptable, player B loses his turn. If the challenged word(s) are unacceptable, player A removes his played tiles and forfeits his turn. In NASPA tournament play, only exception occurs when the first play of the game misses the center star, in which the opponent may challenge the play off the board, regardless of its validity.
A criticism of double challenge is that it is more conducive to bluffing. A player may play a word he knows is invalid in the hope that his opponent will not risk a challenge.
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