Best money entertainment

Tired of all the dreary economic news? Here's a little money leisure to get away from it all.

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Best update of a depression-era classic

Like Social Security, the word game Scrabble was born in the Great Depression. And just in time for the Great Recession, there's a new version with slightly different rules, Lexulous, that unchains you from those tiny tiles. Play free online (on Facebook or lexulous.com) against friends, strangers, or a bot. It's an ideal time filler while you wait for the Dow to rise. --David Futrelle

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