By Anna Moloney As Scrabble’s modern update sparks backlash, Anna Moloney looks into the history of the board game – and its divisive nature As Barbie fever fades to a muted pink, Mattel ruffled feathers anew yesterday with news that it would be updating Scrabble to make the board game less “intimidating”. A new double sided board will allow players to choose their own challenge level and use “helping cards” to cooperate, allowing for a less competitive experience more in tune with the desires of Gen Z, according to the toymaker. A simplified scoring system will also allow for quicker gameplay…