Are board game rules copyrightable?

Post date: 2020-08-05 06:37:50
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The actual written language that appears in the rulebooks for board games is obviously copyrighted. But would an implementation of those rules violate copyright? For example, if I built a web-based version of Scrabble (or Monopoly, or 2nd Edition AD&D) – without using the commercial game's name or imagery – would it get sued out of existence?
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