>That awkward moment when your sarcasm is a so advanced, that others think you're stupid. >Precision of speech equates to precision of thought. The use of the phrase "collaborative trophy" was intentional, as it was referencing a quote embedded in the body of the piece. A portmanteau phrase of the adjective, collaborative, supplanting the unctuous, ubiquitous and understood adjective, participation, to modify the noun, trophy. >Brett Smitheram, current Scrabble world champion, said: ‘The game speaks to a trend in younger people who want to avoid competitive games and sense of losing, instead favouring teamwork and *collaboration* working towards a fun goal together.’ Well, I guess you deserve two trophies in that case... :)