In 1984 Ruben Blue published the Map of Melrose, enclosed in SCRATCH Magazine, and also distributed as a stand-alone double tri-fold map on glossy paper. This was part of the ongoing publicity and promotion that SCRATCH did to help make Melrose the hippest shopping street in town

The GAME OF MELROSE was designed and published by Ruben Blue in SCRATCH Magazine in 1986. It was also a stand-alone game available at select stores on Melrose. Printed on heavy glossy card stock, it featured board spaces and cards from the prominent stores on Melrose.

The money, like Monopoly money, featured personalities on Melrose, game Movers who were couples, and SCRATCH Celebrities, namely Iris Berry and Mark Rude, Anthony Chili Pepper and Jennifer, Penelope Spheeris and John James, and K.K.and Trudie.

A pair of dice were also included. The game became a TV Show on Communicom Cable and featured all the game Movers as contestants with Ruben Blue as the host.