Classic Wooden Scrabble

Scrabble play consists of forming interlocking words from letter tiles, rather like a crossword. The object of the game is to score the highest number of points by making the longest words using the highest scoring tiles.

Each player has seven letter tiles that are replenished after each turn and forms a word on the board with two or more letters from his rack. Players can only add letters to those already played, either forming new words or modifying those already laid. Scores can be hugely boosted by forming words across the double and triple letter score spaces and double and triple word score spaces.

The game ends when all the tiles from the pool have been taken, and either one of the players has used all his tiles or no-one can form any more words. The player with the highest score wins.

Scrabble seems to have been around forever and been forever popular. This classic edition is one for those who like to play in real style. --Ben King

You get your own little rack where you put you seven tiles and then on your tuen you can put down any number of your tiles to make a word, or to modifiy another players word. For each word you make you get a score which can be drastically enlarged if your word falls on one of the 'triple word score' or such like spaces on the board. The person with the highest scrore at the end of the game wins. You see, it couln't be easier, and on this board you even get a cool 'turny thingy' on the underside which allows you to swivel it easily to the next player.

If you are looking to improve your English skills or your spelling in a more enjoyable way, then Scrabble is definately the game to get
A absolute wonder which will live on in board game history and will entertain families for a good few years yet to come.


Disappointed   December 31, 2003
 22 out of 25 found this review helpful

Having read the previous reviews about this being the Rolls Royce of Scrabble and a great experience for the older generation, I purchased this as a gift for my in-laws. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!
On opening the box you will find wooden racks that are so roughly finished you could get splinters from them. In addition the tiles have not been printed uniformly, some letters are at the top of the tile, some in the middle and some at the bottom. Given that the board when opened out has a huge crease along it making it impossible to lay tiles sensibly, all in all this was a great disappointment to me and the recipients of the gift. My advice - pay the extra and get Scrabble Deluxe ( if you can get hold of it) and shop around - mine was Â31.


Old time style   July 7, 2003
 4 out of 10 found this review helpful

Scrabble exists in many forms but the Classic is the classic. The soft tone of the playing board and all pieces in wood makes for familiar experience when played by the older generation!