This can be as simple as adding a prefix, suffix or plural to the original word, or it can be a totally new word. The second player lays down at least one tile adjacent to a letter on the board to create a new word or words.
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Now that you know the parts of the game, let's take a look at how to play it. Players should agree on which dictionary to use, whether it's a standard dictionary or the Official Scrabble Players' Dictionary.
Players should also have a dictionary on hand for challenges. Games may also include a timer, in case the players would like to set a time limit on the length of a player's turn. The rack allows a player to prepare for the next move without anyone else seeing what tiles he or she has. Rack - Each player gets a rack for his or her tiles.During game play, players draw tiles from this bag. Letter Bag - The letter bag holds all unused tiles.Although they're not worth anything, the ability to use them strategically can help you out when you're missing that one letter you need to build a word. The two tiles that aren't worth any points are both blank, and they can be deemed as any letter in the alphabet when they're first laid down on the board. Tiles range in point values from zero to 10. Uncommon letters, like Q and Z, have only one tile each. Common letters, like E, have more tiles, but fewer points. The game comes with 100 tiles, each with a different letter and point value assigned to it. Tiles - The tiles are the pieces used in play.Board - The board is a grid with a star in the middle, where game play starts, and bonus squares scattered around it.How can you take your game to the next level? Let's start by looking at game play. The best players on earth gather every two years to compete in the World Scrabble Championships. Other countries and regions around the world also put on national tournaments. The National Scrabble Association helps players improve their games and hosts an annual tournament in the United States.
It's also morphed into a competitive sport, complete with its own association. Today, Hasbro manufactures Scrabble, and it's become a standard in many game rooms in homes around the world. The first few years were slow, but when Macy's decided to stock the game in the early 1950s, it became a phenomenon, and the two had a hit on their hands. They came up with the name Scrabble and started manufacturing it themselves in 1949. Unfortunately for Butts, his Criss-Cross words couldn't garner any interest from manufacturers, so he partnered with an entrepreneur named James Brunot, who helped him refine the game. The rarer the letter, the higher the point value. Once he figured out how often each letter was used, he assigned them all point values and chose how many of each letter he would include in the game. In creating the game, he analyzed the front page of the New York Times and counted the usage of each letter in the alphabet.
Originally called Criss-Cross Words, he built the game to combine both crossword puzzles and anagrams. An architect named Alfred Mosher Butts invented Scrabble while he was out of work during the Great Depression.
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