Scrabble Original

Scrabble: A Coffee Table Gem

• Suitable for 2-4 players
• Spelling game with scored letter tiles
• Ages 10 years and older will enjoy this game

No Need for New Rules

Most are familiar with the rules which have undergone only minor alterations over the decades. Unlock your inner spelling bee and use the tiles to spell words and win points. Longer words, or words with uncommon letters, can win more points. Interlocking words become more complicated as the game goes on. Letters are drawn from a pool of letters kept in a fetching cloth bag. Each player draws and keeps seven tiles at any given time. If you manage to play all seven, it's a bonus. Scores are tracked using scoresheets which come in the box.

Vintage Vibes of an Original

The original Scrabble game has a classic, unassuming feel, but it has real potential to get brains engaged. The game was developed by an unemployed architecht during the Great Depression in North America. He felt the game could bring distraction from ongoing bleak times and used his skills to devise a game that brings together the best elements of board, card and dice games. The simple premise has not lost its charm and it has not needed to gimmify its formula to remain relevant since it first went on sale in the U.K in 1954.

With the Times

Just because the game is a classic, doesn't mean your language has to be. The game has kept its dictionary of appropriate words fresh and added generational terminology. Words recently added to the lexicon include Millenial and Generation-Z favourites like “Bromance”, “Twerk” and even “Sriracha”. Hotly contested was the addition of “OK” which some experts believed would change how the game is played forever. The game can unite generations or divide them in competition, making it a great way to pass the time and debate the (de)volution of the English language.

Conclusion

Scrabble doesn't need a sales pitch, its an original classic with undeniable charm. Other staple board games include Monopoly Classic. For younger kids enjoying learning new words why not try My First Scrabble. There is also a Harry Potter Edition.