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the
carrying
be wiped clean with a damp cloth.
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Zipper case, gameboard, 100 snap-in letter tiles, 4 plastic tile racks, letter pouch, score pad
In
Scrabble, players form interlocking words crossword fashion on the board, using letter tiles of different values.
Each player competes for high score by taking advantage of the letter values,
In
a 2-player game, a
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1.
Remove the racks from the plastic bag and discard
,
the bag. Place one rack in front of you and
All players do the same. Place any unused racks out of
the game.
2.
Remove the score pad and letter pouch from their
storage compartments. Players each draw one letter
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tile from the pouch, for 6rst play.
the letter nearest the beginning of
A
blank tile supersedes
first.
the drawn letters to the pouch and shake them up.
3.
Each player now draws seven new letters
places them in his or her rack.
and
You
can
place - and
-
replace
anywhere in your rack.
Figure
your letters
1
shows how to
The
player drawing
the
alphabet goes
all
other tiles. Return
CONTENTS
good
player scores
lift
the lid.
as
well as the premium squares on the board.
in
the 300-400 point range.
1.
The 6rst player combines two or more of
letters to form a word, and snaps the letter tiles into the
squares on the board to read either across or down, with
one letter on the
permitted.
2.
A
player completes a turn by counting and announcing
the score for the turn. The player then draws as many new
as
letters
her rack.
3.
Play passes to the left. The second player, and then each
in turn, adds one or more letters
to form new words.
placed in one row across or down the board, to form one
complete word.
in adjacent rows, they must form complete words, crossword
fashion, with all such letters. The player gets
all words formed or
center * square. Diagonal words are not
played, thus always keeping seven letters in his or
to
All
letters played on a turn must be
If,
at the same time, they touch other letters
modified on his or her turn.
hi
or her
those already played
full credit for
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