HASBRO Scrabble Jr Beginners User Manual
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BEGINNER GAME
2 TO 4 PLAYERS
AGES 5
Contents: 2-sided gameboard, 101 letter
tiles, 44 scoring chips
Object: Cover the gameboard letters with
matching letter tiles, and collect the most
scoring chips by completing words.
THE FIRST TIME YOU
PLAY
Carefully remove the letter tiles and the
scoring chips from the parts sheet. Discard
the waste.
GAME SETUP
1. For this game, use the gameboard side
with letters and pictures on the squares.
2. The Kitty: Form the “kitty” by placing
the scoring chips in a pile within reach of
all players.
3. The Pool: Turn all the letter tiles
facedown within reach of all players, then
mix them up.
4. Draw seven tiles from the pool and
place them faceup in front of you. All
players do the same.
5. Choose a player to go first (there’s no
advantage to making the first play). Play
passes to the left.
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HOW TO PLAY
PLAYING YOUR TILES
On your turn, play two of your tiles by
covering letters on the gameboard squares
with matching tiles. Then draw as many
tiles from the pool as you played, so that
you have seven tiles again. Play your tiles
as explained below.
First Turn: If you’re the first player, play
any two of your tiles as follows:
•EITHER on the first letter of two
different words (see Example 1A);
•OR on the first and second letters of the
same word (see Example 1B).
All Other Turns: Each player in turn now
plays any two of his or her tiles. Play each
tile as follows:
•EITHER on an open first letter of any
word (see Example 2A);
•OR on the next open letter of any word
already started (see Example 2B).
If you can play, you must play!
Always play two tiles if you can.
If you can play only one tile, draw one
tile from the pool afterwards.
If you can’t play any tiles, you must use
your turn to exchange any two of your
tiles with two tiles from the pool.
(If there are no tiles left in the pool,
you must pass.)
Play letters in order! Always cover the
letters of a word in correct spelling order.
Because some words share letters, you may
sometimes have to “back up” to cover
letters in order. In Example 1B, when the
J and A are played on JACKET, the A in
WATER gets covered before the W. Before
the T in WATER can be covered, the W
must be covered.
COLLECTING SCORI NG CH IPS
Try to complete a word by covering the
last letter (see Example 3). For each word
you complete, take one scoring chip from
the kitty. If you complete two words with
one tile, collect two scoring chips (see
Example 4).
Note: Because some words share letters,
the tile that completes a word may not be
covering the last letter of the word. See
Example 5.
BLOCKING
It’s good strategy to check other players’
tiles to see if a tile you’re playing would
let an opponent complete a word. As long
as you play two tiles on your turn, you
can hold back a certain tile to block an
opponent from completing a word!
EXAMPLES OF PLAY
Example 1A: The rst player could start
JACKET and ARM by covering the rst
letter of each word…
Example 2A: The second player could
start CANDY and BOY by covering the
rst letter of each word…
ENDING THE GAME
When there are no more tiles left in
the pool, keep playing with the tiles
you have until all 101 tiles have
been placed on the board. This ends
the game.
HOW TO WIN
After the game ends, the player with
the most scoring chips is the winner!
Example 1B: …but decides to cover
both the J and the A in JACKET, instead.
Example 2B: …but decides to start
BOAT by covering the B, and continue
JACKET by covering the C.
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Example 3: If you cover the T to com-
plete JACKET, collect one scoring chip.
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Example 4: If you cover the T to
complete BOAT and GOAT, collect two
scoring chips!
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Example 5: If the B and U in BUZZ are
covered, and the Z in ZEBRA is already
covered, complete BUZZ by covering the
rst Z—then collect a scoring chip!
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See the folded sheet for
Advanced Game rules.
SCRABBLE, the associated logo, the design of the
distinctive SCRABBLE brand game board, and the
distinctive letter tile designs are trademarks of
Hasbro in the United States and Canada.
©2009 Hasbro, Pawtucket, RI 02862.
All Rights Reserved. 11405842BU
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