Scrabble Duplicate (2020)
Duplicate Scrabble
Scrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by placing tiles, each bearing a single letter, onto a game board divided into a 15×15 grid. The game was invented by Alfred Mosher Butts, an architect, in 1931 and was originally called Criss Cross. It was redesigned, renamed as Scrabble, and marketed by James Brunot in 1948. Scrabble transitioned from living-room novelty to competitive passion in the 1960s, when it landed alongside chess, backgammon, and bridge in smoke-filled games parlors in New York City. Duplicate Scrabble is a variant of the board game Scrabble where all the players are faced with the same board and letters at the same time and must play the highest scoring word they can find. It was invented by Hippolyte Wouters circa 1970, a Belgian lawyer who spoke French as his first language.
Why is Duplicate Scrabble Popular?
Scrabble is a popular and significant game because it challenges players to use their vocabulary and strategic thinking skills to form words and score points. It has been produced in many foreign languages, Braille, and magnetic editions and continued to be one of the leading board-and-tile games in the United States. Duplicate Scrabble is a popular variant in French speaking countries and is the most popular form of the game in French and is also played in other languages, such as Romanian and Dutch.
Game Components of Duplicate Scrabble
– Game board divided into a 15×15 grid
– Tiles, each bearing a single letter
– Tile racks to hold the tiles
– Paper and pencil to keep score
Game Setup of Duplicate Scrabble
Players draw seven tiles from a pool at the start and replenish their supply after each turn. The player with the highest-scoring word goes first.
Gameplay Mechanics of Duplicate Scrabble
– Players take turns forming words on the board using their tiles.
– Words must be formed left to right or top to bottom on the board.
– Tiles must be placed in a straight line and cannot be placed diagonally.
– Players can only use tiles from their own rack.
– Players can challenge a word played by another player. If the word is not found in the dictionary, the player who played the word loses their turn.
Game Objective of Duplicate Scrabble
The objective of the game is to score the most points by forming words on the board using the tiles.
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