For both the beginner and the seasoned pro, this how-to book from the National Scrabble Association offers all the keys to better play:
Basic board strategies for surefire results
Turn the enemy -- Q -- into your best friend: a winner's list of Q words with and without U
Master the terrific "twos" -- a complete list of two-letter words that can boost your scoring average by thirty to forty points
Maximize your score with bonus squares and parallel play -- including triple triples, the pinnacle of SCRABBLE scoring success
Make more seven-letter plays -- and earn a fifty-point bonus
Secrets to getting better tiles
How to get your words' worth with high-point tiles J, X, and Z
Words with no vowels
How the world's greatest players win -- twenty-eight examples of outstanding SCRABBLE play
Featuring a rare interview with the SCRABBLE game inventor, the late Alfred Mosher Butts, this extensively illustrated guidebook covers all facets of the game and worldwide SCRABBLE culture, including the clubs, tournaments, champions and rules, and playing SCRABBLE with children, plus a complete history of the game.
Amazon.com Review: This book opens with an introduction to the game, follows up with instruction on advanced play, and ends with valuable information for those preparing for tournament-level competition. But there's far more to this tome than the how-to material. It's also a reference manual with such valuable information as a list of crucial but uncommon two-letter words (do you know what a "Li" is?) and a number of words that require a Q but no U. Exercise puzzles are included so you can practice what you learn.
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Rating: - Scrabble.
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Rating: - She loves it
We gave this as a gift to our daughter-in-law who loves playing Scrabble. She told us at least 4 times how much she liked it. So I'd say it's a winner!
Rating: - Taking Scrabble to a new level
Everything Scrabble is a very useful resource for any Scrabble player who wishes to take Scrabble to the next level. This book will teach you very useful two and three letter words, all the need-to-know 'Q' and 'Z' words, and can reshape the way you look at your Scrabble tiles. It is a bit lengthy- you can't really sit down with it and read it in an hour; instead, it's designed to take each chapter in steps to improve your skills overall. Everything Scrabble is very informative and interesting and definitely a good buy.
Rating: - Official scrabble dictionary
I was very pleased with my purchase of the above mentioned book. Fast shipping and well packaged.
Rating: - GOOD BUT OUT OF DATE
The authors need to update this work. It still uses the words contained in OSWD 3. Anyone playing with a OSWD 4 knows that words like "Qi" and "Ki" are permissable and this edition of EVERYTHING SCRABBLE doesn't take that into account, so anyone using this version will be at a great disadvantage.
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- GOOD BUT OUT OF DATE
