Scrabble Onyx Edition

by Hasbro

Product Features

• Onyx Edition SCRABBLE® features an elegant rotating board and a sleek, updated style with black and silver accents
• The new look adds a contemporary design dimension to America's favorite word contest
• Other matching elements include a unique timer with black sand, a black velvet tile pouch
• For ages 12 and up
• Also includes four black tile racks, and a silver-accented score book with official score sheets an pencil

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000KH9QDU
• Item model number: 53481
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #8,652 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)

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• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

Product Description

Product Description

Now you can play America’s favorite word game with elegance. It’s all the enjoyment and challenge of classic Scrabble wordplay but with the added luxurious features such as a silver-toned raised grid that holds the letter tiles in place, silver foil game board label with wood frame and rotating carousel, foil-stamped score pad and pencil, velvet tile pouch and black stained wood letter tiles. Available exclusively at Barnes and Noble.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

47 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a sleek & modern Scrabble board, October 29, 2007

By	S. A. Molin (Indianapolis, IN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Scrabble Onyx Edition (Toy)

Finally, a Scrabble game worthy of putting on my modern glass coffee table. Although many versions of the game look fantastic, such as the "deluxe" or the "$1000 franklin mint version", the natural wood doesn't fit for everyone. Looks of the Onyx version are sleek and elegant, and you can read the bonus squares better than on any version; not to mention the black/silver tiles are extra sleek.

Looks aside, the feel is solid, the board has a smooth turn. The tiles fit very snug in the raised dividers. The height of the board is a silly reason to give this 1 or 2 stars. It definitely looks better flush, and puts the board lower if you play sitting on the ground at a coffee table as I do. You can put your tile holders off to the side so they don't get hit. Every version of Scrabble I've ever owned didn't have sides on the holder (including some past deluxe versions). Again, a non-issue. Learn to be less clumsy. The board is built very well. Also, marking this board down for not including a distribution list is the one of the silliest things I've ever read in a review. It's like not having a hand-chart included with your poker set. You can print one off if you really want. Besides there are two charts facing opposite on the board in plain view.

Three minute timer with black sand is a nice extra. The score book is VERY nice, and comes with matching pencil which stores in the book binding. The black velvet bag is a nice size, and really allows you to shake and randomize tiles.

I also recommend the Onyx Edition Scrabble Dictionary. It matches beautifully, and it is the newest fourth edition that includes such words as Qi.

I have to say the [...] price is exceedingly high, and is not considered in my rating, as I did not get this from [...]

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not all it's cracked up to be, January 30, 2008

By	Nasty Chunts "nasty chunts" (Volunteer Park, WA) - See all my reviews

Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Scrabble Onyx Edition (Toy)

I have to say my first impression of this scrabble board is "disappointing." It's honestly not any improvement over the standard board with raised squares and a rotating base. It's pretty much the same thing with a different color scheme so it's almost insulting that they charge [so much] for this. Even though I got mine for half that I still think I paid way too much.

On top of that, the quality of the board isn't that good. The silver overlay sticker was laid on slightly crooked and the base is noisy when turned and doesn't rotate smoothly. the first thing i saw when I opened it was a nick in the wood trim around the board, and overall the entire thing is much cheaper and flimsier than it's made out to be in the pictures and description.

skip this and go with one of the cheaper models or spend your money on one of the deluxe wood ones.

29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Rather disappointing, November 9, 2007

By	M. DeWeese (US) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Scrabble Onyx Edition (Toy)

I have owned just about every versions of SCRABBLE ever produced. So, of course, when this Onyx version came out, it went on my gotta have list.

While it works and is very nice looking, the biggest issue was the glare off of the silver/foil background on the board. It made it difficult to see the letters on the tiles once they were set down. My friends and I realized that we were squinting throughout the game, and after the 2-hour set, I had a mild headache.
The other issue was the fact that it does sit flush on the table and I used it on the coffee table, with narrow width. We had to hold our tile trays in our hands or risk knocking tiles off the trays.
After that night, I found that we all prefer to use one of the older sets on game night. So, the Onyx set went into the "donate" box.

Some people may like it. It just didn't work out for us.