Amazon.com Review
If you can't find anyone to play with you because you're just too good--or you just don't like cleaning up little wooden tiles--the
Scrabble CD-ROM is for you. Up to four players (human or computer) can play on a variety of boards and backgrounds (try chrome in the desert for that
Road Warrior look). You can choose your computer opponent from five levels of difficulty, from Novice to Champion, or you can create your own custom opponent, based on a chesslike rating.
Play is speedy and satisfying; the sounds of the tiles clicking on the board are alarmingly realistic. You can challenge words, be challenged yourself, or find definitions of words you don't know in the online Official Scrabble Dictionary. (You can even receive hints and suggestions from the "Maven.")
Online multiplayer is in full force, too. Play with bored students in Oxford using the network features; though this slows the game down depending on your Internet connection rate, you'll find you need more time to crush your human challengers anyway. Sharpen your skills with the minigames: find two- or three-letter words, do anagrams, or find the best play with a given setup. Even if you're a regular Scrabble player, you should find yourself returning to your computer time and again, either to brush up or to try again against the champion. --Rob Lightner
Amazon.com Product Description
Scrabble, the ultimate interactive word game, is now better than ever, with new features and colorful graphics. Mini Scrabble games, Anagrams, Rackagrams, and Tournaments help users hone their skills. Play Speed Scrabble for a quick fix, or customize your board look. Play against Maven, the most formidable artificial intelligence ever developed for
Scrabble, or challenge other players at home, down the street, or across the country with full-featured network and Internet play. Rich 3-D graphics, an on-board dictionary with pop-up definitions, new animated Maven, and user-adjustable skill levels all combine to take
Scrabble to a whole new level of fun.
