Customer Reviews

Scrabble

5 star:		(16)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I am so excited to finally have fun software for the computer that is Mac friendly. You'd think with all the Mac users in the world that there would be more of this, but that's not the case. This Scrabble game is great. I can't stop playing it...and the practice has improved my board game playing score dramatically.

I bought this Scrabble game for my wife as she loves to play the board game. Now, we are both addicted to it!! The graphics are amazing, and the game is so easy to use. Plus, there are several levels of play based on your experience. I highly recommend this game to everyone.

I was so excited to find a scrabble CD that would be Mac OS X.5 friendly. This is it BUT, it is not the same game that I played on my OS 9. Not at all. The graphics don't compare, but more importantly, it doesn't "challenge" when your word is incorrect. Plus, there aren't the exercise games I used to play like 2 letter, 3 letter, anagrams, etc. Also, there isn't a way for more than one player to play the computer. One at a time anyway. No keeping tabs on running scores for other players in my house. It is very disappointing and I hope MacSoft can come up with an up to date game, not so "Mickey Mouse".

I am an intermediate level player and bought this to use on the new MacBook Air with OSX10.5.2. I was pleasantly surprised with the fast loading speed for the game and the ease of use. The board letters are big and bright enough and you can see the countdown for the number of tiles left. No unexpected program quits. Extras like Scrabble dictionary and hints make this a great way to upgrade your skills.

This game is well done, fun, and addictive, BUT it cheats. There are a small number of words in its dictionary that do not appear in the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary (4th edition). It beat me tonight (barely) by using GADJO. If you look this up in the OSPD4, it isn't there. If you look it up in its own online version, it's there, but with "Definition not available". If you look it up in Google, it's a Barcelona-based gypsy-ska group, which gets its name from the Roma word for non-Romanji people. (That's the sort of obscure word that Scrabble lives by, but to use such a word when it is NOT in the OSPD is just cheating!) This is the second or third time in a year or so that I have encountered one of these. Grrrr....

I just got the new version of Scrabble, and it's easier than the old one. The old one, by the same company, required the Scrabble CD to be playing while YOU were playing. Not so with the new version: just click and go! Easy to install, made for the Mac, both pluses. If you play against the computer, you can choose from a number of levels to match your own skill level. The dictionary feature keeps you from having to flip through a hard-copy dictionary a zillion times to see if a word actually exists.

I LOVE Scrabble! I have had as many as 6 different types of the game - travel editions to deluxe and I really love the computerized version with a handy embedded dictionary and the ability to play alone or with a friend or with a computerized opponent of the level you choose! I have been broadening my skills and vocabulary with every game! I highly recommend this game for word lovers - this Mac version is superb. I had an older one that I liked - but this one is the cat's pajamas!

I'm a little confused by reviews here that unfavorably compare this Mac version of Scrabble to other Scrabble games. I personally find this to be an excellent rendition of the classic word game. My wife has two PC versions of Scrabble and I like this one better than both of them. I suppose it may be all in what you get used to. This one works perfectly well on my Macbook and I really, really like it !

Awesome! At last a Scrabble game for Macs that works with OS 10 and doesn't require that the disc be inserted to play a game.

I got the Mac version of this game and it is just like the original, which needs no improvement! It's great!