Scrabble Me by Winning Moves

by Winning Moves

Product Features

• Build and control your own board with real Scrabble play.
• When the tiles run out, the game ends.
• Players must swap boards with an opponent.
• The player with the highest score wins!
• Ages 8 and up

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.4 x 8.1 x 15.9 inches ; 1.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00134MJTW
• Item model number: 1115
• Manufacturer recommended age: 10 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,254 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Product Description

Play Scrabble your way! Build and control your own board with real Scrabble play. Players build words on their boards simultaneously and score just like in standard Scrabble. But after each round, players have the option to choose a replacement letter from the bag or to select one of the 12 face-up tiles on the central podium. Another exciting feature is the wild tile each time one is played, that player must swap boards with an opponent. This is a great way to thwart an opponent's progress. When the tiles run out, the game ends and the player with the highest score wins. Includes: four individual Scrabble boards, four wood letter racks, 100 wood tiles, tile podium, cloth drawstring bag and instructions

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Adaptation of Scrabble, With Some Drawbacks, August 29, 2009

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Kevin Currie-Knight "Education Grad Student" (Newark, Delaware) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Scrabble Me by Winning Moves (Toy)

My wife and I purchased this game a few weeks ago and have played it several times. It is an interesting adaptation on Scrabble, where each person gets her own board, and everyone can see what tiles everyone picks. But, like most adaptations on well-worn games, this version of Scrabble has its pros and cons. So, here they are:

PROS: The fact that everyone can see which tiles everyone picks, and that everyone picks tiles at the same time, really adds to the strategy aspect of the game. (ONe can now choose which tiles one wants and hope that others don't get to those tiles first.) Also, the fact that each person is playing on their own board means that each person is no longer dependent on other people's words for bridges. ("If I play this word and choose this tile, I can build this word on my next turn.")

All of these changes make this new Scrabble Me Edition a much more strategic game that is less up to chance than the original Scrabble.

CONS: This game is much choppier than the original Scrabble. Rather than turn-taking (where one person creates a word, draws tiles, and then the other person...), Scrabble Me Edition has everyone taking their turn at the same time, and then choosing tiles at the same time. This leads to a choppy feel of everyone creating words for a few minutes, and then everyone drawing tiles for a few minutes.

Also, while it is interesting to have each person build on their own board, the downside to this is that the game lacks the "connective" feeling of Scrabble, where everyone builds on a communal board. In a way, it feels similar to everyone playing a seperate game of solitaire, but competing against eachother.

LONG AND SHORT: This game is very interesting if you are looking for a more cerebral and strategic version of Scrabble. The ability to see all of the tiles everyone picks (and see tiles before you pick them) adds a whole new strategic dimension. On the other hand, this version of Scrabble is also a bit choppier and lacks the "in it together" feel that makes board games really fun.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Scrabble alternative, April 8, 2009

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Linda "loves to read" (CT, USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Scrabble Me by Winning Moves (Toy)

This is a great alternative to the regular scrabble game. There is always the risk of someone switching your individual board with their board which builds up the suspense. The game moves along a little quicker too.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scrabble Me, January 7, 2010

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Mr Magoo (Vermont) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Scrabble Me by Winning Moves (Toy)

This is a fun and refreshing game for Scrabble fans. It is fast, interactive, challenging and gives me the ghost of a chance at beating my Mom. I prefer playing this with 3 or more players because it moves faster and the board doesn't get as congested and frustrating. Funnily enough, I think it's the opposite of Super Scrabble which is longer and expansive - each has it's place and time.