Scrabble (with Official Players Dictionary)

by Atari

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005JD6O
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: July 3, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,923 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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The world's best-loved word game is now the ultimate interactive title. Enhanced features such as 3-D board graphics, minigames, multiple skill levels, and pop-up screen menus give you more ways to have fun while getting your highest score ever. It's everything you love about Scrabble taken to a whole new level of fun. The game includes 11 unique Scrabble minigame variations to challenge players in new and exciting ways.

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The World's Best-Loved Word Game Product InformationIt's Scrabble like you've never played it before!America's favorite word game goes digital! Put your tiles to the test againstMaven the games challenging artificial intelligence or play friends directlyover the Internet with complete dictionaries and full challenge capability. Once you lay down a word your tiles turn to gold!  Make a mistake and itcrumbles to dust and blows away!  The pull-down menus provide worddefinitions champion hints and more.  It's everything you need to score!The ultimate interactive word gameis now better than ever with new features and colorful graphics that willdelight any scrabble enthusiast.The Scrabble game goes digital. Nowyou can go head to head with Maven the game's challenging artificial intelligence.Or play online with friends and family.The Scrabble CD-ROM game has five challengingskill levels and loads of exciting visual and sound effects. The game includesMerriam Webster's Official Scrabble Players Dictionary 3rd Edition andfull challenge capabilities.  It can be found in one of every three Americanhomes.  Scrabble has only been around since 1948.It's everything you love about the Scrabble game - plus a whole lot more!         Games IncludedIncludes 11 unique Scrabble Mini-Game variations to challenge players in new andexciting ways!Professor Maven: Analyzes your moves on all games and offers suggestions to better your play.Review Games: Maven takes a closer look at all the moves int he most recent game played.2-Letter Words: 2-letter words can change the course of a game. See how many you can create.3-Letter Words: Got the 2-letter game beat? Try your hand at 3-letter words.Anagrams: How many words can you find in your rack of seven letters.Hook Words: Run up your score by adding letters to existing words to create bigger words.Word Placement: A true Master's cha

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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Indeed it is addictive, November 8, 2001

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Elizabeth G. Melillo "gloriana" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scrabble (with Official Players Dictionary) (CD-ROM)

In my own case, the sound was very distracting, and I had to turn it off, but those more used to video games will not find that a problem. I do enjoy the flexibility of being able to play against the computer, solitaire, or with another player.

One feature which I find very annoying is the "referee challenge." There are words which are not in the game's dictionary - enter one, legitimate though it is, and the "referee challenge" makes one lose a turn and be penalised. There is no way to challenge the referee, and my attempts to set up a supplementary dictionary failed. The attempt, in fact, disabled the ability to set options.

It is worthwhile for a Scrabble lover, but could use some revisions.

23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars addictive, September 30, 2001

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Rudi Kerkhofs "Taike" (Lungtan, -- Taiwan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scrabble (with Official Players Dictionary) (CD-ROM)

For all those who love scrabble and have no one to play with.This game is addictive and you just keep on coming back for more. The lay-out is stunning and the effects add to the fun. I simply can't do without this game.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The cure for my Scrabble withdrawal, January 23, 2002

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Dennis Laycock (Columbus, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scrabble (with Official Players Dictionary) (CD-ROM)

I used to play Scrabble quite often with my parents when I was a teen, but since going through college and getting married, I haven't found a whole lot of people who like the game anymore. Thus, I got this game. The graphics and sound are incredible, but not really necessary. Especially unwelcome is the taunting of the little blob who is your computer opponent - he laughs when you play a bad word and celebrates upon playing even lame words himself. However, none of that matters, as the game play itself is fantastic. I have improved my game tenfold by reviewing my games with the computer to find out what I could have done better, and by playing the mini-games, which help you learn 2- and 3-letter words, bingoes, suffixes and prefixes and much more. I've had the game a month and I've played 60+ games. If someone wanted to join the Scrabble circuit, this would be a great way to learn. For more than one player, however, I'd stick with the good ol' board version (deluxe, of course...).