Cooking Scrabble

by USAopoly

• Mini grocery bag holds all letter tiles
• Custom game board stylized with cooking theme
• Custom tile rack designed to hold recipe cards
• 25 recipe cards
• Custom tile rack designed to hold tiles and recipe cards

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15 x 0.2 x 20 inches ; 10.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Origin: China
• ASIN: B004OFK4DU
• Item model number: SC079-000
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,226 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Serve up some fun with America's favorite word game. The Cooking Edition of scrabble includes classic scrabble fun with a cooking twist allowing players to earn bonus points for words related to everyone's favorite pastime. Recipe Cards are the perfect mix as players double and triple their scores with directives for all new custom game play. Become the master chef as you spell your way to victory with tasty abbreviations and names of your favorite celebrity chefs. Can you spell D-E-L-I-S-H? Mini grocery bag holds all letter tiles. Custom game board stylized with cooking theme. 25 "Recipe Cards". Custom tile rack designed to hold tiles and recipe cards.

Product Description

Serve up some fun with America's favorite word game. The Cooking Edition of scrabble includes classic scrabble fun with a cooking twist allowing players to earn bonus points for words related to everyone's favorite pastime. Recipe Cards are the perfect mix as players double and triple their scores with directives for all new custom game play. Become the master chef as you spell your way to victory with tasty abbreviations and names of your favorite celebrity chefs. Can you spell D-E-L-I-S-H? Mini grocery bag holds all letter tiles. Custom game board stylized with cooking theme. 25 "Recipe Cards". Custom tile rack designed to hold tiles and recipe cards.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars I wouldn't call this Scrabble anymore October 16, 2011

By zizzybalooba

Amazon Verified Purchase

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

It's got cards. The cards allow people to take your tiles, make you skip a turn, take you points, basically turn forethought and planning into chaos. There's no point in analysing the board, looking for good placement, because by the time your turn comes around (if you get a turn) you may not even have the same tiles. And you get the opportunity to argue about what you think a food word is. Is "deer" a food word? Not at my last game. It was decided by "the board" that one cannot eat "deer" only venison, so my points were denied. Some of the cards are confusing, are unpractical, don't make sense, or are mean and can create rancor within the group.
If you don't really enjoy Scrabble or the strategy of the game, this might be a winner. Strategy of words becomes strategy against players, as you can focus on ruining a particular person if you want to go that route. Points are astronomical, as food words get more points, cards add additional points.
I will say after the second game I was able to get a handle on how to strategize. The handle was using the cards better, as that's how you really get the big points. So yes, there is a strategy, it's just not the same strategy as playing regular Scrabble, thus for me, it's not Scrabble; it's different game.
Oh, and this makes an already long game longer. I can't say I wouldn't ever play this version again. It's better if you're drinking wine and don't feel like putting your thinking cap on as much, but it also makes me yearn for a good ol' traditional Scabble match.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars cooking scrabble review December 19, 2011

By cynthia

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

I've been a scrabble addict since childhood. This version is amazing. I especially love the challenge of creating cooking terms. 3 cards are given to each player at the start of the game. Examples are 'replace any blank on the board with a tile on your rack, then use that blank to create another word'. This just keeps the game fun and interesting. I also have the garden scrabble version and like that equally as well.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars WAY more fun than I expected! July 11, 2011

By Wendy Johnson

Amazon Verified Purchase

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

I bought this as a Mother's Day gift for my mom. She absolutely loved it! We are big Scrabble fans and initially a bit unsure of this new format, but it was surprisingly a lot of fun. The kids (teens) enjoyed it as much as the adults. It's a fun twist from the norm. If you like to try new things, this is the game for you. Enjoy!