Friday 8 January 2016

1970s Scrabble #FBF


Who hasn't played Scrabble before, or at least heard of it?  While it is currently owned by Hasbro, Inc, it was originally sold by Milton Bradley.  Outside of Canada and USA it is a trademark of Mattel!

While we think the rules and game are pretty basic, back in 1976 some of the major rule changes were:
  • It was made clear that the blank tile beats an A when drawing to see who goes first.
  • A player could now pass his/her turn, doing nothing.
  • A loss-of-turn penalty was added for challenging an acceptable play.
  • If final scores are tied, the player whose score was highest before adjusting for unplayed tiles is the winner; in tournament play, a tie is counted as half a win for both players
This board game is what it looked like when I was growing up! What version do you remember the most vividly?

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