Scrabble Original Game

We had a very old Scrabble game so wanted to update it. Still using it now - good quality and clear image.

I find this a brilliant game. In fact I played this at the age of about 12 years of age onwards for several years. Now a grandmother at a much older age, it still has the same challenging theme and love playing with our family and grandchildren. So good for brain enhancement and very eductional and thought-provoking. Very good to have the Collins Ultimate Scrabble Dictionary and Wordlist to check words.

We bought this for my 26 yo daughter for Christmas and have played several games with her since. It's still a joy and an excellent mental workout and no chance that the batteries will run out before your concentration!The build quality is great although unlike the one I had as a child (40+ years ago), the pieces don't quite fill up the squares. Small detail and I may not even remember it correctly.

I was quite keen to buy the deluxe version of scrabble however the Amazon reviews completely put me off and instead I bought the standard version.The box came wrapped in cellophane and was well packaged so no damaged corners etc.The board is very good, it isn't flimsy or thin, it's quite solid and where the crease is in no way affects the enjoyment of the game.The lettered tiles are great, there is no chance or scratching the print off whatsoever.The 4 tile holders are perfectly satisfactory as well, made of a light plastic but by no means breakable or bendable.A bag is also included for you to keep all the letters in, it does have a print on it of the scrabble logo which i can see chipping/scratching away over time but it's a non issue.One thing I would love to see introduced is a lego like snap in place tile feature, I am aware that the deluxe version features this but it also has a lot of other things that I have no interest in.I thing a magnet effect would completely cheapen the board game but a feature that kept my tiles in place without changing the board game in any other way would be well appreciated.Otherwise, it's a brilliant item!

I purchased Scrabble to play with my sister and nephew aged 6, and all 3 of us absolutely love it! It's even more fun than I remember playing it at school, and as a child. If you're short of time but still want to play, just making words on the board and not counting the scores is also fun to do! It can be more rewarding, as you're more concerned with using your letters to make a good word, than fitting a high scoring word onto 'Triple Letter' squares! ;) Endless hours of entertainment, the 6 year old asks to play it when he comes round! I think the 'for 10 year olds' recommendation is very conservative, and younger kids will enjoy playing Scrabble alot. A very good learning tool also to expand vocabulary.

Value for money

This is scrabble as you remember it, and a nice surprise that it hasn't been "shriveled" like so many board games. They used to be good quality and have some individual charm and feel but for the last while they've all felt the same, plasticky papery rubbish. So this is nice. A proper cloth bag for the tiles, the tiles are nicer than the last lot I had, and even tho the wooden tile stands have long since gone, these aren't bad. And apart from my ageing brain, scrabble is still a great game.

Everything about the game appeared good quality apart from the the tiles, some of which had badly printed numbers. The 2 value on all of the G tiles were difficult to read. Of course it's fine when you know what it should be but for the price I would have expected the tiles to be perfect.