Scrabble (translated from English "rummage insearch for something ") is a very popular game. For the first time in Russian, scrabble rules were described in 1968, in the journal Science and Life. The name of the game was translated as "The Crossword". However, the game became widely known later as "Scrabble" or "SlovoDel".
Description of the desktop game set: field and chips
The game field is a square with dimensions15 for 15 divisions - only 225 seats. Also in the set there are game chips - wooden or plastic squares with letters and glasses on them. The total number of letters 104, the number of copies of each depends on the frequency of its use in a language, from the same indicator determines the cost of each chip. Also in the set there are several "dummies" or "jokers" that can be used instead of any character at the player's choice.
В специализированных магазинах можно приобрести the board game "Scrabble" in Russian or the English version - Scrabble. Performance and cost of fun can be different: from a cheap set of plastic and paper to collection sets of handmade woodwork.
Basic rules and goals of the game "Scrabble"
The main goal of the game is to score more points than the opponent, making up words from the chips. There is a variant of the game, in which the winner is the one who first dials the number of points agreed in advance.
Согласно правилам игры "Эрудит", в раунде могут take part from 2 to 4 people depending on the size of the set - more players will need more chips. For those who are not sure about the possibilities of their own memory, it is better to stock up a piece of paper and a pencil to write out the written words.
The list of all the rules of the game "Scrabble" is not great. It includes the following items:
- Words should be made in two directions: vertically - "from top to bottom" and horizontally - "from left to right".
- Each participant before the start of the round is randomly given out 7 chips.
- The player making the first move must put the inscription through the central cell of the field.
- After each move, the player gains the spent chips.
- All subsequent words are composed only in a "bundle" with the already laid out ones.
- If the player does not want to make up the word in turn, then he should change the chips and skip the turn.
- A participant who uses all 7 chips in one turn receives additional points.
- A universal chip ("dummy" or "joker") can be used instead of any letter at the player's choice.
- A participant can replace a "dummy" with the required letter, provided that he uses it already in the next move.
- These rules can be changed or supplemented by prior agreement of the players.
10 points gives participants scope for flying their fantasies and makes the game even more interesting.
We count the points in the game "Scrabble" correctly
Scoring in the game is not easy.Each player should keep a record of the words laid out for the course and the number of points scored. On the field there are specially marked areas that increase the value of the chips. The rules of the game "Scrabble" for scoring can be formulated as follows:
- The cost of the letter doubles on the green cells of the field and triples - in yellow. Extra points are called premium.
- The amount of the move consists of the cost of the laid out letters and is calculated for each player separately.
- If one of the chips of the word is located on a blue cage, the cost of the word is doubled, on the red one it is tripled. First, the bonus for letters is calculated, then for the word as a whole.
- If the player uses all 7 chips during the turn, he gets a bonus of 15 points.
As you can see, the rules of the game "Scrabble" are extremely simpleand understandable. The colors of the bonus areas of the playing field can vary from set to set. In any case, a detailed instruction with parsing and illustrative examples for each rule is always attached to the fun.
Who is useful game "Scrabble"?
Apart from the fact that the fun is incredibly fascinatingand addictive, this is also a very cognitive occupation. The board game "Scrabble" is perfect for schoolchildren and students studying foreign languages.
Scrabble will allow real competitionand learn "whose English is better" or "who knows more foreign words". Watching the progress of the game is also interesting, how to participate yourself. It is possible to organize whole tournaments on "Erudite" within the framework of open lessons at school and even among faculties of higher educational institutions like chess competitions.
Родители могут играть в "Эрудит" со своими children to develop their intelligence and knowledge of the spelling of their native language. Sometimes the desire to win makes a child engage in real word-making and inventing non-existent objects and concepts. Do not immediately reject the compiled versions of children, it is much more fun to ask the child and listen to his interpretation of the "new" word.
