Word game for 2-4 players. Form words cross-word style using letters of different values.

3. Scrabble Deluxe Edition • Word game for 2-4 players. • Form words cross-word style using letters of different values. • High score wins! • Good player scores in the 300-400 range.

4. Before Beginning… • Pick a dictionary in case of word challenges • All words permitted except words always capitalized, prefixes &suffixes, abbreviations, standing alone, words with hyphens or apostrophes.

5. Challenged words

6. Who goes first? Letter closest to beginning of alphabet

7. Let the games begin… • Draw 7 tiles and place on the rack • Form words on rack • Keep rack hidden from the others

8. Bad luck! Hope that you don’t draw combinations like these! • Three options for play: • Pass, forfeit, no score • Exchange 1 to 7 tiles, score nothing • Play a word and earnscore

9. Lay it on the line! • First player combines2 or more letters to form one word • Diagonals not allowed • Begin on the pink star center square • Add up total score for the word and record it. • Draw the same # of tiles that you played.

10. Forming New Words • Alternate turns and play new words by: • Adding letter(s) to a word already on the board • Placing word at a right angle • Placing a complete word parallel to a word • 2 blank tiles can be any letter but can’t change

11. When does it end? • All tiles have been drawn • One of the players has used all letterson rack • Win the game by achieving highest score • Remaining tilescount against you

12. Scoring Double word score Double letter score Triple letter score Triple Word score Use all 7 tiles in a turn and score 50 bonus points!

13. Scoring examples 14 points 9points 25points 16points

16. Credits Created & Produced by Karin Rennerfor TET 745Advanced Digital PresentationsSummer 2005utilizing PowerPoint, LiveWeb,Camtasia, Photoshop andWindows Media Player

17. Scrabble & Probablility: It’s all in the numbers