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2018-12-22T18:40:17Z

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DavidB4-bot: /* References */re-categorisation

2018-10-11T04:07:22Z

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DavidB4-bot: /* Gameplay */Spelling/Grammar Check, typos fixed: 50 point → 50-point

2016-08-19T12:36:08Z

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DavidB4-bot: clean up & uniformity

2016-07-12T06:45:48Z

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WesleyS: /* History */ internal link, spelling

2011-07-18T19:04:38Z

History: internal link, spelling

DeanS: Reverted edits by ZenRfanklib (Talk) to last version by Philip J. Rayment

2009-05-31T20:46:01Z

Reverted edits by ZenRfanklib (Talk) to last version by Philip J. Rayment

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 The game consists of a bag, a set of tiles, and a board divided into a 15x15 grid.  The tiles are each marked with one letter and a point value (except for two blank 'wildcard' tiles).  The tiles are placed in the bag; each player removes 7 of them; the first player uses his or her tiles to form a word and places it on the board, either horizontally or vertically, intersecting the middle square.  The player then draws more tiles from the bag, replacing the ones just played, maintaining 7 tiles to the extent possible.  The points on the tiles are totaled up with any special squares included (see below); that's the player's score for this turn.  Play then rotates around the board with each player attempting to play his or her tiles to form words; after the first play, each word must use at least one tile already on the board.
-The bonuses for the various special squares (double letter score which includes the middle square where play must begin, triple letter score, double word score, and triple word score) are used only once during play; if a letter used in a word is already on the square the bonus is not awarded again.
+The bonuses for the various special squares (double letter score which includes the middle square where play must begin, triple letter score, double word score, and triple word score) are used only once during play; if a letter used in a word is already on the square the bonus is not awarded again (but if, on its initial use, such a square is used to form two words, it counts for both words).
 Any tiles in direct contact with each other, either horizontally or vertically, must form valid words.  If a single play forms multiple words (one horizontally and one or more vertically, or vice versa), points for all the formed words are awarded.

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 ==Gameplay==
-The game consists of a bag, a set of tiles, and a board divided into a 15x15 grid.  The tiles are each marked with one letter and a point value (except for two blank 'wildcard' tiles).  The tiles are placed in the bag; each player removes 7 of them; the first player uses his or her tiles to form a word and places it on the board, either horizontally or vertically, intersecting the middle square.  The player then draws more tiles from the bag, replacing the ones just played.  The points on the tiles are totalled up and any (because the middle square is a 'double word score' square) doubled; that's the player's score for this turn.  Play then rotates around the board with each player attempting to play his or her tiles to form words; after the first play, each word must use at least one tile already on the board.
+The game consists of a bag, a set of tiles, and a board divided into a 15x15 grid.  The tiles are each marked with one letter and a point value (except for two blank 'wildcard' tiles).  The tiles are placed in the bag; each player removes 7 of them; the first player uses his or her tiles to form a word and places it on the board, either horizontally or vertically, intersecting the middle square.  The player then draws more tiles from the bag, replacing the ones just played, maintaining 7 tiles to the extent possible.  The points on the tiles are totaled up with any special squares included (see below); that's the player's score for this turn.  Play then rotates around the board with each player attempting to play his or her tiles to form words; after the first play, each word must use at least one tile already on the board.
-The bonuses for the various special squares (double letter score, triple letter score, double word score, and triple word score) are used only once during play; if a letter used in a word is already on the square the bonus is not awarded again.
+The bonuses for the various special squares (double letter score which includes the middle square where play must begin, triple letter score, double word score, and triple word score) are used only once during play; if a letter used in a word is already on the square the bonus is not awarded again.
 Any tiles in direct contact with each other, either horizontally or vertically, must form valid words.  If a single play forms multiple words (one horizontally and one or more vertically, or vice versa), points for all the formed words are awarded.
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-Playing all 7 tiles is called a 'bingo' and gives a 50-point bonus.
+Playing all 7 tiles is called a 'bingo' and gives a 50-point bonus in addition to the score (including bonus squares).
-Play ends when one player is out of tiles and no tiles remain in the bag, or when neither player can play a valid word.  The player with the most points wins.
+Play ends when one player is out of tiles and no tiles remain in the bag, or when no player can play a valid word.  The player with the most points wins.
 ==Sources==

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 Playing all 7 tiles is called a 'bingo' and gives a 50-point bonus.
-Certain marked squares double or triple the score for the whole word or just for the letter on that square.  Once used, such a square cannot be used on any subsequent play.
+Play ends when one player is out of tiles and no tiles remain in the bag, or when neither player can play a valid word.  The player with the most points wins.
 ==Sources==

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 ==Gameplay==
 The game consists of a bag, a set of tiles, and a board divided into a 15x15 grid.  The tiles are each marked with one letter and a point value (except for two blank 'wildcard' tiles).  The tiles are placed in the bag; each player removes 7 of them; the first player uses his or her tiles to form a word and places it on the board, either horizontally or vertically, intersecting the middle square.  The player then draws more tiles from the bag, replacing the ones just played.  The points on the tiles are totalled up and any (because the middle square is a 'double word score' square) doubled; that's the player's score for this turn.  Play then rotates around the board with each player attempting to play his or her tiles to form words; after the first play, each word must use at least one tile already on the board.
 Any tiles in direct contact with each other, either horizontally or vertically, must form valid words.  If a single play forms multiple words (one horizontally and one or more vertically, or vice versa), points for all the formed words are awarded.

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 Playing all 7 tiles is called a 'bingo' and gives a 50-point bonus.
-Certain marked squares double or triple the score for the whole word or just for the letter on that square.
+Certain marked squares double or triple the score for the whole word or just for the letter on that square.  Once used, such a square cannot be used on any subsequent play.
 Play ends when one player is out of tiles and no tiles remain in the bag.  The player with the most points wins.
 ==Sources==

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 ==References==
 <references/>
-[[Category:Board games]]
+[[Category:Board Games]]

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	Certain marked squares double or triple the score for the whole word or just for the letter on that square.		Certain marked squares double or triple the score for the whole word or just for the letter on that square.

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 ==History==
-Alfred Mosher Butts invented the Scrabble [[crossword]] game in its current form in 1948 based, at least in part, on his previous games Lexiko and Criss Cross Words.  He purportedly determined the frequency of the letter tiles in the game by counting letter usage in the New York Time.  He began by selling them individually by mail order until he partnered with James Brunot and his newly formed Production and Marketing company.
+Alfred Mosher Butts invented the Scrabble [[crossword]] game in its current form in 1948 based, at least in part, on his previous games Lexiko and Criss Cross Words.  He purportedly determined the frequency of the letter tiles in the game by counting letter usage in the [[New York Times]].  He began by selling them individually by mail order until he partnered with James Brunot and his newly formed Production and Marketing company.
 The game struggled in its early years until sales began dramatically increasing in 1952.  The game was purchased by Selchow & Righter in 1971.  Following the windfall created by [[Trivial Pursuit]], and its subsequent crash,  Selchow sold their properties to Coleco Industries in 1986.  Coleco was subsequently acquired by Hasbro in 1988 and Scrabble has remained with them since.
 Jim Kramer, a 48 year old proofreader from Roseville, Minnesota, is the reigning United States Scrabble Open champion (2006). <ref>[http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/cgi-bin/player.pl?given=Jim&surname=Kramer&exact=1 Jim Kramer Profile] at www.ScrabbleAssociation.com</ref>
 ==Gameplay==
 The game consists of a bag, a set of tiles, and a board divided into a 15x15 grid.  The tiles are each marked with one letter and a point value (except for two blank 'wildcard' tiles).  The tiles are placed in the bag; each player removes 7 of them; the first player uses his or her tiles to form a word and places it on the board, either horizontally or vertically, intersecting the middle square.  The player then draws more tiles from the bag, replacing the ones just played.  The points on the tiles are totalled up and any (because the middle square is a 'double word score' square) doubled; that's the player's score for this turn.  Play then rotates around the board with each player attempting to play his or her tiles to form words; after the first play, each word must use at least one tile already on the board.

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−	'''~~Conservapedia~~''' is a ~~horribly biased wiki that refuses~~ to ~~give~~ more than one ~~sentence~~ to ~~anything~~, ~~indef-blocks vandals~~ after ~~only~~ one ~~edit~~, and is ~~just plain unfair~~ and ~~mean~~. I'm a ~~conservative~~ and ~~I find this place highly embarrassing~~.	+	'''Scrabble''' is a [[board game]] invented in America by Alfred Mosher Butts in 1948. The purpose of the game is to make words using a set number of letter tiles on a 15 x 15 square board. Scrabble is arguably more popular than [[Monopoly (board game)\|Monopoly]] and is played in over 175 official tournaments per year.
		+
		+	==History==
		+	Alfred Mosher Butts invented the Scrabble [[crossword]] game in its current form in 1948 based, at least in part, on his previous games Lexiko and Criss Cross Words. He purportedly determined the frequency of the letter tiles in the game by counting letter usage in the New York Time. He began by selling them individually by mail order until he partnered with James Brunot and his newly formed Production and Marketing company.
		+
		+	The game struggled in its early years until sales began dramatically increasing in 1952. The game was purchased by Selchow & Righter in 1971. Following the windfall created by [[Trivial Pursuit]], and its subsequent crash, Selchow sold their properties to Coleco Industries in 1986. Coleco was subsequently acquired by Hasbro in 1988 and Scrabble has remained with them since.
		+
		+	Jim Kramer, a 48 year old proofreader from Roseville, Minnesota, is the reigning United States Scrabble Open champion (2006). <ref>[http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/cgi-bin/player.pl?given=Jim&surname=Kramer&exact=1 Jim Kramer Profile] at www.ScrabbleAssociation.com</ref>
		+	==Gameplay==
		+	The game consists of a bag, a set of tiles, and a board divided into a 15x15 grid. The tiles are each marked with one letter and a point value (except for two blank 'wildcard' tiles). The tiles are placed in the bag; each player removes 7 of them; the first player uses his or her tiles to form a word and places it on the board, either horizontally or vertically, intersecting the middle square. The player then draws more tiles from the bag, replacing the ones just played. The points on the tiles are totalled up and any (because the middle square is a 'double word score' square) doubled; that's the player's score for this turn. Play then rotates around the board with each player attempting to play his or her tiles to form words; after the first play, each word must use at least one tile already on the board.
		+
		+	Any tiles in direct contact with each other, either horizontally or vertically, must form valid words. If a single play forms multiple words (one horizontally and one or more vertically, or vice versa), points for all the formed words are awarded.
		+
		+	The following is a valid game after two plays:
		+
		+	T
		+	SMALL
		+	L
		+	K
		+
		+	The following board position would not be permitted:
		+
		+	MICE
		+	PRETZEL
		+
		+	MP, IR, and CE are not words, so MICE cannot be put on top of PRETZEL.
		+
		+
		+	Playing all 7 tiles is called a 'bingo' and gives a 50 point bonus.
		+
		+	Certain marked squares double or triple the score for the whole word or just for the letter on that square.
		+
		+	Play ends when one player is out of tiles and no tiles remain in the bag. The player with the most points wins.
		+
		+
		+
		+	==Sources==
		+	*[http://www.hasbro.com/scrabble/home.cfm?page=history Scrabble History] - at www.Hasbro.com
		+	*''Word Freak'' by Stefan Fatsis, 2001, Penguin Books
		+
		+	==References==
		+	<references/>
		+	[[category:board games]]