Scrabble Game Test

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This was made from a Google Spreadsheet which will be shared between players so that a person with the link can edit it. (Will be sent by PM to whomever wants to play, and each updated screen can be displayed here after every valid play is made.) After any play, the player can tally up their points and will need to cross out the letters they used from the letter "pool."

The first two items are just an example. Let's say the first player plays QUETZAL in such a way that they get 120 points. (Double letter score on the Q and double word, and a 50 point bonus for using all their tiles.) Let's say the next player plays XI in such a way that the X counts for 16 (double letter) for the word AX, and 16 again for the word XI, and also makes LI, for a total of 34 points. And every letter used gets a strikethrough, or gets greyed out in the pool it was chosen from. After that play the game board would look like this:

Player 1

Player 2

QUETZAL

120

XI

36

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Obviously, the first player has a great advantage in taking out the best letters. A final score will probably reflect this, and perhaps should be accounted for with a "handicap." Perhaps the handicap could be that the first play is split evenly among the two players, or a percentage of that first score is given to the player who goes second.

It's also possible in most browsers to actually just edit the game right here for each new play and then copy the final board now and then to the next post. You might need to check the scoring against an actual board, or look up the letter values on Google.

 

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Better yet, just copy this to the next post and anyone who wants to play can just edit the first play and I will be the second player, or the first player can request another player who is on the forum. Part of scoring is to mark which letters are left and to put the scores in the appropriate columns on the right.

The only difference between this and regular Scrabble is that you choose which letters you would like, rather than picking them randomly without looking.

Player 1

Player 2

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[Anna]

1 hour ago, JW Insider said:

 

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Ok. Just testing here. But I can't find the strikethrough button.....

And I don't know the value of the coloured squares...

Or the value of the letters, lol.

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2 hours ago, Anna said:

Ok. Just testing here. But I can't find the strikethrough button.....

My edit buttons include B I U S, and the S is the strikethrough. But you don't need it. I think it's better to just erase the used tiles. Seems easier. For example, let's say I responded to QUETZAL with BANJAXED (I never knew that word before today; cheating is encouraged!). I merely erased the used letters. The problem is that it is harder to see if a mistake was made in the erasing.

0 Points - Blank tile.
1 Point - A, E, I, L, N, O, R, S, T and U.
2 Points - D and G.
3 Points - B, C, M and P.
4 Points - F, H, V, W and Y.
5 Points - K.
8 Points - J and X.
10 Points - Q and Z.

The color-codes here are

• Triple Word
• Triple Letter
• Double Word
• Double Letter

Player 1

Player 2

QUETZAL

120

BANJAXED

91

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N

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Sorry, I added the O's on the last line (after the two [blanks] instead of after the N's.

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Just had to add FRESHLY to the above because it catches TWO Double-Word scores, so that you get 4 times the word score (4 x 16), plus QUETZALS, plus the 50 point bonus, for a total of 64+26+50=140, and most of the high scoring letters are already used up.

Player 1

Player 2

QUETZAL

120

BANJAXED

91

FRESHLY

140

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TOTALS

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Anyone else can start their own games below.

 

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Which calls for ZODIACAL. Hey this is so fun, I might just play this one out myself.

21x3=63, plus OX (9), plus DE (3), plus ID (3) = 78 plus 50 point bonus.

Player 1

Player 2

QUETZAL

120

BANJAXED

91

FRESHLY

140

ZODIACAL

128

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[admin]

I’m wondering if a wiki post that is editable would work for you?

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2 hours ago, admin said:

I’m wondering if a wiki post that is editable would work for you?

That might work well, too. First, of course, I have to drum up some more interest. 🙂

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KETUBOTH would also catch 2 Double Word scores, and use up more remaining high scoring letters (K B H)

17x4=68, plus 50 point bonus = 118.

Followed by LONGWAYS to catch the bottom right Triple Word score and the 7 tile bonus for 107 points.

Player 1

Player 2

QUETZAL

120

BANJAXED

91

FRESHLY

140

ZODIACAL

128

B

KETUBOTH

118

LONGWAYS

107

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TOTALS

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As I play it, I realize that it is too easy these days to look up 7 and 8 letter words. This was not so easy the last time I played this, many decades ago, through snail mail. There should be a rule against too many 50 point bonus words, or each player will have to become better at defensive plays. In the example above, only one more Triple Word score can be played with a 50 point bonus, and this leaves player 2 in a much worse position to ever try to catch up, even though more 50 point bonuses can be played in lower scoring areas. (This is why a 'handicap' scoring system should probably be worked out to keep player one from getting too much advantage.) A

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Followed by DISAVOWS to catch the right center Triple Word score and the 7 tile bonus for 107 points.

Then PROCEED for 100 points. Then, the chance for a 9x word score if someone could find an 8 letter word --FRUMPING works-- with the remaining letters that could hit both Triple Word scores (3x3=9x). or 16x9=144 + 50=194.

 

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Player 1

Player 2

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QUETZAL

120

BANJAXED

91

O

FRESHLY

140

ZODIACAL

128

B

C

KETUBOTH

118

LONGWAYS

107

K

A

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E

DISAVOWS

107

PROCEED

100

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FRUMPING

194

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[Anna]

Where is @TrueTomHarley??

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1 minute ago, Anna said:

Where is @TrueTomHarley??

It's his (Tom's) brother I'm trying to draw out.