After the first player makes a word, the next player goes. Then they draw more tiles from their bag until they have 7 tiles again. If a letter is on a double or tripple word space, multiply the total score for that word by 2 or 3. If a letter is on a double or triple letter space, multiply the value of that letter by 2 or 3. When a player makes a word on the board, they add up all of the numbers on the tile and add that total to their score. Words must read from left to right or top to bottom. Players can make words vertically or horizontally, but not diagonally. The first player plays a word on the board using the tiles on their tile rack. Both players pull out 7 random tiles from the bag and set them on their tile rack so the other players can't see them. Each player pulls a letter out of the bag, and whoever has the letter with the highest number on it goes first. To set the game up, give each player a tile rack, place all of the letter tiles in the bag, and shake the bag to shuffle the tiles. Scrabble is a fun 2-4 player board game where players try to score the most points by playing words strategically on the board. If Player A and Player B are tied with points, but Player A had 119 points before deducting 1 point and Player B had 120 points before deducting 2 points, then Player B wins.If there’s a tie, then the player with the highest score before any deductions wins.If there were 3 other players, and they each had 5 points left in their racks, then the player with 0 tiles gets to add 15 points (5+5+5) to their total score.If a super fortunate player ends the game with 0 tiles in their rack, then they get the sum of all other players’ unplayed tiles added to their score.If a player tallied up 100 points, but they have 2 tiles left in their rack which have a combined points total of 9, then they’ll end the game with 91 points (100-9=91).Deduct this value from each player’s points total to find out each player’s final score. As the scorekeeper tallies everyone’s points, each player announces the points value (if any) of the tiles left over in their rack. Example: If you lay down 5 letter tiles to spell the word "aroma," and "m" is on a Triple Letter Bonus, while the entire word is on a Double Word Bonus, first calculate the bonus for the letter (3x2=6), factor it in when getting the score for the total word (1+1+1+6+1=10), then use the Triple Word Score to trip that sum (10x3=30) to arrive at your final score (30) for that turn.Ĭalculate each player’s score at the end of the game.When tallying the bonuses for plays with multiple Premium Squares, use an order of operations-add the letter bonuses before the word bonuses.Triple Word Score: A word that is made up of a letter placed on this Premium Score receives triple (x3) the number of points than it otherwise would.Triple Letter Score: A letter placed on this square is triple (x3) the number of points shown on the letter tile.Double Word Score: A word that is made up of a letter placed on this Premium Square receives double (x2) the number of points than it otherwise would.Double Letter Score: A letter placed on this square is double (x2) the number of points shown on the letter tile.You won’t be able to take advantage of a bonus from a Premium Square that you used in a previous turn or that was already counted by another player. You only earn a bonus from a Premium Square during the turn that you laid a tile over it. This article has been viewed 1,196,821 times.Ĭollect points from Premium Squares when you place tiles on them. This article has been fact-checked, ensuring the accuracy of any cited facts and confirming the authority of its sources. There are 19 references cited in this article, which can be found at the bottom of the page. In addition, they make special appearances at board game conventions all around the country and work with board game publishers from around the world.
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