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It has been a superior mental flexibility tool for him (he is 73), and we have been begging the company to come out with a new version. The second is still going strong, and my father in law uses it every day. It would sell very well- just do it, please. We had two of these hand held games. The first one was played so much it literally burned out after several years.
Their suggestion was that I return it to where I bought it. Doesn't accept a lot of words that are acceptable in regulation Scrabble. It's entertaining, but doesn't take the place of the real game. Nice. For instance "za" "qi" to name a couple. I've reported this the to manufacturer and they say they're sorry, but they don't have a fix for it.
Last night I reached an unbelievable 470 total points, with everything just falling in place and that will never happen again. I guess it has antique value now, but I had hoped to find a newer version of better quality and much lower cost.The processor was slow even when I bought it that long ago. I score myself by rewarding a 'C' for 250 total points, a 'B' for 300 points, and an 'A' for 350 points. I found the best way to enjoy the game is to set it for Express - 2 players and play both sides with the goal to reach the highest total score after the 8 rounds allowed.Although the game uses all the letters available in the board game, they are clearly not chosen at random.
I can't believe that price of $[.]. But it encouraged me to go looking for a new and improved version. Over the years I have exceeded 400 points only a few times, usually around 405-410. I've owned this toy for years and paid about $[.].
I guess that the choices are biased according to the point values of the letters, resulting in a common shortage or absence of vowels on the rack, but almost every game will include 'z' 'x' and 'q' consonants. No luck : for it, if that much. Playing against the computer at its highest, or even next-highest, setting is unbelievably slow.
for it. And I agree with some of the older reviews regarding the limitations of repeated tile selections and vowels are definitely hard to come by. It is my "library' game, along with an original BW version of Gameboy.
[.].+ is unbelieveably ridiculous. Often the computer takes wayyyy too much time to play. Believe me, is fun, but not THAT much fun.
This looks like the same game that I have had for many years. Or is this another case of pricing an item wayyyyyyyyyyyy above the true value. I have to lay it down and return later.
I think that I might have paid around $[.]. So, I am wondering is this some "new" version of the game I have.
It is extremely addictive- I take it everywhere with me. I don't know why Hasbro stopped producing them, but I am happy I got my hands on this cool game.5 SHOOTING STARS. I have been looking all over for a quality SCRABBLE handheld, and I finally found it here on Amazon. I have always loved playing scrabble, and this little portable system really does live up to it's expitations. (If you love Scrabble, you will love this game) The game is simply amazing. I cannot stop playing it.
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