How to Play Speed Scrabble

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: There are no teams in this form of Scrabble; each person is on his or her own team.

   The best way to play this game is with 3 to 7 people.
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   Step 2: Each person begins with seven Scrabble tiles placed letter-side down in front of them.

   ,,,,,,, They must draw new pieces even if they have not used their own pieces yet (this is what makes players get backed up and frantic).
   
   They cannot trade tiles with other players! ,, Each player adds up their points based on their personal Scrabble board and also adds up the point value of their remaining tiles.
   
   The point value of a player's remaining unused tiles is subtracted from the points based on that player's personal Scrabble board.
   
   The player with the highest point total (personal Scrabble board value—player's remaining tiles value), is the winner.
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   Step 3: Place the remainder of the Scrabble tiles in the center of the round table

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   Step 4: letter side down.

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   Step 5: Clear an area in front of each player on the table in front of them (be sure to clear enough room to complete your puzzle—this will be where your puzzle is formed).

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   Step 6: To begin the game

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   Step 7: one player will say “On your mark

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   Step 8: Get set

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   Step 9: ” at which time all of the players will flip their seven pieces over and begin to form a word with the letters they have.

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    Step 10: Once one word is created

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    Step 11: you may begin to play off of that word

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    Step 12: as if using a scrabble board (follow the rules of Scrabble pertaining to horizontal and vertical word arrangements).

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    Step 13: Don’t forget that the point of this game is to connect your letters to make words in the timeliest manner possible.

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    Step 14: Once someone has used all of their letters they will shout “take one” and everyone must draw one tile from the center pile of upside-down game pieces.

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    Step 15: Every player must draw one tile

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    Step 16: and they may not switch the tiles that they picked for a different ones.

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    Step 17: The game proceeds in this manner until the pieces in the center of the table are gone or until there are not enough left for everyone to draw from.

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    Step 18: At this time

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    Step 19: when the first person has used up all of their game pieces and there are no more to draw

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    Step 20: the game is over.

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