Everything Scrabble: Official National Scrabble Association a-to-Z - Softcover

Joe Edley; John D. Williams Jr.

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9780671866860: Everything Scrabble: Official National Scrabble Association a-to-Z

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671866869 ISBN 13: 9780671866860

Publisher: Pocket, 1995

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SCRABBLE game fans, beginners and pros, here's the book you've been waiting for: the first-ever SCRABBLE how-to book written by the National SCRABBLE Association. Now you can become a better player at every level of skill. Learn:

Basic play-making for surefire results
How to turn your worst nightmare -- "Q" -- into your best friend: a winners' list of "Q" words with and without "U"
How to become an expert by using the terrific "twos" -- a complete list of two-letter words that can boost your scoring average by thirty to forty points per game
How to maximize your score with bonus squares and parallel play -- including triple triples, the pinnacle of SCRABBLE scoring success
How to make more seven-letter plays -- and earn a fifty point bonus
A step-by-step guide to board strategy and secrets to getting better tiles
How to get your words' worth with high-point tiles "J," "X" and "Z" -- a list of three and four-letter words
Acceptable words with no vowels
How the world's greatest players win their games -- fifteen examples of outstanding SCRABBLE play

This extensively illustrated official guidebook brings you all the facets of the game and the entire worldwide SCRABBLE culture, including the clubs, tournaments, champions and rules, plus a complete history of the game and a rare interview with SCRABBLE's inventor, the late Alfred Mosher Butts.

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Review:

This book opens with an introduction to the game, follows up with instruction on advanced play, and ends with valuable information for those preparing for tournament-level competition. But there's far more to this tome than the how-to material. It's also a reference manual with such valuable information as a list of crucial but uncommon two-letter words (do you know what a "Li" is?) and a number of words that require a Q but no U. Exercise puzzles are included so you can practice what you learn.

About the Author:

Joe Edley is the 1980 National Scrabble Champion and is widely considered one of the foremost experts on the game today. He lives on Long Island.

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