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    SCRABBLE MECHANICS 2023 v2

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    1. Players draw tiles to determine turn order, then each draw 7 tiles. The first player places their tile on the center of the board, doubling the score. 2. Players score points by adding the values of letters in their played word. Multipliers are applied to letters and words before adding scores. 3. Special rules allow exchanging tiles from the pile for 7 vowels or fewer tiles, possibly forfeiting the turn. Players can check word validity up to 3 times per turn before losing their turn. 4. The game lasts 40-60 minutes with timed turns after 40 minutes. It ends when a player has no tiles and cannot draw, or when no one can move, with the highest scoring player

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    SCRABBLE MECHANICS 2023 v2

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    1. Players draw tiles to determine turn order, then each draw 7 tiles. The first player places their tile on the center of the board, doubling the score. 2. Players score points by adding the values of letters in their played word. Multipliers are applied to letters and words before adding scores. 3. Special rules allow exchanging tiles from the pile for 7 vowels or fewer tiles, possibly forfeiting the turn. Players can check word validity up to 3 times per turn before losing their turn. 4. The game lasts 40-60 minutes with timed turns after 40 minutes. It ends when a player has no tiles and cannot draw, or when no one can move, with the highest scoring player

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    1. Players draw tiles to determine turn order, then each draw 7 tiles. The first player places their tile on the center of the board, doubling the score. 2. Players score points by adding the values of letters in their played word. Multipliers are applied to letters and words before adding scores. 3. Special rules allow exchanging tiles from the pile for 7 vowels or fewer tiles, possibly forfeiting the turn. Players can check word validity up to 3 times per turn before losing their turn. 4. The game lasts 40-60 minutes with timed turns after 40 minutes. It ends when a player has no tiles and cannot draw, or when no one can move, with the highest scoring player

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    SCRABBLE MECHANICS 2023 v2

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    1. Players draw tiles to determine turn order, then each draw 7 tiles. The first player places their tile on the center of the board, doubling the score. 2. Players score points by adding the values of letters in their played word. Multipliers are applied to letters and words before adding scores. 3. Special rules allow exchanging tiles from the pile for 7 vowels or fewer tiles, possibly forfeiting the turn. Players can check word validity up to 3 times per turn before losing their turn. 4. The game lasts 40-60 minutes with timed turns after 40 minutes. It ends when a player has no tiles and cannot draw, or when no one can move, with the highest scoring player

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    REFERENCE *

     Hasbro’s online Scrabble Dictionary (https://shop.hasbro.com/en-us/scrabble/dictionary)


     Any word not recognized in the reference is invalid

    HOW TO START THE GAME?


    1. Each player, draw 1 tile
    2. The one with a tile closest to “A” player first, followed by the player on their left, and
    so on, following clockwise pattern
    3. Each player, return all 1 tile, then draw 7 tiles

    SCORING
    1. First player has to place their play on the center. The points of the first turn are
    doubled.
    2. Score points by adding the values of all the letters in the player’s word
    3. When counting points for a word with multipliers, add up the Double/Triple letter score
    first, then the Double/Triple word score.
    4. Double/triple letter/word score multipliers can only be used once.
    5. Blank tiles can be used as any letter, but has 0 points.
    6. If all seven (7) tiles are played in a single turn, add 50 points to the score (for that turn).

    SPECIAL RULES
     Exchange Tiles
    o 7 tiles = 7 vowels, can exchange none, some or all tiles (from the pile) and still
    take their turn
    o 7 tiles but with <7 vowels, can exchange none, some or all tiles (from the pile) but
    loses the turn
    o Exchanging tiles with other players are not allowed
     Word Validity Check
    o Player can ask the validity of their word, only after placing their word.
    o Per turn, a player can ask up to three times. After third failure attempt, they lose
    the turn.
    Durations *
     0 – 40 minutes of the game. Turns are untimed.
     40 minutes – 1 hour 16 minutes of the game. For the next three (3) rounds, each player
    will be given up to 3 minutes to take their turn, else they lose that turn.
     The Final Turn. Each player will have a final untimed turn. Then, the game absolutely
    ends.

    How does the game end?


     The game ends when a player has zero tiles and can no longer draw from the pile;
    when nobody can make a move; or when the time runs out*.
     Each player subtracts the number of points from the remaining tiles on their rack.
     Total points subtracted from other players are added to the player with 0 tiles.
     Player with the highest score wins.
     In case of a tie, the highest score before the subtraction/addition of the remaining
    tiles wins.

    * Custom and important rules

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