Scrabble for Juniors

I have long been a fan of the original Scrabble game. We still play it on occassion in my house, but as both my hubby and I are fiercely competitive, it usually ends up with dictionaries at dawn! When my eldest girl was 6, we bought her Junio Scrabble. It is based on the original format. You have a board with squares gridded out, some being worth double/triple letter or word scores if your word passed through one of them. You pick out 7 tiles, all with a letter on them (except for the couple of blanks - which can be used as any letter you want). Each letter is worth a certain number of points, depending on the difficulty of using that letter within a ...  Read the complete review

This is two simplified versions of the original scrabble game, one on each side of the board. For younger children, the words are already in written on the board and each person in turn places two letters on the board. They have to be either the first letter of a word, or the second if the first is in place and so on until the word is completed. The person who completes a word gets a blue counter. The person with the most blue counters at the end wins. For older children, they make up the words as in the original scrabble, but instead of having double word or letter scores, some of the squares are coloured either blue or red. If a word ...  Read the complete review

Everyone knows the original game of scrabble - well this is the modified version to appeal to children. For those who have perhaps been living in a cave since its incarnation the game goes something like this: You have a square board with little squares marked off on it and a selection of tiles with letters of the alphabet on them. Each player must take 7 letters and try to form a word from them. This word must be in the dictionary and not be for example a person's name or name of a place etc. You must also build a word off of another word when you lay rather than have it floating about anywhere on the board. The letters are given different point values ...  Read the complete review

Junior Scrabble is basically a version of the classic board game that is suitable for children to play. The game is recommended for children aged 5-10 years old and for 2-4 players. There are two games that the children can play as the board is double sided. One side is suitable for children aged between 5-8 years and the other side is suitable for children aged 7+. Both games will help the children to familiarise themselves with the alphabet, will help them learn new words and how they are spelt. Words and Pictures side of the board This side is suitable for the younger age group. It is a simpler game. Words are printed on the board that are ...  Read the complete review

Scrabble for juniors not only is a good game but it is a very good source for teaching your child new words, and how to spell new words correctly. If it is raining or your child is ill, sit down with scrabble junior, it`s a fairly quiet game and better than watching the television all day long. The board itself can be turned over, one side is very easy, the other side is a bit harder. You select your alphabet tiles and put them in the little racks you have to hold them, taking it in turns each player tries to acheive the most points by placing the tiles down to form a word. If you encourage your children they will really enjoy playing, it`s fun, easy and ...  Read the complete review