Scrabble Trickster
BGG rank
BGG #20,655
BGG rating
5.9

Scrabble Trickster

2010

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  • 2–4 players
  • 60–120 min
  • 10+
  • Complexity 2.3/5

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Scrabble Trickster is a board game released in 2010 for 2–4 players, 60–120 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. Its main mechanics are Tile Placement and Spelling.

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About the game

In this twist on the classic word game, Scrabble, players use their seven drawn letter-tiles to form words on the gameboard. The twist is that now, proper names such as cities or celebrity names will now be allowed. Other twists include "playing words backwards or playing words unconnected to others on the board," Mattel said. The game is a limited edition and will not replace the original Scrabble. Just like regular Scrabble, each word laid out earns points based on the commonality of the letters used, with certain board spaces giving bonuses. But a word can only be played if it uses at least one already-played tile or adds to an already-played word. This leads to slightly tactical play, as potential words are rejected because they would give an opponent too much access to the better bonus spaces. Not all precise details are known yet as Scrabble Trickster is due out in July in the U.K. only.

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Publishers

  • Mattel, Inc.

Questions and answers

Scrabble Trickster supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.