Numble multiple of 3) A zero is allowed at each end and duplicate digits are allowed (except for having more than one zero at either end). The following is valid; 0,2,3,6,7,0 but not 0,0,2,3,6,7 or 2,3,6,7,0,0. 1,1,3,6,7 is ok too. Each tile is worth its digit's value in points. A blank could be placed anywhere and, unlike in Scrabble, did not count as a particular digit, so the same blank tile could, for example, be between 3 and 4 in a horizontal sequence and between 8 and 9 in a vertical one. (This is used to get the extra points from
Tile tracking Tile tracking provides much of the data required to make many of the strategic decisions a player makes in the course of a game, and it has a key role in other strategic elements, including rack and board management. It is considered especially critical in the end game (when there are no tiles left in the bag and seven or fewer tiles on each player’s rack). At this point, ‘Scrabble is chess’ If both players have tracked the tiles correctly, each knows what tiles sit in the other’s final rack. Assuming a close game, the win will go to the