Scrabble variants variant for children five to seven years of age on one side and a version for older children aged seven to ten on the other. Two to four players can take part in a game. In the simpler version, young players connect letters with words on the game board. The words have been preprinted on the playing field and only have to be covered by the letter tiles until a complete word has been constructed. If the board is flipped, words must be constructed independently, as they are in adult Scrabble. This game is a cross between Othello and Scrabble
Scrabble variants Scrabble variants Scrabble variants are games created by changing the normal Scrabble rules or equipment. Anagrab is a word game which is usually played with Scrabble tiles. The name is an amalgam of the words 'anagram' (the basic game mechanism) and 'grab' - because a player's words may at any time be 'grabbed' by opponents. The game was first described in 1976 in Richard Sharp's The Best Games People Play, but his description suggests that he did not invent it. Letter tiles are placed face down and turned over one at a time. At any point (there are no turns)