| The Computer Edition of Scrabble | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Leisure Games |
| Publisher(s) | Virgin Interactive Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | Apple II, DOS |
| Release date(s) | 1988 |
| Genre(s) | Strategy |
The Computer Edition of Scrabble is a computer game developed by Leisure Games for the MacIntosh in 1988, and was an official computerized version of the board game Scrabble.
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The Computer Edition of Scrabble reproduced the game board, tiles, and game pieces onscreen. A clock is included to promote rapid thinking to spell and place words within a user-defined time limit. The game also has lightning- and tournament-timing alternatives. The player's letter rack is visible at the bottom of the screen. The player types a word composed of letters from the rack, and if the word is acceptable by the game, the player moves the cursor to the game board to position the word onscreen and score the move. The player may also pass a turn, request a hint of one playable word, and see the tile values at any time through the use of a pull-down menu.[1]
The MacIntosh version of the game was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #131 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 3 out of 5 stars.[1]