May's game is Scrabble
This months game needs little to no introduction. Scrabble, the popular board game where players take it in turns to construct words from a limited rack of letters and connect them to the words already played. Points are awarded based on the letters used, and multipliers are scattered over the board for higher scores.
This game can be both immensely satisfying - scoring 40 points through clever letter placement - and rather frustrating - when you have a rack of vowels and your opponent scores 40 points through clever letter placement! All in all though it's a good fun, thought provoking game, that can be enjoyed by anyone who likes playing with words.
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| All the letter tiles, with their points. |
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| Selecting a letter to see who goes first - my E narrowly beat Joe's F. |
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| Starting to build up words - in this particularly game the board has already rather dense making things tricky. |
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| The final board. Joe narrowly beat me on this occasion - I'll get him next time! |