Genre: | Game: Board |
Publisher: | Leisure Genius |
Cover Art Language: | English |
Machine Compatibility: | BBC Model B |
Release: | Professionally released on Cassette |
Available For: | Amiga 500, Amstrad CPC464, Atari ST, BBC Model B, Commodore 64/128, MSX, Sinclair QL & Spectrum 48K |
Compatible Emulators: | BeebEm (PC (Windows)) PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)) Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)) |
Original Release Date: | 18th October 1984 |
Original Release Price: | £12.95 |
Market Valuation: | £2.50 (How Is This Calculated?) |
Item Weight: | 64g |
Box Type: | Cassette Single Plastic Clear |
Author(s): | D. Lakshman & Dr. P.J. Turcan |
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After playing with the game off and on for a number of weeks, my initial objections to the graphics have been mellowed somewhat by the quality of the game played. Read Review
Full marks and a triple word score to Leisure Genius for this implementation. Read Review
If it's a game of Scrabble you want and you don't care what the screen looks like then you'll enjoy this. But screen layout is so bad, obviously to conserve memory, that it becomes tedious to stare at it for any length of time. Read Review
A magnificent game that can only be described as next to perfect. Read Review
The vocabulary is only 8,000 words, but includes many that are just the job for this game. Read Review
Computer Scrabble is a highly sophisticated computer program which allows you and others to play Scrabble on or against your computer. The program can provide you with up to three opponents in any one game - each programmed opponent can be assigned one of four skill levels.
All you need is the Computer Scrabble program and your BBC B computer. The program provides an on-screen board and all the facilities of the board game - you can even use a board while Computer Scrabble can provide a worthy opponent also also keep score!
The Computer Scrabble program includes a playing vocabulary of over 8,000 words. These have been carefully selected from Chambers 20th Century Dictionary (which is the reference used in the official Scrabble tournaments) to ensure a consistent and competitive level of play from the Computer Scrabble program. In addition, the program will check words that you play against its vocabulary and challenge any words it does not "know" - as its vocabulary is finite - and you are able to either accept or reject its challenge.
The program has play levels 1 to 4, with level 1 being the least skilled opponent and level 4 the most skilled. As an indication, the Computer Scrabble program is tuned to achieve average scores of 160 points at level 1 and 320 points at level 4 in a two-player game.
Scrabble is a word game for one to four players. The play consists of forming interlocking words, crossword fashion, on the Scrabble playing board using letter tiles with various score values.
Each player competes for a high score by using his letters in combinations and locations that take best advantage of letter values and premium squares on the board. The combined total score for a game may range from about 500 points to 700 or more depending on the skill of the players.
Each player has seven letters in his rack at the start of the game, and after each play draws enough new letters to maintain his total.
In the following, each word added in each successive turn is shown in heavy type. The score shown are the correct scores if the letter R is placed on the centre square. In turn 1, count HORN; in turn 2, FARM; in turn 3 PASTE and FARMS; in turn 4, MOB, NOT and BE.
The computer will start by asking you certain questions:
How many players (1-4): up to four players can participate, and any or none of them can be designated as computer players. Press the appropriate number key.
The computer will then ask you to type in the names of the players. Enter the first name and then press the RETURN key.
The computer will then ask if the name entered is to be a (BBC) computer player. If yes (Y) it will then ask you at which level you wish it to play. The levels range from 1 up to 4.
If you have answered no (N) to the previous question, the computer will ask you to enter the name of the next player, always asking if the player is to be a (BBC) computer player.
The last question to be asked by the computer is whether or not you wish to see the computer's rack(s). This is entirely up to you.
The Blanks: When you get a blank and wish to use it press the Space bar and then type in the letter you wish the blank to represent. Blanks are shown on the scren board in the lower case.
The menu is permanently displayed and the following options are available:
f0 | ... | allows you to juggle your rack when it is your turn to play. |
f1 | ... | changes background colour of the screen board. |
f2 | ... | changes the foreground colour of the screen board. |
f3 | ... | Letter distribution. |
f4 | ... | Values of each letter. |
f5 | ... | Returns you to the main menu. |
f7 | ... | Pass option (if you cannot make a play) |
f8 | ... | Change (to change any of the tiles in your rack) |
f9 | ... | Abandons the game. |
Tape: *RUN (RETURN)
Disc: Hold SHIFT and tab BREAK to load.
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A digital version of Scrabble suitable for BeebEm (PC (Windows)), PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)), Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)) |
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