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Scrabble Diamond Anniversary Edition | 
| Brand: Parker Brothers
Category: Toy
List Price: $65.99
Buy New: $30.00
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Seller: laurr00
Rating:  141 reviews
Sales Rank: 166
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.3
Dimensions (in): 3.4 x 10.1 x 15.6
MPN: 40488
Model: 40488
UPC: 084331465417
EAN: 0653569287728
ASIN: B0013WLX3M
Release Date: August 20, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | The raised-grid style of the board guarantees that your words won't slip or slide out of place | | • | Organize your tiles on a curved tile rack that provides an optimum view of each letter | | • | Store the game pieces in two built-in side trays | | • | All new colors and a rotating game board with recessed spaces |
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Amazon.com Review
Sixty has never looked so good! This Diamond Anniversary Edition Scrabble features sleek black and silver tiles, a rotating board splashed with color, curved letter racks of smoky red plastic, and much more. With two built-in side trays for storing game pieces and a raised grid that keeps your letters in place, this anniversary edition of Scrabble will please all players ages eight and above. 
The new curved letter racks make it easier to see all your letters. View larger. | 
Built-in drawers makes it easy to keep everything organized. View larger. |  | What We Think
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The Good: Sleek and colorful new look gives this Scrabble set a touch of class.
The Bad: Carrying case doesn't shut.
In a Nutshell: A snazzy improved edition of Scrabble that's both fun and functional. | At a Glance
Ages: 8 and up
|  | | Expert Tips and Fascinating History
If you've never played Scrabble before, the Gameplay Guide explains the rules in a clear, easy-to-read way. It also has lots of tips to sharpen your game (a list of "q-without-u" words, for example). The sturdy plastic board needs no assembly and the storage trays cleverly built into the bottom of the board are easy to find, especially with help from the Gameplay Guide. The game also comes with a Gameplay Guide that offers many helpful hints, as well as interesting historical tidbits (For example, did you know the game used to be called "Criss Cross Words?") A Sleek New Look for Scrabble
The black-and-silver tiles, the smoky red racks, and the velvety tile pouch give this Scrabble set a touch of class. The curvature of the racks help you to see your letters more easily than you could on the old, straight racks. During gameplay, the raised grid will help keep your tiles firmly in place, even when the board spins towards another player. The pouch helps keep all the letters and racks together during play. Put them in the storage trays when you're done, fold the board back up -- and voila -- you have a carrying case that makes this deluxe Scrabble game easy to take with you. Fun and Functional
We really liked the look of this colorful board, with its cheerful blue, green, red, and orange "premium" squares. We also appreciated the way the set folds up into a carrying case, complete with the storage trays and handle. It's not advertised as a travel set, but you can use it that way. You just have to be careful to hold the set closed when transporting it, since it doesn't snap shut. Also, the storage trays can get a little full when you try to put all the letters and racks in one tray, so make sure you tuck everything neatly into the tray so it will close. Millions of people around the world love the game of Scrabble, and we're sure they'll be just as happy as we are to see this new, improved edition with features that make it both more fun and more functional! What's in the Box
Scrabble board with two built-in storage trays, 100 letter tiles, tile pouch, four racks, and gameplay guide.
Product Description
Hasbro 4015XXXX Scrabble - Deluxe (EA)
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Rugged, portable, self-contained word-fun September 9, 2008
M. Greene (Seattle, WA)
27 out of 27 found this review helpful
This is a great edition of the classic Scrabble game. I really liked the design of the molded plastic case which opened up to reveal a raised-grid to keep your tiles in place. The unit is rugged and sturdy and would travel quite well thanks to the built-in handle and all-in-one construction. The bottom of the case has wheels to allow for easy pivoting from player-to-player and has two slide-out drawers that hold all of the game pieces. Speaking of game pieces, this inludes snazzy black wooden tiles with silver lettering, a soft velvety bag to hold them in and futuristic rounded tile-stands in clear red plastic (as opposed to the wooden ones of days of yore). The design of the actual playfield is less striking than previous versions as this one seems "candy-coated", but is still nice enough.
Scrabble on wheels...wheee! October 3, 2008
Claudia E. Drosen (Marquette, MI USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I have every edition of Scrabble from the 1950s through the present, so I'm kind of a die-hard. That being said, this Diamond Edition is a newly revamped Scrabble game...what could better raise the heartrate of a word nerd?
The new set is very cheerful looking and the board finally moves so all can push it around and really see what's what. The curved racks are great. Just a few down sides. One is, they use the same color in this edition for the double letter score that they used for the triple letter score in the original, and the color that was the triple word score in the original is now the color for the double word score! I love that this set looks more like eye candy, but couldn't they have thought up a few slightly different hues for those spots, instead of changing what we're all used to? I'm not a reactionary - I love change, but this just seems sort of unnecessary. It is annoying for quite a while, but one can adapt. The other minor thing is that there's no score pad. That is greatly outweighed, however, by the fact that this great set can be easily toted around because it folds up into a neat little lunch-boxy thing. You can leave your Onyx edition with the box the size of New Jersey at home.
Thanks, Scrabble. We'll see you at the Platinum Edition??
Scrabble--anniversary edition November 23, 2008
V. Short (Vermont)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
While not touted as a travel game, I am very impressed with the case. There are drawers for holding the letters and it closes very nicely. Just the addition of a rubber band or string would keep it nicely together for travel. There are squares to hold the blocks in place and wheels to rotate the board. An excellent value for a fun and classic game!
Diamond Anniversary Edition Scrabble November 11, 2008
M. Gregory
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have several Scrabble games, but this one is now my favorite. The case, the board, the tiles - I like everything about it. After receiving mine, I immediately bought one to give as a gift, and have decided to buy another one to give as a Christmas gift.
Very Pleased December 10, 2008
T. D. Wallace (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am very pleased with this version of Scrabble. It's a favorite game in our household and we have only ever played the standard version until we purchased this one. I love that the gameboard on this one is an actual carrying case and has storage drawers for the pieces. It also has wheels on the bottom of the board/case so you can spin the board while playing, which is a wonderful feature. The board has raised rows so that the letter pieces don't slide around. If you are a scrabble fan, it's definitely worth the money!
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