The Official Scrabble Puzzle Book

The Official Scrabble Puzzle Book

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Calling all players, beginners and experts alike! Here are the plays you can't afford to miss: 800 puzzles to sharpen your thinking and hone your crossword skills, specially designed and selected by SCRABBLE superstar Joe Edley, the only two-time winner of the National SCRABBLE® Championship and coauthor of <I>Everything SCRABBLE®.</I> <BR> Learn how to: <UL TYPE="DISC"> <LI> "Read the board" and see where you can score the most points -- and where you can't. <LI> Increase your word game skills with 97 must-know two-letter words <LI> Build knockout numbers with bonus squares, two-letter words and parallel plays <LI> Score with the high-point tiles: J, Q, X, and Z <LI> Balance your rack by playing off weak three-, four-, and five-tile combinations <LI> Find the key to success with bingos and seven-letter plays <LI> Find the Ideal Play -- eight questions to ask yourself, plus the Ideal Play on computer <LI> Win at SCRABBLE -- six key factors <LI> Find the best play in real game action -- fifty actual games re-created in this book, complete with the author's analysis and computer simulation results. </UL> <BR> National champion Joe Edley aims to enhance your SCRABBLE-playing skills. Discover tips, shortcuts, and special plays in actual game situations, and a battery of increasingly complex puzzles as you learn to play with the pros.