In praise of Scrabble
Of all the board game I play and have played in the past I believe Scrabble to be the best of all. It is educational and encourages use of the dictionary to look up valid words. It is great for developing young children with their spelling and improving their potential and their school grades. I do play other games like Monopoly, Chess, Snakes & Ladders and many different card games but I always return to Scrabble. Even old Scrabble sets are great fun. Letters can be missing but you can spell out your name and stick the letters to your bedroom door. You can make someone a birthday card with the letters spelling out your greeting. Imagine their delight to get a homemade card with a stuck on message. You might even be lucky enough to come across a very old set at a garage sale which could well include ‘real’ wooden tiles instead of the plastic tiles in sets nowadays.