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Word fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I had an earlier version of this game, but the newest version has a lot more bells and whistles, my wife and I love to compete!

Main Problem with XP (Possible solution)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 17
Date: September 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have found when I first tried to play the scrabble game, I had the same problem of the screen going blank and machine crashing.

I have found once the software is installed, if you find the main loading file, usually .exe extention in the location you installed it too, and right click on this file and choose properties, you can then choose compatibility, I selected run in 256 colour mode and the game runs fine.

I hope this helps.

Scrabble Complete - Serious Problems Encountered

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 25 / 26
Date: November 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

System requirements for this game include Windows XP. It loaded up fine, but would produce a blank screen when I tried to run the program. I went to the Atari website where the FAQs advised that all programs running in the background would have to be closed. This means I would have to drop my virus scanner and firewall in order to play the game and I was unwilling to do so since I have an always-on connection.

I loaded, uninstalled and reloaded this program twice. It TOTALLY messed up my McAfee Security Center 6 program which (after multiple contacts with McAfee support) eventually required that I uninstall, and reload McAfee. I had to do this twice, once after each installation of Scrabble. Needless to say there will not be a third time.

I went to the Atari website and wrote a question to Atari tech support over a week ago and they have not replied.

Given the problems that it caused with McAfee, the fact it would not run, and the fact that tech support has not responded in over a week to my query, I would not recommend this program to anyone using an always on connection and firewall/virus scanner and would not recommend it to XP users as well.

Do NOT buy this game for Windows XP

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 28 / 29
Date: July 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

My son bought Infogrames/Atari/Hasbro Scrabble v2.0 for me as a gift. The game has a faulty copy protection scheme - it requires the CD to be in the drive to play, but then fails to recognize that the CD is present. I spent hours trying to get this game to work because I didn't want my son to feel bad about the gift he gave me.

Infogrames tech support was worse than useless (their toll support number is disconnected, they take 4-5 days to respond to email and advise you to reconfigure your entire computer to play the game - worse, the game still did not work after following their advice and removing all TSR's, changing the start up routine, changing video settings, etc).

I finally downloaded a noCD program for GameCopy.com and was able to get the game to start, but it then would produce a black screen and hang the computer (cold boot required). At that point I cut my losses and threw the thing out.

If you don't believe me, check out the online knowledge base at www.infogrames.com - the list of potential problems and proposed solutions for this game is extensive (and none of the solutions worked in my case). It may be cheap, but that only means it's not worth the time and effort to return it for a refund!

Great classic game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: February 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Scrabble CD-rom is the game that we all grew up with but updated so that you can play on your computer. There are 6 different skill levels and you can play many different type games including classic scrabble against the computer, other players (up to 4), tournaments, online and special new mini games.

The best way is to challenge "maven" the computer opponent. You can chose his skill level and increase it as you progress. The game also contains a dictionary so there is no arguing over which words are real.

To help you, there is a cheat/hint code in the game that you can take advantage of when you are stuck.

I have a Sony Vaio computer running windows XP and i had no trouble installing and playing this game. Scrabble CD rom is the classic game but made modern and more fun.

cool

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: March 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This by far the best board-turned computer game on the market
The sound effects, graphics, backrounds, music, dictionary-
ALL PERFECT!
Except for one thing:

While in game play there is a menu, select the guides icon will
show the highest possible word currently available for use, you will find if use this even once you will be unable to stop, and the game will have the value of horse poop. The good thing is that this is not an option in tournement mode.
Hasbro has done it again, but please in future itterations, remove the frick'in cheat.

cool

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: March 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This by far the best board-turned computer game on the market
The sound effects, graphics, backrounds, music, dictionary-
ALL PERFECT!
Except for one thing:

While in game play there is a menu, select the guides icon will
show the highest possible word currently available for use, you will find if use this even once you will be unable to stop, and the game will have the value of horse poop. The good thing is that this is not an option in tournement mode.
Hasbro has done it again, but please in future itterations, remove the frick'in cheat.

The More Complete Version

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: October 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Excellent version. Great graphics and animations. A feature I truly enjoy is being able to place "Maven" on the screen. Although, the animated "Maven" may be a bit repetitive, the "artificial intelligence" allows for hours of good game fun and company. I had not played Scrabble in years. When I borrowed this version from my sister, I became addicted all over again. When the time came for me to purchase my own, I opted for the newest version "Scrabble Complete." It was a mistake, in my opinion, this is the more complete version for hours of crossword fun.

Excellent CD-ROM Game ..... Hours Of Scrabble Fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 12
Date: November 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is an excellent game to play against your computer (Maven in this case). There's no better way to play the great classic game of Scrabble than on a computer! No lost tiles to deal with; no tiles to shuffle; no scorekeeping difficulties. All this is done for you! And the dictionary function is outstanding. Good graphics, background options, and sound effects as well. I feel that "Maven" has a distinct advantage over the average Scrabble participant here however, in that The Big M (Maven) ALWAYS knows those big, long, oddball-type words that you & I would never even consider plopping down! But it's fun when you can beat Maven, especially when it's set for a high skill level. Just keep in mind, Scrabble-philes, QWERTY is a valid word!

Bad Customer Support

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: April 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I received my new Scrabble at Christmas and I've not used it yet. When I hit play, my screen goes black and an error message comes up. (I have a new computer.) I've e-mailed many times and tried calling (the phone number included with the instructions is not valid) but I've not received any support. However, they did send a response when I registered on-line - go figure.

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