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So, which OS does this game work with?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: October 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Although the web page says game is for Windows XP, when I received it, the packaging says Windows 95/98--I don't know if the web page is wrong or I was shipped the incorrect game--either way, I have sent an e-mail about this and will post the response--by the way, I will not eat the cost of return shipment as the game only $10, also I am going ahead and loading the game to see if it will work but I still expect some sort of action from Amazon for posting incorrect info about the product.

Platforms for Scrabble

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: October 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This does work perfectly on Win 98, but will not work on XP or ME (the other two machines I have tried it on). Just so folks know.

What? No bonus points??!!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: November 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I love playing Scrabble with my boyfriend and thought that this would be fun for when we can't play together. Boy was I wrong! I mean, it worked just fine and was fun to play but what's up with the scoring system? When I build a word off of another word that had bonus score tiles, I didn't get the bonus. I got cheated out of points! The scoring system totally sucks but it's still fun to play and will hopefully help me with my game. Stick to the board game, way more fun!

Windows XP Works very well

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: December 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Contrary to popular belief this game plays very well in Windows XP.

more on OS issue

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I loved this game when I had Windows 98. It worked well on-line and off-line in W98, and is full of features to help you improve your level of play. A few features would not work when I loaded it onto Windows ME when I inherited a laptop running ME. But they were minor issues, and I played anyway. But that laptop died and now I have a new laptop with XP, and when I try to play Scrabble 2 on it, I just get a black screen that freezes my system. The problem may be the DirectX version in XP (version 9, maybe?), which would not let me write over itself with the version that comes with Scrabble 2 (version 6.1, I think). And God only knows what other things on my machine would quit working if I were succesful at replacing the newest DirectX with an older version. So if you are still using Win98 or ME, absolutely go for it. But until Scrabble is re-written to work reliably for everyone using XP, don't buy it for that system.

Great Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: March 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game and much like the board game. I have the version from Hasbro Interactive, but it is the same as the one from Atari. A good game for people who are very good with words and great spellers (which I'm not).

Works Perfect on XP

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: April 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I read some commentary online where people were having problems running this game on Win XP. I have XP and haven't had any problems. I did download the patch from the atari community website before I started, so maybe that prevented any issues. But if you like Scrabble, but have a hard time rallying family members to play, this game is great.

Its very easy to use the interface, and single player games will definitely improve your Scrabble skill - particularly when you're stumped and you use the hint feature. The computer will give you ideas that help you see opportunities for wordplay, and thereby strengthen your game. The multiple skill levels are very helpful. Currently I play against the intermediate skill level and the games are very close.

I tried multiplayer against a family member, and found that as long as both parties have the patch it works great. My only complaint is that the font used for the chat window is slightly difficult to read, and I don't see a way to change it. That's a minor complaint, however.

When you consider the low price, this game is a good, fun, cheap investment.

A Good Rendition of the Classic Board Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: October 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've enjoyed playing Scrabble for years, so I was glad that I found this version for my home computer. The graphics are really cool, and the background music makes the game more fun to play. Also, this version works fine on Microsoft XP despite saying that it required Windows 95 or 98. The installation was very easy and the directions were easy to follow. I give this game my highest recommendation. It is loads of fun and will keep you busy for hours at a time.

Hours Of Scrabble Fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is an excellent CD-ROM 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 of this is done for you with the CD-ROM version of Scrabble!

Plus -- The dictionary function is a very nice feature to have (although some of the definitions provided for certain words are hilariously strange and obtuse).

This CD-ROM game offers up good graphics, background options, and sound effects as well.

On a bit of a negative note, I feel that "Maven" has a distinct advantage over the average Scrabble participant, in that Maven ALWAYS knows those big, long, oddball-type words that you and I would never even consider plopping down. But, even so, it's fun when you can beat Maven, especially when your computerized opponent is set at a "high skill" level.

So, if you enjoy playing word games on your computer, "Scrabble 2" is a very good choice for sure.

And always remember, Scrabble-philes, "qwerty" IS a valid word! And so is "ai" (the proverbial "three-toed sloth"). That one comes in handy quite often, in fact. ~wink~

perfect, exactly what I was looking for

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I use scrabble as a tension release and my old scrabble laptop version was outdated and did not have the recent updates of words accepted by the official scrabble dictionary. This edition does everything I wanted. Also I have no one who likes to play with me any more as I have gotten better than them so I am able to play the computer at various skill levels.

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