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Scrabble is an American television game show based upon the board game Scrabble. Contestants competed in a series of rounds to fill in words within a crossword puzzle for cash. Muriel Green of Exposure Unlimited developed the idea for a television game show based upon the board game concept.
2 Minute Drill (2000–2001) 3 for the Money (1975) 10 Seconds (1993–1994) 20Q (2009) 25 Words or Less (2019–present; began as a test run in 2018) 50 Grand Slam (1976) 100 Grand (1963) 100% (1999) 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show (2011) 500 Questions (2015–2016) $1,000 Reward (1950) The $10,000 Pyramid (1973–1976; began as a 1973 pilot ...
In 1982, Little Genius released an official version of Scrabble for the Apple II and licensed it to Psion [1] [2] who developed a version for the ZX Spectrum.Little Genius formed an associate company, Leisure Genius, which went on to develop and publish versions for most popular computers of the time.
Retooled Lovers and Friends and replaced it with For Richer, For Poorer – which lasted a short while; L&F/FRFP was a replacement for the cancelled Somerset; changed the line-up consisting of three soaps, Days of Our Lives, The Doctors and Another World; expanded Another World to 90 minutes which coincided with the death of character John ...
The gameplay of Scrabble Complete is nearly identical to that of the board game. Like other computer adaptations of popular board games, Scrabble Complete has additional features which allow the game to be customized; Players have the ability to tilt the board in different directions to change the viewpoint of the game board.
The first player in line presses a button to stop a randomizer and set the time limit for the round (between 10 and 30 seconds); the clock is displayed on screen for the home audience, but is not shown to the teams. A four-letter word is shown on the screen, along with one extra letter that must be substituted into the word to make a new one. (E.g.
The Computer Edition of Scrabble, also known as Computer Scrabble is a computer version of the board game Scrabble, licensed from J. W. Spear & Sons and released by Little Genius for the Apple II in 1982. It was subsequently released for most home computers of the time.
Players start games either by sending or accepting a "seek," or sending or accepting a match request. A seek is a request for a game with certain parameters, including the lexicon, the time limit (between 1 and 60 whole minutes), the type of challenge (SINGLE, DOUBLE, 5-POINTS, or VOID), and the minimum and maximum ratings criteria that the other player must meet.