I don’t know what to call it exactly but I always find it at the toy section so I’ll call it a toy here.  However, it means more than an ordinary toy to me.  I would call it a dream because I’ve always longed for something like this. Yes!  It’s The Scrabble.  It is fun and you can actually spend hours playing it.

A set of Scrabble usually comes with a game board marked with a 15-by-15 grid and individual lettered tiles as well as the accessories to record scores.  It is a word game for two to four players.  By forming words from individual lettered tiles on the game board, the players score points.  The highest score wins, I suppose. 

According to Wikipedia, the words are formed across and down in crossword fashion and must appear in a standard dictionary.  The game is also known as Literati, Alfapet, Funworder, Skip-A-Cross, Scramble, Spelofun, Palabras Cruzadas (means “crossed words”) and Word for Word.

Before I bought The Scrabble, I usually play Literati online with my sister.

The one that I bought is a magnetic board scrabble.  I did hesitate for quite a while when I was standing in front of the shelf full of Scrabble products, thinking about what type of Scrabble game I should go for.  The traditional one was very tempting and the price is the same as the one I bought but it has a bigger size.  They also have a limited edition Scrabble but it was more expensive.  And finally, I decided to take this one because I want portability. 

I bought it! I bought The Scrabble, my dream!