Math Scrabble This game will be played with teams instead of individually to create chances for cooperation. Two players will make up a team, and there can be 4 teams per board. The object of Scrabble is to score more points than one's opponent. A player collects points by placing words on the game board. Each letter has a different point value, so the strategy becomes to play words with high scoring letter combinations.
The Scrabble Board
A Scrabble game board is made of up cells in a square grid. The Scrabble board is 11 cells wide by 11 cells high.
Scrabble Tiles
Math Scrabble is played with exactly 150 tiles. 20 of these tiles are equal signs and the rest are numbers and operations. The tiles also include blank tiles, which add a wildcard aspect to Scrabble. The blanks substitute for any number, variable or operation. Once played, a blank tile remains for the remainder of the game the number or operation for which it was substituted when first played. Various number and operations have different point values, depending on the rarity of the letter and the difficulty in playing it. Blank tiles have no point value. There will be an unlimited supply of equal tiles, which players can pick from and must use each time they play tiles. If no equation can be made, players must skip their turn. There are no value to equal tiles. If an equation is played with a variable, teams must work together to solve for the variable and points will be given to all teams, once solved.
How to Play
Separate tiles into categories of numbers/variables and operators.
Select 4 tiles from each category.
Player with the lowest apartment/house number will start play then play will rotate counterclockwise.The first team to play must play their equation through the center tile of the board (in any direction).
Play an equation and replace any used number tiles with new number/variable tiles, and used operations tiles with new operations tiles.
Calculate your score based on the numbers on the tiles, and the equation and number/variable multipliers on the board.
If an equation has a variable in it, all teams will be required to attempt to solve the equation. If the equation is solved correctly, the students will receive the number of points that the equation is worth.
Students will play until a team scores 100 points, or until no more moves can be made.
Tiles
Here are the point values for each letter in Scrabble... 0 Points - Blank tile 1 Point - 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,and 0 2 Points - + and - 3 Points - x and y 4 Points - * and /
Extra Point Values
Some squares on the Scrabble board represent multipliers. If a tile is placed on this square, then the tile's value is multiplied by a factor or either 2x or 3x. Certain tiles multiply the point value of an entire word and not simply the tile on that space.
a. Double Number/Variable Scores
Light blue cells are found isolated on the board. When a tile is placed on this space, that tile's point value is multiplied by two.
b. Triple Number/Variable Score
This is a dark blue cell on the Scrabble. The tile placed on this square has its points multiplied by three.
c. Half Equation Score
This is a dark red square on the Scrabble board. These are found on the four sides of the board equidistant from the four corners of the board. When a number or operation is played using this square, then the points for the number or operation are multiplied by three.
d. Double Equation Score
Yellow cells are found running diagonally towards the four corners of the board. When a player plays a number or operation on one of these squares, the point value of the entire number or operation is multiplied by two.
e. Triple Equation Score
This is a green square on the Scrabble board. These are found on the four sides of the board equidistant from the four corners of the board. When a number or operation is played using this square, then the points for the number or operation are multiplied by three.
f. One Single Use
Note that extra point squares are only usable once. If one player plays a number or operation using this cells, then the next time that space is used to make a number or operation, the point value is not multiplied.
Table of Contents
This game will be played with teams instead of individually to create chances for cooperation. Two players will make up a team, and there can be 4 teams per board. The object of Scrabble is to score more points than one's opponent. A player collects points by placing words on the game board. Each letter has a different point value, so the strategy becomes to play words with high scoring letter combinations.
The Scrabble Board
A Scrabble game board is made of up cells in a square grid. The Scrabble board is 11 cells wide by 11 cells high.Scrabble Tiles
Math Scrabble is played with exactly 150 tiles. 20 of these tiles are equal signs and the rest are numbers and operations. The tiles also include blank tiles, which add a wildcard aspect to Scrabble. The blanks substitute for any number, variable or operation. Once played, a blank tile remains for the remainder of the game the number or operation for which it was substituted when first played.Various number and operations have different point values, depending on the rarity of the letter and the difficulty in playing it. Blank tiles have no point value. There will be an unlimited supply of equal tiles, which players can pick from and must use each time they play tiles. If no equation can be made, players must skip their turn. There are no value to equal tiles. If an equation is played with a variable, teams must work together to solve for the variable and points will be given to all teams, once solved.
How to Play
Tiles
Here are the point values for each letter in Scrabble...0 Points - Blank tile
1 Point - 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,and 0
2 Points - + and -
3 Points - x and y
4 Points - * and /
Extra Point Values
Some squares on the Scrabble board represent multipliers. If a tile is placed on this square, then the tile's value is multiplied by a factor or either 2x or 3x. Certain tiles multiply the point value of an entire word and not simply the tile on that space.a. Double Number/Variable Scores
Light blue cells are found isolated on the board. When a tile is placed on this space, that tile's point value is multiplied by two.b. Triple Number/Variable Score
This is a dark blue cell on the Scrabble. The tile placed on this square has its points multiplied by three.c. Half Equation Score
This is a dark red square on the Scrabble board. These are found on the four sides of the board equidistant from the four corners of the board. When a number or operation is played using this square, then the points for the number or operation are multiplied by three.d. Double Equation Score
Yellow cells are found running diagonally towards the four corners of the board. When a player plays a number or operation on one of these squares, the point value of the entire number or operation is multiplied by two.e. Triple Equation Score
This is a green square on the Scrabble board. These are found on the four sides of the board equidistant from the four corners of the board. When a number or operation is played using this square, then the points for the number or operation are multiplied by three.f. One Single Use
Note that extra point squares are only usable once. If one player plays a number or operation using this cells, then the next time that space is used to make a number or operation, the point value is not multiplied.