Scrabble Scramble (2005)

About this game

Players randomly pick 7 of a set of 12 dice (which have the standard Scrabble values, as well as a blank), roll them, then place a word on the special 9x9 board within a 60-second time limit. There is at most one word to be built on; when a new word is formed, the previous word's dice are removed. The first player to score 200 points or more wins. One of a series of "To Go" travel games packaged in a cup. Scrabble Scramble is a word dice game. Repackaged as Scrabble Express

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Strictly 2 players — no more, no fewer.
• Rules load. At 1.6/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.