Scrabble Game
This game has only one command:
- Scrabble
However, it has many switches. A switch can be used like this:
- Scrabble/<Switch>
The Scrabble command can be shortened to Scr for easier use.
The rules of the game can be found at http://www.scrabblepages.com/scrabble/rules/
Topics & Switches: # Blank Boot Changes Channel Credits Do End Exchange Join Listgames Load New Order Pass Quit Removegame Restore Save Score Setup Takeover Tiles Undo View For help on a topic type: Scrabble/help <topic>
Contents
Managing Games (Starting, Stopping, Saving, Etc.)
Listgames
This switch lists all the games that have been saved.
New
Start a game with Scrabble/new <players> and fill in the names of up to 3 other players. (Make sure nobody else is playing)
The board is cleared and all tiles go back in the bag. All scores are wiped out.
End
When a player uses this switch the game ends. The final score of each player is listed, player with the highest score first. The first number is the score before ending the game. The second number is the score after subtracting the value of the tiles. The scores in the right column are, of course, most significant. But in case of a draw, the scores in the left column decide who wins.
Usage: Scrabble/end game
Save
To save the current game, type: Scrabble/save
Load
To load a game, type: Scrabble/load <players>
Restore
When a new game is started with the NEW switch, the old game is saved. With Scrabble/restore you can restore the game to its former state.
Removegame
To remove a saved game from the list, type: Scrabble/removegame <players>
Managing Players (Joining, Leaving, Etc.)
Join
To join a game in progress, type: Scrabble/join
Takeover
To take the place of one of the players type: Scrabble/takeover <player>
Quit
To quit type Scrabble/quit. If you are the last person in the game, the game ends and you will be shown your final score.
Boot
To boot a player from the game type Scrabble/boot <player>. If you boot the last person in the game (yourself), the game ends and you will be shown your final score.
Playing the Game
View
To see the board you can simply look at it (look Scrabble Game) or use:
- Scrabble/view
If you are an observer, you can look at the tiles of the players with:
- Scrabble/view <player>
If you are a player, you can turn watching on and off with:
- Scrabble/view [on|off]
Same as: Scr/V
Here is a sample view of a starting board:
X A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O X
1 # . . = . . . # . . . = . . # 1 Type Scr/help
. 2 . + . . . = . . . = . . . + . 2
Player1 3 . . + . . . = . = . . . + . . 3 72 Tiles Left
0 4 = . . + . . . = . . . + . . = 4
. 5 . . . . + . . . . . + . . . . 5
*Player2 6 . = . . . = . . . = . . . = . 6
0 7 . . = . . . = . = . . . = . . 7
. 8 # . . = . . . * . . . = . . # 8
Player3 9 . . = . . . = . = . . . = . . 9
0 10 . = . . . = . . . = . . . = . 10
. 11 . . . . + . . . . . + . . . . 11
Player4 12 = . . + . . . = . . . + . . = 12 = 2x Letter
0 13 . . + . . . = . = . . . + . . 13 = 3x Letter
. 14 . + . . . = . . . = . . . + . 14 + 2x Word
15 # . . = . . . # . . . = . . # 15 # 3x Word
X A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O X
@ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z P L A E E T V
0 1 3 3 2 1 4 2 2 1 8 5 1 3 1 1 3 10 1 1 1 1 4 4 8 4 10 3 1 1 1 1 1 4
The asterisk indicates whose turn it is. The seven letters on the lower right are the pieces you have available to play, and the numbers across the bottom indicate how many points each letter is worth. @ indicates a blank tile.
Order
With this switch you can rearrange your tiles.
For example:
You have tiles X C B E P O G and use this command:
Scrabble/order Beep
Now your tiles are arranged like this: B E P X C O G
Do
Use this switch to put a word on the board.
For example:
Scrabble/do HOI G8A plays HOI starting at G8 and going across
Scrabble/do HOI H6D plays HOI starting at H6 and going down
Exchange
Use this switch to exchange tiles.
For example:
Scrabble/exchange XFE exchanges three tiles (X, F and E) for three others.
Pass
Use this switch to skip a turn. If nobody can make a word, you may end the game with the /End switch.
Blank
If one of the tiles on the board is blank you can change the letter it represents by using this switch. The letter will be yellow.
For example:
Scrabble/blank H5F changes the blank tile on position H5 to the letter F
Undo
This switch returns the game to the state it was in before the last tiles were played, except it does not give back the player's turn.
Miscellany
#
This switch shows the total number of tiles of each type available in the set:
@ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 2 9 2 2 4 12 2 3 2 9 1 1 4 2 6 8 2 1 6 4 6 4 2 2 1 2 1
Tiles
Tile Set: US (Default)
Tile $ # Tile $ # Tile $ # Tile $ #
@ 0 2 A 1 9 B 3 2 C 3 2
D 2 4 E 1 12 F 4 2 G 2 3
H 2 2 I 1 9 J 8 1 K 5 1
L 1 4 M 3 2 N 1 6 O 1 8
P 3 2 Q 10 1 R 1 6 S 1 4
T 1 6 U 1 4 V 4 2 W 4 2
X 8 1 Y 4 2 Z 10 1
Setup
This tells you how to setup your own scrabble game.
- @create Scrabble
- @parent Scrabble=#17984
- @set Scrabble=!No_Command
- Scrabble/new
Now your game should be ready for use.
As an extra feature, you can change the signs for 2x word, 3x word, etc. To do this, set the following attributes. The defaults are:
- @WX Scrabble=.
- @WC Scrabble=-
- @WB Scrabble==
- @WM Scrabble=+
- @WR Scrabble=#
Channel
The Scrabble-channel system allows you to play more than one game in the same location. You must own the scrabble board to use this switch.
To set the channel identifier: Scrabble/channel <ChannelID>
To use the board: Scr<ChannelID>/<switch>
Score
Use this switch to add to or subtract from your score. This switch is no longer needed, because the game counts the score automatically. But you never know if there is still a bug in the code. :)
Changes
v1.3 Released on 22 October 2000
Bugs Fixed:
The UNDO switch now shuffles the bag. Suggested by Trispis.
You cannot exchange tiles if there are less than 7 tiles in the bag. Reported by Vexon.
L has a value of 1 in the US tileset. Reported by Trispis.
The UNDO switch was not documented.
New Features:
New Scrabble/score by Trispis.
Updated help files.
v1.2 Released on 18 February 1999
Bugs Fixed:
The full 'Scrabble' command was broken. Reported by Raevnos.
Scrabble/view bug. Reported by Trispis.
New features:
Added channels and channel switch.
Dutch tile set parentable thing.
v1.1 Released on 16 February 1999
Bugs fixes:
Bug in the the tile bag. (Heh yuck) Reported by Javlin.
New features:
Functionality added to Scrabble/view. Idea by Trispis.
Tile bag updated thanks to Grinna.
v1.0 Released on 16 February 1999
First public release
Credits
M*U*S*H, February 1999
Made by Halatir.
Based on the board by Raevnos.
Html-client friendly thanks to Javlin.
Many layout suggestions from Trispis
Thanks to all the beta-testers:
Trispis, Javlin, Grinna, and Cecilia (a.k.a. H u m a n e r r o r)
