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| Scrabble Deluxe | 
 enlarge | Brand: Mattel
Category: Toy
List Price: £32.99
Buy New: £24.21
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 139
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 15.8 x 15.8 x 2.2
MPN: 4925023
Model: 5011363535790
UPC: 027084535792
EAN: 0027084535792
ASIN: B00005N9YP
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Scrabble delusions January 14, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My review follows the same vein as the others which have criticized it.
I bought my parents a deluxe version of Scrabble about 10 years ago. It is superb...so I thought I would treat myself to a deluxe version. What a load of rubbish it is!
Tile racks are cheap plastic.
The board which I was led to believe would be wood is cheap plastic
The swivel board however does work.
The tile grid on the board is so shallow, it is pointless. By the time you have 'swivelled' the board, your tiles have moved off the grid positions.
The 'velvet' tile bag is far from velvet. A cheap stiff material.
And finally, where are the pencils and the score pad that are in the deluxe version my parents have? In this version there is nothing, just one page for you to use as a score pad in the instruction booklet.
If you are going to buy Scrabble, save yourself some money and buy the original version, this one is not worth a penny!
Not quite as deluxe as it sounds May 31, 2007
29 out of 31 found this review helpful
Scrabble deluxe is not a terrible item but it wasn't what I was looking for in a luxury board game that costs more then twice the normal game - for those looking for a nicely made WOODEN board I suggest purchasing the Anniversary Edition - for some reason this one is not as widely publicised as the Deluxe even on Amazon it was hard to find but it is there- this has a quality real wood board, wooden tiles and tile racks (unlike the plastic ones that come in the deluxe) as well as having the turntable feature - all of this and it comes with a nice wooden case/storage box so its good enough to display - I could go on and on about how much better this board is when compared to the deluxe version - the only thing better then it is the deluxe scrabble board sold in Harrods which is truly a thing of beauty but at 2000 is a bit too rich for my blood!
 A great upgrade February 10, 2007
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is a classic game and with good reason. It's simple to play, but with infinite levels of game play for all ages and ability. Not only is it fun, but it stretches your vocabulary and mind as well. You'll have many a happy hour if you buy this. Highly recommended.
If you like playing scrabble you'll love this January 18, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought this for my mum as when we play Scrabble with my sister and Nan turning the board was always a problem. The tiles always moved and then people argued about where things went before etc. This set has a fantastic spinning board and sets the great quality wooden tiles in a slightly raised grid.
Of course the arguments still rage about what is a word and what isn't but hey - that's half the fun! This is definitely the best way to play this classic. Once you've played on a spinning board you won't want to go back!
 Scrabble, but not "Deluxe" January 4, 2007
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
I bought this as a Christmas gift for my wife who is a long time Scrabble fan. I wanted to give her the best Scrabble set I could find and was lured in by the descriptions of this set. Although my wife was very happy for the gift, I was quite disappointed with it.
* The wooden board is actually a wooden frame with a metal (?) playfield. Re-reading the description, I don't understand why I got the idea that the whole board would be wood, but it does not look as splendid as I had hoped. On top of it all, the nice wood is adorned with a crappy plastic "Scrabble" plate that really ruins the impression. The rotation device works well for us though.
* The letter racks are plastic. That is a downer in a "deluxe" set! Looks and feels cheap.
* The velvet bag is not really velvet! It is "velvety plastic". I would rather pay extra for real fabric than save the money on this cheap stuff. It is supposed to be Deluxe!
I really got the feeling that Mattel is manufacturing these sets for just a little bit more money but charges threefold more. I feel tricked.
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