This is a unique quiz game based on and licensed by Scrabble, the world's leading word game It is a fascinating concept using classic elements of Scrabble gameplay in book form for the first time The rules, like those of the board game, can be understood in five minutes, but the game itself will provide endless variety and fascination Unlike the board game, The Official Scrabble Quiz Game Book can be carried anywhere and used easily.The book is laid out in a series of double-page spreads Each left-hand page shows a Scrabble board and a list of the letters of the alphabet with their Scrabble values Each right-hand page will have fifty questions or clues, each of which must be answered within a time limit with a single word.The players are allowed five minutes to study the questions and note down as many of the answers as possible Each player selects a question from the list, answers it, and writes his or her answer on the page As in the board game, the first player must start on the star square, and each subsequent answer must use one or more letters of an existing answer on the board area and must be positioned crossword style Each player tries to find a question that (a) he can answer, and (b) will give him the highest score.Answers are provided in the back of the book Any player may challenge another player's answer When the official answer has been checked, the player (either challenger or challenged) who was wrong loses 10 points.Play Continues until (a) all the questions have been answered, (b) no one can answer any more questions, or (c) no more words can be placed upon the board To ensure that play continues for as long as possible, each quiz contains "open" questions-- questions that have more than one answer to "unlock" the game.The questions vary enormously -- from general knowledge and theme questions (history, sports, music, literature, etc) to tests of vocabulary (find synonyms, antonyms, definitions, etc) Like the board ga