Hasbro GamingScrabble Deluxe Edition Board Game, (Amazon Exclusive)

I miss the lazy susan version we used to have, but this does rotate and is a reasonable substitute. We are going to get rid of the cheap version we were using, this is much better, with rotation and space walls to hold the pieces in place (that was the super-irritating problem with the budget scrabble board... pieces could drift, and they didn'nt fit/stay in their places on the board. Would buy this again.

Was looking for a good game for my husband and I to play so we could rekindle some connection. It was a great purchase and will definitely get used. The swivel is a must and the 5 bucks more for the suitcase still is definitely worth it.

Excellent, fun and educational game!

This has been a really great game for home or travel. Super easy to clean up and compactly pack away.

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Some disappointments:1. The letters of the tiles were not as pictured. The Amazon photo shows the original smooth curves on the letters "C", "O", etc., but instead, there is a new font that is squarish on the tiles that I received.2. The colors have changed for double word, triple word, double letter, and triple letter squares. The old colors made more sense: lighter for double and darker for triple. It is reversed here.3. The barriers that hold in the tiles are not as high nor as secure as the deluxe verison I purchased 10 or 15 years ago. The barriers work okay but the letters slide out more easily if bumped.On the plus side, the slide-out drawers and folding case are nice.I decided to return it. I had purchased it mostly to get replacements for the faded tiles in my old deluxe set, but I can do that much more cheaply by just buying the basic Scrabble game.

I always loved playing Scrabble growing up and decided to purchase the game again. I came across this Deluxe Edition of the game and decided to try it. Great decision. The game was aggravating at times for me because someone would accidentally hit the board and it would cause the letters to move around. Not anymore! Each tile has little raised edges that guard against this. Love it. The addition of small wheels on the bottom of the game board is genius. It greatly improves the flow of the game by simply turning the board in the direction of each player. Also love the compartments that allow you to store and keep your pieces with the game.. If you find yourself thinking about purchasing another scrabble board game like we did, in my opinion, you can’t go wrong with this one…

So you may have noticed there's a Scrabble Diamond Anniversary Edition, and then there's this Amazon-exclusive Scrabble Deluxe Edition which, I might add, is WAY better than the current "Deluxe" edition in brick-and-mortar stores. But you may ask "What's the difference between this Deluxe and the Diamond Anniversary Edition?" and that's a really, really good question.The answer is: Not much.In fact, if you press the stickers on the sides down a bit you'll see that the plastic on this board actually has the logo for the Scrabble Diamond Anniversary Edition embossed into it, with a Scrabble Deluxe sticker pasted over the top of it to hide the previous branding. Yes, kids, this is a Scrabble Diamond board with new stickers.What else is different? The tiles. In the Diamond Anniversary Edition the tiles are black with silver letters embossed into them. In this set, the standard wooden tiles from classic Scrabble are in play. The wood tiles are *slightly* smaller than the black ones, so they sit in the grooves on the board just a little bit less snugly than the black tiles that this board was designed for, but not so much that it noticeable or a problem if you've never played the Diamond version.The racks are the same curved red rack from the Diamond version. The bag is a standard felt-like bag. The manual's actually pretty nice and detailed with some great information, variations on play, and suggestions.So basically, Hasbro mass-produced the Diamond Anniversary edition, and made a deal with Amazon to sell this version as a "lesser" model for a lower price, but the only thing "lesser" about it is the tiles. If you're really a stickler for a complete Diamond experience, I suppose you could buy some black and silver tiles separately for another fifteen bucks, but I don't see the need.I had the Diamond Anniversary Edition (lost it, though) and I have this Scrabble Deluxe Amazon Exclusive edition, and I'm here to tell you that if you're spending over a hundred bucks for a Diamond set, you're either a crazy collector, or easily duped into paying way more for nearly the same thing. This IS the Diamond board with a sticker on it.So how does it play? It's a great Scrabble set. The board spins by way of some wheels on the bottom (no, not a turntable, actual little wheels) and it's a smooth experience that makes game play easier for everyone around the table (though it likely won't spin on carpet.) The whole thing folds up for storage, with two plastic trays built in to hold the racks, scorepads, pencils, tiles, bag, and manual (scorepad sold separately, of course.)It's pretty easy to carry around, though I wouldn't call it totally "travel" sized. I wouldn't try to play in a car unless it was a very smooth-riding vehicle and the road had no chance of bumps. For travel it's best to have a magnetic set, which this is not. But for bringing along to places where you have a stable surface to play? Yeah, it's pretty handy.Bottom line: This is the Scrabble set to get if you want a turntable, don't want to spend a hundred bucks, and don't particularly care if the tiles are special limited-edition colors. This will do just fine.Five stars, no question.Update: As another reviewer notes, the tiles with this set are a bit lower quality than the tiles with the standard set. They're perfectly usable. They are all present (in my set, anyway) and the letters and numbers are legible. If you don't like them the easy solution is to swap your tiles from your previous standard edition (come on, you know you had one before buying a Deluxe edition!) or buy another set separately. They're inexpensive. However, I see no reason why most people wouldn't be perfectly happy with the tiles included with this set.