preferences file and will be used whenever you start a new game.

color if you have a color monitor).  All your changes are saved in a

board size and the location of the multiplier squares (including their

letter counts and values, while "Change Board..." lets you alter the

other options.  In particular, "Change Letters..." lets you change the

Before starting to play games, you might consider changing a few



starting player is also chosen at random.

a random set of letters for each player and begin a new game.  The

names for each player.  When you click OK the program will select

select "Change Players..." from the Options menu and type in the

To play a game against the Mac or between two or more people,



watch, it is also an excellent demonstration of how to make moves.

played without any further interaction.  Not only is this great fun to

need to do is click in the Move button and the entire game will be

In a game like this where all moves will be made by the Mac, all you

also specify a skill level (Mac9 should beat Mac8 most of the time).

name tell the program to make moves for both players.  The digits

play a game between Mac9 and Mac8.  The digits at the end of each

When the program starts up for the very first time it is set up to



of letter values and special "multiplier" squares.

score by placing letters in board locations that take best advantage

letters to make words on the board.  Players try to maximize their

belongs to the current player.  Players take it in turns to use their

Each player has a rack containing up to 7 letters.  The front rack