4 of 5 customers found the following review helpful:
 Great game in need of a software update!, 2008-01-15
The workaround for the "CD in Drive Requirement" is to create a "Disk Image" of the Scrabble CD-ROM using Apple's Disk Utility Program located in the Utilities Folder. Choose "Create New Image, From File" in the menubar. Select the CD-ROM, name the file "Scrabble" and presto. The Mac created a copy (Disk Image) of the CD-ROM onto your hard drive. Just be sure to mount (open) the disk image before starting each game. This is a good way to backup all of your software CDs.
As for the game itself, it hasn't had any desperately needed updates since it was first sold. That said, I can't play it enough. Turn off the music and animations (in Options) and you'll love it. There is nothing like an opponent who takes all of 3 seconds to take his turn.
The four main problems with this outdated version are:
- playing a friend (with a Mac) over the internet seems to be impossible
- the screen sometimes freezes upon starting secondary games (go back to game menu 1st before starting new game)
- there is no way to update the dictionary besides typing in all of the 2000+ new words into a custom dictionary
- the custom dictionaries that you create do not re-load upon re-opening saved games.
2 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
Response to David Johnston, 2006-06-26
One way around your problem is to mount the disc to dmg. If you then open the dmg before launching the game, it will run without needing the cd. I hope this helps to raise your fun.
4 of 6 customers found the following review helpful:
 An ok game with one massively stupid design decision, 2006-06-24
This game plays scrabble with you. The trouble is it refuses to run without the CD being in the drive. I don't want to carry a box of CDs around with my laptop. This is stupid deyound belief. Avoid this product.
11 of 11 customers found the following review helpful:
Smart Scrabble, 2001-09-03
This product is great for improving your Scrabble game, and it's also a lot of fun. You can play against 1-3 computer opponents with varying skill levels, or against real people. Unless you're in tournament mode, you can take advantage of features such as a word lister that generates suggestions for how to score the highest points with the tiles you have. There are also features such as instant summaries of letters remaining to be played.My one annoyance is with the dictionary: it challenges some words you'd think it would accept, while accepting some words you'd think it would reject. If in doubt, doublecheck a word with it prior to finalizing your move, or add words to your own custom dictionary. Overall, though, MacSoft's Scrabble exemplifies the benefits of converting a board game to software. No more tedious adding up points for tiles--the computer does it all for you!
9 of 9 customers found the following review helpful:
 Scrabble for Macs, 2001-06-23
This is a great way to play Scrabble if your partner doesn't play. It has a dictionary, word lists, and other guides. It would be nice if you could click once for a new game and not have go back to the menu and re-do your preferences. Another problem (with Macs) is, it crashes when interrupted by indexing and other automatic computer functions (updates, etc.) All in all it's an easy and fun way to squeeze a little Scrabble into your life, and to improve your game.
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