Scrabble owners looking for a new challenge or those with a love with the outdoors can rejoice, as a special national park themed edition of the popular game Scrabble is now available.
While the idea of protected areas of nature had already been established elsewhere, the modern identity of a national park can arguably be traced back to Yellowstone National Park. It was formally established in 1782 and became the first in the US. Since then 62 areas are now protected areas in the US and have become National Parks. Scrabble was invented by Alfred Mosher Butts in 1938 and is currently owned by Hasbro in North America and Mattel Worldwide. It is a turn-based word game where players compete to gain the highest score by making words from a random selection of letter tiles. Each tile has a point value that is tallied up when pl🍒acing a word.
USAopoly (the Op) has teamed up with national parks to bring a range of themed titles to the board game market. As well as Scrabble: Special Edition National Parks, players can get their hands on themed editions of Monopoly, Get Wild, Jenga, Trivial Pursuit (travel edition), and Yahtzee.
The Scrabble: National Parks Special Edition fits a niche that we didn't know we had. Everything about it tells a story about the long heritage of national parks in the US. It all starts with the beautifully designed box and Scrabble board that has a rustic feel reminiscent of the national park maps. The tiles and racks are made from wood and feature an extra slot for storing national park cards. These new cards (can optionally) bring an edge to the game by awarding extra points should you complete one of the themed achievements. Pl𒁏ayers are also able to place nouns and verbs about national parks giving more word opportunities to score points.
Scrabble: National Parks Special Edition is aimed at players 2 - 4 players, aged eight and up. Typical playtime is around the 60-minute mark. You can opt to play the standard game of scrabble, or bring your knowledge of national parks with you to score extra points. A portion of sales from the game will go to The N🐟ational Park Foundation to preserve national parks for future✤ generations to enjoy.
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