Scrabble Endgame starts when there are no more tiles left in the bag. And with proper tracking, a player would know the opponent's last rack. That's the time a player could plan for final moves that would win game or get a better spread.
Below are two examples of a puzzle-like Scrabble Endgames, based on actual games.
Game 1: Nigel Richards of New Zealand had just played GUTSIER emptying the bag. Olaiya Kabir from Nigeria knew that Nigel's last rack was NP, and there was only one spot to play. Find out what was stunning play he made to beat Nigel!
Game 2: Will Anderson of the United States had just played a bingo, NEOTENIC and drew DNRV from the bag. Thacha Koowirat from Thailand had to make a two-move play and try to outscore Will in order to win the game.
Gerry Carter from Thailand had clues for this puzzle-like board position, as posted in his Facebook. Take a look at the pictures below before going through the game!
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| Photo courtesy of Gary M. Stolz - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, WO5642-007 |
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| Picture by Giovanni Dall'Orto, April 22 2007 |
You can also watch this YouTube video to feel the intensity of their actual game:
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