"Hooked on Scrabble!" by Petra Pierre - Robertson





Rules of Play: Each player competes for the highest score by utilising tiles in combinations and locations that take the best advantage of letter values and premium squares on the board.


'Star-studded tiles on a rack don't guarantee the expected outcome!'


You may have valuable tiles like Q Z X and J on your rack, but without low-valued tiles like U N I, they wont land you a word - far less a seven letter word! Dropping and exchanging are in order!

'Two' many of U and I


Conversely too many of U and I on a rack won't work. In fact one I and U is sufficient. U and I hardly go well together well except that lone arbitrator is on the rack with them to either QUIZ, make them QUIET, or cause them to QUIT; again dropping and exchanging are in order!


Which will you exchange for the low-valued 's'?


The low valued S also changes the game plan and makes the difference between a high and low score. But you will have to exchange one of your big values for the low valued S; which will it be?

'That valueless, faceless, nameless blank has replaced 'I'

That valueless, faceless, nameless, blank is always a must have on your rack. It both gives and appropriates value by being nameless and valueless; willingly adapting to the plan by taking on whatever role is required.
Teamwork is not about having bigwigs in your corner, rather it is about having the right mix of persons who can play, and are willing to perform roles based on their qualifications and giftedness. It is not just that they are placed but WHO is placed WHERE.

Regrdless of ascribed values, all need to work together

The astute manager will synchronize his selected tiles well, direct them to the right spot on the board, and elicit high scores at every leg of the journey. The outcome of this consistent action will be an outstanding combined total.

And when it is done, they will say, 'we all did this together' because they all need to work in tandem with each other.

And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. 1 Corinthians 12:21

Comments

  1. Raevae IsaacNovember 22, 2020 at 12:51 PM

    This was a great analogy to showcase the importance of teamwork. I love Scrabble and certainly having only the “big letters” makes it impossible to make a successful play, unless other vowels, or even the blank tile are part of the rack.

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    1. Petra Pierre - RobertsonDecember 1, 2020 at 4:54 AM

      Exactly. And ironically these 'must have' tiles carry the lowest scores!

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    2. Petra Pierre - RobertsonDecember 1, 2020 at 4:55 AM

      Or rather the lowest value but enable the highest scores in tandem with the big players...

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