Thought I'd review the Scrabble Go App from a competitive players mindset. Yes, the ads can be a bit annoying but there's a lot you can do with the app. I am going to review each of the App's features which I have tried many times over:
1) Duels - This is a one on one match up with a random opponent. You usually get 5 turns apiece. Usually, the standard of the competition is low and disconnection by opponents is high. My Rating - 3/5
2) Arena Games:
a) Rush - This is the equivalent of playing duplicate scrabble with all the users on the site. It is quite fun but the time limit of 1.5-3 minutes per round is a bit too short. Useful for testing your strategies within a time constraint. My Rating - 4/5
b) Word Drop - This requires you to reel off words mostly 2, 3, or 4s in a 1.5 minute round format. Very little relevance for us competitive players. My Rating - 1/5
c) Tumbler - Similar to drop where you make mostly 2, 3, or 4s in a 1.5 minute round format. I am not amused. My Rating - 2/5
3) Puzzle Path - I absolutely love this. This is one thing competitive players must try. Does improve your board vision and strategy. The later rounds are particularly challenging. Very good in particular to improve your short game (4-6 letters). My Rating - 4/5
4) Word Search - This basically makes you guess common anagrams and sub-anagrams of an alphagram. Easy to do. My Rating - 3/5
5) Adventures - This is a new word builder game with many twists. Interesting and a bit challenging. My Rating - 4/5
6) Scrabble - The regular game. This is in a void challenge format. So you miss out on the elements of tile tracking and challenging your opponent's moves. My Rating - 3/5
7) Showdown - This requires very quick anagramming skills. Time is a bit short though. My Rating - 3/5
Increasingly the APP has a lot of bugs and customer service has been very poor of late. Hence my overall rating of SCRABBLE GO is a 2/5
