vmln8r Posted March 2, 2012 (edited) CUUSOO link: lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/11292 Any ideas for improvements? Please let me know. As it, this Includes 225 jumper plates, 100 printed letter tiles and two 32x16 stud baseboards. Edited April 27, 2012 by Rufus Indexed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vindicare Posted March 3, 2012 That's killer! I love Scrabble, I would totally buy this. Good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonwil Posted March 3, 2012 Nice idea although why 16x32 baseplates instead of just a single 32x32? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vmln8r Posted March 3, 2012 That's killer! I love Scrabble, I would totally buy this. Good luck! Thanks! Nice idea although why 16x32 baseplates instead of just a single 32x32? So it would fit in a smaller box (not that it matters, since Lego's only interested in the idea of Cuusoo projects, not the specifics). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Benn Posted March 5, 2012 A nice MOC (and I think that people would LOVE 2x2 printed letter tiles, albeit without the scores on)... but I think that the Scrabble copyright owners would have a few things to say about it which would prevent Lego from ever progressing it - remember the whole debacle with a Scrabble-esque game on Facebook a few years ago... But isn't Scrabble good enough already - they've spent a long time perfecting the design to where it is so pretty as this might be it's not going to beat the real thing. Interesting idea to introduce other Lego boardgames to Cuusoo though! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RunnersDad Posted March 7, 2012 I am a huge Scrabble fan so I must say this is awesome. Good job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legonardo Posted March 8, 2012 (edited) awesome idea! you have my vote! Edited March 8, 2012 by Legonardo Davidy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hewman Posted March 8, 2012 I've added my vote. The one advantage this has over regular scrabble is that the tiles won't slide around everywhere. Does it need a separate little display to explain what the coloured 2x2 jumper bricks mean, eg double word score et cetera? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andhe Posted March 8, 2012 I think a lot of people would buy this just for the jumper plates! But nice idea, though as someone said it would need explaination of the triple word scores etc. Open up another interesting idea for tie-ins with existing games, eg Lego Monopoly, Lego Cluedo (Clue for you American cousins), Lego Battleships etc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brickmack Posted March 8, 2012 I think a lot of people would buy this just for the jumper plates! But nice idea, though as someone said it would need explaination of the triple word scores etc. Open up another interesting idea for tie-ins with existing games, eg Lego Monopoly, Lego Cluedo (Clue for you American cousins), Lego Battleships etc LEGO Battleship would be great. There really isn't enough microscale in official sets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skipper Posted March 9, 2012 Classy. You've got my vote, once I get around to registering. Though to be honest I can't see this being made into a set, with 100 printed pieces, all those rare-colored jumper plates, not to mention licensing . . . But it's a lovely idea, and I'd definitely buy it. Good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wondermonkey Posted March 9, 2012 Supported. I love this! I would love a custom Scrabble layout! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fernald_Mc Posted March 9, 2012 Awesome! I would totally get this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lyichir Posted March 9, 2012 I love Scrabble as much as the next guy. But I'm not able to get behind this, for a couple of reasons. Chief among these is that the LEGO-ness doesn't seem to contribute to the game at all, and as such I can't reason why anyone would get this instead of a dedicated Scrabble set that didn't use LEGO elements. Based on the construction of this, it also seems like the tiles would be a bear to remove. And finally, I can't fathom any uses the custom-printed letter and score tiles would have outside of a Scrabble set. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ceroknight Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) Love the idea! I wish you luck on getting 10,000 supporters! Edited March 13, 2012 by Ceroknight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rook Posted March 13, 2012 I'd love to see several "common" games in Lego form. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aanchir Posted March 14, 2012 Supported. I would get at least four copies of this set: one for my immediate family and three for some of the Scrabble lovers in my extended family! I imagine this would be relatively cheap to produce, thanks to all the duplicate parts (and the fact that the parts are all simple). There'd be a lot of printed parts, but the LEGO Brick Calendar set shows that a set with 26 or more printed parts exclusive to it is not outside TLG's ability. This model has 351 parts by my count. It'd have a somewhat significant licensing cost, I'm sure, but I could easily see myself forking over 40-50 dollars for this baby. Great idea, and I wish it the best of luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackJonespaw Posted March 14, 2012 Very nice! I would definitely buy this. Smart thinking for using the 2x2 with one stud other than 2x2 plates. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Izzy Posted March 27, 2012 But isn't Scrabble good enough already - they've spent a long time perfecting the design to where it is so pretty as this might be it's not going to beat the real thing. The one advantage this has over regular scrabble is that the tiles won't slide around everywhere. I agree with hewman, the way that scrabble letters slide around drives me insane. I would totally buy this if I saw it in a store. Isn't anything made in LEGO better than the real thing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
