At the beginning of the game each player is dealt four tiles
and a purse, e.g., $500.
First round draft: The bank puts out enough tiles, face
down
to complete the racks of each of the players, i.e., for four
players, 12 tiles. The bank reveals one of the tiles. The
players engage in
an auction to buy that tile. This
continues
until all tiles have been sold.
First round trades: The players engage in tile trading. Tile-
for-tile or for money. "Anyone wants to buy a W?" "I'll sell
an
E for a dollar?" Free for all. There may be a rule to limit
it,
e.g., all trades must be completed in 5 minutes.
First season: Bank offers an auction for the opportunity to
play the first word. If no one bids, the bank offers a
reverse
auction to play the first word.
First round: like in regular scrabble. However, no one picks
new tiles to replace the played tiles. Scores are added up
like in regular scrabble.
Replenish the purses: A number of alternatives. (1)
everyone
gets a fresh $100, (2) you get a buck for each point won,
(3)
player who scored highest in the round gets $100, everyone
else gets $50, (4) lowest scorer gets the most (to even
things
out).
Bank puts out enough tiles, face down, to complete
everyone's rack. The process starts over again. Including
auction for who gets to play first in the next round.
The game continues, repeating above process, until it ends
like in regular scrabble.
Winner takes all the money home.