Board Games at the Lakes 7: Scrabble
Scrabble, board-and-tile game in which two to four players compete in forming words with lettered tiles on a 225-square board; words spelled out by letters on the tiles interlock like words in a crossword puzzle.
Players draw seven tiles from a pool at the start and replenish their supply after each turn. Tiles in the pool and those of other players are kept secret so that a player can see only those tiles on the board and his own. A player may forfeit his turn and exchange any or all of his tiles for those in the pool. There are 100 letter tiles, each imprinted with a point value for different letters, approximately corresponding to the frequency of occurrence of the letter in English words. Words are scored by adding up the point values of their letters, multiplied by any of 61 premium squares that may be covered, such as double letter, triple letter, double word, and triple word.
Scoring as the game advances is possible both horizontally and vertically, with higher scores registered by forming two or more interlocking words at the same time. At the end of the game, when one player has no tiles or the board is deadlocked, the player who has scored the greatest number of points is the winner. Values of unused letters left to players are totalled and deducted from their scores.
Originally called Criss Cross, the game, which was based on the crossword puzzle and anagrams, was developed by Alfred M. Butts, an architect, in 1931. It was redesigned, renamed as Scrabble, and marketed by James Brunot in 1948. It was first sold in Great Britain in 1954. 
About the series:
A series placed to celebrate that cause of fun, but also many family disputes, boardgames! Love them or hate them there’s no escaping them, especially around the festive period (hence the time of placement).
The loop starts at the Malthouse Lane Car Park and follows the trails around Engine House Pool and Windmill Pool, it is around 3 miles long although it can be easily made longer or shorter. The lakes have amazing scenery and wildlife so don’t forget to bring your camera and binoculars. Be aware that the car park is closed at night so please check closing times on the board when you enter the car park as this varies. It is very easy to park on the road at Malthouse lane or at an alternative carpark marked on number 1.
There are 9 caches on the series which can be combined with some existing caches. The puzzles published in conjunction with the series are designed that they can be easily done whilst completing the loop, if anyone is struggling with these who wants to complete all the caches around the lakes please feel free to message me for a hint.
There are also three FYI caches nearby which can be found while doing the series.
For the more extreme of you, the nearby existing caches ‘SOMEWHERE OVER THE ?????’ (GC13EET) and ‘Special-Ops - Bravo’ (GC2QCM7) are recommended.
The existing EL series by MillionsOfPeaches that is just under 2.5 miles can also be combined with this walk.