# Anyone know how to play Scribbage? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 17, 2005, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-play-scribbage/285269 "2005-01-17T23:54:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2005, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-play-scribbage/285269/1 "2005-01-17T23:54:04Z")
I was helping my Grandma clean out her trailer when we came upon this old game called _Scribbage_. I know that all the parts are there (A cup, 13 dice with letters on them, and a minute timer), but no instructions. Do any of you know how it is played? [Here is an Ebay auction with a picture.](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19104&item=5949355018&rd=1) ---
**Author:** ![Achren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2005, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-play-scribbage/285269/2 "2005-01-17T23:59:46Z")
From [here](http://www.panix.com/~sos/bc/wordgame.html): > [@](#): > > 1. Scribbage published by Lowe. Archetypal game of shake the dice, roll them out, you have X minutes to create words in a crossword pattern using as many dice as you can, pass the dice and cup to the next player, etc. The dice in Scribbage have both letters and a value for each letter on the faces - many dice games have just letters. [SOS] ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2005, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-play-scribbage/285269/3 "2005-01-18T00:16:37Z")
Thank you very much! You just made my Grandmas day.