据路透社报道，EA周五推出了Kindle版Scrabble收费游戏，这也是Kindle平台上的首款收费游戏。

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Scrabble非常符合亚马逊现有的游戏产品，因为这款游戏只需要简单的5向导航即可实现。该游戏将出现在Kindle用户的主屏上，紧靠现有的游戏和书籍。

用户可以借助控制器将光标移到特定的区域，一旦选择了一个方向，便可开始输入文字。该游戏还配有智能选择目录选项，其中包含非常有用的两个字母的单词。

Scrabble与喜欢文字和书籍的Kindle用户高度重合，而Scrabulous也已经在Facebook上取得了巨大的成功。因此，业内人士认为Scrabble有望在Kindle用户中获得不错的反响。

但由于缺乏社交元素，因此Kindle用户无法像在Facebook中一样，与好友一起玩Scrabble拼字游戏。

该游戏目前已经可以通过亚马逊官方网站下载，售价为4.99美元。

This might be the happiest chapter in Scrabble’s short digital history: Electronic Arts has released an official version of Scrabble for Kindle. This is the first paid game — or application of any kind — available for the e-reader.

Scrabble fits in well with Amazon’s existing game offerings, as it’s a word-based game that requires simple, five-directional navigation. It shows up in a Kindle user’s home screen, right next to existing games and books. (It’s easy to make a “Games” collection/folder if you like to keep your entertainment media organized/segregated.)

The game is, if I may say so, well put together; you use the controller to navigate to particular spaces, and once you’ve chosen a direction, you can just type out words. There are also smartly-chosen menu options, including a very useful list of two-letter words.

It’s fast and responsive, and I predict it will be a big hit. Scrabble has a huge built-in fan base that overlaps well with book- and word-loving Kindle owners, and Scrabulous (later rechristened Lexulous) has been a tremendous casual gaming hit on Facebook. In fact, Scrabble-makers Hasbro and Mattel had to fight with Facebook and Scrabulous when the game broke out faster than they were ready with an official version. Words With Friends is the similar unbranded iOS application.

Major drawback: unlike Facebook’s or other online iterations of the Scrabble game, there is no social dimension. You can’t play with another Kindle user online; the best you can do is set up a two-player game where you pass the Kindle back and forth.

Electronic Arts’ Scrabble costs $4.99 and is available for purchase and download today. （source：reuters/sina）

附录：

金融时报：Scrabble makes Kindle casual games platform（Scrabble让Kindle休闲游戏平台浮出水面）

paidcontent：EA Releases Scrabble For Kindle (No, Not A Typo) （特别声明不是排版错误）