a scrabble board made from more than 30,000 SWAROVSKI crystals and thought to be valued at 20,000 dollars is currently being auctioned off on e-bay, to mark 60 years of success for the popular word-building game. the classic board game was developed by an unemployed american architect, alfred mosher butts during the depression. it was originally named ‘criss-cross’, but after many failed attempts, changed the rules and renamed it scrabble.

the one-of-a-kind board was commissioned by hasbro inc. each of the crystals have been matched with the original colors of the board game and applied by hand. the board itself is made from glass with colored and clear SWAROVSKI crystals embedded in the squares in which players can place their tiles. the auction closes october 30th, so you still have a chance to make a bid. all of the proceeds will go to st. jude children’s research hospital based in tennessee.

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