Scrabble Jr English Tile Set

My wife is an avid thrift shopper, and my son is just getting into the fun of board games. We recently found the red and yellow Scrabble Jr. game boards at a local store, but they were missing tiles, and the original cardboard ones were pretty worn. That inspired me to design and print a complete, durable set for our family to enjoy.

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For the best results, here’s what I recommend:

• Orientation: Print the tiles face-down on a smooth build plate . This gives the letters a perfectly clean and flush finish. While you can print them face-up, I found the results weren't as sharp. Your mileage may vary depending on your printer's tuning.
• Filament: I used Bambu Basic Jade White PLA for the tile and Jayo Black PLA for the letters, loaded into my AMS.
• Key Setting - Ironing: I highly recommend enabling ironing for "All top surfaces." This creates a fantastic, smooth finish on the back of the tiles.
• A Note on Credit: The ironing results were great, but I can no longer find the specific community profile I used to give the creator proper credit. If you recognize the settings or know of a great profile, please let me know in the comments so I can update this!

• Font: The font is "Roboto Mono," which is freely available on Google Fonts. I chose it because it's a clean, sans-serif font with consistent character width. Most importantly, it passed the test with my son!
• Tile Thickness: I slightly increased the tile's height in Bambu Studio. This prevents the black letter from being faintly visible through the back of the tile and doesn't add much print time.
• Included Files: This project includes all 26 English letters (one per tile) and a separate "Qu" tile, which is required for one of the game boards.

To figure out the exact number of each letter needed for a complete set, I took a picture of both game boards and used Google's Gemini to analyze them. I asked it to count the instances of each letter on each board and then tell me the highest count for each letter between the two. This gave me a perfect print list, ensuring I have enough tiles no matter which side we play on.

Be prepared for a bit of a long print! A full set required three of my build plates, with each taking about 7.5 hours.

Feel free to modify the files as you see fit.

Happy printing!

Google's Gemini was used to help me write this with some polish and finesse