Hunter starts the game by having each of them draw a 'letter' from the bag. Jim, who drew a B, gets to go first. So he gets to draw his seven letters first. Then Hunter. And of course, that gives Jim a head start, since the first word placed on the board counts as a double-word score.

The game is pretty quiet. Hunter tallies the score as they go along, keeping track of double word scores, triple word scores, and times when two words align slightly so that smaller two-letter words are formed.

And it is a good way to pass the hour, especially if Jim doesn't have any flashbacks during the game.

Once it gets closer to the assigned 'bed time', they are pretty much at the end of their game. Hunter tallies both sides, and Jim wins the game. The only thing left is to get ready for bed.

[figured this was better than a word-by-word commentary]