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#player1 jackson jackson
#player2 Max Max
>jackson: ?CEINTV H4 VENaTIC +80 80
#note ugh should probably just do H8 VENATIC and call it a day. or am I inviting a sokolian overlap to close the board?
>Max: IRTU 4H .IRTU +16 16
>jackson: BCEJOOW M2 JOE +29 109
#note did this over JEW to set up N1 COW. Since N1 plays usually give a lot back (like BOW), I would probably only make this setup with COW or VOW or something fairly defensive. I could also play OWE I6 to go for an A draw and JAB for 53, but that's not worth it. Q thinks it's close between JEW and JOE. that's not considering what his N1 plays give back to me though, but it also assuming I play BOW over COW in the sim, so I think it ends up being pretty close between the two plays (the former factor probably has a bigger effect over the sim's results than the second)
>Max: EOORSST J4 .OOSTERS +62 78
>jackson: BCENORW N1 COW +39 148
#note 5.9 static difference between COW and BOW, but this baord isn't good for CENR and he averages 7 more after BOW, so the decision is pretty clear in favour of COW. I average 3.5 more after BOW.
>Max: EIOPT 8J .IPTOE +33 111
>jackson: ?BEINNR O2 BEgINN.R +77 225
#note 9A RENmINB(I) is a beautiful word, but obv a jailable play
>Max: AGZ G7 ZAG +52 163
>jackson: EGNUVWY 10H .U.VY +13 238
#note I could see his reluctance when he played ZAG. I liked this over SWUNG cause SWUNG invites underlaps that will reopen the board, but CURVY is just super defensive. I am def worried about ?AT setups, but at least the devastating Cs are gone, so stuff like PAT can at least be blocked sometimes by RAGI and the like. still a worry for next turn.
>Max: BIK 5E BIK. +20 183
>jackson: EGNSSWY K2 WY.E +24 262
#note was happy to draw the last remaining Ss and to see him play BIKE and block most of the ?AT setups. I might want to play wyn/by here. looks close. EGSS at least takes out the 7 conso rack danger. I should probably do that. I wanted to keep both Ss to hit SCURVY as a scoring play, hence not WYTES. however there is something to be said for playing the S to avoid the 7 consos. I think WYN is the play #strategysmall
>Max: DIIMT 6B TIMID +25 208
>jackson: DGNQRSS I3 Q. +21 283
#note I think I just have to bite the bullet and play Q(I)S here, sacrifice my precious S. Q prefers QI, but between blocking bingoes and avoiding 7 conso racks (especially if he makes a board opening play, I want to be able to block). #strategysmall
>Max: ADEEFL B1 DEFLA.E +22 230
>jackson: DFGNRSS C5 G.F +23 306
#note setting up 8a ?DS plays
>Max: EEM A1 EME +33 263
>jackson: ADLNRSS 8A ADS +33 339
>Max: AH N5 HA +16 279
>jackson: DLLNRRS A7 D.RN +12 351
#note lots of vowels in the pool! 14/23, so I like blocking this marginal lane and keeping consonants, as gross as this rack looks
>Max: AGHTU B10 AUGHT +26 305
>jackson: LLLNRRS E5 ..LL +6 357
#note yesssss never have i been happier to draw LNR into LLRS!!!! pool is 12 vowels and 15 consonants and I was just so happy to be sitting on this fucking awful but beautiful rack! although I'm pretty guaranteed to win no matter what, I liked playing this to leave 6 in the bag to prevent him from exchanging, just to force him to play through his vowels. I have SCURVY lined up for the future, but I'd rather leave that for later just to prevent him from exchanging immediately.
>Max: AE C11 PIE +27 332
>jackson: ALNORRS D11 ON +17 374
#note a likely X setup for EX or EXON, I liked blocking. I could also just do PAYOR now, but whatever.
>Max: AAAEOUX 9L AE +14 346
>jackson: AALNRRS 15B SNARL +16 390
#note the best endgame is an out in 5, A14 AR. amazing. I liked this to prevent him from hitting me with the VOX-XU one-two punch, but by slow playing with 5 plays I can outdo it. 2 point error
>Max: AIOOUX K10 .OX +30 376
>jackson: AR 14F AR +8 398
>jackson: (AIOU) +8 406
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