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#player1 Steve_Grob Steve Grob
#player2 Brendan_Sullivan Brendan Sullivan
>Steve_Grob: ADHNO 8D HONDA +26 26
>Brendan_Sullivan: ACFNOUV D4 VOUC. +26 26
#note Saving the hook letter.
>Steve_Grob: ?AEINQR 6C Q.AINtER +70 96
>Brendan_Sullivan: ADFNSWZ 3C FAWN +34 60
>Steve_Grob: GMO 5I MOG +18 114
>Brendan_Sullivan: ADDESSZ 4J DAZED +39 99
#note This sims pretty evenly with 4F ADZED 37 and 4J DAZES 37 and 4J DAZE 35.
>Steve_Grob: EILRSTU 9H RUTILES +61 175
>Brendan_Sullivan: GINPSSW M3 P.W +16 115
#note I felt like GINSS could pay off quickly, and this gave me an extra S hook. N9 SWINGS 36 sims well, and I guess taking points when they're available this early in the game is usually right.
>Steve_Grob: IT 7B TI. +18 193
>Brendan_Sullivan: EGIINSS D3 ......ING +18 133
#note Gah* I saw SEISING and thought, "Wait, SEISE isn't a verb or a word!" Yes, it is both.
>Steve_Grob: UX C9 XU +36 229
>Brendan_Sullivan: ?AEISSV 2H pAVISSE +93 226
#note I ran through this anagram set in my head but somehow still didn't spot that PAVISES plays at A2 for 95.
>Steve_Grob: AEELOT A5 OLEATE +24 253
>Brendan_Sullivan: BEORTUY 1E REBUY +38 264
#note 1F BUOY 35 sims better; ERT is a nice leave.
>Steve_Grob: OY G3 YO +27 280
>Brendan_Sullivan: AJNORTT 8M RAJ +34 298
>Steve_Grob: F 5D .F +20 300
>Brendan_Sullivan: BINORTT 10F BITT +17 315
#note I wasn't thrilled about oopening a bingo spot on row 11, but I didn't see any enticing alternatives. Had I seen it, N4 DOBRAS 20 would probably be my move.
>Steve_Grob: ADEILNO 2B DO +11 311
#note Steve told me his rack here after the game.
>Brendan_Sullivan: EHMNOPR 10M MHO +35 350
>Steve_Grob: GIILN O10 .ILING +24 335
>Brendan_Sullivan: EILNOPR N13 PI +16 366
#note I was pretty much baffled here. I have to assume he has the S based on previous moves, so AC(I)ERATE isn't a threat. That leaves CESAREA(N), which is why I felt compelled to play at this spot. I already had used up a lot of time on previous moves and this one, already, and wanted to leave at least a minute and a half for the final rack.
>Steve_Grob: AEK A1 KAE +25 360
>Brendan_Sullivan: CELNORT K7 CO.NER +16 382
#note At this point, we are both low on time (I had about 0:30 when I hit my clock after this move, and Steve had about 0:10) so the endgame is messy and shoddily-played. I didn't have enough time to look for underlaps around the board, so playing through the I seemed best and my brain just froze and I played the first (and pretty much only) word I thought of.
>Steve_Grob: AEEERS 13H ERASE +15 375
#note J8 STERE is a game winner, as are L11 SEER/REES setting up TEA/TAXI next.
>Brendan_Sullivan: LT H12 T.L +4 386
>Brendan_Sullivan: (E) +2 388
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