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#player1 Joshua_Sokol Joshua Sokol
#player2 Vincent_Van_Dover Vincent Van Dover
>Joshua_Sokol: AEGKOOX H7 GOX +22 22
#note GOOK was my first choice, but "the X is bad at the start of the game" has been hammered into my brain by Scrabble theorists, and Quackle is one of the leading theorists of this. Putting the G on 6H looks good to get GOX plays sometimes once overlaps happen. I played GOX now. #openingsmall
>Vincent_Van_Dover: PTU I8 PUT +20 20
>Joshua_Sokol: AEGKNOY J6 KYE +25 47
#note maybe YAK G6. That was the other top candidate in my head . Also liked the idea of OAK G6 but that seemed too romantic.
>Vincent_Van_Dover: AEIM K4 AMIE +23 43
>Joshua_Sokol: AGNNOOO L3 AGON +27 74
#note didn't see the higher-scoring and more defensive option of L4 NONA. #questionable
>Vincent_Van_Dover: BDEI M1 BIDE +24 67
>Joshua_Sokol: NOOTTYZ 11I ZOOTY +49 123
>Vincent_Van_Dover: FI N1 IF +24 91
>Joshua_Sokol: AEHNPST 1K HA..T +33 156
#note missed HEN(BI)T same spot. Sim likes it by a few. #questionable
>Vincent_Van_Dover: ACV G6 VAC +21 112
>Joshua_Sokol: EGINOPS N4 EPIGONS +69 225
>Vincent_Van_Dover: AIN M10 A.IN +16 128
>Joshua_Sokol: DEFINOQ 2J QI +36 261
#note fascinating position. I chose to block the whole top of the board, maybe blocking a few 7s in the process. I am not worried about him scoring at the 8O spot next turn, but I am worried about him bingo-ing and then scoring there, but I should be able to do well if he hits row 14 next turn, even if he draws say a big J play. But there's still a ton of value in blocking the scoring spot now, it's just the Q is a huge problem if he does bingo next turn as I expect him to do a large amount of the time. FO(O)D seems to be the other option, so as to keep the I for QI which I will play a decent amount of the time next turn no matter what. #questionable.
>Vincent_Van_Dover: NU O8 NU +14 142
>Joshua_Sokol: DEFNORU 12K FO.N +23 284
#note K11 OOF is a really cool choice. Blocks a lot.
>Vincent_Van_Dover: ADELNST F8 SLANTED +73 215
>Joshua_Sokol: DEEELRU E10 LEUD +21 305
#note LEERED E10 looks pretty good. Didn't see it. Also considered DELU(D)ER 14B for turnover and multiple turns of scoring. Was not totally sure of DELUDER. #questionable
>Vincent_Van_Dover: ABMO D10 AMBO +38 253
>Joshua_Sokol: ACEEERS C12 ACE +30 335
>Vincent_Van_Dover: EJ 14A JE. +20 273
>Joshua_Sokol: ?EERRSV 14H REVERSo +92 427
>Vincent_Van_Dover: EIW H12 WI.E +33 306
>Joshua_Sokol: DRRRSTT K11 ..T.R +8 435
>Vincent_Van_Dover: HO 15A OH +47 353
>Joshua_Sokol: ?DRRSTW I13 D.W +19 454
>Vincent_Van_Dover: AEILLRU 10D ...E +4 357
>Joshua_Sokol: ?IRRST 14A ...S +20 474
>Vincent_Van_Dover: AILLRU 3G LARI +17 374
>Joshua_Sokol: ?IRRT H1 TR.Ik +15 489
#note didn't see this sequence coming. Never saw his out. Bad endgame #endgamesaddest
>Vincent_Van_Dover: LU 6E LU. +8 382
>Vincent_Van_Dover: (R) +2 384
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