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#player1 Kenneth_Rubin Kenneth Rubin
#player2 Jonathan_Lindh Jonathan Lindh
>Kenneth_Rubin: FMOORUX 8D FORUM +28 28
>Jonathan_Lindh: IKLNNRU D8 .LUNK +24 24
#note Best.
>Kenneth_Rubin: EEINOXY 7F OXEYE +50 78
#note Was feeling pretty good about life after playing OXEYE for 50 points. Unfortunately, life would soon get harder.
>Jonathan_Lindh: AEHINRR 10D .NHAIRER +71 95
#note Best. One of my favorite bingos of the weekend.
KEN:
I wasn't sure about UNHAIRER, even though it should be a high-prob word. For whatever reason, I thought UNHAIRED was good, but UNHAIRER looked strange. I decided not to challenge here, but kept in mind that I might challenge Jonathan later in the game if he hooked an ES on it.
>Kenneth_Rubin: GIJNPSV J4 JIV. +22 100
>Jonathan_Lindh: ?CEINTT 6D TIC +22 117
#note K8 CORNETTI for 68 is the only avilable bingo. This play is in the top 4 and about 10 points back.
>Kenneth_Rubin: CGNPPST H6 T..P.NG +14 114
#note Ken had no vowels.
>Jonathan_Lindh: ?AEEHNT L4 ETHANEs +81 198
#note Best.
>Kenneth_Rubin: CEINOPS - +0 114
#note Unsuccessfull challenge.
>Jonathan_Lindh: BIMORSS M3 BRIMS +34 232
#note Best. Scored as 35.
>Kenneth_Rubin: CEINOPS K2 OPEN +31 145
#note JONATHAN:
Ken said he kept an C to make this play which is a cool setup.
KEN:
This was somewhat creative, I thought. I liked K2 OPEN for 32 points because I saw the C front hook, and no C's were left in the bag. Although I was down big, if I could bingo on an upcoming turn, this could be a way to get back into it. It's not perfect because there are ways for Jonathan to block this area, but it's not my only bingo spot: I have ASS at N7 and ETIC at C6 (if I draw an E),.
>Jonathan_Lindh: DIOSSWW C3 WIDOW +38 270
#note Best.
>Kenneth_Rubin: CDIIISU - +0 145
#note Exchange DIIIU
>Jonathan_Lindh: LLORSSU 12H .ULLS +12 282
#note Maybe B6 LOURS for 23, but that opens a potentially big line. Both my play and LOURS are above 99% to win.
>Kenneth_Rubin: ACEEGST 4B G.E +8 153
#note KEN:
The obvious equity plays here are CAGES (ET) at K1 for 36 points and CAGE (EST) at B2 for 25 points. But I wanted to give myself one more crack at bingoing with COPEN, while at the same time neutralizing one of the best available scoring spots on the board (left upper quadrant). Quackle agrees that this is reasonable, but the problem is that I'm really narrowing my pathway to getting back into this game. Unless Jonathan doesn't see the COPEN possibility (I don't assume that), there is a decent chance he blocks there next turn, which leaves me with nothing great--basically vertical bingos down the B line and N line that don't score much and leave big responses through the triple. With that in mind, Quackle recommends J2 LEG (ACEST) for 8 points. I think this is clearly better than B4 GIE (ACEST), as there are now two big openings with triple word scores. Jonathan can't block them both, and the added stress of a more open board increases the likelihood he messes up.
>Jonathan_Lindh: ABDLORS 2J B.D +12 294
#note I may have sacrificed too many points to block COPEN, but this does limit damage up top a lot and sets up my A with AB.
>Kenneth_Rubin: ACEOSTT 1K COTTA +37 190
>Jonathan_Lindh: AAILORS N7 SOLARIA +62 356
#note Best.
>Kenneth_Rubin: ADEEGOS O8 DOGE +34 224
>Jonathan_Lindh: ?FNOQRU E5 Q. +22 378
#note Best.
>Kenneth_Rubin: AAEESVZ M13 ZA +44 268
>Jonathan_Lindh: ?FNORUY 15M sUN +17 395
>Kenneth_Rubin: AAEEISV K10 .A.E +8 276
>Jonathan_Lindh: AFIORTY 13B FOY +34 429
#note I think this is best. Pool seemed vowel heavy, so I wanted to block column B bingos and hooks onto FLUNK.
>Kenneth_Rubin: ADEEISV 11B VE.AE +25 301
#note I blocked ADVISEE! B2 VEGA for 24 is apparently best.
>Jonathan_Lindh: AEIIRT 14A REI +18 447
#note 2nd best play. I missed B1 TRAGI for 20. My play is 4 points back.
>Kenneth_Rubin: DIS 14I IDS +13 314
#note Best.
>Kenneth_Rubin: (AIT) +6 320
#note Final score recorded as 448-320 because I overscored BRIMS by a point.
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