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#player1 Joshua_Sokol Joshua Sokol
#player2 Jon_Shreve Jon Shreve
>Joshua_Sokol: AIRTTUV H4 VIRTU +24 24
>Jon_Shreve: EHP 9G HEP +24 24
>Joshua_Sokol: ACDGOQT 5E QAD. +28 52
#note it's almost worth playing DOGCA(R)T because this is so ugly
>Jon_Shreve: DEIPRSS J3 SPIDERS +73 97
>Joshua_Sokol: CGOOTUW 3J .COW +18 70
#note hmm. I wasn't sure how to proceed here, but I thought this woud lead to the most bingos, and opening was important. However, this play gives a ton back, and bingo chances are low regardless. It seems better to either score 24 with K5 TOW, play OUTGO 10C (hate it) or play the weird-looking GU(A)CO F3 to prevent big QADI underlaps. Quackle sees this as a significant mistake, and it's hard to disagree. It definitely didn't feel right. This board will open from the R in SPIDERS, and the 10 row is hard to deal with. #strategymedium
>Jon_Shreve: CDLOU N2 CLOUD +34 131
>Joshua_Sokol: AAGOTTU 8J .AGOUT +27 97
#note now this opens significantly less than it would have without SCOW.
>Jon_Shreve: GIMR 6C GRIM +34 165
>Joshua_Sokol: ADEGHTV L2 V.G +14 111
#note GRIM is right... Thought about GAVE 10D, which forks with AGAVE and row 11.
>Jon_Shreve: INZ C3 ZIN. +28 193
>Joshua_Sokol: ADEEEHT D6 .EHEATED +82 193
#note a stroke of luck
>Jon_Shreve: AFLT D1 FLAT +37 230
>Joshua_Sokol: ?AAEKLS 1D .LAKE +36 229
>Jon_Shreve: AABET C9 ABATE +33 263
>Joshua_Sokol: ?AEIISU 2F AI +14 243
#note I don't know if I saw (L)IAISE 2D. That does better on a sim; the blank should power through a decent amount of the time, and certain letters are pretty key here, the X, one of the Y's for ZINGY. However, Quackle doesn't really know how we are going to be playing this game, so I could chalk up the difference in valuation to a lot of noise. Keeping the S does still seem better to me. #questionable
>Jon_Shreve: EJ M7 J.E +19 282
>Joshua_Sokol: ?AEIOSU O5 SAU.OIrE +63 306
>Jon_Shreve: Y 7C Y. +31 313
>Joshua_Sokol: ?BNOORW N10 BOW +30 336
#note sad miss of BROWbON(E). I saw BORON but I just lose so often after an S bingo. Sure, him playing YE doesn't mean much, but he probably has a lot of balance. YES is 13 more points, but I think Jon would be saving a case S with SAUTOIRES on the board and the game being close. I thought that after BORON and a BORONS bingo I could sometimes return the favor on row 14 with overlaps, and with 9s through the letters on columns C and D, and even more rarely with B column bingos. It's hard to set things up if I miss, and even harder to outrun. Quackle prefers BORON in a vacuum by a steep margin of 8 points. There are also a ton of N's left to duplicate, and the same issues apply after a BOWS bingo, but then it's even harder to overlap, and harder to play 9s. Still, if I bingo next turn, it's hard to imagine losing, which isn't really the case after BORON, unless that bingo is on the 15 row. Anyways, it's all moot I guess, because of BROWBONE. #findingsaddest
>Jon_Shreve: EIN K3 .INE +25 338
>Joshua_Sokol: ?ENORTX M12 OX +24 360
#note I really just need to play off the X. Just gotta find my 9s. If he bingos with BOWS or BOWL, I get N(AT)ROLITE with an I or L, I get R(AT)TOONED, and with Y or S, I get (AT)TORNEYS. With an M, TORMENT(Or). And then there are the overlaps of whatever bingo Jon would play on row 13. Still, I do insta-lose after some bingos. X(ED) 13B is the alternative, setting up a new lane. There's only one E left. Even if Jon plays on the A column, I will usually win after an out-bingo. If he gets something huge like FILMIER A8 for 101, he will be at 439, with a full rack and an empty bag. If I draw the Y, I get ATTORNEYs for 94 and 14 from Jon, winning with a 455. If I draw a bingo on row 13 like TONNERs, I'm scoring 72 and getting 20, tying with a 439. That's at the upper end of bad for me. However, if Jon doesn't bingo immediately, the same will then apply for my bingos on the A column. So it gets kind of dicey. Still, it's a very interesting option. This one, OX, runs into some bad draws, with only a 2/3 chance at best of a bingo. Playing just the X off is more like a 75% chance. This does block a bit, and his bingos will actually open a lane after this, which is why I chose it. But this was a scared play. Could have really gone badly for me. #strategylarge
>Jon_Shreve: EFIINRY L12 YER +41 379
#note didn't even think about YOWE I think.
>Joshua_Sokol: ?EMNRST 11F SaRMENT +73 433
#note was very low on time here. Jon had to challenge TYER. YER was a good play, but I lucked out
>Jon_Shreve: FIILNNN - +0 379
>Joshua_Sokol: OOR K13 ROO +15 448
>Joshua_Sokol: (FIILNNN) +20 468
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