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Player 1
#player1 Kevin_McCarthy Kevin McCarthy
#player2 Jason Jason
>Kevin_McCarthy: ACEGNST -C +0 0
>Jason: EEHIORX 8D HEXER +38 38
#note Wasn't sure how to play this rack after an exchange one. Debated something short like EX. Maybe HEX, only three behind this according to Speedy?
>Kevin_McCarthy: AEGNSTY 7F AY +27 27
>Jason: IIOORSW 6E OW +34 72
>Kevin_McCarthy: EGKS D3 KEGS +24 51
>Jason: IINORSW 3B WO. +20 92
>Kevin_McCarthy: TY C2 T.Y +11 62
>Jason: AIINRRS 9C AIR +11 103
>Kevin_McCarthy: IRT B3 .RIT +15 77
>Jason: EINRSTV A6 INVERTS +85 188
>Kevin_McCarthy: GNU 12A .UNG +10 87
>Jason: AEIOOPQ 13B POO +21 209
>Kevin_McCarthy: ADENRST 14B STANDER +91 178
>Jason: AEILLNQ H11 LEA.N +18 227
#note Ugh. I just didn't know what to do here. Maybe take the two extra points with LEAN (or the sim-approved LEAL) at 15G; the S-hook I'm creating ain't that big a deal. ELAIN didn't thrill me.
>Kevin_McCarthy: AFV 13G F.VA +27 205
>Jason: ACILNOQ I10 QI +13 240
>Kevin_McCarthy: BILTZ 14J BLITZ +54 259
#note Can you say "momentum shift"?
>Jason: ABCELNO 15N AB +23 263
#note Hated playing short with both blanks out, but with the unseen pool at 18 vowels and 16 consonants, keeping a 3-2 balance and taking out a hot spot wasn't bad.
>Kevin_McCarthy: LPU L11 PUL. +12 271
>Jason: CELMNNO K8 CELOM +30 293
>Kevin_McCarthy: AEU 10D EAU +14 285
>Jason: ?DHJNNO 9J J.ON +12 305
>Kevin_McCarthy: ?EEFIIS I2 dEIFIES +77 362
>Jason: ?ADDDHN 8K .HAD +25 330
#note I was pleased with this. CP likes.
>Kevin_McCarthy: AGIIMOT 7M MIG +20 382
>Jason: ?CDDENU O4 DUN.s +54 384
#note I should've tried UND(E)CkED (I didn't know/see b(E)DUNCED). I looked at how the endgame would play out after DUNGS. I saw Kevin could win with TERAI at H1, but thought he might not know it. I really didn't like UNDECKED (I'd have put myself at about 20%), and felt like after DUNGS, I had a greater than 40% chance of tying. So I went with it.
>Kevin_McCarthy: AEIOORT 5H A.OOT +16 398
#note But I forgot something. Kevin can block my outs through the E and I by playing TOO or AIT at H4. Fortunately he didn't see it, didn't know TERAI, and took one of the many ties available.
>Jason: CDE 3F CED. +8 392
#note Incredibly fun game. The tie ended up as good as a win, as everybody else would lose at least twice while I was unbeaten through six and was Gibsonized.
>Jason: (EIR) +6 398
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