#player1 Piengkamol Piengkamol #player2 Jeffrey_ Jeffrey >Piengkamol: MNOW 8G MOWN +18 18 >Jeffrey_: ?EHLLRS 9B SHeLLER +71 71 #note best spot, only binger >Piengkamol: BGNU D8 B.GUN +20 38 #note great defense with the past participles... >Jeffrey_: ?BEIINR B2 BINaRIE. +72 143 #note the only other 8 worth considering is BRIoNIE(S) and I certainly would have chosen it for the better D value, just didn't spend much time looking for another...lesser 7s from 10H = BrINIER, BRINIEs. Wait, WTF? 12B RE(N)mINBI? That's a word? (Challenge!) Chinese $ I guess. The duck's Champ player thinks BRIoNIE(S) is a hair ahead -.01 >Piengkamol: AXZ A1 ZAX +70 108 #note ah yeh, BRIoNIE(S) would have been better indeed. Of course, then the 4A response would be elevated too... >Jeffrey_: DEFIKMT 8A F.E. +32 175 #note My play was #2 behind 11C K(U)FI -4.41 >Piengkamol: OPW E11 POW +26 134 >Jeffrey_: DIIKLMT J6 MI.K +16 191 #note Duck wants 10H TIKI or KI(N)D in the spot I used -3.32 >Piengkamol: DEOT 10H TOED +23 157 >Jeffrey_: ADIJLTU K5 JUT +26 217 #note best >Piengkamol: ADIOSTU 14B OUTSAID +79 236 #note Funny, second time this tourney for this one against me. My opp. just doubled her chances of winning, from 25% to 50% >Jeffrey_: AADEFIL H12 FA.E +36 253 #note best >Piengkamol: GIP 15A GIP +24 260 >Jeffrey_: DEGILNU 15H .UGLENID +83 336 #note I first started to mourn no home for my orphan, then 'hey, wait a minute...' I wasn't entirely sure it was good, frankly, without the certainty that alphagram drilling provides (in prob. drills currently I am up to 2K and this is 3K+). >Piengkamol: AE 14N AE +11 271 #note she may regret this since it's in her best interests to keep the board open. I probably would have done 14N for the same points >Jeffrey_: AACEINS C1 CASA +39 375 #note I was a bit reluctant to give up an S but for 30+ points I couldn't keep it. My play was best although the duck thinks C2 ASEA wins a bit more often, win % =97 at this point >Piengkamol: OTT L4 TOT +20 291 >Jeffrey_: EIINORY D4 YIN +24 399 #note I knew this decision wasn't best, but liked it better than 12H (F)IERY or D4 YO. The duck wants (C)OINER (it wins more often?) opening up a slutty 7 lane? no thanks, duck. M4 OYER I may have played if I had seen it, but I'm not crazy about a IIN leave -5.99 >Piengkamol: DIQ 13G Q.DI +47 338 #note ah, (F)IERY would have prevented that, and restricted M column bingos to boot. Hindsight is 40/20 >Jeffrey_: EINOORR M3 ROE +18 417 #note best for win %- ditches doubles (and prevents them considering I will probably draw an E >Piengkamol: AEORT 1C .OATER +27 365 #note In here shoes, I may have held out hope for another bingo there, but 27 points is pretty good and she has -ED for potential >Jeffrey_: ACHINOR O8 INARCH.. +51 468 #note best and seals the deal. >Piengkamol: AELRSVV N1 AVERS +32 397 #note best, although at this point it's for spread. >Jeffrey_: EEOY 1N .E +6 474 #note ...so I tracked properly and checked. she threatens L(A)V and so of course the best move is to play there. Q agrees. >Piengkamol: LV 3M ..V +6 403 #note only V spot >Jeffrey_: EOY N10 YO +28 502 #note YO or YE best >Piengkamol: L J12 L. +2 405 >Piengkamol: (E) +2 407 #note In what might be a personal tourney best, under 14 points lost here. Blanks do tend to make for easier decisions, but I'm glad not to have missed any bingos too. I took down an NSC Div. champion!