#player1 Jason Jason
#player2 Ron_Hoekstra Ron Hoekstra
>Jason: ILLORRV 8G VIRL +14 14
>Ron_Hoekstra: IIIIII -IIIIII +0 0
>Jason: DDHLORX J6 HO.D +16 30
>Ron_Hoekstra: ADZ 5J ADZ +35 35
#note Maybe I should've played (L)OX last turn...
>Jason: DHLRSTX H6 TH.RL +8 38
>Ron_Hoekstra: EGSTU M3 GUEST +28 63
>Jason: ADKOSSX 8M SOX +37 75
>Ron_Hoekstra: IWY 10F WI.Y +18 81
>Jason: ADIKOSS K8 SOAK +27 102
#note Maybe the 11H placement? It's rare that I sacrifice points AND open the board against a 1900s player, but I have the case S and like this board configuration more than if I hooked to THIRL.
>Ron_Hoekstra: ?ABEITT 12I BIsTATE +76 157
#note I understand why people like Ron play slowly, but I can't understand what took him like five minutes to play this, shuffling furiously most of the time. Was he looking for something through the X?
>Jason: ADEEGIS N10 GA.ED +22 124
#note I'd gotten Ron to get over time all three games I played him last week (including seven minutes one game), so the blitz was on. I hated this play (and the EIS leave) given how we've (I've) burned through consonants, but I gave myself about 15 seconds and hadn't seen anything better by then, so down it went. GAI(T)ED at L9 is an improvement, but I would rather play this quickly than GAITED slowly.
>Ron_Hoekstra: JU 6F JU. +26 183
>Jason: ?EEIOSU O14 OE +9 133
#note Why do I get this rack now that I know (but can't play) EUOI#? Why did I miss U(D)O?
>Ron_Hoekstra: AMNY M11 M.YAN +38 221
>Jason: ?EGIISU K2 GUI.E +12 145
>Ron_Hoekstra: ACEF 11C CAFE +23 244
>Jason: ?ILOPQS 13H QI +17 162
>Ron_Hoekstra: EEIINR C5 EIRENI. +11 255
#note At some point, maybe after this play, I had 20+ minutes left, Ron about 2.
>Jason: ?AELOPS 15F PSOrALE. +80 242
#note Surprised at how many players who watched part of the post-mortem commented on not knowing this word.
>Ron_Hoekstra: PRTW 8A TW.RP +33 288
>Jason: ABINNTV B4 NAB +23 265
#note Maybe this is where I should start slowing down. The 12D placement scores six more and gives less back.
>Ron_Hoekstra: CENOR A1 RECON +30 318
>Jason: EFINTUV 14I EF +31 296
#note I'm pretty sure Ron was over by this point, as I recall factoring in 10 points into this play.
>Ron_Hoekstra: EM B1 EM +18 336
>Jason: DINOTUV N2 TONDI +41 337
#note I was proud of this one. Played it as soon as I saw it, not knowing how much it scored. Left UV, but so? Ron's already over and now has to figure out what I have, see my only out and how to block it.
>Ron_Hoekstra: AILNOR 2J A. +5 341
#note Ron was about 1:40 over after this.
>Jason: UV O8 .U +9 346
#note In my haste, trying to push Ron over by more, I donate the game by missing my V play, which easily keeps the spread within 20 and wins. Knappster (of all people) was sympathetic, saying he understood how it could happen.
>Ron_Hoekstra: ILNOR 1A ..I +3 344
#note Ron hurriedly tried to make a four-tile play at 1G, but misspelled it, and then replaced the wrong tiles trying to fix it. When he went to 2+ minutes over, he picked it up and took his time. By now I'd seen the V play and hoped against hope Ron would give me a reprieve, but he didn't. Lesson learned: Ignore the opponent's clock at this point and always, always, always think the endgame through. Very frustrating, esp. since Ron's first reaction after the clock was neutralized (he finished at -2:59, I had about 14 minutes left) was that he couldn't believe he'd lost. I asked what he had for a score and he said "I stopped, but you won by like eight." Uh, no.
>Jason: V -  +0 346
>Ron_Hoekstra: LNOR F6 .O +9 353
>Jason: V -  +0 346
>Ron_Hoekstra: LNR 11M ..R +7 360
>Jason: V -  +0 346
>Ron_Hoekstra: LN 6B ..N +5 365
>Jason: V -  +0 346
>Ron_Hoekstra: L D11 .L +4 369
>Ron_Hoekstra:  (V) +8 377