Game Details
Player 1
#player1 Christian_Oktavius Christian Oktavius
#player2 Julius_Wilson Julius Wilson
>Christian_Oktavius: DFINNOU 8D FOUND +26 26
>Julius_Wilson: AWY 9G YAW +29 29
>Christian_Oktavius: IILNOOT 7F NOOIT +20 46
>Julius_Wilson: AIP 9B PIA +11 40
>Christian_Oktavius: AAGIILV 6D VIG +19 65
>Julius_Wilson: ?AEINRS 6H StAINER +70 110
>Christian_Oktavius: AAIIKLO L1 KAOLI. +30 95
>Julius_Wilson: AEGLNRS M6 .NLARGES +72 182
#note O6 SLANGER
>Christian_Oktavius: ABEEHIV 12H BEHAV. +34 129
#note 2J BEHAVE
>Julius_Wilson: FOP 8L F.OP +39 221
>Christian_Oktavius: AEEIQUY 10J QUE.Y +45 174
>Julius_Wilson: ITU 1L .UTI +24 245
>Christian_Oktavius: ACEHIOZ H12 .IZE +45 219
>Julius_Wilson: EER 10D REE +11 256
>Christian_Oktavius: ACCEEHR 5J CH. +31 250
>Julius_Wilson: AEIMRSS 15G S.RIEMAS +63 319
>Christian_Oktavius: AACEERX 14H .AX +62 312
>Julius_Wilson: ELMT 11C MELT +25 344
>Christian_Oktavius: ?ACEEOR 3K C.OEE +14 326
#note This is again bad play considering the board situation and score. It is needless to chase bingo, the 12D and 12N is high scoring spot for D
>Julius_Wilson: DOW N12 DOW. +34 378
>Christian_Oktavius: ?ADEGOR 4D DOGEARs +73 399
#note Quackle realize something here, the bingo wasn't right play anymore. Both 12 D and 12 N is high scoring spot for both D and R (FARED,FARER, BEHAVED, BEHAVER are all valid)

12 B GAD yield 72.61% win, far better than DOGEARS (50.24% win only). This is because after bingo, I will much much likely picked up trash just like game 4 and ended up losing
>Julius_Wilson: BDIJRTT K9 J.B. +26 404
>Christian_Oktavius: LNNTU D8 ....L +16 415
#note I have no other choice than this, eventhough I am sure this is not a word. This is probably why quackle chose not to play a bingo, those spot will yield at least 30 points for him!! (simple RID/ME/FARED will score 30 points)

Julius decided not to challenge it since he can still find a way to win a game, but if he challenge and it turn to be valid, he will lost the game.

His play, play DITA in H1 to make his score become 419, leave R and T for 8 points ROTI or (if blocked) RIT for 3 points. By calculating the score correctly, he figured out that he will only lost if I can play all tile directly, or play one tile at least 10 points. Which he couldn't find.

So he thought he had just, just enough point to keep him winning the game if he just leave FAREL* unchallenge. 5 extra points for me will cause him to lost.

However the game turned out to be like this...
>Julius_Wilson: DIRTT H1 DIT. +15 419
>Christian_Oktavius: NNTU F1 TUN. +7 422
>Christian_Oktavius: UNKNOWN (challenge) +5 427
#note Believe or not I have a chance to win a game now. UNTIN for 2E for 7 points will give me victory. But both of us overlook that possible play.

The other play will never give a victory for me, even highest scoring LUNT in 4L for 12 will result 2 points lost for me (Julius will play ROTI in E3). This is probably what made him final decision to leave FAREL* stay, because if it valid, and I was able to find LUNT, he will lost by 3 points.

What I accidentally did spoiled his plan. TUNG block all his play-out he can found first. (both ROTI and RIT) are now blocked. With at least still 5 minutes still in his clock, he was forced to think another plan to keep win this game..
>Julius_Wilson: RT N1 .R.T +8 427
>Julius_Wilson: (challenge) +5 432
#note The only winning move for him
>Julius_Wilson: (N) +2 434
Player 2
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