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#player1 Joshua_Sokol Joshua Sokol
#player2 Dean_Porporo Dean Porporo
>Joshua_Sokol: ACILMNR H8 CLAIM +24 24
#note I should have passed here and hoped for an I :)
>Dean_Porporo: DEU G11 DUE +12 12
>Joshua_Sokol: ANRTTUV H8 .....ANT +38 62
>Dean_Porporo: GINV 11G ..VING +22 34
>Joshua_Sokol: EGRRTUV L9 VU.G +18 80
#note Quackle says to be aggressive with J10 V(I)RTU because I can't address the T in CLAIMANT really. I prefer this to make Dean think a bit more.
>Dean_Porporo: DEKP 13F P..K +15 49
#note missing P(I)KED, first laying down P(EA)KED, then deciding to set himself up it seems.
>Joshua_Sokol: EERRTTY 13K TYER +27 107
#note can't gather much from PEAK keeping ED so just be aggressive
>Dean_Porporo: ?ADEEJT E7 DEJEcTA +89 138
#note nice, also JETBEAD to not give me the better comeback bingo
>Joshua_Sokol: BEELMRT D1 TREMBLE +77 184
#note my hands were shaking when I played this.
>Dean_Porporo: CINU 1D .UNIC +21 159
>Joshua_Sokol: AADISUY C2 AYU +28 212
#note was wondering between this and N10 YAI(R)D. I saw DYSURIA played with an R, but somehow didn't consider it through the R in TYER. YAIRD is more my style but I liked being bingo aggressive with my S. Probably wrong.
>Dean_Porporo: ANOZ C6 AZON +49 208
>Joshua_Sokol: ADFINOS F9 OF +35 247
#note liked playing short here because of all the duplicate Os and Is in the pool.
>Dean_Porporo: NPW B1 PWN +34 242
>Dean_Porporo: EIOORR (challenge) +5 247
#note I just got PWNED#, except the word I challenged was NYE#... only remembered NYM#!
>Joshua_Sokol: AADDINS F6 DA +21 268
#note realized my mistake next turn of playing this. I wondered if I could get BANDAIDS* by or if it was Collins. Seemed to remember it not being valid in either dictionary. Just BANDAID!
>Dean_Porporo: EIOORR 15E ROO.IER +7 254
>Joshua_Sokol: ADINQSS G5 QIS +32 300
#note wanted not to imply as strongly that I had another S because the (TYER)S hook was still lingering and I didn't want him to block it. But I should just play G3 QADIS. Got worried about turning over the wrong tiles again...
>Dean_Porporo: OX 8A OX. +30 284
>Joshua_Sokol: AADNSST 14J DA +17 317
#note two turns later I noticed AN(O)D(E)! That was definitely my play when I played DA/ZEDA... Still hopelessly trying to hit something down column O after 5 turns of having a relatively bingo-prone S rack. I considered (Q)ANATS but once again I didn't want turnover, which at this point is just plain stupid.
>Dean_Porporo: EHR 14M HER +21 305
#note now Dean can correectly infer I have an S.
>Joshua_Sokol: AEINSST I1 SESTINA +67 384
#note when I finally hit my bingo.
Here I had mistracked the remaining tiles as there being 22 unseen to me, which made me question whether or not to take the higher-scoring bingo or just play A5 AST(O)NIES to severely limit Dean's options.
If I bingo, then Dean bingos leaving one in the bag, I am much less of a favourite in the endgame than if I bingo, Dean bingos and empties the bag drawing 7, so I lengthily considered blocking the hotter bingo spot down the O in OXO for that reason. We would be just about tied if he hits something from the O next turn, and that would be totally cool if there was nothing left in the bag, but I thought there would be one left. Still took the right spot.
>Dean_Porporo: ?EGLRSW A6 Gr.WLERS +62 367
#note very tough for Dean to win if he bonuses here. He should probably play 9E (JO)W(L)ER# to score and threaten bingos in multiple spots
>Joshua_Sokol: ABEFHIT J2 FIE +31 415
#note now knowing there are definitely only seven unseen tiles, I take 8 minutes to retrack just out of pure frustration, and STILL can't see that both F's are out. One of them being on my rack. I finally just make the obvious best play. Sorry Dean.
>Dean_Porporo: EIILOOO K4 LOOIE +13 380
#note 10J LO(U)IE to not give me a good spot for BAHT.
>Joshua_Sokol: ABHT J8 HAB.T +21 436
>Joshua_Sokol: (challenge) +5 441
#note naturally I miss BAHT and TELT# cause I suck.
Oh and I forgot the +5 on an earlier play again. SESTINA scored 72.
>Joshua_Sokol: (IO) +4 445
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