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#player1 Arie_Sinke Arie Sinke
#player2 Mack_Meller Mack Meller
>Arie_Sinke: AEQRRSS -QR +0 0
#note It surprisingly pays to hang on to the second R here and just exchange the Q - AERRSS bingos 79% of the time, compared to 69% for AERSS.
>Mack_Meller: DEINX H8 INDEX +42 42
>Arie_Sinke: AERSSVW H8 .....ERS +48 48
#note It looks like this play is worth it for the points - albeit barely. WAVE is surprisingly competitive.
>Mack_Meller: HO G12 OH +27 69
>Arie_Sinke: ANOSTVW I11 NOW +35 83
#note It''s this or TOW in the same spot. I liked my play because the T is a bit better with the leave than the N, and with the S in hand I like to create the ENS hook line. The sim does not seem to concur, but it's extremely close.
>Mack_Meller: AELNRTU 15A NEUTRAL. +77 146
>Arie_Sinke: AAAGSTV B11 AGAV. +18 101
#note Clearly best.
>Mack_Meller: GOPRU A7 GROUP +28 174
>Arie_Sinke: ?ARSTVZ F14 Z. +31 132
#note Clearly best.
>Mack_Meller: ?ACEIPT C5 hEPATIC +71 245
>Arie_Sinke: ?ARSTVY 6B V.STiARY +71 203
#note Only bingo. It sims very close with the blank-retaining ARTSY B2 for 46, which I did not consider.
>Mack_Meller: EILOO 5G LOOIE +19 264
>Arie_Sinke: ADEEEFR E1 DEFEA.ER +74 277
#note I saw REDEFEAT D8 for 92 but talked myself out of it. I wasn't even 100% certain that DEFEATER was good - the only word in that rack that I was sure of was FEDERATE.
>Mack_Meller: ADEI D1 IDEA +28 292
>Arie_Sinke: EEHNSTU G8 HUE +18 295
#note Not sure what to do here. Quackle prefers fishing with plays that retain the U here, like D11 EH for 18 - I'm not convinced that that's the way to go. Maybe HUE 4K instead for one less point, keeping the board a bit more open and making it likelier that I get a playable bingo next turn? I'm still behind after my play.
>Mack_Meller: IK D11 KI +24 316
>Arie_Sinke: EILMNST 1C M..LINE +30 325
#note This may be the play that costs me the game. I should probably fish off the M here. I bingo about 70% of the time, according to Quackle - probably a bit less in reality becuase an obvious fish will elicit a defensive response from Mack. I couldn't bring myself to fish at this juncture - I thought I needed to continue to score points and then probably also still bingo.
>Mack_Meller: BFU 4K FUB +21 337
>Arie_Sinke: LOOQSTT 13A Q.T +24 349
#note This play is forced.
>Mack_Meller: AEINNRS N2 INSANER +77 414
>Arie_Sinke: DGLOOST C1 .OD +30 379
#note I couldn't come up with a feasible way to eke out a miracle win here and decided to take the points. Spread matters here because I will get a rematch with Mack and I will need to win by a specific margin to win the tournament.
>Mack_Meller: CIIJMWY 8L WI.Y +42 456
>Arie_Sinke: BGLMOST 7M G.M +20 399
#note This is not a good endgame sequence. I threaten an out in two but it's blockable without giving up too much. SLUNG 9E for 21 is my best option, threatening to go out with ENTOMB. This is literally 23 points worse.
>Mack_Meller: ACIJOT 9F J..CO +17 473
>Arie_Sinke: BLOST K9 STOB +27 426
>Mack_Meller: AIT L12 AIT +14 487
>Mack_Meller: (L) +2 489
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