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#player1 Nigel_Peltier Nigel Peltier
#player2 JD JD
>Nigel_Peltier: EINNV 8D VENIN +24 24
>JD: EEGMQRU 7G QUEER +48 48
>Nigel_Peltier: EFW 6J FEW +32 56
>JD: AGMNOSZ 8K AZONS +75 123
>Nigel_Peltier: ILLS L8 .ILLS +28 84
#note this feels like a nigel play to me
>JD: AFGLMOT E2 FLOTAG. +22 145
>Nigel_Peltier: EJTY D4 JET +42 126
#note he showed me the Y by putting down JOY, which changed my move considerably.
>JD: DEGMMSU C5 GUM +16 161
#note I might have chosen a more defensive spot for these tiles (GLUM) if he hadn't shown me the y, but the y makes it far less likely that he will bingo. gum may just be better anyway.
>Nigel_Peltier: DIRY 11I DRI.Y +18 144
>JD: DEEMOST N2 DEMETO.S +76 237
>Nigel_Peltier: BOP M3 BOP +30 174
>JD: HHNRRTU B7 HUNH +25 262
#note lots of volatility, bad for me
>Nigel_Peltier: CGOS O1 COGS +39 213
>JD: AABERRT A10 ABATER +32 294
#note this play limits the range of X plays he can hit on column A and turns over tiles in pursuit of one of the two blanks.
>Nigel_Peltier: AINOV A4 AVION +41 254
>JD: EIIIORY 2B REI.Y +38 332
>Nigel_Peltier: ??AKRTU 1F oUTRAnK +96 350
#note there goes my lead
>JD: DEEIILO C9 OILED +23 355
#note my take on the situation was that I'm in a lot of trouble unless I can pull the x - therefore, I should score and try to turn over as many tiles as I can. I thought this would be the only real option but quackle comes up with IODIDE at I9, which scores much less but sets up a new huge X spot and also allows me to bingo 10% of the time, giving an extra option for stealing the game. they end up very close on any kind of sim I can come up with. one way or the other I am a 3 to 1 underdog. I feel fine taking the points.
>Nigel_Peltier: AACDEPT L4 DA. +33 383
#note nigel played this pre-endgame and endgame really well. this is almost a clinching play.
>JD: AEIIOPX 2I EX +52 407
#note as far as I can tell no play wins more than one endgame. POX wins if I draw the W and gives me a chance if I draw the R and I don't spot AERIER. EX wins no endgames technically but gives me a real fighting chance with a lot of draws - with an N I have SINOPIA and there's only one way to block. there's a few other endgames that are quite tough as well. I didn't see much at the time beyond drawing a T for PATIO.
>Nigel_Peltier: ACEINTW 1A WANT +31 414
#note his best play is NICE which leaves him with 26 and 25 point outplays on different parts of the board. this seals it too.
>JD: AIIOPR H1 .RIP +19 426
#note my best play
>Nigel_Peltier: CEI F8 .ICE +12 426
>Nigel_Peltier: (AIO) +6 432
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