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#player1 Rob Rob
#player2 Brian Brian
>Rob: IMNOPTZ 8G ZIP +28 28
>Brian: EEJ G5 JEE. +21 21
>Rob: MNNOSTX 6F X.NON +30 58
>Brian: AHI 5E HA.I +39 60
>Rob: DMOSSTT 4C MOST +27 85
>Brian: EQRU H1 REQU.. +48 108
>Rob: ??DGNST K6 STaNGeD +77 162
#note The Quack favors DuSTiNG 4K by about half a point here. I don't get it.
>Brian: GIOTW 12I GO.WIT +22 130
>Rob: ADLOSTU 2D OUTL.ADS +65 227
>Brian: AFKR M9 KAF.R +34 164
>Rob: ADLNRWY 1A WADY +54 281
#note With two L's unseen, WALY is worth sacrificing three points. Also interesting is DRAWN in the same place, which I considered but discarded in favor of the extra four points.
>Brian: CEIIR 1K ICIER +32 196
>Rob: AELLNRV 4H .NRAVEL +20 301
#note One of the arguments in favor of DRAWN the previous turn inspired this play. Quackle favors VALE(T) 8N by 4 points, and also favors VELAR 6N (which I considered) over my play. I played UNRAVEL for the turnover and to hurry the end of the game against a stronger player; had I seen VALET, the defensive value is more important than what UNRAVEL accomplishes.
>Brian: AEER N10 EA.ER +25 221
>Rob: AACELUU N3 A.ULA +7 308
#note I have no explanation for this play. EATER has already complicated this bingo line, ALULA doesn't accomplish much of anything. I saw ULU A3; Quackle likes shedding more vowels a bit better with EAU.
>Brian: DEILNOO 13D EIDOLON +66 287
>Rob: ACEGISU 15K GUISE +27 335
#note Quackle prefers U(M)IAC 3C in order to cash in the last S for more points and to kill a bingo line. After EIDOLON, I felt that the Y hook was equally as dangerous and a bit more likely, given the bingo pool. What ultimately decided me was the worst case scenario where Brian would score about 30 and clean up his rack to bingo out -- this nearly happened. A tough choice.
>Brian: EEY 3A EYE +20 307
>Rob: ABCMOPV 12B VAMP +34 369
>Brian: EFIINOT O6 INFO +25 332
>Rob: BBCHORT 14G HOB +21 390
#note B(A)H 3M is one point better, but I was under time pressure and didn't finish the math. I lost ten points on time.
>Brian: EIT 5A TIE +8 340
>Brian: (BCRT) +16 356 |
