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#player1 Phil_Kretschman Phil Kretschman
#player2 Dave_Koenig Dave Koenig
>Phil_Kretschman: CDEELW 8D CLEWED +30 30
>Dave_Koenig: AANORTV F6 VA. +14 14
#note This seems as reasonable as anything to me. There is no killer play, so this early in the game it makes sense to maximize bingo chances. Also, it's hard for him to score much without opening the board more for me.
>Phil_Kretschman: IMR 6C MIR. +9 39
>Dave_Koenig: AIMNORT 9H TORMINA +67 81
#note Close call on the placement here. 7H gives big J or Z plays at N6, but this makes the 8L-8O spot more dangerous.
>Phil_Kretschman: AEINORS M3 RAISON.E +68 107
>Dave_Koenig: AANOQTT 6J QAT. +33 114
>Phil_Kretschman: AKR 8L K.AR +52 159
>Dave_Koenig: ANNORTY L2 NOY +24 138
>Phil_Kretschman: GHITY K9 .IGHTY +30 189
>Dave_Koenig: ANPRSTU 10C UNSTRAP +70 208
#note I almost missed this spot. SUNTRAP# was slightly better.
>Phil_Kretschman: ACOV 12K .AVOC +32 221
>Dave_Koenig: BDEEGSS 14J G.BED +32 240
>Phil_Kretschman: BFO 15M FOB +32 253
>Dave_Koenig: AEEOSSW C1 WAESO.E +26 266
#note WARELESS# E4 for 46 is the star play
>Phil_Kretschman: DEGIN 1C .INGED +36 289
>Dave_Koenig: AEIILST B1 STEAL +32 298
#note This is an interesting moment. I have no bingo, and though bingos are still possible, the board is a bit tricky. Also, there are still both blanks and a generally good tile pool unseen. It does not make sense to fish here. Better to score what I can and hope to get to those blanks first. I would have liked to play something like SATI B1, but it gives up too much at A4-A8. This play, on the other hand, scores even more, grabs an extra tile from the bag, and doesn't give anything back on A5. All of these things advantages seemed more important than the downside of the two I leave. However, if I had known STEIL#, I could have done the same thing with a stronger leave. That's my favorite play here.
>Phil_Kretschman: HIORU 15F HOURI +27 316
>Dave_Koenig: ?EEIILU 2G LIEU +11 309
>Phil_Kretschman: EPZ N2 ZEP +39 355
>Dave_Koenig: ??EFILO 14A FoLIOEd +78 387
#note I was down to seconds left here, ad Phil had probably a minute or two. I couldn't possibly work out all the possible bingos and the outcomes afterward, and had to just go with something in a hurry. However, there are many bingos that guarantee victory, but this is not one of them. If I draw J, N, or U, EXIT 15A will narrowly win. And on the D draw, EXIT will tie.
>Phil_Kretschman: DEIJNUX 3E INDEX +50 405
>Dave_Koenig: T H1 ...T +6 393
>Dave_Koenig: (JU) +18 411
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