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#player1 Chris_Lipe Chris Lipe
#player2 Dave_Koenig Dave Koenig
>Chris_Lipe: AGNPR 8D PRANG +22 22
>Dave_Koenig: ADEOSTY 9G YOD +25 25
>Chris_Lipe: AOPV E4 VAPO. +20 42
>Dave_Koenig: ABEEIST 10D BEASTIE +76 101
>Chris_Lipe: CNOO 4B CON.O +20 62
>Dave_Koenig: AADKMQR C3 Q.RMA +34 135
>Chris_Lipe: EEHL 11H HELE +28 90
>Dave_Koenig: ADKOUYZ G1 DOZY +41 176
#note ZOUK B7 looks significantly better.
>Chris_Lipe: EITW 11C WITE +24 114
>Dave_Koenig: AAAAEKU H1 AUA +31 207
#note Incredibly lucky for me that he did not take out this spot.
>Chris_Lipe: ?ILNSTU L6 LUNIeST +72 186
>Chris_Lipe: EX (challenge) +5 191
#note Probably dumb of me to challenge HELES#. I knew for sure that HELE# was good, but I couldn't remember which hooks it took. But in retrospect, it doesn't look like a word that wouldn't take -S, and I think I would have remembered it if it didn't.
>Dave_Koenig: AADEKNN 12A KAED +45 252
>Chris_Lipe: EX 13B EX +46 237
>Dave_Koenig: AJLNNRV 2F J..AL +30 282
#note Well that was dumb. JOURNAL in the same spot is a huge improvement, clearing out two extra consonants.
>Chris_Lipe: DER M7 RED +17 254
>Dave_Koenig: NNRTUUV A8 TRUN. +27 309
>Chris_Lipe: BS I1 B.S +25 279
>Dave_Koenig: CENOTUV K3 COVEN +25 334
#note I didn't like the way this was going, as Chris's last two moves suggest that he probably has a very strong rack, including the last S and blank. Here I score what I can and take out the 4I-O lane, but there are too many other open lanes. However, I missed a much better play that not only scores more, but also does a better job of blocking up the board: VECTORED M2.
>Chris_Lipe: ?ELORST N1 mERLOTS +70 349
>Dave_Koenig: EGMORTU O5 MOER +29 363
#note I missed another fine play here: COMTE B4. But probably better than that is slowing things down and playing CUM B4, hoping to let him draw most of the unseen I's.
>Chris_Lipe: FI O1 IF +23 372
#note My terrible draw of GIII dooms me in this endgame. I should have slowed down and examined the pool more closely, instead of rushing headlong into this.
>Dave_Koenig: GGIIITU D2 GI. +15 378
>Chris_Lipe: EFHIINW B6 HE +30 402
#note Chris should win this a number of different ways, but his best way is with the beautiful PINWHEEL 6E.
>Dave_Koenig: AGIITU 4J G.A +8 386
#note AITU L12 goes out quickly, but lets him play WOF 4J. Prolonging the game here doesn't really improve things for me, but I'm grasping at straws and hoping he makes a mistake.
>Chris_Lipe: FIINW M12 IF +12 414
>Dave_Koenig: IITU 12L ..TI +5 391
#note Stopping him from going out, but FIT was a better way to do this.
>Chris_Lipe: INW N10 WI. +14 428
>Dave_Koenig: IU 6E .IU +7 398
>Dave_Koenig: (N) +2 400
#note I would have finished second if I won this game. I blew lots of opportunities. Sigh.
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