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#player1 Quackle Quackle
#player2 Tasha Tasha
>Quackle: LLNQSST -LLNQS +0 0
#note The State of Tasha vs Quackle Episode 6 - Game 17/50, Set 5. Also, Tasha's Endgame Misadventures, Episode 12.
>Tasha: DDEGIIY 8H GIDDY +30 30
>Quackle: ESTTTTZ I7 Z.T +23 23
>Tasha: AEIRSUV H8 .UV +9 39
>Quackle: ?EHSTTT 11C HoTTEST +76 99
>Tasha: ABEINRS C6 BANIS.ER +80 119
#note I somehow missed BRANDIES for 94.
>Quackle: AELMNTW 12B T.W +20 119
#note Geez....Quackle didn't even HAVE an S.
>Tasha: AEFIRSU 8A FU. +18 137
#note I'm finally starting to learn about these situations. A year ago, I would have had a hard time not playing FURIES. But this play fishes, scores decently, and I keep my S while blocking the S hook that Q set up. And I'm gonna draw NT and bingo next turn.
>Quackle: AEELLMN K5 LEA.MEN +40 159
>Tasha: AEIMRSW D1 SEMIRAW +85 222
>Quackle: AEEIJLT 10J J.E +26 185
>Tasha: CDINORU 2C D.CURION +65 287
#note I played DECURION too quickly. I didn't even look through the T.
>Quackle: AEGILTV 4C L.GATIVE +63 248
>Tasha: AAENOPR 1G APNOEA +45 332
#note I spent two minutes on this rack. I spent the first minute being annoyed that I had an unplayable PARANOEA. Eventually, I realized that my unplayable word is a freaking EIGHT and I'm wasting time.
>Quackle: LNOOOSY J6 YO. +40 288
>Tasha: ?ABENRU M9 URBANEr +79 411
>Quackle: DELNOOS M1 SNOOLED +79 367
>Tasha: AEHIILR 13G HAIRLI.E +66 477
#note I almost went blonde on this rack. It kind of reminded me of the time I almost missed BOGARTED against Dan Terkell because I thought BOGARTED was a seven despite writing the alphagram on my scoresheet. In this case, I almost missed HAIRLINE because I thought I "almost" had HAIRLINE.
>Quackle: CEOOPQX 15L C.OP +30 397
>Tasha: AFIIKOR 14D FAKIR +29 506
#note I spent about five minutes here. I scanned the board to see if Q can play the Q. Okay, there's no spot. Good. Second, I looked for Q's highest scoring X play. I saw L4 GOX for 22 and 14F for 29. I, of course, missed 1A OXES and an extremely obvious high scoring X play (and I know why I missed it, more on that later). So I figured that 14F GOX is the best play so I looked for a play that messed up Q's plans while giving me a decent out in two. I saw FAIR/FIAR first leaving IKO, but there's no place to play those KOI or IKON so I looked for something else. I thought of switching the plays (playing 14F KOI instead) but I quickly dismissed that. Okay, there's FAKIR. It gives back a 25 point EX play (note: missing 15H EX), but whatever. I'm tired of looking and I gotta rewatch the second season of Teen Wolf. FAKIR leaves OI and that gives me 20 points for C1 IDOL and I get the Q from Q's rack. BOOYA!!!
>Quackle: EGOQX N5 OX +52 449
#note *#^#&!S^! I missed this because I saw Q's rack as EGOQX. Since there's no place to play the Q, the best play in that rack is GOX. Although I THOUGHT I was looking for the best X play, I was actually just looking for the best place for GOX.
>Tasha: IO C1 I.O. +20 526
#note Although I knew I was going to play IDOL, I suddenly become alarmed because Quackle can play 1B QIS afterwards. Why didn't I notice that before? Well, obviously I can't play IDOL. I gotta play OI somewhere else. Okay, there's N2 OI for 10 to stick Q with the Q. ... .... ..... Wait a second, I'm going out! That's such a minor detail it's no wonder I almost forgot.
>Tasha: (EGQ) +26 552
#note As always, I need to pay attention to detail, especially in endgame. I had way too many dingbat moments in this game. Blocking the X results in an out-in-three. Played properly I gain 16 more points, with a nine point difference in spread. I always miss good set up plays.
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