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#player1 Tasha Tasha
#player2 Quackle Quackle
>Tasha: AIIIRRT -IIIR +0 0
#note The State of Tasha vs Quackle Episode 11, Game 40/50, Set 6.
>Quackle: DEELOOQ -OOQ +0 0
>Tasha: AAEIPRT 8C APTERIA +74 74
>Quackle: DEEGLRT 9F LEDGE +23 23
>Tasha: EGOOTUU 10J TOGUE +14 88
#note 7I is safer.
>Quackle: ACIKNRT K5 ANTIR.CK +114 137
>Tasha: DOOOUVX 6F VODOU. +20 108
#note I considered VOX, but decided that deuglifying my rack is worth 18 points.
>Quackle: ?EILRSU O4 LIgURES +78 215
>Tasha: ABEGJOX 9A GOX +36 144
>Quackle: DEEEIRR A7 ED.IER +27 242
>Tasha: ABEIJNW L3 JAW +31 175
>Quackle: ELMORST B1 MERLOTS +74 316
>Tasha: BCEFINQ M9 Q.INCE +54 229
>Quackle: DEEEFOY 1A E.YDE +39 355
>Tasha: AAABFNN 4A F.AB +26 255
>Quackle: ?EFHIIO N14 HI +20 375
>Tasha: AAINNNR 3I NIN.A +26 281
>Quackle: ?EFIOOS 2E FOlIOSE +76 451
#note One of the advantages of playing Quackle so many times is that it does wonders for your psychological state. If this were a tournament game played a few months ago, I would be ready to shove the tile bag down my opponent's throat. But I'm now used to Q's shenanigans and can now remain stoic throughout an entire game even when the score is 281-451 in my disfavor.
>Tasha: ALNRWYZ 1K WANLY +42 323
>Quackle: MNPSTUV 15M S.N +27 478
>Tasha: ABHIORZ L10 .HI +36 359
#note It took me about three minutes to figure this out. Although it's tempting, I can't play RAZOR. It's not worth blocking 10D VAMP either. I'm actually pretty glad I found this play as I was very close to playing ZAG. G8 REAR wins the sim because it blocks Q's play on row 10. However, if I'm going to block that spot, I think REB is better. GHI doesn't appear on the list but when I added it's the runner up play, four points below REAR. I played out the REAR sequence using the top recommended plays (and playing GHI is part of it) and it's this long and retarded affair in which I get stuck with the Z and Quackle gets stuck with the V. So yeah I like GHI. Since I decided that it's not worth blocking the plays on row 10, I made it a goal to go out first and maximize my points.
>Quackle: AMPTTUV 10D TUMP +30 508
#note I was expecting VAMP, leaving TTU. But I considered TUMP and just UMP too. TUMP keeps the A and sets up 11C VAT as an outplay.
>Tasha: ABORZ E10 .RB +10 369
#note Blocking VAT. RAZOR also blocks the outplay and I'll break 400. And I'll get the V instead of the T. However, since I'm supposed to be practicing doing the "right" thing in endgame, I decided to make the technically correct play. However to be completely honest, in a tournament game I would have decided the spread difference was insignificant and played RAZOR. ...and then been pissed off when I placed second in said tournament with 3 spread points keeping me from winning. Had I just played URB like I was SUPPOSED to, I would have won by one spread point.
>Quackle: ATV 11C VA. +8 516
>Tasha: AOZ J12 AZO +22 391
#note Even when playing RAZOR, I could have still won the tournament had I played this at 4G instead. Wait a second....no. I'm not even going to delete that. I'm just glad I noticed my mistake BEFORE I posted this.
>Tasha: (T) +2 393
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