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#player1 Matt_Canik Matt Canik
#player2 Leslie_Millard Leslie Millard
>Matt_Canik: IIJMNOY H7 JOY +26 26
#note JIMINY!!!!!!!
>Leslie_Millard: EEILLST 10B TELLIES +75 75
>Matt_Canik: ABIIMNO I5 BIO +16 42
#note NOOOO BINOMIAL AND AMBITION
ladies and gentlemen, your newest 2000 player!
>Leslie_Millard: AEHT 9C HAET +26 101
>Matt_Canik: AIKMNPS 11C PAM +35 77
#note IMPAN(EL)S is 48!
>Leslie_Millard: FO J5 OF +30 131
>Matt_Canik: AEEIKNS K2 KINASE +36 113
>Leslie_Millard: GNOZ 3J G.NZO +30 161
>Matt_Canik: AEIINRU -IU +0 113
#note AI? AI(N)? NI(N)E? this? I have no idea. Q likes AI by a lot.
>Leslie_Millard: DEILOST L7 DISTOLE +71 232
>Leslie_Millard: DEILOST -- -71 161
#note That Leslie didn't play this at O1 probably should have raised some red flags
>Matt_Canik: ADEHINR L7 HANDIER +79 192
>Leslie_Millard: DEILOST 7F DO.. +13 174
>Matt_Canik: EEELNOR 6B LEONE +14 206
#note I wanted to create the scoring spot at 5D while Leslie is holding EILST
>Leslie_Millard: EFILRST 13F FLIRTE.S +76 250
>Matt_Canik: AENRSTV O3 SERVANT +99 305
>Matt_Canik: AENRSTV -- -99 206
#note I had about 1 second to decide if I should try to phoney for 100 or play V(I)NA
>Leslie_Millard: Q H12 Q. +21 271
>Matt_Canik: AENRSTV L1 VA.E +32 238
#note come on vowels! I'd rather hold onto the S and ake some setup at 11O later
>Leslie_Millard: ADW 5D DAW +28 299
>Matt_Canik: MNRSTXY N1 ST.RMY +38 276
#note X is really strong on this board, so I'll keep it. Also two blanks out - want more turnover.
>Leslie_Millard: GUV 4C GUV +28 327
>Matt_Canik: AENRUWX O5 EAUX +42 318
#note A bit counterintuitive, but the ratio is 12V : 11C: 2B. I also want to turn over the extra tile for blanks and score a little more.
>Leslie_Millard: CDIO N8 ODIC +18 345
>Matt_Canik: ?AENRUW 10J WU. +15 333
#note I hate making an equity-style play like this on a closed board but I really don't want double Us with my W. I'm also down to about 3 minutes here- gotta go fast!
>Leslie_Millard: RT D8 T...R +12 357
>Matt_Canik: ?AEINRU I11 AI. +14 347
#note Really distracted by endgame scenarios where I can play (HEP)ARIN and surprise her to go out and win, then just got super low and did this. I really don't know why I played this, especially when I can play the same tiles for 7 more with VISA. Man I suck
>Leslie_Millard: IO O1 OI +14 371
>Matt_Canik: ?EINPRU K10 .P +16 363
#note Low on time, throw this down?
>Leslie_Millard: ACNR G2 CARN +15 386
#note I hold this even though I'm mostly sure it's good... I can't find any winning plays, but I am also so convinced it's good...
>Matt_Canik: ?EGINRU 13A GNUs +13 376
#note Can't find anything, I have to hope she misses BE(G)oT/BE(G)eT. Ran out of time and couldn't think of anything.
Unfortunately, since I held her play for so long, Leslie forgot to draw her last tile. The rules show that I am NOT obligated to say anything here, and someone told me they remember hearing that I was actually encouraged NOT to say anything here, so I watched as Leslie played "out"...
>Leslie_Millard: ?BT B5 B.eT +5 391
>Matt_Canik: EIR A7 REI +16 392
#note ...So the other directors in the room are called, make an adjudication for me (I'm not comfortable making calls in my own game, especially when I know the call is going in my favor), and they rule in my favor. Leslie has to take the extra tile and I win.
I have never felt worse about winning a game, and I think if I had to do it over again I would say something, even if the rules advise against it. I'd rather lose and feel honest and win and feel like I had cheated, even when I did what the rules say to a T.
Leslie was a really good sport about it - thanks Leslie! - and it sucks that this happened against such a nice opponent.
>Matt_Canik: (E) +2 394
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