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#player1 Will Will
#player2 Doug Doug
>Will: AAGHNNO 8D HOGAN +26 26
>Doug: DEEEMMT D8 .EMMED +28 28
>Will: AANNPUY E4 YAUP.N +24 50
#note Missed the gopiks of YUAN and YAUP. YAUPON not too much worse.
>Doug: ELNRTTT 4A TETR.L +20 48
>Will: ?AEIINO 11D .ONIlIAE +86 136
>Doug: AFT 10J FAT +29 77
>Will: CNOQSWX G10 C.NQ +25 161
>Doug: DENPSTU C12 PEND +24 101
>Will: BOSTWXZ 6D W.Z +35 196
#note Certainly considered BOX here too, but playing the sim-winning 14G SWOB (or STOW) never remotely crossed my mind. Eliminating the row 15 triple triple and setting up the X looks quite strong.
>Doug: ?STUUVV -IIII +0 101
>Will: BHOOSTX 7G BOX +32 228
#note This was a super interesting move! I didn't consider B1 SHOEBOX whatsoever, but gave long consideration to BOX, OXO, and B8 HOTBOX. HOTBOX and OXO are closer to the same class of play, trading one type of volatility (triple triples) for another (massive non-bingo scoring plays). Of course, at this score, the massive non-bingo scoring plays are preferable. The nice thing about OXO is that I keep the heaviest hook to OPE remaining in my leave, the H, and if Doug somehow doesn't play there next turn, I often draw a word that plays down from A8 and seal off both 9x threats for good in a two-turn sequence. Hopefully, the way the game actually proceeded will be a useful lesson to me for future positions like this.
>Doug: ?IIRRST -II +0 101
>Will: CGHORST A4 .ORCH +30 258
#note Missed GOETH. Preferred TORCH to CHOTT to avoid opening anything further.
>Doug: ?EEIRST 15A SI.ERiTE +131 232
>Will: EGLORST J10 ..G +7 265
#note TOG scores pretty well and retains good bingo chances.
>Doug: BDIOVWY J5 IVY +33 265
>Will: EELORST M7 SOLERET +75 340
#note Missing the tupik bingo AEROLITES 5E.
>Doug: ABDOORW 8L W.OD +36 301
>Will: AEIJRST 4J JAR +37 377
>Doug: AABFLOR K3 O.F +22 323
>Will: AEIISTU 9L I.IA +15 392
>Doug: AABLORU 5D A. +8 331
>Will: DELSTUU 2K LUDE +17 409
>Doug: ABLOR I1 LOBAR +27 358
>Will: GIISTUV 1E VIGI. +27 436
>Doug: AEEIKSU 14I AKEES +27 385
>Will: NSTU B1 TUN.S +12 448
>Will: (IU) +4 452
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