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#player1 Dave Dave
#player2 O'Laugh O'Laugh
>Dave: AABEEOX 8F AXE +20 20
>O'Laugh: EIMR 9F MIRE +24 24
>Dave: ABELORT I6 ABL. +20 40
#note There are several different ways to groom the rack here, but there's also a good chance that bingos I draw won't fit. This does open up the nice 6J spot for him, but it also creates T and R hooks in front and back of ABLE. Plus it scores a bit more than the other rack groomers. I'm curious what other experts would do here.
>O'Laugh: EERZ 6H R.ZEE +34 58
>Dave: EGNOORT H1 TONGE. +27 67
>O'Laugh: ADEINRS K5 N.ARSIDE +86 144
#note I don't remember the last time I had a game with Johnny O in which I bingoed first.
>Dave: ANOORUY J12 YOU +13 80
#note Already staring at a big deficit and seeing half the R's gone, I thought it was a good time to gamble. In hindsight, OUZO and RAYON look like good choices, but fortune favored the brave this time around.
>O'Laugh: DEGIMT M4 MIDGET +29 173
>Dave: ?AENORU 15I ARENOUs +78 158
>O'Laugh: AFG I11 FAG +20 193
>Dave: AEHILWW L1 WILE +30 188
>O'Laugh: ACK 1L .ACK +39 232
>Dave: AAHIOSW 8K .H.AS +36 224
#note Tough choice here. The leave is not great, but this scores so much more than the alternatives.
>O'Laugh: EIN N1 .INE +17 249
>Dave: AIIOQVW 5D WAIV. +22 246
#note QI might seem like the obvious choice, but if he takes away the spot for WAIVE on the next turn, I could be in serious trouble. Plus, the Q spot isn't likely to go away.
>O'Laugh: BCO 4C COB +28 277
>Dave: EHIOQUY 12H H...Y +36 282
#note QUEY 6B for 50 points is obviously much stronger. I could have done things differently on some other turns, but this is the only play of the game which I consider a mistake. It's a big error, and that was all it took to lose this game.
>O'Laugh: EJN 2F JE.N +27 304
>Dave: FIOPQTU N11 QUIP. +32 314
>O'Laugh: NRTU 6B RUNT +17 321
>Dave: FILOOTT O10 TIT +18 332
#note Holding onto the F to try to score with FLOC C1 next turn.
>O'Laugh: ?AEIOST 10B AzOTISE +80 401
#note sigh
>Dave: DFLLOOS D8 FL.OD +26 358
>O'Laugh: DOPRV 8A PRO. +27 428
#note Allows me to V stick him, but is best anyway because of my high scoring out.
>Dave: LOS 10J L. +4 362
#note Going out immediately with LOGOS 13G nets a couple more points than doing the V stick.
>O'Laugh: DV D3 D... +8 436
>Dave: OS 5D .....S +19 381
>O'Laugh: V - +0 436
>Dave: O F2 .O +9 390
>Dave: (V) +8 398
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