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#player1 Michael_Fagen Michael Fagen
#player2 Joshua_Sokol Joshua Sokol
>Michael_Fagen: AGJ 8G JAG +22 22
>Joshua_Sokol: ACIORRT 9F TORIC +25 25
#note Played this thinking TORICS was invalid. Despite that never coming up, it is what loses me the game.
>Michael_Fagen: AEFITX 10C FIXATE +35 57
>Joshua_Sokol: AIILRRW C10 .ILAR +16 41
#note I hated this so much. I thought my chances were much worse because of TORIC not taking an S, although I would try it if I needed to. I should have just played E10 (X)I, as horrible as that is, since it gives nothing back unless he drew an S.
>Michael_Fagen: NSU 11E UNS +38 95
#note of course
>Joshua_Sokol: AEIIIRW 14A WI.IER +22 63
>Michael_Fagen: EHN A12 HE.N +42 137
#note beautiful
>Joshua_Sokol: ADIMNPW D12 AM.D +26 89
#note I don't like losing to Michael. But I hate making mistakes even more. IM(I)D is better, more flexible. Perhaps J9 (C)WM is the play.
>Michael_Fagen: EMU 15F EMU +17 154
>Joshua_Sokol: INOPTUW J9 .OWTIP +21 110
>Joshua_Sokol: INOPTUW -- -21 89
#note lol. UNI(FILAR)! I didn't know it. Anyways, I just lose, but this is probably my best play. But he challenged!!!! Wow!
>Michael_Fagen: AHKL J9 .HALK +22 176
>Joshua_Sokol: INOPTUW K10 OW +25 114
#note IN(K)POT keeping UW is my best play? Nah, that can't be.
>Michael_Fagen: FOOPS 14J SPOOF +41 217
>Joshua_Sokol: AEINPTU 15L PIAN +41 155
#note PEAT leave S(T) bingos available? I did not expect this board to get fully closed down!
>Michael_Fagen: DEE L10 DEE +21 238
>Joshua_Sokol: ?EELTUY 13G YEU. +16 171
>Michael_Fagen: ET M11 ET +11 249
#note !!!! We have just witnessed a new flower bloom
>Joshua_Sokol: ?BEILQT B11 QI +29 200
>Michael_Fagen: A 13C ..A +7 256
>Joshua_Sokol: ?BELNTZ H12 Z.B. +25 225
#note If you haven't noticed yet, I am getting insanely good draws right now.
>Michael_Fagen: EEE -EEE +0 256
>Joshua_Sokol: ?ELNNOT 12J .E.. +10 235
#note The only words I knew that play at H1 are BIOWARFARE and SILVERWARE. Not gonna make it to that before a 6 pass... Michael probably has some good stuff here too. I wanted to see if I could outplay Michael on this board.
>Michael_Fagen: I -I +0 256
>Joshua_Sokol: ?LNNOTY D9 L. +2 237
#note I don't think I can win if I play D7 YON(I) now. I played this to leave me the possibility of outrunning, but also to keep some of my cards up my sleeve. Do you see what play scores way too many points on this board?
>Michael_Fagen: S 10J ...S +11 267
#note Based on our discussion, Michael had just drawn an S here to his STARE? rack.
>Joshua_Sokol: ?NNORTY H7 R... +4 241
#note Still can't be right to totally open here, but based on Michael's apparent range, this is pretty safe. a C or U might give me an absolutely killer COUNTRY/URARE if I can get either and get rid of my N. Also, still retaining my big play.
>Michael_Fagen: I -I +0 267
>Joshua_Sokol: ?CNNOTY O12 TiY. +21 262
#note So, now, do I just follow with my own exchange to go for COUNTRY (or something else)? Or do I do this and try to get the other blank or U? It's unlikely he doesn't have the blank, but possible that he is keeping AIREST or something like that. I felt good about this, but it might have been completely wrong. I can hit some stuff with URARE though, and it seems clear he doesn't have the U.
>Michael_Fagen: I -I +0 267
>Joshua_Sokol: CGNNOOV -VONGC +0 262
#note This could have been a bad exchange, but I wanted to keep letters that could make a play on this board. (ON(SET) M8) I unfortunately missed a fantastic play here. D6 OVO(LI)!!! It doesn't give any bingo lanes back, and forces Michael to think long and hard about what he does next turn. Probably won't work often, but it might! And it puts me in the lead. But really I should either exchange everything or keep CON, since the C is very good on this board. C(URARE) might play, for example.
>Michael_Fagen: I -I +0 267
>Joshua_Sokol: DDENNOV L7 VEN... +11 273
#note And just like that, I can take the lead and force Michael's hand!
>Michael_Fagen: ?AERSTT 6D STATuRE +64 331
#note No!!!!!!!!!
>Joshua_Sokol: DDILNOO D1 DILDO. +20 293
#note Gotta open as much of the board as possible to maximize my chances of drawing something that won't get blocked. Hopefully I can get the C and the best stuff in the bag here. (E)DDO doesn't look like it will get me anywhere. He can just play something on column N or O and kill all the lanes.
>Michael_Fagen: EIORV 1D .EVOIR +30 361
#note damn
>Joshua_Sokol: ABGGNOU 8K B.GAN +24 317
>Michael_Fagen: CNO 2B CO.N +14 375
#note 5H CON for 2 more.
This game was amazing! Such a treat to play on a board like this from time to time.
>Michael_Fagen: (OUG) +8 383
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