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#player1 Gregg_Bigourdin Gregg Bigourdin
#player2 Matthew_Larocque Matthew Larocque
>Gregg_Bigourdin: CDFKORS 8D FROCK +36 36
#note Thanks again to Gregg for providing his racks. Right away I wondered why not put the K on the DLS? I suppose this FROCK has better defense so maybe it's a wash.
>Matthew_Larocque: ?IIORSU 7C OI +8 8
#note My worst fears realized, there is an obscure bingo here, SCIUROID. Despite one point letters that is a tricky word to see. It means resembling a squirrel! Pretty specific. Maybe it looks closer to a chipmunk in which case it is not completely SCIUROID!
>Gregg_Bigourdin: BDEGINS 6D DIB +19 55
#note Normally E is the best vowel, but I would play DEB instead here to keeps INGS. I also noted that DEGINS makes quite a lot of bingos and fishing off the B is pretty good too! However there's no need to fish if for some reason DISFROCK for 56 is miraculously in your vocabulary.
>Matthew_Larocque: ?CGIRSU I5 CURSInG +76 84
#note Only bingo.
>Gregg_Bigourdin: DEEGNSU 11F DEN.UE +16 71
#note He wanted to take a stab in the dark at DENGUES/*CURSINGS but opted out. SNUGGED 2x2 is 40 points! DEFROCKS is also a thing in addition to DISFROCK.
>Matthew_Larocque: ILMORTT 10E TOM +16 100
#note I(N)TORT for 22 is the highest scoring play here.
>Gregg_Bigourdin: AAEGORS L6 AGAROSE +77 148
#note Only bingo!
>Matthew_Larocque: EHILNRT 8K L.THE +24 124
#note Totally forgot about LATHI. H11 NINTH.
>Gregg_Bigourdin: EHJNOPU M3 JUPE +28 176
#note Close but N6 JE(H)U gets the edge followed by 12C JUPE? Why put the J right next to a DWS? I am more than likely going to use it. I'd rather play 12E JEHU if I want to play down there. K2 JUPON looks decent as well. Sets up HE for at least 23 and drawing an A gives him the 5E spot.
>Matthew_Larocque: AINNRTW 12E NAW +18 142
#note Pretty sure I saw WITAN but thought INRT was worth the point sacrifice. Maybe I miscounted WITAN as less than 25?
>Gregg_Bigourdin: ABHNNOZ N2 ZONA +41 217
>Matthew_Larocque: AINOPRT B3 ATROPIN +66 208
#note Only bingo! But is it even the right play? It's so dangerous that O1 PATIN for 54 seems much better. Too bad I didn't know PATIN.
>Gregg_Bigourdin: ABEEGHN O1 GAB +41 258
#note GAB is nice but I think eliminating the A column here is a must. Indeed GAB wins 65% of time, A8 HEBE wins 78%, HENGE 77%.
>Matthew_Larocque: ALNQTTV A8 QAT +71 279
#note Almost the worst outcome for him leaving this open, and a huge win for my atrocious rack.
>Gregg_Bigourdin: DEEFHNW J6 HE +28 286
#note I prefer A1 FEH here just to deny me the spot and get rid of more clunky letters. C2 WHEE kind of creates a more dangerous spot on the A column.
>Matthew_Larocque: DLNRSTV O7 V.LDT +9 288
#note Or just VELD which sims almost even.
>Gregg_Bigourdin: DEEEFNW A1 DEF +26 312
#note C3 WEE runs away with it followed by C1 FEW. DEF is pretty far down, just to enforce that the W is one of the worst letters.
>Matthew_Larocque: IILMNRS D12 SLIM +32 320
#note After last turn I need points to stay alive. Missed C1 MINI/MIRI for 26.
>Gregg_Bigourdin: AEEEENW 15A NEE. +18 330
#note EEEW!!!!! However C1 WANE for 28 sims best, but this rack is bad and Gregg only has 30% chance to win with this play and 40% with WANE.
>Matthew_Larocque: ?ILNRRS 3A ..RL +14 334
#note No wonder I had no vowels! Supposedly I am the heavy 90% favourite to win now, but I'm sure I'll find a way to lose...
>Gregg_Bigourdin: AEEIOOW 14A OW +22 352
#note Five vowel leave, huh? That's a risky play at this stage. C1 OO(R)IE wins far more than anything else, 16% higher than OW.
>Matthew_Larocque: ?INRSVY 4D IVY +22 356
>Gregg_Bigourdin: AEEEIOT 13A TEA. +17 369
#note TOILE in the same spot.
>Matthew_Larocque: ?AINRSU 13G SAIN +16 372
#note Here it is, the big choke you knew was coming. I missed DENARIUS and DINOSAUR and didn't know DUIRNAIS. Also, I thought AGAROSE didn't take an S. I could have at least played SURA instead or something.
>Gregg_Bigourdin: EEIIOXY 14J OXEYE +38 407
>Matthew_Larocque: ?RU 15H URd +8 380
#note It's almost worth going overtime to make the better plays, which I saw as soon as the game was over.
>Matthew_Larocque: (II) +4 384
#note Good games Gregg!
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