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#player1 Joshua_Sokol Joshua Sokol
#player2 Seth_Lipkin Seth Lipkin
>Joshua_Sokol: ABELMNX H8 AXMEN +30 30
#note MANEB 8D is interesting, might have worked out better
>Seth_Lipkin: AJ 10F JA. +28 28
>Joshua_Sokol: ?BEILOT G4 LIfEBO.T +77 107
#note I was perhaps going to forgo the bingo with I8 LIB although I think I started to doubt EOT? was worth keeping for 40 points. Then I finally saw this
>Seth_Lipkin: CDEGINR I2 CRINGED +69 97
>Joshua_Sokol: GILORVW 11E VO..R +25 132
#note Or I could blow the board open with 2I (C)OWGIRL. I think I was much more confident on the board we now had with my lead, so I didn't think of opening at all. Reminiscent of when I was far more defensive!
>Seth_Lipkin: AGIOPSS F5 GIP +18 115
#note Based solely upon Seth's decision not to open the board at all, I think it's safe to say I made the right decision last turn in keeping things tight. F4 AGIO looks pretty good here, too bad GAPOSIS didn't play
>Joshua_Sokol: AGILRSW F10 ..W +13 145
#note Gosh I really didn't think SAXMEN was added!!!! When Seth told me that I was obviously thinking of SAXMEN when I played AXMEN I thought he was just kidding... Anyways, here goes my fish for an E, I, U or H! He could also open a new lane by playing JOWL so I could possibly hit something with an O too.
>Seth_Lipkin: ANOS 13C NAOS +22 137
>Joshua_Sokol: AEGILRS 2F GLA.IERS +67 212
#note yay!
>Seth_Lipkin: AAINNSY M2 .ANYASIN +76 213
#note Oh gosh. So here's what I had to think about when I held this play:
1) How do you spell SANNYASI? Is it SANYASI, SANIYASI*, SANNYASI?
2) If it's SANNYASI, why would he play SANYASIN? It doesn't seem better positionally, but maybe he was more sure of the anagram of SANNYASI
3) Does the spelling I recognize take an N? I think it does.
4) Am I still in good shape to win? I think I am.
5) Will I be in decent shape if I lose this challenge? Definitely not!
6) How long should I spend here? OK, fine, I accept.
I did know SANNYASI, SANNYASIN, SANYASI, SANYASIN*, but I just wasn't confident enough in my own experience to pull the trigger on the challenge. Little did I know how much a swing this would be.
>Joshua_Sokol: EHOOSTU N5 OHO +34 246
#note I was never going to see OUTSHO(N)E though... Why do I miss these things? I saw OUTHOUSE only. HOTHOUSE, POTHOUSE and HOUSETOP are good too. Ouch
>Seth_Lipkin: ?DEEILP O3 PEDIcLE +95 308
#note double ouch...
>Joshua_Sokol: EERSTTU 12B TET +12 258
#note Triple ouch as he blocks TRUSTEE! I can make a better fish with 12C UT but I will just get outrun by scoring plays. I need to create a bigger hook here at the expense of my leave.
>Seth_Lipkin: AV B10 VA. +14 322
>Joshua_Sokol: ERSTUUZ H1 Z. +33 291
#note not looking good here, need something lucky here
>Seth_Lipkin: ACDEORU L8 OUD +10 332
#note When he started putting down OC at L9, I immediately thought it could be a bingo, like OCREATE or just OCREAE maybe. Then he hesitated, and changed to this after saying "Scrabble is hard".
>Joshua_Sokol: ERSTUUU -UU +0 291
#note So I now have to figure out if Seth has a T. Based on the fact that he was aligning to play a 5 starting with OC, he has a few possible options. OCTET, OCULI, OCREA, OCEAN, OCTAD, OCTAL, OCTAN and OCTYL. I really couldn't think properly in this position, and just ended up assuming he had OCTET + DU. The reason I needed to figure this out is to decide whether or not I play D12 (TA)U setting up my S and T. If I had seen all the possible 5s he could have, I would have definitely played TAU, because it makes it far less likely than average that he kept a T. Really poor judgment here that basically cost me the win. My plan was to hope he got rid of his T's next turn so I could try with TAU again even though other exchanges look better.
>Seth_Lipkin: ACEOORR K9 ROO +12 344
>Joshua_Sokol: BEKRSTU 12K KERB +28 319
#note I forgot about (JAM)B at this stage of the game, but even so this was a very good draw. I10 B(R)UT gives me a fighting chance. It sets up an S and an E, and he can try and block, which seems difficult. I can then outrun him by scoring elsewhere. But my plan here was solid. I want to outscore Seth or hit something unexpected. My hope was for a QI draw. I also figured I could play (TA)U again if he uses up a T or two next turn and force him to think hard about how to deal with the setup. I liked that this scored and went for something unexpected. It's really hard for Seth to assess how to go about the game here, but he really should just go for points+leave, since scoring is very important for him.
>Seth_Lipkin: ACELRTW K1 W.LTER +18 362
#note We analyzed this afterwards. Seth made a good play here, but I thought he should have played CA(B)LER even though that seems scary. He knows I almost definitely have an S, so he really shouldn't play just CA(B)LE. Looking back I did prefer the play he put down first, 13L TEAL. He took it back because it created a bingo lane, but that's not something he should be concerned with, it's so tough to hit. He ended up changing his play here, to which I responded with a sigh of relief, followed by a dagger to the chest.
>Joshua_Sokol: IIQSTUY N10 QU.IT +72 391
>Seth_Lipkin: ACHI 3C CHAI +21 383
>Joshua_Sokol: EFINSUY 15J INFUSE +56 447
#note I did think this was the right play, as I draw outs with a lot of stuff, and Seth didn't have much time left, but actually FUSE is better. I shouldn't be trying to go out first I guess. Spread again was not a factor here, so as long as there was no possibility of Seth winning, I was happy. I didn't see a bingo that played.
>Seth_Lipkin: ADEEMTU 14C DUM +17 400
#note Turns out Seth was very close to EDUMACATE. This is 19 points off the play that Joey Mallick spotted while patiently sitting next to Seth: DUE in the same spot, guaranteeing outs in two spots.
>Joshua_Sokol: FY 10J Y.. +15 462
#note Oops, he has a big play at J6 next turn that I should block with 7I (E)F first
>Seth_Lipkin: AEET 14J TAE +16 416
#note J6 ATE, -4
>Joshua_Sokol: F 11A F. +5 467
>Joshua_Sokol: (E) +2 469
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