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#player1 Conrad_B Conrad B
#player2 New_Player_1 New Player 1
>Conrad_B: CIPRY 8H PYRIC +30 30
#note My opponent here is not National Champion Conrad BB, but Conrad Braun, one of the bottom seeds. I wasn't too worried about this game until I nearly lost a challenge on his opening play. It looked like he might have been thinking of PYRRHIC. But then PRICY/PYRIC looked familiar and I withdrew the hold. A jittery start to the tournament!
>New_Player_1: EGINORT L1 GERONTI. +76 76
>Conrad_B: EMNO M1 OMEN +25 55
>New_Player_1: EINOOTW 9C TWOONIE +73 149
>Conrad_B: AEN - +0 55
#note Lost challenge. After the game, Conrad said that he used to be active many years ago but wasn't familiar with newer words like TWOONIE, which was added in 2006.
>New_Player_1: EOQSTUZ J2 QUESTO. +38 187
#note Too many great options here! The sim prefers N1 SEZ or F8 TOQUE.
>Conrad_B: AEN 1K A..NE +18 73
>New_Player_1: AEEESSZ 8A ZEE +38 225
#note ZEES 10B wins the sim handily. (-8)
>Conrad_B: DNO 10F DON +22 95
>New_Player_1: AEEIISS K5 AI +13 238
>Conrad_B: FFO 7B OFF +25 120
>New_Player_1: EEEISSX E4 EXES +32 270
#note The 11D placement doesn't give as much back (-4)
>Conrad_B: ?DEILLR 3A gRILLED +80 200
>New_Player_1: AEGISTU 11A AUGITES +73 343
>Conrad_B: EHRRT A10 R.THER +30 230
>New_Player_1: ABDJUUV F2 B.DU +25 368
>Conrad_B: P 7I P. +18 248
>New_Player_1: AAJMUVY C11 .AMY +20 388
#note This play restricts Conrad's bingo options while retaining JUGA A1. Quackle prefers AM B13, but given Conrad's previous move, this seems justified.
>Conrad_B: ?ACILNT O1 .ThNICAL +80 328
#note I think a lot of higher rated players would have missed this (like me, for instance).
>New_Player_1: ADJRUVV A1 JU. +27 415
>Conrad_B: AHL D1 HA.L +30 358
>New_Player_1: AADRVVW B6 V.. +14 429
>Conrad_B: AGIIKOS G1 GI. +9 367
#note Setting up ASKOI! This guy is seriously underrated.
>New_Player_1: AABDRVW N7 BA +10 439
#note It's actually better to let him play out with BAWD N7... ASKOI. (-13)
>Conrad_B: AIKOS D13 OAK +21 388
>New_Player_1: ADRVW E13 AW +19 458
>Conrad_B: IS H1 IS +20 408
>Conrad_B: (DRV) +14 422
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