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#player1 Joey_Mallick Joey Mallick
#player2 Jackson_Smylie Jackson Smylie
>Joey_Mallick: AEGIMNO -O +0 0
>Jackson_Smylie: AHIOORT H6 OHO +12 12
#note I felt like Joey's x1 range is larger than average since I've seen him fish a lot before. Kenji disagreed. I could definitely exchange OO here, but I liked what this OHO did to the board. I figured it was more likely that this OHO would stop bingoes since I figured starting letters would not go with O as often as ending letters (more stuff like C, V, A as starters). Obviously the placement doesn't matter too much.
>Joey_Mallick: AEGIMNT I5 TEAMING +74 74
#note I remembered MOFO last game, but not MOHO this game. Oopsie.
>Jackson_Smylie: AIORTUV G6 VATU +27 39
>Joey_Mallick: AEGKNRU 5I .URK +16 90
>Jackson_Smylie: BEFIIOR L3 BI.IE +22 61
#note didn't know BIRKIE! FOR is quite a bit better than FO, but I like having more options on the 3 row to play through given my deficit. It's not a big deal since I may be relying on STEAMING anyways.
>Joey_Mallick: AEGGINP H11 AGING +30 120
>Jackson_Smylie: EEFOORV M7 FOE +20 81
#note tough turn here, comparing a bunch of very similar options. I didn't like OOF because of the hooks, or ROOF with the easy scoring opportunity. I threw out FOO I13 because I don't want to close lanes. I thought about J9 FOE, M7 FOE, M1 FOE, M1 VOE, M1 FOO, M3 OF.
I figured the FOE I played would have the highest bingo %, and it seemed to keep the board the most open long term. M1 FOE and VOE also do a good job of that and they also have the advantage of keeping the K and M lanes open quite often, since they won't be blocked very easily without an S for BIKIE. I think this play is good, and a few plays are probably fine. Quackle liked i13 FOO the best because it's a duck
>Joey_Mallick: ABENPQX G11 BAP +26 146
#note Still have a hard time spotting NIQAB. That sets up the X nicely, though it likely gets blocked.
>Jackson_Smylie: DELNORV K7 DROVE +25 106
#note uh DOVEN of course
>Joey_Mallick: AENNOQX L11 XENON +35 181
>Jackson_Smylie: EEHJLNS 14K J.LE +22 128
#note terribly close to playing JEONS* here
>Joey_Mallick: ADOQSTZ M2 QAT +34 215
>Jackson_Smylie: EHIMNSW N1 HIM +45 173
#note didn't see or know NEWISH! Great word. I didn't really like my chances with WISH, since an N1 play by Joey will leave him up lose to a bingo. At least EMN has some potential with the 15 row, but I feel like I'm better off taking the score he's most likely to his and trying to hit the O12 spot myself.
The other question is WIN or MESH? WIN has a much better average score for me cause EHMS is awesome (and guarantees MESH if it's not blocked). I liked HIM because he can only hook BAM with an S, which is a good thing if he has an S himself, and also since it prevents him from hitting BAND/BANE/BANS/BANI plays. HIM also has the higher bingo % and sims best
>Joey_Mallick: ?DLORSZ 8M .LD +12 227
#note Might be a little paranoid, but with no esses played yet, I was sure he had one and wanted to limit this column somewhat.
>Jackson_Smylie: DEFNRSW N13 F.W +9 182
#note super weird, but kind of cool. I get 4 row bingoes a lot, and sometiems I get stuff like POSE or CASE
>Joey_Mallick: ?ORSUYZ O14 SO +33 260
>Jackson_Smylie: ?DENRRS 4C ERRaNDS +79 261
>Joey_Mallick: ?ARTUYZ C3 Y.Z +30 290
>Jackson_Smylie: EIIPSSY O1 IS +33 294
#note I thought about ISSEI for 20 more, but I figured my case S would come in handy here... thoughts?
>Joey_Mallick: ?ALRTUU H1 LAU. +15 305
#note Missing NURTURAL. That's a rather ugly mix of letters.
>Jackson_Smylie: EEIPRSY 2F YE. +14 308
#note gah I should just do ZEE here, what am I doing. I was getting low on time from earlier tough decisions. I don't like YEA very much cause EIPRS is not very bingoey on this baord
>Joey_Mallick: ?ACERTU E3 f.ACTURE +68 373
>Jackson_Smylie: EILPRST 10B PRE. +12 320
#note goals are to leave 2 in the bag (or one) while setting up a hard to block bingo line. PREE did the second one but it left 3 in the bag, which makes it susceptible to being outscored if Joey makes a two tile play like WO/OYEZ. Champ likes LIER/FRACTURER, which is nice because if I do bingo I win basically always (unless Joey bingoes first).
I think PIER is a much better version of that, and I did not see that play! PIER takes the s in front, and although may not bingo as often as after PREE, it certainly wins way more often when it does bingo. Big oversight here.
>Joey_Mallick: AACNOOW 2C OW +21 394
#note I have OCA next turn, which should be just enough to survive a bingo.
>Jackson_Smylie: EIIILST A4 ILEITIS +81 401
#note this never wins
>Joey_Mallick: AACDNOT B1 OCA +31 425
>Jackson_Smylie: E 5A .E. +12 413
#note nicely played preendgame by Joey!
>Jackson_Smylie: (ADNT) +10 423
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