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#player1 Joshua_Sokol Joshua Sokol
#player2 Orry_Swift Orry Swift
>Joshua_Sokol: BCEGHJN H4 BENCH +30 30
#note the 32-point placement benefits Orry, but also my J to a more important extent. Perhaps aggression was merited here
>Orry_Swift: EEHIPRR 7H .IPHERER +67 67
#note this squashed any doubts I had about my placement though
>Joshua_Sokol: AAGIJNS O4 JAG.A +63 93
>Orry_Swift: EITW K4 WIT.E +22 89
>Joshua_Sokol: ADINOPS M2 PONIA.DS +74 167
>Orry_Swift: ?EIILOR 2H LIRIO.Es +72 161
>Joshua_Sokol: EKMNQST L1 M.TE +32 199
#note beside myself that I think I had to leave that huge spot open, but it looked like I should. Only viable option that uses up the spot is STEM for 28. Perhaps that was it.
>Orry_Swift: DEEFX 1E FEDEX +63 224
#note perhaps that was what did me in. Complicate things before going for total equity, I did not.
>Joshua_Sokol: KOQSTYZ 6F ZO.K +43 242
>Orry_Swift: ALNTU L7 .LUANT +21 245
>Joshua_Sokol: LLQSTUY 10J QU. +32 274
>Orry_Swift: IMNY 11I MIN.Y +35 280
>Joshua_Sokol: GLLNSUY E1 .ULLY +22 296
#note also saw 12D SNUGLY for turnover and score, and realized there wasn't too too much to draw into with GNS, but I think this was fine.
>Orry_Swift: AIOV 3B VOI.A +16 296
>Joshua_Sokol: EEGNOOS G8 EGO +11 307
#note but now this was the pivotal position, the position that could have propelled me into 4th place at nationals. There was so much going on here and I took almost all of my time to figure out the best route. Given the pool, Quackle prefers GOOSE for 23, as there are lots of nice things to come, no need to fish here. I considered a whole assortment of plays here from GOOE(Y) 5A, OGEE D5, G8 or 12F, (Z)OO, O(Z)ONE, this EGO and 12G. I sensed something was up, and this was the losing play, since it created a board where if Orry hits on row 12 immediately, I'm just about sunk with nowhere to easily bingo.
>Orry_Swift: ?DEIINT 12D INDITEs +81 377
>Joshua_Sokol: AENOOSU M11 .OU +14 321
>Orry_Swift: DOW 13G DOW +32 409
>Joshua_Sokol: AEGNOSS 14M SAG +15 336
#note I can't win after AGON(I)SES, so I have to try something and hope he has all consonants. Perhaps GENOA 11A is a better version of this, most punishing if he has no consos, but then I'm drawing at least two A's. Ugh.
>Orry_Swift: ABF F8 FAB +36 445
#note more than enough
>Joshua_Sokol: EENORRS 5D O. +5 341
#note I realized he had many possible bingos, so I should have just blocked with 13B RENO I think.
>Orry_Swift: AACRSTT 14B CARATS +24 469
#note luckily he missed one of his many possible bingos, C1 CR(O)STATA, or at least wasn't sure enough to risk the game on it with some sort of crazy 86-point bingo I could have if he had mistracked.
>Joshua_Sokol: EENRRSV O11 VER.E +30 371
>Orry_Swift: T F1 .T. +9 478
>Orry_Swift: (NRS) +6 484
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