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#player1 Lipey Lipey
#player2 Esther Esther
>Lipey: AEOORSX 8F OXO +20 20
#note Static evaluation (which is pretty good on an opening rack) says AERS is worth +20 equity, while AO is about -6. So giving up 20 points playing OXO vs SOREX is definitely worth it! 20 points seems like a lot, and it is, but the value of a stellar leave like AERS on a board that'll likely be friendly shouldn't be underestimated!
>Esther: AILT 7F TALI +20 20
>Lipey: AAAENRS 6I AA +6 26
>Esther: ADNRT 5H DRANT +17 37
>Lipey: AENRSUW M3 UNSWEAR +81 107
>Esther: CPT 8L P.CT +33 70
>Lipey: ?BCHOQT L8 .OTCH +26 133
#note Exch BQ is interesting here. Pretty much a dead heat in Quackle with POTCH. I figure, I've got a lead and the bunny, so keep the scoring pressure on, and there's lots of I's plus a floating U so I have a reasonable shot at drawing my way out of Q trouble.
FWIW if you're keeping CEHT? instead of CHOT?, the exchange is probably best, both because the leave is much better and because you're holding the EPACT hook. (And because there's not a play as good as POTCH available.)
>Esther: DEW 9F WED +29 99
>Lipey: ?BEIQRU 13G BRIQUEt +105 238
#note See, like I said. Magically draw my way out of Q trouble.
>Esther: BELPS 10B PLEBS +26 125
>Lipey: IIJOTVY 10J JO. +26 264
#note I fear that JIVY increases entropy by giving access to row 15. PLEBS seems to give away a mouse in opp's range. (If there's not another mouse out why not 10G LEP?)
VROT is actually probably reasonable but IIJY is so awkward in a way that IITVY isn't. I dunno; it might be better anyway; any 15A bingo would also play at O1, so that's not really a consideration, and VROT blocks the C at L11 like JOT does.
>Esther: EUV H12 E.UV +24 149
#note This is a really good scenario for me. Doesn't score a ton, forks the board, and the V is awkward for bingoing.
>Lipey: EEIITVY C10 .EVITY +24 288
#note Exhausting the quadrant
>Esther: AIL 11I LAI. +25 174
>Lipey: AAEFINR 12A FA.A +28 316
#note Wow, FAERIE is the best play and I completely missed.
Playing on row 12 instead of row 15 to take out D4 bingoes (though FAERIE does an even better job and scores a bunch more!)
>Esther: DEHI H1 HIDE. +33 207
#note This play was coming eventually.
>Lipey: AEGINNR 3A GRANNIE. +72 388
>Esther: GOR A12 .ROG +24 231
#note The was a froyo place near where I used to live called Frog and it took a while before I realized it was evangelical froyo and the name was an acronym for "Fully Rely On God"
>Lipey: ?IMNOTY A2 I.NOMiTY +92 480
>Lipey: ?IMNOTY -- -92 388
#note I am an idiot.
>Esther: IILNR A1 RI.LIN +24 255
>Lipey: ?IMNOTY B6 YOM +29 417
#note I don't think I knew the bing I missed here (after the appropriate MORONITY was blocked)
>Esther: EOZ D1 ZO.E +46 301
>Lipey: ?EIMNOT O1 OINTMEn. +80 497
>Esther: EEGKSSU 2D .UK +35 336
>Lipey: DF 14A .F. +12 509
>Esther: EEGSS N10 GESSE +38 374
>Esther: (D) +4 378
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