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#player1 Anonymous Anonymous
#player2 Kenji Kenji
>Anonymous: III -FTY +0 0
>Kenji: EEFHIUW 8E WIFE +20 20
#note I want as open of a board as possible. I also figured that I was the only one who knew the extensions, if they show up, and I think that this opponent is very likely to challenge words he doesn't know.
>Anonymous: AEU 7G EAU +13 13
>Kenji: EEGHQSU 9B GHEE +17 37
#note Since my opponent has now x3'd and fished, I'm guessing I'm up against at least a decent rack. This board doesn't have an S yet either. Also, USQUE kills the U, and in the long term I'm going to want to at least have the option of opening that top right quadrant.
>Anonymous: DW I6 W.D +19 32
>Kenji: IIKQSUU -IIKQUU +0 37
#note I actually like seeing WUD as it gets the top right back into play. However, I think this is a pretty colossal error. Obviously, my opponent is still fishing. Because of the speed of which he played, I was pretty sure there wasn't a blank, and in fact I was guessing he was pretty weak, as I learned from watching that my opponent fishes a lot. I do want to try to beat him to the blanks here. However, I think keeping QUIS is better. It leaves as a good defense to my opponent's likely plays, and since I think my opponent is weak, I should make things difficult for him and not try to race. Even though my spread is crappy, I don't need to race just yet: it's still early. Volatility is still bad: a safe leave is clearly better here.
>Anonymous: AEIILNN B2 ALIENIN. +72 104
>Kenji: DLMRRRS 4A D.RL +14 51
#note Oy.
>Anonymous: ?CEGNOR 2B .CROGENs +64 168
>Kenji: ELMORRS E6 LO..RER +20 71
#note This isn't good. I guess I got punished for keeping the wrong exchange. Now I'm in a mess. I can play ROM 3e for 20 points, but I could also try and phoney. The best phoneying options I see are DROME* a4 and LOWERER* e6. I think my opponent is a little challenge happy but maybe not so much as this score. While DROME definitely scores better, it has a higher likelihood of being challenged. Plus, I figure there is a good chance that he may hook the S to LOWERER*. In addition, he probably doesn't know FLOWERER and might challenge that. I think this is the best shot.
>Anonymous: AA 1H AA +13 181
>Kenji: EIJMPRS 7D J. +9 80
#note While this is a bit risky, I don't think I'm the favorite anymore, especially after my opponent plays AA and looks like he's fishing again.
>Anonymous: AKQU 12B QUA.K +36 217
>Kenji: AEIMPRS 6H S.AMPIER +72 152
>Anonymous: FOO O6 .OOF +21 238
#note He takes a long time, seemingly like he has a blank. There also goes my F. :(
>Kenji: AAIMOTV 13A VITA +31 183
#note I think there's a chance he might not know SQUARK, but he also might, and I can't really stand the alternatives. I really am starting to sense a blank after ROOF, considering that he started playing a little slower.
>Anonymous: EH A7 HE +26 264
>Kenji: AMOSTTY N8 TOY +21 204
#note This is really not looking good. He's thinking a little bit too long for my liking here, and he's fishing. I really think he's got the other blank here too. UGH. This would be a really good spot for a phoney but I just don't see one. Maybe MAYTOP*, but I think that's pushing my luck.
>Anonymous: ?ABENOY 3I sOYBEAN +73 337
>Kenji: ACEMOST 11H COMATES +79 283
#note He holds forever, and I try to sell this as a phoney, but alas he lets it go.
>Anonymous: LTU O1 LU.T +15 352
>Kenji: BDIISST L1 BI.S +22 305
#note While SIB is clearly better ideally, I think it's easier for him to just take H and block. This gives him a better chance to completely screw up. Maybe VIS, but I don't see that working either.
>Anonymous: IV K9 VI. +6 358
>Kenji: DGINSTT M11 .D +3 308
#note If the E is in the bag, I have a chance, as he will need to block and use multiple tiles. Maybe a long shot chance with SITTING or something too, though then he should just block line 14, but I think that is unlikely.
>Anonymous: OX 3F OX +37 395
>Kenji: GINSTTZ 13I ZINGS +58 366
>Anonymous: DEINPRU F12 .IP +15 410
>Kenji: TT M5 T.T +4 370
>Kenji: (DENRU) +12 382 |
