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#player1 Ken Ken
#player2 Jackson_Smylie Jackson Smylie
>Ken: ??DGLNS 8F SLaNGeD +68 68
>Jackson_Smylie: EHX 9K HEX +28 28
>Ken: ELOPRTV J6 VO. +15 83
#note Speedy player likes DEVELOP L8. Even if I saw it, I still would have played VOG J6. DEVELOP is too reckless, especially with the lead and without holding an E or S
>Jackson_Smylie: LTWZ H7 W.LTZ +16 44
>Ken: EFLPRTU 11E FUT. +32 115
>Jackson_Smylie: GU 10H .UG +8 52
>Ken: EILOPRU 10L PIU +22 137
#note UGH!!! This is crazy. Did I really miss PERILOUS F1? At Kingston, Jackson and I were playing at the same table. I played PERILOUS through the L in a key moment that propelled me to a comeback win against Fern (to Jackson's approval). We even had a whole discussion afterward about finding the word--one that is in my dark zone and took effort to find. And I missed it here? Geez. That is what happens when you're not sharp on high prob 8s. I do like PIU L10 as second best. Great leave and defensive position
>Jackson_Smylie: Y K7 Y.. +13 65
>Ken: EKLOOPR G6 PO. +12 149
#note POL was a clear mistake. KOLO 10B for 23 and KOS F6 are clearly better. I think I became too locked in on blocking that I didn't consider a play like KOLO. It scores, has a good leave, and doesn't really open things too much.
>Jackson_Smylie: AEIRSTT 12A STRIATE +75 140
>Ken: EEKLNOR B10 KE.OL +38 187
>Jackson_Smylie: AACI 13F ACAI +21 161
>Ken: EIMNQRY 12I QI +22 209
#note This was interesting. I considered QI C9 and QI 12I. I don't like QI C9 because it leaves open SKI on the A line for a potential huge bingo with no comeback. And I like QI 12I because it narrows the bingo possibilities for Jackson on the 14 line. I felt like it was worth giving up 5 points to make the more defensive play here.
>Jackson_Smylie: ACER C9 CAR.E +32 193
#note Jackson slips a phony by me. He has a knack for making the right judgment on these things. I didn't know CARRE, but immediately I knew I couldn't challenge. Unless you know all the 5s, how you challenge a play like that? Also, it seems plausible. Actually why isn't CARRE a word??
>Ken: EMNRSVY 11N MY +11 220
#note I wasn't thrilled with this, but I was playing for the bingo next turn on the A line. With a vowel-heavy bag, I feel like ENRSV is a decent leave. Quackle barely likes REVS A7. It scores 28 versus 11 for MY, but it blows up my chance of bingoing and it leaves a bingo line for Jackson on column B.
>Jackson_Smylie: EE 9C .EE +5 198
>Ken: ENOORSV A6 VERSO +31 251
#note I ran out of patience here. Based on Jackson's last play, I worried he had the other S. VERSO A6 scores 31 points which builds a healthy lead given that Jackson only scored 5 points last turn. I also like that VERSO doesn't leave parallel play opportunities on the B line. Quackle says AVO H13 (leave: ENORS) and ONS F6 (leave: EORSV) are superior, I think because there is a great chance I'll bingo next turn: on column A, column D, or row 15. However, I don't trust my high-prob 8 knowledge and worry that I may miss an 8. To be fair, if I infer that Jackson has the S and maybe other good bingo tiles like any combination of AEINRT, then VERSO A6 becomes more competitive.
>Jackson_Smylie: EO 6A .OE +8 206
>Ken: AADGNNO A14 AG +11 262
#note I think this is a mistake. Too defensive. Jackson's last play, VOE, creates a very tight bingo opening on the D line. While he can hit it (and he will next turn), I think that will be hard. Up 45, I'm more concerned about a KETOLS bingo on row 15 that will score 90 points and immediately make Jackson the heavy favorite. True, any row 15 s hook bingo could also be played through QIS on the 14 line. But that will score 10-15 points less and leave a response, while a row 15 bingo leaves no response. However, the problem is that playing AG A14 leaves me with ADNNO, which is not going to help me score next turn, defeating the logic of sacrificing points (and leave) to block a row 15 bingo. Quackle likes AGONS F4, GONAD 5B, and NODS F5. I prefer NODS because it is more defensive.
>Jackson_Smylie: AABEIRS D1 AIRBASE +77 283
#note Ugh
>Ken: ADLNNOU 1D .DNOUN +21 283
#note I considered ADNOUNAL D1. I knew ADNOUN and NOUNAL were good. Ultimately, I made the correct call to not play it (Jackson would have challenged). ADNOUN is decent, but LOANED C2 is better because it scores 14 more points (35 versus 21), and every point matters in what will likely be a tight finish.
>Jackson_Smylie: F C6 .F +18 301
>Ken: AEILNRT 2I ENTRAIL +70 353
>Ken: AEILNRT -- -70 283
#note OK, so I wasn't sure that ENTRAIL wasn't good...which is pretty bad. It's clear that being shaky on basic words unsettles me and makes it hard to think clearly. I'm totally in this game: there is no need to play ENTRAIL out of desperation. Quackle says the best play is AD 5E for 6 points, but I prefer AIL H13 for 9 points (leave: AENRT). That creates multiple bingo openings. There are 3 Is left in the bag which is reason to keep AENRT instead of EINRT, even though I think EINRT is normally an equivalent leave to AENRT
>Jackson_Smylie: D H13 .D +3 304
>Ken: AEILNRT G1 .R +2 285
#note At this point, I've probably lost myself the game. My hope with OR G1 was to draw an I and set up INERTIAL A3 on the next turn. I thought (hoped?) Jackson would pay off the 15 line triple (I assumed he held an O). Alas not...
>Jackson_Smylie: AENR 3G EARN +10 314
#note Smart blocking play by Jackson. I guess he isn't 2100+ for nothing.
>Ken: AEIILNT 2J ANIL +10 295
#note I feel like hope is lost. I'm really not sure what to do. The only thought is to play ANIL J2 to set up the E hook in column N. I haven't calculated what words I'm even looking for. I was frustrated here, and my brain wasn't functioning at a high enough level this game (or this tournament) to anticipate possibilities like that.
>Jackson_Smylie: JOW 15G JOW +51 365
>Ken: BEHIIMT 1L BETH +45 340
>Jackson_Smylie: DEINOT 3L OD +19 384
>Ken: IIM 3B MI.I +12 352
>Ken: (EINT) +8 360
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