Game Details
Player 1
#player1 Luckbox_Lindh Luckbox Lindh
#player2 Frank_Tangredi Frank Tangredi
>Luckbox_Lindh: EEEENTU - +0 0
#note Pass 4. Keeping ENT. Frank Tangredi became my Scrabble ratings twin after this tournament.
>Frank_Tangredi: DGIIILN - +0 0
#note Exchange 2.
>Luckbox_Lindh: BEILNTT 8D BLENT +20 20
#note 8D BITTEN is clearly best. Fatigue is getting the nest of me at this stage.
>Frank_Tangredi: HOOT D8 .OOTH +20 20
>Luckbox_Lindh: BIOORTV F6 VO. +14 34
#note E5 OVOLI is beautiful and around 2-3 better. Mine isn't bad though.
>Frank_Tangredi: AZ 9C Z.A +24 44
>Luckbox_Lindh: BIOPRTT 11B BI.T +12 46
#note C12 OBIT seems overly aggressive.
>Frank_Tangredi: EINNRSU H1 RUNNIES. +77 121
#note Best play!
>Luckbox_Lindh: EFOPRTY F10 PYE +24 70
#note G5 PORNY for 29 is best. That's hard to spot. -4.4
>Frank_Tangredi: AEIU 1F AU.EI +5 126
#note This play allowed me to climb back in the game.
>Luckbox_Lindh: CDFORTY 2J FORTY +51 121
#note Best play!
>Frank_Tangredi: AEELV 2B LEAVE +24 150
>Luckbox_Lindh: ?ACDIJW 1A JAW +46 167
#note Best play!
>Frank_Tangredi: ?AEMORT 4B ORnAME.T +68 218
#note Originally scored as 72. This would matter at the end of the game.
>Luckbox_Lindh: ?CCDGIN - +0 167
#note Pass 3 keeping NID?. I didn't like keeping a C here due to the board dynamics.
>Frank_Tangredi: IQ 12A QI +25 243
>Luckbox_Lindh: ?DEEINP 7H .PEEDINg +64 231
#note L2 REPINNED for 72 seems obvious now but this play has potential to fork the board in the long run. I also originally scored this as 63. This would matter later. -8
>Frank_Tangredi: DEGNO O4 GON.ED +27 270
#note Board is forked!
>Luckbox_Lindh: AEIOSTU A12 .UAI +39 270
#note Best play!
>Frank_Tangredi: AHIL 6J HAIL +35 305
#note The disadvantages of playing SPEEDING a few turns ago.
>Luckbox_Lindh: EFOOSTU 10F .OUF +9 279
#note M2 TUFOLI for 18 is beautiful. it dumps the same letters I was dumping for 9 more points. I had the right idea at least. My play does allow him to largely shut the board with the right rack. -9.
>Frank_Tangredi: CEKN 11H NECK +27 332
>Luckbox_Lindh: ADEIOST N9 IODATES +73 352
#note Best play! I have a shot!
>Frank_Tangredi: CLM 12L CL.M +22 354
#note Thank goodness he doesn't have O14 XI for 42...yet.
>Luckbox_Lindh: AGGRRRW 14J WAGG.R +19 371
#note I kid you not, this was my rack. I collected myself after about 10 seconds and realized I needed to block O14 XI. This is the only play that has a remote chance. Also note, I am well under a minute here.
>Frank_Tangredi: DISSX J6 ..S +6 360
#note I catch a major break. Frank has tons of winning plays most notably 14A AXIS for 22. Frank was under the impression HERR* was a word and was trying to block that. This swung the game hugely in my favor.
>Luckbox_Lindh: RR E4 .R +4 375
#note Time pressure. I missed I10 FER for 2 more. I would find that play the next turn. At least find 9M RID. -2.
>Frank_Tangredi: DISX 15K XI +23 383
#note Frank misses his winning play of B4 OXIDS going out for 15 points. I cheated Scrabble death twice.
>Luckbox_Lindh: R I10 ..R +6 381
#note 2nd best play. I have under 5 seconds on my clock and miss K13 RAX for 4 more. Thankfully, it didn't make a difference. I got those 5 extra points back on a recount. -4. I finished the game with 1 second on my clock.
>Luckbox_Lindh: (DS) +6 387
#note I felt relieved to come away with this one. I knew I would be gaining ratings points for sure after I found out I had a bye because Richard Popper had to leave early from the tournament.
Player 2
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