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#player1 Jack_Overby Jack Overby
#player2 Darin_True Darin True
>Jack_Overby: CFGORTY 8D FORTY +30 30
#note Looks like 7G FOGY 22 would have been slightly better, but it's close.
>Darin_True: CINORVW 7B VROW +21 21
#note Considered 7C VOW 23, but didn't want to give back an easy line with the A/VOW hook.
>Jack_Overby: CFGINOS G5 COF. +13 43
#note A handful of better plays here: COFFING 32, COFF 12, OFFING 26, WOOFING 28.
>Darin_True: ACDEINO B7 .OIDANCE +86 107
#note Only bingo.
>Jack_Overby: AAGINSX A14 AX +29 72
#note Looks best, but worth considering F8 RAX 26, as AGINS has a decent chance of hitting a row 15 bingo starting with S.
>Darin_True: EEGILOO A8 GOO +26 133
>Jack_Overby: AEGILPU C1 GULPIE. +20 92
#note Second best, next to the hard-to-spot 5E PECULIA 44.
>Darin_True: EEEIJLN 11B .JEE +22 155
#note Considered this or 6F JOE 26. A tossup, but in retrospect, likely would have done JOE to avoid opening another line while up with a lead.
>Jack_Overby: AAKOQSS 2A OQ.ASSA +36 128
#note Looks like 2A AQUAS would have been slightly better, but Darin liked scoring more and setting up a K/A lane and possibly inducing a challenge from me (as if!).
>Darin_True: EEILNNU 5E NU.LEINE +90 245
>Darin_True: EEILNNU -- -90 155
#note Oy vey! I put this down with decent confidence, and Darin took a long time to challenge. The red screen of death invoked my traditional four-letter cry of agony. Great challenge by Darin.
This cost me a mere 30% winning probability versus NUCLEIN. Psh, who needs winning?
>Jack_Overby: AADDKNU 1G DUNK +30 158
#note Rack is ADDKNU plus another letter; Darin thinks it was another A. If so, A1 AOUDAD 30 or 1E AUDAD 28 look preferable.
>Darin_True: EEILNNU 5E NU.LEIN +36 191
#note Second time's a charm.
>Jack_Overby: AADEIMZ 10D MAZE +41 199
#note 2J AMAZED 48 and 2J AZIDE 42. As Darin pointed out, another A would have given him the awesome MAZAEDIA!
>Darin_True: EEIIMRU 13B .ERIUM +26 217
#note Considered this or MOUE/MOIRE at A1. This sims comfortably best. At this point, I feel like I'm somewhat indsicriminately opening up bingo lanes, but I'm down and need to be aggressive.
>Jack_Overby: ?AADDIR A1 R.AD +21 220
#note H8 YARD 24 is tricky to spot, but looks a little better.
>Darin_True: BEEEIPW 4J BEWEEP +38 255
#note Happy with this play!
>Jack_Overby: ?ADHIOT 12G AnTHOID +74 294
>Darin_True: AEILNSY 9H ELYSIAN +67 322
#note Would have preferred this at ANTHOID's spot, but, hey, at least I'm in the lead again, right?
>Jack_Overby: ?AINSTV 14E STAVINg +74 368
#note Negatory.
>Darin_True: BHIRRTT M3 B.RTH +28 350
#note Best I can do. 8L THIR 34 is 5 worse because it doesn't leave any outs.
>Jack_Overby: EGILT 13L TEG +16 384
#note Two behind N1 GLEE 14, which blocks TRIP. Good enough, though!
>Darin_True: IRT O1 TRI. +18 368
>Darin_True: (IL) +4 372
#note Not too many mistakes, with one glaring exception. I came up with a good rule of thumb during this tournament...
1. Don't play phonies
2. Don't let phonies get played against you
3. Don't miss bingos
So I got what I deserved for breaking rule #1: a big fat L!
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