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#player1 Carl Carl
#player2 Rafi Rafi
>Carl: EEFOWXZ 8D ZOWEE +54 54
>Rafi: ?AACNRS D7 C.ARiNAS +86 86
>Carl: BFILOUX C9 FOX +36 90
#note Turn two of the first game, and I'm already flummoxed. I spent so long trying to find the best placement for FOX that I missed things like BOXFUL 7G and E11 FUB. Worse yet, I spent so much time on this play that I wound up in time trouble later. Maybe I should just accept that I have no sense of strategy and just rush my opponent. (-6).
>Rafi: QU 14D .UQ +32 118
>Carl: BIILPUU 15E PILI +33 123
>Rafi: AAW 7F AWA +26 144
>Carl: ?ABEIUU 12D .UBIA +8 131
#note Sim-winner here is actually AB 9F, probably because it takes out scoring plays on row 6. (-4) As it turned out, I blocked FOXED.
>Rafi: DEO 6E ODE +25 169
>Carl: ?AEEIIU -EIIU +0 131
>Rafi: EO 14H OE +4 173
>Carl: ?AEINTV J9 VAINEsT +63 194
#note Probably best. All the plays sim about evenly, but this one seems to frustrate the most bingos. (I did see NORMATIVE 10B). Unfortunately, I again took too long to play it.
>Rafi: AEHLR 13I H.ALER +35 208
>Carl: CEEEOPT 11I P.COTEE +22 216
#note Again, I tanked on this play, costing me spread in the endgame. Sim winner is EPEE 12L, but vowels are becoming increasingly scarce and Ts are cheap. Why spend 5 minutes splitting hairs over these plays?
>Rafi: HNRTU O7 HUNT.R +30 238
>Carl: AENOSTY 5D OY +20 236
#note This sims even with the I6 placement.
>Rafi: BGGGV -BGGGV +0 238
>Carl: AEINRST 6I RETINAS +71 307
>Rafi: ADENORS L1 ANERO.DS +72 310
>Carl: FGGILUV 4A VUGG +32 339
>Rafi: EIINR A4 .INIER +27 337
>Carl: BDFGILO 1H DOBL. +24 363
#note A critical mistake. I thought I was being very clever keeping GIFT 10L for next turn, as Rafi is unlikely to block the spot. I'm also taking out two big lanes for things like JAMMY or JINKS. Nevertheless, Quackle says I should just play GIFT right now and keep BDLO for next turn, and it's not even close. I don't even understand why it's a mistake but maybe it's because keeping FGI will hamstring me, making it less likely that I'll play out in two. Maybe also because Rafi's Y still hits at 2J. -17% win chances.
>Rafi: DEIJKMS 3K J.ED +24 361
>Carl: FGILMTT 10L GIF. +34 397
#note Sim winner here is OFT I1, which blocks MIRY and MY. I thought about doing something like that, but was running low on time and it seemed pretty hopeless. There is no way to win here. (-3)
>Rafi: IKMSY I4 MI.Y +27 388
>Carl: LMTT 10B M..T +12 409
#note MUT B3 is best. (-1)
>Rafi: KS F6 ...KS +24 412
#note Record: 0-1, -7
>Rafi: (LT) +4 416
#note Spread after Round 1: -7.
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