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#player1 Joshua_Sokol Joshua Sokol
#player2 Eric_Harshbarger Eric Harshbarger
>Joshua_Sokol: EIOQRVW H7 QI +22 22
>Eric_Harshbarger: EHRSW 9H SHREW +27 27
>Joshua_Sokol: EFOORVW 8K WOOER +38 60
#note I should have seen and played WOOF 10K. The leave is just so much better. #findingsmall
>Eric_Harshbarger: BDNO 7J BOND +26 53
>Joshua_Sokol: EFKOOTV O4 VOTE. +12 72
#note 10L TOKE is the natural play to make here, but I wanted to test Eric's closed-board skills here. I also really wanted a closed game. #tacticsmedium
>Eric_Harshbarger: ?AILOPR N8 .PILAtOR +72 125
#note well that worked out nicely lol, that's what I get for trying to play closed. TOKE would have blocked him!
>Joshua_Sokol: AEFIKOR 15H FORKIE. +45 117
#note could play FO(R)K instead and keep the bingo-ey leave, but why do that and risk not being able to score anything next turn on a closed-ish board. #questionable
>Eric_Harshbarger: DEHRS K5 SH...RED +60 185
>Joshua_Sokol: ?ADLMSY O12 YAM +26 143
#note such an insane bingo available here. Can you find it? This is probably worse than MAY L11 because although I block myself with MAY, I also give him a lot less to work with, and I have the blank, so I don't really need to leave everything open. #tacticssmall #findingmedium #knowledgemedium
>Eric_Harshbarger: EGIU 12H GUI.E +18 203
#note he might have to exchange or play something a lot worse after MAY.
>Joshua_Sokol: ?DJLNST I11 J.NT. +13 156
>Eric_Harshbarger: ?ADLNSS 5K .LY +6 209
>Joshua_Sokol: ?ADLNSS 6I NA. +14 170
#note really weird position. I think this is OK, but I could see how something else would be viable, like SADL(Y) and SAND(Y), which are both very aggressive. SL(Y) now is also a thing. It looks like LA(H) is better than this though. #tacticssmall
>Eric_Harshbarger: ELPU 5F PULE +8 217
>Joshua_Sokol: ?DGLNSS M3 SL. +12 182
>Eric_Harshbarger: AEM L2 MEA. +18 235
>Joshua_Sokol: ?DGNRSX L11 X.D +20 202
>Eric_Harshbarger: FIT 6E FIT +16 251
>Joshua_Sokol: ?GNRSUZ 10M Z.G +13 215
#note I should play E6 (F)RUG here. an A draw gets me kANZ(U), an O pONZ(U), and the Z has value later on once stuff opens up a bit, which is pretty necessary at some point. #strategymedium
I was very intent on getting a bingo next turn, but I might not even win if that happens.
>Eric_Harshbarger: DEGIT E6 .IDGET +22 273
>Joshua_Sokol: ?NORSUU 8A ROUN. +21 236
#note I wondered if bURNOUS(ES) was good, but not so much because it didn't score anything and this might be better anyway. However, I missed aNUROUS somehow, which fits for 70 at D9 and is clearly the right play. It will be a close game, but aNUROUS gives me the best shot. #findinglarge
>Eric_Harshbarger: CIN B7 C.IN +8 281
>Joshua_Sokol: ?AISTUV 3E SUAVITi.. +63 299
#note Do I play VITA(L) H1 here? I don't think that works all that often, but what do I know? I also considdered VATUS/FIDGETS, puts me down 9 with tempo in the endgame, one left in the bag. Also thought this might get a challenge. The issue is that so many endgames fall into place for him, with plays like H1 NAVAL, BEVEL, NIVAL, etc. I trusted that his rack was pretty poor after C(O)IN and that he was just maximizing defense, but is that a good assumption to make? #questionable
>Eric_Harshbarger: AAAEINT F10 TAENIA +16 297
#note he has no wins, he actually loses by 1 with optimal play. NI(V)A(L) H1 threatens A(N)TAE. If I don't block, I tie with BEAC(O)N 13D. If I do block, I only win by 1. Crazy ending, I got quite lucky.
>Joshua_Sokol: ABCEEO H1 BE.E. +33 332
>Eric_Harshbarger: A 14I .A +8 305
>Eric_Harshbarger: (ACO) +10 315
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