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#player1 Judy_Horn Judy Horn
#player2 Joshua_Sokol Joshua Sokol
>Judy_Horn: ADEINOR 8F ANEROID +70 70
#note I had already lost to the 1st 1400 of 3 in my 3 final round robin matchups, so I felt it was only a matter of time before Saratoga 2019 repeated itself, wherein I lost to 3 bottom seeds in a row, includinig Judy Horn. It was the perfect storm for me to weather and prove to myself that I am stronger than I was last year.
>Joshua_Sokol: ABDDEHZ F8 .DZ +33 33
#note I did not see ZA(I)DEH here, which accomplishes a few decent things by scoring, not giving too much back, retaining OK tiles and not closing too much. This also scores, doesn't give all that much back compared to other scoring options, and retains the best bingo leave possible. 9D BED is another option to set up the Z, averaging 66 points next turn.
>Judy_Horn: ?AEIRRR 11A bARRIER +76 146
>Joshua_Sokol: ABDEEGH A8 GAB.ED +30 63
#note I6 HE(R)BAGED is available here as my only decent chance back into the game. But I talked myself out of it! I also talked myself out of DEBAG! I have played too many games in which an option I am unsure of is invalid and reveals to me that I was too hasty with the comeback attempt. Scrabble is psychological warfare sometimes, and I am all but shielded from it. B(A)DGE is also not as bad as it looks, since 4 R's and 3 D's are already gone. #knowledgelarge
>Judy_Horn: EMOQST H11 SMOTE +37 183
#note Judy mentioned already having the Q here
>Joshua_Sokol: BEHIKOT I12 OKEH +38 101
>Judy_Horn: EIJLQSV 7K QI +25 208
>Joshua_Sokol: BDIPTTV -BIPTTV +0 101
#note maybeee playing VID J10 to score now and slow her down? Doubtful.
>Judy_Horn: EGL J12 LEG +28 236
>Joshua_Sokol: DFHMNPT K11 NTH +29 130
#note don't remember exact leave here, miswrote what it was
>Judy_Horn: IIII -IIII +0 236
#note I think it was exch 4, didn't write how many
>Joshua_Sokol: ACDFMOP 6L FOP +21 151
#note I hated making this play, and I feared I was missing something, but I was burning time. C9 FO(R)AM was there. #findingsmall
>Judy_Horn: ENNY N6 .ENNY +18 254
>Joshua_Sokol: ACDFIMY B10 Y.M +35 186
#note was too unsure of FA(R)CY, which plays at C9. Ugh. that's the play. #knowledgesmall
>Judy_Horn: AAU D9 AU.A +8 262
>Joshua_Sokol: ?ACDEFI H1 DEFIAnC. +92 278
#note what a draw. C(OKE)HEAD is an amazing option.
>Judy_Horn: CEP C7 CEP +20 282
>Joshua_Sokol: AELRSSU 3F RE.USALS +76 354
#note I couldn't believe it
also there is a pun here, since I am defiantly refusing to lose
>Judy_Horn: INO M9 ION +12 294
>Joshua_Sokol: EEGJLTX L1 JE.L +38 392
#note I thought of trying to set up my X with 13C JETE but that seemed like it could hand her the game sometimes if I draw no vowels. I didn't need the spread either. My plan here was to force her to play from the J and then play through the R in REFUSALS. If she bingos immediately, I should be fine, and if she doesn't play from the J, I should have some decent outrunning options.
>Judy_Horn: ARU 1L .URA +33 327
>Joshua_Sokol: BEGOTWX F2 G.OW +12 404
#note a really nice X-setup with 5E TOW(A)GE but I chose to play it safe and not even look for that. Seems way to prudent. #findinglarge
>Judy_Horn: INV 6D VIN +19 346
>Joshua_Sokol: BELSTTX 9H SEX +37 441
>Judy_Horn: OW O7 WO +26 372
>Joshua_Sokol: BILTTTV I8 ..V +6 447
#note I2 T(U)T leads to an insane sequence that ends in a 72-point win. This is -10 #endgamelarge
>Judy_Horn: AIIOTU 5E O. +14 386
#note best is (D)UI
>Joshua_Sokol: BILTTT 2K B.T +12 459
>Judy_Horn: AIITU 2J A... +12 398
>Joshua_Sokol: ILTT 10L T.. +6 465
#note talked myself out of ATILT... -3 #endgamesmall
>Judy_Horn: IITU 1H .IT +7 405
>Joshua_Sokol: ILT 13D LIT +8 473
>Joshua_Sokol: (IU) +4 477
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