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#player1 Matthew_Larocque Matthew Larocque
#player2 Mike_Ebanks Mike Ebanks
>Matthew_Larocque: HIILNTW 8D WITHIN +32 32
>Mike_Ebanks: AQ F6 QA. +32 32
>Matthew_Larocque: ?BELNST H8 .NSTaBLE +77 109
>Mike_Ebanks: EEKLY D8 .EEKLY +32 64
>Matthew_Larocque: ACINORR I12 RAIN +15 124
#note Too early? I've often tried to get all blocky on turn 3 or whatever with a 50-60 point lead and it ends up killing me. I didn't know WITHIN took an S, though, so this looked better than it is. Still, it just seemed like the only thing that made sense. I didn't have any particular reason to leave it open.
>Mike_Ebanks: HI E10 HI +27 91
>Matthew_Larocque: AACOOOR G8 .OO +12 136
#note A lot of people would probably exchange, but I think it's fine to take some points on a mostly crappy board when I'm up 30-40. The top simming play is I4 CORO(N)A! I see what you did there, Quackle.
>Mike_Ebanks: EO 12C O.E +9 100
#note Okay I'm screwed.
>Matthew_Larocque: AACLOPR B10 COPAL +36 172
#note I didn't know CAPORAL, but this may have been my one and only chance to play CRAPOLA!
>Mike_Ebanks: ?EEGINU 6F .UEENInG +69 169
>Matthew_Larocque: AFMNRVW A13 MAW +30 202
#note I suppose his bingo really pushed me to take the best points available. Sim is suggesting K3 MAV(I)N, for 10 points less. It sets up another good hotspot while leaving the COPAL one open, so I probably score quite a bit better on average compared to playing MAW this turn keeping FNRV.
>Mike_Ebanks: LNY C12 .NLY +35 204
>Matthew_Larocque: CEFNRTV K5 F.VER +22 224
#note Yeah... sort of forced due to keeping FNRV last turn. F11 TREF is 29, but I think this V needs to disappear.
>Mike_Ebanks: O 5J O. +7 211
#note Okay, this is definitely going to be the classic Ebanks-type game where nothing normal happens.
>Matthew_Larocque: CDINTVX 8K .VICT +42 266
>Mike_Ebanks: ADEIRSU O2 REAUDI.S +60 271
>Mike_Ebanks: ADEIRSU -- -60 211
#note I feel like every tournament player, at some point, attempts to play REAUDITS*. It's almost like a rite of passage. Luckily I got mine out of the way in time to be able to save my ass this game.
>Matthew_Larocque: ABDFNTX J12 FAB +35 301
>Mike_Ebanks: ADEIRSU N8 .RUISADE +76 287
>Mike_Ebanks: ADEIRSU -- -76 211
#note Is that what they did in the Fast & Furious movies? Went on a cruise-ade against some cyber-terrorists or something?
>Matthew_Larocque: DDDNPTX -DDDPT +0 301
#note And Mike was still kinda in this! He's way closer to a bingo then I'll probably ever get for the rest of the game, and right now that's the only thing worth a damn on this board.
>Mike_Ebanks: ADEIRSU H4 DU. +6 217
#note I think keeping the 4 line open for sevens is important here. Exch. U? That or maybe F12 DUI, but ADEIRS looks wicked strong.
>Matthew_Larocque: AENORUX N8 .OX +28 329
#note Perhaps add the A, just because he's probably going to continue fishing if he doesn't have a bingo, and I might draw a play in the bottom right corner hooking the A.
>Mike_Ebanks: AAEIMRS 11K AMIA +25 242
>Matthew_Larocque: AENORUZ 4D RAZE. +30 359
#note UNRAZED! Wow, so much better. I also don't know POLER, but I gotta block the D.
>Mike_Ebanks: EIIRRS L11 .IR +10 252
>Matthew_Larocque: EJNOTTU 5C JET +26 385
#note It's funny because I can play UN(RAZED) this turn too, and Quackle actually really likes it!
>Mike_Ebanks: EGIRS 3C GI +9 261
>Matthew_Larocque: DGNOSTU 2D DUG +14 399
>Mike_Ebanks: AEEPRST O2 PRESTA.E +63 324
#note Damn, I was sure this was valid. Turns out you can only taste it beforehand, not say it. The other anagram scores 83.
>Matthew_Larocque: DDENOST O11 STONE +25 424
#note SONDE
>Mike_Ebanks: ORSU 15K ROUS. +6 330
#note ROU(EN)S
>Mike_Ebanks: (DD) +8 338
#note -10
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