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#player1 skaplan31 skaplan31
#player2 jammcc jammcc
#description Created with Macondo
>skaplan31: EIIINQR - +0 0
#note Rd 5 Philly virtual 5-23-2021. I'm 2nd.
>jammcc: FIILNRY 8H IF +10 10
>skaplan31: EIIINQR 7H QI +29 29
#note Jamie's last move was certainly interesting. Best for the rack and score, and Jamie won't score much if a bingo wasn't drawn.
>jammcc: EILNRRY 6I RILEY +16 26
#note See what I mean? Most of Jamie's plays are at 6I and will give me back something. RYE, RELY, and RIN are also reasonable in this spot, as is I6 RIFELY.
>skaplan31: EIINRWZ L2 WINZ. +34 63
#note Definitely not giving Jamie a nice counterplay with L2 WIZEN. This is fine.
>jammcc: AAEKNOR 5K A.O +33 59
#note Looks good to me.
>skaplan31: AEIPRST 9E PIASTER +81 144
#note Maybe 9C TRAIPSE for 3 more? That's just too basic to miss.
>jammcc: AEKLMNR 3G KREML.N +38 97
#note Looks good again.
>skaplan31: AEIRSVW 10J WEIR +30 174
#note Not terrible, but maybe 4D WAVIER is better.
>jammcc: ABBFHNO H1 BA.F +39 136
#note Looks good again.
>skaplan31: AEEILSV 11I LEV +30 204
#note Yea, I kinda like 8K ALIVE better which scores the same. Mistake again.
>jammcc: ABHNOUU 8D HUB +20 156
>skaplan31: AAAEIMS 2J MA. +28 232
#note I did see 2K AWA but this is too many to pass up despite the bad leave.
>jammcc: ACDGNOU 10D GOD +24 180
#note I like N10 DONGA here.
>skaplan31: AAEIOSX 5E AXES +32 264
>jammcc: ACCDNOU 4C CODA +26 206
#note I like this move over M9 CRUDO as Jamie can still hit me nicely with WEIRS/WEIRD plays.
>skaplan31: AIIORTT C2 TA.IT +14 278
>jammcc: ?ACENTU B6 UNCrATE +66 272
#note I do understand Jamie passing up B5 TUNiCAE at B5, but if Jamie doesn't want to give up A12 counterplays, B6 UNTEACh is the move.
>skaplan31: ADIOORR A11 AROID +26 304
#note I like how this goes for the blank better over A12 DOOR which is also 26, the highest scoring play available.
>jammcc: ?EEIOOS D10 .OO +8 280
#note Looks fine with his S and blank.
>skaplan31: EJNNORU B1 JUN +26 330
#note I did see E7 JUPON, but this ended up saving the game for me. GOO told me everything I needed to know, which is that a bingo was likely to come down, and Column A was definitely the biggest threat based on my inference.
>jammcc: ?EEINSY 13D SYENItE +65 345
#note M8 SE(R)ENItY was his best bingo, and as it turns out, SYENItE would have played at A1. I'm glad my instincts payed off.
>skaplan31: DENOOPR H12 P.ON +27 357
#note Critical turn. I'm only down by 15, so I didn't have to bingo to win this game. By making this play over N10 DROOP or other Column N plays, I protect myself better against some potentially disastrous draws, and I don't put myself in a risky situation. If I draw the S, I have WEIRDS plays and DROOPS plays which can outrun most plays Jamie makes, but if I don't, that can also lose me the game. The H was also a major factor where I can draw plays like 14E OH, 14H HOO, 14J HORDE, etc. It will be hard for Jamie to block both H hotspots at 14F and 14J in 1 move, so even if I don't draw the S, I should still be OK if I draw the H because there are barely any good plays with the S with this pool.
>jammcc: EEGGTUV 6E GET +25 370
#note Jamie is not in a good spot knowing the H and S are both unseen. I think it's fine to score and hope I don't have anything.
>skaplan31: DEHLORT 14J HOLED +47 404
#note This or HOLDER in this spot are fine. It is a winning play as I have RET in more than 1 spot.
>jammcc: EGSUV 15M SEV +23 393
#note I'm shocked that N7 VUGS or N7 GUVS didn't come down. That is 1 point better.
>skaplan31: RT F12 R.T +5 409
#note M12 TRES is 3 points better for me though. Glad to somehow persevere and gain a game on Jamie in the standings. 3.5-1.5 with negative spread.
>skaplan31: (GU) +6 415
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