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#player1 SW SW
#player2 ARK ARK
>SW: CEKORRT 8G ROCK +20 20
#note 8H TROCK/TRECK for 32
I would prefer CORK over ROCK though to prevent an easy score through ROCK hooks.
>ARK: AAIMNOS 7G AM +12 12
>SW: EEILRTT 6B RETITLE +69 89
>ARK: AEINORS K5 ERASION +89 101
>SW: BEEIINP J10 BI +22 111
#note I would go for J10 BEIN 24, leave of pie is reasonable considering that you have R,T and N floaters on the board. BI leaving eeinp is too risky if you pick a vowel. Whereas BEIN opens the board a bit and provides an additional N to play through, also provides an -S hook. Quackle suggests PIE leaving the B hook for B(ROCKS) but B isn't really bingo friendly.
>ARK: ?AEEHUU 5D UH +22 123
>SW: EEIINPS 4E PI +12 123
#note B2 PINE(R)IES 70
>ARK: ?AEEEUU J4 EAU +11 134
>SW: EEILNNS L11 NE +7 130
#note Should just play L9 NINE 19 here and go for the score, two letter fishes rarely work. Also opens up two lanes which can't be blocked in a single move.
>ARK: ?DEERUY G3 YE +14 148
>SW: EIJLNOS 2F JOL +32 162
#note Big mistake here, should just play 2F JO 31 and completely block off the upper lanes, especially when the opponent's move suggests a bingo-ish rack.
>ARK: ?ADEERU H1 A.E +14 162
>SW: AEINRSX I2 EX +49 211
>ARK: ?DEORSU 13G REDOUtS +72 234
>SW: AINORSZ H12 Z.IN +69 280
#note Z(E)RO over Z(E)IN, AINS is better than AORS
>ARK: EFIOOPT C3 TOP. +20 254
>SW: AAFORSW B2 FAW +25 305
>SW: ABLORST (challenge) +5 310
#note F8 FAW 32 over B2 FAW 25 to prevent an easy QIN 44
>ARK: EEFIMOV A1 FEM +34 288
>SW: ABLORST 5I B.. +5 315
#note 15A LASTBOR(N) 83
Also 4B (WO)O(PIE)/TO(UT) 36
>ARK: DDEINOV 1H .VOID +24 312
>SW: ALORSTV -V +0 315
#note Would have exchanged the L too
>ARK: DDEGLNQ 7A LED +18 330
>ARK: DEGINQR (challenge) +5 335
>SW: ALNORST 9B LATRONS +70 385
>SW: AGHSUVW (challenge) +5 390
>ARK: DEGINQR 1H .....ING +39 374
>SW: AGHSUVW D9 .HAW +20 410
#note Tough move. I would go for 10A VAW 20 here rather than (T)HAW for 20. THAW just allows him to fish his QU (if he has) for a decent score. You are pretty much screwed if you pick the Q so just getting the V and W out of the way and making him play the Q somewhere for 15-20 points gives you the opportunity to block his other lanes depending on the remaining tiles. Even if you pick the Q, you still have M13 (S)UQ and just hope that he doesn't bingo.
>ARK: ?ADENQR I12 A.D +19 393
>SW: GIOSTUV E11 GOV +25 435
#note Opponent's previous move suggests that either he doesn't have a Q or he has an E, R/N along with the Q. Playing two tiles tells us that he almost certainly has the blank. The best bet here would be to hope he has the Q and minimise his scoring opportunities. E11 GOV 25 puts you 42 ahead and leaves 1 tile in the bag. Should be enough to outrun anything he plays. Even if he play CINQs/(GOV)s 39, playing something through the C should get you the win.
>ARK: ?AENQRY M1 .NQuERY +44 437
>ARK: ?AENQRY -- -44 393
#note (I)NQuERY for 44 brings the score to 435-437. We get the rack GIISTTU, opponent has AC. 14B GIUST 24 makes 459-437. Opponent gets TI so 459-441. Maximum score opponent can get is 2D CA(JOLE) 15, making 459-456. J10 (BI)G(O)S 29 also wins. So I would only challenge if i didn't know/spot GIUST or BIGOS.
>SW: GIISTTU C12 TUI +12 447
>ARK: ?AENQRY B14 Qi +42 435
>SW: CGIST L1 .ICTS +22 469
>SW: G (challenge) +5 474
>ARK: AENRY M7 RENAY +17 452
>ARK: AENRY -- -17 435
>SW: G 7K .G +3 477
>SW: (AENRY) +16 493
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