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#player1 TheBigEZ Eddie Zurav
#player2 skaplan31 Samuel Kaplan
#description Created with Macondo
>TheBigEZ: AAAEEQT H7 QAT +24 24
#note Rd 1 Philly virtual 11-18-2021. I do favor exchanging AAAEQ over this.
>skaplan31: AEEIOSW I5 OWIE +22 22
#note Mhm, best by far.
>TheBigEZ: ?AAEEHO 6I .HOA +18 42
#note Lucky him for his decent draw after his horrible leave of AAEE. Looks fine.
>skaplan31: AEHILSS 10H SHEILAS +77 99
#note Purposely chosen over the 10B placement to limit the floaters he has to bingo with. I give him the dreaded right angle in the process.
>TheBigEZ: ?AAEEGR N3 AcREAGE. +60 102
#note This and AvERAGE(S) are basically the same play, I guess this is also fine as it's more defensive than N4 GEARcA(S)E for the same score.
>skaplan31: AADIPTU H1 ADAPT +35 134
#note Meh, I liked the 12 extra points over AUDIT in the same spot, but AUDIT keeps a much more flexible leave for this particular board. I can draw plays like 5K PARR or PAIR as well as 8L PAGE next turn. IU just isn't doing much. #strategymedium
>TheBigEZ: EEIMOVW O7 MOW +42 144
#note O6 MEOW is a little better for him for 5 more.
>skaplan31: EIKNOUY M1 YUK +32 166
#note This was not a strategy error, that's just a flat out miss of 2B UNOKE(D) which is far superior. #findinglarge
>TheBigEZ: DEEEIOV 2B VIDEOE. +28 172
#note I mean he doesn't get out of his bad rack easily if I found UNYOKED.
>skaplan31: EEINOOX D2 .OXIE +26 192
>TheBigEZ: ENNRRTU E1 R.RUN +25 197
#note Looks fine. I like this leave over just R after E4 UNRENT.
>skaplan31: AENOPST L8 PO.ENTAS +78 270
#note Seeing I'm not closing the board down anytime soon, I didn't mind opening up the 3x3 especially after he played off 4 tiles. K1 TEASP(O)ON will only close some floaters in SHEILAS for so long as Ed can very easily reopen the bottom right with an M9 play for more than 30 points. Defense ain't gonna help me.
>TheBigEZ: EEFJNNT 15H JEFE. +45 242
#note I like 15F JENNET(S) better for him because he can save the F for another score on Column O as well as C3 FOR as a backup.
>skaplan31: BCEIORR 1L B.RE +36 306
#note I liked this play because of the score, but also because CIOR is not that bad a leave with the open N an T in POLENTAS. The purpose of keeping the C wasn't really gonna be for blocking plays as Ed has a legitimate chance here to get back in this one.
>TheBigEZ: ILMNNTT 3G M.LT +17 259
>skaplan31: ACFILOR 11K F.R +24 330
>TheBigEZ: IINNTUY 13I UNI.Y +18 277
#note Best play.
>skaplan31: ACILOOT 5H ..OL +17 347
>TheBigEZ: ?DEIINT F5 NITrIDE +66 343
#note I like this over 12C EDITIoN due to the SEDITION hook still in play. I'm gonna guess he thought I would see the hook if I drew it.
>skaplan31: ACIOTUV 8A VICTO. +33 380
#note Best by far, but interestingly enough, not even this play wins 100%. Ed can still bingo out with B(I)NDINGS, CL(I)NGING, S(I)NGLING, etc. on Column B. This is easily the play, drawing the I will win me the game for sure. Not to mention, the next best scoring plays I found were 11B VOICE and 11C CIVET, among a couple others.
>TheBigEZ: BCILNRS 12B CRIBS +26 369
#note Best for him; unfortunately, he has no wins.
>skaplan31: ADGGNUZ C1 Z.G +34 414
#note This is the best endgame. Assuming Ed finds his best out play of I12 L(U)N(E), I get 1 more spread point with this move over B5 ADZ(I)NG, 34-14 rack points is 20 vs 25 for ADZING - 6 rack points is 19.
>TheBigEZ: LN D11 N.L +3 372
#note I guess I'll take 1 additional undeserved spread point because he didn't see I12 LUNE.
ADAPT and YUK could be better if I could do those over again. Luckily I drew both Gs out of the bag to not allow him to bingo out and claim this one. Close game and hard fought overall.
>TheBigEZ: (ADGNU) +14 386
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