Game Details
Player 1
#character-encoding UTF-8
#player1 Kirori Kirori
#player2 Mutinda Mutinda
>Kirori: AHLNORU H5 UHLAN +16 16
#note One of the best ways to start, should have used the double letter though
>Mutinda: ADLSTUX G3 DUX +22 22
#note Starting on a high note!
>Kirori: ABDNORZ H1 DZO +42 58
#note Quick response from Kirori, perfect game so far.
>Mutinda: AGLLSTT I2 ALT +20 42
#note Tough times but we dont exchange. Best move still
>Kirori: AABINNR 2H ..BRINA +48 106
#note "ZEBRA, ZABRA, then ZEBRINA, ZABRINA must be good too."
Kirori drops a phony.
Philip calls hold, but he remembers the word shortly

RAINBAND was missed!
>Mutinda: AEGLSTY 3L TYG +29 71
#note GAYS 49, but i love my esses too much, lemme show you a word without a vowel.
>Kirori: ADINTVW 1L WAND +56 162
#note Philip calls hold, but lets it pass, this time he is right.
Only top moves here.
WADT was slightly better though
>Mutinda: AEEFILS 4K FE +24 95
#note Top moves into the game so far, we continue with the trend
>Kirori: FIINOTV F2 FIN +21 183
#note Top moves only.

>Mutinda: ACEEILS 9C SALIE.CE +65 160
#note Things are getting complicated now, but not for Philip as he finds SALIENCE with ease.

(H)ELICASE was slightly better
>Kirori: EIKORTV 8A TROKE +57 240
>Kirori: ?EHIOPV (challenge) +5 245
#note Kirori finds TROKE, best move, Philip doubts him. +5!
>Mutinda: AEGGORS 7C GAG +24 184
#note Unbelievable, who is going to make the second mistake of the game?
Good game
>Kirori: ?EHIOPV 10J HIVE +31 276
#note Good stuff
>Mutinda: EOORRST 11D ROOTERS +70 254
#note Bingo!

Next time hook HIVE and play TOREROS, quackle told me this.
>Kirori: ?LPQRTW M8 TW.RP +14 290
#note Kirori wants to play well, letter Q says otherwise.
Should definitely exchange QWPL.

>Mutinda: ADIINOS 13I DINOS +38 292
#note I will use my S now
>Kirori: ?LOPQRU K4 .LOP +18 308
#note Q problems, but best move regardless
>Mutinda: ACEIOTV 12A VICE +30 322
#note I will continue scoring
>Kirori: ?BQRSUU B10 QU.Rt +66 374
#note QU(I)pU was slightly better.

Kirori finally ends the Q curse getting 66 points as compensation
>Mutinda: AAEMNOT 8L A.OM +21 343
#note Mutinda continues to find the top moves, taking his time while doing so, will he catch up with Kirori?

He might have preferred A(T)OM over OMA for the same marks as he needs the board open.
>Kirori: BEIJMSU 14F JUBES +39 413
#note Kirori wisely plays JUBES to leave one in the bag as is the tradition here.

Could JUMBIES have been much wiser? Remains to be seen.
>Mutinda: AAEEINT 15E EATEN +42 385
#note Philip intends to play TAENIA(T)E but goes for the more commanding EATEN.


>Kirori: ?EEIIMY 15A MYc +38 451
>Kirori: ?EEIIMY -- -38 413
#note Both players made one serious mistake each so far, but Mutinda suffered more from letting ZABRINA pass.

Kirori needs to make any good move and really and he wins this.
>Mutinda: AIO O8 .OAI +6 391
#note "Thanks for the draw Kirori, my goose was cooked but I will let you share it with me."
>Mutinda: (EEIIMY?) +22 413
Player 2
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