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#player1 Joshua_Sokol Joshua Sokol
#player2 Steve_Grob Steve Grob
>Joshua_Sokol: HNOSTUU H8 UH +10 10
#note I vowed never to do this against 1200-1400s, but Steve is much stronger than that, so I guessed I should make the right play
>Steve_Grob: IIIIII -IIIIII +0 0
>Joshua_Sokol: ANOSTUV 8F VA. +6 16
#note things are getting interesting. I never generated G8 NAV as an option. I don't like that play. Quackle is a fan. I could also exchange OUV here and not potentially make my brain work hard in a very positional game. AVO I9 was the other option that I considered. #questionable
>Steve_Grob: EU G7 E.U +11 11
>Joshua_Sokol: CGNOSTU -GU +0 16
#note COUT(EAU) might be the play to make without inference. With inference, no way.
>Steve_Grob: EHIINRT -I +0 11
#note not sure if the I was his last letter, but he exchanged 1 keeping HINTER. 7G (E)H would have made the game very interesting.
>Joshua_Sokol: CINORST I2 CITRONS +68 84
#note I didn't see the 3rd bingo in this position. Had he played (E)H, I very much hope I would have. But I sincerely doubt it. Amazing :O
I liked giving the I instead of the O because exchange 1s will probably favor Steve already having an I, which should favour giving him another one as a floater.
>Steve_Grob: EHINPRT 2F PIN.H +26 37
>Joshua_Sokol: AEILLOZ 1D AZOLE +57 141
#note LO(C)ALIZE was blocked. Does it take an R?
>Steve_Grob: AP J6 PA +22 59
>Joshua_Sokol: ?AEILNO 5E AILE.ONs +83 224
#note sometimes I draw very well
>Steve_Grob: Q F4 Q. +11 70
>Joshua_Sokol: ABDEIMS 6B BIMAS +33 257
#note bunch of things are good here #questionable
>Steve_Grob: DEERSTW K7 WRESTED +78 148
>Joshua_Sokol: ADDEIOO L9 DIODE +30 287
>Steve_Grob: FNO M13 FON +26 174
>Joshua_Sokol: AELOORY 15J LOO.EY +30 317
>Steve_Grob: W N14 W. +20 194
>Joshua_Sokol: ABEENRT L1 BANE. +18 335
#note Could also be a bit fishier wth BE(Y) but also block the only legitimate threat to my lead. I wondered why I didn't play BE(Y) after hitting my clock seeing as it only scores 4 fewer. But points on the board and the ability to close down any openings toward the O file seem good. #questionable
>Steve_Grob: ARUX M2 RAX +35 229
#note Steve said he was confusing BRAXY and BRUX with BRUXY* and BRAX* so was unsure of BRUX.
>Joshua_Sokol: EELRSTU 7C TEL +14 349
#note thought this seemed logical without any better plan. But I do have the case S and the tournament is young, so maybe 11K (TO)LU is right. Seems very strong, barely sacrificing any winning chances. #spreadlarge
>Steve_Grob: IIII -IIII +0 229
>Joshua_Sokol: EGRSTTU 8A GUST +27 376
#note big missed opportunity last turn.
>Steve_Grob: AGJ 5A JAG +20 249
>Joshua_Sokol: CEIMRTU 1A TRI..... +51 427
#note I think Steve mentioned he was going for this too, otherwise he would have played JAG for more at 2B, blocking the extension.
>Steve_Grob: ?DEORTY 12D DEsTROY.. +78 327
#note noice
>Joshua_Sokol: CEIMNRU F11 U. +1 428
#note this was a silly fish. Although I am drawing into (U)RINEMIC B8 and CRIMINE 14D, Steve can just block both with KIEF 13B. I also draw CARMINE, but that is not going to fit after Steve's plays almost certainly. This interferes with better plays on the 11 row, but still, Steve would need to make a big mistake to let me have my bingo. My average spread after this play is around +90 if Steve plays optimally, and maybe +120 if Steve misses URINEMIC. That's the absolute ceiling. After a play like UR(E)MIC which goes out 7 in 8 times, my average spread is around 115. There's no way I should be trying to gambit for an average spread of 5. At some point I need to start trying to play pre-endgames to maximize actual spread, not try to exploit opponents' fallibilities because of greed :)
>Steve_Grob: AEFGIIK H11 F.EAK +36 363
#note best is 13B KIEF to go out next turn
>Joshua_Sokol: CEIMNRV E11 M.RC +24 452
>Steve_Grob: GII A8 .IG +5 368
>Joshua_Sokol: EINV O11 VEIN. +18 470
>Joshua_Sokol: (I) +2 472
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