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#player1 Andrew_Wade Andrew Wade
#player2 ken_Rubin ken Rubin
>Andrew_Wade: AHIRY 8H HAIRY +30 30
>ken_Rubin: EEIIOOZ K3 OOZIE. +30 30
#note I wanted an open board against Andrew which is why I preferred K3 OOZIER to 7I ZOO
>Andrew_Wade: EVW 6J V.EW +18 48
>ken_Rubin: ADEEEIT L1 EIDE +19 49
>Andrew_Wade: LOP 7G LOP +21 69
>ken_Rubin: ?AAENOT 6F TAO +13 62
#note This was a bad play. 9F AEON is much better for three reasons I can see: 1) It scores 5 more points; 2) It leaves a better consonant-vowel ratio; 3) It leaves the board more open to me next turn for a bingo
>Andrew_Wade: MM J2 MM +18 87
>ken_Rubin: ?AAEINN M5 A.N +7 69
#note This wasn't a good play. For what I was trying to do, 9L ANA is better because it opens the board more
>Andrew_Wade: AENRSS N1 SNARES +31 118
>ken_Rubin: ?AEGINX 9L AX +22 91
>Andrew_Wade: ABEU 5C BEAU +14 132
>ken_Rubin: ?BEEGIN N8 rEBEGIN +90 181
>Andrew_Wade: CLU D2 CLU. +12 144
>ken_Rubin: AEGKNOO 3B KA.ONG +26 207
#note Throughout this tournament I was biased towards playing 6 letter words. Sometimes it was the right play, but many other times it wasn't. Against a lower-rated player, KALONG has the benefit that it may bring a challenge, and if not, indecision about whether it takes an S. But M1 OAK is clearly the superior play and shouldn't be that hard to find. This was really weak
>Andrew_Wade: FT 13M F.T +12 156
>ken_Rubin: ?AEEEOT O13 .OE +11 218
>Andrew_Wade: IN B1 IN. +14 170
>ken_Rubin: ?AEEPTY 1K Y.A.T +24 242
>Andrew_Wade: Q 1A Q. +33 203
>ken_Rubin: ?EEEIOP -EEIO +0 242
#note Quackle likes 6A PEE or 11K EPEE
>Andrew_Wade: DILTT 11J TILT.D +14 217
>ken_Rubin: ?ENPSUV H1 PUS +27 269
>Andrew_Wade: RR C5 .RR +6 223
>ken_Rubin: ?EGINVW 10I VIG +16 285
>Andrew_Wade: HIRS 8A SHRI +30 253
>ken_Rubin: ?DEINUW A4 UNWI.hED +62 347
#note Quackle likes B8 HEW -- I think because it blocks a lot of the bingos that Andrew could hit through the S and H, while leaving open the N hook for me next turn to bingo.
Quackle also likes A4 WINDS -- I think because it blocks the S line (much more dangerous for me than the H line) and because it leaves 1 in the bag.
I still like UNWISHED because it brings immediate clarity to the outcome. Either Andrew bingoes next turn with IDOLATER / IDOLATOR, or I win. There is also a chance he challenges UNWISHED and loses a turn, giving me a chance to gain spread.
>Andrew_Wade: ADEFJOT - +0 253
>ken_Rubin: ADEFJ B10 FA +29 376
#note I messed up the endgame. I should have played 7E JALOP or 7C RAJ to avoid getting stuck with the J.
>Andrew_Wade: CELOORT 12B TOOL +14 267
>ken_Rubin: DEJ O8 ED +24 400
#note Why didn't I just play D11 JO? This is very not good.
>Andrew_Wade: CER D11 C.RE +6 273
>Andrew_Wade: (J) +16 289
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