Game Details
Player 1
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#player1 Edward Edward
#player2 Esther Esther
>Edward: AABDOOO 8H ADOBO +18 18
>Esther: ENPRSTU M2 PUNTERS +79 79
>Edward: AEIKOSV 2J KOA.S +42 60
>Esther: ?ADEERT K5 TEA.REaD +90 169
>Edward: DEINUVZ J10 ZEIN +68 128
>Esther: AQS 12H QA..S +50 219
>Edward: DDEGLUV L1 V.GUE +36 164
>Esther: GILNO 1F LINGO +24 243
>Edward: ADDGILV H12 .ADI +42 206
>Esther: BEE 9G BEE +15 258
>Edward: DGILOPV 7H VIG. +23 229
>Esther: Y 6J Y. +28 286
>Edward: DEILOPT G13 POD +22 251
>Esther: EO 1N OE +8 294
>Edward: EEILRTT 3D RETITLE +66 317
>Esther: ACEINRT E2 C.NTIARE +70 364
>Edward: ?ACFHIJ D9 HAJI +33 350
>Esther: FY F6 FY +34 398
>Edward: ?CFILTW C6 FLIC +24 374
>Esther: AAR 11B RA.A +22 420
>Edward: ?MNOSTW I11 T.W +25 399
#note It was naive of me to think that TOWMoNS was going to not get blocked. SMOWT is probably better as I am holding the blank but HEIR or HOER worried me. I was thinking about set ups like M6 EM but wanted to do it as late as possible while holding the O in case EX is played at 6M by Esther.

TAW looks the goods on a sim.
>Esther: NW 12C W.N +13 433
>Edward: ?HMNOSU 6M .H +13 412
#note Q doesn't generate this but it wins the sim - probably wins with most draws except X - R is a draw with best play.

Tossed up between this and EM - EM would have won easily with what was in the bag.
>Esther: EILMOUX 7M .OM +10 443
#note The game can't be won, but REO forces a draw with a fairly complex line.
>Edward: ?MNORSU O7 .UMS +24 436
#note Didn't know MUSMON
But here's the thing - I determined MOMS was the likely winning move as it leaves URNs/AWN/HAJIs as an outplay that can't be stopped without eating the X

I worked out the line. I then wrote MOMS down on my scoresheet. I placed the tiles on the board, and hit the clock. Then I looked down at my scoresheet and saw the O still on there and uttered an audible obscenity. Esther's not easily offended, especially not when you let her win!
>Esther: EILUX 10F XI +29 472
>Edward: ?NOR 13B ONs +30 466
>Esther: ELU B4 ULE +12 484
>Esther: (R) +2 486
Player 2
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