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#player1 Frank_Tangredi Frank Tangredi
#player2 ken_Rubin ken Rubin
>Frank_Tangredi: ABERZ 8D ZEBRA +52 52
>ken_Rubin: ?AEIIOO -AIIOO +0 0
>Frank_Tangredi: AGIOPSS I2 GAPOSIS +79 131
>ken_Rubin: ?ADEIIT 2G DI.ErATI +72 72
#note Missed D4 ThIAZIDE for 84 points and 5D TAEnIOID for 82 points. If I had seen both, I would have played TANEOID.
>Frank_Tangredi: ADLUV E4 VALU.D +20 151
>ken_Rubin: BEIMTUW 1F WEB +39 111
>Frank_Tangredi: AEHR 1L HEAR +46 197
>ken_Rubin: ILMMTUX L1 ..ULM +20 131
>Frank_Tangredi: INU K5 UNI +14 211
>ken_Rubin: ILLMTTX 3H T.X +24 155
>Frank_Tangredi: EIW 4C WI.E +20 231
>ken_Rubin: ILLMNTV C3 T.ILL +18 173
>Frank_Tangredi: DEN G4 DEN +16 247
>ken_Rubin: AAMNNOV 9A NOMA. +22 195
#note Quackl says L7 NOVA (AMN) for 10 points is clearly the superior play. I was suprised to see it was better by 10 points. I think it's a combination of the better leave with NOVA increasing my chances to bingo next turn and the defensive nature of NOVA limiting Frank's chances to score. Looking at the board position, things are actually pretty closed, which means I'm giving a lot away by opening up the triple line with NOMAD.
>Frank_Tangredi: IJN A6 JIN. +33 280
>ken_Rubin: AINOTUV C9 .AVIN +20 215
#note Missed B9 OVATION (U) for 36 points
>Frank_Tangredi: CERR 12A CR.ER +20 300
>ken_Rubin: EFOORTU A12 .OOF +27 242
>Frank_Tangredi: IQ B2 QI +24 324
>ken_Rubin: CEKPRTU 8K TRUCK +40 282
#note I was happy with this play, and Frank noted too after the game that this was a big play that got me back in the game. It scores 40 points and opens up the board, which is what I need. It also turns over five tiles which increases my chances to draw an S or blank, both valuable on this board.
>Frank_Tangredi: EO 11C .OE +18 342
>ken_Rubin: AEGOPTY B14 YO +25 307
>ken_Rubin: AEGOPTY -- -25 282
#note Giving turns away by playing fake words is not the way back into the game. I had a few concentration lapses like this throughout the tournament, like overdrawing tiles a few times. Quackle says 9K YEP (AGOT) for 28 points is best. B9 OY/YA is another decent option
>Frank_Tangredi: AY B14 YA +25 367
>ken_Rubin: AEGOPTY 10B Y. +26 308
>Frank_Tangredi: EGNOSST N8 .ONGESTS +76 443
>ken_Rubin: AEEGOPT M11 APE +21 329
>Frank_Tangredi: EFHR 15K FRE.H +36 479
>ken_Rubin: EGOT L10 EGO +23 352
>Frank_Tangredi: ?DO F12 sOD +14 493
>Frank_Tangredi: (T) +2 495
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