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#player1 Bruce_Shuman Bruce Shuman
#player2 Evans_Clinchy Evans Clinchy
>Bruce_Shuman: EITY 8H YETI +14 14
>Evans_Clinchy: EIIIMPT 7G IMPI +28 28
>Bruce_Shuman: AEGST L8 STAGE +23 37
>Evans_Clinchy: DEEIQTV 10K Q.ID +18 46
#note I just instinctively threw down the highest-scoring Q play I could find. That's a significant mistake. EVITED J5, keeping QI on the rack, is best. VIDE 13J is better, DIVE 6J is better, just dropping the Q above the I in IMPI is better. I really suck at knowing when to play ugly tiles like the Q.
>Bruce_Shuman: ABW 6J WAB +30 67
>Evans_Clinchy: EEEOTVW 9I WE +28 74
>Bruce_Shuman: ACMNO 5K MACON +30 97
>Evans_Clinchy: EENORTV - +0 74
#note Yeah, I wasn't playing badly enough already, so I decide to challenge a valid five.
>Bruce_Shuman: GINOT O3 TO.ING +24 121
>Evans_Clinchy: EENORTV 13I OVERT +25 99
>Bruce_Shuman: IN O1 IN...... +27 148
>Evans_Clinchy: AEEINOU -AEOU +0 99
>Bruce_Shuman: INZ M2 ZIN. +30 178
#note I guess he didn't see the Q spot...
>Evans_Clinchy: EEEINOU N1 OI +30 129
>Bruce_Shuman: ADRY 14F YARD +19 197
>Evans_Clinchy: EEENOUV 15G NEE +21 150
#note Quackle likes trading to keep E, trading to keep EN, playing VENUE, and playing this. (Statically, ONE 15F is good, but I can't imagine what would happen with that EEUV leave down the road. Bad things.) I like the idea of scoring 21 here to get back in the game -- sure, I have to bingo, but maybe that can wait until after I block the triple? I still like this play. The sim thinks it's close.
>Bruce_Shuman: ADRT 13D TRAD +18 215
>Evans_Clinchy: ?EEOUUV -EOUUV +0 150
>Bruce_Shuman: OSX O10 SOX +33 248
#note I guess he didn't see OXO. Huge lucky break for me.
>Evans_Clinchy: ?AEFLOR D7 REFLOA.s +72 222
#note Oops, FORESTAL doubles the F and scores 8 more. Stupid miss.
>Bruce_Shuman: EJL 10B JE.L +27 275
>Evans_Clinchy: BEHLLPV 8A BEV.L +30 252
>Bruce_Shuman: ?ACS B10 .ACkS +26 301
>Evans_Clinchy: AHLNOPS F8 SHOP +36 288
#note Okay, I'm sorry. I must strenuously object to Quackle telling me to make a lower-scoring play keeping the S. Why do I want the S on this board? Bingoing looks unlikely, pluralizing anything for any significant number of points looks unlikely as well. I think my only shot is to score a lot more than him and hope to outrun. I'm pretty confident this is the play -- I don't like OOH or OHO in the N6 hotspot.
>Bruce_Shuman: GI 11J GI. +32 333
>Evans_Clinchy: AEEFKLN N5 .KE +35 323
>Bruce_Shuman: DEHOTUU E4 HOTE. +18 351
#note This is what lost Bruce the game, I think -- if he starts playing off U's (there are two more in the bag, mind you), he might have a shot at staying ahead. The two best options are UH A14 (scores 17, takes out a triple, gets rid of one U, leaves one in the bag) and DUEL E5 (scores 12, gets rid of one U, sets up a huge H play with which to outrun me).
>Evans_Clinchy: AEFLNRR F2 FRENA +29 352
#note Wow. This is a huge mistake -- Bruce can actually win the game by playing AHED 4D and blocking my one outplay (HERL).
>Bruce_Shuman: ADUUUU B6 DU. +8 359
#note ...and he doesn't see it. I'm so lucky.
>Evans_Clinchy: LR 4E ..RL +8 360
#note What a lucky win.
>Evans_Clinchy: (AUUU) +8 368
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