Game Details
Player 1
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#player1 Alexander_Gozali Alexander Gozali
#player2 Christian_Oktavius Christian Oktavius
>Alexander_Gozali: EFOORW H4 WOOFER +32 32
>Christian_Oktavius: AAAEGMN 5B MANGEA. +20 20
>Alexander_Gozali: EHY 4B HYE +34 66
>Christian_Oktavius: ADEEGIU E5 .UIDAGE +20 40
>Christian_Oktavius: ?EIOOST (challenge) +5 45
>Alexander_Gozali: LOPT 3C PLOT +31 97
#note LEN*. Too late to spot that
>Christian_Oktavius: ?EIOOST 12D OSTIOlE +75 120
#note 2 high turnover moves reward me this
>Alexander_Gozali: DMOY H11 M.ODY +33 130
>Christian_Oktavius: ?AACIIU 11J ACAI +14 134
#note There is available bingo in this turn
>Alexander_Gozali: AAFR 8A FARA. +30 160
>Christian_Oktavius: ?HIILSU 10I UH +27 161
#note Again there is a playable bingo here
>Alexander_Gozali: DKNU 13A DUNK +24 184
>Christian_Oktavius: ?IILLSV L7 VILL.InS +72 233
>Alexander_Gozali: ABEINPT 2E BEPAINT +73 257
#note Really.... with all powertile still unseen... NO other place for Alex, he has to take this risk
>Christian_Oktavius: CELNORS N5 CLONERS +70 303
>Christian_Oktavius: DEEIRTW (challenge) +5 308
>Alexander_Gozali: IJN 8K J.N.I +36 293
#note This J could be deadly.... if only it has right companion
>Christian_Oktavius: DEEIRTW 14J WI.ER +32 340
#note Didn't dare to play WISED or WISTED. Both are valid. Also, there is another reason why I decided to keep D
>Alexander_Gozali: EEINZ 1K EZINE +74 367
#note Ouchhh
>Christian_Oktavius: ABDEQRT D7 Q.T +25 365
#note Drawing the Q, combined with Alex massive Z play immediately change the game. In fact Alex got J and Z immediatlely after his bingo, but cannot land a J or Z bomb there. Just imagine what would happen if he got O too

BEST, however my winning chace still about 30%. Other choice generate less than 20% winning chance. Drawing Q could be fatal now
>Alexander_Gozali: GORSTVX 2N OX +31 398
#note Alex spent a lot of time here. So lot that I start to realize instead of me, he is the one who think he is the one who will loss the game. At this time, we both still has about 10 minutes remaining..

The key here for Alex to win this game, he has to play move, scoring high enough while keeping his O, his lone vowel to give him flexibilty in final last move. He has full 10 minutes to find that decisive play, and I have to wait, patiently while try to find 2 move scoring high enough to catch Alex, and expecting he cannot immediately finish the game

The move that "could" pull a miracle for him? Playthrough hard to spot VETTERS in F1, scored 28 points, keeping his O accompany with X for his last shot, while also forcing me to play BUDDER or BADDER, leaving me with only 2 tiles in last move.

Alex X will be so powerful after this even if he draw another consonant, since he is guarantee to play DOX or OX in minimum in his last move for over 30 points, and it will be just enough for him to pip the game no matter what I did
>Christian_Oktavius: ABDERTU 1F TUBA +39 404
#note Alex left me with 10 winning moves, this one giving highest winning margin. I also drain my time till less than 2 minutes, worrying there is spectacular hidden spot that will give Alex score just enough to win the game
>Alexander_Gozali: EGRSTV O12 VEST +42 440
>Alexander_Gozali: EGRSTV -- -42 398
#note Alex desperate move knowing he can't score enough to win the game. The best move, 15G GYVES will give him lost with 11 points
>Christian_Oktavius: DER 15M RED +16 420
#note RED/DJINNI scores 4 points more, which is also the reason I play WISER over WISTED or WISED, but then decided that RED in this position is enough since I was only 90% sure about DJINNI
>Christian_Oktavius: (EGRSTV) +20 440
Player 2
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