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#player1 Samuel_Kaplan Samuel Kaplan
#player2 Richard_Popper Richard Popper
>Samuel_Kaplan: DDEFHIL 8D FIDDLE +30 30
#note I was fine with this over FIELD because I get to set up my H decently and this allows for a more open board down the road, which I want to play on against him.
>Richard_Popper: ABNOR J6 BARON +27 27
>Samuel_Kaplan: AEHKLMY I7 K.Y +39 69
#note I did see the BARONY hook to this. The problem with using it this turn is it gives up too many points to make it worth it. I only really considered 9J AMYL, which I immediately discarded, and 11J YELK which was a little more sound but still doesn't entirely eliminate S hooks that I don't have. KEY is the clear best equity play and simming play.
>Richard_Popper: DOOR K9 DOOR +19 46
#note So Richard originally played D5 ROO(F) just to be in line with the play Fiddler on the Roof. Hey, why not show Broadway some love?
>Samuel_Kaplan: AEEHLMT F1 HAMLETE. +68 137
#note As for the latest phony bingo that I played: I really thought this was good. A hamlet is an English village, so why couldn't the British government use funds to convert a town into a village? And if there's anybody that I could get away with this against, regardless of how sure I was of its validity, it's Richard. Why do I say that? Because I had no problem intentionally phonying with SLAWINGS* against him 2 months ago. If he's going to accept that, he might as well accept this too even after a hold. I know him well enough; he rarely challenges despite how good of a player he is. When will he challenge something I play? Only time will tell.
>Richard_Popper: EGOS K4 EGOS +21 67
#note Wowzer. That aggression is not like him.
>Samuel_Kaplan: ABEERTT 12F BATTE.ER +72 209
#note I didn't see 12H BER(R)ETTA or 12H BAR(R)ETTE here but they all sim very closely. An E in the 5th position of a 3x3 isn't usually scary, but after Richard's last play, even if I saw the anagrams, I might still do this after I will be up 2 bingoes. It's a close call. #strategylarge
>Richard_Popper: EEGRV M10 VE.GE +18 85
>Samuel_Kaplan: CIOQRSX 13E COX +41 250
#note I think it's fine to delay getting the Q off my rack. I don't need to do that immediately because I can score so many more points playing the X, which is such a great tile on this board. I liked the defense this play has for the entire bottom left of the board, and if Richard makes a play with the T in BATTERER, he is going to kill the VERGE hooks that he set up on his previous move. If I think that Richard might leave the VERGE hooks open until he has a big move, and he might be forced to use his other S that he likely had after EGOS, and he has the H in HAMLETED* to use, this looks like the call over the partial block of N12 SOX or the direct block of 15M SOX. Also, this was misscored as 45.
>Richard_Popper: DIU 15M DUI +23 108
#note I don't mind him blocking for cheap when he's down a lot.
>Samuel_Kaplan: HIQRSUZ 6B QUIR. +34 284
#note I did agonize a bit here and took some time. I knew this might get me in trouble if he somehow picked a bingo, but I also liked the tactical idea of potentially forcing Richard to get rid of his S if he was willing to get rid of the last D for not a huge amount of points.
>Richard_Popper: EIMRS A4 MISER +45 153
#note He scored respectably, but I can withstand that at this juncture.
>Samuel_Kaplan: EHSTWYZ 1E T.EWY +42 326
#note This play should be 4H WHE(E)ZY for 60. So not the best find here. But remember when I said that Richard would eventually challenge a phony that I play? He did challenge this, but it's good. Mind games large must I ask?
>Richard_Popper: FGILPRV - +0 153
#note Not actual rack. Richard challenged THEWY.
>Samuel_Kaplan: AAAHSWZ L1 WAAH +38 364
#note Now it's fine to hang onto the Z even though I should have gotten rid of it last turn.
>Richard_Popper: AIN H12 .AIN +25 178
#note Misscored as 27.
>Samuel_Kaplan: AEFIISZ 1L .AIF +30 394
>Richard_Popper: LUU 4D LU.U +8 186
>Samuel_Kaplan: ?AEEISZ 3C ZA +24 418
#note I think it might be fine to cash in immediately with 2J ZE(A)lS immediately which I didn't even see. I'm up by enough that I can comfortably just score. #findinglarge
>Richard_Popper: OP 3L .PO +10 196
>Samuel_Kaplan: ?CEEINS O3 SCIENcE +89 507
#note I, like many others, would have a hard time finding disconnected 9s such as N1 (I)S(O)gENEIC. But before I made my play, I was going to do O1 (F)IaNCEES for the same score. So it wouldn't have mattered much.
>Richard_Popper: N E8 .N +2 198
>Samuel_Kaplan: GINOOPV 14M .NG +15 522
#note Too many bingoes could still play based on this pool, so it's not a good idea to empty the bag, put myself at grave risk of drawing the J, and losing a lot of spread. I did see N6 PO, but I liked the idea of potentially drawing the R to hit A1 PRO(MISER) for a good score. G11 V(AX) gives me 1 chance to do that; my play allows 2 chances while scoring the same thing as VAX.
>Richard_Popper: ?INRSTT 10B STINTeR +63 261
>Samuel_Kaplan: IJLOOPV 7M JI. +18 540
#note Thankfully I wasn't going to be J-stuck despite how sucky of a tile it is on this baord.
>Richard_Popper: A F12 ..A +7 268
#note 6N AE is 1 more. Definitely some interesting turns here and I kept the scoring pressure on. Austin Shin would be proud because according to his famous motto, scoring never stops. Final score was recorded as 542-290. 2-0 +361. Racking up spread is one of the biggest confidence boosters to look for.
>Richard_Popper: (LOOPV) +20 288
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