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#player1 Samuel_Kaplan Samuel Kaplan
#player2 Frances_Shaw Frances Shaw
>Samuel_Kaplan: AEKPRTU 8H UPTAKE +34 34
#note I spent about 2 minutes debating whether UPTAKER* was valid or not. Given that I got away with too many phony bingoes last year, and Fran has been playing for a long time, I correctly decided that wasn't a risk worth taking. This is the play.
>Frances_Shaw: DIM 9K DIM +25 25
>Samuel_Kaplan: DGLORSW 10J GOD +21 55
#note It's a cute S setup that Fran might have a hard time addressing if she doesn't have the right stuff, but I think that either 10H GOWD shedding the W at a minimum or N4 GOWDS shedding an extra consonant needed to be done. This isn't that great a board to be slogging throught consonants. #questionable
>Frances_Shaw: AIN 9G ANI +12 37
>Samuel_Kaplan: AGHLRSW F8 ARGH +16 71
#note Blasting open Column O is apparently worth it. I didn't see Fran's last name at 7L as it sheds the W. Maybe I could get away with ARGHH* on a future play as that ARGH list is so hard to memorize?
>Frances_Shaw: ABETU E4 BEAUT +16 53
#note However, AARGH is a valid spelling, and BEAUT at 7D would have made it a little more tempting to potentially do AARGHH* because AARRGHH is valid!
>Samuel_Kaplan: DEGLSSW F3 GELD +23 94
#note Haven't exactly been playing at my level this game. N8 SEW is fine.
>Frances_Shaw: BE K8 ...BE +16 69
>Samuel_Kaplan: AORSSTW D3 WOST +31 125
#note I did see N6 WOS this time. I think 4 more is fine and ARS is a comparably good leave. Haven't made a decent play since UPTAKE until now.
>Frances_Shaw: ERV 12I VE.R +14 83
>Samuel_Kaplan: ANORSTT N2 ATTORNS +81 206
#note Or N2 RATTONS. This is better to not give Fran a Z bomb. As you all will see, most bingoes that I played in this tournament were exactly 7 letters. This is no exception, and I can't help that no 8s played in this position.
>Frances_Shaw: JLO 3K JOL. +22 105
>Samuel_Kaplan: EIIMNOV 4H VENOM +45 251
#note I would do 4J VOMI(T) if I was behind and I needed to bingo. My play does sim at the top because I needed to be more concerned with outrunning, not bingoing while I am up more than 100.
>Frances_Shaw: ANTX 5K TAX.N +49 154
#note Turns out, doing VOMIT still prompts her to do this. Glad I did VENOM despite keeping a much worse leave. Nice play!
>Samuel_Kaplan: DIINOPY O3 YI. +25 276
#note N11 PYOID does score 8 more than this and looks better on static. It does drop in the sim like a dumbbell. TI(YIN) is not a possibility with no more Ts unseen, and this is more sound.
>Frances_Shaw: EL C3 EL +20 174
>Samuel_Kaplan: DEINOPS 11D PO. +16 292
#note After Fran's fish, I figured I'd eliminate some Column D bingoes.
>Frances_Shaw: ??EILOR B4 gOdLIER +63 237
#note Lol. I don't mind seeing both blanks come down when I'm up by enough. A better choice would be gIROLlE or gOmERIL so that she places a consonant next to the 8A hotspot.
>Samuel_Kaplan: DEIINRS 12A DINER +26 318
#note I misscored this as 22. I might seem crazy by passing up H1 DRI(V)E, but come to think of it, if Fran hits a bingo at 8A, I could lose this game. This sims right up there with 8A DRIVE.
>Frances_Shaw: CUZ 13E CUZ +29 266
>Samuel_Kaplan: AEEFIRS A12 .EAF +24 342
#note Still can't use the 8A hotspot just yet. DEFI looks slightly better with an extra I unseen. #findingsmall
>Frances_Shaw: AY B14 YA +25 291
>Samuel_Kaplan: CEIQRSU H1 QUI.ER +54 396
#note That should wrap this one up.
>Frances_Shaw: EHIIOSW A8 HOE +37 328
>Samuel_Kaplan: ACFINS 6H .IFS +26 422
#note I did not see 6F FAS threatening 1E CIN(Q) which Fran might miss! #endgamelarge
>Frances_Shaw: IISW 2A WIS +15 343
>Samuel_Kaplan: ACN I12 .AC +9 431
#note This was very bad. 14D CAN is my only out play.
>Frances_Shaw: I 1H .I +11 354
#note Best play here. The opening play and from WOST to the pre-endgame were fine. I need to learn to not hesitate to burn my S on the ARGH position, but more importantly, the W is not a good tile to hang onto for several turns. Final score was recorded as 427-356. 1-0 +71.
>Frances_Shaw: (N) +2 356
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