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...Eh, I did okay. But I still don't quite know what I'm doing, as evidenced by my systematic errors (overvaluing Gs, undervaluing Cs -- I know better!) and a couple of utterly inexplicable decisions. At least I found a nice bingo.
I did limit myself to about 30 seconds/turn. I surely would have done better if I had taken longer on some of these turns, but this is a fairly good test of my instincts, which I still frequently rely on.
Stats
Total equity lost: 65.5
Average equity lost: 1.31/turn
Perfect: 25
0-1 equity lost: 8 (total 5)
1-2 equity lost: 10 (total 14.5)
2-5 equity lost: 3 (total 9)
5-10 equity lost: 3 (total 20.8)
10+ equity lost: 1 (total 16.2)
1. ABDEIST
8G BI
+0.7 exch B, +0.6 8G DIB
Note: BI just seems safer, and I wouldn't exch 1 against a human unless it was clearly best.
2. ABGGIRS
8G BIG
+1.7 8G GIG, +1.4 8F IGG
Note: Synergy fail.
3. AALNNOO
8H ANOA
+1.6 8F ANOA
4. AAFINNR
8D FARINA
best
5. BEEFIUW
8G FUB
+1.2 8E WIFE, +0.7 8G WIFE
Note: Somehow didn't see.
6. AIPQTTW
8G QAT
best
7. CDGISUW
8G WUD
+1.9 8G WIG
Note: Synergy fail.
8. AEEFKOT
8E FAKE
best
9. HOORUWX
8F WHO
+9.6 8G ROUX, +3.0 8G XU, +1.0 8G WHO, +1.8 8F HOUR
Note: All the candidate plays occurred to me, and I had the thought that WHO was a decent leave in the back of my mind, but ended up reverting to stupid old "the W is bad and the X isn't, and forget the vowels" thought processes.
10. AFIIPRY
8D FAIRY
best
11. EFIMPPS
8G PIMP
best
Note: exch FP runs only .7 behind.
12. AADIIT?
8H AI
best
13. EEGGOO?
8H EGO
+4.6 8G GOGO, +0.8 8F OGEE
Note: Didn't see GOGO.
14. GKRSTU?
8G TUGRiKS
best
15. DIOPSTW
8G WOP
best
16. ELORTTY
8F LOTTERY
best
17. EEIINOT
-EIO
best
18. ADEEFGW
8D WEDGE
+0.8 8D WAGED
19. EGLNORU
8G LOUNGER
+1.7 8D LOUNGER, +1.4 8C LOUNGER
Note: I understand 8C (didn't see it), but 8D baffles me.
20. AEFILOT
8D FOLIATE
best
21. AEEIRST
8D AERIEST
+0.7 8C AERIEST
Note: What.
22. ADINSUX
8G XU
+0.9 8H AUXIN
Note: ADINS still seems safer.
23. BDEGIOR
8D BRIDGE
+6.8 8G BIG, +6.0 8G GIB, +4.8 8G BOG, +1.8 8D BOGIE
Note: Unsure of BOGIE. Playing short somehow didn't occur to me here.
24. ELMNRUX
8H MUREX
best
25. EGMOPTU
8F UMP
+16.2 8H GETUP, +15.0 8G GUM, +14.0 8G PUG
Note: Wow, this was terrible. Didn't see GETUP. Yes, TUMP is a word, but so are lots of other things, one of which opp probably has. The setup backfires most of the time.
26. ELNQTUU
8D TUQUE
best
27. EHJPQRT
exch JPQ
best
28. ADFIIOO
8D OIDIA
+0.7 8E OIDIA
29. CJNNTV?
exch CJNV
+1.4 exch JNTV, +0.3 exch JNNV, +0.2 exch JNNTV
Note: I should know better. Keep the C with the blank or good tiles.
30. AEIMOSU
8D MIAOU
best
31. ILLOORR
8G ROLL
+1.5 exch LOOR, -+0.9 8F ROIL
Note: Overthinking this.
32. ACDLNOY
8H CANDY
+1.3 8G COLY, +1.0 8H COALY, +0.5 8D YCLAD
33. LMPQSTW
exchange MPQW
+2.3 exch LMPQW, +0.9 exch LPQW
Note: MST doing so well surprised me; it shouldn't have.
34. CDNOPSV
exchange CPV
+5.2 exchange DPV, +1.7 exchange PV, +0.6 8G POND, +0.2 exchange CDOPV
Note: see #29.
35. BIKNOTU
8D BUNKO
best
36. ADEIIRS
8D DIARIES
best
37. AAEINNS
8G NA
+1.0 8H ANA, +0.1 8H AN
Note: Correctly judged that AEINS > AENS, but I guess EINS is even better.
38. AAEEMNO
exch AEO
best
39. GGIIJTY
8D JIGGY
best
40. ABFGIOR
8G FOB
+2.1 8G FIG, +0.6 8F BIOG, +0.1 8G FIB, +0.1 8G FOG
Note: Synergy fail. Similar to #2.
41. ADGISTW
8G WIG
best
42. EGMNNSS
exch MNS
+0.8 8F ENGS
43. EENTTUY
8D YENTE
+0.1 8H NUTTY
Note: I realize that EE isn't that bad, but keeping [CV] seems safer.
44. BHOTUWY
8D YOUTH
+1.2 8H OUTBY
Note: Didn't see.
45. ALNOQTT
8G QAT
best
46. BDFOUY?
8G FUB
best
47. AEINORX
8D XENIA
best
48. AADHLMN
8H ALMAH
best
49. DEIINRZ
8G ZIN
+0.3 8F ZIN
50. CFHPQS?
8D QoPHS
Note: Scores 56, but exch FPQ runs only 2.0 behind.
I did limit myself to about 30 seconds/turn. I surely would have done better if I had taken longer on some of these turns, but this is a fairly good test of my instincts, which I still frequently rely on.
Stats
Total equity lost: 65.5
Average equity lost: 1.31/turn
Perfect: 25
0-1 equity lost: 8 (total 5)
1-2 equity lost: 10 (total 14.5)
2-5 equity lost: 3 (total 9)
5-10 equity lost: 3 (total 20.8)
10+ equity lost: 1 (total 16.2)
1. ABDEIST
8G BI
+0.7 exch B, +0.6 8G DIB
Note: BI just seems safer, and I wouldn't exch 1 against a human unless it was clearly best.
2. ABGGIRS
8G BIG
+1.7 8G GIG, +1.4 8F IGG
Note: Synergy fail.
3. AALNNOO
8H ANOA
+1.6 8F ANOA
4. AAFINNR
8D FARINA
best
5. BEEFIUW
8G FUB
+1.2 8E WIFE, +0.7 8G WIFE
Note: Somehow didn't see.
6. AIPQTTW
8G QAT
best
7. CDGISUW
8G WUD
+1.9 8G WIG
Note: Synergy fail.
8. AEEFKOT
8E FAKE
best
9. HOORUWX
8F WHO
+9.6 8G ROUX, +3.0 8G XU, +1.0 8G WHO, +1.8 8F HOUR
Note: All the candidate plays occurred to me, and I had the thought that WHO was a decent leave in the back of my mind, but ended up reverting to stupid old "the W is bad and the X isn't, and forget the vowels" thought processes.
10. AFIIPRY
8D FAIRY
best
11. EFIMPPS
8G PIMP
best
Note: exch FP runs only .7 behind.
12. AADIIT?
8H AI
best
13. EEGGOO?
8H EGO
+4.6 8G GOGO, +0.8 8F OGEE
Note: Didn't see GOGO.
14. GKRSTU?
8G TUGRiKS
best
15. DIOPSTW
8G WOP
best
16. ELORTTY
8F LOTTERY
best
17. EEIINOT
-EIO
best
18. ADEEFGW
8D WEDGE
+0.8 8D WAGED
19. EGLNORU
8G LOUNGER
+1.7 8D LOUNGER, +1.4 8C LOUNGER
Note: I understand 8C (didn't see it), but 8D baffles me.
20. AEFILOT
8D FOLIATE
best
21. AEEIRST
8D AERIEST
+0.7 8C AERIEST
Note: What.
22. ADINSUX
8G XU
+0.9 8H AUXIN
Note: ADINS still seems safer.
23. BDEGIOR
8D BRIDGE
+6.8 8G BIG, +6.0 8G GIB, +4.8 8G BOG, +1.8 8D BOGIE
Note: Unsure of BOGIE. Playing short somehow didn't occur to me here.
24. ELMNRUX
8H MUREX
best
25. EGMOPTU
8F UMP
+16.2 8H GETUP, +15.0 8G GUM, +14.0 8G PUG
Note: Wow, this was terrible. Didn't see GETUP. Yes, TUMP is a word, but so are lots of other things, one of which opp probably has. The setup backfires most of the time.
26. ELNQTUU
8D TUQUE
best
27. EHJPQRT
exch JPQ
best
28. ADFIIOO
8D OIDIA
+0.7 8E OIDIA
29. CJNNTV?
exch CJNV
+1.4 exch JNTV, +0.3 exch JNNV, +0.2 exch JNNTV
Note: I should know better. Keep the C with the blank or good tiles.
30. AEIMOSU
8D MIAOU
best
31. ILLOORR
8G ROLL
+1.5 exch LOOR, -+0.9 8F ROIL
Note: Overthinking this.
32. ACDLNOY
8H CANDY
+1.3 8G COLY, +1.0 8H COALY, +0.5 8D YCLAD
33. LMPQSTW
exchange MPQW
+2.3 exch LMPQW, +0.9 exch LPQW
Note: MST doing so well surprised me; it shouldn't have.
34. CDNOPSV
exchange CPV
+5.2 exchange DPV, +1.7 exchange PV, +0.6 8G POND, +0.2 exchange CDOPV
Note: see #29.
35. BIKNOTU
8D BUNKO
best
36. ADEIIRS
8D DIARIES
best
37. AAEINNS
8G NA
+1.0 8H ANA, +0.1 8H AN
Note: Correctly judged that AEINS > AENS, but I guess EINS is even better.
38. AAEEMNO
exch AEO
best
39. GGIIJTY
8D JIGGY
best
40. ABFGIOR
8G FOB
+2.1 8G FIG, +0.6 8F BIOG, +0.1 8G FIB, +0.1 8G FOG
Note: Synergy fail. Similar to #2.
41. ADGISTW
8G WIG
best
42. EGMNNSS
exch MNS
+0.8 8F ENGS
43. EENTTUY
8D YENTE
+0.1 8H NUTTY
Note: I realize that EE isn't that bad, but keeping [CV] seems safer.
44. BHOTUWY
8D YOUTH
+1.2 8H OUTBY
Note: Didn't see.
45. ALNOQTT
8G QAT
best
46. BDFOUY?
8G FUB
best
47. AEINORX
8D XENIA
best
48. AADHLMN
8H ALMAH
best
49. DEIINRZ
8G ZIN
+0.3 8F ZIN
50. CFHPQS?
8D QoPHS
Note: Scores 56, but exch FPQ runs only 2.0 behind.