Quick capsules from Saturday
Round 1:
DG/ 454: THIRLED 80, UNCREATE 74, SENHORA 71, REELIng 66, X3SSS??
Dave Wiegand/ 443: CABRIOLE 76, TASTIER 75, QUA 51, J3Q4Z3S
Just one of those "look at tiles, om nom nom nom" games. I'll let drbing showcase this in sequence (Dave, let me know if it'll be before August 1?)
Round 2:
DG/ 435: DEfIANT 68, ROOTLES 79, J2X3SS?
Mike Frentz/ 354: REEARnED 61, three 40-point shots, Q2Z3SS?
I didn't have a sub-20 play until turn 11, Mike had had four such plays plus an exchange.
Round 3:
Chris Williams/ 384: pARENTED 82, EX 50, two other 40-pointers, X6?
DG/ 481: SUCKLES 77, BANTERS 69, DISTILl 77, JETTY quad-overlap 44, J2Q1Z3SSSS?
When the tiles are running like this, it's easy to look like you know more than you do...
Round 4:
Rafi Stern/ 378: LOADING 72, ZETA 50, Q2Z3S
DG/ 345: BaNTeRS 67, HEX 40, J2X3SSS??
Chickened out on NETTINGS, didn't even see a STOPE hook for TENNIST. Oopsie.
Round 5:
Nigel Peltier/ 341: STINGeR 81, STORK 54-ILEX 48, X3SS?+K9
DG/ 474: AENEOUS 70, sCALENI 75, ZOIC 50, EAVE triple-hook 44, J2Q3Z4SSS
Allowed a 14-point phony PLENT* since it would force NP to trip-trip to win after EAVE. Then with 1 in the bag, the eight unseen were AGIOTAGE- with the T of PLENT in the 5 hole. But the last tile was one of the Gs.
Round 6:
DG/ 439: TOLUIDES 86- BONIEsT 84- PRONG 41, SHAVE 48, Z2SS?
Evan Kramer/ 338: WAWLS 47, J2Q2X2SS?
At this point, the only way to get knocked back to 4th was to get squished while Mike beat Rafi short. Not much interesting to say about this game...
Round 7:
DG/ 371: FOURtEEN 72, NERTZ 42, J2Z3?
Rebecca Slivka/ 401: TURtLED 63, TUNICLES 83, Q2X4SSSS?
Both sides exchanged twice. One of RS's was a punt-4 of UUUU (if I heard right.) My only game without a useful blank.
Like I said: this game is easy if you draw really well.
DG/ 454: THIRLED 80, UNCREATE 74, SENHORA 71, REELIng 66, X3SSS??
Dave Wiegand/ 443: CABRIOLE 76, TASTIER 75, QUA 51, J3Q4Z3S
Just one of those "look at tiles, om nom nom nom" games. I'll let drbing showcase this in sequence (Dave, let me know if it'll be before August 1?)
Round 2:
DG/ 435: DEfIANT 68, ROOTLES 79, J2X3SS?
Mike Frentz/ 354: REEARnED 61, three 40-point shots, Q2Z3SS?
I didn't have a sub-20 play until turn 11, Mike had had four such plays plus an exchange.
Round 3:
Chris Williams/ 384: pARENTED 82, EX 50, two other 40-pointers, X6?
DG/ 481: SUCKLES 77, BANTERS 69, DISTILl 77, JETTY quad-overlap 44, J2Q1Z3SSSS?
When the tiles are running like this, it's easy to look like you know more than you do...
Round 4:
Rafi Stern/ 378: LOADING 72, ZETA 50, Q2Z3S
DG/ 345: BaNTeRS 67, HEX 40, J2X3SSS??
Chickened out on NETTINGS, didn't even see a STOPE hook for TENNIST. Oopsie.
Round 5:
Nigel Peltier/ 341: STINGeR 81, STORK 54-ILEX 48, X3SS?+K9
DG/ 474: AENEOUS 70, sCALENI 75, ZOIC 50, EAVE triple-hook 44, J2Q3Z4SSS
Allowed a 14-point phony PLENT* since it would force NP to trip-trip to win after EAVE. Then with 1 in the bag, the eight unseen were AGIOTAGE- with the T of PLENT in the 5 hole. But the last tile was one of the Gs.
Round 6:
DG/ 439: TOLUIDES 86- BONIEsT 84- PRONG 41, SHAVE 48, Z2SS?
Evan Kramer/ 338: WAWLS 47, J2Q2X2SS?
At this point, the only way to get knocked back to 4th was to get squished while Mike beat Rafi short. Not much interesting to say about this game...
Round 7:
DG/ 371: FOURtEEN 72, NERTZ 42, J2Z3?
Rebecca Slivka/ 401: TURtLED 63, TUNICLES 83, Q2X4SSSS?
Both sides exchanged twice. One of RS's was a punt-4 of UUUU (if I heard right.) My only game without a useful blank.
Like I said: this game is easy if you draw really well.