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aibretty

Arden Recap (Games 13-16)

May 29, 2008 09:22

Coming Back from lunch on day 2, my record was a still meager 4-8. With 8 games to go, my goal of finishing even still seemed very tough indeed.

Oh well, one game at a time. Included here is one of my favorite games of the whole tournament with Scott Pianowski.

Game 13: vs. Anita Berry

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arden 2008, scrabble

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nigelbo May 29 2008, 19:19:51 UTC

in your game with scott, when you played ETHYL I don't understand why you didn't play EX 50, unless maybe you didn't really have an E on your rack or something.

hector31 May 29 2008, 19:59:00 UTC

EX gives me the possibility of a winning out-bingo from that E. ETHYL also empties the bag, but now my bingo is limited (for all intents and purposes) to a three-hook job on the second row.

aibretty May 29 2008, 20:33:39 UTC

Yeah, there are 11 out bingoes from E with the unseen tile pool. Not that I figured that out of the board or anything, but anything that gives away the possibility of a win is unnecessary. Plus, I leave EX for the next turn, which makes you need to make otherwise sub-optimal plays to protect from the possibility.

hector31 May 29 2008, 19:56:30 UTC

I really enjoyed our game, too, and getting to meet you in person this week. You played better than I did ( ... )

aibretty May 29 2008, 20:31:59 UTC

I didn't know ICONICAL. I love those kinds of 7s to make 8s.

Also, UNAGEING is a tough word in the first place and is a really tough find on this board.

As far as word knowledge stuff goes, we all have imperfect knowledge. The best thing to do is learn and move on. Of course when lapses cost big when it counts, it's tough to feel too good about it. We'll play again soon. Nationals?

hector31 May 29 2008, 20:58:17 UTC

As far as word knowledge stuff goes, we all have imperfect knowledge. The best thing to do is learn and move on.

Well said, and I fully agree.

We'll play again soon. Nationals?

I'm almost definitely out - work, timing. Good luck to you if you're headed there.

One last word on YURT and YURTA - I wonder if YURTA not hooking encoraged me to keep the S off YURT. Not meaning to overstate the importance; I just wonder if that's part of why I wasn't sure on YURTS.

Also, to clarify, I'm really not vain enough to think I *should* be playing ICONICAL and UNAGEING (this is contrary to my earlier comment, but frankly I don't have the book or the personality to play word-ego). I just know a better player *would* find them, and I have to take accountability there. Still, if all of my losses were time well spent as this game was, I'd be happy. The community has been infused with a lotta good people over the last few years, something I definitely appreciate.