Comments | wantonhalo: 5 Tough Decisions from Winter Reno

wantonhalo

5 Tough Decisions from Winter Reno

Jan 21, 2012 13:39

There are some tough plays here, and the games contain plenty of ugly stuff as well. There may have been tougher decisions which I didn't think to include. Please comment and provide your two cents, as these were in fact tough decisions for me.

5. Round 13 vs Kenji
4. Round 4 vs Nigel, with plenty of tough decisions
3. Round 12 vs Lewis
2. Round ( Read more... )

Comments 4

magratheazaphod January 21 2012, 22:41:03 UTC

looking over them one at a time...

hard to say that there's any standouts when you played WORM. I imagine a lot of stuff sims pretty close.

I like IRIS at that spot. I suspect he would've bingoed a lot sooner had you not played there.

while I like LEERY, the bag is pretty terrible. LEERY is definitely the safest alternative, but I think the most likely comeback may actually be a power-tile play. I would almost be tempted to make more of a fishing play given that you have by far a better rack but I can't see any I really like.

surely you have to do JEES against kenji, right? am i missing something?

awning is interesting but there sure are a lot of esses. that position isn't looking too good anyway. take the points for ZA, slow the game down and hope you play WAITING/WAIRING/BEWAILING next turn? I don't know.

wantonhalo January 21 2012, 22:56:53 UTC

Well my AWNING is bad because he just phoneyed with UNCRANES, so I know he has the S. I'm pretty sure JEES is right against Kenji. IRIS I still think is a bit better in the other spot, and I doubt a power tile play is the most likely comeback to LEERY since he just fished off two.

bbstenniz January 21 2012, 23:45:27 UTC

1) I don't think there is a standout play, but I don't think MOWED is as bad as you think. But maybe that's my sick self wanting to justify a fish for TRAILBLAZING, so take it with a grain of salt.
2) I would hope there was a really good reason for playing QuE(E)N, so I'd think his odds of bingoing soon are pretty good. I'd rather get some points, personally. The board is going to get opened no matter what, and I'd rather have more points when that happens.
3) I think the fact that your leave is good greatly biases what is a good/bad play here. I'm not about to figure that out - you're in great shape no matter what you do.
4) JEES, absolutely.
5) ZA seems like the safest option, but yeah I think you're in trouble here. Though AWNI(N)G in the other spot gives you some off-chance shots at big Z plays he likely won't be blocking. So maybe that. dunno.

quinquennia January 22 2012, 20:25:29 UTC

"Didn't see THEWY until right after I hit my clock. This always happens to me, seeing things right afterwards. My mind becomes tangibly more open after I hit my clock, and I wonder how I can fix this annoying problem."

Try pretending to hit the clock, and then go about your business as if you had just hit the clock, and see if it works.