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[wantonhalo]

Here is an interesting game that I played against Conrad. I am particularly curious about one rack which I will tell you about in advance.

Play.

In other news, we played an 8-bingo blitz game in which I played off DE leaving EGKLW and drew W(E)EKLONG!

Comments

[bbstenniz]

um, i didn't realize this was getting posted.

i altered my playing style from TAO on to see if I could learn some things. my plays look ridiculous, and there's a reason for it. Lesson learned? maybe!

[quinquennia]

I just noticed what you can do if someone opens with KLONG. WEE(KLONG)

[wantonhalo]

Wow, that's a neat one! Never thought of that.

[quinquennia]

The turn in question I would have gone with 11E DRIP for 20 keeping TER, but I was also considering just 5C R(I)P for 10 points keeping DEIRT.

[wantonhalo]

Those plays seem like strong candidates at a close score, but with a bingo lead, I'd really like to close the board here. So I'm okay sacrificing a my leave a bit to block several bingo lanes. The main thing that obstructs this goal is that there isn't a good way to block the S(KITED) hook, and that hook is huge. Still, I could get some better way to block it next turn, while I shut down a bunch of stuff this turn. One immediate blocking idea is DR(I)P 5B, which blocks a lot of SKITED plays and also keeps a good bingo leave, especially on a board with two R hooks and an open N.

[quinquennia]

R(I)P is good because it keeps the D. All 9 As, and 3 Us are unseen giving a few chances on cashing that Q with QADI/QAID or QUID if you miss the bingo draw.

[wantonhalo]

But I'm not trying for a bingo draw.

[redessence]

I prefer DRIPT where you have it (that's actually the play I chose; I saw PRIED in the same spot first and then changed to DRIPT). Regardless of your play, if he plays a 7 and it has an S in it, it's almost always going on KITED and you have a free shot at a 3WS next turn. You can't worry about that

[wantonhalo]

These are strong points in favor of my play. I would like to add that, while VIZ(I)R doesn't add much to our knowledge of his rack taken by itself, his opening exchange does. In particular, it makes Conrad's likelihood of holding an S fairly good. KITED reinforces this idea somewhat, although this holding is by no means certain. He's also unlikely to have the blank, since he almost certainly would've bingoed by now.

I still think a bit more work needs to be done to refute DR(I)P in the top left though.