-5 to SIE(G)E same spot #endgamesmall

i was trying to be a little bit clever and not keep IU or ITU or EITU. i thought this might sim slightly below but it seems like a stylistic choice. -1 #tacticssmall

i need to consider defense more. the problem with COZIED is that it gives back a lot more points than ZOOID, which has an atrocious leave but scores 39 pts. i didn't really consider OUZO; i think that's an in-between play that i would have made if i'd thought of it more. J7 DOOZIE is also decent. -6 #strategymedium

yeah, i need to consider equity a bit more robotically. WAUR/WAUL at 13G score too much to disregard. i know they keep ILU or IRU, but that's 11 pts better than keeping a W, and giving back slightly more bingos. -7.5 #strategymedium. it's funny, two fairly significant strategic errors in a row, but i did think it through at least.

joel tells me he hates fishing but wtf do i do with racks like this and the previous one? the problem here at least seems to be that if i'm going to fish i should make it easier for my bingo to fit next turn, so F14 OI is definitely better. -4 #strategymedium

i didn't even see 13G FUJI. this is a bad mistake. #visionlarge -12

i saw E4 NEIF but i hate Ys. equity better, cesar. wow, even 13G FUMY keeping AEE? sims better than my play. -5 #strategymedium

well he blocked my much better spot for INK. i don't know why i didn't play AKIN at 11K though; that blocks up pretty much everything and seals the game. I think i was worried about an UN- bingo but that's unlikely with the pool. i feel like a lot of these mistakes are just purposeful choices and i'm not weighing the probabilities properly. there is probably something i can infer from LA. -10 #strategylarge

i don't think i looked hard enough for a bingo from the E. this is hideous, lol. -37 #findinglarge

something like 4L FOR. i was worried about like QuAERE or something. quackle doesn't worry. shrug. -3.5 #findingmedium

i've actually studied narcotise, i should find it. -7 #endgamemedium (or entropies for style points)

I really need to learn how to exchange in positions like thess. Would have saved the game for me, surely. #tacticssmall

wow. I am shellshocked. I never came close to seeing GESTURER. That should have won me the game. #findinglarge #knowledgelarge shit shit shit

wow. I am shellshocked. I never came close to seeing GESTURER. That should have won me the game. #findinglarge #knowledgelarge shit shit shit

9F MAXI is a _perfect_ move here, especially after he took so long on DUCKS (it was several minutes, which strongly implied to me he kept a blank; it seems like an easier play to make if he's holding another S). -4 #strategymedium

and he blocked epitasis.. i always hate moves that keep too outrageous of a vowel-consonant ratio, but i suppose IPSST > AISST? since it likes E11 AI more. -1.5 #tacticssmall

JOLLIER takes an S cesar....... no wonder i lost this game. i remember considering it briefly and then dismissing the idea. -44.5 #knowledgelarge

amazing. RI(S)EN M11 wins 100% of the time. i suppose this was a standard out in two, combined with trying to find his best play, and i should have figured it out. i didn't think i'd be able to outrun him though, and was trying to draw a challenge on this word (not knowing it's CSW only :/ ) #endgamelarge

13I DROWN is simming best, which sort of says something about the position. I think I was trying too hard for the J setup, although he does have unconducive tiles to block the setup with. #tacticssmall

This is when S(PORTERs) becomes relevant. I was not a fan of it at the start of the game, but I forgot about it when things started frowning upon me in this middlegame. It is absolutely relevant here and keeping my S is very important. #knowledgemedium

Now, I need to see S(PORTERs) to even have a fighting chance. If I don't challenge, ZIRcONS ties the game up! #knowledgelarge #knowledgesaddest

Now, I need to see S(PORTERs) to even have a fighting chance. If I don't challenge, ZIRcONS ties the game up! #knowledgelarge #knowledgesaddest

7I OI is such a great play. Damn #findingmedium

10G POND looks good, Frank probably didn't have an S on LEGIT. #findingsmall

10G NANO was missed somehow. #findingmedium

missing AERODYNE #findingsaddest #highprob

DUFF is actually a little bit better. frank played FIR rapidly and confidently. he probably has a good leave. i didn't want it to be too easy to bingo, i guess, but FEUD doesn't really block anything. -2.5 #tacticssmall

i have to do something clever like 2K SIGH here. although my winning % is low, this is how to come back. the problem with my play is it just gives him an easy scoring dump. SIGH makes it tricky for him. also GRITH > BRITH. -3.5 #strategymedium

my win % is so low here. i don't really know what the best thing to do is. play short and extend the game? 7F AE? LEZ? -3 #strategysmall

D11 DOM maybe, he might not have an E and then it's harder for him to do too much about this spot. -2 #strategysmall

just putting the game to an end. N14 ED probably. -7.5 #strategymedium #nofocus

i guess i didn't realize how much more defensive Z(E)K was than ZEK. -5.5 #strategymedium

i strongly considered -U here, but i guess not strongly enough, i bingo 71% of the time! -4.5 #strategymedium also vivat > vive

probably a good idea to keep my S here. a small part of me confesses they did this to maybe draw a challenge on this somewhat rare sticky-S word but that's not worth throwing away an S. i just wasn't enthused about RSU as a leave. -2.5 #focus #strategysmall

14M AW maybe? quackle mainly likes it because of my score next turn; i can probably bingo if i'm lucky or use the W for some points (for example a lucky WREN). i must have misthought this, the equity difference is massive! -11.5 #strategylarge

i don't know about this. i think i was a bit unfocused here and unable to figure out how to break ahead. i saw my S wasn't worth a ton on this board and i need to score. but 12L LARS looks a lot better. -8.5 #focus #strategylarge

Right idea, LUV(IN)G is a better version. #findingquestionable

I did consider 10F VE(L)UM, but that's too blocky for my liking since VELUMS* isn't good. I did not know 5H (S)WEVEN, which does look better positionally at this score even though I don't care for the right angle it creates. #knowledgemedium

There's no point in being more defensive by making a play thru the B when I can score 40 with this move. #visionsolid

Best nonbingo, but the bingo I missed was N5 OVE(R)HOPE for 76. #findinglarge

Yea, I suppose I could try to reparallel with my J on row 2 now, but maybe let's do C3 DJINNI instead. I did overestimate future scoring prospects with the J, which aren't as abundant as I once thought. I should have just dumped it now. #strategylarge

Maybe F2 QOP(h)? #findingsmall