Finding Small
M3 GRAfTED +82
Spent around 1.5 minutes here, knowing I needed to speed up. I should have easily spotted TRiAGED, which doubles G and D. The only issue is the X spot that creates, but I would be slightly closer to drawing it than Jackson, so it might even be beneficial to me. Quackle rates this as a bit more than 2 points worse #findingsmall
Jackson Smylie vs. Josh Sokol (Game 41628)
Vision Medium
12I V(E)RT +14
1st tile on my rack is after a Q in the alphabet. Not too often one sees that. 11G V(E)R(I)ST appears to clean up the rack much better and is a clear improvement. I did not spot that. #visionmedium
Mark Abadi vs. Samuel Kaplan (Game 56143)
Strategy Medium
exch NNNL +0
Keeping INY isn't the wooooorst thing here, but it would be better to exchange everything except the Y and really go for that S, I guess. Next best exchange keeps ILY (maybe because there's an N still out?) #strategysadder
Nitya Chagti vs. Ather Sharif (Game 59594)
Strategy Large
14L (J)IVY +34
I saw M9 COVEY but wasnt sure if there was a trip-trip through the I. M14 OF still blocks while setting up my Y. #knowledgesaddest #strategysaddest
Thomas Stumpf vs. Nitya Chagti (Game 60881)
Finding Medium
L2 MObSTER +77
It would not have been necessary to take advantage of the DAWTS hook since I did not see 1H (G)OuRMETS for 89. Also a cool bingo which I did not know was 1H (G)ROmMETS. #findingmedium
Michael Early vs. Samuel Kaplan (Game 56802)
Vision Medium
exch ABLQA +0
BALED 4A is the obvious move here. I saw BALED on my rack and just didn't look for a place for it. Also exchanging AQ is probably better too. #visionSADDER #strategy#SADDER
Danielle Barker vs. Maureen Clifford (Game 33545)
Knowledge Small
1A TARP +37
I am aware that Arie has played plenty of Collins games before. I needed to call this off, and I didn't. That's a big mistake since ASWING# is only valid in Collins. #knowledgesad
Arie Sinke vs. Samuel Kaplan (Game 61829)
Strategy Large
M10 JA(n)TY +28
i gotta do 6K J(O)EY to stop T bingos. also, there's a bunch of bingos that still fit after JANTY. J(O)EY keeps the A, and there's enough Es and Os out that i can hit the A12 spot next time. The win % diff between these two plays is like less than half a point and my oppo's bingo pct after JANTY is only 3.59% but it's enough that if a bingo comes down, im toast. #strategysaddest
Nitya Chagti vs. David Whitley (Game 61577)
Tactics Small
N1 AM +18
I saw 4K AD(O) and figured N1 AM was better because 2 more points but I probably need that lane. This is, ofc, because I missed all possible bingos #knowledgesaddest #tacticssad
Paula Catanese vs. Nitya Chagti (Game 59595)
Time Large
A12 ME(V)E +36
I had less than a minute and didn't realize A12 ME(V)E loses by 2. I saw O1 NEMNED which I wasn't sure of just after the game and O6 MEE also wins. This game was already an unmitigated disaster even before this play, so at least I stuffed all of my worst blunders into a single game. #TIMESADDEST
Robert Linn vs. Joshua Castellano (Game 60805)
Endgame Large
A14 A(N) +2
I knew all 4 in AEKOSTTU, but in a panic I hallucinated that a bingo through the K fit, and spent a few minutes trying to block that and A8 OUTEATe(N). With about 1 minute left I realized I only needed to block the O column, but this actually loses. Only A13 GA(N) and GI(N) win, both by 2. My play loses by 1. #endgamesaddest
Thacha Koowirat vs. Joshua Castellano (Game 60129)
Knowledge Small
15B (TRISTEZA)S +18
#knowledgesad for challenge. Also, i saw I4 OUS(EL), which is my best play for spread, but was too low on time to calculate the line #endgamesadder
Nitya Chagti vs. Terry Kang (Game 61569)
Vision Medium
12B GOATEE +19
Sucks that K11 QAT got blocked. I would call this a mistake- yes, it is the right idea to turn over more tiles in the hopes of improving the Q. I should have played GOATEE at 10B for only 1 less point so that I potentially give myself 2 spots to dump the Q next turn if needed, in this case 11A QI and 12E QAT. It also blocks the O in DUOMI better, and that's why 10B GOATEE sims better than my play. #visionmedium
Joel Sherman vs. Samuel Kaplan (Game 60511)
Knowledge Small
9I (E)RR +3
#knowledgesad for challenge There's like 7 bingos I can draw into after J13 SRI, but 6 of them make CHER and there's no way Kaia's not taking that spot or bingoing there herself. But I could still probably draw into N3 (O)RDERiNG?
Kaia vs. Nitya Chagti (Game 59592)
Strategy Medium
exch OIII +0
Maybe 1A IO so Bob can't score there and because EIIZ? draws into a not insigificant number of bingos, 10 of which start with the L of AWDL #strategysadder
Robert Linn vs. Nitya Chagti (Game 59593)
Finding Medium
13J PINE(R)Y +31
This is a good play, however, O7 YEN(t)E for 40 is clearly better and was missed. IIP isn't that bad of a leave with only 1 more I to draw. #findingmedium
Jeremy Hall vs. Samuel Kaplan (Game 54926)
Strategy Large
6J TALL +12
This is an instructional moment as 6H ATT sims best, which I didn't consider because of the leave, but I retain the S which is really good on the resulting board. #strategysaddest
Joshua Castellano vs. Rob Robinsky (Game 59096)
Strategy Medium
exch OQ +0
exch Q is best. i draw into ZINGARO and ORGANZA for one and if i brick the draw, i can just exch 1 again because my oppo usually exchanges in response to this #strategyMEDIUM
Nitya Chagti vs. Elise Bickford (Game 60903)
Strategy Large
H1 UGHS +49
Massive blunder. I need to play H1 HUGS here. I thought ING bingos were dead after this, but NUKE is a word. Now I have that hanging over me for the rest of the game. #strategysaddest
Joel Wapnick vs. Joshua Castellano (Game 55140)