Strategy Large
9H FUN +12
im pretty sure my brain was offline here. i saw E5 TWI(R)P but idk why i didnt go through with it. F5 UPW(A)FT is best #knowledgesaddest #strategysaddest
Robert Linn vs. Nitya Chagti (Game 61576)
Finding Small
C10 MEOU +27
I think it's fine to pass up 6F FU(C)I on this turn since I give up 10 points to do that. I really need to get the F off my rack and didn't see 14B FU(G)IO, which sims better against a more random rack. #findingsmall
Ian Weinstein vs. Samuel Kaplan (Game 57404)
Knowledge Large
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)
Vision Small
6F (M)OI +5
Everyone hated this play, and so did I. But I couldn't figure out what to do, and MOI actually sims decently. The correct play is probably SINOPIE B8, which I didn't see. It's the highest scoring play, keeps the R, and goes for turnover. Turnover is not usually that important this early, but sometimes there's nothing else to do. (-5) #visionsmall
Carl Johnson vs. Josh Sokol (Game 34497)
Strategy Small
6A SNOWMEN +70
The sims said 6A SNOWMEN wins ~82% but 2J WOM(A)NS wins ~85%, which is a bit unintuitive. I think the sim might be overestimating 2J WOM(A)NS slightly because sometimes the opponent will fish 1 with 2 in the bag, but it might still be best. #strategysad
Nitya Chagti vs. Joshua Castellano (Game 56281)
Vision Small
11G DATIVE +27
I think this looks fine over DAVIT in terms of turnover. I will say a slightly better play is L1 A(N)VILED since I use the ANURAL hook, which was missed again. #visionsmall
Samuel Kaplan vs. Marlon Hill (Game 56972)
Strategy Small
G1 BR(O)W +14
The sim likes I2 W(I)T but she can just play 2 tiles at H1 leaving 1 in the bag, so I'm not sure it's as winning as the engine suggests. G1 BR(O)W seems reasonable but I guess there's probably something better. #strategysad
Sujana Somasekar vs. Joshua Castellano (Game 60801)
Vision Small
6E (MA)N +5
I'm correct to play off fewer tiles. But this isn't the right way to do it. Quackle really loves the aggressive play of 7H D(I)N for 7, which sets up my E and T nicely and opens up a 2nd potent bingo line when I am close to something and Joel isn't closing the board down anytime soon. I might have given myself a better chance with DIN instead of MAN. #visionsmall
Samuel Kaplan vs. Joel Sherman (Game 60456)
Finding Small
D1 JIBED +49
I think I really need to do 15A DJIN here. This is a mistake that is very avoidable. I score only 1 less while giving back so much less to him. #findingsmall
Brandon Randall vs. Samuel Kaplan (Game 56148)
Vision Medium
M7 D(O)LMA +11
I didn't love anything here out of all plays I saw- this, D12 D(R)AM for 20, J10 AM(I)D, and G1 DAM came to mind. I liked taking out the S hook for GESTAPOS with this, but the sim thinks it's too big a point sacrifice when I won't be up by much. I think DAM is a better play than DOLMA if I'm going to miss 11H MAT(E)D, which does beat out all those plays in the sim and on static equity. #visionmedium
Joe Edley vs. Samuel Kaplan (Game 57010)
Vision Medium
14F JEED +33
I didn't see the 15H (RELAX)ERS extension on this turn. Even with some clunkers I could pick, 17 points is too many to miss out on. 1st sizable mistake this game. At a minimum, I need to keep my I just in case Zach plays through the U in VACUA and I pick the Q. #visionmedium
Samuel Kaplan vs. Zachary Ansell (Game 56655)
Knowledge Large
J1 OF(T) +14
E4 FEO(D) is obviously best but we've already established that i dont know COWHEEL. i saw D11 (H)OUF but thought it was too easy to overlap/kill the S hook, but didnt take into account that i need to keep scoring/can bingo elsewhere #knowledgesaddest #strategysaddest
Nitya Chagti vs. Foster Tom (Game 60899)
Strategy Large
14N G(I) +10
got greedy and wanted to bingo with AVOID, but i draw more bingos after playing off 2. Something like N1 EG(G) is fine. #strategysaddest
Jane Geary vs. Nitya Chagti (Game 60891)
Strategy Small
4A VALE +33
I missed B3 Up(H)EAVAL but somehow this is simming better. Best is N13 UVA. It seems like the engine wants me to bingo out with the OIL hook or through HARPY after her bingo, which seems reasonable since I'm currently up 14 and would catch her with 6 tiles. #strategysad
Becky Dyer vs. Joshua Castellano (Game 56614)
Strategy Large
A10 VU(M) +8
thought for what felt like an hour, didnt know A7 VISCU(M) and didnt generate A8 LOCU(M). even B9 VIC(I)OUS (which i saw) is better than my play #knowledgesaddest #strategysaddest
Adam Logan vs. Nitya Chagti (Game 61559)
Endgame Large
15H RAISIN +32
i gotta do 3F ARRIS and then O12 IN(T). didn't see that i set up the Q until after i hit the clock because i had less than a minute left #timesaddest #endgamesaddest i hope my anki backlog is proud of me
Nitya Chagti vs. Carson Ip (Game 59498)
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)
Knowledge Large
13C pOST(FA)CTS +0 (Lost challenge)
I really lost it here. As soon as I saw POSTFACTS I burned like 3 minutes deciding whether it was good and didn't think about anything else. 13G (FA)TSTOCkS is the actual valid 9. POSTFACT doesn't take an S. #knowledgesaddest
Joshua Castellano vs. Akshay Bhandarkar (Game 60112)
Finding Large
K6 AUA +13
unsure of OFFY#! - hence why I didn't play AYU with OFFA, but totally spaced on AYU with FA and FY which is probably the best play anyway #findingsaddest
Heidi Robertson vs. Josh Sokol (Game 56541)
Finding Large
O3 (P)OKIER +39
chickened out of O3 (P)lOOKIER, which i'd seen last turn and was too titled to find O2 s(P)OOKIER #knowledgesaddest for phony #findingsaddest for O2 s(P)OOKIER
Foster Tom vs. Nitya Chagti (Game 60886)