Time 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)
Vision Medium
C4 (P)OM +13
I think it's better to just ditch the Q now and do K1 Q(U)ORUM, which I didn't even spot. It's actually the only way I can even ditch the Q. #visionmedium
Samuel Kaplan vs. David Firstman (Game 58409)
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)
Finding Small
J6 HO(L)E +21
I forgot if HAOLE was expurgated or not, so I didn't play that. Either way, I would play J7 O(L)EA in a do-over and save a much better leave of AEHS both for bingoing and for scoring potential. #findingsmall
Samuel Kaplan vs. Mark Miller (Game 59843)
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)
Vision Large
M6 EX +39
No floating O for EXPONENT. My play is the tempting play to make. But for spread purposes, I should have done L10 NEXT as the simulation tells me his bingo % is literally 0 next turn. I should have done that. #visionlarge
Michael Early vs. Samuel Kaplan (Game 56802)
Vision Medium
exch GNOQ +0
NC: Exch. NOQ I'm a dumbass. I saw the floating G and I thought "I don't need the G" but I can play 5F bingos ending in ING by keeping it #STRATEGYMEDIUM #VISIONSADDER
Nitya Chagti vs. Noah Slatkoff (Game 40846)
Strategy Small
8D CLOTH +26
I was surprised to see NOTCH H8 outsim CLOTH-- probably due to the CLOTHE hook, as well as the possibility of the Q at J6 after NOTCH. (-2) #strategysmall
Carl Johnson vs. Josh Sokol (Game 34480)
Strategy Large
15A HeCH +61
I couldn't bear to leave the FRIZE hook open, especially since I assumed he must be keeping an E. After the game he told he forgot about the FRIZE hook. J13 AH sims best. #strategysaddest
Joshua Castellano vs. Joel Wapnick (Game 61232)
Vision Small
6D TELEDUS +75
I got too excited here because I knew I was close to 700. The play should have been H1 DELUSTE(R) for the purpose of play finding. But it worked out in the end because if he has AENOORT, he still hypothetically has RATOONE(D) available, which I think he's more likely to find than ANTEROO(M), which he has right now if I pick EJR out of the bag. #visionsmall
George Borsuk vs. Samuel Kaplan (Game 56647)
Time Large
15C (N)A +3
Challenging off CULK was a blunder as he can now block my Z setup with ILK. I was low on time and intachallenged. I still went for the setup, but the block is to obvious. #timesaddest
Joshua Castellano vs. Ather Sharif (Game 59089)
Strategy Large
11C TAIN +19
magpie loooves B10 (R)ICIN/thinks i bingo a 3rd of the time afterwards. it also likes TEIN better than TAIN. part of liking RICIN/DINIC etc is likely just that there's sooo many Is unseen. #strategysaddest
Nitya Chagti vs. Sanya Adebola (Game 58979)
Strategy Small
L4 YAGER +45
In a do-over, I might go with YOGA instead of YAGER for only 4 less. Considering I average 9 more next turn at a 4 point sacrifice this turn and my bingo % goes up after YOGA, it seems that YOGA is a little better. #strategysmall
Amika Gair-MacMichael vs. Samuel Kaplan (Game 59634)
Endgame Large
13F (T)IZ +13
this is prety bad because it gives back EPIGEAN/EPIGEAL. Gotta do 5M (O)VA first and give myeslf (T)IZ and O4 Z(A) next turn #endgamesaddest
Nitya Chagti vs. Andrea Hatch (Game 58975)
Finding Large
B12 OO(F) +9
OOF is right. at least i didnt throw away a win by missing 10G E(M)OTICON. i saw N10 COOTI(E) but thought i could still make up spread if i bingoed next turn #findingsaddest #strategysaddest
Nitya Chagti vs. Mohammad Sulaiman (Game 61557)
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)
Strategy Large
M3 VAN +22
I should probably leave the 3 row open, it's hard for him to close. I hated all my options - DAV(E)N? that puts pressure on at least, it's probably better than VAN. I was kinda hoping he wouldn't have a good TAGS block, but he can always do a mediocre one from the G in KLEAGLES or with ETA, and then I have to bingo on some terrible marginal lane. I think I got too obsessed with staying in bingo range, DAVEN isn't likely to win but at least I will be able to have a place to bingo. I think B4 ADD is good as well, keeping the 3 row and 13 rows open. either one of those seem way better than VAN #strategylarge
Jackson Smylie vs. Kenji Matsumoto (Game 33113)
Tactics Small
15A RENNE +43
debated between 15A RENNES and 15A YEN, settled on this as a compromise but it seems to be sliiiightly better equity to play off the S. #tacticssad also #knowledgesad for challenge
Nitya Chagti vs. Yaacov Barak (Game 60898)
Strategy Small
7F HOP +25
He just fished off two tiles, so I'm too chicken to do C11 TOUGH, but maybe F12 PUG could be okay to set up my H (provided I don't think he has an S). Though, even if he has an S, it has to hit just right, so it's probably not too dangerous. #strategysad Also, this play was miscounted as 27
Robert Linn vs. Nitya Chagti (Game 59593)
Vision Large
A9 PLIER +16
This sims way, way back: I didn't see EH 10A. No one mentioned this in either the commentary or the chat, which vindicates me slightly. SHH must be difficult to spot for everyone. (-12) #visionlarge
Carl Johnson vs. Josh Sokol (Game 34497)
Strategy 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)
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
B7 P(OON) +6
I probably need to do something like N9 MALT and hope to draw the S and threaten unblockable bingos. I kept thinking that she must've been keeping 3 vowels with her last fish but she could easily be keeping just 2 which makes N9 MALT best I think. I was going for MARTLET with this fish here. #strategysaddest
Joshua Castellano vs. Jennifer Clinchy (Game 56608)
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 Large
12D YERB(A) +20
1st significant mistake this game. First off, I don't need to make a defensive move as I'm only going up by so much. Secondly, I can get rid of more high pointers with G4 KERY(G)M(A), which wins easily more often than YERBA. #visionlarge
Kenneth Rubin vs. Samuel Kaplan (Game 56406)
Finding Large
11E (BOAK)ING +28
FUUUUUUUU i didnt see that THEEING still fit with SQUAREST noooooo #findingsaddest also fuuuck if i dont see the spot, i gotta take 13C HING
Nitya Chagti vs. Will Anderson (Game 61550)
Finding Medium
8A BE(LEAGUER) +36
While I did hit the extension I was hoping might draw a challenge since this is a 9, I really needed a play that would turn over more tiles since there's 3 more Ss unseen. C3 BEADI(L)Y would have accomplished that nicely while scoring the same as BELEAGUER. #findingmedium
Evan Chester vs. Samuel Kaplan (Game 56140)
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)
Finding Medium
A14 AW +17
C13 AWN 10 points is way too many to give up. I saw AWE and discounted it because it's still possible to trip-trip through the E, but the N in that spot is a lot more defensive (opponent's avg score goes up by 7 compared to AWN). My play doesn't stop WR bingos #findingsadder #tacticssad
Nitya Chagti vs. Ather Sharif (Game 59606)
Finding Medium
13G J(N)ANA +21
I didn't care for B1 JEAN just because I don't have an S and Cesar could very well gobble up the A1 spot, but J2 JACANA(s) needs to be spotted. That's the play. #findingmedium
Cesar Del Solar vs. Samuel Kaplan (Game 57830)
Knowledge Small
13G W(E)B +15
gotta do 15F BU(S)TI, leave 7 in the bag and set up my S to score. there's hella vowels out, so i dont need to worry too much. #strategysaddest also #knowledgesad for challenge
Nitya Chagti vs. Yvonne Lobo (Game 60892)
Finding Large
H4 OLIG(U)RiC +61
One of my worst nightmares as a Scrabble player: on the Tuesday after this tournament, I was driving to work and I thought to myself, "gee, I think I missed a better bingo than OLIGURIC". Sure enough, I did. H8 (U)RoLOGIC for 83. #findinglarge
Edwin Roth vs. Samuel Kaplan (Game 56573)