Plays made by the player that were challenged by an opponent. This list may not be completely accurate. Check the 'Challenge Heuristics' section of the about page for more information.
Plays made by the player that were challenged by an opponent. This list may not be completely accurate. Check the 'Challenge Heuristics' section of the about page for more information.
#knowledgesmall for WINDWAy. I desperately set up a 3x3 with TAO. The sim winners are C1 ALO(W) and A3 OLEA, with the same idea. ALO(W) nearly maximizes my average score next turn, while TAO maximizes my opponent's score. #strategymedium
#knowledgesmall for WINDWAy. I desperately set up a 3x3 with TAO. The sim winners are C1 ALO(W) and A3 OLEA, with the same idea. ALO(W) nearly maximizes my average score next turn, while TAO maximizes my opponent's score. #strategymedium
I gave up at this point, but the sim finds winning chances with 3E ALEC or 3F LACE, blocking the scoring threat on row 1 but preserving a bingo lane. ALEC is my name, so I ought to play it. #tacticssmall
The sim winner is 5E VIG(A), minimizing Tim's bingo chance by blocking both (AB)S and S(COPE). Second is D2 V(e)G, maximizing my bingo chance. #strategylarge
8L (D)HOW is best. I thought DDIV had little scoring potential next turn, but (D)HOW + D10 DIV(A) scores the same amount as WHID + 8L (DI)VO#. #strategysmall
8L (DI)VO# is better than this, but the sim winner is 11E VOR#. VOR# scores well and reduces Robert's average score, and the pool is vowel-heavy, so I can afford to keep DINN. 11C VINO and 5C VINO(US) are close behind. #strategymedium
I tunneled on fishing for 8A NON(QUOTA). Instead, since I don't have a good play using the U, I should keep column D open. J6 WOON# is best, but I didn't know (HEBE)N#; F6 WO(OH)OO# is second. #knowledgemedium
I lazily played the first bingo I saw; this led to my demise. 4E RENTiN(G)S# is an improvement, blocking some bingos on column M. 3F cENTN(e)RS is best, sacrificing two points to block bingos on row 2. #tacticslarge
This wins 26/36, often losing to bingos on row 2, to wit: 2E MATELO(T)S or ROYALE(T)S#; 2G RETO(T)ALS or SLAT(T)ERY#; 2H MAR(T)LETS, MAS(T)ERLY or MOT(T)LERS. It is best to block row 2 with 3K (e)RR. (e)RR wins 29/36, losing to O7 ELYTRO(U)S, N1 MASTERY or OESTRAL, H2 RA(N)SOM(AB)LE#(!!!), or drawing two of LRT. #endgamemedium
This was my second-worst mistake of the tournament. I saw multiple winning plays, including C1 RAT, which is tied for best. I was devastated when I noticed my phony. My thought process was something like this:
[on Dennis's turn] I see C1 RAT, that scores 19. Oh, I see 7F TAR making T(OHO)#, that scores 20.
[Dennis plays MOYL#] ok, Dennis keeps EST, where does that go? Oh, does STERNING# take the S? L3 EST would score 27. I should block. M2 INTRA# for 13 looks like my best block. [I set INTRA on board] Where else does EST go? Oh, he has 3A S(I)TE making S(HOVING), that scores 24. [I put tiles back on rack] [after calculation] INTRA wins by 1 after SITE ... RAT blocks, but it ties after EST, and I am unwilling to challenge ... TAR outruns EST by 1 point and SITE by 4 points, so if STERNINGS is phony, TAR is theoretically better than INTRA.
[I play TAR and hit clock] Oh no, I just played RAB*. #endgamelarge (-35)
I considered this and A8 REAVED. I saw that a bingo ending in PT could outrun README# but I missed A7 UNADEPT, with which Samson would win by 1. A8 REAVED cannot lose; it only ties if Samson has 15H (R)ETINULA. #endgamesmall
This is the best bingo, but 15H MIRID is better. It sacrifices 34 points, but it takes out the (WALLEYE)D spot and keeps ?N, which often draws into bingos hooking UPDRAW#. #tacticssmall
F4 (B)OX sets up a hotspot at E5 and keeps column O open, and (L)OX apparently gives me a 3% better chance of bingoing next turn. Yet (B)OX wins the sim. I suppose that I often draw decisive double-doubles afterward. #tacticsmedium
The pool is consonant-heavy, so I can afford to keep three vowels. LO(I)N blocks row 12, but K12 NO(E)S or ON(E)S is better execution, blocking row 11 as well. ON(E)S wins a close sim, followed by 9N ON (?) #visionmedium
Ben: Strange. Why does this sim 13% worse than TWIGGING? Quackle must be broken.
Alec: This and my next five turns in aggregate constitute my worst mistake of the tournament. I did not know nor consider TWIGHTING#. I also missed O5 TWI(N)GInG, which scores the same as WIGhTING# and is best. #knowledgelarge
Were TWIGHTING# not valid, JEE would win; it blocks Ben's outs and outruns J9 SH with 6H SET. Instead, JEE is a losing play. All of my winning plays make T(WIGhTING)#; M1 EST and SET are best. #knowledgelarge (-20)
This has best equity, but 6J N(O)NG# wins a close sim, in front of 6J N(O)G and G(O)N#. CON keeps GN for (TOADY)ING and sets up a lane for -ING bingos on column M, but I guess keeping a flexible leave is more important than points on this board, and with the S, I have all the bingo lanes I need. #tacticssmall I guess
The two best plays are DEEPLY and O1 YELPED. Both empty the bag and allow the same bingos, except at 3G, where DEEPLY allows SC(O)RELIN(E) and ST(O)NEWAR(E), while YELPED allows only ST(O)NEWAL(L). Thus YELPED wins with more draws. #endgamesmall
TA(N)E# is tied for 157th best equity but survives the sim without being cut off; it has no back hook and blocks (FEW)S# and rows 11 and 13, thereby minimizing Dennis's bingo chance, at the expense of scoring only 4 points. 10C CAA# wins the sim, playing no defense at all but keeping the best leave for the consonant-heavy pool; 3E CA(UM)# and 3L (R)ACA# are close behind. #strategysmall
Of the generated plays that empty the bag, J12 SIFT is best, blocking the highest-scoring possible Z play, 15K Z(Y)MES. IF avoids the situations where Dennis bingos out and I am stuck with the Z, but it scores little and falls behind SIFT and several other plays in the sim. #strategylarge
IO# maximizes my bingo chance. I missed 11E PA(L)SIER until next turn, and I thought IO# was a blunder; somehow, IO# beats PA(L)SIER in a sim. I wanted to play the I either way, seeing that there were four I's unseen. However, the sim winner is K5 PO(L), blocking row 5 and minimizing Dennis's bingo chance. #strategymedium
13K PILCH# is better, saving at least 1A AY and reducing Jack's scoring potential, even though I can't always go out next move. HIPLY often allows plays like O11 PH(Y)LA or PH(Y)LE. #endgamesmall
I rejected 8J (L)UNULE because it opens the right side of the board. I missed 15A UNREEL(ER), which wins a close sim over (L)UNULE and looks best. #visionmedium
10K CURS is best, blocking row 10 bingos and (JEEL)Y# with two Y's unseen while keeping the G again. Close behind is C3 UNCL(IN)G#, which I saw but was unsure of; I didn't know UNCLE is a verb. #tacticssmall
I missed 8K SEAfOAM, the best bingo by far, scoring 8 more points (ignoring the +5 for OMAkASE) and not opening a 3x3 lane. However, F13 OMA wins the sim. #findinglarge
AVISO has the best equity, but the sim winners are exchanges, keeping AS, S, or IS. The board is very good for the S with (ADVECT)S, (BALANCER)S, and (QUOTA)S available. #tacticssmall
Taking the scoring spot at N2 and setting up an S-hook. N1 EE# is better execution, as it scores 7 more points both immediately and on average next turn. #tacticsmedium
O12 U(P) and 4K U(T) win the sim, giving me a 6% chance of winning while everything else is less than 5%. I think the sim assumes Rasheed will sometimes play on row 2 making H(EW), after which I can play a bingo making W(HEW) and scoring 109 or more if I draw any of ?AFHLR. Never in my WILDEST dreams would Rasheed do that. F13 (G)U# is another option, setting up a lane on row 15 that Rasheed will surely block. WUD has the best equity. #tacticsmedium I guess
It felt like I couldn't do much of anything on this board. Indeed, I shouldn't do much of anything: the two best plays are exchange NT and I8 (FAA)N. ANCE# takes many front hooks, and the N which I keep is not one. :( #strategymedium
I can't afford to keep two of BPV here. B9 BE(S)POT# is best; it frustrates column A and row 15, unloads two of my clunkers, and maximizes turnover for the blanks. I did not know BESPOT#. Next best is the equity play, A6 BOPO#. #knowledgelarge
Again, with ??S unseen, I should play more tiles. I7 M(E)TES, M(E)ATS, and M(E)TES win a close sim despite using the S; I wanted to use it for (BRINGER)S. I considered K8 SAMLET, which blocks almost all the bingo lanes and plays six tiles; it is not far behind. L(I)ME is far behind. #strategymedium
I7 T(E)XAS wins the sim, scoring 4 more and bingoing about 1/7 more often next turn. I don't need to block lanes, as I do with SEXT; many plays win 100%. #strategylarge
11C THE wins a close sim over L7 UH and EH. I rejected THE, fearing heavy underlaps. I did not consider UH or EH. I like how UH blocks the scoring spot at 8J-O. #tacticsmedium
Through four endgame plies, C12 MIRI is the best play that empties the bag, winning 19.58%; EMI(R) wins 15.83%. I lose whenever I draw the Q. #endgamemedium I guess
I wanted to create bingo lanes rather than blocking them, but A(H)ULL sacrifices too much equity. G13 LUD is best; it has best equity and removes a scoring hotspot, at the expense of blocking row 15. #strategymedium
Column A may be my best way of coming back, and I should not block it. All the best plays are exchanges: -AIII, -IIIO, -III, -AIIIO, -II.... #strategymedium
13G M(E)WL has the best equity and wins a close sim. I played LAW to set up a high-scoring bingo lane, but it keeps four consonants and gives Dennis a scoring spot. Row 15 and column L are all the lanes I need. Oh, and M(E)WL would block Dennis's bingo. #strategymedium
...but K9 AENEOUS blocks 15H (I)MPAINTS and does not set up O6 PITMANS. Rough. I chose (S)PIMS# to set up another high-scoring bingo lane, but N2 PANIM# scores 52 and is too many points to pass up. After PANIM#, Dennis can play on column O, killing the last bingo lane, but I still have a chance if I can draw the Q and play it at 14J. #strategylarge
Blocking bingos is not very effective on this open board. 11B TE(R)F(E)# is best, setting up yet another lane and aiming to draw another bingo. #strategymedium
G2 TRUE wins the sim. It keeps Stefan's average score low while keeping mine high. I played UTE to block rows 13 and 14; somehow this maximizes my bingo chance, but I score less on average. #tacticsmedium
Through seven endgame plies, I1 REPrIVE(S)# is best of the 66-point bingos, rEPRIVE(S)# is second, and dEPRIVE(S) is third. I wasn't sure of REPRIVES#. #knowledgesmall
The sim winners are N1 GYRE, GUYSE#, and GYRES. GUY maximizes equity and bingo chance, but GYRE, GUYSE#, and GYRES score significantly more and turn over more tiles for the unseen blanks. #strategylarge somehow
The following bingos score 89: 15A cOrDLIK(E), gOaDLIK(E), hOoDLIK(E), hoODLIK(E), LOrDLIK(E), lOrDLIK(E), and tOaDLIK(E). I chose tOaDLIK(E) because I was more sure of it than the other options (I also considered some phonies, notably gOlDLIKE* and woODLIKE*), despite seeing that it allows A8 BORTIES(T)#; it also allows COMBIES(T)#. Meanwhile, cOrDLIK(E) allows A8 COSMETI(C), hOoDLIK(E) or hoODLIK(E) allows A8 BESMIRC(h), and LOrDlIK(E) or lOrDLIK(E) allows A8 COISTRE(L) or COISTRE(l). gOaDLIK(E) allows nothing at A8. LOrDlIK(E) and lOrDLIK(E) are best; gOaDLIK(E) is third, as when Dennis has CEIORST he can play B4 TERCIOS#; and tOaDLIK(E) is fifth. Their valuations differ by less than a point. #endgamesmall
I wasn't sure whether SLIDS* were valid, so I played COD(EX) to block column A just in case. Of course, if SLIDS* were valid, I could play A6 DOWDS# or something. The best plays are O1 TW(AT), keeping the board closed, and 6K DOWD#, setting up my S. #knowledgemedium
I convinced myself that SLIDS* was a word; I had misremembered SLIDDERS#. David held for a long time and even remembered LIDS having no hooks, but he gave me too much credit for knowing words. I think I win 100% even if AVISO comes off; every valid play either wins or loses to a bingo. #knowledgelarge
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