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.
Games in which there are at least 5 challenges made. This list may not be completely accurate. Check the 'Challenge Heuristics' section of the about page for more information.
Was convinced that it's spelled WILEY* #knowledgesad also #knowledgesaddest for not playing more Hyperspace Hooks IDK maybe 10D (D)IV here? I wanna get rid of my R
Was convinced that it's spelled WILEY* #knowledgesad also #knowledgesaddest for not playing more Hyperspace Hooks IDK maybe 10D (D)IV here? I wanna get rid of my R
#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?
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
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
saw 7H NO(G) but hated the leave. saw H2 KON(D)O but didnt stop to consider that, given that it scores as much as MONO, i should probably play it. silly billy mode activated, i say. can i call this a decision paralysis mistake? #tacticssad
i shit you not the sim has me winning 100% of the time after 12K (T)RANQ. Maybe i outrun any bingos that are coming for me. never even saw this spot though, so #findingsaddest, i guess?
Knock knock. Who's there? Definitely not Nits. Maybe one of the shades from Book VI of the Aeneid. #knowledgesaddest for phony and #knowledgesad for challenge
Knock knock. Who's there? Definitely not Nits. Maybe one of the shades from Book VI of the Aeneid. #knowledgesaddest for phony and #knowledgesad for challenge
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
Supposedly 10B AY(I)N here and bingo. I bingo like 10% of the time after this (maybe I draw the L?) which is three times as much than after I13 YA. I wasn't even thinking about bingoing here because of the state of the board. Another advantage of playing off one more tile could be getting another shot at the F or P so I can score #strategysad
L9 P(H)YLAR blocks L1 JAd(E)ITES, 14H TAJInES, and L8 JE(H)ADIST, but M9 P(E)ARLY only blocks the last two #endgamesad
Players agreed to a final score of 460-323
B2 POR(G)Y is nice. I'm committing to catching up without a bingo after SAYER. 3H OY and 3H AY are nice for fishy plays because they're tough to block + I have the floating T, O and N. #knowledgesad
No idea what to do here. 3J S(A)NED and 14D N(I)D can't work because Danny's gonna block column D, D8 NIE is pretty blockable with an 11A or 7B play (if he has an O). Maybe H1 SIN(C)E? There's 9 vowels unseen. Gonna call this a #strategysadder because column D is always getting blocked
Play was misscored as 22
L2 NI(E) only draws into DELOUSE, J2 UN(I) draws into 8 playable bings, M2 OU(D) into 10 playable bingos. Like, yeah, it's blockable but I gotta hope that he can't/doesn't. This one feels vv #strategysaddest because right idea, rough execution
6I TORII obliterates my opponent's chances at bingoing. He's gonna be forced to make an opening, which I can take advantage of. WOT/WAD sets up SWAD which is pretty bad, considering that Willy played S(I)X instead of (C)OX. #strategysaddest
I'm supposed to shoot for my own bingo here. The only way I lose is if he bingos and I don't. I can't close the lanes here. Something like 8M AI(R) is nice because EISTT works really well with the floating A, T, and O (even though I draw into a lot of 7s with AEIST) in the scenarios where my opponent plays SCOG. Even with the worst possible draw (CW), I sitll get SC(A)WTITE #strategysaddest
#knowledgesad for challenge and #findingsad for L4 RITZ(Y). I saw (B)IZ but didn't think it would sim SO much better than SITZ. If i wanna play off these tiles, I can get 5 more pts by making OVERBUYS
#knowledgesad for challenge and #findingsad for L4 RITZ(Y). I saw (B)IZ but didn't think it would sim SO much better than SITZ. If i wanna play off these tiles, I can get 5 more pts by making OVERBUYS
N6 EAU sims pretty well for something that's so scary. I like 9G A(R)EA. I guess with the former I set up my M and with the latter I score some points. Thinking this might be a #strategysadder
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
damn so it turns out A12 (F)LIC wins if I draw N or S, and I11 FLIC/FLIR or K11 ERIC win if I draw the S. I had like none time (left beef) on my clock by this point so i hadn't even tracked. also, #knowledgesad for letting FIES* go. #timesaddest #endgamesaddest
damn so it turns out A12 (F)LIC wins if I draw N or S, and I11 FLIC/FLIR or K11 ERIC win if I draw the S. I had like none time (left beef) on my clock by this point so i hadn't even tracked. also, #knowledgesad for letting FIES* go. #timesaddest #endgamesaddest
damn so it turns out A12 (F)LIC wins if I draw N or S, and I11 FLIC/FLIR or K11 ERIC win if I draw the S. I had like none time (left beef) on my clock by this point so i hadn't even tracked. also, #knowledgesad for letting FIES* go. #timesaddest #endgamesaddest
Ciao amici, and welcome to Round 1 of Nits speaking into the void! If you are reading this, thank you and apologies in advance
7E BAWK #knowledgesadder
Didn't know BRACT took an S so I tried to set up bingos ending in G or GS instead, even though there's like 2 Ns left. It's not enough. #strategysaddest #knowledgesaddest
Didn't know BRACT took an S so I tried to set up bingos ending in G or GS instead, even though there's like 2 Ns left. It's not enough. #strategysaddest #knowledgesaddest
I think of this turn as where I lost the game, although tbf it was probably lost at every point of "knowledgesaddest" in the subsequent turns. I didn't know C9 (Q)UITED, which sims best and I spent like 4 minutes going back and forth between C9 (Q)UIETED and J5 DEI. Obviously, I chose wrong, oop #knowledgesadder #strategysadder
I think of this turn as where I lost the game, although tbf it was probably lost at every point of "knowledgesaddest" in the subsequent turns. I didn't know C9 (Q)UITED, which sims best and I spent like 4 minutes going back and forth between C9 (Q)UIETED and J5 DEI. Obviously, I chose wrong, oop #knowledgesadder #strategysadder
Exch. AIOOOU keeping just the E is better #tacticssad
Spoiler: no nits's were harmed in the playing of this game, except, like, psychologically and in every other way that counts.
J4 ICEB(O)ATS #findingsaddest also #knowledgesad for challenge also I'm so sorry if you're rooting for the underdog in this game because i straight up zonked out
J4 ICEB(O)ATS #findingsaddest also #knowledgesad for challenge also I'm so sorry if you're rooting for the underdog in this game because i straight up zonked out
I have like 0% chance of winning. With L11 SIEGE at least I can prioritize reaching 300 sometime this century. But, like, it's the case S. I'm feeling greedy. Also I forgot to look on that side of the board. #strategysaddest ? #visionsaddest ALSO #knowledgesad for challenging a 3. May or may not have been a "stop closing down the board for the love of god" challenge, but my lips are sealed
I have like 0% chance of winning. With L11 SIEGE at least I can prioritize reaching 300 sometime this century. But, like, it's the case S. I'm feeling greedy. Also I forgot to look on that side of the board. #strategysaddest ? #visionsaddest ALSO #knowledgesad for challenging a 3. May or may not have been a "stop closing down the board for the love of god" challenge, but my lips are sealed
I have like 0% chance of winning. With L11 SIEGE at least I can prioritize reaching 300 sometime this century. But, like, it's the case S. I'm feeling greedy. Also I forgot to look on that side of the board. #strategysaddest ? #visionsaddest ALSO #knowledgesad for challenging a 3. May or may not have been a "stop closing down the board for the love of god" challenge, but my lips are sealed
#knowledgesad for challenge also can someone make this man please stop bingoing. im asking for my health just nbd
also O10 TENT(H)S but who's counting #findingsaddest #endgamesaddest
#knowledgesad for challenge also can someone make this man please stop bingoing. im asking for my health just nbd
also O10 TENT(H)S but who's counting #findingsaddest #endgamesaddest
#knowledgesad for challenge also can someone make this man please stop bingoing. im asking for my health just nbd
also O10 TENT(H)S but who's counting #findingsaddest #endgamesaddest
A9 STROBIC #knowledgesaddest for the bing AND the BLEAKY hook T_T also D12 B(A)C is a slightly better version of what i was trying to do with setting up my S
O7 TIRITIS #knowledgesaddest also I went with TITI instead of TITIS for 37 because I figured the S was pretty important on this board. They sim pretty close (TITIS is about a point ahead)
My opponent's clearly been fishing and the pool looks spanking, so I figured I needed to block bingos but what I also really needed to do was keep scoring. 4H VEN(o)M is great here #strategysaddest #findingsaddest
My opponent's clearly been fishing and the pool looks spanking, so I figured I needed to block bingos but what I also really needed to do was keep scoring. 4H VEN(o)M is great here #strategysaddest #findingsaddest
3J (F)EAZE looks good here because I can use the D and S hooks + the Z isn't right on top of the double word as it would be with 3J (F)AZE. #knowledgesaddest
PEOY* #KNOWLEDGESADDEST Also Quackle likes 13A QATS but i'm not about that dangerous life. Not that I made the correct decision, because my opponent ended up playing for the same amount of points under 4J QAT next turn anyway #strategylarge
PEOY* #KNOWLEDGESADDEST Also Quackle likes 13A QATS but i'm not about that dangerous life. Not that I made the correct decision, because my opponent ended up playing for the same amount of points under 4J QAT next turn anyway #strategylarge
C7 ECU is good here because I'm still scoring enough to stay in reach and, assuming my opponent has the J, I can still pick up a bingo after this. #strategylarge
N: 1H COPI(T)A or H10 (G)AUCIE should be okay here. #knowledgesaddest Even if i HAD known these words, i was playing too scared. my opponent just blew up his rack, played 6 tiles. gotta be smort here
N: Literally just any valid bingo here thank u #knowledgesaddest i spent like all my time looking for a valid bingo, SAW 12F ToUTIER and then dismissed it as a funky lil thing my brain made up for funsies. why must these maladies befall me? america explain.
Fishing off the U and N with K7 UN(WIELDY) is a lot better. I got inexplicably fearful of the triple-triple I'd left open for so long? playing too scared. #findingsadddest
So, I'm a silly little goose who is still learning and growing and yes spoiler alert i phonied twice with invalid threes. because i am a silly little goose who is still learning and growing. please and thank you. #knowledgesaddest
So, yes, I have the blank and im closer to a bingo and it's better to set myself up with 15H AJI and i DID think about it and i did put AJI on the board but then i switched it to JAI at the last second because i was afraid #strategysad
M7 TRON sims best, gives me the chance to draw a vowel finally, but i didn't want to play anything obstructing the 11L G. Kinda silly now that I think about it, because it's pretty improbable that I can bingo through there and M7 TRON actually gives me a lane for a 7. idk. this might be a #strategysaddest
yeah i considered playing 5H VAT (and chickened out of FRATER for J5 VARS), but played kinda loosey goosey bcuz my opp had just exchanged #strategysaddest
#knowledgesad for challenge and #Knowledgesaddest for chickening out of CITROUS (i felt like my impulse control was shot on Day 2 from lack of sleep and wanted to rein hallucinations in)
#knowledgesad for challenge and #Knowledgesaddest for chickening out of CITROUS (i felt like my impulse control was shot on Day 2 from lack of sleep and wanted to rein hallucinations in)
ok you know what? im still baffled that this is not a common english word. i dont even feel like this should be a #knowledgesaddest because clearly this is just a twilight zone moment
i saw the ACRED hook for C11 AREG but didnt seriously consider anything there once i saw GRICE. I guess it does the double whammy of stopping bings on the B column starting with an H and kinda obstructs the T. I think i was too concerned with getting my own bing down. #strategysad
i saw D# VI(LI)FY and then convinced myself you need two Ls to spell it. N12 D(IVI) does slightly better than FOY, probably because having 3 Is is something that only Odysseus dreams of (if you know, you know) #strategysad
okay wow fishing off the O with M3 O(OM) has me winning 70% of the time. WOE wins like 40% of the time. Do i really need to bingo here? I guess if my opp has the J, they outscore me? #strategysaddest
playing PL(ON)G is like 1 pt better than exchanging, and if i wanna exchange, there's way too many Ts out unseen. Gotta go down to just the C. #tacticssad
I knew DONNART meant stupid but i couldnt remember if it was an adjective or a noun (i.e. a stupid person) #knowledgesaddest NORLANDS fits in this same spot
13C D(E)NCH #knowledgesadder also 11B CH(I)LD is a better version of L(I)CHT. I really struggled here because I had basically no way to block a bingo from coming down (apart from if I find CHILD)
I need to do L3 (E)A if I want my own bingo. (FA)A is next best but my bingo chances plummet from more than 2/3rds of the time to less than half the time #strategysaddest
I get DETAILS and DENTILS making FIXT if I draw the blank + A or N; AUDILES, DUALISE, DUPLIES, SULLIED, SULFIDE, and DUELIST if I draw the blank + U to make UREDO; and SCAILED if i draw the blank + A making CREDO. #strategysaddest
7I HIRCINe and I chickened out of I4 CHIR(M)INg because why would that be a word? #KNOWLEDGESADDEST
Spoiler: I maintain that spending like 100 minutes on this move is what cost me the game (along with all of my following mistakes). Stay tuned for primo facepalm opportunities.
I don't need to be worried about being bingoed on, I need to worry about being outrun with the Z still out. H1 CEILIS is best simpy because it scores. #KNOWLEDGESADDEST #strategylarge
I don't need to be worried about being bingoed on, I need to worry about being outrun with the Z still out. H1 CEILIS is best simpy because it scores. #KNOWLEDGESADDEST #strategylarge
N: 15F ULVAS sims better but I kinda liked putting the V out there to block #strategysadder ? definitely a #knowledgesadder for ULVAS
ALSO play was miscounted as 33 oop
N: 15F ULVAS sims better but I kinda liked putting the V out there to block #strategysadder ? definitely a #knowledgesadder for ULVAS
ALSO play was miscounted as 33 oop
F9 (BIG)GS keeps me within scoring distance, though it blocks a lane, so I like F9 (BIG)G. Unfortunately, I have never seen a single word in my life, so I play H7 G(EN). Not great, in hindsight, because it does kinda self-block bingoes to the T. HOWEVER, spoiler alert, it does actually work out for me in the end somehow. Note to self and moral of the story: learn words. #STRATEGYSADDEST
I might genuinely be a dumbass. I considered 11E UMU and then decided to take the Z instead because I was worried about leaving it hanging. #STRATEGYSMALL the dumb bitch disease is alive and kicking, folks
There's 5 possible bingos through 14H OM and I just wanna quit. 10H sTONERS is notable #findingsaddest #Knowledgesaddest We out here turning up dumbassery to 100%
There's 5 possible bingos through 14H OM and I just wanna quit. 10H sTONERS is notable #findingsaddest #Knowledgesaddest We out here turning up dumbassery to 100%
If I play 11B B(AN)GED, I can't leave O or L in the bag (provided Ben plays N2 WAX(IER)). After WAXIER, B(AN)GED still has a 60% shot. BUT even after drawing the L or O, B(AN)GED loses to perfect play. Ben has one move (from his POV) that wins 100% of the time: 11I UNRID because it goes out with every draw from the bag. So blocking doesn't work here.
If I assume Ben sees:
-11I UNRID but not INSURED (or doesn't see either), 11B B(AN)G or V(AN)G are probably OK since UNRID only works because it guarantees an out for him next turn and CDEVN is pretty good for the bag (by playing 2 instead of 4, I might get first-mover advantage in the endgame). Buuuut OBANG is a thing and it doesn't look entirely blockable. So my opponent would have to assume I'm setting up an O that I don't actually have (and a 2/5 shot is not incredible). My opponent is probably forced to find INSURED then.
-INSURED but not UNRID, then B(AN)GED might be OK? It would still lose to something like 11I SURED, but would win as long as he draws the U if he plays UNRED/URNED/RUNED.
-both INSURED *and* UNRID, then V(A)C maximizes my chances of drawing a bingo (there's 6/10 draws that work, which is the same shot as B(AN)GED as long as WAX(IER) is played). BUT, Ben's likely playing 11G INSURED for 72, so BONDAGE and BANDAGE (70) tie; BUNGLED, BLUNGED and BANGLED (69) lose by 1; and DOGBANE loses by 2.
Instead, if I play 2G B(A)NG keeping CDEV, I can sometimes draw into 11F COUVADE and 11G ALCOVED (or B5 ALCOVED and B5 COUVADE depending on where he plays).
V(A)NG draws into BECLOUD or CODABLE, but BECLOUD only fits on the B column and CODABLE goes in both spots, so Ben might play INSURED on the B column to block BECLOUD if I draw it.
The funny thing is, after B(A)NG, Ben might realize that I want him to bingo. If he surmises that I'm keeping at least three consonants after B(A)NG, he can just play 6 tiles (almost guaranteed to give him an out). Against the range of partial leaves CVD, CVL, CDL, and VDL, Ben's best play is (AN)EURINS, which (I think) wins 100% if he doesn't draw the V.
Soooo, after all that, B(A)NG might just be my best bet. Gonna put this one down as #strategysaddest
Apparently Exch. ILNNRV isn't bad given the pool but also, realistically, where am i gonna bingo that isn't from the N on the O column? I guess i could hope to draw a bingo from the A of FOEdARIE or one that underlaps TEA, making WEXES/WEXED? #strategysaddest Also this play was miscounted as 17
I chickened out of 11H INLIERS and then never saw 14A RESILIN #KNOWLEDGESADDEST oh my god. All I had to do was play a valid word. Like, just a valid word. I before E, bro. I before E.
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
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
M6 NE(T)ES or 5A SEEN would be exponentially better than weird desperation out-play (especially when it has a valid, playable anagram) #endgamesaddest #timesaddest
M6 NE(T)ES or 5A SEEN would be exponentially better than weird desperation out-play (especially when it has a valid, playable anagram) #endgamesaddest #timesaddest
K7 SOIREEs #knowledgesaddest also ##confusionsaddest because i had just learned OISERIES and let the curse of new knowledge overtake my years of knowing this top-500 bingo
J8 A(G)IO and J8 A(G)A are slightly better because they both take an S unlike J8 A(G)O and AGA has the added benefit of taking an R that I already have #strategysad
12I GENOA is a slightly better version of 12J EOAN. E1 NO(Od)GE sims best but idk. I mean, my opponent's next turn scores the most after this play. Maybe I'm just supposed to eat it. #strategysad at the very least
#knowledgesad for challenge and #tacticssad because Exch. DNQVW is slightly better, though I figured that with 3 Ts out and no Ns, RT wouldn't be as good
#knowledgesad for challenge and #tacticssad because Exch. DNQVW is slightly better, though I figured that with 3 Ts out and no Ns, RT wouldn't be as good
i have only one win here and it's 1A OSTIA because it takes out all the scary spots so that's a huuuge #endgamesaddest and #Knowledgesaddest I seem to win here as long as I don't draw the K
i have only one win here and it's 1A OSTIA because it takes out all the scary spots so that's a huuuge #endgamesaddest and #Knowledgesaddest I seem to win here as long as I don't draw the K
#knowledgesad for challenge F12 PIU or F13 UP are nice here. I think my play leaves too many vowels. Even 13E (X)U is better (I bingo like 75% of the time after) #tacticssaddest
#knowledgesad for challenge F12 PIU or F13 UP are nice here. I think my play leaves too many vowels. Even 13E (X)U is better (I bingo like 75% of the time after) #tacticssaddest
I was trying to block bingos on the A column making SCAB with a blank S, but the sim is noooot interested in that at all. I guess bingos on row 14 are a lot more likely and my plays score more there anyway? I kinda don't mind 6B HUM(O)R because it scores well and kinda obstructs the A column but 14H HUM sims best. This one might just have to go down in the books as a #strategysaddest
I knew that C2 GINN(Y) gave back 4A Zi(N)G but I was low af on time and could not figure out what else to do. Maybe play L11 N(I)M? He can have 14H ZOoGLEA for a million #strategysaddest
F2 ENDEAVO(R) #findingsaddest #knowledgesaddest (i love that i stumbled into GROUPIST, which is 13k probability and couldnt find ENDEAVOR, which is 1k probability. i am truly composed of paradoxes)
F2 ENDEAVO(R) #findingsaddest #knowledgesaddest (i love that i stumbled into GROUPIST, which is 13k probability and couldnt find ENDEAVOR, which is 1k probability. i am truly composed of paradoxes)
spent 54 minutes looking for something that wasn't N1 AdHESIO(N) and didn't spot N4 ApHO(N)IES. #knowledgesad you know who needs to spend more time on StudyCade? This gal <-----
chickened out of 2B WH(I)FT #knowledgesad also i picked 15A WHI(T) over 1A WHI(D) because i figured the T was easier to trip-trip through but i should just go for the points #strategysadder
chickened out of 2B WH(I)FT #knowledgesad also i picked 15A WHI(T) over 1A WHI(D) because i figured the T was easier to trip-trip through but i should just go for the points #strategysadder
Not playing the bingo and playing 15A (WHIT)STER instead sims better which is kinda cool. also 11H STRiFES sims better i guess because i bingo more next turn?? is this is a #strategysad ? could be
So I blew the endgame here. I knew what the 8 unseen tiles were and I knew there were two places on the board for bingos: the D column and under PRAISE on row 2. All I needed to do was calculate what bingo my opponent could play through the N on column D and then block the bingo lane under PRAISE. Even if I didn't see FAAN (which I didn't #knowledgesaddest) to play O1 CLUNG or O1 CLUNK etc., I still could have done N2 GLANS. BIG oof
Potomac Tournament Round 3. 8D BANGS is better, obviously, and I did consider that I was giving up 8 points to play 8G BANG, but I genuinely don't know what was going through my head that I didn't play it #strategymedium
I didn't want to play N5 NY while my opponent still had the hooks, but I didn't pay attention to his leave because I was running short on time. It was safe for me to play #strategylarge
Now I know there's a chance my opponent can take the triple lane, but I couldn't figure out how to block it. Definitely needed to score a lot more than I did, though. F10 CEBID is nice here. #knowledgesaddest
didn't like that 14I APLITE would give back high-scoring bings, and didnt even consider fishing for my own bing with 9L A(T) or 7I A(V)I because i was trying to still score decently. #tacticssad (ish--gimme some credit, it's still within 1.5 points)
idk maybe do 10K OE in hopes of hitting EXARATE on row 14? i feel like opp never really lets that happen? probably worth trying tho and at least i don't empty the bag #strategysaddest
bruhhhh i spent a thousand years on this and never saw 10H MID because literally why would i ever think about something that doesnt use even a single R #tacticssadder
keeping the VUG combo on my rack does not seem to be the greatest idea i've ever had. O12 (H)OVE might be better, takes the trip away from my opp, scores fine #strategysad
R6 Sterling April 2026 debated between 8D MEARE and EME for what felt like forever, wasn't sure if i should exchange EE and failed to see 8D MEANE #tacticssad
watching my laptop start to whine and heat up to the temperature of our sun as it sims makes me feel so much better about having had a hard time finding a good play. like, yes, this pile of metal and numbers, too, does not know what to do here. fwiw, it likes 7F WE, so it's only like a #tacticssad (ish)
12A MENAGE #knowledgesadder also idk how but i saw the word OMEGA and didnt see it fit. i suspect that the part of my brain that plays this game had left on vacation by this point, leaving behind only the part that plays stee at 2am and makes the first move it sees
i knew i was doing something silly as i was doing this but i also kinda just wanted to score + play a bunch of tiles and idk miraculously draw into vowels and consonants that played an easy, findable bingo. 5I HO(U)R is really nice #strategysaddest
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
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
N: L2 GIRRS gives me a better shot at drawing a blank, though I played N14 G(U) just to make it harder for my opponent to hit O8 bingos. #strategylarge
whichever god blessed me with these tiles four times in a row is crying in their bedroom listening to emo music from the early 2000s. 13H GLARIER #KNOWLEDGESADDEST
H11 AB(E)LE #knowledgesaddest I saw 12G ABAC but figured I needed to bingo and didn't want to obstruct any lanes, and didn't wanna do 2A CABAL in hopes of hooking MEWL #strategysadder
H11 AB(E)LE #knowledgesaddest I saw 12G ABAC but figured I needed to bingo and didn't want to obstruct any lanes, and didn't wanna do 2A CABAL in hopes of hooking MEWL #strategysadder
I genuinely was considering D10 Q(A)T, which sims better here, but eventually went with C9 WO(R)DS instead in hopes of giving myself a chance to end a bingo with an E on the B column. Plus, if I drew an I, I had the 12A QA(D)I setup next turn #strategysmall
I was thinking about blocking the N on M2 here, but Quackle thinks I should just play D4 WI(R)E. Playing N1 LAW doesn't stop the other bingo lanes that are still on this board, and I get hit back with O1 AVE anyway (and my opponent holds on to the blank). #strategysmall
#knowledgesad for challenging JOBE. I swear my brain was like "yeah that's a word" but I was like "hmmm what if my brain's lying to me and it's NOT a word?" anyway. that happened.
I'm down, so I guess I need to be aggressive by playing L2 ETCHInG. I didn't want to do it because there was still an F, two Ls, and an R unseen. IDK, maybe I distract my opponent with this while I hope to bingo elsewhere. big oof. #strategysmall
B8 RIDABLE or 14B RIDABLE are better #knowledgesad
Also, a standing applause for forgetting how to pronounce MARINERS, thinking it was some dumb American naval force propagandist bull, and therefore challenging it even though I've read the stupid Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The second I stopped the clock I knew I'd fucked up. It's funny how the brain works sometimes. Anyway, the dumbass award goes to me, so everyone get your grubby hands off of my prize, please and thank you.
I want to begin by saying that I was absolutely disassociated during this game. What was going through my head? Nothing. I had two thoughts, they ricocheted off of each other, and then it was time to eat sushi. It's the sushi's fault. I just wanted sushi.
Just play I7 JET, Nits. #visionSADDEST
7A ANTIENT I have never been able to successfully anagram this word in my Zyzzyva before and I wasn't about to start doing it over the board now lmao #knowledgesaddest
K2 PRu(DE)NTLY is a 9 and i don't hold it against myself for not finding those. That said, D13 PLY is a better version of what i did so #findingsaddest
Yeah I had noooo idea what to do here. Quackle says I bingo most with 7A OOT and then with my play, except that my opp bingos most after my play #strategysadder
I'm more than a bingo behind and I'm not comfortable fishing because there's not a lotta places to bingo AND my opponent's gonna block them. 14I LARIAT also accomplishes the task of just scoring to keep the spread down. #knowledgesad for not knowing LARIAT
big oofs all around here, frens. 15A FOREtOL(D), 15A OvERFOL(D), 15A FORsLOE(D) 15B REFLOO(D)s all would have been fine #KNOWLEDGESADDEST #FINDINGSADDEST #VISIONSADDEST
big oofs all around here, frens. 15A FOREtOL(D), 15A OvERFOL(D), 15A FORsLOE(D) 15B REFLOO(D)s all would have been fine #KNOWLEDGESADDEST #FINDINGSADDEST #VISIONSADDEST
big oofs all around here, frens. 15A FOREtOL(D), 15A OvERFOL(D), 15A FORsLOE(D) 15B REFLOO(D)s all would have been fine #KNOWLEDGESADDEST #FINDINGSADDEST #VISIONSADDEST
Damn, I could have played a whole ass valid word and wont the game. Even 6B V(u)LN at 14 or 5B T(R)ONS at 10 lets me go out in two. I didn't even need to bingo. #STRATEGYSADDEST and also #knowledgesaddest for the phony
Damn, I could have played a whole ass valid word and wont the game. Even 6B V(u)LN at 14 or 5B T(R)ONS at 10 lets me go out in two. I didn't even need to bingo. #STRATEGYSADDEST and also #knowledgesaddest for the phony
Literally I had so many plays that would have won me the game, but noooooo. I was even considering D1 VOLTES! Never let me outside again, please #strategysaddest
O4 ACTUA(T)E OOF #KNOWLEDGESADDEST the funny thing is that I SAW O6 ACU(T)E and it would have still been better than O6 TAU(T). WHY didn't I just play it? Some mysteries shall haunt us forever, friends
I played too scared here. I thought my opponent was fishing but the bag is too crappy. It's more likely that he's bogged down with consonants and there's nothing he can do. I need to play O1 PONT or O1 SOAP and outrun. My play literally set up a lovely little X hotspot for my opponent to outrun me with. Genuinely, I could not have made a stupider move. Even passing is better. This is a time where knowing E4 PANTOS would have come in handy. #knowledgesaddest #strategylarge
I played too scared here. I thought my opponent was fishing but the bag is too crappy. It's more likely that he's bogged down with consonants and there's nothing he can do. I need to play O1 PONT or O1 SOAP and outrun. My play literally set up a lovely little X hotspot for my opponent to outrun me with. Genuinely, I could not have made a stupider move. Even passing is better. This is a time where knowing E4 PANTOS would have come in handy. #knowledgesaddest #strategylarge
Quackle likes 1H OX just a smidgen better, probably because my opponent threatens plays on that triple. It leaves me with QADI for next turn, should 7M QI get blocked #strategysmall
B1 CHAPaTT(I) allows for triple-triples so it's actually not the correct play here. B2 PATHeT(I)C(S) is better so a big ol' #KNOWLEDGESADDEST because i didn't know it.
Either I play 14M HI and fish for DIsCARD or 14L CHID and try to cut the spread. Either way, I played too scared and tried to stop my opponent from bingoing. #STRATEGYLARGE
I don't think I was mentally present during this game because so far I've 1) EXCHANGED MY S and 2) fished OO for 4 (not even 8!)
Also 11E COO(R)IES #VISIONSADDEST #FINDINGSADDEST and #knowledgesad for the challenge
I don't think I was mentally present during this game because so far I've 1) EXCHANGED MY S and 2) fished OO for 4 (not even 8!)
Also 11E COO(R)IES #VISIONSADDEST #FINDINGSADDEST and #knowledgesad for the challenge
I don't think I was mentally present during this game because so far I've 1) EXCHANGED MY S and 2) fished OO for 4 (not even 8!)
Also 11E COO(R)IES #VISIONSADDEST #FINDINGSADDEST and #knowledgesad for the challenge
#knowledgesad for challenging LEAR AND A WHOLE ASS #KNOWLEDGESADDEST FOR O8 eL(E)GISES O8 SE(E)LInGS and O8 EL(E)GIStS oh my GOD because I instead phonied with ELOGISES*
#knowledgesad for challenging LEAR AND A WHOLE ASS #KNOWLEDGESADDEST FOR O8 eL(E)GISES O8 SE(E)LInGS and O8 EL(E)GIStS oh my GOD because I instead phonied with ELOGISES*
H1 INfAUNA(E) #KNOWLEDGESADDEST and a big old "what was I thinking?" because I spaced out and thought I had a T. It took me until walking over to the challenge computer to realize that I never had a T and I'm just stupid.
N: I saw 5K EX but I wasn't sure if I should go for the bingo that I was sort of sure of or play EX and hope I could find a bingo next turn. I figured the game was close enough that I needed to just get the points. Also a #knowledgesad for the challenge
He ALMOST played L9 RAIS(I)NG, which would have given me M5 PINKEST
D3 P(O)KE here? Keep trying for a bingo? #strategylarge Also, I miscounted 5F (JO)KIEST as 34 oop
6C DI #VISIONSADDEST Spoiler alert: thus begins a series of the most ridiculous fishes, serving absolutely no-one. Do not be like me, folks. I just clocked out at this point in the game and never actually hit my bingo.
N9 ICE #endgamesad
I went over time so we tied with the scores that we had (376-376). There was no recount (I would have lost by 1 point had there been one).
There are 7 wins for me here, ranging from just blocking 14J to outrunning with C1 CLOW. I have tracked correctly. I know my opponent has QUARTET on her rack. Unfortunately, I am low on time and do not see 14J QAT because I'm too busy looking for a spot for QUARTET. HUGE fail not blocking 14J. #endgamesaddest ALSO TOS*
I have no idea what I was doing at this point. I saw the J, I saw the open triple, and all rational thought left my body. The J was definitely my number one nemesis this tournament.
L1 JEL(L) is fine here. #STRATEGYLARGE
I needed to pay better attention to the pool. My opponent is unlikely to bingo. I don't need to block the A column. In fact, I kinda need it to stay open for myself. L2 JO(L) is fine. #strategysmall
#knowledgesad for challenge
M1 Z(E)X #endgamesaddest #timesaddest I need to pay better attention to what my opponent has. Hopefully, by some miracle, they don't see 14B ANDR(O) and C6 DRAN(T) and I get another turn to go out with 7A JEDIS.
#knowledgesad for challenge
M1 Z(E)X #endgamesaddest #timesaddest I need to pay better attention to what my opponent has. Hopefully, by some miracle, they don't see 14B ANDR(O) and C6 DRAN(T) and I get another turn to go out with 7A JEDIS.
#knowledgesad for challenge
M1 Z(E)X #endgamesaddest #timesaddest I need to pay better attention to what my opponent has. Hopefully, by some miracle, they don't see 14B ANDR(O) and C6 DRAN(T) and I get another turn to go out with 7A JEDIS.
I'm not counting this as a knowledge sad because I would have challenged had my opponent not drawn the last tile out of the bag immediately. I did not have a chance to challenge.
5M SUQ #endgamesadder
My opponent has ALIBIED on his rack. I just need to block the bingo by playing on the H column (H2 BAE is fine). I do not see the bingo. I proceed to lose the game. #KNOWLEGESADDEST #ENDGAMESADDEST
okay i was gonna challenge SEQUELAS* but i made the mistake of not immediately saying "hold" and my opponent had drawn tiles before i could challenge. He is, however, literally the coolest dude and was all "are you sure?" because he's the bomb dot com. but also im not gonna force a challenge, because he drew his tiles and im the director of this super important tournament that determines the fate of the universe so im all about the rulez. my point being, come to dmv collins club and learn all about our awesome local players. everyone's super chill. hint hint.
also, M9 HALSING #knowledgesad
2B POA is nice #findingsadder. I mean yeah Quackle likes 14B APSO too, simming just below POA, and it scores 30, but I really don't want to open the triple lane for no good reason. Thoughts?
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
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
I considered N10 plays but couldn't find a 5-letter word starting with C. Figured I didn't wanna do H10 E(L)ICIT because I could draw into a C-word on the N column even if I didn't draw a playable bingo #strategysadder
C1 C(O)LONI more points is good, PR is good #knowledgesadder #tacticssad because C1 C(O)LON may have been slightly better even if i don't see/know COLONI
C1 C(O)LONI more points is good, PR is good #knowledgesadder #tacticssad because C1 C(O)LON may have been slightly better even if i don't see/know COLONI
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
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
Suuuuuper low on time at this point, didnt really look at what was left in the bag, and didn't want to lose to a trip-trip. I need to play 6J OE. I3 UN(d)OES is pretty cool (I saw O10 UN(D)OES and didn't want to float an S, so it's sad that I didn't see it at I3). My play, horrifyingly, actually gives back a lot (opp's avg score goes up 4 compared to OE and 6 compared to UN(d)OES/UN(D)OES with random rack, up by 7 and 10 if I specify J, and up by 9 and 13 if I specify EIRST). Huge #strategysaddest
I put down CRAVATS and SHTETL, saw that it gave back WAI, and then did HEST instead. #knowledgesaddest for CRAVATE this entire game #timesaddest for this entire game
I put down CRAVATS and SHTETL, saw that it gave back WAI, and then did HEST instead. #knowledgesaddest for CRAVATE this entire game #timesaddest for this entire game
I only have two wins: N12 (T)OT and N12 (T)OD, keeping Eric from playing a word hooking MYXOS. Note for future self: play the endgame out for myself to see if it's possible for me to block the worst case scenario #endgamesaddest
D1 CHAtEAU and D1 CHApEAU. Not me looking for a V to play VAUCH, not spotting it in AVIATOR, and missing every bingo ever while i was at it, too #knowledgesaddest
Yeah i don't think i have any wins here. I had hoped going out first might help the most but idek. championship player likes 10E (R)OO fwiw #endgamesaddest also #knowledgesad for challenge
Yeah i don't think i have any wins here. I had hoped going out first might help the most but idek. championship player likes 10E (R)OO fwiw #endgamesaddest also #knowledgesad for challenge
N: 13C GREGAlE A1 RAGGEdE(R) 13D REGGAEs 13D REGAuGE and 13E EnGAGER are all here to haunt me with #knowledgesaddest K7 (R)EG is a better version of LEG
N: I missed every single valid bingo after i did the correct thing last turn because i forgot that IDS existed and I don't know 3A (O)VERmANS and 3A (O)VERSmAN #visionsaddest #knowledgesaddest
N: I missed every single valid bingo after i did the correct thing last turn because i forgot that IDS existed and I don't know 3A (O)VERmANS and 3A (O)VERSmAN #visionsaddest #knowledgesaddest
N: 3A (O)VERmANS and 3A (O)VERSmAN don't even win anymore lol oof #knowledgesaddest also I went over by three minutes so the final score was recorded as 320-472
O5 VIO(L) I have some good lines through the A on column D and on row 11 under the I, which are hard to block without giving something back. This seems a little reckless because it's making the board better for Elise than for me since I'm not keeping an A or O. #strategysad
Not really sure what my rationale for not playing I5 WYNS was. Wanted to hold onto my S in case I felt like trying PACOS? #strategyLARGE Gonna put a #findingsaddest here too because I can't remember if I saw this
Not really sure what my rationale for not playing I5 WYNS was. Wanted to hold onto my S in case I felt like trying PACOS? #strategyLARGE Gonna put a #findingsaddest here too because I can't remember if I saw this
i guess 11F RIGgERS is better but i didnt wanna give back TRIGGERS hooks and i also felt like my play was a bit more open esp since we were about to be pretty even ?#strategysad 11H SERRInG takes the hooks debate off the table tho so #knowledgesad there
i guess 11F RIGgERS is better but i didnt wanna give back TRIGGERS hooks and i also felt like my play was a bit more open esp since we were about to be pretty even ?#strategysad 11H SERRInG takes the hooks debate off the table tho so #knowledgesad there
Damn i bingo more after 3G ZO #visionsadder #strategysadder i was so sad to have spotted LOZENGe on my rack but it didnt go anywhere T_T also just found out that LOZENGY is a words
Damn i bingo more after 3G ZO #visionsadder #strategysadder i was so sad to have spotted LOZENGe on my rack but it didnt go anywhere T_T also just found out that LOZENGY is a words
C12 OTTO is so insane and it sims so well. I bingo more after J9 TO(N)G than C12 OTTO but my bingos score a lot. I need to leave 2 in the bag so that she plays like 1 which doesn't score as much and doesnt block places as easily. It's all about the timing #strategysaddest
need to fish off one with G4 (A)N and hope to draw the S (all my bingos rn lose). My bingos next turn (if i draw the S) are basically unblockable #endgamesaddest
I was trying to set up my S for PECS, but I didn't actually note that there's still two Hs out. I score and bingo the most next turn after J12 PEC, but my opponent also scores substantially more. L12 TEMP is fine here. #strategymedium
IN MY HEAD I SHIT YOU NOT I WENT "oh I need an N for NEONATAL" and then i DIDNT. SEE. THE. FUCKING. N. I just spent the whole time being like "huh i wonder if I should play OAT or AAL" instead!!! AND I PICKED THE WRONG ONE LMAOOO #VISIONSADDEST
First of all, 4D FEBRIC(U)L(E) is notable af but it's a nine so i'm not counting it. Second of all, 1D FILBER(T) is next in the sim so for THAT, i will indeed give myself a #knowledgesaddest
I'm super tilted after this as you can imagine and I get so fixated on using the Q and Z togther that I astral project into a universe where using two blanks for a non-bingo 60-point play is a good idea. It's a better world there. #tiredsaddest ##tiltedsaddest
K7 SOIREEs #knowledgesaddest also ##confusionsaddest because i had just learned OISERIES and let the curse of new knowledge overtake my years of knowing this top-500 bingo
I get DETAILS and DENTILS making FIXT if I draw the blank + A or N; AUDILES, DUALISE, DUPLIES, SULLIED, SULFIDE, and DUELIST if I draw the blank + U to make UREDO; and SCAILED if i draw the blank + A making CREDO. #strategysaddest
J: I couldn't find a win and ran out of time. I was considereding 10K T(O)Y(O), but even if I hit the TOYON hook it never scores enough. L11 A(G)ONE seems to give me an chance if I can draw some IES bingo like N5 DOILIES or something. #strategysaddest
This bingos the most, but gives back too many points on row 13. 6L FEH is best even though it doesn't bingo as much because it sets up my S. #strategysad
This bingos the most, but gives back too many points on row 13. 6L FEH is best even though it doesn't bingo as much because it sets up my S. #strategysad
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
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