or RT. looks close. QRTU may be a bit better midgame, but I can still get quite a few 35 point plays. Q prefers RT by a bit #tacticssmall

I kinda like giving so little back with TORN, but QUIN may just be fine. QUINT plays will give me hooks. There's also NOR which gives even less back, the I and M hooks aren't really dangerous. Looks like a better version of TORN, I can get some INN plays too. I often feel compelled in these games to give back no hooks at all, but that doesn't mean TORN is the most defensive play. QUIN is fine for offence. #tacticssmall

think I just gotta pull the trigger on DUNCH here. I figured he knew BENDYS so wasn't worried about making another S hook, although CHOMPS is harder to block. NQRU also isn't very good here, I really need a couple more vowels to make it a decent leave, so it's really not so much less risky than PQR, just less shitty. given the difficulty of blocking CHOMPS I should just play DUNCH. #tacticssmall

yeah really bad decision here. I usually don't like phonying with stuff where you know what the definition would be, but the doubt is on whether it is included. I feel like people are usually more likely to challenge cause they don't give you as much blind trust as if you plop down some crazy shit. If I didn't have (A)RF available then this decision would be more okay, but I had already talked myself into playing FLARERS and playing it quickly, so when TOO came down I still just went with my decision, but it's so much better to just play ARF. #strategylarge

Missed the sweet (F)O(D)GEL. I am not in a good position, but any board opening play I can make will just get outrun too easily. FODGEL is a better version of this plsy. #visionmedium

Nooo, VODOU! I *always* miss that. Also, if I'm going to exchange, keep the A for B7. (-11) #visionlarge

Here I figured that 9-letter words on 2D were the most dangerous threat. Bingos on column B require designating the blank an A, and give me something back. CAIN seemed better than WAIN because the W fits better at F6. Quackle agrees with all this, but there's an even better block: AECIA L11. (-4) #visionsmall

This is pretty good, but TEENIER 14B is even better, because it sets up QI in two places. UNIFIES 3H is also cool (I didn't see it) but I have to keep an I here. (-3) #visionsmall

KIB(B)E is nice here, might set the X up long-term. I liked 13E NIX and NIXE but couldn't pull the trigger #strategymedium

3A TET to set my Z up again!!! #findinglarge

-19 to (T)YRO, this gives back G(Y)VInG for 42. #endgamesaddest

probably just do the standard QADI here. didn't feel right for some reason. -1 #strategysmall

-3 IONISED at 10B is fine, i didn't want to leave that L hook open, i guess. #strategysmall

K4 BYE sims a bit higher because of average scores next turn, but i wanted to block some lanes as well... -5.5 #strategymedium ?

-7 it's not really the triple triple fear, but FS is not a great leave and i'm giving him some more letters to bingo through, C and R and keeping the E open. i wanted to obviously block the 2-2 lane, but something like 5K FORB is effective because if he bingos i have a good chance at a high scoring comeback at O1. #strategymedium

oh jeez didn't see JO/LENTO. -6 #endgamemedium

aaaagh DISSEISE is the valid word #knowledgemedium

This has the best equity, but 8M GUV may be better just because it uses the hotspot on row 8. #tacticssmall

TYE has better equity and gives me more flexibility to score with the F at 11K. #strategymedium

I saw 15H OLDSTeR as I entered the rack into Quackle. M2 SwORDTAIL is awesome. #findingmedium

Setting up my C and fishing, for lack of a better idea. But now if Tom plays a bingo hooking to make CRIB or DRIB, he can close the board at the same time; the bingo lanes before RIB (columns C, H, and J) all create floaters. G8 MIB is best. #tacticsmedium

6H COMpONE. #knowledgesmall

HOOVED. #knowledgemedium

Setting up the case A. But this is easily blocked; the standard I3 VETO is best. #tacticsmedium

M12 GYRI is best, leaving G3 VOTE to go out; if Tom blocks with G5 RE, I can follow with G11 VOX. #endgamemedium (-11)

Already fucking up. 8D WIVER is just too many points to pass up. Intuitively it feels like I should be able to justify exchanging here, but the sim says its an 8 point mistake. #tacticssadder

BOORIEST* is ROBOTISE, so BOORIER* doesn't exist. I suck. 8D BOOzIER #knowledgesaddest

Misses are recursive too. 7E BOOmIER #visionsaddest

Sim likes 5E ZA better than K3 LAZ(Y) by about 3 points. More defensive and better leave apparently is enough to overcome the 5 point difference. #tacticssad

Doubted myself on AVERTERS and didn't spot the STARVER spot. This is the best non-bingo play but it still sucks majorly. 9G STARVER #visionsaddest #knowledgesaddest

Doubted myself on AVERTERS and didn't spot the STARVER spot. This is the best non-bingo play but it still sucks majorly. 9G STARVER #visionsaddest #knowledgesaddest

L2 BO(R)A blocks any big G(LAZY) plays despite scoring 6 fewer. The leave is also much better. #tacticssad

Specifying a K on his rack, sim likes this a lot better than without. Regardless, OIDIA is a better leave with a bag filled with vowels. #tacticssad

N8 ASHAMED of this IDIOT(ic) miss here. AH is only 8 points worse, but it's still worse. #findingsad

N9 SWArMED #findingsaddest

BEHOWL is a word too, damn. Even if not BEHOWL, I should play ELBOW #knowledgesadder #strategysad

BEHOWL is a word too, damn. Even if not BEHOWL, I should play ELBOW #knowledgesadder #strategysad

DHAL is clearly the play here if I can pull the trigger #knowledgesadder

if I know and see GULP(ER) then blocking GULPER is 2 points better #endgamesad

EST/TI is 2 better #endgamesad

Exchange 6, keep Z. #strategysmall

14J HOISIN, followed by M2 INION. I saw INION after I hit the clock. #findingsmall

M1 NISI is best. But that requires me to know VOLATILES. Failing that, N12 HUB sets up the S on row 15 with low risk, at least compared to 2H HUB. #knowledgemedium