VATU looks better than exchanging, I feel like I knew that during the game but still did the wrong thing. #strategysmall

12L ARIL is 3 better #endgamesmall

I counted SLIMING as 36 somehow instead of 40, and the difference between SLIMING and LIPE is about 4 points of equity. #strategysmall

Drat. NOESIS scores 45, and playing parallel to OBOE on column M with any number of things retainng one S is just far better than fishing just an O. Might've been a bit tilted drawing my third consecutive unplayable CSW bingo - but the disappointing thing is that in this particular case, I might've been more apt to find NOESIS since I already had ANOESIS# in my mind. #visionlarge #strategylarge

Drat. NOESIS scores 45, and playing parallel to OBOE on column M with any number of things retainng one S is just far better than fishing just an O. Might've been a bit tilted drawing my third consecutive unplayable CSW bingo - but the disappointing thing is that in this particular case, I might've been more apt to find NOESIS since I already had ANOESIS# in my mind. #visionlarge #strategylarge

Truly hated giving up both esses, but felt I needed the space in the upper left quadrant...I could've done O1 ASSURE for 52, hoping for an X bomb underneath JOEY to follow up, or just fish my X there and try to hit ASSURE bingos for a zillion. Both seem like better ideas than XERUSES. C8 EXTRAS also scores well and keeps an S for OILS. #strategymedium

Saw OREAD but felt the quadrant space could prove to be more valuable at some point. Probably still a #strategysmall at least.

Too many ways this can go wrong. Just play JUICER. (-8) #strategylarge

The right play here is to just go for it with FUG 11H. If I had done that, I might have won this game. (-4) #strategysmall

Sid pointed out SNUG J8, which sims even with FUGIO, but is probably a little bit better. Quackle always underrates defensive moves like that. Another option, which I didn't see, is OUZEL C11. OUZEL wins the sim, but I like SNUG best. (-1) #visionsmall

The commentators liked this play, and I was disappointed by how badly this sims relative to REVISAL/SERVAL/VERSAL. I suppose turnover is important with both blanks unseen, but I figured Will probably had one by now. Also, I acknowledge that VIS is better than VIA, except that Will would know that I have another S. (-16) #strategylarge

DEBS > DEBT. -3 #strategysmall

I completely didn't see JOE until about 15 seconds after I hit the clock. BOOT(E)E is also really nice but also isn't congruent with my game plan #findinglarge

whatever #endgamesmall

Conrad recommended SORA here; it does sim a little better. At least I didn't try OASISES* against the great Wanderer. (-1) #strategysmall

I considered sim-winners OE/AEON 7K, but it seemed like Will would be able to control the board after that, whereas OXO ensured that I would have a place for my bingo if I drew one. Quackle says this gives up too much. (-7) #strategymedium

I figured I needed a bingo to win, but apparently not. LAY/NAY 6D wins the sim easily. (-8) #strategylarge

PALER is 3 points better because of AHING K11. #endgamesmall

This play is another mistake. I looked for some time for -LESS words and I can't be chickening out on things like K5 BeDLESS which is 101. The only playable bingo on Row 14 is DEBtL(E)SS. Even something as simple as 14G B(E)DS is better because it isn't worth it to keep 2 Ss on this board. #findinglarge

Gotta love the 3 sets of duplicates. I definitely like 13B AECIA better here. #visionmedium