Find the best play.  One of my cooler finds of late.  From a game last nite against ipecac_icecap

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Rack: ?EEFNRS

George won the game, but to find this play while fighting to stay awake made the game worthwhile.

Tags: bingoes, scrabble, unwarranted triumphalism
Current Location: home
Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: Decembrists- Picaresque

A fun position from Farmington.  My rack was AEGNRSU.  while the answer may be obvious to our most elite, I was very proud of finding the best play here.  It's the kind of play that makes me love the possibilities of this game we play. Sorry for the bad graphics, I'm a luddite.  The U in KUFI is on the center square

UPDATE- graphics improved.  thanks hector31

Rack: AEGNRSU

Pete: Turn 6

Pete: Turn 6

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	Carolyn Easter		194
→	Pete	AEGNRSU	81

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Answer after Christmas, assuming it's not posted in the comments.  This was my favorite play from an otherwise bad day for me.  Happy holidays everyone.

Tags: position, scrabble, unwarranted triumphalism
Current Location: Butler, PA
Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: Sunday Night Football

As I claw my way back to dignity on ISC... I saw what would have been my coolest bingo ever, by far, had my opponent cooperated.  I opened with FUNK 7G, and my rack was ?ADIMTZ.  If my opponent makes a parallel play, making (K)I, I had the all time style points 9... and the scary thing is, I saw the possibility immediately.  I literally learned the word in Kindergarten.  Instead, my opponent plays REBU(K)E through that K, leaving me the higher scoring, but far less exciting, AToMIZ(E)D for a double double... The word that might have been is behind the cut





Maybe I am remembering how to play this game... now if I ever had the opportunity to do so.

That is all.

Tags: scrabble, unwarranted triumphalism
Current Location: tha interwebs
Current Mood: awake
Current Music: Matthew Sweet- 100% fun

Game 15.... so far, the turning point of my nascent scrabble career.  I really played a good strategic game, integrating a philosophy of play with smart actions, strong choices, knowledge of the rules, and some board control that frustrated my opponent.  I engineered a situation early where I could take control of the game, by forcing my opponent to open the board or risk a likely loss on the six pass rule.  While quackle may not agree on every move, I feel very comfortable with my overall strategy in this game.  It was unlike any I ever played, and gave me the momentum I needed for an 11-3 run on days three and four.

Tags: players, scrabble, unwarranted triumphalism
Current Location: home
Current Mood: happy
Current Music: none