Game
1 vs. Tim Fish
FASTIng
for Tim, while I 'missed' AAGLRVX (1). In a tough decision late, I
opened a TWS-bingo lane for him late by scoring 40 for MIRZA and got
burned by ETESIAN. Here's the link to an engaging game:
http://www.cross-tables.com/annotated.php?u=22695
.
344
– 345 0-1 (1) me: SQXZ
Game
2 vs. Rob Kearn
I
opened with an unintentional phony AMBONE*. Turns out AMBONES is
plural of AMBO. Just wanted that H front hook I guess. EILMNOTY (2)
soon followed and then double-blank ADEGIRU (3). I missed ?DEGINTRX
(4), and then double-blank (u and t) ADEGINOUT (5) on a turn I made a
lesser bingo. ACERRFSS (6) put this one to bed.
470
– 288 1-1 +181 me: ??SSSSX
Game
3 vs. Liz Davis
My
ACEHLRSS (7) fell between her PANELED and HAILERS. Her GIRATERS*
came off, but she led pillar to post.
386
– 417 1-2 +150 me: SSJQ
Game
4 vs. Chris Sitler
Chris
hitting URINATES and LINTERS with the blanks forced my hand. I got
away with STATICY* to take a small lead, and GASHY* a couple turns
later got me out of a bad rack. he was forced to try CURIATE* for an
out-play. http://www.cross-tables.com/annotated.php?u=22791
425
– 360 2-2 +215 me: SSSQZ
Game
5 vs. Joe Roberdeau
EINORST
(8), ADEGLOT (9), double-blank DEEOPRW (10), and BCDEERSU (11)
through a blank-r – Joe just never seems to have any luck against
me. TENSIONER was a cool nine I “missed”.
524
– 240 3-2 +499 me: ??SSSSX
Game
6 vs. Julia Bogle
Despite
seemingly trying to give up and loudly calling that I may get to join
the 700-club, she ended up scoring quite well for her draws. I had
?ABEJOR (12), AEGILNST (13), and EELORSTU (14) before she exchanged
twice in a row to RETAINER. I got ABDHILNS (15) with the other blank
late. Then, to my surprise, Quackle agreed with me that playing
ACQUITS for 50+ was better than blocking her out-plays of
ALIENIST/LITANIES (of which she played one).
604
– 359 4-2 +744 me: ??SSSJQZ
Game
7 vs. Marc Broering
Got
away with ROOSIFY* when it's RUSSIFY that fits the definition I had
in mind. EEHIRRS (16) and AEKLSTU (17) by midgame
436
– 288 5-2 +892 me: ??SSSSQX
Game
8 vs. Liz Davis
My
awesome drawing and some solid enough plays got me back high enough
in standings to make the KOH match. Huzzah!
But
while she was bingoing with ScORERS and PROTEINS, I was mislaying
VOLOST for overlooking QUANTA taking an L-back hook and burning tiles
for too few points. We traded DEEGILNT (18) and her FREEzING late.
363
– 452 5-3 +803 me: QS
Spread
was shiny and the record good for 3rd place, but I'd
rather win the close ones and lose some blowouts than the other way
around. This day was a good lesson in how tough competition at the
Division One level is, even at small tournaments.
Stat
me, baybeeee –
Avg.
score: 444 - 343
Blanks: 8/16
Esses: 22/32
JQXZ: 15/32
TOTAL: 45/80
Bingos:
17 – 10
10
sevens, 7 eights
I
won the four games I had both blanks, 1-3 in the games I drew
neither. There were no split-blank games.
QUIZ
ANSWERS
1)
GRAVLAX – cured salmon
2)
MYLONITE – rock that is not defined my mineral composition, but
has been so crushed that it's
original texture is lost
3)
GAUDIER
4)
EXTRUDING
5)
OUTGAINED
6)
SCARFERS
7)
CLASHERS
8)
STONIER (also NORITES, OESTRIN, ORIENTS)
9)
GLOATED
10)
POWERED
11)
BECURSED – to curse severely (as opposed to adjectival to curse
someone or something else)
12)
JERBOAS - small desert rodents of N. Africa and Asia; they look like
tiny kangaroos
13)
TAGLINES – final line of play or joke that makes point
(also
STEALING, GENITALS, GELATINS)
14)
RESOLUTE
15)
BLANDISH – to coax by flattery
16)
REHIRES
17)
AUKLETS
18)
DELETING
