From: Randy K Hersom <randyhersom@hc1.hci.net>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 09:08:04 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Consensus Game #1, Turn #9
Message-id: <Pine.BSI.3.91.980307084150.22998A-100000@hc1.hci.net>

With no power tiles except one S, bingoing is by far the likeliest way to win this game. Can't play this one, so we have to do it next turn. Would be nice if we could make a board opening play while playing off only U, but no such play exists. DUI G11 has a good leave, but I think is kills more bingos than it opens (the likeliest bingo, ATELIER, will still play either way if unblocked). 2D LAR (16) scores, but uses too many resources. K3 OUR (13) is better as is 3B GUL (8), but I will vote for the straightforward fish of 6D UH. Next turn we might get ATELIER, ELATERID, ELATERIN, or SALTINES.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o ----------------------------- Player Tiles Score Time 1|= V ' M A Q U I K O R E|1 2| I " N F E - |2 cgp AEILRTU 266 --- 3| G - C U l L I O N S |3 opp ------- 310 --- 4|M O - I N T '|4 5|A R C T E - |5 Waiting for cgp to play. 6|N " H " R " |6 The bag contains 17 tiles. 7|t ' A B O G Y ' |7 The clock is running. 8|E H Y O I D ' =|8 9|A ' O F T ' ' |9 Time penalties are not in effect. 10|U P T " " " |10 This game does not count for ratings. 11| L W E N D - |11 12|J A D E S ' - '|12 Unseen tiles: A B D EEEEE G III 13| Z - ' ' - |13 L N OO P RR SS T V W 14|A A " " - |14 15|X ' = ' =|15 Votes are due midnight EST, 1998-03-12.

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