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High game score: 764



Russell Honeybun 764

Joy Deans 243

Game margin: 512

Recorded at the Yokine Tournament, 26 August 2007.
Comments from Russell:
Move 1
Start with the uneventful rack EIOJQN?. 8G JO 18
Joy plays I8 BURR/JOB 19
Move 2
Rack: EEIUNQ? I play 11E QUEERINg as soon as I spot it for 114.
Joy: 9E ANA 14
Move 3
EOOOPVT I play for score, taking a risk opening the double-double. I didn't consider 8A POOVE 44.J6 VOE 27
Joy: 12H LO 13
Move 4
OOEDPST. 5E STOOPED 97
Joy E11 QUA 12

Move 5
EIODFTN. H11 ELFIN 24. The computer prefers FOETID for 37 or 41. I tend to agree. I played ELFIN to open the triple line because I liked my letters, and my opponent didn't seem to
have much luck.
Joy D12 NEAR 16
Move 6
AEEODMT. This goes down instantly. H15 NEMATODE 86
Joy I3 ZIP 24
Move 7
AIOCWWY. 15A COWRY 39
Joy: Changes 3 tiles

Move 8
AAIDMNW .The computer prefers two plays to mine. MAIDAN 57 and DIWAN 36. I didn't know MAIDAN, and I didn't consider DIWAN. 14M MAW 31
Joy: C13 LEW 20
Move 9
AEIBDNS. 4A BANDIES 82. This takes me to 518. At this point I decide to go for 600. This means stretching the moves out as long as possible. There are 37 tiles left at this point.
Joy: EHRSST?.
B2 SHAtTERS 74
Fortunately, my opponent doesn't look for a triple-triple. Not that I knew it. (HERBiSTS 158) Other high scorers included BRaSHEST 86

Move 10
This is what the board looks like at this point
My Rack: AEICDGH
518 v 192
Unseen: AEIIIIOU FGGKLLNPRRTTTVXY
  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O 

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1|= ' = ' =|
2| S " " - |
3| H - ' Z - |
4|B A N D I E S ' I - '|
5| t S T O O P E D |
6| T " V " |
7| E ' ' ' O ' |
8|= R ' J O B E ' =|
9| S ' A N A U ' |
10| " " R " " |
11| Q U E E R I N g |
12|' N U L O - '|
13| L E A ' F ' - |
14| - E A " I " M A W|
15|C O W R Y N E M A T O D E|
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The computer suggests HEIGH (didn't know it). I
entertained the possibility of plays such as
ZECHIN/ZARNICH
I choose to keep the E, and play
8A ARCH 39
Joy: 14G GIF 12

Move 11
EIIDGKTT. I go for the highest scoring move I could find with the least number of letters. 14B TEAK 41
Joy: Change 4

Move 12
EEIIDGT. I was eyeing this move when I played ARCH two turns back. I am happy to break 600 and beat my own tournament best. A1 DIEB 28
Joy: 4K AX 21

Move 13
EIIGTLY.I go for highest score best leave. 3K YETI 30
Joy: IOUGRRT 2L RUG 26
Joy said "I was just happy to get 26: it was my highest score [except for the bonus] for the game". The computer agrees with Joy's move.

Move 14
Holding LIG, I pull ILNP leaving the V in the bag. Any combination from the draw of ILNPV results in a
700 game.
IIGLLNP. 1F PILLING 100


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