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Scrabble 2009

Edgy DC Mar 12 2009 07:20 AM

Online Facebook Scrabble is too easy with the open dictionary. I'm about to drop my third bingo of the game on my brother and he's going to quit on me.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 12 2009 07:28 AM

I bingoed last night for the first time since renewing my online scrabblin a few weeks ago. I am still very rusty. Seo and I had a bloodbath last weekend, trading heavy blows with him coming out on top. At least the lookup feature gives everyone the same cheating edge, but would like a no-peeks game version myself. I am also having trouble finding games with strangers. I get the same offers of matches every time and they are always occupied.

Edgy DC Mar 12 2009 07:39 AM

Yeah, but the good news there is that the game stays saved when they're away. You shouldn't a quit on me last week. Just go to bed and when you find time to log on a day or two later, you'll see my play. Problem with everybody having the book advantage is that it wipes away a developed skill that could and should differentiate the two players. My first bingo against my brother was LOWRIDER. I wouldn't have been certain without the open book whether it was a single word or two, and I perhaps wouldn't have played it against a sophisticated player who I'd fear knew more than me and would challenge it --- or even an unsophisticated player who'd challenge out of panic. Even under a gentleman's agreement not to use the dictionary, it still controls the game, because it automatically knocks phonies off the board and tells you to try again.

metirish Mar 12 2009 07:47 AM

I played a game a while back with Seo , Wolf and Old Mole. It was the first time I ever played scrabble which is hard to believe really, anyway those three are great at it. I'm not even sure I know the rules actually .

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 12 2009 07:49 AM

We should start a CPF championshuip tournament, great idea

Edgy DC Mar 12 2009 07:50 AM

IN.

Chad Ochoseis Mar 12 2009 08:33 AM

I usually just go on the honor system - no dictionary lookups. Well, none that have a direct and immediate bearing on the game. Since I'm almost always in a game, I'd never be able to use a dictionary for anything otherwise. If I play a non-word, I pass. Edgy - just friended you on FB. In the tournament if there is one.

Edgy DC Mar 12 2009 08:36 AM

[quote="Mendoza Line":1du8p7hi]If I play a non-word, I pass.[/quote:1du8p7hi] That's some serious honor syteming there. Good for you. It still takes the onus off of your opponent to bear the risk of challenging, but cool. I recommend we adopt that rule for the tourney. No using the dictionary. No using the two-letter-word list. Pass if your word gets knocked off. Honor system all around.

seawolf17 Mar 12 2009 08:38 AM

I'm in for a tournament also.

Edgy DC Mar 12 2009 08:42 AM

Edgy DC Jon Cougar Lunchbucket A Boy Named Seo Seawolf17 The Old Mole Mendoza Line metirish

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 12 2009 09:08 AM

I do believe I've seen Hahn Solo on the scrabble list, don;t know if he wants to play too?

metsguyinmichigan Mar 12 2009 09:10 AM

I'm not sure how it works, but I'd like to try.

metirish Mar 12 2009 09:14 AM

Would you all really want a novice like me playing? , I've been reading the rules and so forth and there is a lot of strategy involved , will this tourney be at that level?

Edgy DC Mar 12 2009 09:18 AM

It's like Yancy/Grimmie in the 2007 Parody Classic all over again.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 12 2009 09:22 AM

We'll get everybody together, make seeding by current rating, and have a tourney-mint.

seawolf17 Mar 12 2009 09:41 AM

On FB, I'm assuming?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 12 2009 09:44 AM

Yes, I guess so. We can post the bracket and scores and trash talk here

Frayed Knot Mar 12 2009 12:56 PM

SCRABBLE newbies should know what they're getting into http://web.archive.org/web/200511201959 ... =1&stop=20 (doing a lot of old-skool E-Z-boarding today)

seawolf17 Mar 12 2009 01:07 PM

I fondly remember the EZBoard days, even though I was really only around for the end. I liked changing my avatar every ten posts as I moved up the ladder; that was fun.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 12 2009 01:29 PM

I'm really on fire in that thread, which is five years old, watching Bands Reunited, destroying the Internet in Scrabble and dishing out advice stylishly: In any game the everyday starting lineup, bingo-building tiles (blank, A, E, D, G, I, L, N, O, R, S, T) far outnumber the one-tool players (V, W), the RBI men (Q, X, J, Z) and the pliable role players (C, B, F, H, K, M, P). It's all about being a good manager. Five keys to multiple bingos: 1. Recognize and value the prefixes & suffixes (-IER, -ISH, -ISM, -IST, -TION, -EST, -ING, -ED, -ER, -S, etc. and RE-, DE-, UP-, UN-, PRE-, etc.) 2. Play off the shit letters (W, Y, V, U) and break up your rack doubles 3. Spell on your rack first, then worry about the board 4. Know your two-letter hooks by heart -- it'll double++ your places to play that bingo. 5. Don't use an S or blank if it garners less than 30 points (or more....much more). Save 'em for the big score! My rating has taken a beating recently, but I just spelled JAMBOREE through a disconnected O and E and all was right with the world again.

TheOldMole Mar 12 2009 01:33 PM

I think I'm in for the tourney - how fast do these games have to be played?

TheOldMole Mar 12 2009 01:34 PM

MetFairy is also a FB Scrabbler.

themetfairy Mar 12 2009 02:05 PM

[quote="TheOldMole":27lbl93c]MetFairy is also a FB Scrabbler.[/quote:27lbl93c] Yeah, but I'm not up for a tournament. Getting my ass beaten by you on a regular basis is humbling enough....

Edgy DC Mar 12 2009 02:22 PM

Ah, Jeez, I'm getting a picture.

A Boy Named Seo Mar 12 2009 05:03 PM

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]I'm really on fire in that thread, which is five years old, watching Bands Reunited, destroying the Internet in Scrabble and dishing out advice stylishly: In any game the everyday starting lineup, bingo-building tiles (blank, A, E, D, G, I, L, N, O, R, S, T) far outnumber the one-tool players (V, W), the RBI men (Q, X, J, Z) and the pliable role players (C, B, F, H, K, M, P). It's all about being a good manager. Five keys to multiple bingos: 1. Recognize and value the prefixes & suffixes (-IER, -ISH, -ISM, -IST, -TION, -EST, -ING, -ED, -ER, -S, etc. and RE-, DE-, UP-, UN-, PRE-, etc.) 2. Play off the shit letters (W, Y, V, U) and break up your rack doubles 3. Spell on your rack first, then worry about the board 4. Know your two-letter hooks by heart -- it'll double++ your places to play that bingo. 5. Don't use an S or blank if it garners less than 30 points (or more....much more). Save 'em for the big score! My rating has taken a beating recently, but I just spelled JAMBOREE through a disconnected O and E and all was right with the world again.

Solid gold.

Fman99 Mar 13 2009 03:13 PM

I am in also.

metsmarathon Mar 13 2009 04:04 PM

i'd be in for it if any of youse were my friends..

themetfairy Mar 13 2009 04:31 PM

I'll friend you if you friend me.

Edgy DC Mar 16 2009 07:33 PM

Hey, Chris, I've had a game set up against you.

themetfairy Mar 16 2009 07:38 PM

The Scrabble notifications on Facebook aren't working. You don't know whether someone has challenged you or made a move unless you check out your games on your own.

Chad Ochoseis Mar 18 2009 05:08 PM

This is a great Scrabble site: http://www.math.toronto.edu/jjchew/scrabble/lists/ Also, this one: http://www.math.toronto.edu/jjchew/scra ... -twl2.html has a list of "anamonics" - i.e. six letter stems plus a mnemonic device for memorizing which letters form bingos when added to the stem. For example: EASTER -> CHRIST BACK UP, GOD WILL FIX MAN (i.e. if you have EASTER plus any letter in the anamonic phrase on your rack, you've got a bingo - if not, then you don't).

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 31 2009 08:18 AM

Let's get the First Annual CPF Scrabble Classic going NOW before Edgy loses interest in facebook. Who's in? Lunchbucket Seawolf Old Mole Edgy Boy Named Seo Fman Marathon anyone else? Come and sign up NOW!!!! I need Marathon and Mole befriending in the meantime...

metirish Mar 31 2009 08:32 AM

I'll play...

seawolf17 Mar 31 2009 08:38 AM

I think I'm friends with all of y'all -- including Irish -- except Marathon. How are we doing this? Brackets? Round-robin?

Chad Ochoseis Mar 31 2009 09:00 AM

I'm still in.

Edgy DC Mar 31 2009 09:07 AM

Great sig line, Mendoza.

Chad Ochoseis Mar 31 2009 03:20 PM

Thanks, Edgy. The problem with the sig line is that I really should be updating it after every post. I think I'm down to 1,767 posts. So at my current rate, I'll be Mardie just in time for Opening Day 2029.

Fman99 Apr 03 2009 11:03 AM

Who's driving this thing? I have Scrabble-related-antsiness.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 03 2009 11:31 AM

Lunchbucket Seawolf Old Mole Edgy Boy Named Seo Fman Marathon Irish Mendoza *** That's 9 players & I still need Mendoza friendship. What do you guys think? We can each play 8 games Round robin format, then take the top 4 by 1) record and 2) score and seed them 1-4 in a semifinal/final? Is that too many games?

metirish Apr 03 2009 11:32 AM

Sounds like a lot yeah , that might last till the All-Star game.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 03 2009 11:36 AM

Yeah, then we really need a 10th player, for 2 divisons of r-r and playoffs. Willets Point pretty much is pretending we don;t exist these days, huh?

metirish Apr 03 2009 11:41 AM

Metfairy has got to play.....per her question about the notifications not working for scrabble is that still the case?

Edgy DC Apr 03 2009 11:55 AM

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":2cn0ybgk]Yeah, then we really need a 10th player, for 2 divisons of r-r and playoffs. Willets Point pretty much is pretending we don't exist these days, huh?[/quote:2cn0ybgk] I'm not sure he's a playa. Write him through facebook and invite him. Babypoint pretty much owns him nowadays, but I think he may return during the season.

Chad Ochoseis Apr 03 2009 12:54 PM

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":3shq1zkv]That's 9 players & I still need Mendoza friendship.[/quote:3shq1zkv] Done, probably. If not, someone with your name is wondering why some guy with a wiffle bat just friended him.

Edgy DC Apr 16 2009 07:59 PM

How are we doing on this?

Edgy DC Apr 16 2009 08:15 PM

We can do three groups of three. Each group plays a double round robin with the winner of each group advancing to a three-player medal roung.

metsmarathon Apr 16 2009 09:45 PM

i'd be willing to let you all beat up on me. unless i can come up with cool engineering jargon on the fly...

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 16 2009 09:49 PM

[quote="Edgy DC":2wp79pbu]We can do three groups of three. Each group plays a double round robin with the winner of each group advancing to a three-player medal roung.[/quote:2wp79pbu] OK wit me. Let's get it on

Edgy DC Apr 17 2009 05:39 AM

OK, if two players tie atop a round of three, both with 3-1 records, they can have a final playoff game. If all three are tied at 2-2, they can play a three-way cut-throat to see who advances. Mendoza, 'thon, have I your friendship?

metsmarathon Apr 17 2009 06:36 AM

yup. here's a hint:

Edgy DC Apr 17 2009 08:04 AM

OK, Liam is in. So we'll make it two groups of five. Top two finishers and the highest scoring third-placer advance to a medal round of five.

Edgy DC Apr 17 2009 08:20 AM

OK, I think the groups should be thus: Royal Group: Edgy DC A Boy Named Seo Seawolf metirish Willets Point Orange Group: Mendoza Line The Old Mole John Cougar Lunchbucket marathonmets Fman

Chad Ochoseis Apr 17 2009 08:49 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 17 2009 08:52 AM

Mendoza, have I your friendship? Yepper. Just PMed you (on FB, not here) to identify myself. Bucket is also a friend. I'll friend Mole in a few...don't know anyone else's real name.

metirish Apr 17 2009 08:50 AM

I don't have you as a friend.

Edgy DC Apr 17 2009 08:59 AM

[quote="Mendoza Line"] Mendoza, have I your friendship? Yepper. Just PMed you (on FB, not here) to identify myself. Bucket is also a friend. I'll friend Mole in a few...don't know anyone else's real name.

Yeah, I found ye.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 17 2009 09:01 AM

I don't know who a few of you are on FB (Willets, Mendoza, and marathon). I'll PM you guys and we'll figure stuff out.

Edgy DC Apr 17 2009 09:05 AM

Rulesies: 1) No consulting the dictionary or the two-letter word list. 2) If the dictonary knocks your word off as a phony, you lamentably pass your turn... 3) ...unless you mis-spell a word through clumsy tile play and get knocked off and can immediately correct that... 4) ...but not if you mis-spell a word that you genuinely thought was spelled the way you played it. 5) Gentleman's honor on these rules.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 17 2009 09:14 AM

Is there a way to view matches and comment live? That would be fun

A Boy Named Seo Apr 17 2009 10:06 AM

I like them rules, Edgy.

seawolf17 Apr 17 2009 11:51 AM

Someone suggest me as a friend to those I don't have (marathon and Mendoza -- I think I've got the other seven of you).

metsmarathon Apr 17 2009 12:16 PM

i've taken the liberty of suggesting myself.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 17 2009 12:54 PM

[quote="seawolf17":po5mzd26]Someone suggest me as a friend to those I don't have (marathon and Mendoza -- I think I've got the other seven of you).[/quote:po5mzd26] I just sent you a Mendoza suggestion...

metirish Apr 17 2009 12:55 PM

Can you send it to me , I have no idea who Mendoza is.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 17 2009 01:07 PM

[quote="metirish":1t2htjlt]Can you send it to me , I have no idea who Mendoza is.[/quote:1t2htjlt] Sent. I'm pimping Medoza out to all of the CPF.

themetfairy Apr 17 2009 01:15 PM

Pimp him to me, if you don't mind.

HahnSolo Apr 17 2009 02:00 PM

[quote="themetfairy":1v7ssglc]Pimp him to me, if you don't mind.[/quote:1v7ssglc] Hmmm. I'll take "Statements I probably should have thought about re-phrasing" for $600.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 17 2009 03:28 PM

[quote="themetfairy":3c3rosfw]Pimp him to me, if you don't mind.[/quote:3c3rosfw] Done. Mendoza, hope this is cool.

Chad Ochoseis Apr 17 2009 03:50 PM

[quote="themetfairy":dwvg5tsj]Pimp him to me, if you don't mind. [/quote:dwvg5tsj] Some quotes are just best left alone. Yes, I'm cool with being pimped to metfairy et al, as long as it's restricted to Facebook.

TransMonk Apr 17 2009 03:55 PM

I need to connect with all of y'all as well. I signed up earlier this week and found Edgy, but need to get more CPFers as my friend. I'm sure I could take educated guesses from Edgy's list, but anyone who finds me before I find them would be great. OE: This prolly belongs in the Facebook thread, but whatever.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 17 2009 04:13 PM

[quote="Mendoza Line":3eke8vgv][quote="themetfairy":3eke8vgv]Pimp him to me, if you don't mind. [/quote:3eke8vgv] Some quotes are just best left alone. Yes, I'm cool with being pimped to metfairy et al, as long as it's restricted to Facebook.[/quote:3eke8vgv] I gave up actual pimping after my fourth and final arrest.

themetfairy Apr 17 2009 04:27 PM

[quote="A Boy Named Seo":12xbr0ux][quote="themetfairy":12xbr0ux]Pimp him to me, if you don't mind.[/quote:12xbr0ux] Done. Mendoza, hope this is cool.[/quote:12xbr0ux] Hmmm - where can I find the invitation/suggestion?

metirish Apr 17 2009 04:46 PM

[quote="A Boy Named Seo":x7rdg3zz][quote="metirish":x7rdg3zz]Can you send it to me , I have no idea who Mendoza is.[/quote:x7rdg3zz] Sent. I'm pimping Medoza out to all of the CPF.[/quote:x7rdg3zz] got nothing... found Monk though

Edgy DC Apr 17 2009 04:58 PM

OK, I challenged Seo and Willets. Seawolf and irish should challenge me, because the challenger always gets to go first.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 17 2009 05:09 PM

Did Willets Point break up with us? I PM'd him today, but didn't hear back. Looks like he hasn't been on in a couple months.

Chad Ochoseis Apr 17 2009 09:52 PM

I've challenged Lunchbucket and Mole.

metirish Apr 18 2009 10:12 AM

Am I supposed to be seeing a notification on my facebook about the competition?

Edgy DC Apr 18 2009 10:23 AM

Do you have the Scrabble app. loaded on your page? OE: Yeah, you're there. Go to your Scrabble section, and see if anybody in your group has challenged you. Challenge me and somebody else who hasn't already challenged you.

seawolf17 Apr 18 2009 02:53 PM

[quote="Edgy DC":hc0fd3zg]OK, I challenged Seo and Willets. Seawolf and irish should challenge me, because the challenger always gets to go first.[/quote:hc0fd3zg] Are you saying that because you just finished kicking my ass by like 150 points last week?

Edgy DC Apr 18 2009 02:56 PM

Well, tables turn quickly, but I thought it only fair that in a four-game round robin, we each go first in two. Willets is hitting me hard off the bell.

seawolf17 Apr 18 2009 03:19 PM

Okay. I'm not sure I've friended Monk yet; got Mendoza and marathon.

seawolf17 Apr 18 2009 03:23 PM

I challenged Edgy and Seo; Irish and whoever else is in my group, bring it.

metsmarathon Apr 18 2009 05:51 PM

hmm... other than jcl, i don't seem to be friends with anyone in my group. this will make me not feel so bad when i totally whoop their asses with my fancy spelling.

Fman99 Apr 18 2009 08:06 PM

[quote="Edgy DC"]OK, I think the groups should be thus: Royal Group: Edgy DC A Boy Named Seo Seawolf metirish Willets Point Orange Group: Mendoza Line The Old Mole John Cougar Lunchbucket marathonmets Fman

OK I have challenged Mendoza and JCL to games just now. I am not friends with Mole yet and I can't remember if I am with Marathon or not...

Fman99 Apr 18 2009 08:13 PM

Found mole. Will wait until I am friends with he and Marathon and let them challenge me to games so they can go first. Also, dropped a bingo on JCL right off the bat. BOO YA!

Edgy DC Apr 18 2009 08:19 PM

Early in the game. You have a bingo in the rack, but nowhere on the board to lay it down. Do you pass, or do you play a lesser word, still trying to hang on to the most versatile letters?

Fman99 Apr 18 2009 08:20 PM

[quote="Edgy DC":19l3sv9p]Early in the game. You have a bingo in the rack, but nowhere on the board to lay it down. Do you pass, or do you play a lesser word, still trying to hang on to the most versatile letters?[/quote:19l3sv9p] Always try to play your best word for most points, in every scenario. Bingos come and go. That's just me though.

metsmarathon Apr 18 2009 08:21 PM

who do i challenge, and who challenges me?

Fman99 Apr 18 2009 08:23 PM

[quote="metsmarathon":1i3wigmb]who do i challenge, and who challenges me?[/quote:1i3wigmb] You challenge me. I don't know for the rest. If I am interpreting your FB profile pic correctly you just sent me a challenge, right?

Edgy DC Apr 18 2009 08:24 PM

Friend Fman and challenge him.

metsmarathon Apr 18 2009 08:24 PM

i'm pretty sure i've just challenged fman. i can challenge lunchbucket, too, if he hasn't been otherwise challenged yet.

metsmarathon Apr 18 2009 08:27 PM

yup. its fun guessing who you think people are based on tehir names and any hazy recollections you might have of personal information divulged over hte years...

Chad Ochoseis Apr 18 2009 08:32 PM

I'm with Fman on the strategy with an unplayable bingo. Maybe play three or four of your letters and hang on to your -ING, -ERS, etc., but definitely don't pass and hope a spot opens up. Marathon, I'm PMing you my real name. Feel free to friend and challenge me.

Fman99 Apr 18 2009 08:39 PM

OK I have 3 games going now. Waiting for OldMole to fire up #4.

Edgy DC Apr 18 2009 08:48 PM

I ope'd with a bingo against Seawolf and he's been hammering back ever since, hooking on to seemingly un-open Triple Word Score squares.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 18 2009 09:08 PM

[quote="Fman99":2f3thfzh]Found mole. Will wait until I am friends with he and Marathon and let them challenge me to games so they can go first. Also, dropped a bingo on JCL right off the bat. BOO YA![/quote:2f3thfzh] See what you get, when you fuck a stranger in the ass?!? Holy crap, folks. He dropped ANTIQUE on me.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 18 2009 09:10 PM

[quote="metsmarathon":1mry6t33]i'm pretty sure i've just challenged fman. i can challenge lunchbucket, too, if he hasn't been otherwise challenged yet.[/quote:1mry6t33] Don't challenge me. I've alreday been challenged twice. If I get the rules it'll be up to me to challenge you and Mole.

metirish Apr 19 2009 08:41 AM

I have games going or started with all four in my group....

Fman99 Apr 19 2009 03:57 PM

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":1os67j1w][quote="Fman99":1os67j1w]Found mole. Will wait until I am friends with he and Marathon and let them challenge me to games so they can go first. Also, dropped a bingo on JCL right off the bat. BOO YA![/quote:1os67j1w] See what you get, when you fuck a stranger in the ass?!? Holy crap, folks. He dropped ANTIQUE on me.[/quote:1os67j1w] How about 2 bingos in one game. I own JCL like CC Sabathia owns White Castle.

Edgy DC Apr 19 2009 05:22 PM

You don't dance over Lunchbucket's grave until you know he's dead. He's bitten me back before.

seawolf17 Apr 19 2009 07:27 PM

I had two people both play "ZIT" against me at the same time. Weird.

Edgy DC Apr 19 2009 07:42 PM

I've had bingos that I couldn't play three times against Willets. I finally used two blanks to pound him with a weak bingo in GAUNTLET, then he picked up the gauntlet and pounded me back with DONATING. OE: It turns out that one of my "bingos" --- WHEEZEY --- was bullshit. Glad I didn't play it.

Edgy DC Apr 20 2009 09:09 PM

Willets Point: 420 Edgy DC: 288 Pain. Deep pain.

seawolf17 Apr 20 2009 09:35 PM

Picked up a lot of steam tonight in three of my four matches, but it's looking like a 2-2 finish for me in pool play.

Willets Point Apr 20 2009 09:42 PM

[quote="Edgy DC":1zm7xxjg] Pain. Deep pain.[/quote:1zm7xxjg] Eh! Just one incredibly lucky bingo on a triple word score for me is the difference. A once in a lifetime event I'm sure.

metirish Apr 21 2009 06:37 AM

I'm pretty much making up the numbers which is fine as I never played until recently , it is addicting and frustrating.

Fman99 Apr 21 2009 06:41 AM

I am currently winning all four of my matches, though the ones against Mendoza, Marathan and Mole are all within 30-50 points. I am slaying JCL though, I must say. Two bingos in one game will do that.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 21 2009 07:03 AM

[quote="Fman99":24u7ons7]I am currently winning all four of my matches, though the ones against Mendoza, Marathan and Mole are all within 30-50 points. I am slaying JCL though, I must say. Two bingos in one game will do that.[/quote:24u7ons7] Suck my cock.

metsmarathon Apr 21 2009 08:16 AM

my games against fman and mendoza are fitful, painful affairs. every time i slap down a letter i curse myself. everytime i pick up a letter from the sack, i curse myself some more. i just feel like i can't get any traction in these two games.

themetfairy Apr 21 2009 08:52 AM

[quote="metsmarathon":s3d2w0g2]my games against fman and mendoza are fitful, painful affairs. every time i slap down a letter i curse myself. everytime i pick up a letter from the sack, i curse myself some more. i just feel like i can't get any traction in these two games.[/quote:s3d2w0g2] Yeah, but off tournament you just killed me, so that has to make you feel better....

seawolf17 Apr 21 2009 09:17 AM

I kept biting back at Edgy, but just fell short. Heckuva battle.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 21 2009 09:19 AM

Lets see some board re-creations and analysis from the completed matches. Two games at once for me are enough, so I will challenge Mole and Marathon when I complete the ones I have going with Mendoza and Fman (soon I guess).

seawolf17 Apr 21 2009 09:26 AM

336-322 is your final. After I played SIX for 20, Edgy jumped out to a huge lead with the 68-point HUMIDITY on his first play, and never really looked back. He even skipped a turn with a bad word, but I couldn't capitalize. SHAVER was the last straw, turning a three-point game (299-296) into a rout. I thought PILE would have been enough, clearing out my rack, but Edgy didn't have enough left on his rack to close the difference. Well played.

Edgy DC Apr 21 2009 09:28 AM

Yeah, I bingoed out of the gate against Wolf, but he kept clawing back and it was all I could do to run out the clock. I missed a hook onto a Trible Word Score on my pentultimate turn, but I was fortunate he left the lane open for me to make the play the next itme around. But he kept scoring. I was ahead by 44 after that last play, and was stuck with a lone V in my tray. If he played out, that would be an 8 point swing, so I was sore afraid he'd manage a 36-pointer or more.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 21 2009 09:36 AM

Nice game

HahnSolo Apr 21 2009 10:11 AM

Some nice baseball answers there: SARGE - Gary Matthews TOAD - Hideki Irabu CHAD - Bradford DYE - Jermaine

seawolf17 Apr 21 2009 10:35 AM

QUINT - on McCracken BOY - Coco La GREEK - Kevin Youkilis SIX - Stan Musial (or, if you prefer, Timo Perez) ONUS - Wagner EAR - Don Mossi ERNE - Braden LaV Looper ZAG - Tom Gorman (Gonzaga University)

Edgy DC Apr 21 2009 11:00 AM

Blow by blow of the Wolf/Edge matchup. Seawolf Edgy Turn Word(s) Pts. Tot. Turn Word(s) Pts Tot. 1 SIX 20 20 1 HUMIDITY 68 68 2 IGLOO 22 42 2 MOW, OX 17 85 3 FROWN, MOWN 31 73 3 TOAD, OF, AR, DO 23 108 4 SOFT, FROWNS 37 110 4 POX, UP 28 136 5 ONUS, OY 18 128 5 ZAG 33 169 6 HUT, OFT 24 152 6 HAD 21 190 7 ILIA, ZA 19 171 7 DYE, POXY 23 213 8 FEE 8 179 8 CLIME 18 231 9 ERNE, ME, ER 18 197 9 QUINE (phony) 0 231 10 ABO, BOY, ON 17 214 10 QUINT 24 255 11 SARGE 24 238 11 GREEK 20 275 12 LATE, EL KA 18 256 12 GRAB 11 286 13 TENNIS, LATEN 11 267 13 CHAD 13 299 14 JADE, AT, DE 29 296 14 SHAVER, ES 41 340 15 PILE, IT, LOFT, EAR, Edgy's V 26 322 15 V in Rack -4 336 Notable moments: 1) I hit the X three times with OX, POX, and POXY. I think I had the P and the Y at the beginning, but by holding on to them, I got the X points three times. Not a recommended strategy, and probably wasn't meant as a strategy but it helped me to get a few modest teenage scores while trying to play off awkward tiles to rack up for the bingo that never came. 2) Right in the middle of the game: we're both stacked with E's. I think (seriously) we might have each had five, and got some dullard words out trying to play them off. 3) The last four turns, I'm playing off some big letters --- Q, K, G and B, and C --- but I'm only working in one dimension, while my opponent is mercilessly piling up three nad four words a turn, some of them nothing like chepies. See JADE and LOFT. 4) Twice I delayed a damn good play to hope for a homerun, my foolish playing of phony QUINE onto a triple, only to have Facebook call bullshit on me, when my most excellent (and clearly legit) QUINT was the right play, with the Q falling on a Double Letter Score square. I then held off on SHAVER because I hoped by simply playing my C in CHAD, I'd get a final tile that would allow me to bingo out. If I was Rainman, I'd've known that all tha was in the bag was that second V. How do I turn from a 41 point play that leaves me two tiles in my rack? If he'd've blocked that column, I'd've been scrod. But JADE/AT/DE was his play, and a most fine play, but one that left me alive.

seawolf17 Apr 21 2009 11:16 AM

I had at least four E's at one point. That's where FEE and ERNE came from. I had a six-letter word to take that SHAVER spot away from you, but it didn't give me enough points, so I went with JADE because I didn't want to be stuck with the J.

metirish Apr 21 2009 11:28 AM

Is the strategy to look for the big word or to get rid of your letters by using smaller words?

Edgy DC Apr 21 2009 11:33 AM

[quote="seawolf17":pz9e9jfm]I had a six-letter word to take that SHAVER spot away from you, but it didn't give me enough points, so I went with JADE because I didn't want to be stuck with the J.[/quote:pz9e9jfm] What was your word? Let's do a virtual replay from that point. Irish, there are lots of stragegies. Many are valid. But playing for bingos --- a word that uses all seven letters in your rack and gives you a 50-point bonus --- is a great stragegy because laying out that bingo feels so damn good.

HahnSolo Apr 21 2009 11:35 AM

So is the Schaefer Word of the Game HUMIDITY or SHAVER?

seawolf17 Apr 21 2009 11:42 AM

[quote="Edgy DC":52dre9bo][quote="seawolf17":52dre9bo]I had a six-letter word to take that SHAVER spot away from you, but it didn't give me enough points, so I went with JADE because I didn't want to be stuck with the J.[/quote:52dre9bo] What was your word? Let's do a virtual replay from that point.[/quote:52dre9bo] I don't remember now -- and now that I look at the overall play, it might have been when I went with SARGE, not JADE. The Schaefer Word of the Game is SHAVER. It was a top-of-the-ninth-inning grand slam that turned a one-run game into a rout. SHAVER 4 HUMIDITY 3 SOFT 1 POX 0.5 ZAG 0.5 JADE 0.5 QUINT 0.5

Edgy DC Apr 21 2009 11:49 AM

Maybe you could have played LARGES, EL there.

Frayed Knot Apr 21 2009 12:47 PM

[quote="metirish":1ssmnxzm]Is the strategy to look for the big word or to get rid of your letters by using smaller words?[/quote:1ssmnxzm] Basically it's to look for the big (high-scoring) word while also taking care to leave yourself with the best possible un-used letters so that your next rack doesn't start out with garbage. See also JCL's explanation in an earlier thread (and on page 1 of this one): 1. Recognize and value the prefixes & suffixes (-IER, -ISH, -ISM, -IST, -TION, -EST, -ING, -ED, -ER, -S, etc. and RE-, DE-, UP-, UN-, PRE-, etc.) 2. Play off the shit letters (W, Y, V, U) and break up your rack doubles 3. Spell on your rack first, then worry about the board 4. Know your two-letter hooks by heart -- it'll double++ your places to play that bingo. 5. Don't use an S or blank if it garners less than 30 points (or more....much more). Save 'em for the big score!

metirish Apr 21 2009 12:51 PM

Thanks FK , great info.

Edgy DC Apr 21 2009 05:12 PM

OK, so I'm 1-1 with 624 points so far in round one.

Chad Ochoseis Apr 21 2009 08:01 PM

[quote="marathon":1uwllojj]my games against fman and mendoza are fitful, painful affairs. every time i slap down a letter i curse myself. everytime i pick up a letter from the sack, i curse myself some more. i just feel like i can't get any traction in these two games. [/quote:1uwllojj] Agreed...marathon vs mendoza has been a study in obscure short words. The only four letter words in that game are the ones I mutter under my breath every time I open the board and look at TAE and ANA again.

seawolf17 Apr 21 2009 08:37 PM

I'm 1-2 now, polishing off Irish but losing a heartbreaker to Willets tonight.

Willets Point Apr 21 2009 08:38 PM

Just finished a tension-filled match with Seawolf. He's a great Scrabbler.

Edgy DC Apr 21 2009 08:39 PM

The way we're doing it is the top two in each division advance, along with the highest-scoring third-placer, so keep track of your points.

Willets Point Apr 21 2009 08:43 PM

Top two by points or w-l record?

metirish Apr 21 2009 08:49 PM

[quote="seawolf17":rzrirel0]I'm 1-2 now, polishing off Irish but losing a heartbreaker to Willets tonight.[/quote:rzrirel0] So gay :)

seawolf17 Apr 21 2009 09:06 PM

I'm 1-2, 1106 total points.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 21 2009 09:14 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 22 2009 05:21 AM

FMan hammered me 412-316. In addition to 2 bingos he drew the X, the Z, the Q the J, both blanks, and the X. All that said I got as close as 40 pts behind after the 2nd bingo (extending his QUART to QUARTERS on the trip word helped), but then drew nothing but vowels after that and went down like a bitch. From Drop Box

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 21 2009 09:41 PM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Apr 22 2009 05:20 AM

Mendoza also bingoed me twice but I escaped with a 358-356 win. GAWD. He bingoed out on the trip word, I had no idea he'd even had 7 left. Had he not passed twice I was meat. This was a game that went to the guy who drew the X (that was me) and found a place to score a bunch with it. From Drop Box

metirish Apr 21 2009 09:43 PM

Um , the tiles with no letters are for what?....

Willets Point Apr 21 2009 09:44 PM

So far, 3-0, 1105 points: Willets Point 420, Edgy 282 Willets Point 344, Seawolf 314 Willets Point 341, metirish 205 Waiting on Seo in game #4.

Chad Ochoseis Apr 21 2009 09:45 PM

Bucket vs. Mendoza In which I learn the hard way that (a) RAMADANS is strictly a proper noun and is therefore worth zero points and a lost turn; (b) when you're losing by 88, playing SCORNERS as an 80 point outplay is not good enough; and (c) Bucket is a damn good Scrabbler. Bucket 358, Mendoza 356 I'm 1-1, 710 points total. Games with Mole and Marathon still in progress. on edit - oops, didn't see that JCL already posted the summary above.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 22 2009 12:21 AM

[quote="Willets Point":34lhg5ny]So far, 3-0, 1105 points: Willets Point 420, Edgy 282 Willets Point 344, Seawolf 314 Willets Point 341, metirish 205 Waiting on Seo in game #4.[/quote:34lhg5ny] Sorry, I'm a little slow. Back at work tomorrow. That's when I get all my personal shit done.

themetfairy Apr 22 2009 05:15 AM

[quote="metirish":2ic4o59c]Um , the tiles with no letters are for what?....[/quote:2ic4o59c] Blanks. Once you play one, you'll be prompted for the letter you wish to assign to it.

Edgy DC Apr 22 2009 05:19 AM

Blanks are precious. They're worth nothing in themselves. But buy being use-able as any letter, they help you spell any good word you're one letter away from. Use them for big scores.

Fman99 Apr 22 2009 07:14 AM

[quote="Mendoza Line":2ox2j44r]Bucket vs. Mendoza In which I learn the hard way that (a) RAMADANS is strictly a proper noun and is therefore worth zero points and a lost turn; (b) when you're losing by 88, playing SCORNERS as an 80 point outplay is not good enough; and (c) Bucket is a damn good Scrabbler. Bucket 358, Mendoza 356 I'm 1-1, 710 points total. Games with Mole and Marathon still in progress. on edit - oops, didn't see that JCL already posted the summary above.[/quote:2ox2j44r] Mendoza and I were neck and neck till he dropped a late bingo on me.

Fman99 Apr 22 2009 08:09 AM

Final scores: Fman99 413, JCL 315 Mendoza 356, Fman99 293

Edgy DC Apr 22 2009 08:13 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 23 2009 07:30 AM

[quote="Willets Point":38tl4dwv]So far, 3-0, 1105 points: Willets Point 420, Edgy 282 Willets Point 344, Seawolf 314 Willets Point 341, metirish 205 Waiting on Seo in game #4.[/quote:38tl4dwv] Looks like Wllets has clinched a spot in the medal round.

Edgy DC Apr 22 2009 10:22 AM

I'm up to 2-1 with 1,014 points. I'm hoping to make round two if I can hold out against a renewed Seo, who has seemingly just returned from 36 hours of surfing and lovemaking. It's been a baptism of fire for irish, but he'll do better, and has been a good sport.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 22 2009 12:58 PM

[quote="Edgy DC":1pqz6t55]I'm up to 2-1 with 1,014 points. I'm hoping to make round two if I can hold out against a renewed Seo, who has seemingly just returned from 36 hours of surfing and lovemaking. [/quote:1pqz6t55] It's an above-average way to spend a weekend, yes.

Edgy DC Apr 22 2009 01:18 PM

And you come back and hit me with 25 points from PAD. There oughta be a law.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 22 2009 02:12 PM

Edgy hit me with an early bingo and I dug myself a deeper hole when I skipped a turn after playing a bunk word. I creeped back in and even managed to take a late lead (with a nice "JO" on deck) when Edgy slammed the door shut with a dramatic, game-ending bingo. 385-316 is your final. Good game, Edgy.

Edgy DC Apr 22 2009 02:18 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 22 2009 02:28 PM

Edgy 385, Seo 316. I led just about the whole game, but there he was breathing down my neck, smelling of beer, salt, and sunblock. Down the stretch, he's killing me merely by plunging his fullback into the line. He gets 25 points for PAD, 13 for AA, 22 for KI, and --- on his last play --- he nets 36 points by hooking US onto QUIP to make QUIPS, with the S falling on a DWS square. That's good for 36 points and ABNS is enjoying maybe his second lead of the game. But I had been building for a bingo for six turns or so, playing a lame-o TEN onto the bottom of AN to make ANT, TEN for seven crap points, but I knew there were only three letters in the bag. I didn't know what, but I thought they were the missing ingredients to my BINGO juice, and they practically spelled themselves out when they hit my rack. INTERNS. I hooked it onto the front of HALT for SHALT and bingoed out with 72 points. I don't know what made me so confident I'd draw the tiles I needed. ANT/TEN was practially a bunt.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 22 2009 02:24 PM

Beat me again. My recap was was a 20-pointer and yours was an 80.

Edgy DC Apr 22 2009 02:29 PM

What was your phony?

Chad Ochoseis Apr 22 2009 04:09 PM

I made an attempt at posting an HTML table with standings, but I'm getting these wide spaces between tables that look weird. I tried shrinking the font, which worked in the previews but bombed when submitted. Willets currently running the table in Royal with a 3-0 record and 1105 points. A virtual dead heat in Orange, where Fman, JCL, and I have 1-1 records. I'm narrowly ahead of Fman in total points, 710-706. If I'm getting it right, top two won-loss records in each division advance. Tiebreaker for identical won-loss records is total points. Also, high total points among the other three players in each division advances. So, if we get this: 3-1 1420 3-1 1350 2-2 1250 1-3 1300 1-3 1200 then the player with the 1-3 record gets the wildcard over the player with the 2-2 because of the higher point total - correct?

metsmarathon Apr 22 2009 05:15 PM

ever hold back on a bingo because you thought you had a phony word and didnt want to risk it? i just did. grr...

A Boy Named Seo Apr 22 2009 06:26 PM

[quote="Edgy DC":3j56la4p]What was your phony?[/quote:3j56la4p] I saw "LANCE" in my rack. Coulda played "LANCER", but got greedy and tried to bingo with "RELANCE" and got popped. I thought if you were gonna spear a dude over and over, it might could be a relance.

metirish Apr 22 2009 06:27 PM

What do you mean by a phony word?

Edgy DC Apr 22 2009 08:50 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 23 2009 07:33 AM

The Official Scrabble Dictionary is based on several dictionaries compiled. Any "word" that you play that isn't in one of these is a "phony." In standard Scrabble play, if you suspect your opponent has played one of these fake words, it's your responsiblity to declare a challenge. If you're right, his or her phony gets knocked off the board and he or she loses a turn. If you're wrong, and the word is legit, it's you that loses the turn. So it's high risk to call bullshit on your opponent. The online game we're using, however, just politely tells you that your word is crap and aks you to try again. Our gentleman's agreement is that, if the game tells you your word is bogus, you pass your turn.

metsmarathon Apr 22 2009 08:59 PM

i had ANYWISE, which imo sounds more like a word you'd make up if you didn't know that it's really anyways. oh well. didnt want those 50 points and went with SINEWY instead. i'm gonna lose by more than those 50 points, so its all good.

Edgy DC Apr 22 2009 09:30 PM Edited 3 time(s), most recently on Apr 23 2009 07:27 AM

Edgy A Boy Named Seo Turn Word(s) Pts. Tot. Turn Word(s) Pts. Tot. 1 CLOY 18 18 1 BOZOS, CLOYS 45 45 2 VOID 16 34 2 NIXED 26 71 3 WINO 33 67 3 RELANCE (phony) 0 71 4 MOB, MY 17 84 4 AXE 20 91 5 CARRIERS 80 164 5 CROWN 20 111 6 HEM 15 179 6 REGALER, ME 28 139 7 GUAGE 14 193 7 REV 28 167 8 WE 5 198 8 HALT 12 179 9 YELLS 11 209 9 JOE 26 205 10 SIDED, VOIDS 30 239 10 FATTY 22 227 11 ION, ANT, GO, ID 15 254 11 PAD, FA, AD 25 252 12 PUT 10 264 12 AA, AW, AN 13 265 13 QUIP 35 299 13 KI, QI 22 287 14 TEN 7 306 14 US, QUIPS 36 323 15 INTERNS, SHALT, points from Seo's rack 79 385 15 points from rack -7 316

Edgy DC Apr 23 2009 07:23 AM

[quote="Mendoza Line"]If I'm getting it right, top two won-loss records in each division advance. Tiebreaker for identical won-loss records is total points. Also, high total points among the other three players in each division advances. So, if we get this: 3-1 1420 3-1 1350 2-2 1250 1-3 1300 1-3 1200 then the player with the 1-3 record gets the wildcard over the player with the 2-2 because of the higher point total - correct?

My thinking was that we would have five guys in the medal round, with the first two finishers, record-wise, in each division advancing, with total points used as a tie-breaker. The fifth advancer would be the best third place record, with total points used as a tie-breaker.

So it's record, and then points.

metsmarathon Apr 23 2009 07:25 AM

there should also be a consolation bracket. or we could just play for fun if'n we lose out on the finals. whichever.

seawolf17 Apr 23 2009 03:03 PM

2-2, 1478 points for my round play as I beat Seo 372-313. Good match.

Chad Ochoseis Apr 23 2009 04:03 PM Edited 10 time(s), most recently on May 07 2009 08:01 AM

Royal Pooler Won Lost Total Points y-Willets 4 0 1467 x-Edgy 3 1 1399 Seawolf 2 2 1478 Seo 1 3 1244 Irish 0 4 ??? "> Orange Pooler Won Lost Total Points x-Fman 3 1 1387 Mendoza 2 1 1095 JCL 1 2 1032 Marathon 1 2 934 Mole 0 1 246 x - clinched playoff spot y - clinched division title

A Boy Named Seo Apr 23 2009 04:14 PM

I snuck past Irish 364-255 and am doing my part by getting my ass handed to me by Willets Point. The Royal group should be settled shortly. Good game to you, too, Wolfie.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 23 2009 04:15 PM

Whoa.

Chad Ochoseis Apr 23 2009 04:21 PM

Amazing what a little bit of bad html can do, huh? All fixed now.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 23 2009 04:26 PM

I thought I was all, you know, but I'm at work, so I couldn't be.

Fman99 Apr 23 2009 08:18 PM

I am one move from dispatching with Marathon. OldMole hasn't played his game with me since yesterday... I need to ping him.

metsmarathon Apr 23 2009 08:21 PM

damned Q. last fucking letter in the bag, wasn't it?

Fman99 Apr 23 2009 08:26 PM

[quote="metsmarathon":2l5lbp7l]damned Q. last fucking letter in the bag, wasn't it?[/quote:2l5lbp7l] Yeah, I couldn't believe I didn't draw it. Holding that U right to the end I was. Final score: Fman 304 Marathon 259 Weird game, too. I played probably 5-6 hands in a row with six vowels. I think my opponent had a similar amount of consonants.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 24 2009 10:56 AM

Incredible. True. Story. I'm stumped by a seemingly easy but maddeningly difficult rack in my game with Marathon. _ B E I L N R And I'm thinking, it through, I know this combo. ... Bingo. (scroll to the bottom of the page) Is that freaky or what? I wound up with BLINDERS, game continues, MM with a lead...

Fman99 Apr 24 2009 11:05 AM

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":31142waq]Incredible. True. Story. I'm stumped by a seemingly easy but maddeningly difficult rack in my game with Marathon. _ B E I L N R And I'm thinking, it through, I know this combo. ... Bingo. (scroll to the bottom of the page) Is that freaky or what? I wound up with BLINDERS, game continues, MM with a lead...[/quote:31142waq] I came up with BLINKER upon first glance.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 24 2009 11:10 AM

What reminded me of the old thread was that, just as then, I saw RINSABLE when I finally saw a play. That word I remembered.

Edgy DC Apr 24 2009 11:20 AM

Crazy. I hope you didn't trade in your L. I don't see that working twice.

metirish Apr 24 2009 11:31 AM

That old thread that JCL linked is instructive.

metirish Apr 24 2009 12:08 PM

Looked like The Big Train was ducking WBG but then it looked the other way around......all on page four folks... WBG must have been newly married around that time.

metirish Apr 24 2009 12:25 PM

That thread is a great read .So, swapping out tiles is a good move when needed? , even on your first rack if it's warranted?

metirish Apr 24 2009 12:37 PM

A great back and forth debate was ongoing between LF , BT and WBG about legal and proper words when all of a sudden I clicked on to page 10 only to see it wasn't archived.

Fman99 Apr 24 2009 12:51 PM

[quote="metirish":dijudapb]That thread is a great read .So, swapping out tiles is a good move when needed? , even on your first rack if it's warranted?[/quote:dijudapb] I almost never swap tiles out. By doing so you are forfeiting your turn. You are usually better off dumping tiles on the board, making a 4-8 point word and unloading bad tiles. That way you score points AND get new tiles. The only time I would dump is if I was incapable of finding any play at all. Your mileage may vary.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 24 2009 01:48 PM

[quote="metirish":9n5wy3m0]A great back and forth debate was ongoing between LF , BT and WBG about legal and proper words when all of a sudden I clicked on to page 10 only to see it wasn't archived.[/quote:9n5wy3m0] Yeah, that was a helluva thread. Bummed, too, when it so abruptly ended. Edgy's table on page 10 must've taken like 3 hours to make. Thing of beauty.

Edgy DC Apr 24 2009 01:58 PM

Here's the rest: http://p094.ezboard.com/fthecranepoolfo ... 1&stop=200

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 24 2009 02:04 PM

Marathon, on the strength of the bingo NONADULT and late-game placements of the X and Q, held off Lunchman 372-359 in a tight contest. Other highlights included the aforemntioned BLINDERS bingo and Bucket's clever BREWSKI through a double-double word off Marathon's opening SINEWY. The match may have turned on a rare attempt at defensive play by Lunchbucket, who frustrated at having no place to insert a rack bingo, ineffectively tried cutting off his opponent at the triple line and paid for it when Marathon played Lunch's idiotic PED into JO, OPED for 48 points. Lunch is resigned to the consolation round barring a historic victory over Mole.

metsmarathon Apr 24 2009 02:07 PM

the magical hail mary existence of the plural form of HIM helped a whole lot.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 24 2009 02:08 PM

Crossword Corner, Vowel Valley, Letter Lounge... Awesome.

Frayed Knot Apr 24 2009 02:47 PM

Marathon played Lunch's idiotic PED into JO, OPED for 48 points. Is that OPED as in OPinion/EDitorial, or as in Eliza OPED that ENRY IGGINS would take her to the ball?

metsmarathon Apr 24 2009 03:50 PM

oped as in opened

Edgy DC Apr 24 2009 04:52 PM

How did you know NONADULT would fly? I wouldn't have had the gonads to play that.

metsmarathon Apr 24 2009 05:10 PM

im pretty sure i had it played against me in the past. likely by my cell phone.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 24 2009 06:30 PM

Here's the board. Click to embiggen. From Drop Box

Frayed Knot Apr 24 2009 06:32 PM

[quote="metsmarathon":1m1bmcia]oped as in opened[/quote:1m1bmcia] Oh yeah, as in "I oped a can of soda for lunch today" Use that one all the time!

seawolf17 Apr 24 2009 07:37 PM

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":l17b98a8]Here's the board. Click to embiggen.[/quote:l17b98a8] You're just trying to get someone to play "embiggen" in the next round against you, forcing them to pass their turn. I will not fall for it, my friend.

Edgy DC Apr 24 2009 08:14 PM

[quote="Frayed Knot":iu6n288k]Use that one all the time![/quote:iu6n288k] Oh, you talk a good game.

Fman99 Apr 24 2009 08:14 PM

I am in good shape... beating Mole by 65 and a bingo in my hand ready to go (with 2 spots to put it no less).

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 24 2009 09:11 PM

I checked on my Scrabble cheat sheet tonight and at least when that was printed there were no 1-letter extensions of HIM. What is HIMS anyway?

A Boy Named Seo Apr 25 2009 12:23 AM

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":qd82qy47]Here's the board. Click to embiggen. From Drop Box [/quote:qd82qy47] Besides "HIMS", there's a couple there I would've never known to play. ZETA BAA (like a sheep?) GITES OPED SUQ (someone hit me w/ that once, but I forgot about it) and, of course BREWSKI

Fman99 Apr 25 2009 06:18 AM

[quote="seawolf17":28eznoip][quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":28eznoip]Here's the board. Click to embiggen.[/quote:28eznoip] You're just trying to get someone to play "embiggen" in the next round against you, forcing them to pass their turn. I will not fall for it, my friend.[/quote:28eznoip] Why? "Embiggen" is a perfectly cromulent word!

metsmarathon Apr 25 2009 09:10 AM

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":2d245wrl]I checked on my Scrabble cheat sheet tonight and at least when that was printed there were no 1-letter extensions of HIM. What is HIMS anyway?[/quote:2d245wrl] as near as i can gather, HIM can be used as a noun. as in, "the dog is a HIM." so, i guess, if you have a litter of puppies, you could then say, "They're all HIMS."

Fman99 Apr 25 2009 08:32 PM

OldMole is dragging his feet unfortunately. My other matches are all done.

Chad Ochoseis Apr 26 2009 05:48 PM

Mole seems to have gone underground. Marathon and I just finished the last non-Mole game in the Orange division. Excellent series - the four of us who have completed games are pretty evenly matched.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 27 2009 05:22 PM

WP's complete dismantling of yours truly is finally over. The score from the beatdown was 362 to 251. Thanks for the education, WP. You're a great player. I've never felt so handcuffed on every move before. Don't really ever want to play you again, to be honest.

Willets Point Apr 27 2009 06:29 PM

I feel like a dick now.

Edgy DC Apr 27 2009 06:49 PM

So we're still waiting on the Mole to complete his games in the Orange Division? Not a dick. You play Scrabble to win. You made Seo a better player.

Chad Ochoseis Apr 27 2009 06:55 PM

Yep. My molegame is now moving again.

Fman99 Apr 27 2009 08:10 PM

[quote="Mendoza Line":41a8pyfc]Yep. My molegame is now moving again.[/quote:41a8pyfc] As is mine.

metsmarathon Apr 27 2009 09:08 PM

metsmarathon terrific! viva metsmarathon! i need a mole-challenging.

metirish Apr 28 2009 12:28 PM

I bought the iPhone scrabble app last week , it's the same one that's on facebook and you can link to it or play others or play the computer. I have found though that playing the computer is quite frustrating because it comes up with some strange words. Right now I am playing it and it hits me with DATIVAL , never heard of it. The L caught on with DRIVE.

Fman99 Apr 29 2009 06:37 AM

Mole has gone back underground, true to his name. Sigh.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 29 2009 07:59 PM

I too am waiting on Mole. Anyone for non-tournament combat please issue me a challenge.

metirish Apr 29 2009 08:03 PM

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":2dd1mgoi]I too am waiting on Mole. Anyone for non-tournament combat please issue me a challenge.[/quote:2dd1mgoi] Done....the only way I'll get better is by playing the big guns The scrabble app seems to be on the blink right now

Willets Point Apr 30 2009 05:57 PM

I'm dying for the second round so feel free to challenge me to a "friendly" in the interim.

Chad Ochoseis Apr 30 2009 06:06 PM

Willets - I just friended you. Feel free to challenge me.

Fman99 May 03 2009 07:23 PM

Bump. OldMole has derailed this thing. My game against him is nearly complete -- I have 4 tiles in my hand -- but the last 5 moves have taken 10 days. Just need two more turns. Of course I don't know what the status is of his games with Mendoza, Marathon and JCL.

Chad Ochoseis May 03 2009 07:51 PM

[quote="Fman99":vgvg57nq] Just need two more turns. Of course I don't know what the status is of his games with Mendoza[/quote:vgvg57nq] 29 tiles left and not many openings on the board. I don't see it ending in the near future.

Fman99 May 07 2009 07:20 AM

Finally finished my game against OldMole this morning. Final score: Fman 377, OldMole 246

Edgy DC May 07 2009 07:28 AM

[quote="Mendoza Line":3jmu0s4q]Willets - I just friended you. Feel free to challenge me.[/quote:3jmu0s4q] Has he eaten you up and spit out your bones yet?

Willets Point May 07 2009 07:51 AM

Mendoza & I are having a real tension-filled game. The lead changes with each turn. Every time one of us plays a 20-, 30-, or 40-point word the other one matches it. I didn't know Scrabble could make your heart race like this.

Chad Ochoseis May 07 2009 07:55 AM

I played QI two ways with the Q on a double letter for 45 points. Willets followed up with a brilliant extension of MIL to MILEPOST on a triple word for, well, 45 points. Even if I come out ahead in the end, Willets gets the moral victory. Unfortunately, FB is blocked on my office laptop, so I can only play my turns in the mornings and evenings.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 08 2009 10:45 AM

Stayed up till 12:30 last night finishing up a non-tournament exhibition with Edgy, then till 1:30 restlessly fantasizing about punching his face in. Had to be the most passive-aggressive game ever played against me, as he's stacking up wussy 2 and 3-letter plays everywhere. I'm not getting much to build on and had to surrender a couple rack bingos, but I get a lead and maintain it, figuring he's playing like a girl because he's labeled the game "practice." Then suddenly I notice the bag is empty, there are no blanks played anywhere and at least one "S" is still out there, and I'd just laid out a fat juicy WILL in an attempt to spill the fucking Is and Ls Edgy's constant tile swaps stuck me with. Yep. ASSAUGE, on the triple line, extending WILL to SWILL, bingo out, 80-point swing, game over. I'm very stabby over that.

Willets Point May 08 2009 10:48 AM

Edgy learned to play Scrabble in Italy where they've honed the extremely defensive cattenacio style of play. I tip my hat to Mendoza Line for winning a great game. I felt very proud of myself for MILEPOST on the TW but it wasn't enough to win. He's a tough competitor.

Chad Ochoseis May 08 2009 12:18 PM

[quote="Willets Point":33xkqxq0]I tip my hat to Mendoza Line for winning a great game. I felt very proud of myself for MILEPOST on the TW but it wasn't enough to win. He's a tough competitor. [/quote:33xkqxq0] Fine game, Willets. Interesting draw - Willets tended to draw the blanks and S's, and I tended to draw the good high scoring tiles. I'm working from home, resting the leg injury I've been moaning about on FB. So I've got daytime access today. Edgy, you've been challenged.

Edgy DC May 08 2009 12:30 PM

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]Stayed up till 12:30 last night finishing up a non-tournament exhibition with Edgy, then till 1:30 restlessly fantasizing about punching his face in. Had to be the most passive-aggressive game ever played against me, as he's stacking up wussy 2 and 3-letter plays everywhere. I'm not getting much to build on and had to surrender a couple rack bingos, but I get a lead and maintain it, figuring he's playing like a girl because he's labeled the game "practice." Then suddenly I notice the bag is empty, there are no blanks played anywhere and at least one "S" is still out there, and I'd just laid out a fat juicy WILL in an attempt to spill the fucking Is and Ls Edgy's constant tile swaps stuck me with. Yep. ASSAUGE, on the triple line, extending WILL to SWILL, bingo out, 80-point swing, game over. I'm very stabby over that.

I learned from the best.

Really, I just felt my rack was two letters from a bingo through most of the second half of the game. I'd play ROB and then draw and scream "Not those two letters!" Right up until the end, when WILL gave me an opening.

It's not like you were opening the board up much more than I was before that.

You vs. Willets should be a treat.

Edgy DC May 08 2009 12:32 PM

[quote="Mendoza Line":yzuevxnf]Edgy, you've been challenged.[/quote:yzuevxnf] Is this an exhibition friendly, or are we starting the medal round?

seawolf17 May 08 2009 12:35 PM

Do we have final standings?

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 08 2009 12:40 PM

My game with Mole is still going on.

Edgy DC May 08 2009 12:46 PM

This was the last report, but I know at least one of the outstanding Mole games have been finished. Royal Pooler Won Lost Total Points y-Willets 4 0 1467 x-Edgy 3 1 1399 Seawolf 2 2 1478 Seo 1 3 1244 Irish 0 4 ??? Orange Pooler Won Lost Total Points x-Fman 3 1 1387 Mendoza 2 1 1095 JCL 1 2 1032 Marathon 1 2 934 Mole 0 1 246

Chad Ochoseis May 08 2009 12:47 PM

[quote="Edgy DC":3a7l35h9]Is this an exhibition friendly, or are we starting the medal round?[/quote:3a7l35h9] Still friendly - the only definite medal contendah in the Orange division is Fman.

Chad Ochoseis May 08 2009 12:49 PM

[quote="Edgy DC":1ihrju5a]This was the last report, but I know at least one of the outstanding Mole games have been finished. [/quote:1ihrju5a] I guess it's marathon/Mole that ended? Fourteen tiles left in the bag in my game vs. the Mole.

seawolf17 May 08 2009 12:57 PM

Is it too early to hang a "2009 CPF Scrabble Wild Card Champions" banner on my living room wall?

Fman99 May 08 2009 01:14 PM

I'm going to fire up some non-tourney games then while I wait for the Mole.

Fman99 May 08 2009 01:18 PM

Edgy, Irish, ABNS, you have all been challenged. I need to friend Willets. PM comin' your way.

Fman99 May 08 2009 01:52 PM

Wow. I drop the X on a triple word twice, with EX/BE/OX, for 56 cool points. So what does Edgy do? Bingos me with both blanks in one word. Fiend! UNLADED.

seawolf17 May 08 2009 03:03 PM

[quote="Fman99":uuvzrx04]Edgy, Irish, ABNS, you have all been challenged. I need to friend Willets. PM comin' your way.[/quote:uuvzrx04] What, I'm not good enough to challenge? You a-scairt?

Fman99 May 08 2009 07:32 PM

[quote="seawolf17":396x0o96][quote="Fman99":396x0o96]Edgy, Irish, ABNS, you have all been challenged. I need to friend Willets. PM comin' your way.[/quote:396x0o96] What, I'm not good enough to challenge? You a-scairt?[/quote:396x0o96] Why don't YOU challenge ME? I got the same edumucation you got meester. Then you'll get the first move also.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 08 2009 10:14 PM

[quote="Edgy DC":62kl77vp] You vs. Willets should be a treat.[/quote:62kl77vp] Especially if you like blowouts. Sheesh. Hammered by a hundred.

TheOldMole May 09 2009 03:55 AM

I just keep losing to everyone. I'm on a downward spiral.

Chad Ochoseis May 09 2009 08:32 AM

[quote="The Old Mole":3qiwfy14]I just keep losing to everyone. I'm on a downward spiral.[/quote:3qiwfy14] Yeah. It starts innocently enough, with a couple of random games against some people on a Met fan forum. Next thing you know, you're sitting in a Bowery doorway holding a dog-eared third edition of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary that you picked up from a trash can in Washington Square Park during your last qat bender, muttering something incoherent to random passers-by about a diabolical worldwide conspiracy to "wordify" ZA and QI.

metsmarathon May 09 2009 09:01 AM

[quote="TheOldMole":3uiwsu0z]I just keep losing to everyone. I'm on a downward spiral.[/quote:3uiwsu0z] if you would be so kind as to challenge me, i'll falsely promise to let you win...

Chad Ochoseis May 10 2009 03:32 PM

Mendoza 362, Mole 306. We're slow, but we got there. The difference was pretty much one early bingo (DOGFIGHTS). The Mole has a fine vocabulary.

Fman99 May 10 2009 06:40 PM

[quote="Mendoza Line":2fdgapw8]Mendoza 362, Mole 306. We're slow, but we got there. The difference was pretty much one early bingo (DOGFIGHTS). The Mole has a fine vocabulary.[/quote:2fdgapw8] So now the medal round is waiting on Mole/JCL and Mole/Marathon. I am drawing turrbile letters in my exhibition matches against Edgy and Willets, and held off Irish and won by 10 points 293-283. Good to get these bad racks out of the way in the non-medal round.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 10 2009 10:06 PM

Final: JCL 370, Mole 295. Rather unspectacular game with too many 6 letter words and no bingos. Oh well, I'm not sure this shakes anything up.

metsmarathon May 11 2009 07:15 AM

i challenged mole, and in that challenge asked him to challenge me back so as to follow the specified format, but i haven't gotten anything yet. so, mole, if would be so kind as to challenge me in scrabble, we can finally put this thing to bed.

Edgy DC May 11 2009 07:26 AM

I'm not sure I understand. We're only playing a round robin of one, so you only needed one game against the Mole.

Fman99 May 11 2009 08:29 AM

[quote="Edgy DC":2oc2ojnw]I'm not sure I understand. We're only playing a round robin of one, so you only needed one game against the Mole.[/quote:2oc2ojnw] I think you've got Mendoza and Marathon mixed up.

metsmarathon May 11 2009 08:35 AM

right. i challenged fman and mendoza. that left jcl and mole to challenge me. i challenged mole 'cos it didnt seem like he knew who i was. i mean, i can play that as the regulation match i suppose, but i didnt try really hard for the first word, and he's supposed to get that advantage anyways.

Edgy DC May 11 2009 08:46 AM

Now, I understand. One way to do that is to challenge somebody and pass the first turn.

Edgy DC May 11 2009 10:01 AM

So, 80-ish points down against teh Fman, with four tiles remaining in the bag, I notice that two L's have yet to appear on the board. I realize I'm one L away from an 90-point bingo (BASILISK) and I twice play only one letter hoping to draw one of those L's, but came up empty.

Fman99 May 11 2009 10:08 AM

[quote="Edgy DC":2pljln0l]So, 80-ish points down against teh Fman, with four tiles remaining in the bag, I notice that two L's have yet to appear on the board. I realize I'm one L away from an 90-point bingo (BASILISK) and I twice play only one letter hoping to draw one of those L's, but came up empty.[/quote:2pljln0l] The difference maker instead was JUTE, dropping the J on a DL and the word on a TW for a 57 point bounty. Final score: Fman 379, Edgy 334

Willets Point May 11 2009 10:33 AM

Edgy's giving me a right good spanking and thoroughly enjoying himself in the process. Meanwhile, I scramble to find vowels which are sadly necessary for forming words in the English language.

themetfairy May 11 2009 11:03 AM

[quote="metsmarathon":3fs8jr9m][quote="TheOldMole":3fs8jr9m]I just keep losing to everyone. I'm on a downward spiral.[/quote:3fs8jr9m] if you would be so kind as to challenge me, i'll falsely promise to let you win...[/quote:3fs8jr9m] Don't believe him ;)

Edgy DC May 13 2009 09:18 AM

If the names of giant Japanese monsters were legal words, I'd have had about six bingos in this game with Willets.

Edgy DC May 18 2009 11:00 AM

Looks like we're waiting on an outcome for Mole/marathon. I don't know if that one got off the ground. We've got four of our five final contestants, and, if my numbers aren't off (they probably are somewhere), marathon needs to lay down an epic blowout on the mole if he's going catch seawolf for the final spot, trailing wolf by 544 total points. Royal Pooler Won Lost Total Points y-Willets 4 0 1467 x-Edgy 3 1 1399 Seawolf 2 2 1478 Seo 1 3 1244 Irish 0 4 ??? Orange Pooler Won Lost Total Points y-Mendoza 3 1 1457 x-Fman 3 1 1387 JCL 2 2 1402 Marathon 1 2 934 Mole 0 3 849

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 18 2009 12:21 PM

I encourage everyone to challenge me while I'm still weak and easy to beat up.

Fman99 May 19 2009 10:35 AM

Just fired up a four person challenge -- to Edgy, Seawolf and Marathon. Let's rock boyos!

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 22 2009 10:05 PM

Epic, controversial Edgy-Lucnchbucket showdown ends. Edgy 411 Lunchy 404 Probably the first time I ever exceeded 400 and lost but I have myself to blame. I opened with TODDY but absentmindedly placed the T, not the Y, on the double-letter square. That decision alone cost me 12 points but it really hurt when Edge used the Y to bingo GINGERLY on the center trip-word line for 95 friggin points. We traded heavy blows from there (ADOPTED - 67; EARRINGS -68; JINX -68) and I finally took the lead on the 2nd to last turn and burned all but one letter . Thats when Edge played the final 3 (including an S) and came away with the glory.

Edgy DC May 23 2009 07:50 AM

The thing that should invalidate this whole result is that, for the last few plays, the bag said that it was empty. Bucket and I were both down to less than seven tiles. I joke that he's going to play the last S, but he thinks I have it. I'm down by (I think) 24, have nothing but an A and and E, but am able to score 16 by playing K A E with the A on a DWS square. I consign the missing S to the realm of mystery, consider the game over, but reserve some small hope that JCS has enough juice in his rack to make up the other eight points. Suddenly, three new tiles out of nowhere appear in my rack. C, I, and S. I'm still down by eight, and it's his opportunity to play out. He builds on the bottom of KA with K A F I T But he has one tile left. I don't know my twos as well as I should and I don't know my threes at all, but I remember somebody played CIS against me before. JCL had played HAJ earlier, and any time somebody plays HAJ, I think of extending it to HAJI. There was my slot. C H A J I A M I S Thirty points and a 410-405 lead. This time the bag really is empty, and I get a two-point swing for the one point JCL has left in his rack for a 411-405 final, but seriously tainted by bad reffing and in need of quick re-match. EARRINGS was killer because it took about 5 minutes for him to come up with the play, and I knew it was coming.

Willets Point May 25 2009 06:33 PM

If anyone's up for a practice game, let me know here or on FB.

Edgy DC May 25 2009 07:59 PM

No way, Jose! You beat up my face!

metsmarathon May 27 2009 01:09 PM

my letters in in the dogpile suck so hard...

Fman99 May 29 2009 08:20 PM

EPIC battle between Willets and myself where I prevailed, 411-400. I had a comfortable lead until Willets dropped QUATRAIN on the "T" in the word IDIOT. Had a 40 point lead, but I followed right back with OPTICIAN on the middle "I" right above him. Like Ali/Frazier I it was.

Willets Point May 29 2009 08:24 PM

Talk about hubris. I was so proud of myself dropping a bingo so late in the game.

Fman99 Jun 02 2009 12:01 PM

Did Mole/Marathon ever happen?

Edgy DC Jun 02 2009 12:15 PM

They seemed so right for each other.

metsmarathon Jun 02 2009 12:25 PM

um, we're playing our match... well, at least the one that i started which doesn't adequately fill the requirements of the competition. but its probably safe to continue on without us... itd take another month or two for us to play a new match within the real rules, with mole challenging me instead o the other way around.

Willets Point Jun 03 2009 09:11 AM

Does it really matter who challenges who? We just need a result.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 03 2009 09:27 AM

Following my hard-fought, 377-370 heartbreaker to Fman yesterday I have now lost to 4 separate CPFers by single digits (Edgy*, Marathon and Mendoza Line* are the others). *- Beat me by a lot more than single digits on other occasions.

Willets Point Jun 03 2009 09:36 AM

Edgy & I are playing a new version of Scrabble where he gets all the consonants and I get all the vowels. Makes it challenging to create words. Just fyi, consonants crush vowels, so take those if you get the choice.

Edgy DC Jun 03 2009 09:37 AM

I've fallen from 1310 to the 1240s in recent play. The three- and four-way pigpiles are not bringing out my best, but I'm about to close out a win over Willets in one of those excruciating games where one guy pulls the vowels and the other pulls the consonants. Are people passing after misplays in exhibition play?

metsmarathon Jun 03 2009 12:11 PM

[quote="Willets Point":262mspvs]Does it really matter who challenges who? We just need a result.[/quote:262mspvs] prolly not, but them's the rules. i just wanted to put it out there that our competition might be considered illegitimate by teh french judge. i hope to put it to bed soon... i also should start up other scrabbling games to keep the fun coming. i recently took up bejeweled blitz, but that's gotta stop. i suck at color matchy games when there's a time requirement.

Willets Point Jun 03 2009 12:19 PM

Thing is, I don't think it's a rule. These are the only rules I could find. [quote="Edgy DC":3bdwxol2]Rulesies: 1) No consulting the dictionary or the two-letter word list. 2) If the dictonary knocks your word off as a phony, you lamentably pass your turn... 3) ...unless you mis-spell a word through clumsy tile play and get knocked off and can immediately correct that... 4) ...but not if you mis-spell a word that you genuinely thought was spelled the way you played it. 5) Gentleman's honor on these rules.[/quote:3bdwxol2]

Chad Ochoseis Jun 03 2009 08:29 PM

I think Scrabble's down tonight. I'm trying to play a word in my game with Willets, but it's not letting me complete the turn. No scrab for me until tomorrow after work.

themetfairy Jun 03 2009 08:34 PM

It didn't stop Fman from killing me tonight. I'm not in the same class as you guys.

Chad Ochoseis Jun 03 2009 08:48 PM

Yeah, it seems to be working fine, now. Willets, feel free to resume kicking my arse at your convenience.

Fman99 Jun 04 2009 01:13 PM

EPIC battle as I come back from 96 points down to beat Edgy, 408-395. Came down to the last word it did.

Edgy DC Jun 04 2009 01:26 PM

Last letter.

Willets Point Jun 07 2009 05:48 PM

Great match vs. 'Bucket last night. I played an early bingo with SENIORS for 70 points and was feeling confident with my lead. Suddenly, he's playing all sorts of words off the X, Z, & Q and I've got nothing but vowels and a 1-point consonant. He takes the lead but as we're reaching the end of the game I'm gifted with A,E,L,R,T,U & a blank. I find the word OR in the corner and add to it to create REGULATOR over a triple word score for 77 points and pull the last tile from the bag. I imagine for JCL that this was the Scrabble equivalent of coming from 7 runs down to take the lead in the 8th inning only to send Aaron Heilman out in the 9th.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 07 2009 06:54 PM

That was a good match, and Willets is just a stupid good player. I was CAHNfident I was gonna take that one, and that all the places for him to stick his junk up my ass were blocked. ack

Willets Point Jun 10 2009 02:49 PM

Edgy is demolishing me in non-tournament play. If we ever reach the finals of this thing, I predict it will be Edgy vs. Fman. They're deadly.

Fman99 Jun 11 2009 01:43 PM

OK, so Marathon is conceding his last match in the tournament, vs. Mole, on the basis that he's unlikely to score the five-hundred-and-some points he'd need to get the last spot. So, who advances, what are the matchups in the real deal tournament? I am neck deep in warmups and exhibition games and waiting.....

Edgy DC Jun 11 2009 01:50 PM

I think finalists are: Edgy DC Fman Mendoza Line Seawolf Willets Pernt

Fman99 Jun 11 2009 01:50 PM

Royal Pooler Won Lost Total Points y-Willets 4 0 1467 x-Edgy 3 1 1399 Seawolf 2 2 1478 Seo 1 3 1244 Irish 0 4 ??? Orange Pooler Won Lost Total Points y-Mendoza 3 1 1457 x-Fman 3 1 1387 JCL 2 2 1402 Marathon 1 2 934 Mole 0 3 849 So, if I'm reading this right, we have these finalists: Royal: Willets Edgy Orange: Mendoza Fman Wild Card: Seawolf How do we do this medal round?

Edgy DC Jun 11 2009 02:10 PM

Same way, I guess, although I guess we can do a double round robin. We have to go back to gentleman's honor, because until Willets passed to me opening lasdt game, I had gone about 10 games without anybody passing after a phony.

Fman99 Jun 12 2009 06:30 AM

[quote="Edgy DC":3p03ubew]Same way, I guess, although I guess we can do a double round robin. We have to go back to gentleman's honor, because until Willets passed to me opening lasdt game, I had gone about 10 games without anybody passing after a phony.[/quote:3p03ubew] So everyone plays everyone else twice, and two best records play in a single one game finale? With overall points as the tie breaker for those top two slots?

Edgy DC Jun 12 2009 07:06 AM

Okely dokely. We can have a third-place game also, I think.

Fman99 Jun 12 2009 07:27 AM

[quote="Edgy DC":gfnphlb0]Okely dokely. We can have a third-place game also, I think.[/quote:gfnphlb0] I like it -- but does that mean we take the standings from the first four games and use it to weed out the 5th place player, and go 1-4 and 2-3 with a semifinal/final format? Or do we have 1-2 face off for the championship and 3-4 for the bronze?

Edgy DC Jun 12 2009 08:17 AM

The latter.

Fman99 Jun 12 2009 09:02 AM

OK then, so, Edgy, Seawolf, Willets, Mendoza: 1. For the medal round each player needs to play everyone else once. Four games total per player. Challenge two people and then wait for two other people to challenge you, a la round 1. 2. Give your game name an "official medal round" title to distinguish it from any other games with CPF'ers you may have in mid-game (I have 2 at the moment). 3. Post scores here once games conclude. And, we're off!

Edgy DC Jun 12 2009 09:09 AM

I'll challenge this weekend nce I complete my active games. Be cool about forsaking the dictionary and passing if you get caught with a phony.

Willets Point Jun 12 2009 06:59 PM

I challenged Seawolf and FMan. Edgy and Mendoza, please challenge me.

Chad Ochoseis Jun 12 2009 08:45 PM

Just challenged Willets and seawolf. Probably won't play until Sunday night.

Fman99 Jun 13 2009 06:19 PM

Edgy - you challenged me and then passed. Was this so it would count as me challenging you or did you play a non-word? Just wondering how many more matches I should start...

Fman99 Jun 13 2009 06:21 PM

I am traveling for work this week and so I may go a full day here or there without playing, just FYI. Between Monday and Friday, specifically.

metsmarathon Jun 13 2009 06:57 PM

nice game. not a lot of places to put a U... or a V, apparently...

Edgy DC Jun 13 2009 08:45 PM

[quote="Fman99":1bi1ve5s]Edgy - you challenged me and then passed. Was this so it would count as me challenging you or did you play a non-word? Just wondering how many more matches I should start...[/quote:1bi1ve5s] Letting you go first, banking on the hope that you'll play the E or the A that I need for my opening bingo, heh heh. And so he did play an E... as he beat me to the punch opening with a bingo of his own.

Willets Point Jun 14 2009 07:41 PM

A Round Two final: Willets Point 348, FMan 304 I didn't think FMan was beatable.

Fman99 Jun 14 2009 07:57 PM

[quote="Willets Point":1d4fbzd6]A Round Two final: Willets Point 348, FMan 304 I didn't think FMan was beatable.[/quote:1d4fbzd6] I just couldn't find a good rhythm, I sat on letters, and missed out on most of the big points. Sometimes that is how it goes.

Willets Point Jun 15 2009 12:18 PM

Another final: Seawolf 366, Willets Point 329 Wolf played ERADIATE on his penultimate move for a come-from-behind victory. It didn't help that I was sitting on the Q, but there was no U or even an I to play it off of. It was a great game by Seawolf.

seawolf17 Jun 15 2009 12:35 PM

I really pulled that out of my ass -- I trailed almost the whole game. Nice battle.

Willets Point Jun 16 2009 02:54 PM

Another spanking at the hands of Edgy: Him 354, me 345. It wasn't that close.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 16 2009 02:58 PM

Zis all done, or are new comers allowed in the Thunderdome?

Edgy DC Jun 16 2009 03:06 PM

Words Willets played: CLOOT LITAI MIRZAS Is that a Russian library you work in? I won because I drew more S's and blanks than he did. But we're generally playing with a different toolbox.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 16 2009 07:04 PM

[quote="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":25neiefu]Zis all done, or are new comers allowed in the Thunderdome?[/quote:25neiefu] The "official" 2009 tourney is winding down I guess (losers like me are already out), but we can practice for the 2010 event anytime. I'm gonna go challenge you now.

Willets Point Jun 17 2009 06:33 PM

Getting pounded by Mendoza. I'll be out this tournament shortly.

Fman99 Jun 20 2009 08:38 PM

I still need to play Seawolf and Mendoza, after getting thumped by both Edgy and Willets. Challenging them now......

Willets Point Jun 21 2009 09:21 PM

Mendoza Line 340, Willets Point 295 I'm 1-3 in the second round which I'm guessing eliminates me from further contention or at least shows me as the pretender I am.

Willets Point Jun 21 2009 09:22 PM

I welcome all friendly challenges to practice for next year.

metsmarathon Jun 22 2009 07:02 AM

i'm locked in the most tedious battle with edgy. i don't think either of us has felt good about a play for the entire game. there's almost nowhere left to put a letter, let alone a word, and we've got the upper right of the whole freakin board still open. its just a mess. and one of these months, my battle with the mole will finally wrap up to close out the first round of hte tournament.

Edgy DC Jun 22 2009 07:07 AM

Just made a play. I must've passed on three bingos by now. It's fantastic torture. He's not opening up the board for me. I know he's not intentionally playing this way, because it's crazy tro be so conservvative when he's been leading by single digits or so, but it's working for him. So far... It's like he got a two-nothing lead in the first and then turned the game over to the bullpen. I'm playing Jerry Manuel!

metsmarathon Jun 22 2009 07:31 AM

i had a bingo early in the game that i couldn't play. i had another one that i just needed you to play an I for. and i had a great word cued up for that Z that i just misplayed (shoulda gone for ZA for 31 instead of the 24 point play i did make), but had absolutely nowhere to put it.

seawolf17 Jun 22 2009 07:33 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 22 2009 07:40 AM

Mendoza just finished me off, and I beat Willets. I know you challenged me, FMan, but I'm supposed to challenge you and Edgy -- I'll do that now. edit: Uh, Fman? Forget that. Let's play the one you started instead. :)

seawolf17 Jun 22 2009 07:34 AM

That was Mendoza 363, Seawolf 344, if you're scoring at home. (Or even if you're alone. Or if you're scoring at work, in which case I hope you at least have your door closed.)

Fman99 Jun 22 2009 08:06 AM

[quote="seawolf17":11x2ar5n]Mendoza just finished me off, and I beat Willets. I know you challenged me, FMan, but I'm supposed to challenge you and Edgy -- I'll do that now. edit: Uh, Fman? Forget that. Let's play the one you started instead. :)[/quote:11x2ar5n] Sure, you play your bingo or whatever and get in line. I'm getting knocked around like JJ Putz this week on the Scrabble board.

Chad Ochoseis Jun 22 2009 08:25 AM

Good game, seawolf. I wasn't aware it had ended. Edgy, you can challenge me. I've already challenged two people in the medal round.

Edgy DC Jun 24 2009 02:03 PM

My First Round Robin: Losing to Seawolf17, 349 to 283 (Wolf challenged) Losing to Mendoza Line, 40 to 26 (I challenged) Beat Willets 354 to 345 (can't remember who challenged Beat Fman, can't remember score (can't remember who challenged)

Edgy DC Jun 25 2009 08:01 AM

Seawolf has a good inside game.

seawolf17 Jun 25 2009 09:38 AM

Fman keeps leaving me triple word scores. I shouldn't be beating him, but I am. Just played a tough game with Edgy, although the score wouldn't indicate it. OVERLOUD was the key, which proves again that it pays to know your prefixes and suffixes.

metsmarathon Jun 29 2009 04:19 PM

its over! the damned thing is over! it only took 52 days, but my game with the old mole has finally concluded, with me as the tired victor, 316 - 292 say, i didnt make it into the next round did i?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 29 2009 07:15 PM

Off a home-and-home split with LWFS and taking all comers.

Fman99 Jun 29 2009 08:06 PM

After these tourney games are done I am taking a Scrabble hiatus. I can't play at work thanks to the new flash requirements and my brain is just toast now.

Fman99 Jun 29 2009 08:08 PM

Mets about to fall behind Marlins into 3rd, should current scores hold up. I think it's the curse of Fboy... they haven't won a game since he attended last Thursday's tilt. And I don't think either of us can drive all the way to Milwaukee to fix that.

Fman99 Jun 29 2009 08:13 PM

Likely future HoF'er Sheffield hits a tremendous jack to the upper deck and if you're a dumb ass Brewers fan, what do you do? That's right, you throw it on the field to impress your stupid buddies.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 29 2009 08:26 PM

Wow your brain really is toast

Fman99 Jun 29 2009 08:32 PM

Yeah two IGT posts put in the Scrabble thread. I'm a mess. Not even drinking tonight.

Chad Ochoseis Jun 30 2009 08:46 AM

Currently 3-0 in the medal round, and about halfway through my game with Edgy. I don't have the final scores with me here at work. I'm leaving for vacation tomorrow morning and will be back late on July 8. I'll have net access, but may not be playing all that much.

Chad Ochoseis Jul 02 2009 01:24 PM

So we're taking a quick breather after spending the entire day walking around Reykjavik. I figured I'd check in on FB Scrabble. As it happens, you can't play it from here...I got an "invalid country" error. Apparently, Iceland is invalid. I wonder if it's OK to play in countries whose names are valid words, like Turkey.

Edgy DC Jul 02 2009 02:11 PM

Yeah, how can you trust a country where Reykjavik is a word, proper noun or not? I anxiously await your next play.

Edgy DC Jul 14 2009 10:48 AM Edited 3 time(s), most recently on Jul 15 2009 10:01 PM

I was just pounding my way back into this game with Mendoza. Absolutely pounding. I'm down by 102 and then I start bringing it. S O L D I E R S for 61. O F O E (with the F hooking on the TLS square) for 29. U R E M I Z A with the U reaching up to the top right TWS (UREMIA! I played that shit!) for 40. A P X M A C E for 28. R E B V I D E B S for 28. I'm punching my way back into this with one rack left apiece and six in the bag. But I'm within 20, have a versaTILE rack, and am planning my endgame with serious CAHNFIDENCE. Then my intrepid Icelandic opponent lays out COLIFORM across a DWS square for 84 points. COLIFORM. What do you do with a guy like that? It's like he hit me with a brick.

Fman99 Jul 14 2009 01:54 PM

My Scrabble skills dropped off the table like Mo Vaughn's numbers did. I don't know what the hell happened.

Chad Ochoseis Jul 15 2009 06:45 PM

Mendoza 463, Edgy 359. But, as the cliche goes, it was much closer than the score. Edgy played UREMIA, I thought I was toast. That ends the medal round for me; I went 4-0. Don't know if everyone else is done.

Edgy DC Jul 15 2009 10:02 PM

I thought it was supposed to be a double round robin. Not that you're beatable right now.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 15 2009 10:08 PM

[quote="Fman99":mcstknji]My Scrabble skills dropped off the table like Mo Vaughn's numbers did. I don't know what the hell happened.[/quote:mcstknji] As for me it took 3 months but I finally reached .500 as a FB scrabbler. I'm 16-16, having taken 2 of 3 slugfests from LWFS: Still the highest rated CPF scrabbler according to my friend list.

Edgy DC Jul 15 2009 10:52 PM

You've got to take on Mendoza. And I'd like my underpants back when you're done with them.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 16 2009 05:08 AM

Mendoza has destroyed me twice and gave me a heart attack once (the bingo-out, 2-point CPF tourney game). In our most recent battle I finally put the hurting on him, racking up 460 pts, a pb.

Chad Ochoseis Jul 16 2009 05:15 PM

[quote="Edgy DC":3eawsuv3]I thought it was supposed to be a double round robin. [/quote:3eawsuv3] My memory is that whoever finishes 5th is eliminated, and then 1 through 4 play a single-elimination tournament. But anything's fine with me.

Edgy DC Jul 16 2009 05:23 PM

[quote="Edgy DC":2zx01drf]And I'd like my underpants back when you're done with them.[/quote:2zx01drf] In rematch, he returned my undies by stuffing them down my throat, as I helplessly played two-letter junkers to make the nonsense in my rack go away. I'm slumping furiously, and I would advise you all to challenge me while I'm down.

Edgy DC Jul 29 2009 12:49 PM

OK, I'm rallying, except against Willets. Seo, you couldn't build up to the TWS by hooking your E on that last turn there?

metsmarathon Jul 29 2009 12:55 PM

twice against edgy, on consecutive turns, i've had potential bingos with nowhere to play them. now, i'm frustrated, and well behind to boot.

A Boy Named Seo Jul 29 2009 12:56 PM

[quote="Edgy DC":35jbtk79]OK, I'm rallying, except against Willets. Seo, you couldn't build up to the TWS by hooking your E on that last turn there?[/quote:35jbtk79] Oh, crap, I could've. I didn't think "PE" was a word, but I just checked and it is. Rookie mistake.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 05 2009 02:06 PM

Announcement: I just threw down EQUALIZE over two double word scores vs. edgy for 114 points.

Edgy DC Aug 05 2009 02:13 PM

Could you wait until I pull my pants up before making such an announcement?

Edgy DC Aug 05 2009 02:15 PM

And I answered that with... a trade-in. The Scrabble equivelant of calling up Argenis Reyes.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 05 2009 02:22 PM

Oh my.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 05 2009 03:09 PM

This game turned into a triple beating: I scored my highest single-word ever (EQUALIZER 114), my second highest word ever (FRIENDS, on the triple word, F on the double letter, S extending, 106 pts) and my highest single-game score ever (507).

Edgy DC Aug 05 2009 09:01 PM

I didn't crawl away and die, however. Your magic won't last, wizard.

Edgy DC Aug 18 2009 11:20 AM

I just eked a win over Willets in which we both were cruising along at about 350 and then both got shy about what was each other's rack --- not much, as it turned out --- and closed up the board and went into endgame way early. The last 14 plays were for less than 20 points. Excruciating to watch, I imagine. It included consecutive four-point plays three full turns (six plays) from the finish. I won after being down 396-385 with AEEIIR in my rack. Willets had four letters of his own --- and a good player would have known exactly which letters --- and I played AIRIER onto an open R too go up 397-396. I was opening up the board (finally) but my strategy was that he wouldn't be able to play out and I could grab whatever he had left by easily playing my remaining E somewheres. All he was able to do was R I N That put him up 402-397. I played BE for four points, stole the remaining two-points off of him and pulled it out. A hard sweaty win. A Chip Ambres-type win.

Edgy DC Aug 21 2009 07:42 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 21 2009 08:50 AM

And... your attention, please. You know that guy who called for your attention, please, to point out that he had laid the 114 point EQUALIZER (starring Edward Woodward) on me? Well, I just came back on him after trailing by as many as 91 points after Turn 9. Never would have pulled it off if the Phony Word Police had decided to knock off FIRRY, which I thought they easily could have. Words knocked off earlier in the game included SHAKILY (Lunchbucket's) and WANK (mine), and I thought they were each more cromulent than FIRRY. Turn 1 2 3 4 5 Word STILLER (bingo) (skip, phony) SKY FISHABLE (bingo) VID/ID Lunchbucket 66 0 (66) 18 (84) 74 (158) 18 (176) Edgy 60 0 (60) 32 (92) 24 (116) 25 (141) Word ATTAINED (bingo) (swap) QAT FIRRY HA/AW/AW Turn 6 7 8 9 10 Word HAJ/JET DIGGER PUREE HID/HAJI/ AWED BEETLE Lunchbucket 29 (205) 18 (223) 20 (243) 29 (272) 9 (281) Edgy 0 (141) 19 (160) 11 (171) 10 (181) 15 (196) Word (phony) FA/AFT BET/AWE NANNY BRO Turn 11 12 13 14 15 Word POEM/PE/UM CANON OF/OR/FA PUREED/DUO WO/AW/TO Lunchbucket 28 (309) 20 (329) 32 (361) 17 (378) 12 (390) Edgy 67 (263) 57 (320) 38 (358) 18 (376) 24 (400) Word MIX/PI/OX TRAINEES (bingo) AZO/AS COG HAJIS/ OS/HO Turn 16 17 18 Total Word GUT NU (points in rack) Lunchbucket 4 (394) 2 (396) -2 (394) 394 Edgy 9 (409) 4 (143) 2 (415) 415 Word VETO/AT EN (opponent rack points)

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 21 2009 08:25 AM

Good game. I should point out SHAKILY is a cromulent word; it was the hook, STILLERS that was whistled. Nonetheless, I was very pleased to surrendered that rack bingo, which would have been 2 straight out of the bag, and come back with FISHABLE (thwack!, that's a bingo, Mr. Scorekeeper) after considering WISHABLE and SHITABLE. The Miller Lite Turning Point of the Game was when I puked up BEETLE for 9 shitty points -- nothing good happened for me after that. Edge also managed to take away some of my aggression around then by suggesting I was interrupting his hot streak. Well ex-cuuuuuuusse me.

Fman99 Aug 21 2009 08:33 AM

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]Good game. I should point out SHAKILY is a cromulent word; it was the hook, STILLERS that was whistled. Nonetheless, I was very pleased to surrendered that rack bingo, which would have been 2 straight out of the bag, and come back with FISHABLE (thwack!, that's a bingo, Mr. Scorekeeper) after considering WISHABLE and SHITABLE. The Miller Lite Turning Point of the Game was when I puked up BEETLE for 9 shitty points -- nothing good happened for me after that. Edge also managed to take away some of my aggression around then by suggesting I was interrupting his hot streak. Well ex-cuuuuuuusse me.

That whole story is very shitable.

Edgy DC Aug 21 2009 08:49 AM

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]Good game. I should point out SHAKILY is a cromulent word; it was the hook, STILLERS that was whistled. Nonetheless, I was very pleased to surrendered that rack bingo, which would have been 2 straight out of the bag, and come back with FISHABLE (thwack!, that's a bingo, Mr. Scorekeeper) after considering WISHABLE and SHITABLE. The Miller Lite Turning Point of the Game was when I puked up BEETLE for 9 shitty points -- nothing good happened for me after that. Edge also managed to take away some of my aggression around then by suggesting I was interrupting his hot streak. Well ex-cuuuuuuusse me.

BEETLE did suck. You had, based on what you played, what looked like versatile rack and not only mostly emptied it for nine points, but opened up a TWS square to boot. Coming right after the genius play that was HID/HAJI/AWED, I was quite lucky.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 21 2009 08:56 AM

I believe my 7th letter at BEETLE was also an E, so I was attempting at least to reduce doubles (and lose an L, hate 'em). OTOH, I knew my draws were going to eventually suck anyhow given my hot start -- my last 7 were IIOOUUW, I think.

Edgy DC Aug 21 2009 09:02 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 21 2009 10:59 AM

I see you attacking a doubled up rack by emptying it. I did the same thing when I played NANNY. Still, I bet a two letter play (BE or something) would have given you gold. I was psyched when I saw TRAINEES, because I had just laid up three Ns in NANNY to play it across. No way you could block me, but I was disappointed in where you played CANON, because that meant TRAINEES wouldn't cross a DWS square. But who cares about doubling a word full of one-point tiles and a blank? It was the bingo that was the thing, and the cool thing that turned out about playing it across row two was that it opened up two TWS squares. I didn't have to fear you punching me back as much because with each would have a TWS square to play with. The one-point tile I hate the most is U. Ls can be doubled, they can sit before or behind hard consonants like P and B, and in some cases before soft conslnants like M.

Frayed Knot Aug 21 2009 10:41 AM

I played a game one time where I drew 14 U's -- yes, I know there's only four but I kept throwing them out and they kept coming right back. As for games where 3 of the first 5 words are Bingos, I don't know what to say except that you must play with a different set than me.

Edgy DC Aug 21 2009 10:52 AM

Really, the miracle was that FIRRY didn't get knocked off. What a desperate and bullshit word that was.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 21 2009 10:53 AM

[quote="Edgy DC":217jwayd]I see you attacking a doubled up rack by emptying it. I did the same thing when I played NANNY. Still, I bet a two letter play (BE or something) would have given you gold. I was psyched when I saw TRAINEES, because I had just laid up three Ns in NANNY to play it across. No way you could block me, but I was disappointed in where you played CANON, because that meant TRAINEES wouldn't cross a DWS square.[/quote:217jwayd] Gets right back to being dumb with BEETLE. I eschewed BLEAT off the A in NANNY, which was my other idea -- actually what I really wanted there was BEATLE, even if its not cromulent. As I said, though, I let up on the aggression a little, figuring moving the game toward a swift conclusion and new racks was the way to go. Kinda dumb. CANON of course went where it did to score the DWS too.

Edgy DC Aug 21 2009 11:03 AM

You had a cool 25-pointer that would have locked up the board and taken TRAINEES away from me (assumin I still had those those tiles after not playing BRO). See it?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 21 2009 11:19 AM

obviously fucking not.

Edgy DC Aug 21 2009 11:48 AM

N1 B3 A1 E1 N1 A1 N1 S1 K5 Y4 The B hooks on the DLS square.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 21 2009 11:50 AM

Ah. See, too motivated to spend that L

Edgy DC Aug 24 2009 08:02 AM

Disallowed: DOGPILED. DOGPILE also no good, apparently.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 24 2009 08:26 AM

Anyone try the other dictionary yet?

HahnSolo Sep 11 2009 09:50 AM Re: Scrabble 2009 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 11 2009 09:59 AM

Question for you FB scrabblers: I've been playing a few games vs. the Mrs., and I notice that the second time a double word square is used, you don't the double word credit. Is this a glitch in the FB game, or have I been playing Scrabble incorrectly my whole life? For example, on my second move of a recent game, I put FALLOW with the W on the double word square. Got the double score. Next move, i put WITCH, using that same W, but didn't get the double score.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 11 2009 09:55 AM Re: Scrabble 2009

The latter! Squares only count the first time they're played.

HahnSolo Sep 11 2009 10:01 AM Re: Scrabble 2009

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":2by6f68q]The latter! Squares only count the first time they're played.[/quote:2by6f68q] Damn. Wait till I give this soul-crushing news to my parents and older brother.

metsmarathon Sep 11 2009 11:26 AM Re: Scrabble 2009

i gotta scrabble again... i keep on just doing it in fits and starts... kinda like my schaeffer voting this year...

seawolf17 Sep 11 2009 06:48 PM Re: Scrabble 2009

Unless they're played on the same play, right? Like if you placed that "FALLOW" with the W on the double-word, extending "ITCH" to "WITCH." Then it'd count twice.

Frayed Knot Sep 11 2009 07:20 PM Re: Scrabble 2009

[quote="seawolf17":jxymjo5l]Unless they're played on the same play, right? Like if you placed that "FALLOW" with the W on the double-word, extending "ITCH" to "WITCH." Then it'd count twice.[/quote:jxymjo5l] Correct. If the W in FALLOW was on a double word score then you'd get credit for your FALLOW score doubled, and for WITCH doubled. If you spelled FALLOW while turning ITCH into WITCH but the DWS square fell under the F you'd still get credit for spelling FALLOW and for spelling WITCH but only FALLOW would get doubled. WITCH, in this case, would net you 4+1+1+3+4=13 but no multipliers - even if there was one there already under I or T or C or H

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 21 2009 04:26 PM Re: Scrabble 2009

Your turn, LWFS

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 21 2009 10:56 PM Re: Scrabble 2009

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":34pvvl3s]Your turn, LWFS[/quote:34pvvl3s] Apologies. Busy late afternoon, followed by dinner with the missus at DiFara's (with accompanying legendary wait for the pizza).

Edgy DC Oct 30 2009 03:08 PM Re: Scrabble 2009

'Shot, I was hoping you'd play out on that turn. LWFS (who, apparently, does know his way around a gun) is getting his cocky back and needs to be taken down.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 30 2009 04:28 PM Re: Scrabble 2009

[quote="Edgy DC"]'Shot, I was hoping you'd play out on that turn. LWFS (who, apparently, does know his way around a gun) is getting his cocky back and needs to be taken down.

I've actually dropped trou so as to get a properly stiff strut on. The cleaning staff in the office is strenuously avoiding eye contact.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 30 2009 06:28 PM Re: Scrabble 2009

[quote="Edgy DC"]'Shot, I was hoping you'd play out on that turn. LWFS (who, apparently, does know his way around a gun) is getting his cocky back and needs to be taken down.

Played those last 2 turns with nothing but N's and I's. I wanted out too.

Edgy DC Oct 30 2009 07:38 PM Re: Scrabble 2009

Seven consonants for me at the end, and I was reduced to rooting.

Edgy DC Nov 16 2009 07:56 AM Re: Scrabble 2009

Wolf, there's a filthy little four-way you've been invited into waiting on your move.

seawolf17 Nov 16 2009 10:11 AM Re: Scrabble 2009

Thanks for the reminder. I got the invite the other day, then Facebook crashed moments later and I forgot to go back in and respond. I'm on it.

Edgy DC Dec 04 2009 08:40 AM Re: Scrabble 2009

Willets just capped a furious comeback against me with 137 points on his last two plays. My home fans couldn't stop themselves from standing and applauding.

Willets Point Dec 04 2009 09:13 AM Re: Scrabble 2009

[quote="Edgy DC":1js6y0hj]Willets just capped a furious comeback against me with 137 points on his last two plays. My home fans couldn't stop themselves from standing and applauding.[/quote:1js6y0hj] I'm still like "Holy Crap!"

Edgy DC Dec 04 2009 10:04 AM Re: Scrabble 2009

It's like you pulled out your taser and fried me. I'm burned and shaking, in a pool of tears on the sidewalk.

Willets Point Dec 04 2009 10:52 AM Re: Scrabble 2009

On review I think I had a lot of luck to pull out the Z on the second to last turn and be able to play it on a TWS in two directions. Then I got both blanks for the last turn, and it's near-impossible to not bingo when that happens. That's more luck than skill.

Edgy DC Dec 10 2009 08:57 AM Re: Scrabble 2009

In a battle of dueling compound words, I extend GOAT to a Triple World Score box by adding FISH to make GOATFISH. I am feeling smug as only a GOATFISHerman can feel, and then my opponent bingoes down off my S with TEATIMES. @#$%!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 10 2009 12:45 PM Re: Scrabble 2009

In my neighborhood, we call that getting "goatpunched." [quote="Edgy DC":2d1na96h]It's like you pulled out your taser and fried me. I'm burned and shaking, in a pool of tears on the sidewalk.[/quote:2d1na96h] The last time Willets played me, IIRC, I got similarly roasted.

Edgy DC Dec 12 2009 11:24 AM Re: Scrabble 2009

Dude brings a strong endgame, I'll tell you that. John Cougar Lunchbucket, on the other hand, never bothers preparing an endgame, and well outranks Willets Point in the Crane Pool Scrabbble Rankings. Apparently he doesn't need an endgame. Rank Scrabbler Rating 1 LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr 1449 2 Mendoza Line 1404 3 Seawolf17 1396 4 John Cougar Lunchbucket 1352 5 Edgy DC 1306 6 A Boy Named Seo 1284 7 The Old Mole 1275 8 Willets Point 1257 9 metmarathon 1234 10 Fman99 1227

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 16 2009 12:46 AM Re: Scrabble 2009

That rating's coming down a bit. Lunchbucket just trucked me with a late bingo "BOOSTING" over a triple word score (I left him a dumb opening). Although, to be clear, he kinda toyed with me throughout. I need to sleep more.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 16 2009 05:34 AM Re: Scrabble 2009

I was getting rope-a-doped by Edgy in the meantime. Took me roughy from behind on a 73-point, rack-emptying bingo after confessing in the chat room "you got me."