Hi xpmorgan and quinquennia . I'm here for breakfast!

6/6 blanks tonight. Opened all 3 games with bingoes (although one was a phoney. warpost... bzzt, postwar!)

Anyways, here's my game with Pat, a club player who definitely has some potential to improve if he learns his basics (2's, 3's etc.) Nothing too special about it, just showing a microcosm of my luck.

http://www.cross-tables.com/annotated.php?u=5464

I just had a differential equations epiphany.

Enough Said

I thought this game was much longer than 20 turns apiece, it sure felt like it.


BIng's got nothin on me!!!!

For every point you score, you drink.

I should be doing differential equations right now

I'm studying power tile sixes, and jooppy comes up... 2 seconds later i get a match request on isc from joypop.

Okay, just jxz's. These are all of them I don't know/would doubt/would have trouble finding.

Calyx
Zappy
Mezzo
Bezil
Jerry
Loxed
Sexto
Immix
Ghazi
Tazze
Hijab (really???)
Cylix
Kylix
Remex
Jemmy
Kanzu
Pyxis
Jugum
Judas
Laxly
Pyxie (not pixey)
Nizam
Hyrax
Punji
Thuja
Kylix
Ganja
Exine
Tazza

Onto the jqxz sixes.

Probably gonna happen!!! about 75% on it. If anyone needs a roommate (I don't mind taking a floor if necessary) contact me at bnjy99@hotmail.com

round 2 vs. olivia durant

Other than my 2 missed bingoes, I'm pretty happy with how I played this one.


http://www.cross-tables.com/annotated.php?u=5341
round 3 vs. Ted Rosen. I had a bunch of easy but fun plays in this one.

Glad to have finally fully recorded some games, even if i made a mistake on the last one.

Comments are welcome of course.

Any partial results? Anybody pass out yet at Redeye?

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THIS IS A WORD????????????????

ORDO IS ALSO A WORD??????

I also chickened out on sleaved as an opening play... sigh... Way to go, you expert you...

Club in Rochester Tomorrow

Played pretty meh. Played more phoneys in my first game against Matt Gross than I played at all of Albany. I got away with abducate* (it's abdicate) and abducates* (it's still abdicates.) Then I tried puni*, which was rightly challenged (I was probably combining puri and puna or something). I still won by over 100.
Game 2 I beat Sal Campo because he created too much volatility to a relatively closed board at the wrong time.
Game 3 I lose to Sal Piro in a nailbiter. I kept messing up the scoring by 1 at the end, but I lost by 8 so it didn't matter. An interesting game throughout. Surprisingly no bingoes in aegost? go through de and ox, which would have won me the game. Sal owed me for Albany, and I don't mind losing to him since he's a good player and a nice guy.
Game 4 I play against Jack Eichenbaum like I was trying to catch a train (I was.) I still played fine though, and it was his mistake (misplacement of a bingo) that cost him the game.
I think I came in second, but I couldn't stick around to collect my prize.

That's it for scrabble for a while. I go back up to Rochester on Sunday. Even after I get out, I probably won't be going to club quite as often. There used to be something missing in my game, and it turns out I just needed to learn to relax. I was able to do that better in a club setting than at tournaments, but now I feel like I have that same advantage in tournaments. Of course, club is a lot of fun, but from train tickets to subway fares to the entry fee (even with the discount) it can get to be expensive. Also, it can be a hassel to my family, as I found out last night (causing an argument between my brother and my mom which gave me a headache, but I won't get into that.)

My next tournament will either be Saratoga Springs, some 1-dayer somewhere, or... Some... multi-dayer (arden? rockland? who knows?)

* Out play
** The only way i could lose was if i challenged unsuccessfully.

Playing decently, but I feel like I'm trying too hard at times. I completely blew my game against Keith Hagel (didn't challenge a phoney,) and my other loss was just a bagging. I felt dirty winning my game against Sal Piro. I accidentally played dou* instead of duo (It's not a 4) and then the bag COMPLETELY bailed me out. I had two spots to bingo, he blocked the 3x3, and I won by 11. He was pretty upset, and had every right to be. Also blew a bunch of spread against Judy Cole's ridiculous phoney, but whatever. I'm having a great time here. The only thing that would make it better was if a couple of canadians (tunnicliffe andquinquennia were here... Oh and also if He Who Must Not Be Named weren't the only 6-0 in any of the divisions.

1. How are the early birds going? Anyone in particular kicking major ass?
2. On NYE, are people planning on doing a hibachi/cheezcake factory run? Anything other than the hotel dinner (I can't even do the party, I'm underage :( )

My ride to Albany fell apart, and I'm looking for a ride. If anyone is going by Ardsley, would they be able to pick me up?

Opening up triple triple lanes is not a good strategy when you're up by 80.

Also, don't challenge redon when it's the only way you can lose.

Love...
Bnjy

:(

I just found my lost wallet!!! With my manchester winnings in it!!! $194 in total (I'm such a jooo)

That'll pay for most of Albany :)