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Jack_Ian
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 Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:23 pm Post subject: 41 |
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| I think I decided that the plural of shrapnel was shrapnel, like water, sand, and other uncountables. Oh well :/ |
Well, "the shrapnels of time", does have a nice ring to it. In fact, I think I'll start a thread about it here  |
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MatthewV
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| Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:21 pm Post subject: 42 |
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Dark blue = 3x letter score, light blue = 2x letter score
Red= 3x word score, pink= 2x word score
Current letters:
N
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E
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T
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J
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L
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V
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I
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20 Zag-- VOMIT
28 Cordelia—OAF (on the board)
20 Jack_Ian—VOMIT
20 Amb-- VOMIT
17 Lexprod—AFT (and AD, above slowed)
18 Courk—VIOLA (and AL above slowed)
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ROUND
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - TOTAL
Zag | 28 | 72 | 48 | 20 | 168
Courk | 28 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 85
Jack_Ian | 28 | 76 | 26 | 20 | 150
lexprod | 28 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 81
groza528 | 28 | 76 | 24 | -- | 128
Amb | 28 | 76 | 24 | 20 | 148
mathgrant | -- | 72 | 48 | -- | 120
Cordelia | -- | 76 | 33 | 28 | 137
mole | -- | 16 | -- | -- | 16
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Zag
Tired of his old title
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| Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:03 pm Post subject: 43 |
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| VOMIT hits two double word scores, so it should be 40 points. |
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MatthewV
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| Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:17 pm Post subject: 44 |
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Actually, those are triple letter scores.
(sorry, I haven't been reading the submissions until the day of)
[edit- the post with the picture has been updated and hopefully will be clearer now.]
Last edited by MatthewV on Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:40 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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mathgrant
A very tilted cell member
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| Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:18 pm Post subject: 45 |
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| Zag wrote: |
| VOMIT hits two double word scores, so it should be 40 points. |
No, they're triple letter scores.
lol simulpost
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Zag
Tired of his old title
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| Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:47 pm Post subject: 46 |
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| Oh, I was confused. Well, I never would have found Cordy's word, anyway. |
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Cordelia
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| Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:36 am Post subject: 47 |
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when playing scrabble, I do two things:
1. can I use all of the letters for a bingo? if not, then...
2. where can I make as many words as possible at one time?
They aren't surefire ways to win, but they do pretty well if you're in a time crunch, and the people I play like to play quick (either by practice or enforced by a timer (I'm looking at you Carson)). |
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MatthewV
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| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:19 pm Post subject: 48 |
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| I don't have a single entry yet. Are there really no words on this board? (I know that isn't true!) |
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Jack_Ian
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| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:09 pm Post subject: 49 |
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Maybe we're all trying to find out if NU, IM, VO & ER are words. snivel 
Seriously though. The letters are so good, no matter what word I choose, I think there must be a better one.
When is the deadline? |
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AMB*
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| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:42 pm Post subject: 50 |
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| Intending to submit, but I need 48 hours. |
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MatthewV
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| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:03 pm Post subject: 51 |
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The deadline is Friday, 10 am, Alaska time zone.
Also, I don't read the PMs until that time (unless the subject directs me otherwise) so feel free to submit and then edit (messages are editable until the recipient opens them). I won't know it happened! |
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Jack_Ian
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| Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:11 pm Post subject: 52 |
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That's one joaf timezone you got there. (If I use it enough, maybe I can get it into the dictionary before the deadline  )
I have some quick question regarding scoring.
If you place a tile on a bonus square, thus making two words, is the bonus square used for both words when calculating the score?
Also, while I'm at it, if a word spans two bonus squares, which one is used first? |
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Zag
Tired of his old title
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| Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:43 pm Post subject: 53 |
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| Jack_Ian wrote: |
That's one joaf timezone you got there. (If I use it enough, maybe I can get it into the dictionary before the deadline )
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I'd be happy just convincing the dictionary of an alternate spelling of JOVIEL.
For your questions:
Yes, if you place the tile on a bonus, that bonus is applied in both directions if the letter is used in two words at once. When you are using a letter that is already on the board, the bonus is not applied. That is, bonuses are applied only for the person who placed the tile.
2X or 3X letter bonuses are applied before 2X or 3X word bonuses. So if a Z is on a 2X letter and the word stretches to a 2X word, you get 60 points just for the Z. |
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MatthewV
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:57 am Post subject: 54 |
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| Not much time left! |
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Amb
Amb the Hitched.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:29 am Post subject: 55 |
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| Sent a rushed move.. |
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MatthewV
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:43 pm Post subject: 56 |
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Dark blue = 3x letter score, light blue = 2x letter score
Red= 3x word score, pink= 2x word score
Current letters:
N
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N
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E
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Q
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L
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V
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I
1
Ick! the Q is here.
JET was the highest scoring word.
This is a really tough set of letters on a reasonable closed board. I predict a high score of about 25.
Also, the bonuses count only when you play the letter, but they can count in both directions. This is why JET (also JO and ER) is worth so much more than JOINT. The J ends up with four times its normal score!
For the plays of mathgrant and Jack_Ian, count both OPT and TIE (1+3+1, 1+1+1), double both ((5+3) *2), then count ANI (3) and FEE (6) for a total 8*2 + 3 + 6 = 25
21 Zag-- JOINT (using O in HUMOR)
38 Cordelia—JET (on the board)
25 Jack_Ian—TEN (also OPT, ANE, FEE)
38 Amb-- JET (on the board)
21 Lexprod—JILT (also LOT and TAN)
25 mathgrant TIE (also OPT, ANI and FEE)
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ROUND
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - TOTAL
Zag | 28 | 72 | 48 | 20 | 21 | 189
Courk | 28 | 24 | 15 | 18 | -- | 85
Jack_Ian | 28 | 76 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 175
lexprod | 28 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 102
groza528 | 28 | 76 | 24 | -- | -- | 128
Amb | 28 | 76 | 24 | 20 | 38 | 186
mathgrant | -- | 72 | 48 | -- | 25 | 145
Cordelia | -- | 76 | 33 | 28 | 38 | 175
mole | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | 16
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Zag
Tired of his old title
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:00 pm Post subject: 57 |
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Dang! I considered that, but I didn't think that ER was a word.
I gotta learn me all those 2-letter words someday. |
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Cordelia
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| Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:13 am Post subject: 58 |
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there a few 2-letter interjections out there...
Now it's time to exercise those u-less q-words :D |
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Amb
Amb the Hitched.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:58 pm Post subject: 59 |
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| How far away is the deadline? |
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MatthewV
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| Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:23 pm Post subject: 60 |
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About Exactly 48 hours from this post. |
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MatthewV
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:00 am Post subject: 61 |
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| Scratch that, I am busy. I will hopefully update on Monday. |
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MatthewV
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| Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:09 pm Post subject: 62 |
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Dark blue = 3x letter score, light blue = 2x letter score
Red= 3x word score, pink= 2x word score
Current letters:
N
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B
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W
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Q
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T
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O
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G
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17 Zag-- EN (also JOE and ERN)
27 Cordelia-- LIVEN (also JETE, on the board)
16 Jack_Ian-- ANVIL (off shrapnels)
14 Amb-- LIVENER (using ER on board)
xx Lexprod-- LIVEN (also LE and ID; LE isn't a valid word)
Scores will update soon...
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ROUND
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - TOTAL
Zag | 28 | 72 | 48 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 206
Courk | 28 | 24 | 15 | 18 | -- | -- | 85
Jack_Ian | 28 | 76 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 191
lexprod | 28 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 21 | xx | 102
groza528 | 28 | 76 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | 128
Amb | 28 | 76 | 24 | 20 | 38 | 14 | 200
mathgrant | -- | 72 | 48 | -- | 25 | -- | 145
Cordelia | -- | 76 | 33 | 28 | 38 | 27 | 202
mole | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16
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next planned update: First Friday of December. |
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Zag
Tired of his old title
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| Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:20 am Post subject: 63 |
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I declare this game unfair because Cordelia is clearly smarter than the rest of us.
Dang! |
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lexprod
NOT not a title
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| Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:36 am Post subject: 64 |
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| LE isn't one of the silly two letter words allowed? Boo. |
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Cordelia
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| Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:56 am Post subject: 65 |
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LE isn't a word, but EL is :D
Seriously, I'm not even sure what some of the words mean that I use; half are from needing to memorize the stupid 2-letter words, and the other half of the weird ones are from playing gobs of Word Racer on yahoo games.
That said, I played JET knowing that I would later use it for JETE if possible (and I know that one: it's a ballet move).
I'm loving the current rack of tiles...good thing we have all those consonants, otherwise there'd be that triple-word getting in on the action this round. |
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MatthewV
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| Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 1:59 am Post subject: 66 |
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| Tomorrow is update day! Hurry! |
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MatthewV
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| Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 12:36 am Post subject: 67 |
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[quote="MatthewV"]
Dark blue = 3x letter score, light blue = 2x letter score
Red= 3x word score, pink= 2x word score
Current letters:
A
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C
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I
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Q
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T
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O
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G
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34 Zag-- WON (Also WO, OW, NE)
34 Cordelia-- BOW (also BO, OW, WE on the board)
24 Jack_Ian-- BOWING (off LIVEN)
34 Amb-- BOW (also BO, OW, WE on the board)
26 Lexprod-- GOB (also GO, OW, BE)
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ROUND
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 TOTAL
Zag | 28 | 72 | 48 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 34 | 240
Courk | 28 | 24 | 15 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | 85
Jack_Ian | 28 | 76 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 215
lexprod | 28 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 21 | xx | 26 | 128
groza528 | 28 | 76 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 128
Amb | 28 | 76 | 24 | 20 | 38 | 14 | 34 | 234
mathgrant | -- | 72 | 48 | -- | 25 | -- | -- | 145
Cordelia | -- | 76 | 33 | 28 | 38 | 27 | 34 | 236
mole | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16
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next planned update: Friday, December 11 |
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Cordelia
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| Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:36 am Post subject: 68 |
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| funny, I didn't even see WON when I was looking at the options...good thing it wasn't worth more! |
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MatthewV
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| Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:21 pm Post subject: 69 |
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| I just thought a bump might be nice. 48 hours. |
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Amb
Amb the Hitched.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:15 pm Post subject: 70 |
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| Forgot about this - thinking of a word now... |
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MatthewV
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| Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:23 pm Post subject: 71 |
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| Dice Roll: | Original Roll String: 1d2
1 2-Sided Dice Results: 1
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1= Zag, 2 = Cordelia |
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MatthewV
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| Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:39 pm Post subject: 72 |
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Dark blue = 3x letter score, light blue = 2x letter score
Red= 3x word score, pink= 2x word score
Current letters:
N
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I
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C
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G
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E
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[BLK]
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30 Zag-- QAT (Also LA, IT, on board)
30 Cordelia-- ACTING (Also AWE)
27 Jack_Ian-- CANT (Also COW and AWE)
27 Amb-- CANT (Also COW and AWE)
22 Lexprod-- COPING
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ROUND
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 TOTAL
Zag | 28 | 72 | 48 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 34 | 30 | 270
Cordelia | -- | 76 | 33 | 28 | 38 | 27 | 34 | 30 | 266
Amb | 28 | 76 | 24 | 20 | 38 | 14 | 34 | 27 | 261
Jack_Ian | 28 | 76 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 242
lexprod | 28 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 21 | xx | 26 | 22 | 150
mathgrant | -- | 72 | 48 | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | 145
groza528 | 28 | 76 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 128
Courk | 28 | 24 | 15 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 85
mole | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16
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next planned update: Monday, December 21 The goal is to leapfrog over the holidays by doing an update every 10-ish days.
Last edited by MatthewV on Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:02 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Zag
Tired of his old title
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| Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:06 pm Post subject: 73 |
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| Your current letters doesn't match what is showing on the picture. I hope we're going with the picture, because I already have a word I'm pretty pleased with. |
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MatthewV
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| Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:02 pm Post subject: 74 |
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| The picture was correct. (post fixed) |
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Cordelia
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| Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:43 am Post subject: 75 |
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| Fine, fine, get rid of the Q. I see how it is. |
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MatthewV
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| Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:36 pm Post subject: 76 |
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| I think I will delay this some more time to give Jack_Ian and lexprod a chance. |
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Jack_Ian
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| Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 1:40 pm Post subject: 77 |
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Oops! Sorry, I thought I had sent an answer already.
~* Hastily sends in a word *~ |
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Jack_Ian
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| Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 1:57 pm Post subject: 78 |
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| Jack_Ian wrote: |
| ~* Hastily sends in a word *~ |
Then edited the PM about 5 times until I finally settled on a word.
I'm happy now. |
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MatthewV
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| Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 8:24 pm Post subject: 79 |
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Dark blue = 3x letter score, light blue = 2x letter score
Red= 3x word score, pink= 2x word score
I wasn't able to come up with any bingo words myself :-(
Current letters:
E
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N
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G
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A
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E
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74 Cordelia, Jack_Ian, Amb-- E[u]GENIC (Also EWE)
70 Zag-- GENE[t]IC (Also COP)
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ROUND
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 TOTAL
Zag | 28 | 72 | 48 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 34 | 30 | 70 | 340
Cordelia | -- | 76 | 33 | 28 | 38 | 27 | 34 | 30 | 74 | 340
Amb | 28 | 76 | 24 | 20 | 38 | 14 | 34 | 27 | 74 | 335
Jack_Ian | 28 | 76 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 74 | 316
lexprod | 28 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 21 | xx | 26 | 22 | -- | 150
mathgrant | -- | 72 | 48 | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 145
groza528 | 28 | 76 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 128
Courk | 28 | 24 | 15 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 85
mole | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16
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next planned update: Sometime in early 2010, or when the five regular players seem done. |
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Cordelia
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| Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 5:40 am Post subject: 80 |
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| generic and genetic were the other two words I saw using only the tiles, and then there was "energetic" on the "er"...but of course, there were letters in the way |
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