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Today was my first Scrabble game in ages! We took the summer off, because everyone was banking hours to take off on Fridays, but now we're trying to get started back up again. There have been some significant changes to the usual Scrabble crew: Tariq is no longer with us, which I think I mentioned a while ago; Jean got laid off (although she got a new job downtown and might be able to join us sometimes); Lou isn't playing anymore--he's expecting a new baby and is working crazy hours because of it; Kari is doing something similar to spend more time with her young son; and Karen G is back from her long-term sick leave, looking healthy and with her hair growing back and everything. So some good changes for sure.
Today's game was small, just me, Kristina, and Karen. My words:
18 points - FARED
23 points - STUDY/YES
21 points - QI
14 points - EBB
19 points - JOB/GOO
21 points - ADA(P)TE(R)S (don't get excited, I just built off Kristina's ADA(P)T)
31 points - FOLK/FA/OM (my best play of the day)
(turn skipped to trade in not one but two V's for new letters)
11 points - WHEEL
-14 points, when Kristina went out first, for everything left in my hand (CLIMWG, which as you can see wasn't spectacular anyway)
134 total
Kristina came in first, with 207, and Karen brought up the rear with 99. Overall I'm pretty pleased with how well I played, considering how long it's been, and also considering how many consonants I got saddled with throughout the game. Karen had a similar issue with vowels, which of course are not high-scoring letters, so I think that accounts for the score discrepancy nicely. That's what I'll continue to believe. :) But Kristina certainly had better luck, and used her letters better, so she has the crown this week. We'll see what happens next week.
Today's game was small, just me, Kristina, and Karen. My words:
18 points - FARED
23 points - STUDY/YES
21 points - QI
14 points - EBB
19 points - JOB/GOO
21 points - ADA(P)TE(R)S (don't get excited, I just built off Kristina's ADA(P)T)
31 points - FOLK/FA/OM (my best play of the day)
(turn skipped to trade in not one but two V's for new letters)
11 points - WHEEL
-14 points, when Kristina went out first, for everything left in my hand (CLIMWG, which as you can see wasn't spectacular anyway)
134 total
Kristina came in first, with 207, and Karen brought up the rear with 99. Overall I'm pretty pleased with how well I played, considering how long it's been, and also considering how many consonants I got saddled with throughout the game. Karen had a similar issue with vowels, which of course are not high-scoring letters, so I think that accounts for the score discrepancy nicely. That's what I'll continue to believe. :) But Kristina certainly had better luck, and used her letters better, so she has the crown this week. We'll see what happens next week.
