Spoilers for Thursday 2nd November (Series 77, Prelim 87)

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Spoilers for Thursday 2nd November (Series 77, Prelim 87)

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GINESTRAS as an alternative nine in R13

Got to feel for Dan there. He could’ve declared 400 and would’ve got over the line.
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He was the better player imo. But nevertheless, James did declare some very nice letters solves, but the numbers were definitely not as good. However,it is very unlucky to lose after a 17 point lead, a bit like how I threw 26 points away yesterday to him :x
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Close game but failing to score on any numbers round is usually unforgivable. If someone can get all the numbers against him, then James will be stopped.
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Bradley Horrocks wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2017 9:06 pm Close game but failing to score on any numbers round is usually unforgivable. If someone can get all the numbers against him, then James will be stopped.
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I'm in total agreement :)
Unless they're all impossible.

Declaring nothing on the last numbers was especially poor, you have to get at least one away on that, even though it isn't especially difficult.
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Bradley Horrocks wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2017 7:30 pm GINESTRAS as an alternative nine in R13

Got to feel for Dan there. He could’ve declared 400 and would’ve got over the line.
He could have continued and fudged from there too if he'd added the 50 for 425 and taken away the others for 407.
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Ell! I nicked your new word for the 9 :P
Elliott Mellor wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2017 9:22 pm He could have continued and fudged from there too if he'd added the 50 for 425 and taken away the others for 407.
Yeah, don’t know why you’d give up so soon. As for James, maybe it was nerves.
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Bradley Horrocks wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2017 9:50 pm Ell! I nicked your new word for the 9 :P
Elliott Mellor wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2017 9:22 pm He could have continued and fudged from there too if he'd added the 50 for 425 and taken away the others for 407.
Yeah, don’t know why you’d give up so soon. As for James, maybe it was nerves.
Haha nice one :)

Would have had the lovely 9 PELOBATID (cheers Bra for teaching me!) if a final vowel had been picked r1.

Nerves or not though, it's still pretty poor to not score on a single numbers round - that's 40 points up for grabs and you can't waste it.
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Elliott Mellor wrote: Fri Nov 03, 2017 7:26 am
Would have had the lovely 9 PELOBATID (cheers Bra for teaching me!) if a final vowel had been picked r1.
Yeah saw that, I was annoyed that he picked a final consonant!
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Elliott Mellor wrote: Fri Nov 03, 2017 7:26 amWould have had the lovely 9 PELOBATID (cheers Bra for teaching me!) if a final vowel had been picked r1.
Won the duel on 11 Nov. due to learning this word -- thanks a million!
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Johnny Canuck wrote: Sun Nov 12, 2017 12:07 am
Elliott Mellor wrote: Fri Nov 03, 2017 7:26 amWould have had the lovely 9 PELOBATID (cheers Bra for teaching me!) if a final vowel had been picked r1.
Won the duel on 11 Nov. due to learning this word -- thanks a million!
Haha I have Brad to thank for teaching me this one, thanks technically due to him :)
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Elliott Mellor wrote: Sun Nov 12, 2017 8:11 am
Johnny Canuck wrote: Sun Nov 12, 2017 12:07 am
Elliott Mellor wrote: Fri Nov 03, 2017 7:26 amWould have had the lovely 9 PELOBATID (cheers Bra for teaching me!) if a final vowel had been picked r1.
Won the duel on 11 Nov. due to learning this word -- thanks a million!
Haha I have Brad to thank for teaching me this one, thanks technically due to him :)
If only it hadn’t come up in that game a while ago. I’d have had the duel to myself :P
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Bradley Horrocks wrote: Mon Nov 13, 2017 5:17 pm
Elliott Mellor wrote: Sun Nov 12, 2017 8:11 am
Johnny Canuck wrote: Sun Nov 12, 2017 12:07 am

Won the duel on 11 Nov. due to learning this word -- thanks a million!
Haha I have Brad to thank for teaching me this one, thanks technically due to him :)
If only it hadn’t come up in that game a while ago. I’d have had the duel to myself :P
Aww but it's good to help others:P
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