COEDI3 Recaps
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2014 12:12 pm
After another brilliant COEDI tournament, I think it's time for some recaps. I'll post all of mine, with the exception of the final, which I'm sure someone else will do. I think I know who that is already.
For the first round of games, the draw placed me on table 2 with apterite Ian Volante and Edinburgh Countdown Club member Sheila Shirsinger. I hadn't faced either of them at a co:event before.
Round 1, table 2, game 1
C1: Sheila Shirsinger.
C2: Jack Worsley.
DC: Ian Volante.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R J L E E E W G E
R02: D F Z H I I A A R
R03: K N H U E O M R O
R04: 100, 10, 10, 2, 1, 7. Target: 704.
R05: C S D S O A E E S
R06: X S V E I E R L A
R07: W S P V I A E P D
R08: 100, 7, 8, 1, 5, 9. Target: 883.
R09: B O I L E D F L O (conundrum)
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Round 1: R J L E E E W G E
Sheila: GLEE (4)
Jack: JEWEL (5)
DC: jeweler
Score: 0–5 (max 5)
Looks like someone forgot to shuffle the vowels.
Round 2: D F Z H I I A A R
Sheila: FAIR (4)
Jack: AFRAID (6)
OT: HAZARD (6)
Score: 0–11 (max 11)
Round 3: K N H U E O M R O
Sheila: MOURN (5)
Jack: HORMONE (7)
OT: MOORHEN (7)
Score: 0–18 (max 18)
Round 4: 100, 10, 10, 2, 1, 7. Target: 704.
Sheila: 704. 100 x 7 + 2 + 1 + 10 / 10 (10)
Jack: 704. 100 x 7 + 10 / 2 - 1 (10)
Score: 10–28 (max 28)
Sheila gets off the mark.
Round 5: C S D S O A E E S
Sheila: DOSSES (6)
Jack: CEASED (6)
DC: deceases
OT: CEASES (6) CESSES (6) SASSED (6)
Score: 16–34 (max 34)
Round 6: X S V E I E R L A
Sheila: REVISAL (7)
Jack: RELIVES (7)
OT: EARLIES (7) LEAVERS (7) LEERVIS (7) REALISE (7) RELAXES (7) REVEALS (7) REVILES (7) SERVILE (7) SEVERAL (7)
Score: 23–41 (max 41)
VELARISE would have been available for eight if we were using the ODO but we decided on ODE3 beforehand.
Round 7: W S P V I A E P D
Sheila: SAPPED (6)
Jack: SWAPPED (7)
Score: 23–48 (max 48)
Round 8: 100, 7, 8, 1, 5, 9. Target: 883.
Sheila: 881.
Jack: 883. (100 - 1) x 9 - 8 (10)
Score: 23–58 (max 58)
Round 9: B O I L E D F L O
Jack buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say LIFEBLOOD which is correct.
Score: 23–68 (max 68)
A good start for me and I was to host the next game between Ian and Sheila.
Round 1, table 2, game 2
C1: Ian Volante.
C2: Sheila Shirsinger.
DC: Jack Worsley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: O N L A R E H E N
R02: T R C A A I B D I
R03: E S K U D E F Z S
R04: 25, 10, 10, 5, 1, 2. Target: 374.
R05: T N Y A A O B T E
R06: A Y C O T A M Q S
R07: R P T A E A S G U
R08: 100, 10, 5, 1, 2, 5. Target: 303.
R09: U S E A W H O R E (conundrum)
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Round 1: O N L A R E H E N
Ian: EARHOLE (7)
Sheila: LEANER (6)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
Ian mentioned that he wanted a final S, which would have given the plural of his word, or something else.
Round 2: T R C A A I B D I
Ian: TRIAD (5)
Sheila: RABID (5)
DC: TRIADIC (7) adriatic
OT: CARABID (7) CATBIRD (7)
Score: 12–5 (max 14)
Unlucky for Ian, as he could have extended his word to take the lead.
Round 3: E S K U D E F Z S
Ian: DEFUSES (7)
Sheila: DEFUSES (7)
Score: 19–12 (max 21)
Round 4: 25, 10, 10, 5, 1, 2. Target: 374.
Ian: 374. 25 x (10 + 5) - 1 (10)
Sheila: 374. 25 x (10 + 5) - 1 (10)
Score: 29–22 (max 31)
Round 5: T N Y A A O B T E
Ian: BATTEN (6)
Sheila: BATTEN (6)
DC: BAYONET (7)
OT: ABEYANT (7) ATTABOY (7)
Score: 35–28 (max 38)
Round 6: A Y C O T A M Q S
Ian: COAST (5)
Sheila: MASCOT (6)
OT: SATCOM (6)
Score: 35–34 (max 44)
Round 7: R P T A E A S G U
Ian: UPRATES (7)
Sheila: PURGES (6)
DC: PASTURAGE (18)
Score: 42–34 (max 62)
Round 8: 100, 10, 5, 1, 2, 5. Target: 303.
Ian: 303. (100 + 5 / 5) x (2 + 1) (10)
Sheila: 303. (5 - 2) x 100 + 10 / 5 + 1 (10)
Score: 52–44 (max 72)
Round 9: U S E A W H O R E
Ian buzzes on 2 seconds to say HOUSEWARE which is incorrect.
Sheila buzzes on 10 seconds to say WAREHOUSE which is correct.
Score: 52–54 (max 82)
Ouch! Ian has a LOADSPACE/SPACELOAD moment and Sheila takes advantage to steal the game.
Round 1, table 2, game 3
C1: Jack Worsley.
C2: Ian Volante.
DC: Susie Dent and Sheila Shirsinger.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R L N N E U A P A
R02: U D C E J E O R O
R03: W R M H A O I A A
R04: 100, 8, 6, 4, 3, 10. Target: 367.
R05: A W R E P E X I S
R06: D S V L A O E T E
R07: R R S E U A L V E
R08: 50, 25, 100, 75, 3, 7. Target: 620.
R09: A G N E S W E N T (conundrum)
And now a brief interlude before our main feature:
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Round 1: R L N N E U A P A
Jack: PLANNER (7)
Ian: ANNULAR (7)
OT: UNLEARN (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
Round 2: U D C E J E O R O
Jack: REDUCE (6)
Ian: RECODE (6)
OT: COOEED (6)
Score: 13–13 (max 13)
Round 3: W R M H A O I A A
Jack: MOHAIR (6)
Ian: MOHAIR (6)
Score: 19–19 (max 19)
I decided to five vowel this in case an S came out. I didn't want a mass debate over the validity of MOHAIRS.
Round 4: 100, 8, 6, 4, 3, 10. Target: 367.
Jack: 367. (100 - 8) x 4 - (10 - 6 - 3) (10)
Ian: 367. (100 - 8) x 4 - 10 + 6 + 3 (10)
Score: 29–29 (max 29)
Round 5: A W R E P E X I S
Jack: EXPIRES (7)
Ian: waspier
OT: PREXIES (7) WEARIES (7)
Score: 36–29 (max 36)
Unlucky for Ian, who becomes the latest in a long line to fall into the WASPIER/WASPIEST trap.
Round 6: D S V L A O E T E
Jack: DESOLATE (8)
Ian: DESOLATE (8)
OT: SOLVATED (8)
Score: 44–37 (max 44)
I was hoping for DOVETAILS but with no luck. At least we both got eights instead.
Round 7: R R S E U A L V E
Jack: REVALUES (8)
Ian: REVERSAL (8)
DC: revaluers
Score: 52–45 (max 52)
Round 8: 50, 25, 100, 75, 3, 7. Target: 620.
Jack: 620. 100 x 7 - 75 - 3 - 50 / 25 (10)
Ian: 620. 7 x 75 + 100 - 3 - 50 / 25 (10)
Score: 62–55 (max 62)
Crucial conundrum time. Having said that, it doesn't really matter at COEDI as rankings are decided on points.
Round 9: A G N E S W E N T
Jack buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say NEWSAGENT which is correct.
Score: 72–55 (max 72)
Two wins out of two for me and my total of 140 points saw me top the first leader board, one point ahead of Innis and three ahead of Ben. The three of us would battle it out on the top table after lunch.
For the first round of games, the draw placed me on table 2 with apterite Ian Volante and Edinburgh Countdown Club member Sheila Shirsinger. I hadn't faced either of them at a co:event before.
Round 1, table 2, game 1
C1: Sheila Shirsinger.
C2: Jack Worsley.
DC: Ian Volante.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R J L E E E W G E
R02: D F Z H I I A A R
R03: K N H U E O M R O
R04: 100, 10, 10, 2, 1, 7. Target: 704.
R05: C S D S O A E E S
R06: X S V E I E R L A
R07: W S P V I A E P D
R08: 100, 7, 8, 1, 5, 9. Target: 883.
R09: B O I L E D F L O (conundrum)
And now a brief interlude before our main feature:
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Round 1: R J L E E E W G E
Sheila: GLEE (4)
Jack: JEWEL (5)
DC: jeweler
Score: 0–5 (max 5)
Looks like someone forgot to shuffle the vowels.
Round 2: D F Z H I I A A R
Sheila: FAIR (4)
Jack: AFRAID (6)
OT: HAZARD (6)
Score: 0–11 (max 11)
Round 3: K N H U E O M R O
Sheila: MOURN (5)
Jack: HORMONE (7)
OT: MOORHEN (7)
Score: 0–18 (max 18)
Round 4: 100, 10, 10, 2, 1, 7. Target: 704.
Sheila: 704. 100 x 7 + 2 + 1 + 10 / 10 (10)
Jack: 704. 100 x 7 + 10 / 2 - 1 (10)
Score: 10–28 (max 28)
Sheila gets off the mark.
Round 5: C S D S O A E E S
Sheila: DOSSES (6)
Jack: CEASED (6)
DC: deceases
OT: CEASES (6) CESSES (6) SASSED (6)
Score: 16–34 (max 34)
Round 6: X S V E I E R L A
Sheila: REVISAL (7)
Jack: RELIVES (7)
OT: EARLIES (7) LEAVERS (7) LEERVIS (7) REALISE (7) RELAXES (7) REVEALS (7) REVILES (7) SERVILE (7) SEVERAL (7)
Score: 23–41 (max 41)
VELARISE would have been available for eight if we were using the ODO but we decided on ODE3 beforehand.
Round 7: W S P V I A E P D
Sheila: SAPPED (6)
Jack: SWAPPED (7)
Score: 23–48 (max 48)
Round 8: 100, 7, 8, 1, 5, 9. Target: 883.
Sheila: 881.
Jack: 883. (100 - 1) x 9 - 8 (10)
Score: 23–58 (max 58)
Round 9: B O I L E D F L O
Jack buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say LIFEBLOOD which is correct.
Score: 23–68 (max 68)
A good start for me and I was to host the next game between Ian and Sheila.
Round 1, table 2, game 2
C1: Ian Volante.
C2: Sheila Shirsinger.
DC: Jack Worsley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: O N L A R E H E N
R02: T R C A A I B D I
R03: E S K U D E F Z S
R04: 25, 10, 10, 5, 1, 2. Target: 374.
R05: T N Y A A O B T E
R06: A Y C O T A M Q S
R07: R P T A E A S G U
R08: 100, 10, 5, 1, 2, 5. Target: 303.
R09: U S E A W H O R E (conundrum)
And now a brief interlude before our main feature:
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Round 1: O N L A R E H E N
Ian: EARHOLE (7)
Sheila: LEANER (6)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
Ian mentioned that he wanted a final S, which would have given the plural of his word, or something else.
Round 2: T R C A A I B D I
Ian: TRIAD (5)
Sheila: RABID (5)
DC: TRIADIC (7) adriatic
OT: CARABID (7) CATBIRD (7)
Score: 12–5 (max 14)
Unlucky for Ian, as he could have extended his word to take the lead.
Round 3: E S K U D E F Z S
Ian: DEFUSES (7)
Sheila: DEFUSES (7)
Score: 19–12 (max 21)
Round 4: 25, 10, 10, 5, 1, 2. Target: 374.
Ian: 374. 25 x (10 + 5) - 1 (10)
Sheila: 374. 25 x (10 + 5) - 1 (10)
Score: 29–22 (max 31)
Round 5: T N Y A A O B T E
Ian: BATTEN (6)
Sheila: BATTEN (6)
DC: BAYONET (7)
OT: ABEYANT (7) ATTABOY (7)
Score: 35–28 (max 38)
Round 6: A Y C O T A M Q S
Ian: COAST (5)
Sheila: MASCOT (6)
OT: SATCOM (6)
Score: 35–34 (max 44)
Round 7: R P T A E A S G U
Ian: UPRATES (7)
Sheila: PURGES (6)
DC: PASTURAGE (18)
Score: 42–34 (max 62)
Round 8: 100, 10, 5, 1, 2, 5. Target: 303.
Ian: 303. (100 + 5 / 5) x (2 + 1) (10)
Sheila: 303. (5 - 2) x 100 + 10 / 5 + 1 (10)
Score: 52–44 (max 72)
Round 9: U S E A W H O R E
Ian buzzes on 2 seconds to say HOUSEWARE which is incorrect.
Sheila buzzes on 10 seconds to say WAREHOUSE which is correct.
Score: 52–54 (max 82)
Ouch! Ian has a LOADSPACE/SPACELOAD moment and Sheila takes advantage to steal the game.
Round 1, table 2, game 3
C1: Jack Worsley.
C2: Ian Volante.
DC: Susie Dent and Sheila Shirsinger.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R L N N E U A P A
R02: U D C E J E O R O
R03: W R M H A O I A A
R04: 100, 8, 6, 4, 3, 10. Target: 367.
R05: A W R E P E X I S
R06: D S V L A O E T E
R07: R R S E U A L V E
R08: 50, 25, 100, 75, 3, 7. Target: 620.
R09: A G N E S W E N T (conundrum)
And now a brief interlude before our main feature:
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Round 1: R L N N E U A P A
Jack: PLANNER (7)
Ian: ANNULAR (7)
OT: UNLEARN (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
Round 2: U D C E J E O R O
Jack: REDUCE (6)
Ian: RECODE (6)
OT: COOEED (6)
Score: 13–13 (max 13)
Round 3: W R M H A O I A A
Jack: MOHAIR (6)
Ian: MOHAIR (6)
Score: 19–19 (max 19)
I decided to five vowel this in case an S came out. I didn't want a mass debate over the validity of MOHAIRS.
Round 4: 100, 8, 6, 4, 3, 10. Target: 367.
Jack: 367. (100 - 8) x 4 - (10 - 6 - 3) (10)
Ian: 367. (100 - 8) x 4 - 10 + 6 + 3 (10)
Score: 29–29 (max 29)
Round 5: A W R E P E X I S
Jack: EXPIRES (7)
Ian: waspier
OT: PREXIES (7) WEARIES (7)
Score: 36–29 (max 36)
Unlucky for Ian, who becomes the latest in a long line to fall into the WASPIER/WASPIEST trap.
Round 6: D S V L A O E T E
Jack: DESOLATE (8)
Ian: DESOLATE (8)
OT: SOLVATED (8)
Score: 44–37 (max 44)
I was hoping for DOVETAILS but with no luck. At least we both got eights instead.
Round 7: R R S E U A L V E
Jack: REVALUES (8)
Ian: REVERSAL (8)
DC: revaluers
Score: 52–45 (max 52)
Round 8: 50, 25, 100, 75, 3, 7. Target: 620.
Jack: 620. 100 x 7 - 75 - 3 - 50 / 25 (10)
Ian: 620. 7 x 75 + 100 - 3 - 50 / 25 (10)
Score: 62–55 (max 62)
Crucial conundrum time. Having said that, it doesn't really matter at COEDI as rankings are decided on points.
Round 9: A G N E S W E N T
Jack buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say NEWSAGENT which is correct.
Score: 72–55 (max 72)
Two wins out of two for me and my total of 140 points saw me top the first leader board, one point ahead of Innis and three ahead of Ben. The three of us would battle it out on the top table after lunch.