Fourth bingo

[vaneramos]

In an online Scrabble game I just played my fourth bingo (seven-letter word) on my seventh turn. My words so far were:

EXAM, BLITHER (not a bingo, I added onto THE), SANGERS, NEEDILY, GAZED, STEADILY and REUNION.



I'm leading the score 399 to 129 with 25 tiles yet to draw. I've played three bingos in a game before (against stealthpup I believe) but never four.

Comments

[dakoopst.livejournal.com]

Remind me not to play you in Scrabble...

[rsc.livejournal.com]

"sangers"?

Oh he's good - but he doesn't rub it in

[djjo.livejournal.com]

Plus it's more fun just playing a game with him rather than trying frantically to win. Doesn't mean I play to loose either - I like a good challenge!

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Haw haw. Don't worry, we'll have other amusements.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

It's an acceptable Scrabble word. I believe it's Aussie slang for sandwiches.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

What Danny said. Scrabble is a little like wrestling.

Re: Oh he's good - but he doesn't rub it in

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

I guess we're due for a rematch. :-)

Aussie sandwiches??

[dennisatl.livejournal.com]

I just thought they were the people on the country music stations....

Re: Aussie sandwiches??

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

*big chuckle*

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

I average more than one per game. On jomarco.com last year I played 42 seven-letter words in 32 games.

Re: Aussie sandwiches??

[stealthpup.livejournal.com]

Heh. I tried FARK in a tournament last weekend (it was challenged off), and I told my opponent, "What?! It's a Scottish curse word, honest!"

[stealthpup.livejournal.com]

Worse than that. According to my OSPD2, it's a variant of SANGARS -- "a temporary fortification for two or three men".

[stealthpup.livejournal.com]

One can increase that percentage through judicious rack balancing. Classic example from the mailing list I'm on: with an opening rack of EGINLTX, it's better to exchange the X, rather than making a play like LEX, because the odds are overwhelming that you'll be able to bingo (with a 7- or 8-letter word) next turn.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Wow, fascinating strategy!

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the definition.

I ended up winning the game 513 to 266, just one point short of my personal best score on Jomarco. I had a fifth 7-letter word later in the game, but nowhere to play it.