the play evaluator doesn't really take into account what you mentioned. you have to sim the plays. try doing that. --- In [email protected], "mightyjackservo4000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've been using Quackle to analyze games from a recent tournament, and > I'm analyzing one now where I had the opening play and had ADEINRT on > my rack. Here's how Quackle rated its top four picks for opening play > after I clicked on Generate Choices: > > 8F TRAINED 70 71.8503 > 8D DETRAIN 70 71.8121 > 8G DETRAIN 68 71.3635 > 8F ANTIRED 70 71.0897 > > I readily admit that I could be showing off my weaknesses as a 1498 > rated Scrabble player by saying that I thought my play of 8F ANTIRED > was the best choice out of the 3 70-point opening plays. All three of > those plays would have placed an I next to a Double Letter square, and > my reasoning was that the 70 point opening play that didn't generate > an S hook at either end would be preferable. > > I realize that this post practically invites an opening-play critique > that would be more appropriate for CGP, but my real intention is to > find out what is the reasoning behind Quackle's valuation of these > four opening plays. I'm particularly curious about why Quackle rates > a 68 point 8G DETRAIN opening play as preferable to 8F ANTIRED. > > > Dave Leonard > Tiler8 on ISC and JumbleTime.com >
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