I find that quite surprising. What computer player were you playing against? When I put zygote on the rack and ask for moves the 8D opening comes up first.
Matt --- In [email protected], "Eyesee7" <eyes...@...> wrote: > > Quackle opened with ZYGOTE at 8C for 46 points instead of 8D for 58 points. > The only reasoning I could think of was that at 8D, the Z is in a hot spot > for a double-double comeback. > > I forgot to save the game so couldn't review it or see what the other letter > was on Quackle's opening rack. However, I did run a few sims with ZYGOTE as > my opening play, with a few different letters as the seventh letter on my > rack, and all showed 8D to be the winning play by around 4 percentage points. > > Thoughts? Is there anyone who would open at 8C for 12 fewer points? > > -Pete M. >
