Maybe it was considering the 4 letter extension (HOMOZYGOTE?) On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Eyesee7 <[email protected]> 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. > > >
