sten_super
Brain Surgeon
This is my problem. I like to play an expansive game, with plenty of large words. Unfortunately that leaves plenty of space for my opposition to take advantage of.
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'Words with Friends' Super Cup - Draw, Rules, Fixtures and Results Thread
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This is my problem. I like to play an expansive game, with plenty of large words. Unfortunately that leaves plenty of space for my opposition to take advantage of.
As someone else has mentioned, it's not all about wordpower, (although that helps... particularly knowledge of 2 letter words). Part of the skill is in recognising when to open the board up, and when to keep it tight, sometimes sacrificing score to do so.
Playing for a high score, and playing to beat a particular opponent are two different strategies.
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sten_super
Brain Surgeon
I like to think of myself as the Arsene Wenger of WWF; resolutely sticking to my principles ignoring results and the abilities of others. At least that's my excuse for losing most games!
t1tanic 431 tedebears pants 196
ManxSeagull
NSC Creator
My lame results so far, going to blame it on the man flu I have at the moment :US:
El Bod 363 : 322 Manxseagull
Manxseagull 244 : 476 B00zza
El Bod 363 : 322 Manxseagull
Manxseagull 244 : 476 B00zza
oh dear :-(
DarrenFreemansPerm
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I see myself as the Micky Adams. sinking with out a trace! i think im losing 4 out of 5
I'm not sure if my game with sten is finished yet or not, but his game is certainly expansive. He opened the game by boshing 'Juicy' down for 40. With a rack of mainly vowels and other 1 point letters I was chasing from the off. He followed up with 'Prize'. Before long though there were 3 or 4 TWs available and I could pick them off with relative ease. If the game's not over yet, I think I'm well placed to win it.
Binky - I had no idea you were an NSCer you f***ing CHEAT.
476
Is that the highest score so far?
It was looking good for 500+ at one stage.
Them there's fighting words... rematch?
Having thought about it, agreed. And yes, it was almost tantamount to cruelty what he did to me.
sten_super
Brain Surgeon
It's currently B00zza 294 vs 246 sten_super, your go and 12 letters left apparently. I am now similarly overstocked on vowels. To be fair I think our game is the most open that I've had, there's only about three 2-letter words on the entire board!
Let's be clear - there were a few words you pulled out that I'd never heard of before and I called "cheat" and to your credit you 'fessed up. You were undoubtedly one of the better people I've played and I know why now.
It's currently B00zza 294 vs 246 sten_super, your go and 12 letters left apparently. I am now similarly overstocked on vowels. To be fair I think our game is the most open that I've had, there's only about three 2-letter words on the entire board!
I'll be playing my next goes in all my games in the next few mins - stay tuned!
tinx
Well-known member
tinxtaylor 323 - Simster71 339
Come on simster you need to challenge me back for the return fixture.
Come on simster you need to challenge me back for the return fixture.
tinxtaylor 323 339 Simster71
But I feel almost guilty and tinx will be aggrieved not to have won it. I ROMPED into a 60 point lead but he kept coming back, and looked to have won it with TACET into the corner, leaving 3 letters to go and with a 26 point lead. However, I plonked down SEI onto the front of the existing ZED and double word scored and had the lead back for the first time and then closed out before he could.
But I feel almost guilty and tinx will be aggrieved not to have won it. I ROMPED into a 60 point lead but he kept coming back, and looked to have won it with TACET into the corner, leaving 3 letters to go and with a 26 point lead. However, I plonked down SEI onto the front of the existing ZED and double word scored and had the lead back for the first time and then closed out before he could.
tinx
Well-known member
Best and closest game I have had so far playing WWF