Monday 14 July 2014

Gauteng Masters 2014


The recent Gauteng Masters tournament, a double round robin of the top 10 in Gauteng, produced some very exciting Scrabble. Going into the last game, Trevor and I had the same number of wins - whoever won that game would win the tournament. Trevor played 3 consecutive bonuses on moves 7, 8 and 9. I bonused on move 10 to draw level but it turns out to have been a losing move because Trevor's 10th move for 60 points secured him the win. What should I have done on my 10th move instead of bonusing to give me a better (i.e. 53%) chance of winning?