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[James Robinson]

Well, it's been just over 2 months since this tournament, but better late than never, I say.

First up in this tournament, we were set up in groups of 4, in which we all played each other. My matches were against Adam Curran, James Wilson and Gevin.

Here we go! Enjoy.

.co.mk Game 1 Recap for Saturday 22 August 2015.

C1: James Robinson.
C2: Adam Curran.
DC: Zarte Siempre and Innis Carson.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N A U T D I E Y T
R02: S R D O O E P G I
R03: S P N E A M C I R
R04: 75, 5, 2, 3, 3, 1. Target: 663.
R05: R Z M O I E T O L
R06: D K S O U E I S T
R07: C R N O O A L A T
R08: 3, 2, 1, 1, 10, 2. Target: 235.
R09: T E L Z U B A I R (conundrum)


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Round 1: N A U T D I E Y T

James: TAINTED (7)
Adam: TAINTED (7)
DC: ATTUNED (7) DITTANY (7) TAUNTED (7) TENUITY (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: S R D O O E P G I

James: PERIODS (7)
Adam: PERIODS (7)
DC: GOODIES (7) GOOPIER (7) ODORISE (7) PODGERS (7) PODGIER (7) PORGIES (7) SPOORED (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 14)

Round 3: S P N E A M C I R

James: CARMINE (7)
Adam: PRANCES (7)
DC: CARMINES (8)
Score: 21–21 (max 22)

Chickening CARMINES might have seemed sensible, even though it was in, but this game was super tight, as just about every game I was involved in that day turned out to be!!

Round 4: 75, 5, 2, 3, 3, 1. Target: 663.

James: 663. ((75 x 3) - (5 - 1)) x 3 (10)
Adam: 663. (75 x 3 x 3) - ((5 + 1) x 2) (10)
Score: 31–31 (max 32)

Round 5: R Z M O I E T O L

James: MOTORIZE (8)
Adam: MOTORIZE (8)
Score: 39–39 (max 40)

Round 6: D K S O U E I S T

James: OUTSIDES (8)
Adam: OUTSIDES (8)
DC: DUSKIEST (8)
Score: 47–47 (max 48)

Round 7: C R N O O A L A T

James: CARTOON (7)
Adam: CORONAL (7)
DC: CONTROL (7) COOLANT (7) LOCATOR (7) ORTOLAN (7)
Score: 54–54 (max 55)

Round 8: 3, 2, 1, 1, 10, 2. Target: 235.

James: 240. (1 + 1) x 2 x 2 x 3 x 10 (7)
Adam: -
Score: 61–54 (max 62)

Lucky 6 small gives me a slender advantage heading into the conundrum.

Round 9: T E L Z U B A I R

James buzzes on 1 second to say BRUTALIZE which is correct.
Final Score: 71–54 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

James:
Total score - 71
Raw score - 71
Total % of max - 99
Raw % of max - 99
Total average score per round - 7.9
Raw average score per round - 7.9
Number of maxes - 8

Adam:
Total score - 54
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 75
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 6.0
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 6

.co.mk Game 2 Recap for Saturday 22 August 2015.

C1: James Wilson (1 game.)
C2: James Robinson (1 game, 1 win, 71 points.)
DC: Zarte Siempre and Innis Carson.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: F T C E A I E F D
R02: Q M L R A U A G R
R03: P M G L E A O S E
R04: 3, 4, 10, 5, 1, 9. Target: 186.
R05: W D H E I I V U U
R06: T W R E E A T E N
R07: O E A A H T X N R
R08: 75, 3, 8, 7, 4, 3. Target: 126.
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Round 1: F T C E A I E F D

James Wilson: AFFECTED (8)
James Robinson: AFFECTED (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)

Round 2: Q M L R A U A G R

James Wilson: MURAL (5)
James Robinson: QUALM (5)
DC: MULGARA (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)

Round 3: P M G L E A O S E

James Wilson: PLEASE (6)
James Robinson: APOGEES (7)
DC: PELAGES (7)
Score: 13–20 (max 22)

Round 4: 3, 4, 10, 5, 1, 9. Target: 186.

James Wilson: 187.
James Robinson: 186. ((((3 - 1) x 5) + 9) x 10) - 4 (10)
Score: 13–30 (max 32)

Round 5: W D H E I I V U U

James Wilson: WIVED (5)
James Robinson: HIVED (5)
DC: IVIED (5)
Score: 18–35 (max 37)

Round 6: T W R E E A T E N

James Wilson: TWEETER (7)
James Robinson: ENTREAT (7)
DC: RETWEET (7) TERNATE (7) TWEENER (7)
Score: 25–42 (max 44)

Round 7: O E A A H T X N R

James Wilson: HORNET (6)
James Robinson: ATHANOR (7)
DC: ANOTHER (7) ANTHRAX (7) NARTHEX (7)
Score: 25–49 (max 51)

Round 8: 75, 3, 8, 7, 4, 3. Target: 126.

James Wilson: 126. (7 x 8) - (3 / 3) - 4 + 75 (10)
James Robinson: 126. (((7 x 3) - 4) x 3) + 75 (10)
Score: 35–59 (max 61)

Round 9: S U P E E M O A N

James Robinson buzzes on 1 second to say MENOPAUSE which is correct.
Final Score: 35–69 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

James W:
Total score - 35
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 4

James R:
Total score - 69
Raw score - 69
Total % of max - 97
Raw % of max - 97
Total average score per round - 7.7
Raw average score per round - 7.7
Number of maxes - 8

.co.mk Game 3 Recap for Saturday 22 August 2015.

C1: James Robinson (2 games, 2 wins, 140 points.)
C2: Gevin Chapwell (2 games.)
DC: Zarte Siempre and Innis Carson.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: V D J A E I A S T
R02: S N R O E I L B I
R03: N S B U A E S N O
R04: 50, 100, 4, 3, 2, 8. Target: 422.
R05: K P P E E E U L D
R06: S G A C E N Z U P
R07: R C R H O O I E I
R08: 50, 100, 4, 7, 2, 7. Target: 270.
R09: S T Y L E S L U G (conundrum)


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Round 1: V D J A E I A S T

James: AVIATED (7)
Gevin: vistaed
DC: VAATJIES (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: S N R O E I L B I

James: LIONISER (8)
Gevin: BOILERS (7)
Score: 15–0 (max 16)

Round 3: N S B U A E S N O

James: BONUSES (7)
Gevin: BEANOS (6)
DC: NANOBES (7)
Score: 22–0 (max 23)

Round 4: 50, 100, 4, 3, 2, 8. Target: 422.

James: 422. ((100 + 8) x 4) - (50 / (8 + 2)) (10)
Gevin: 422. ((100 + 3) x 4) + 8 + 2 (10)
Score: 32–10 (max 33)

Round 5: K P P E E E U L D

James: PULPED (6)
Gevin: PULPED (6)
DC: KEELED (6) KEPPED (6) PEEKED (6) PEELED (6) PEEPED (6) PEEPUL (6) UPKEEP (6)
Score: 38–16 (max 39)

Round 6: S G A C E N Z U P

James: UNCAGES (7)
Gevin: PAGES (5)
Score: 45–16 (max 46)

Round 7: R C R H O O I E I

James: HEROIC (6)
Gevin: RICHER (6)
DC: CORRIE (6)
Score: 51–22 (max 52)

Round 8: 50, 100, 4, 7, 2, 7. Target: 270.

James: 270. (100 - (50 / (7 - 2))) x (7 - 4) (10)
Gevin: 270. (100 - (50 / (7 - 2))) x (7 - 4) (10)
Score: 61–32 (max 62)

Round 9: S T Y L E S L U G

James buzzes on 23 seconds to say GUTLESSLY which is correct.
Final Score: 71–32 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

James:
Total score - 71
Raw score - 71
Total % of max - 99
Raw % of max - 99
Total average score per round - 7.9
Raw average score per round - 7.9
Number of maxes - 8

Gevin:
Total score - 32
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 3.6
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 4

Next up, all our results were put together and we were all put up against people of each wins and records.

More on that later.

[James Robinson]

Into the next phase of the tournament, a sort of "knockout" tournament, so keep on winning to give yourself the best chance of making the final, although with 50 contestants here, that's easier said than done

.co.mk Game 4 Recap for Saturday 22 August 2015.

C1: James Robinson (3 games, 3 wins, 211 points.)
C2: Rob Foster (3 games, 3 wins.)
DC: Zarte Siempre and Innis Carson.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: O O I E F R R T L
R02: A N D A N A X E A
R03: Y N T T A I O M G
R04: 50, 1, 2, 4, 4, 7. Target: 390.
R05: R T V O E A H M R
R06: T T D A E U N I O
R07: P T G A E T S O T
R08: 8, 2, 9, 1, 7, 8. Target: 974.
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Round 1: O O I E F R R T L

James: TREFOIL (7)
Rob: TREFOIL (7)
DC: LOFTIER (7) ROOTIER (7) ROTIFER (7) TRIFLER (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: A N D A N A X E A

James: ADNEXA (6)
Rob: ANNEX (5)
DC: ANANDA (6)
Score: 13–7 (max 13)

A nice early lead for me......

Round 3: Y N T T A I O M G

James: MATTING (7)
Rob: MATTING (7)
DC: MOATING (7) TOMATIN (7)
Score: 20–14 (max 20)

Round 4: 50, 1, 2, 4, 4, 7. Target: 390.

James: 390. ((4 + 4) x 50) - 7 - 2 - 1 (10)
Rob: 390. ((4 + 4) x 50) - 7 - 2 - 1 (10)
Score: 30–24 (max 30)

Round 5: R T V O E A H M R

James: ROTAMER (7)
Rob: OVERARM (7)
Score: 37–31 (max 37)

Round 6: T T D A E U N I O

James: ANTIDOTE (8)
Rob: TETANOID (8)
Score: 45–39 (max 45)

Round 7: P T G A E T S O T

James: GATEPOST (8)
Rob: GATEPOST (8)
Score: 53–47 (max 53)

....this Rob guy is hard to shake off. Time to bring out 6 small

Round 8: 8, 2, 9, 1, 7, 8. Target: 974.

James: 975. Mistake in working.
Rob: -
OT: 974. ((((8 x 7) - 1) x 9) - 8) x 2 (10)
Score: 53–47 (max 63)

Ack, I forgot my method, which I then remembered a minute later, which was even more annoying. (Especially, as we all know about Mr Foster's conundrum record..... )

Round 9: E A T R Y C H E L

Rob buzzes on 3 seconds to say TEACHERLY which is correct.
Final Score: 53–57 (max 73)

Well, I got it, but a few seconds after Rob, so I have victory snatched away from me at the death, but hey-ho, hopefully an easier match next.

Oh no, it's Dan McColm.........

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James:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 73
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 7

Rob:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 62
Total % of max - 78
Raw % of max - 85
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 7

.co.mk Game 5 Recap for Saturday 22 August 2015.

C1: Dan McColm.
C2: James Robinson (4 games, 3 wins, 264 points.)
DC: Zarte Siempre and Innis Carson.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: V J G T E I A D S
R02: M R O O O V T I N
R03: P P P U A I K D L
R04: 100, 25, 7, 3, 6, 8. Target: 817.
R05: M D N U E E E G S
R06: C E D R U N D A H
R07: O E O E W C T R T
R08: 25, 50, 75, 100, 3, 9. Target: 110.
R09: J E N S O D O U R (conundrum)


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Round 1: V J G T E I A D S

Dan: DATIVES (7)
James: DATIVES (7)
DC: AGISTED (7) VISAGED (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Almost a repeat of the first round in game 3 here........

Round 2: M R O O O V T I N

Dan: MONITOR (7)
James: MONITOR (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 14)

Round 3: P P P U A I K D L

Dan: paluki
James: papuli
DC: ADUKI (5) DULIA (5) KIPPA (5) PALPI (5) PAPPI (5) PILAU (5) PIPAL (5) PLAID (5) PULIK (5) PULKA (5) PUPAL (5) PUPIL (5)
Score: 14–14 (max 19)

Not good for either of us here......

Round 4: 100, 25, 7, 3, 6, 8. Target: 817.

Dan: 817. ((100 - (7 - 6)) x 8) + 25 (10)
James: 817. ((100 - (7 - 6)) x 8) + 25 (10)
Score: 24–24 (max 29)

Round 5: M D N U E E E G S

Dan: DEMESNE (7)
James: SMUDGE (6)
Score: 31–24 (max 36)

A great 7 from Dan gives him the first advantage here.....

Round 6: C E D R U N D A H

Dan: HUNDRED (7)
James: HUNDRED (7)
DC: CHUDDAR (7) CHUNDER (7) CHURNED (7) DURANCE (7) RANCHED (7) UNCARED (7) UNHEARD (7)
Score: 38–31 (max 43)

Round 7: O E O E W C T R T

Dan: TOOTER (6)
James: COTTER (6)
DC: COOTER (6) TERCET (6) WETTER (6)
Score: 44–37 (max 49)

Round 8: 25, 50, 75, 100, 3, 9. Target: 110.

Dan: 110. 100 + 9 + (3 / (75 / 25)) (10)
James: 110. 100 + 9 + (3 / (75 / 25)) (10)
Score: 54–47 (max 59)

Thankfully, a simple 4 large pops up!!

Round 9: J E N S O D O U R

James buzzes on 0.5 seconds to say SOJOURNED which is correct.
Final Score: 54–57 (max 69)

Super-fast by us both, but it was just a fraction quicker by me, which certainly made up a tiny bit for losing the last game to Rob.

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Dan:
Total score - 54
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 78
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 6.0
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 7

James:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 83
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 7

.co.mk Game 6 Recap for Saturday 22 August 2015.

C1: Paul Erdunast.
C2: James Robinson (5 games, 4 wins, 321 points.)
DC: Zarte Siempre and Innis Carson.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T F T I I I R A R
R02: S G R A I A E T Y
R03: A A E R M W L S P
R04: 2, 10, 1, 5, 4, 9. Target: 872.
R05: N D N A O U N I O
R06: Z E S X A L E N S
R07: N B A E M Q E I R
R08: 50, 1, 3, 8, 7, 4. Target: 464.
R09: A N D Y C L A I M (conundrum)


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Round 1: T F T I I I R A R

Paul: TRAIT (5)
James: FRIAR (5)
DC: AFRIT (5) IFTAR (5) TRIFA (5)
Score: 5–5 (max 5)

Round 2: S G R A I A E T Y

Paul: AGISTER (7)
James: GYRATES (7)
DC: ATRESIA (7) GAITERS (7) STAGIER (7) TRIAGES (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 12)

Round 3: A A E R M W L S P

Paul: PALMERS (7)
James: MALWARE (7)
DC: ASPRAWL (7) LAMPERS (7) SAMPLER (7) SWAMPER (7)
Score: 19–19 (max 19)

Round 4: 2, 10, 1, 5, 4, 9. Target: 872.

Paul: 875. ((9 x 10 x 2) - 4 - 1) x 5 (7)
James: 875. ((9 x 10 x 2) - 4 - 1) x 5 (7)
OT: 872. ((((9 x 5) - 1) x 10) - 4) x 2 (10)
Score: 26–26 (max 29)

Tricky 6 small again, but we're still evens for now.

Round 5: N D N A O U N I O

Paul: INDUNA (6)
James: INDUNA (6)
Score: 32–32 (max 35)

Round 6: Z E S X A L E N S

Paul: SLEAZES (7)
James: SLEAZES (7)
DC: LAXNESS (7)
Score: 39–39 (max 42)

Round 7: N B A E M Q E I R

Paul: BEAMIER (7)
James: BEAMIER (7)
Score: 46–46 (max 49)

Round 8: 50, 1, 3, 8, 7, 4. Target: 464.

Paul: 464. (50 + 7 + 1) x 8 (10)
James: 464. (50 + 7 + 1) x 8 (10)
Score: 56–56 (max 59)

Nothing much else here.

Round 9: A N D Y C L A I M

James buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say DYNAMICAL which is correct.
Final Score: 56–66 (max 69)

Thankfully, the conundrum comes to my rescue, with Paul still all at sea.

Statistics Corner

Paul:
Total score - 56
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 81
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 6.2
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 7

James:
Total score - 66
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 96
Raw % of max - 96
Total average score per round - 7.3
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 8

.co.mk Game 7 Recap for Saturday 22 August 2015.

C1: Tracey Mills.
C2: James Robinson (6 games, 5 wins, 387 points.)
DC: Zarte Siempre and Innis Carson.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H B I E L S O A C
R02: R F S E U I L T I
R03: T S T O A E G A D
R04: 6, 7, 4, 10, 8, 9. Target: 305.
R05: C G M O U I T R E
R06: S D T A E A J E E
R07: P D N M A E U P S
R08: 100, 5, 7, 3, 6, 4. Target: 114.
R09: D A R N G R E E M (conundrum)


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Round 1: H B I E L S O A C

Tracey: SOCIABLE (8)
James: SOCIABLE (8)
DC: CHAEBOLS (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)

Round 2: R F S E U I L T I

Tracey: UTILISER (8)
James: FUSILIER (8)
Score: 16–16 (max 16)

Round 3: T S T O A E G A D

Tracey: TOSTADA (7)
James: GEODATA (7)
DC: DOTAGES (7) TOASTED (7)
Score: 23–23 (max 23)

Round 4: 6, 7, 4, 10, 8, 9. Target: 305.

Tracey: 305. Mistake in working.
James: 305. (9 x 8 x 4) + 10 + 7 (10)
Score: 23–33 (max 33)

6 small working in my favour for once.

Round 5: C G M O U I T R E

Tracey: GOURMET (7)
James: MORTICE (7)
DC: GOUTIER (7)
Score: 30–40 (max 40)

Round 6: S D T A E A J E E

Tracey: TEASED (6)
James: TEASED (6)
DC: JESTED (6) SEATED (6) SEDATE (6)
Score: 36–46 (max 46)

Round 7: P D N M A E U P S

Tracey: SNAPPED (7)
James: UNMAPPED (8)
Score: 36–54 (max 54)

The break I needed to be certain that Tracey would probably have to gamble in the numbers......

Round 8: 100, 5, 7, 3, 6, 4. Target: 114.

Tracey: 114. 100 + 7 + 3 + 4 (10)
James: 114. 100 + 7 + 5 + 6 - 4 (10)
Score: 46–64 (max 64)

....which she didn't.

Round 9: D A R N G R E E M

Tracey buzzes on 6 seconds to say GENDARME which is incorrect.
James does not buzz.
The answer was GERMANDER.
Final Score: 46–64 (max 74)

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Tracey:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 6

James:
Total score - 64
Raw score - 64
Total % of max - 86
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 7.1
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 8

.co.mk Game 8 Recap for Saturday 22 August 2015.

C1: James Robinson (7 games, 6 wins, 451 points.)
C2: Giles Hutchings.
DC: Zarte Siempre and Innis Carson.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N N D C E A A K L
R02: U E A R T Q B A N
R03: H S G O A E L D V
R04: 50, 6, 8, 2, 8, 5. Target: 320.
R05: S S N L I U E R M
R06: P O X I N A T I S
R07: E O O E O M Y L R
R08: 5, 3, 2, 9, 8, 4. Target: 914.
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Round 1: N N D C E A A K L

James: CANDELA (7)
Giles: ALKANE (6)
DC: CLANKED (7) DECANAL (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Perfect start for me.

Round 2: U E A R T Q B A N

James: BANQUET (7)
Giles: BANQUET (7)
DC: ANTBEAR (7) QUARTAN (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 14)

Round 3: H S G O A E L D V

James: LOVAGES (7)
Giles: LOVAGES (7)
DC: SHOALED (7)
Score: 21–14 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 6, 8, 2, 8, 5. Target: 320.

James: 320. ((50 + 5) x 6) - 8 - 2 (10)
Giles: 320. (50 x 6) + ((8 x 5) / 2) (10)
Score: 31–24 (max 31)

Round 5: S S N L I U E R M

James: INSURES (7)
Giles: MERLINS (7)
DC: MISRULES (8)
Score: 38–31 (max 39)

Round 6: P O X I N A T I S

James: ISATIN (6)
Giles: POINTS (6)
DC: PIANIST (7)
Score: 44–37 (max 46)

Round 7: E O O E O M Y L R

James: roomly
Giles: moler
DC: MERELY (6)
Score: 44–37 (max 52)

No maxes in 3 consecutive letters rounds for us.....

Round 8: 5, 3, 2, 9, 8, 4. Target: 914.

James: 913. (((8 x 4) + 2) x 3 x 9) - 5 (7)
Giles: -
Score: 51–37 (max 59)

6 small works for me to wrap up the match

Round 9: I N M A T B R O C

Giles buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say BROMANTIC which is correct.
Final Score: 51–47 (max 69)

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James:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 74
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 5

Giles:
Total score - 47
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 68
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 4

So, after all the rounds, I thought I had just missed out to James Rowan, but it turned out that I had more points than he did, so I took my place in the final against Dylan.