GFF MegaScrabble - Game 1

ZERGRINCH WINS

Each day lasts 24 hours. I’ll keep this thread updated with the latest scores, and at 10am every day I’ll post everyone’s new tiles to bring their total back up to 14. If I’ve forgotten to say something, I’ll update this post later.

Rules, updated slightly:

Basics
-The MegaScrabble game board, which is 41x41 squares
-10 Players
-750 tiles

How it works
-Standard Scrabble rules and scoring, except for the modifications below.
-Players start with 14 tiles, and may make 2 moves per day with those tiles (new tiles are only drawn at the beginning of each day)
-50 point bonus for using all 14 tiles in one day
-Word multipliers are added together (i.e., if your word covers 1 Double Word Score and 1 Triple Word Score tile, then your score is x5)
-Everyone’s current letters will be shown in the first post (since I’m playing too, and I’ll already know this info, it’s only fair I post it for everyone)
-We play until all tiles are exhausted. Whenever someone has used up all of their tiles and none are left to draw, the game ends at the end of that day. No points will be awarded for the tiles remaining on the other players’ lists.
-You may use 1 turn in a day to exchange letters. Just state in the thread which letters you’re exchanging, and I’ll draw them for you as soon as I can.
-When playing a blank, put "[]" on the board.
-You may replace a blank on the board with one of your own letters, keeping the blank for yourself. This does not take a turn, but please state in the thread that you’re doing it.
-Words used must be found on The official Scrabble Tournament Word List. The link leads to a searchable database.

Please post in the thread whenever you lay down a word. Please state the word(s) you made, and what your total score for the move is. I’ll be checking the scores myself as well. It should go without saying, but please don’t deface the Scrabble board; just put down your letters and leave everything else alone.

Game board for spectators – I think this is set to automatically update when changes are made.

Link for players to edit the game board

Letter values:

LETTERS:

Blanks = []

nuttyturnip:

Yeldarb: G-B-T-D-U-Z-A-L-E-B-M-D-E-S

Smelnick:

Tritoch:

Domino:

Summonmaster:

RockgamerXIII:

Zergrinch:

Grawl: A-U-L-W-T-P-M-T-R-K-E-O-Z-I

Tiles remaining: 0

Scores (in order as of the beginning of the day):
1. Zergrinch: 992
2. Summonmaster: 554
2. nuttyturnip: 554
3. Tritoch: 548
4. RockgamerXIII: 543
5. Smelnick: 502
6. Yeldarb: 376
7. Domino: 271
8. Grawl: 144
9. Guru: 35

Detailed score info here

Ok, I began with the words 'drove' and 'foes'.

It's not noon yet, so it doesn't count. Sorry, have to be a stickler, because Zergrinch wanted me to start earlier. If you want to go back and put them in now, be my guest. Also, please use capital letters.

Added SORTIE and TEND to the board. I'll work out my points later.

EDIT: I think my points work out at 20

Originally Posted by Domino

EDIT: I think my points work out at 20

I got 17, because the point bonuses only work for the first time you play a letter on them.

I'm going to post VIDEO and DRAIN(with my blank).

EDIT: My score I think is 25.

ANOTHER EDIT: I made a mistake. My score now is 24.

Tiles Left: E, E, O, O, H

Originally Posted by nuttyturnip

I got 17, because the point bonuses only work for the first time you play a letter on them.

Ok fair enough, been a long long time since I last played any form of Scrabble so I'll not argue.

I played SKATER and picked up Yeldarb's Blank (which he didn't mention in the thread). I get 50 points (VIDEOS + SKATER), and I'll take my other turn later.

I'm laying down TABLE and then using my blank to make BOOZE. Score total should be 38. I think. is 43.

I picked up Tritoch's "E" blank, and layed it as an "R" in BOOZER and ROOF. My total score for the move is 28 points.

I'd like to point out that I hate you, Nutty.

Originally Posted by Tritoch

I'd like to point out that I hate you, Nutty.

^^^^^

Additional Spam:
I'm wondering now though, shouldn't we let people just use their 2 turns in one go? There's no way in hell we can keep it this 'smooth' in a week, I'm sure. Plus people with different timezones would be able to 'cheat' while others tend to 'sleep'. Just my 'two cents'.

Alright, So I layed down a B, an E and T to form BEET using the e in boozer, and the T also formed TO with the first O in roof. For a total of 16 points. and then for the second turn I formed TOKEN with the TO and that gave me another 20 points. so the grand total would be 36 I believe. If someone could check my math please. Hopefully I did this correctly.

I only get 25 points when I tally your moves, Smelnick. 12 for BEET, 2 for TO, and 11 for TOKEN.

oh thats right. point bonuses only work once

Originally Posted by Big G

I'm wondering now though, shouldn't we let people just use their 2 turns in one go? There's no way in hell we can keep it this 'smooth' in a week, I'm sure. Plus people with different timezones would be able to 'cheat' while others tend to 'sleep'. Just my 'two cents'.

While I see your point, I'd rather let this game take its course before making any changes like that. Just because you're in a different timezone doesn't mean you won't get good opportunities; there are tons of bonus squares on the board. I don't see why the game can't run as smooth all week. We're not adding any more players, and most of us are on different schedules. I'm most active during the work day, Yeldarb and Smelnick seem to be randomly around, Tritoch is a night owl most of the time, Zergrinch 12 hours different than most of us, so he's always on a wierd timetable. You get my drift; I think there'll be action at different times. The only thing that worries me is picking up blanks; that can be very opportunist, and I may have to modify or eliminate that (but I'd feel for the poor players that got stuck with a Q).

One reason I gave people 2 turns is so that they could be more involved and have more they can do. Admittedly, I'm bored during work, so most likely I'll have ample opportunity to keep up with the board from 12-4:30 my time, but I'm not much of a strategist. Both moves I made it was less that I was waiting to pounce, and more that I figured I ought to lay something down before I forgot, and just figured out what my best move was.

Yah. I'm basically on when I get home from work. And then randomly throughout the night

Originally Posted by Tritoch

I only get 25 points when I tally your moves, Smelnick. 12 for BEET, 2 for TO, and 11 for TOKEN.

I get 26 (12 for BEET, 4 for TO, and 10 for TOKEN). BEET and TO both get the double word bonus, because he laid the T down in that turn.

Hoh yeah, I believe I am in third place for now...

DRAGOON nets me 12 points, and
VOX nets me 29 points due to the X on triple letter ^^

Total: 41
Tiles Left: R-R-J-L-U-M