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CNSC 2008 Commentary: Final Round 2

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Finals 2

While we wait for the players to return, Chris Lipe, pastry in hand (thus fingers too sticky to type himself), says, "Last night Mark Schellenberg (Calgary AB) the first Canadian National VOLOST Championship." He goes on, they played at Archibald's Pub up in Thornhill (where the cool kids hang out). It was Chris Lipe, Mark, and Graham Palmateer.

We start with no Internet, but we are hearing from the playing room via an Intranet connection to Andy Saunder's computer.

AL: AEBEFKLO

BLEAK is what he played. I saw it.!

DB: EINNNOP

He plays PION/BI/LO/EN.

AL: EEFHIOO

Joel Wapnick suggests OHIA to the A in BLEAK. Robin doesn't like. Robin asks if he should pass.

He played FOE, under PE. Dangerous play says Robin, but she agrees he has nothing to do.

DB: EELLNNR

I hear KNELL, keeping NER. Robin insists he will keep NER. He played KNELL.

AL: AEHIOSV Adam played OVA.

DB: DEHRNORR

played EDHORN

AL: AAEHILS I hear BLEAKISH. He plays HADAL, play is held, and now challenged. It is staying on the board. David loses a turn. BOOMIER was blocked. People are suggesting RHOMBOID, but we are going to Adam's rack.

AL: AAEISUG

The CTV reporter is trying to do a bump in the middle of our live game. Robin is saying, "that is a good take, make it a wrap!"

USEAGE was played.

DB: BIMOOR? BOOMIER, RHOMBOID, and RIBOSOME. And a new one: BIOMORPH.

123-49, Adam is up.

MOB is what Dave played.

AL: AIINOU?

AILOI, saving a UN? There was no bingos that were playable.

DB: IINORT? INTERIOR is suggested. IRONIsT is what is played. We like it.

AL: DNSTUY?

I suggest UNSTUDY* and Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) says "you mean UNSTURDY!" Robin says, "you are from Massachusetts, you don't pronounce your Rs!" DEY is what Adam plays.

DB: DDEGQRT

Robin sees a beautiful spot for QUAD if he is willing to b patient and wait for a U. She says that Quackle likes to get rid of the Q. He exchanged, keeping ERT, picking CCZI.

AL: NNSSTU? We see SUNTANS, and that is what he played, off of BLEAK.

224-159, Adam's lead.

DB: CCERTWE We hear CREWCUT, CREST, REST. He plays WREST.

AL: AFOPRTX

We all see OX and Joel is certain he played it, he did.

DB: CCEIRTZ

CREDIT is what we see down triple for 50. He played ZINC/COX for 42.

AL: ADEFPRT

Robin sees PREDRAFT. DATTO/ZA/IT is called out by Joel. He played DEFT, keeping PAR, good leave says Robin, very sychronis.

DB: CEEMRTW

CREMATE is not playable. MEWL is what he played, leaving CERT, which everyone says is a good rack.

AL: AAIPQRS Robin asks how many Us are left. Two she discovers. Do people like PA and ZA? PARA and ZA? Nah, says Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC). Robin prefers PARA and that is what he played.

DB: EEIUCRT

We found EUCRITE and that is what he played. We cheer. YEAH DAVE! A GAME!

346-317, Adam's lead.

AL: ADIIJQS

10 tiles unseen to Adam.

What is his play?

AEGORTUYVGE is unseen. Adam has to configure a lot of possiblities. He played QAID, empties the bag.

400-317, Adam's lead.

DB: EGORTUY

Dave's reaction in the room: "Oh brother."

Everyone sees TORQUE, but that permits JIVE to go down on the other triple for Adam.

Robin says, "there isn't anything really good here." Dave, she says, needs to show that he can stick to this, still give us a good show, but it is pretty bleak with this game.

Dean called it! GEY, keeping EORTU.

JIVE to triple for Adam.

TORQUE and out for Dave.

448-383, Adam's win,

2-0 Adam.