Wojtek and I met again in Lodz today. We played 15 games in total. 12 of them were played outdoors in the Park Staromiejski. Two games were played in Pierrogeria (where we drank tea) and one in Nefretete House (where we ate *shawarma).
Staromiejski Park has 20 chess tables and its atmosphere made me think of Washington Square Park. There were chess and card players playing for money and drinking booze. The local players watched some of our games and were asking us about the rules. One of the permanent residents of the park assured us this game has never been played in this park before.
It was something special, but the best thing of all is that I finally won the battle - by 8-7.
In two weeks' time it's the Polish Championship and I'm confident I can do well. Providing I get the right tiles, of course :)
The STATS:
Games won: 8
Games lost: 7
Spread: +105
Average for: 434.9
Average against: 427.93
Blanks: 16/30 = 53%
S's: 26/60 = 43%
Games won:
2 blanks: 4/5 (80%)
1 blank: 3/6 (50%)
0 blanks: 1/4 (25%)
Bingos for: 31 (2.07 per game)
Bingos against: 28 (1.87 per game)
7 letter bingos: 17 (55%)
8 letter bingos: 14 (45%)
Bingos with blanks: 13 (42%)
Bingos without blanks: 18 (58%)
Highest no of bingos in a game: 5
Lowest no of bingos in a game: 0
High game: 568
Low game: 335
Highest combined score: 998 (W: 507-491)
Game 1
L: 335-521
Game 2
L: 339-443
Game 1
L: 335-521
Game 2
L: 339-443
Game 3
L: 364-365
Game 4
W: 555-353
Game 5
L: 369-522
Game 6
W: 449-386
Game 7
W: 449-411
Game 8
W: 465-432
Game 9
L: 404-506
Game 10
L: 420-487
Game 11
W: 507-491
Game 12
W: 468-379
Game 13
W: 568-403
Game 14
L: 373-426
Game 15
W: 459-294
