I met with Wojtek for the 10th Clash of the Titans in the place where the series had started 14 months ago - at the Park Źródliska in Łódź.
Despite a very cloudy sky in the beginning there was no rain and the warm weather made the play a Saturday afternoon joy.
This time we were accompanied by a curious spider resting on the edge of the board, a hungry squirrel looking for treats, two pigeons making noise high up in the tree and countless breeds of dogs leading their masters to the walk. At one of the other tables sat a group of friends who noisily discussed some interesting philosophical issues like the end of the world etc. But we didn't care and so we played, and we played...
In 7,5 hours without any breaks we squeezed in 15 games.
I'm happy with my overall performance, though (as usually) not with the final score. Despite getting half of the blanks and the S's and playing more bingos than Wojtek, I still lost the Clash by 6-9.
I will remember this match by some nice words I have played:
SHAIRNS directly followed by TWINKLE(S), DRA(I)SINE, FA(L)LOUTS, ZEoLITE and PA(T)TREss - a new word added in 2012.
And... most notably - both of us had played a word EURO - a good occasion to commemorate the current football event :)
I hope to do better next time we meet in Warsaw or Berlin (during the German National Championship on 7-8 July 2012).
The STATS:
Despite a very cloudy sky in the beginning there was no rain and the warm weather made the play a Saturday afternoon joy.
This time we were accompanied by a curious spider resting on the edge of the board, a hungry squirrel looking for treats, two pigeons making noise high up in the tree and countless breeds of dogs leading their masters to the walk. At one of the other tables sat a group of friends who noisily discussed some interesting philosophical issues like the end of the world etc. But we didn't care and so we played, and we played...
In 7,5 hours without any breaks we squeezed in 15 games.
I'm happy with my overall performance, though (as usually) not with the final score. Despite getting half of the blanks and the S's and playing more bingos than Wojtek, I still lost the Clash by 6-9.
I will remember this match by some nice words I have played:
SHAIRNS directly followed by TWINKLE(S), DRA(I)SINE, FA(L)LOUTS, ZEoLITE and PA(T)TREss - a new word added in 2012.
And... most notably - both of us had played a word EURO - a good occasion to commemorate the current football event :)
I hope to do better next time we meet in Warsaw or Berlin (during the German National Championship on 7-8 July 2012).
The STATS:
Games won: 6
Games lost: 9
Spread: -229
Average for: 401.7
Average against: 417.0
Blanks: 16/30 = 53%
S's: 29/60 = 48%
Games won:
2 blanks: 3/4 (75%)
1 blank: 3/8 (38%)
0 blanks: 0/3 (0%)
Bingos for: 28 (1.87 per game)
Bingos against: 22 (1.47 per game)
7 letter bingos: 16 (57%)
8 letter bingos: 12 (43%)
Bingos with blanks: 14 (50%)
Bingos without blanks: 14 (50%)
Highest no of bingos in a game: 4
Lowest no of bingos in a game: 0
High game: 496
Low game: 320
Highest combined score: 901 (456-445 for me)
