Achievements and Accomplishments Thread

[bwt1213]

Play has gotten much, much better over the years. Players have upped their game and there are a bunch of very good new players. The new word list and the new rules foe retiring boards help too.

In March of 2014, I placed #1 in the total points for the month. Last month, that number of points would have placed me fourth, with fewer than half as many points as the May leader. As recently as 2020, I placed second and that same total would have made me a distant fourth last month. All the other scores have improved to at least the same degree.

[dannyb]

My, how things have changed. In February of 2018, I was able to place 2nd in scoring with an 876 average. Fast forward to May of 2024 and I needed an 1130 average to squeeze in to 2nd place.

Play has gotten much, much better over the years. Players have upped their game and there are a bunch of very good new players. The new word list and the new rules foe retiring boards help too.

[Brisul]

My, how things have changed. In February of 2018, I was able to place 2nd in scoring with an 876 average. Fast forward to May of 2024 and I needed an 1130 average to squeeze in to 2nd place.

[bwt1213]

Every once in a while, I can pull something on one of the really GOOD players:

Total points: 802
Total words: 80 (37 common,17 wide,7 rare,19 ultra rare)
Best word: QUANTIZERS (25 pts.) New record!
Longest word: QUANTIZERS (10 letters)



PUZZLE STATS:
Played: 1 times
Average Score: 1120.5 points
Average Words: 149.5 words
High Score: 1439 points by fasteddieb
Most Words: 219 words by fasteddieb
Best Word: SQUATTIEST (22 pts) by fasteddieb
Longest Word: SQUATTIEST (10 letters) by fasteddieb

Yup, fasteddieb, you squashed me. I wasn't going to get anywhere near 219 words, and I'm pleased to get more than 50% of your score. But you didn't find *my* word. And I did get a higher average points per word than you. Nope, I didn't find "squattiest", either. I know, these are small triumphs. But I'll take what I can get.

[Brisul]

Finally got an 800+ game on 4x4!

YOUR STATS:Total points: 835 New record!
Total words: 155 (50 common,22 wide,11 rare,72 ultra rare) New record!
Best word: REESTS (10 pts.)
Longest word: STAYERS (7 letters)

That's awesome! That's some pretty elite level scoring there!

As for bwt1213 claiming to be "not an especially high bar" to compete with, I've lost count of how many boards I've come across where the high score record holder is bwt1213.

[tufts]

Congratulations! You're pretty clearly an excellent player and far better than me (although the latter is admittedly not an especially high bar, the rest stands).

Thanks! And I think you're a great player- definitely one of the more memorable players around here!

[bwt1213]

Finally got an 800+ game on 4x4!

YOUR STATS:Total points: 835 New record!
Total words: 155 (50 common,22 wide,11 rare,72 ultra rare) New record!
Best word: REESTS (10 pts.)
Longest word: STAYERS (7 letters)

Congratulations! You're pretty clearly an excellent player and far better than me (although the latter is admittedly not an especially high bar, the rest stands).

[tufts]

Finally got an 800+ game on 4x4!

YOUR STATS:Total points: 835 New record!
Total words: 155 (50 common,22 wide,11 rare,72 ultra rare) New record!
Best word: REESTS (10 pts.)
Longest word: STAYERS (7 letters)

[Brisul]

Those are excellent results! Congratulations! Do you have specific goals set for next month?

Thank you. I think I'll take the month off...but I've said that before and not stuck to it. We'll see

[bwt1213]

My last game of this month put my average at 1130 (a record for me) and the score of my final game was 1,234.

Those are excellent results! Congratulations! Do you have specific goals set for next month?

[Brisul]

My last game of this month put my average at 1130 (a record for me) and the score of my final game was 1,234.

[Brisul]

I don't always have the highest average points per word score, though my slow typing has pushed me into that category. But even for me this board was something unusual; I set a new high score for points with exactly half as many words as the previous record-holder:

YOUR STATS:Total points: 717 New record!
Total words: 68 (27 common,14 wide,6 rare,21 ultra rare)
Best word: REQUESTIONED (26 pts.) New record!
Longest word: REQUESTIONED (12 letters) New record!



PUZZLE STATS:
Played: 5 times
Average Score: 476.8 points
Average Words: 74.7 words
High Score: 691 points by R*********
Most Words: 136 words by R*********
Best Word: SQUINTERS (20 pts) by c*******
Longest Word: SQUINTERS (9 letters) by c*******

That's fantastic!

[bwt1213]

I don't always have the highest average points per word score, though my slow typing has pushed me into that category. But even for me this board was something unusual; I set a new high score for points with exactly half as many words as the previous record-holder:

YOUR STATS:Total points: 717 New record!
Total words: 68 (27 common,14 wide,6 rare,21 ultra rare)
Best word: REQUESTIONED (26 pts.) New record!
Longest word: REQUESTIONED (12 letters) New record!



PUZZLE STATS:
Played: 5 times
Average Score: 476.8 points
Average Words: 74.7 words
High Score: 691 points by R*********
Most Words: 136 words by R*********
Best Word: SQUINTERS (20 pts) by c*******
Longest Word: SQUINTERS (9 letters) by c*******

[Naboka]

Maybe this should be under a heading: failed achievements and accomplishments.

Next to the last item on my bucket list is to outscore ThunderRock in a game. Just seems fair considering the endless stream of games he's topped me on.

This is the second time that hurried fingers led to failure on a possible win. The first time I only missed by 5 points but had "typed in" several words that didn't enter. This time I was off by 20 points, but know that I "typed" resiles (12 points) rassle (10) sease (8) cens (6) and lessers (12). (Also tried lesserness, but it ain't a word, so...)

Woulda, coulda, shoulda. Damn those fumbly fingers.

Maybe I should call the brother-in-law and reinstall those word boosts that would make typing completely unnecessary.

I could use my nose...or tongue...to activate that single key.

Take that, stupid fingers!

Who needs you?

Oh well, guess there's some solace in finding the best and longest words after the game had been played 40 times.

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ps: this board demonstrates the recycle thresholds for 4x4. It's 41 games played or 701 points.

[JedMedGrey]

I'm going to pat myself on the back for
Best word: TOADLETS (14 pts.) New record!
Longest word: TOADLETS (8 letters) New record!

Game had been played 12+ times. It is considered an ultra-rare word, but it is a fairly common one in this household, particularly when the tiny toadlets show up in the garden. I think the nearest breeding site is about 1/4 mi away, 200 ft lower elevation. It always amazes me to think of them climbing the hill. Why? Are there so many that the pressure from those just transformed and leaving the water keeps pushing the earlier metamorphs further, thus higher?

I haven't been here much lately, so it was enjoyable to catch up a bit on posts. Take care, all!