Wordtwist on steroids--or something to that effect

[RussDNails]

I do remember........I felt a little offended at the time but it's water under the bridge now. Keep striving and I'll keep trying to keep you at bay

[bwt1213]

Cool. I was curious to see your response because I believe when I started here you accused me of cheating? I was a little taken aback because I wouldn’t know how to cheat if I wanted too and was working really hard to get better……as my scores improved I think what was happening was my boards were being retired more often and your implication was that “why don’t I ever come across this guy’s boards if he plays so much?”

I honestly can't ever remember doing anything like that, but I won't say you're wrong -- because I simply don't remember it. And now, with all the older posts being lost forever, we'll never know.

[RussDNails]

Cool. I was curious to see your response because I believe when I started here you accused me of cheating? I was a little taken aback because I wouldn’t know how to cheat if I wanted too and was working really hard to get better……as my scores improved I think what was happening was my boards were being retired more often and your implication was that “why don’t I ever come across this guy’s boards if he plays so much?”

[bwt1213]

Just out of curiosity, why did you decide I’m the chosen one???

Really early on, I decided of all the good players here I should pick one and try to become as good as they were. I could have picked anyone, but your screen name reminded me of a horror movie I'd seen once and so I picked you to emulate. So, after all these years (about eight now) I'm still not as good as you. But I'm still trying.

[Naboka]

I look away....and you kids!!! sigh....performance enhancing substances, performance unenhancing substances, surreal hallucinations....can't leave you guy alone for five minutes!!! thanks for the laughs

A perhaps not unexpected turn of events.

Considering

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Every play must cast it's characters.

[floppers]

I look away....and you kids!!! sigh....performance enhancing substances, performance unenhancing substances, surreal hallucinations....can't leave you guy alone for five minutes!!! thanks for the laughs

[RussDNails]

Thanks for the kind words Naboka and 2cute............neat image too Naboka!

[2cute]

Just out of curiosity, why did you decide I’m the chosen one???

Your achievements are amazing! Congrats!

[Naboka]

Just out of curiosity, why did you decide I’m the chosen one???

My guess:

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[RussDNails]

I've had a long-running competition with myself to surpass RussDNails's score. I had been doing that every few months or so. Earlier this month, I did it five times in one day, and it's probably more than a dozen times now just this month, sometimes by more than a hundred points. Looking at average scores, RussDNails isn't scoring less than usual and their average is even higher this month than last. I'm taking nebulizer treatments now, but my overall average hasn't really changed much. So I'm guessing it has something to do with the boards we're seeing. The standard deviation of the scores on the boards is larger than it has been -- that's my guess.

Just out of curiosity, why did you decide I’m the chosen one???

[Naboka]

I've had a long-running competition with myself to surpass RussDNails's score. I had been doing that every few months or so. Earlier this month, I did it five times in one day, and it's probably more than a dozen times now just this month, sometimes by more than a hundred points. Looking at average scores, RussDNails isn't scoring less than usual and their average is even higher this month than last. I'm taking nebulizer treatments now, but my overall average hasn't really changed much. So I'm guessing it has something to do with the boards we're seeing. The standard deviation of the scores on the boards is larger than it has been -- that's my guess.

Congratulations on your success.

My goals are more modest, as would be appropriate with more modest ability.

Applying standard deviation to scoring differentiation is something I hadn't considered. I have noticed huge swings in games I've played against myself--larger than in the past.

[bwt1213]

That's pretty much exactly how I approach the game. Look at the records and stats, then calculate potential results based on who's done what. Because I stick with 4x4's the players differ somewhat.

I'm not in any way shape or form trying to toot my horn, I'm just wondering outloud if the creatine and blood thinner have given me a boost/advantage somehow.

I've had a long-running competition with myself to surpass RussDNails's score. I had been doing that every few months or so. Earlier this month, I did it five times in one day, and it's probably more than a dozen times now just this month, sometimes by more than a hundred points. Looking at average scores, RussDNails isn't scoring less than usual and their average is even higher this month than last. I'm taking nebulizer treatments now, but my overall average hasn't really changed much. So I'm guessing it has something to do with the boards we're seeing. The standard deviation of the scores on the boards is larger than it has been -- that's my guess.

[Naboka]

Yep, me too. Now I'm down to 2 on 5x5.

Accumulating records

a treadmill to despair.

Better,

a walk in the park.

[Naboka]

I don't check those things. I know I'm fodder for the larger fish, and I know there are a lot of them. There is not a single game I have ever played, no matter how well I've done, that Megaword, fasteddieb, Thunderrock, and a whole HOST of others wouldn't outscore substantially, some probably doubling mine or doing even better than that. So all my high game score records are accidents of chance.

I do look at the records before playing a board, though. Some people are a challenge -- I can beat their score because I've done it before, just not often. Others are comparable to my own scores, so I think I have an idea how I might do. And some I know I can beat their average score per word, so the challenge is really to find enough words. If I ever see a board on which Scheffek couldn't score 500, I don't even bother to play. Same for RussDNails, Ellen, BabyBullz59, etc.

That's pretty much exactly how I approach the game. Look at the records and stats, then calculate potential results based on who's done what. Because I stick with 4x4's the players differ somewhat.

The odd thing, which caused this thread's origination, is that some of the players I've never, ever, ever beaten are now within range. I'm challenging their scores and sometimes beating them. Just played this game where a person I'd never beaten until a few weeks ago had scored 425 points on 85 words. Since their average points per word on this particular game was 5.0 I figured I could maybe get a 400 points with 80 words. 400 points is my current average goal, though I'm trying to hit 600. Anyway, the results:


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The game before this one, I got a 464 to that player's 471--and I kept flubbing trying to get a couple of words that would have given me 12 more.

I'm not in any way shape or form trying to toot my horn, I'm just wondering outloud if the creatine and blood thinner have given me a boost/advantage somehow.

[bwt1213]

Yep, me too. Now I'm down to 2 on 5x5.

I don't check those things. I know I'm fodder for the larger fish, and I know there are a lot of them. There is not a single game I have ever played, no matter how well I've done, that Megaword, fasteddieb, Thunderrock, and a whole HOST of others wouldn't outscore substantially, some probably doubling mine or doing even better than that. So all my high game score records are accidents of chance.

I do look at the records before playing a board, though. Some people are a challenge -- I can beat their score because I've done it before, just not often. Others are comparable to my own scores, so I think I have an idea how I might do. And some I know I can beat their average score per word, so the challenge is really to find enough words. If I ever see a board on which Scheffek couldn't score 500, I don't even bother to play. Same for RussDNails, Ellen, BabyBullz59, etc.