Scrabble's "Game of the Gods"

[@dentonyoung4314]

That final play of (J)ANIZARS let the world at large know what a force Nigel was going to be.

[@jerryvaughan1469]

"everyone's favorite cry of Bacchic frenzy" lmaooo

[@quinnculver]

Had me lol-ing even on this cranky no-sleep morning.

[@AOOA926]

@@quinnculversame

[@lasagnahog7695]

A rather obvious choice but I'm a bit of a snob when it comes to cries of Bacchic frenzy.

[@Dashie-]

I prefer EVOE# myself ;)

[@MyNameFishy_Channel]

That play was bacchic crazy

[@roxiwisse7995]

I somehow already knew you were joking at the beginning and it was definitely going to be VS. Nigel.... theres no way he wouldn't be involved in a "game of the gods"

[@wanderer15]

Good instincts :)

[@stevenape377]

The games are obviously fantastic but I'm also a fan of Will's narration. Super informative, engaging, and often funny. Thanks!

[@AmaranthRBY]

Love when the tiles line up just right for a game like this. Bingos with J, Q, Z, and a blank J, all in one game - that's just special. Although now I wonder if anyone's ever managed bingoing with all 4 power tiles in one game...

[@thecubingexperience9927]

Will Anderson, the Agadmator of scrabble

[@loust1264]

literally 💀

[@hfcriske]

[Spoiler Warning] Was still expecting Nigel to find a way to win until the last tile was played :)

[@mnm1273]

A spoiler warning would be nice. On mobile the top comment shows automatically and it's your one at the moment.

[@hfcriske]

@@mnm1273 I'm so sorry, I had no idea mine was gonna be on top m(_ _)m

[@MIGHTCORE.]

ty for the warning

[@mnm1273]

Thanks for adding the spoiler warning.

[@hfcriske]

@@mnm1273 Thank you for pointing it out. I wrote an apology as well earlier, but I can't find that comment, so sorry again m(_ _)m

[@Gastogh]

I think it's closing on poetry that, everything else being equal, had Nigel scored one more bingo to tie Mark's five, their point difference would have been 1.

[@wanderer15]

Didn't even notice that. Nice!

[@furretwalky]

mark nyman mentioned now I can die happy ok now PLEASE make a video on mark's 193 point comeback in the 1993 world championship

[@wanderer15]

This one's on the to-do list for sure (actually his full history with Joel Wapnick is amazing)

[@enc3342]

Another great video! One thing I really like is when you dig deeper into the stats at the end, and tell us not only that an 18-turn game is impressive, but that there have only been X number of recorded games in history under 20 turns, etc.

[@ronaldscredo2009]

This game has a complete rack for both sides, unlike their game game posted in cross-tables. Another phenomenal game with a total of nine bingoes from the Scrabble greats!

[@royakuma4144]

Timelessness of this game is incredible

[@Muzgrob]

I actually saw some of the bingos in this video. Im learning through osmosis. Thanks for another great video!

[@wanderer15]

Good eye!

[@thegodofpez]

I still find the Cappelletto - Edley battle more enticing, but holy hell this is top 10. Great choice, Sir Anderson! 🤟

[@mikedicenzo1650]

You have a link to that by chance?

[@vitex198]

@@mikedicenzo1650 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoGYl5uqoqeBpKcsi=UVYt9cSbv4SOisxa

[@doctorleftwizard8931]

thank you will! another excellent entry - I particularly enjoyed the humor in this one. :)

[@kenkiarie]

Amazing game! Eagerly waiting for the next videos on Mark vs Nigel.

[@banananana2]

I saw a comment of yours on an old video where you said some simulation was done that found the Q would need to be worth 16 points in order to be considered neutral. I think that is extremely interesting and I feel going over that study in a video would be super cool. One question I have about this is should scrabble get an update? It sounds crazy but you’ve said before that only 50% of games give both players a chance to win and that just seems crazy low to me. I feel like we should welcome rebalances that would get that fair game percentage as high as possible. If adjusting the tile distribution or point values makes the game less dependent on luck, why shouldn’t we consider it? Maybe bingos should be worth less or maybe you get one free exchange per game if you have all vowels or consonants. Has scrabble ever had an update besides the dictionary in its 50+ year life? Anyway it’s something to think about and I think it would make a great video. I love your game breakdowns but they’re starting to blend together a little bit and I think a video about a topic like this would be a great change of pace

[@wanderer15]

I think a very thorough video about tile values and how we might change them could be a banger... I'll add it to my list!

[@DuncanEllis]

Haymaker after haymaker - astonishing

[@comtruise3150]

i love these videos. so awesome to have such a world class player break down games like this.

[@FaliggetFTW]

Scripting was great on this video, Will. Appreciate your content. Keep up the good work!

[@dlz5709]

This is the first time I've ever seen Nigel Richards lose a game

[@FrizFrizzle]

Congrats on your hundredth video! Love them a lot.

[@psymar]

okay I'm proud of finding Jingoes even though I didn't know Sny and couldn't play it. Would never have considered fatwa could be a verb though

[@hitchikerspie]

Agreed that caught me off guard too!

[@craiglarimer1173]

Incredible game. Keep these brilliant videos coming.

[@johnnybegood9742]

Excellent video again. Great work

[@gerardcurtis3911]

"sorry mum, I've got to see this video of two people with incredible racks on the internet first"

[@LRXC1]

Janizar is such a cool word

[@No-yt6kq]

Man has a good picture of Nigel and no one else

[@MIGHTCORE.]

plz make another vid on these 2!!

[@Crinklepouch]

Will, what does Nigel Keep in his fanny pack? Is that where he stores his power?

[@wimhof420]

Please put up the definitions for more or even all words and let it linger on the screen longer so we don't have to pause as much, just a suggestion thanks.

[@ianp1745]

Only 2/8 triple word scores were used, that’s rare

[@AOOA926]

Still waiting for the longest words played, highest scoring plays, and highest scoring words

[@johnwilder4789]

WOVE vs WOVEN - is it possible Nigel chose WOVE, at least in part, so as not to dangle the WOVEN(S) hook in a triple lane, since he’s not holding the -S?

[@quasistellar_]

- Euoi! - Ye... - Yep!

[@therealelement75]

1:45 nice

[@oskain]

What are the applications being used at 7:47?

[@wanderer15]

The upper left is aerolith.org, a web-based app used to study words - the lower right is Zyzzyva, word-learning software that is widely used by tournament players as well.

[@oskain]

@@wanderer15 Thanks :D

[@JazzLikesLightsabers]

Big Fucking Gun

[@leredrasscul]

do you have a video on how to study words? i.e. what are those modern tools you mentioned?

[@wanderer15]

I have a very old one here that should still be close to what you're after: kzbin.info/www/bejne/foTLXml9jN2krdU

[@leredrasscul]

@@wanderer15 nice

[@atavoidirc5409]

where is the chart at 6:54 from?

[@wanderer15]

scrabbleplayers.org/w/Records Many records available here!

[@johannesdaniel4021]

Ye is King

[@kamilbidzinski475]

How is 'ew' not a word but 'euoi' somehow is

[@qqw743]

Oh, like you haven't cried it out when in a Bacchic frenzy

[@zeroethsort1071]

@@qqw743 hahahaha

[@vitex198]

Ew is a word now, just not when this game was played

[@jellomochas]

was EXO invalid? was DAIKO or GI invalid?

[@wanderer15]

Yes, these words were not in the SOWPODS dictionary used at that time

[@EltWilder]

Geez.

[@evanrman8048]

Euoi!

[@standbydom]

So early 😦 can’t wait to watch

[@jamiebruner8463]

I thought it was pronounced yay

[@JBM09]

K well you're just making up words at this point

[@irakyl]

Will you kinda are the Roger Federer of Chess

[@johnwilder4789]

WOVE

[@Noneblue39]

do people actually make a living of scrabble competition? lol

[@mc.muffins8032]

Not going to lie when I heard "he got I G to pair with his N" I was thinking something completely different

[@DubYuhGChoppa]

That play is probably reserved for Japanese tournaments ⚠

[@Double_Jae]

Not first!

[@KeyholeGod]

8 minutes ago

[@Trizzer89]

The world dictionary is annoying. So many words that dont even look like words and wayyyyy too many bingos. Gross

[@Xadreco]

fun police showed up

[@bellingham.mobile69]

First❤ (i think)

[@HaapsaluYT]

First!