Palm vs Mr Scrub (Finished Game)

Well I certainly need the experience, so I'm up for it. Single is preferable to me, so I dont have to concentrate on too much at once (bear of very little brain). I'm not bothered as to limited vs unlimited, or who plays which first. Im just slightly worried as to what a "nice" game is...

Mr Scrub

I'm pleased to hear that you're up for a game.
If you don't mind, you may do the kick-off.

At the end of the game I'll let you know if it was a nice game or not. But that has something to do with the endscore off course .

Good luck and happy Thudding .

Palm

1. d P6 - G14

Shall we go with unlimited, since we dont seem to have reached any other conclusion, and UL means I dont need to start worrying about any other factors later on.

T H9 - G10

Ok

2. d F1 - F8

Good luck to you, too

T G7 - F7 x F8

Hands up who was too desperate to try out the new advice without thinking last move? Oh, just me then...

3. d E14 - E13

You surprised me with move nr 2.
I didn't know what to expect from this move. But your reaction is more then clear to me. Thanks for clearing this up. I got a headache from thinking.

T G10 - F11

4. d O5 - O9

T J9 - K9

d G15 - O8

T K9 - M11 x N12

doh - I am completely blind to diagonal troll shoving lines: OB kept hitting me with them a couple of nights ago... I guess once I've said this I might take more notice in this game, at least for a while, but I don't expect so...

6. d P7 - K2

So you already played against OB.
He is my Brother-in-law. We freguently play against each other (live as well via the Forum).

But, I will keep you awake by giving some comments by each move I make, if this will help you.
T G9 - F9 (watch out for the diagonal line)

Palm

It does help, yeah - tho whether you think it's a good idea to help your opponent is another matter... I guess if you're winning it's rather easier to help

7. d E2 - E7

T F7 - D5 x C4

Now I've really gone and done it... wasn't expecting that at all.

I'll get back to you some time tomorrow, if I can come up with any ideas between now and then

no, scratch that, my original idea still holds

8. d E7 - E8

T F9 - D11 x C12

9. d A10 - J2

T M11 - N10 x O9 x O11

10. d O8 - J3

T J7 - H6

d E8 - H5

Wow, didn't expect that one.

T H7 - G6 x H5

But, anyhow, I'll try to break that block of yours.

Did you not expect it because you hadn't considered it, or because you'd looked at it and thought it was too foolish for anyone to try?

d K15 - K3

First option off course. Stupid me

T J8 - H7

Have to try anyhow something.

d N4 - H4

T G8 - G7

d P9 - K4

T G6 - G4 x H4

d J2 - G4 x G4

T H6 - H4 x G4 x J3

I think there might yet be some life left in this block, if I get it right

d K4 - L3

yep, your completely right.

T H4 - J4 x K3

d D3 - K3

T J4 - H5

Are you sure about that? It gives me that troll:

d K3 - H5 x H5

Aaaaahhhhh, stupid me. I've copied the wrong move.
But I'll leave it up to you, to let me take back that move, or we shall continue with this wrong move of me. The move should have been: T J4 - H4. I should have seen that.

Yeah, I'll let you take it back. I'll reply to the revised version as follows:

d J15 - J2

Thank you for the understanding.

I must attack that block otherwise it cost me that Troll on H4 (d G1 - J3).

T H7 - H6

Just to spice things up a little more:

d A9 - G3

T H6 - K4 x K3 x L3

You don't leave me any choice.

d K2 - K4 x K4

T H4 - J3 x J2 x K4

d M13 - M11

T N10 - N11 x M11

d P10 - P7

T J3 - K2 x J1 x K1 x L2

d M3 - M12