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Good point regarding setting up for double/triple word scores, however I doubt there is much soul reading or bluffing in scrabble - I think the cost of making a

by thret 12y ago

Good point regarding setting up for double/triple word scores, however I doubt there is much soul reading or bluffing in scrabble - I think the cost of making a sub-optimal move is too great, you'd need to be very sure that it hurt your opponent even more than yourself. Also although the remaining letters are known, your selection is random. I don't know how you could possibly choose between words to maximize your next move when you don't know what letters you will get?

icelancer 12y ago
> I don't know how you could possibly choose between words to maximize your next move when you don't know what letters you will get? Your selection is random amongst a determined pool of tiles. You can easily maximize your move even if the move is not 100% deterministic. The fact that there is a random factor does not mean strategy is useless. This is trivially true in a lot of cases, but sticking with games: The dealer's concealed (hole) card in Blackjack is not known precisely but by counting cards, you can determine the best play even if the effect is small.