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So yes again, TA OB WO ED RE are allowed words. The real story is that it created space for higher scoring word for the opponent
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Often the creative pioneer sees and creates something that enables many others to build much more profitable ventures on top of it
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In many cases the creator moves on to creating other new things, they may be philosophers, artists, designers or serial entrepreneurs
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The people best at exploiting the profit making opportunities are often not as good at creating new concepts themselves
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When you place a vowel next to a triple letter score, you invite the opponent to place an X, J, Q or Z on it making another perpendicular word and scoring high
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Avoiding achieves minimizing the lead of your opponent's score over yours but the overall game score suffers. More subtly it may prevent future even higher scoring opportunities for you
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You can never know these possibilities, it depends on randomness but also on your style of play (open vs closed) and which brings the best in you
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Your style of play and preference for board openness is roughly analogous to your personality tendencies and skills, as well as the industry and org culture you thrive in
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