Scrabble "Tales From the 1 Percent!" 

Yes, this should be a series.

even in scrabble he doesnt stop mewing, what a man of his word

TALES FROM THE 1% has a very chilling vibe to it - Tales From the Crypt meets billionaire scrabbler players in horrifying endgame analysis. If anyone can pull it off it's you!

This is a really great idea for a series! I love the idea of desperadoes paying off in scrabble.

i know i'm commenting this again, but this series sounds like a perfect fit for that 1993 world championship game where a ~170 point deficit gets ERASED via an x play, followed by a bingo thanks to a blank, followed by ANOTHER BINGO thanks to the OTHER BLANK!!! Love that you're making weekly Scrabble content now ❤

I'd certianly like to see more of these. My favourite things in your videos are when you go through the long-term strategic ramifications of a seemingly banal play (like playing "to" here), and when you present the most ludicrously obscure and unfindable bingoes. Assuming this series would contain a bit of both, I'd say bring it on!

Absolutely love your breakdowns, I'd really be happy with anything you put out to be honest!! Great content 🎉

I love how you verify the gut feeling 25% feeling by using the Axiom of "Nigel plays essentially perfectly". As a scientist, I am mildly concerned about the validity of this approach, but as a casual viewer here for the memes, I'm all in.

I don't even like Scrabble, but these videos are great. It's amazing how you and the pros are able to track the letters and have backup plans and stuff.

These type of videos are exactly what I was looking for! You make so many videos showing stunning plays from other players that we often forget how good of a player you are ...

That would be an incredible series idea. Also, I love your commentary on these games. It really ads a lot and makes the game of scrabble feel alive and energetic

@6:45 "with only 'orifice' remaining as a playable 7 letter word." Yes, yes, of course. Orifice. *ahem* err... obviously the only one.

More Will Andersen videos = more happiness and joy you have the best Scrabble content out there, and I don't even play Scrabble nor am I apart of the Scrabble community whatsoever, but your commentary and analysis on high level play is sooo interesting and cool! I'll support and watch whatever you want to make videos for :)

Your contents are what made me come back to play Scrabble after 8 years! Please continue this amazing series!

Wow! What a nice find. Shows the importance of paying attention what letters are left in the bag. This would be a good series for sure!

I was just asking myself about how much luck determines, thanks for answering that.

Correct me if I'm wrong, wasn't it a direct quote from Nigel Richards that "25% of the games you'll never lose, 25% of your games you'll never win, tournaments are decided by those games in between those two"

Like others said i like the idea of the series, but also it would be cool if you showed us the "1%" that did not work out. Like you could make it seem like its a normal episode and switch it up in the end with the heartbreak of the plan failing Great job as always can't wait for the next one

I adore your storytelling Will. Make this a series! P.s. i couldn’t stop laughing at the idea of ‘mewing’ being played…

i dont even play scrabble but i could listen to you commentate it for hours

A series where Will just flexes on us with his crazy wins I'm down for that. Maybe if we are lucky he might include other players as well but that part isn't necessary.

This would make for an excellent series! One thing to consider might be to cut directly to the critical moment, instead of going through the entire game. That might let you dig deeper into the various ways the game could play out, perhaps also showing some computer analysis to back up the 1% claim. Just a thought.

This type of analysis really shows what makes scrabble a special game. A player with poor tiles is pushed to do some creative plays. The only comparison I could think of is when football teams are outmatched physically, coaches may use more creative playcalling.

These kind of games are so rare, they are impressive. The amount of games like this should be quite low.

Love these types of videos. Creativity is always fun to highlight.

Cool video. Makes me think of a Words With Friends game I had recently where I was losing by nearly 200 points about halfway through, had a Q, Z, and blank on my rack and there was a U on the board where I could potentially play QUETZALS for over 300 points, and spent three turns trying to get the other tiles and hoping the lane stayed open. It happened and I ended up winning in undoubtedly the most exhilarating game I've played. Would love to see videos on games like that where someone needed to come up with a crazy strategy to mount a very unlikely comeback from a huge deficit.

would love to see this as a series!

Nice work, Will. I'd love to see you analyze an example or two of when you decided to let an opponent's phony play stay on the board in order to increase your chances of winning (or even an example of when doing so guaranteed a win).

Not gonna lie, this video was indistinguishable to me from the other videos you break down of interesting strategy from skilled players. Which is to say, "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Call it whatever you want. I am here for it. BTW: "paired with a comparable opponent" defines away most of the skill involved in scrabble, IMO. It's definitely the more useful definition, but the simple process of locating the highest scoring play available to you involves so much skill that it's definitely worth mentioning. To wit, I'm your run of the mill casual scrabble player. But I'm better at it than my 13 year old nephew. We played once. I trounced him. Utter destruction. It was like 460 points to 140. It was probably on the order of what a grandmaster would do to me if we played.

4:20 So meme. Many Scrabble. Such play. Wow.

Any series where you're analyzing games play by play is always a good idea. Make this a series!

Great video! You could come up with a goofy intro to hammer in that 1% chance concept

2:23 this was a Chlorodyne sort of situation where I thought you were gonna go with Against and then you pulled out Ignatias

That was brilliant, utterly brilliant. I’m actually in awe of you.

Yes, this should be a series. DEFINITELY

Yes, this would be a great series.

High level scrabble is so creative. Thanks for sharing!! You are the coolest person in the entire world

I think this would be a really good series! Your commentary of games has always been good and these special situations seem like it would make for a good theme for these commentaries!

That was a fun analysis. It's fascinating to see the thought patterns of a really top-notch player.

We definitely need a series of this as well as more Bernie Sanders impressions!

Make this a series!! Love this sped up recap of a game that still gives play by play thoughts.

Great video as always! Keep up the good work. Still waiting to see a video about your career. Also would fun to see a video about younger scrabble players you think might become the next champions

Love this idea for a series. Would also be interesting to see games which were ultimately lost but where there was a win available 👀

Very interesting as always!

Def think you should pursue as a series. It may not be what you want, but I think it’d be interesting to show at different turning points in the game a computer generated win estimate for the underdog. How much did this one move increase/decrease their odds of winning/staying competitive.

Thanks for the great video, Will! I like this idea. I just recently watched the Josh Sokol vs Mack Meller game on Day Two of Word Cup 2023, and to my inexperienced eye, it seems like it would fit well into such a series. :)

This should definitely be a series! If you get the opportunity to interview other players about their own 1% games as well, that could really elevate this content as well, although I certainly think it's interesting enough to stand on its own.

Brilliant set up with designate. Great game. Keep the videos coming!

Genuinely can't get enough of your videos. Fantastic coverage as always!

Please make this a series I loved this!

Loved the idea and the execution, I'd ike to see more. Please make this a series!

Nice video Will! I can get behind some quicker game analysis videos like this, inbetween the big hitters of Scrabble History.

yes, definitely worth a series

I believe it was the scrabble master Mr T who said “My answer? My answer is The Normal Distribution”.

these videos are interesting i like the idea of this as a series

I remember having a game like one of these when I was smaller. It was absolutely thrilling.

I would love if this was a series! It sounds like a great way to see some really exciting games. :)

Would love to see this as a series!

We will love this series, i in particular love every of your analysis, you are the best at it.

This would make a fantastic series!

Cool video. Id like to see this as a series

I like the idea and the execution and would like to see more

this should definitely be a series!!

This is an interesting concept, I’d be interested to see more of this!

Would love a series on this!

I love this idea for a series.

Absolutely turn it into a series! Such an enjoyable video as always :)

Can’t wait to hear more of these stories!

Love seeing stuff like this.

I'd love more videos like this. Great work as always, thanks!

5:08 first thing i conjured up was dingers

Would love this as a Series!

I like the idea of a series, too.

Thanks for making such great videos. I always watch them right when I receive the notification.

Another great video, definitely worth a series I reckon. Have you seen the new word game GUBBINS? Made by an Australian developer. I feel like it’s good practice for scrabble, it gives you single and already joined tiles.

I really enjoyed this. Any interesting games that you've played over your career I think would make a great video with your storytelling

Enjoyed this video! I'd love to see more

love this! definitely series

Definitely would love to see more!

Series! Yes please🙏

Gotta teach foresight, no rush though, don't burn out.😊

Love to hear more scrabble content from you😊

I enjoyed the idea AND execution. Bravo 🎉

Yes, I'm down for a series!

Loved this video! Have you considered doing one on where one player gets all the Es? I think RandomRacer has a record of them---and I believe Josh Sokol won a game without drawing any Es at all?

definitely keep 'em coming

New series for sure!

This would make a great series!!!

Yes please make a series

Series Please yes please ILYWA

yeah any series would be cool

Yes to a series!

definitely worth a,series

Yes please keep making videos like these

Love these, more please

I really like this type of video

makes me wonder what low elo scrabble would look like, similar to how gothamchess does 600 elo chess analysis

really cool video idea

It would be interesting to see a full vocabulary bot vs a restricted vocabulary bot.

This was really cool I'd love to see more