The Pretzel Conundrum

This is a video about pretzels. Or seltzer. Actually, it's about Scrabble.

More precisely, it's about a small handful of similar words that create quite the conundrum when starting a Scrabble game. Even the strongest Scrabble players in the world disagree over how to approach the Pretzel Conundrum!

Huge thank you to:
Josh Sokol ‪@axcertypo‬ for interview footage
Morris Greenberg for Python / Plotly wizardry
Cesar Del Solar of Woogles.io for BestBot play recommendations
All of the listed champion / grandmaster players for their generous insights

Sometime soon, I plan to resume streaming on my Twitch channel:
  / wanderer15  

I will also soon resume my weekly show on the official Scrabble Twitch channel (Tuesdays 3-5 PM ET):   / scrabble  

Play Scrabble at http://playscrabble.com!