<p>My initial thoughts: when going first, you have no choice but to open the board, but you get to choose how you want the board to be opened, most likely based on your rack and if you know your opponent's playstyle. When going second, you can choose to either open the board more or close it, but you have less control over how the initial board is opened.</p>
<p>I feel like I might be missing more than just those differences though.</p>

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What are the differences in strategy going first vs going second, vice versa, in Scrabble?
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# What are the differences in strategy going first vs going second, vice versa, in Scrabble?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-08-19)

My initial thoughts: when going first, you have no choice but to open the board, but you get to choose how you want the board to be opened, most likely based on your rack and if you know your opponent's playstyle. When going second, you can choose to either open the board more or close it, but you have less control over how the initial board is opened.

I feel like I might be missing more than just those differences though.

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