Thanks for the input, Jim. I copied your suggestions from a prior post...and have been using them, some games.
I did hit game 8 with the place strategy. I liked Olate in
the 1, so I had:
5/1/34678
6/1/345
4/1/356
I ended up hitting the 415 for $197 (well, part of $197). It is a lot more fun playing tris :-)