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aibretty

CUSS WORDS post mortem

Nov 03, 2008 11:35

CUSSWORDS went really well. I think it went extremely well considering it was the first event I have ever hosted. The prizes were (relatively) generous because we didn't have to pay for the room. We were also able to do lunch and fancy-schmancy frozen yogurt in the afternoon. The top two seeds Peter Armstrong and Marty Gabriel) finished 1 and 2 ( Read more... )

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jigsawn November 3 2008, 19:33:46 UTC

Way to go, axolotl8. When I saw that he had only one loss and a +690 spread, it looked awfully familiar to me. Sure enough, I finished this tournament with exactly one loss and a +690 spread. What makes it more interesting is the person I lost to.

porosus November 3 2008, 19:45:02 UTC

Thanks again for organizing the tourney. It was fun. As a minor correction to your recap, Marty's spread was about 50 higher than mine going into the final round and I was a point up on Peter (that changed quickly). So once Marty won, the scale of my blowout loss didn't matter.

aibretty November 3 2008, 22:14:05 UTC

Whatever makes you sleep better at night.

axolotl8 November 3 2008, 21:23:16 UTC

Thanks for a great tournament. You shouldn't have been worried at all. Everything was great--the setup, the way it was run, great people, and an awesome location (and good tiles too). I loved playing downtown, rather than out in the suburbs. I've never tried directing and playing at the same time, so I understand how that could be difficult.

aibretty November 3 2008, 22:12:39 UTC

Good tiles indeed. I can't believe you averaged 471. That's awesome.

I wish we could have played before you left town, but Sunday was not meant to be. Quinn was a little sick and Katy had to do a ton of work for school. Sorry to leave you guys hanging. Hopefully it was good practice for you.

axolotl8 November 3 2008, 22:17:47 UTC

Yes, me too, I thought I would play you on Saturday. Sunday was a lot of fun also--great Collins practice and fun playing at the Mercury Cafe.

misterbryce November 3 2008, 22:24:37 UTC

If I had to list the things that made me sad about this tournament, it would be:

1) Renato challenged off my play of YESWOMEN*. I was so proud of it! Apparently YESMAN* isn't even good.

That's pretty much it. I had a great time...thanks! You did a great job. Hope to see you again before you head southeast...I'm pretty sure you're due to crush me in a few games.