Charlie writes:
<<we shortened the
pre-playoff portion from 17 to 15 rounds (thanks largely to
the double-booking of rooms by UTC which almost led
your genial quizmaster to curse fluently in front of
two rooms full of middle school
students.)>>
This may account for the late *start*, but from a
player's perspective, there was a lamentable amount of
downtime between each match. I'm not sure what was going
on, exactly, since the moderators my team heard were
pretty good. But keeping things running "on time" has
been a problem at each Trashmasters I've attended, and
it doesn't seem to be getting any better.
While this problem did not irreparably reduce the fun I
had (and will no doubt continue to have) at
Trashmasters, I'll ask once again that it be addressed in
future events. Aside from that, thanks to Charlie and
company for a fun weekend, and public congrats to Craig,
Mike, Kenny, and especially Dwight for pulling off
*two* shootouts to win it all.
--Greg