It's finally over.
I'm not yet in a mental state to post any sort of recap-- I'm sure that'll come later. But nobody got hurt, all 22 teams finished, and I think we accomplished our major goals. Which doesn't mean there weren't snafus along the way. I'm just not sure how much the snafus were visible to players. We heard a lot of very positive comments from people, but comments are somewhat self-selecting-- I think people are more likely to congratulate you on-site than they are to complain (unless the problems are severe). From the inside looking out, the flaws and mistakes loom larger to me than the successes. But that's perhaps more a reflection of my personality than it is a reflection of the Game itself.
With only about 3 hours of sleep on Friday night and none on Saturday, I crashed around 11 AM on Sunday. Almost literally. I was driving to the final location at Owen Beach in Tacoma as I started dozing off at the wheel. I cranked the radio, opened the windows, and tried other tricks to keep awake, but nothing was working-- I couldn't keep my eyes open. I pulled off at the next exit and parked for a nap, and another GC member picked me up and brought me to the finish.
I hope teams enjoyed themselves and are glad they came.
Posted by Peter at August 22, 2005 11:15 AM