There’s not a whole lot of story to report for Saturday and Sunday. Of note, before leaving the tournament room Friday night, I signed up for a second volunteer shift, this time as a scorekeeper.

Now, during the original signup period online, I originally decided not to sign up as a scorekeeper. This was based on the description provided by the organizers. From reading that, scorekeeping seemed like a potentially high-stress position and I am quite loath to accept high-stress positions as a volunteer. However, once I had a chance to play the tournament and see what exactly scorekeepers did, I decided to go ahead and give it a try. It wasn’t nearly as odious as I might have originally expected, especially given the lower activity level for 9 am to 11 am. In fact, scorekeeping was probably more in my wheelhouse than registration desk duty. (Though during this shift, I also staffed the registration desk briefly while one of the organizers went downstairs to get coffee.)

With that, I went to pick up my T-shirt and drop it off in the car. Then, it was time to head back into the main game room/exhibit hall. I had the opportunity to meet up with an old friend, as well as meet her new partner and a couple of other people she knew. This is the reason for the multiplayer games.

Sunday was more of the same. Of note, I got in quite a few quality games on some specific favorite titles of mine, the main ones being Trident and Sorcerer. I also got to play the Willy Wonka pinball for the first time. This is a game I definitely would not mind spending more time with in a less chaotic setting.

I did wind up staying for the closing awards ceremonies and raffle drawing. This put my departure time a bit past 3 pm, guaranteeing my arrival in Houston after civil twilight.

(This is all one big gallery for now; I may go back and split it up later. My score is usually the higher/highest one in multiplayer games, with the exception being Weird Al at the end.)