Stilton: As a veteran (survivor) of the previous Insomnia sale I felt at the time it ended that the event would never be bettered, that the forum was the best I had ever encountered and that if it ever happened again the experience could never be matched.
And I was right, you people were lousy.
No no no no no no no, let me start again...
A day or two before this year's event closed I was thinking to myself, as wonderful as the Fall event was, this is even better. More enthusiasm, more sharing, more energy, more delight in winning a freebie, more humour and more excitement watching and waiting for that often painfully slow moving orange worm to disappear into its hole and reveal the next game to us. Rounds one, two and three had such a different feel, from frenzy to stock taking and finally to the relaxed and good-natured comfort of shooting the breeze and sharing thoughts with people who had become considerably more than acquaintances. It was like a party where only our minds and personalities were present, where I could almost feel the music and hear the laughter. From initial awkwardness upon arrival to feeling sad that it couldn't continue as the inevitable end came, it was an experience where the games, the catalyst which brought us together, became, at the close, secondary to simply sharing the pleasure of the occasion and to making the most of it for as long as it lasted.
The Fall Insomnia even was great, no doubt about it. But the one we have just lived through was mighty.
Thank you all, and may your games be a fond and long lasting reminder of just how special these few days were.
