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I will not be playing the Invitational again. I don't like the concept at all. First of all, I despise the Mad Scramble format of all or nothing, either you have this one particular skill or you lose. I think, frankly, the whole thing is devised to make the scoring easier on the staff, and I call shenanigans on that for making it less fun for the participants (imo).
As for the Invitational in particular ... I think the object of making it more difficult is poorly executed. More difficult in terms of puzzlier puzzles, constant puzzles for every frelling little thing, even poorer instructions than usual or none at all .... It's all a reliance on puzzle excellence and not - as I would think more appropriate - - a reliance on DISNEYLAND excellence.
I simply prefer the stuff that tests and expands your knowledge of the parks and the resort, attention to beautiful detail - - and, most important, discovery of detail and use of the Parks for expanded levels of playfulness.
I applaud the Invitational scheme for requiring players to experience actual attractions ... but otherwise I felt it was too short on the elements that made me a mouseadventure fanatic.
Plus, I'll have to admit ... maybe I'm even a little burnt out. (although, the last game ... a Mad Scramble at that ... was intensely fun. So I think I'm perfectly capable of thoroughly enjoying a game that has my desired playfulness and discovery aspects.)
I'm going into semi retirement. I won't be playing any future Invitationals or Mad Scrambles, but I'll happily participate in good old MouseAdventure Classic when and if it happens to come around.
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