Spring MouseAdventure 2009

innerSpaceman · 04-27-2009, 09:41 AM

Heheh, the Happy Haunts are feeling what I felt years ago ... namely, I haven't change, but the competition has heated up something fierce.

Sure, I was likely getting a little older and slower, but really we pretty much played the same game as always, but it was no longer the winning game. Heheh, we went from winning so often and consistently they had to invent forced retirement to instant obsolecence of falling further and further down the field.

Nowadays, all I care about ... if I play, which is not every time ... is whether the game is fun. And this one was. We made a few strategical errors of time management, but nothing drastic. We had a really good time, and though we got to the finish line a couple of minutes late ... we were happy to finish the course.

That said, I think having every team coalese at the Blue Sky Cellar at the end of the game, mere yards from DCA's MouseAdventure Central ... only to send everyone back into Disneyland and up Main Street ... with a parade running during the final half hour of the race ... to have been a very sour and, imo, miscalculated "exciting and challenging" finish to an otherwise brilliantly-conceived game of not-too-easy, not-too-hard, and involved experiencing the parks in depth.

We had a great time.

Loved being ahead of the Happy Haunts for half the game.

At first, we were kinda bummed when they caught up with us and passed us ... but in truth those shared moments of the game when we were neck-and-neck were really some of the best times!

Afterwards - the epic Hearthstone / Swank Bar / Soup Kitchen festival of nearly EVERYONE on the LoT was simply fantastic, heartwarming, hysterical and ... in a word ... aWeSomE.

Ghoulish Delight · 04-27-2009, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Loved being ahead of the Happy Haunts for half the game.

At first, we were kinda bummed when they caught up with us and passed us ... but in truth those shared moments of the game when we were neck-and-neck were really some of the best times!

And I totally loved the fact that we caught up at a point that afforded us the opportunity for mid-game debrief and relaxation. A monorail ride with no puzzles to work, no need to sit there staring competitive daggers at each other, just a chance for a recap of each other's day so far.

Cadaverous Pallor · 04-27-2009, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Loved being ahead of the Happy Haunts for half the game.

At first, we were kinda bummed when they caught up with us and passed us ... but in truth those shared moments of the game when we were neck-and-neck were really some of the best times!

Agreed. It was plenty lonely when we were getting on the train surrounded by Basic teams. Always nice to know you're in the thick of things by seeing contenders around and even better, have a moment to actually say hi.

04-27-2009, 09:41 AM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Heheh, the Happy Haunts are feeling what I felt years ago ... namely, I haven't change, but the competition has heated up something fierce. Sure, I was likely getting a little older and slower, but really we pretty much played the same game as always, but it was no longer the winning game. Heheh, we went from winning so often and consistently they had to invent forced retirement to instant obsolecence of falling further and further down the field. Nowadays, all I care about ... if I play, which is not every time ... is whether the game is fun. And this one was. We made a few strategical errors of time management, but nothing drastic. We had a really good time, and though we got to the finish line a couple of minutes late ... we were happy to finish the course. That said, I think having every team coalese at the Blue Sky Cellar at the end of the game, mere yards from DCA's MouseAdventure Central ... only to send everyone back into Disneyland and up Main Street ... with a parade running during the final half hour of the race ... to have been a very sour and, imo, miscalculated "exciting and challenging" finish to an otherwise brilliantly-conceived game of not-too-easy, not-too-hard, and involved experiencing the parks in depth. We had a great time. Loved being ahead of the Happy Haunts for half the game. At first, we were kinda bummed when they caught up with us and passed us ... but in truth those shared moments of the game when we were neck-and-neck were really some of the best times! Afterwards - the epic Hearthstone / Swank Bar / Soup Kitchen festival of nearly EVERYONE on the LoT was simply fantastic, heartwarming, hysterical and ... in a word ... aWeSomE.
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