Just got back from #BBU13

Orinoco - 2012-06-05 17:19:53 UTC #

Just got back from #BBU13

I was only able to make the final weekend & unfortunately it took me until Monday to really let go of the real world & capture the Bungay spirit.

I submitted myself to a BKA Exam & managed to progress from the Kyu list into the Pre-Dan hall of fame under the watchful eye of Chief Examiner Void. I managed to get through the 'regular' tricks required with relatively few problems. The test finishes off with Moshi Kame which has to be maintained at 134bpm & the number of catches determines your ranking. I was shooting for 200, but failed at 189 so only 100 counted. I found the test a tough & worthwhile challenge, Void is a strict & very helpful & encouraging examiner. So if you like to click, give it a go. It will help & encourage you to hone your skills. 1st Dan next...

Oh, & my other favourite Kendama has a turquoise badge on it too. Sorry, also not for sale!

The game playing was excellent as usual but the highlight for me was on Monday night when Kat, Duncan, Ron, Ewan, Becky, Andy, Sam & I had an epic game of Kill Dr Lucky. We'd already played one round to learn how it works which lasted under an hour. We began round two at midnight. One of the features of the game is that turns are not regular so if you are unlucky you can get bypassed, sometimes seemingly for ever. So by 3.15am we were still going & Andy & Ron had been particularly unlucky (I won't accept any suggestion that they were picked on) & had been bypassed on many occasions, to the point where Ron was deliberately not blocking other players in an attempt to make anyone win & Andy was just banging his head on the table. I was laying in wait for Dr Lucky just a couple of rooms away with an impressive arsenal of weapons & an unbeatable amount of spite tokens to back it up with. But somehow Andy got a turn & was able to make an attempt on Dr Lucky's life & every one of us was out of failure cards. Andy's elation in victory is something that will stay with me for a very long time.

& interestingly Kill Dr Lucky was invented by contact James Ernest. Small world.

So back to the Edge then. Unfortunately, after discussions with Ewano I will be focusing my immediate efforts (when the Bungay spirit wears off of course) on a new website: willitfelch.com