I wish I could report the number of people who played -- many thousand since every playing room seemed packed every hour of every day. 97,543.1 master points were awarded to 5,157 players.

Of those players, over 50 were NCBC-ers! Congratulations to all!

Toward the end of tournament and afterward some of our players responded to my question: “Very briefly, what did you think of the tournament?”

Alice W - Stressful
Annabelle H - Very nice
Ann L - Very good
Bev T - Loved it
Bob M - Confusing
Dan T - Well run
Edna L - Fine, expensive
Ellie T - Tiring
Gerry P - Spectacular
Greg L - H O M E, I wanna go home
Jim L - Really good
Jim S - Great
Judy K - Enjoyable
Lu P - BIG!
Mary Ellen V - Great, loved it
Michael M - Interesting
Rich T - Very good
Romie S - Educational
Sandie R - Quiet, facility great
Tyll - Worn out!

Now I’ll add mine: I agree with every one of you, especially Greg and Tyll! And I’ll add: the quietness of a huge room full of people at more tables than I could count during each playing session was awesome. I could almost feel the heat from all those brains thinking/concentrating, and I loved it! Enjoy the pics.