TBGT Numbers & Superlatives

The event is over & recapping is going to take a while, but here are some initial stats.

The Numbers

5 days of gaming
31 plays
29 games
26 unique opponents
6 wins (including 1 co-op)

18 new-to-me games learned
1 game taught
3 prototypes tested

9 games sold
3 games + 1 expansion purchased
19 games taken to the event (excluding flea market stock)
0 games missing from my stack
1 anonymous thank-you note left in 1 of my games

4-5 hours of sleep a night on average
4-5 cups of coffee per day on average
3 food deliveries to tables during games
2 bottles of bourbon decimated
unknown numbers of cookies consumed while playing

0 prizes won during the closing ceremonies
1 ENORMOUS sheet cake
4 standing ovations
1 marriage proposal
1 deserving Bobbie McRae award winner

Superlatives

Best new game: Freedom/Legacy: The Testament of Duke de Crecy (tied result)
Best tradition upheld: midnight 6-player Pillars of the Earth
Most played (personally): Imperial Assault/Isle of Skye (tied result)
Most played (around me): La Granja/Codenames (tied result)

Biggest table-hog: Legacy: The Testament of Duke de Crecy
Most Attractive: Pillars of the Earth
Busiest Board: Archon: Glory & Machination
Ugliest Board: Automobile

Most amusing game: Lancaster
Tensest game: Freedom
Most Impressive Game: Adam Skelding's home-made 4X Wonky

Best Teacher: Adam O'Brien
Best Trash-talker: Chris Mosley
Best Looking: Burke "the Belle" Drew
Biggest Shark: Marleigh Purgar
Most Missed: Tom Gurganus

Most Aggravating Imperial: Chris Mitchell/Darth Vader (tied result)
Worst Combat Range: Ruth Boyack
Worst Influence: Adam O'Brien (as always)