The Attendees
From the
time George first mooted the idea publicly, I’d tried to be involved in
promoting Malaya Madness, hoping to get some Aussie ASLers to come along (no
joy, unfortunately), and when I saw John Knowles was actively considering
attending despite his reservations and disdain for competition-oriented events,
well that was even more reason to make damn sure I made it to Singapore.
There were
going to be a fair few Gamesquad residents attending, including Mark Humphries
and Ian Percy, plus some relative newcomers to ASL like Vlad See and Jackson
Kwan. The enthusiasm was definitely there and I felt like my attendance would
mean I was actually putting something back in to the ASL community in some
small return for the years of enjoyment the game has given me.
So in the
end we had a group of 14 attendees in total, some of whom were only able to
drop in for one day. Never mind, it’s better to attend at all than spend time
after the event wondering why you didn’t.
Of the
attendees, I would say there were four or five who had been playing for five
years or more, notably Alan Smee, George Bates, John Knowles, Ian Percy and myself. Then there were the experienced boardgamers
who were finding their feet in ASL: Mark Humphries, Zeke Crater.
These are people with life and gaming experience.
The newer players
had the enthusiasm of the neophyte ASL player, but a willingness to learn, socialise
and participate in an ASL event for the first time. Malaya Madness turned out
to be their event as George had always intended it to be and his work in organizing
this cannot be overstated.
WE are the kind of lunatic ..
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