Saturday

01:20 Buffy finishes on video, sadly no evil lesbian Willow this episode. Roger discovers that he hasn't finished Funky Death Mice and sods off for a few hours kip.

07:00 Wake up, feeling refreshed, carefully pack car leaving absolutely nothing behind, especially not Rogers 15mm pool army, oh no they would never be left on the coffee table, definately not.

08:20 Roger arrives late due to writing out army sheets that he will never use.

08:40 Roger finishes Funky Death Mice and we depart.

10:44 Arrive Berkeley

10:45 Start Playing

10:46 Start Drinking

I did play some games and even won a couple but carefully avoided getting many points ensuring I could stay in the fun scum ghetto rather than the serious high table. Drank and put faces to names although as my opponents will tell you I had to ask them their names at least five or six times before forgetting them as soon as they had left the table.

17:00 Big Battle HOTT

Transformed the Funky Death Mice into the F*cked Death Mice, no cigarette smoking lurker is a match for a bomb throwing nanny. Managed to impose some sembalnce of order so that at no point was any of the armies more than two whole turns ahead of any other. Discovered Roger had changed sides and was now my ally. Game ended realistically in total confusion but we won.

20:00 Evening disintigrated pleasantly although worrying low alcohol tolerance demonstrated by several notables.

Sunday

01:20 Beddy byes for our hero.

07:00 Wake up feeling refreshed, have bath and sing several parts of the Mikado.

07:30 Buy newspaper and wait for compatriots to awaken.

08:00 Alan turns up after his morning constitutional

08:30 Give up on everyone else and order breakfast - excellent vegetarian black pudding consumed

09:30 Start Playing

Lose dramatically as often as possible. Best game against Genetleman James and his Nazi Scum where he pulls back from 10-2 down in a marvellous dramatically appropriate manner. Probably best game of HOTT I've played and he should have been awarded joint best player with Alan (damn that scoring system) as a result. Kibbitz the death of the Author as Madam Liason sucks up and spits out one after another of Richard's wizened goblins, wonder why when I played with her she either never turned up or turned up teased my opponent and then sodded off without ever making contact.

16:30 Enjoy loud and clear prize presentation by Steve. Feel humble and contrite as I accept two prizes (accidentally making me the true winner as no Bodily-Scott won more than a single prize). Roger's look when Funky Death Mice win best painted army worth the trip alone (but completely deserved).

16:31 Officially confirm with Steve that I am player 2 for Berkeley 2002.

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