BANG XXVI Pics (and a Vid)

I have yet, to date, been able to play with the same set of people in the twenty-some odd puzzle events I've participated in. Eric Prestemon and Dan Roberts joined us in our Viking expedition in the really well-executed BANG XXVI. I've put up pictures of the event and a short video of the penny challenge.

We had a lot of fun, and were really impressed with the puzzles and production value, so many kudos to Los Jefes and Code Yellow! The meta gave us quite the knocking, but in the end we're kind of proud that we didn't take any hints, even if it might have bumped us up a few positions in the rankings.

BANG 26 also brings to an end what (little) influence I had on SNAP simulcasts. In my quest to have The Smoking GNU do one, I was able to help Seattle teams find counterparts in the Bay Area. The simulcasts would have (hopefully) happened anyway, but I like to think of it as my own small contribution to the community.