Gabriel Almeida: i agree, he would probably not have predicted this :) and neither would some (or any) of the participants have thought of that

we all didnt have any experience with cloning gammon yet, and didnt know it can be a very long game

some players might even got bored of it and stopped playing, others might have left the site as there can happen in a lot in real life in 8 years

when i joined the tournament i just was together with my gf, we just rented a house, had no kids, and had plenty of spare time .... 8 years later our jobs got busier, we own a house, and have 2 kids, and little spare time ...... and i think i am not that extreme, i can imagine other to have a much larger change in life

some might not have joined, others might still have joined as they liked the game and will just await the outcome as it wont hinder them in any aspect




ooohhh the memories .... great evenings of playing board games and computer games seemingly without limit :)