♟ Wacky Wednesday – Trophy Time, Revenge Matches & App Experiments ♟
Naomi pranced into The Warren like a conquering hero, clutching two gleaming trophies from the weekend’s A- and B-team victories. They’re now on display for everyone to admire… though the rainy weather meant fewer admirers than Naomi would’ve liked. (Bring sunglasses next week, people.) Still, she got her proud moment, pinning a medal on Clive—who missed Saturday but now looks very official.
Stefan and Theo dodged last week’s “oops-we-didn’t-play” curse by securing prime seats at the DnD/boardgame table. Chess had to wait until the dice cooled down.
Alyssa rocked up in a ripped sweater -“fashion, not poverty” – and Tian immediately circled her like a chess shark, seeking revenge for Tuesday’s shock defeat in the online Team Battle. The curse continued: he dominated early, then imploded late. Suggestions welcomed – maybe he should practise games in reverse? But persistence paid off: he finally toppled Alyssa later that night, grinning like he’d just won Candidates.
While Tian was warming up against Naomi, Alex demolished Alyssa, then wandered into Sven’s lair. Poor Clive was still groaning from Sven’s torture session, but Alex managed to sneak a cheeky “technical” win after swapping sides. Verdict: any win vs Sven counts. Yes, any.
Olindar had Reggie sweating bullets and even bagged a win, but then the comeback monster awoke – let’s just say her next few games were short and brutal.
Big news of the night: Naomi tested the ClashOTB app in the wild! A few brave players signed up, used the clock, submitted results, and saw their names on an early leaderboard. Yes, there were hiccups – but an official HCC chess leaderboard is coming soon (with Sven definitely banned… just kidding. Maybe).
Summary:
🏆🏆 Two trophies,
🥇 one medal,
👕 one ripped sweater,
😬 several bruised egos,
📱 one app experiment…
all adding up to another perfectly chaotic Wacky Wednesday.
