And so we came to our traditional closing game of the year, Phantoms of the Ice. Mark K was playing a blinder all night, trading for worse players at every occasion. How he managed eventually to rack up two wins, I don't know. Andrew started off quite strongly but fizzled out later on while Nige was working on the principle that if he challenged everyone enough times, he was bound to fluke the odd win eventually. And so it came to pass, with Nige and Guy qualifying for the final. In the best of three showdown, each took a win in the first two matches. Guy was looking to retain his Phantoms crown from last year but it wasn't to be, as Nige edged the decider to become the new Phantoms champion. |