Ajustments have been made to the list. The next round of games are ready to be drawn.
She's approaching the podium. Her posture is good. She looks fairly confident.
For my first game, I'll be giving away Nosferatu.
She has the envelope. It's not sealed. This should be an easy start for her today. She gracefully lifts the flap and removes the card with the winner's name on it.
The game goes to choppy.
Some applause from the crowd on the smooth first giveaway. Let's see what the next one has in store.
My next giveaway will be Sugar Cube: Bittersweet Factory.
This envelope is sealed, now. The difficulty shoots up quite a lot in these cases, not sure how she's going to handle it... Ah, and it seems she was expecting this. She's got a letter opener! She inserts in smoothly, good cut across the top of the envelope. That was very gracefully done, and she hasn't missed a beat.
The winner is: choppy.
There's some stirring in the crowd. That's two games in a row. The judges are conferring. Has there been a mistake? They're going over the sign-up list. Sappho is waiting patiently for their verdict. She doesn't look worried at all, folks. Ah, the judges have reached a decision. It appears choppy was the only one interested in either of those games, so it's perfectly in accordance with the rules that he win twice in a row. I'm sure we're all relieved to hear that. No foul, and Sappho doesn't look surprised at all. She's taking the next envelope without any hesitation.
The next giveaway will be A New Beginning.
We have to note for our audience that this game is listed with a question mark next to it. That means it's unknown whether the key will actually be valid. We certainly hope it will be. Alright, she's inserting the letter opener, and-- no! She's dropped it! She's dropped the letter opener, everyone, and it's clear from the look on her face that this was NOT intentional! It has clattered away and right off the stage. She's looking nervous, now. That is going to cost her big time. Is she going to go after it? No, it looks like she's decided to use her finger! It's a bit rougher than the letter opener, but she's got the envelope open. Here's hoping that doesn't knock her out of this giveaway altogether.
The winner is Il Palazzo.
Again, not a surprise, as he was the only entrant. Sappho's face is looking a little red, there, as she takes the next envelope. She still doesn't have the letter opener, and she's going in with the finger again. This is not looking good. The edge is very rough, several small scraps of paper have fallen to the ground, and-- oh my gods, she's ripped the envelope. It's a small rip, but still, it does not seem likely that she's going to get through this with her reputation intact.
The winner of A-Train 8 is Bouchart.
Bit of a breach of protocol, there, as she did not announce the game before opening the envelope. This has been a rough day for Sappho. Fortunately, we're down to the last game, and it will all be over soon. She's got the final envelope. She's trying to slip her finger in, but it's not working. This one is sealed down tight, no gaps whatsoever. She's looking pretty panicked up there. She's grabbing at it frantically, but she can't get a grip. Sweet Armok, now she's using her teeth! She's got a corner in her mouth and she's just desperately trying to get the damned thing open. We can see the judges shaking their heads. It's all over for Sappho. Finally, the envelope has torn, and... It was a trick! It's not an envelope at all! It's just a piece of paper printed to look like an envelope! The judges are laughing. They seem to think this is very funny indeed. Sappho seems to have gotten the message now. She's not pleased at all.
There is no winner for Beatblasters III. No one has signed up for the game, and it has been moved to the Island of Unwanted Games.
The judges are still laughing. Several of them are wiping away tears. Uh-oh, Sappho is headed over to the judges' table. She looks angry, folks, she looks very angry. She's picked up the fallen letter opener on her way and... Sweet Armok, no! Uhh... I think we need to cut. We'll be back tomorrow, and thanks for watching.
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