The Cirque de Geezers are a group of Halo 3 fun lovers hailing from the Geezer Gamers. I can’t even attempt to explain the great time that was had, so read on to see what OboeCrazy had to say about it!
TTL vs Cirque de Geezers
I was warned before our matches with the fine folks from Cirque de Geezers to wear my sunglasses. Not because of the radiant happiness they exuded, but because of the “bling”. Apparently they play more social than ranked and most members have glorious gold under their ranks. But the sparkle from the joy they brought to the challenge far outshone any yellow bars.
Pre-challenge Mixer: Spikeball
A custom among the Cirque is a pre-challenge mixer. Teams are scrambled and rearranged, then thrown onto Sandtrap to play a game of insanity. There are no winners or losers here, only giggles as we enjoy the sticky THUMP of a grenade sinking into flesh or the slow burn of a fire bomb.
OK, so I have the flaming shoes instead of the flaming helmet.
Then it was time to move to the meat of this meal…
Game 1: Last Resort CTF: TTL Wins 2-0
There is an gigantic amount of satisfaction that comes from teamwork. Both sides had it in spades, but my picture to sum up this game shows the way my fellow Gunslingers rose to each other’s aid. The score is only the exclamation point on the end of a sentence that says “82 of our 128 kills had assists!” Good game.
Game 2: Standoff Multi-Bomb: TTL Wins 3-1
You can never have too many lasers on this map. More to the point, you can never give Tortacular too many lasers. In a game and map dominated by warthogs, the best thing my team did to win was to lay red beams of death at Torts feet. Good game.
Game 3: Rats Nest Neutral Bomb: CDG Wins 2-1
Someone told Cirque that it was time for Grifball. Despite an amazing arm by Venus for our lone score we were defeated at ground zero. Teamwork meant flocks of Gunslingers soared together headlong into disarming bombs, only to be met with a solid defense. Good game.
Game 4: High Ground Shotty CTF: CDG Wins 2-1
I might be bunny hopping my way to our score, but the real hero is the real Bunny behind me. This killer rabbit kept Cirque on it’s toes, and while we lost the game in the end it was Bunny leading the charge that kept it close. Good game.
Game 5: Valhalla Slayer: CDG Wins 100-91
Who knew there were this many power drainers on one map? Cirque did, and between those and a killer Banshee we were put to the test. Despite a triple kill of epic proportions by Lupes, some amazing driving and flying by Monte and Zeuz, and Max continuing to kill long after his death, it was Cirque’s game all the way. Good game.
The entire TTL team was a professional batch of classy folks who stuck together through good and bad and came out with a good game. And the exact same cane be said for KitKat and her crew of Cirque Geezers. It was an honor to share a good game with you.
-TTL OboeCrazy, TTL Bunny