If I'd just clicked the mouse at the end of my turn in the last round, it would've been a draw, with 7 hp damage done to a 3 hp worm.

My hand was shaking a little bit, and I was being careful not to let that move the mouse. But that made it harder to click exactly when I needed to.

As for why I didn't just open at 24:28 when I found I couldn't Girder block, it's because I had decided quite strongly before my turn started that I'd block, and not open. Because if I opened, he still be able to keep Girder blocking me up to 5 more times, and who knows what crates he might get in the meantime. Girder blocking him would guarantee I would win the game on the very next turn. So when it turned out that he was jussst out of range of being able to be blocked with a Girder, I didn't even remember I still had a choice of opening. I remained resolutely determined to execute the plan I'd already decided on.



Anyway, congrats, Senator.