Thank you all for having me in this game.

By the time I joined there wasn't much sunlight left for the Queen. I got a build though and I was able to hold off the French and the Germans for sometime. I was just trying to pick up one center and get on a roll when I went for Norway. Germany told me he had my back but apparently he had other ideas.

By the time I did get into Norway it was just a trade for Edinburg, and Germany turned around to slit my throat. I slowly fell to Russia while Nick ignored Germany's growing power.

The game could have ended very differently. With Nick and Italy ignoring German power the way they were the game could have relatively easily gone to a solo for Michael. At the end of the game he had 13 centers, with another easy 3 sitting for him in England, and Spain would have fallen faster than a drunkard at 3 int he morning. That puts him at 17, and I truly can't imagine another would have been very hard for Michael to pick up.

Whether it was great diplomacy on Germany's part or poor diplomacy on Russia and Italy's part it all added up to one thing for me: a long and painful elimination.

I enjoyed playing with all of you and would like to do it again. Drew you were a terrific GM and I hope to play either with you or for you again.

Thanks all,
Her Majesty the Queen,
Alan Farrington
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