I admit I played this one somewhat badly. I found myself being very cautious about the area directly south of me, and I expanded rather slowly. Eventually I hit an impasse at the radio tower, and I let Trout have it. I then started heading down the East coast, but ran into the Purples, who, for some reason, I was also wary of, despite the fact that both of them showed me nothing but kindness. My lone fleet continued down the coast until I met the Dharma, who formed an impasse, and, for his part, refused to say much more than one-sentence threats to me. After a couple of seasons being blocked down there, I decided to start heading back home. Meanwhile, I had seized the raft site, giving me another build up there, from trout, and started moving down into the middle of the Island. Then after seeing the monster, I was planning on running downward towards some of Matt's SCs when the game ended. Overall, though, I was amazed at the fact I was able to keep everyone in the dark about how few centers I had. I feel like if anyone had known, especially considering how big everyone else is, I wouldn't be standing here alive. It was still fun though.

-Sam
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