Gents,
So to be honest I don't have that much to say about this game as not
that much ever developed from my point of view once I joined the game.
When I initially came into the game it was clear from the map and the
game's history that Cho and Mori were allied, but what was not clear was
the closeness of Jim and Garry's cooperation. Had Jim been the only
ally I inherited from my predecessor I may have been able to shape a bit
of my own direction in this game (both U and H seemed willing to work
with me at the beginning), but with my stretched out position I really
had no choice but to keep the alliance with Jim and Garry and continue
attacking Hojo. Not that there was anything wrong with this as, other
than that one season where a lack of communication caused some stab
fears, they were great allies and we obviously did well, but it just
wasn't interesting as it might have been.
Thanks and congrats to Jim and Garry for seeing this through to
well-deserved draw with me and for Bruce and Fredrik for sticking it out
to the end. And of course thanks to Ben and then Mike.
Matt
PS: Mike can I get added to the Light Brigade for this? It was a while
before this that I last took a replacement position but I'd like to do
it more often...