Apologies for the delay in checking in. Recovering from celebrating Leprechaun survival!  While I am honored to be referred to as a, "veteran, " as part of the M7 it is not really the case.  In my two prior experiences with Haven, both as the Leprechauns, I was gone before anyone knew I was there.  Thus the celebration!  S09 and WE LIVE.  Whoooha!  All that aside my role in the now famous M7 was more as a bystander than participant and spent most of the game fighting for my life.  As is usually the case everyone wanted all the centers around me. While the Ogres were my supposed ally we never really coordinated our moves beyond letting me have Whoville which was my high water mark in 02.  The UnDead  took great offense with my request for  Terabithia and we went at it getting us both into trouble early.  Next the Hobbits moved in from the sea.  Relations with the Elves
never went anywhere either.  Most communications were limited to being notified if I didn't attack the Ogres I was his enemy.  Even thought I was a supposed part of the Grand Alliance I was never asked to assist the Ogres nor did I make any moves against the Elves until the end of the game and that was more for survival than spite. The Elves on the other hand moved in for their piece of the action with the Hobitts and UnDead.  Thanks to the UnDeads CD I could hold my own have and shift back and forth between Elves and Hobbits. The Elves developed problems elsewhere and some pressure was off but by that time the Hobbits were really coming on strong and the rest of the game was just trying to hold them off. Interestingly enough the Elves came back to tell me that thought I had been the Orges ally against him he was now willing to offer me an alliance. Let that one drop. Seeing the writing on the wall
I made a dash for it to secure centers for survival and the Elves came out short on that deal.  I hope they relaize that with my last army was facing the Hobbits and I would have bought him a turn or two before going down.  Needless to say I jumped at the 4-way and headed to the nearest pub to celebrate. Look forward to the next game.


 


-Matt-