Thanks, Nodachi, for setting up the game. I'm thankful you set me up well enough that I could stay in first place for the first 10 turns (well, except for that annoying single turn that Alneyan sat there once
). But, Alneyan Subscribes to the "Primitive School of Point Watching" so I know he's not worried. He's unpredictable but if anyone can predict his play, it's me. Right about now, he's raking in the research points, I figure. Also, we do our 1st 10 turns differently in expansion mode.