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Sorry, I just don't agree with the idea that clams are overpowered (except on very large maps). Jurri hasn't abused anything except for the lobo guard. What is all this defeatist attitude? Pasha, I assume you're going to fight Jurri now, or stay out of the coming war, right? Fighting me is just handing the game to Jurri.

There is no way he cast that spell with 999 pearls. Not at the rate he's been teleporting -golems- around and mind hunting, etc. I'm guessing something around 400 or so pearls. And in any case, it will take a while before he even breaks even on this investment, so perhaps this is all much ado about nothing.

I've said it before, but I just have to say it again: Zen's item mod makes me want to puke. I will never play with it in one of my games. If Jurri is indeed winning this game, he's winning because of superior skill (and perhaps overly cheap lobo guard, but mostly skill), not because of clams! I could have taken him out earlier in the game.. I see now that perhaps I should have. I thought that Jeffr was a huge threat, and you know what...he was! I had to pick one threat to double on at that point, maybe I picked wrong? Who can tell.

This game is not over! I don't care what your gem income is, if you can't control the map, you're going to lose. We're going to see how good Jurri's armies are. Obviously, all he has to do is slow me down, and he'll win. With my main forces deep in Pangea and out of position, perhaps he's got enough time anyway. If that's true, I really think the Council of Philosophers should urge Pasha to attack him!