[Alneyan]

And lo! I could log on fine. Of course, my computer is still offline... though it might get fixed up in a couple of days. Not holding my breath for it, of course.

I still think the game ought to go on, one way or another, and soon: it has been two weeks (or so) since the last turn, so waiting any longer could be risky: at the rate things are going, the game will be long forgotten before I can start playing in again. Letting Arcos stale would probably be best than waiting another week or two, if nobody else can play for them.

I think there have been some... influences by the replacing players before, with Pasha taking over your BE for two weeks, and more importantly, Jurri handling Arcos for two weeks. Jurri is far better than I am, and more minded to handle details, so he gave my little nation a lot more firepower to play with. He also gave me some confidence in starting a war, since I am too much of a pacifist... (That Arcoscephale attacking a certain Marignon might have something to do with it) I can't say for sure how much Jurri helped me, of course, but I do know his contribution wasn't negligible.

I will retire from Dominions as soon as possible, but I won't quit my current games, unless the game itself stops, or someone else steps in and the other players are fine with it. So if Ulm and Vanheim wish to call this game a draw, I'm fine with it, and I'll go on if they want to duke it out.