Why don't you have your gem-producers on scouts? That way the horrors won't get 'em, and neither will assassins.
Your estimation of my gem income is pretty close. Much better than what Boron figured some time ago

I do make a lot of clams each turn, so it's on the rise.
So does the abomination have any magics when you GOR it? Or do you need to empower it to get any magic at all for one? I never did GOR one... Come to think of it, I've never even made one.
Returning is a great spell; one of the reasons why high-astral nations are so great in the endgame. I hate putting the gems on the mages every fricken turn, though. Hadn't you seen enough of my mages escape from the elementals or what made you make Boron put the Corruption up? (Or did he just wing it?

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I need to think up something real special for the next game, seeing how many players there are gunning for me!
