[chrispedersen]

It doesn't work like that *at all*

As a bless nation I take
1 the second turn.
2 the third.
3 the fourth.

Somewhere after that you start to be limited by geography.
But my usual target for mictlan or lanka is 48 or so territories before the end of year 2. And usually I avoid players as long as I can.

Of course I prefer maps with many adjacent territories. And bless strategies have won me *many* games.