[Groundworm]

Good news: We have a sub. Allium has agreed to play Patala. Welcome, Allium, and thanks!

Bad news: the llamaserver has apparently stalled, and our gracious host is unable to fix it for the moment due to personal issues. The game will continue when the llamaserver is back up, except for:

Worse news: I'll be leaving on Sunday 9/11 for vacation until 9/20. I'm uncertain about my internet access, but hope to have it. If I do, I'll attempt to take my turns as reliably as possible, but there may be delays.

Apologies for all of this- I did not expect quite this many issues with the game in the first year of play. Hopefully, the llamaserver will be back up soon, and we'll be able to resume a decent pace once I'm back.

Thanks for your patience with all this.