[gravey101]

I can see arguments from both sides. While I think I would *prefer* a situation where everyone took each game as a separate entiry, I think it;s almost impossible for that to be the case. Grudges will be borne. Friendships will be made. But in the end there can be only one, right :-) Think about the large alliance. Sooner or later that's gotta start breaking down. Who's gonna turn on who? Maybe your friends aren't so friendly after all. Plenty of room for intrigue and rumour spreading. Looking at the list in the S2 tournamnet I have played with probably more than 1/2 the players already. Some I have had strong alliances with in other games. Some I have fought against. I think clearly you will struggle if you try to go it alone in every game, but I think there are many routes to being the eventual champion. Looking forward to this.