OK, I've applied to join that Nivek's game, capnq
You're right, he does have some damned odd options set, but as I said above, what the hell
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Let all beware, the direct lineal descendants of the dreaded Poo-Flinging Monkeys have returned!
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Oh yes, and let's all remember! F11, Ministers, scroll to bottom and select the option "AI should not make changes to the empire during a Simultaneous Game."