[Chief Rum]

Thanks for putting the effort you did into this, Abe. While I think there were some design decisions that I would have liked to see you handle differently, I can see how much you put into it, and I appreciate that. The history stuff was fun and interesting to read, and this game certainly keeps a guy on his toes, never sure what's going to happen next.

I think people are going overboard with what they're saying about playing in your games. You run some terrific games. I'll certainly play in the next one.

This game reminds me a little bit of my political game last summer, from a design perspective. Some great ideas, but maybe a little too ambitious. I think about halfway through that game, I realized I bit off way more than I could chew, but I soldiered on (of course). I marked it down as lesson learned for next time and moved on.