I think it's safe to say that there's somebody you beat.

I definitely got ahead of myself. Time to settle down and learn.

Right, at this point I need to make certain that I won't be open to concerted assaults so I am planning on fortifying for at least two turns.

thanks, everyone, for your input.

Thanks everyone. In the back of my mind I thought I must be missing something important.

Thanks, that seems simple enough.

I hope this isn't out of place in this forum, I thought it might be better here rather than is strategy since it's a particular situation rather than a general strategy question.

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