Now that's a sneaky, underhanded tactic to try. I like it.
Bad stories? Hrm. Mostly spending too much time early exploring in the wrong directions, and then finding out the hard way that the Xi Chung are my next-door neighbors, and they're not visiting just to drop off some home-grown tomatos or squash. I've a bad tendency to focus too much on research/growth versus military early on.
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-- The thing that goes bump in the night