A couple of Magic related questions

[Morkilus]

OG_Gleep said:
5. In multi-player games, I see a lot of races entering the water well before its possible to get items that grant water breathing abilities to troops. How is this typically done?

I would say (from personal experience) that an early mercenary such as the Shipwreckers gets a lucky non-water player going. Nifel Jarls are also good at soloing water provinces.