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Originally, my only intention was to write tips about this and other games so that others may learn something useful and get greater enjoyment out of that game. Since it has become evident, for me, that there is little to be enjoyed by the game itself, I will try to find some things that are worthwhile in playing THE GAME.

Ernesto dismissed “jimmyboy” from the tribe because he was inactive. Truth is, I think “jimmyboy” was a scared kid in a world he didn’t understand. I saw this in a message that one of the tribe’s enemies sent me just before he nobled “jimmyboy”. The  game is full of treachery and deceit. Bad Bruce is not to be trusted

I hope to see what effect the trip wire is in another players village. I discovered it’s usefulness when I was in the tribe. It works as a early warning system for impending danger in your tribes village. “tex”, I’m sorry I killed your sign of tribal support when I mistakingly attacked my own village. It shows what sleep deprivation can do in THE GAME.

JW, Junior and 109 are 3 players that I will send links to TW - Enough is Enough so that they may better understand my actions and maybe they will go on the quest in search of the blind gorilla in Facebook. Junior is wise enough to recognize the wisdom and has already started his quest. That’s, of course, if they are still in the game.

I hope Ernesto will try and find the blind gorilla and leave this lifeless place. I fear he is trapped like his namesake. He seems to only knows war. I fear he hasn’t learned how to trust. He has been seeking that since his second in command left the island. I think he is alone now. He didn’t respond to my offers.

I found a hint to the reason for my father’s self-destruction. I have never felt so alone before. This place triggered it. In my mind I was on the ledge of a window in a very tall building caught between a choice between jumping off the ledge or going back inside.

I couldn’t get back inside fast enough. It was cold and dark with no signs of any life. I will never do that quest again. Sometimes the mind will take you to places you should never go.

My father did not know how to go back inside. He was in too much pain. And we did not know how to help him. He lost his second in command to cancer and I think that started his tragic quest. I was too young to understand so I am not to blame. I am just a victim. I can also now leave this building for one with a friendlier environment—Facebook.

I renamed all my villages when the victim was conquered. Most players just leave the name of the conquered alone as if it were of no significance.

One is named after the shrine of Soul music in Harlem—The Apollo Theatre. The others are all places in my hometown where I saw the great music acts of my time—The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, James Brown, Roy Kenner, Shawn & Jay Jackson & The Majestics, Wilson Pickett, Patti Labelle, The Rogues. They were happy places. They don’t belong in this world so maybe they should be destroyed.

I know why I preferred to conquer the Barbarian villages that THE GAME provides as a source of resources—the Farm. They are lifeless places, grey in colour and are referred to as Barbs. Remind you of anyone? Nazi came to mind for me. Games need enemies otherwise there are no targets to measure your success but my preference is that they are not another human being.

I felt like I did something useful when I conquered a Barb. I didn’t waste many troops and my inner tribe grew. We were stronger now and we began the quest of making our new village stronger. The first priority was to give it a proper name.

Most players in the game consider it heresy to noble “Barbs”. Shows you what value they have in human life. For them THE GAME is Kill or be Killed. They mostly get killed.

I renamed the villages after leaving the tribe because the soul was gone now. (Respect, Trust, Patience, were some of them. Leadership qualities that I think Ernesto needs to work on.) How you play the game is a mirror to how you go about things in life. I feel Ernesto is on the wrong path and I’m just trying to get his attention. I think he needs to learn how to play with his friends in a better way in a better playground. It’s lonely being a dictator.

And the good news is I think he is not. He justs takes on too much for himself. That is why I think all tribes should be managed by a team of 3 leaders. Any two can outvote the 3rd and they all agree to accept this decision. I saw it work for a time in the real world. That will be another story.

And the last of this series will be TW - And Now It’s Clear

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