You gave a nonchalant shrug, but quickly grinned mischievously as the game began. You each took turns going clockwise around the table, starting with Chrysalis, then you, then Apocrita, and ending with Pharynx before starting over again. It was a fairly easy set up, and you were making sure to sweet Apocrita's board. Chrysalis did a good job of aiming for a checkerboard pattern, going for every other space, only forgoing the strategy when she hit something and aimed to eliminate it. You on the other hand... just made a straight line across the D-row, waiting to be asked why so you could answer that you were giving Apocrita the D. You and Chrysalis had almost wiped Apocrita out, when Pharynx made a move that made you realize something.