Oh my, SWATH. When I was just a kid, a nice fellow player on a big board bought me a copy so we could form a cartel and own a little slice of the galaxy. It was

Oh my, SWATH. When I was just a kid, a nice fellow player on a big board bought me a copy so we could form a cartel and own a little slice of the galaxy. It was an awesome experience, learning to cooperate with somebody who I'd never met, never heard the voice of, didn't know what they looked like, what gender they were or anything. All I knew was their handle and what slice of this virtual universe we owned. It could have been a gecko or an advanced time-travelling AI for all I know.