Cards of Darknenss

During the first month, my group decided to show compassion toward the natives. When weather got tough, we decided to use force. This worked because all the bad weather was done in the beginning. After that, we continued to use force and that's what got us our resources. Luckily, the natives continued to show compassion toward us. During the 12 months, we received a surplus of +4. We could've had more, however, because of probability, we wouldn't get so much. In order to establish dominance, we added hostility cards to the relations deck to get faster results because if we were to begin peacefully, we would have to sacrifice a resource and still have to earn the natives' trust. To gain more resources, sometimes we pressed for resources but when things started getting bad, we decided to do nothing. Nothing could change environmental conditions-it could either be good or bad. Whenever we got harsh conditions, we decided to think that the natives were happy with us and we did nothing instead of adding more hostility because if we add more hostility, there's a greater chance that the natives will turn against us. This method worked for us fairly well and that's what got us our surplus.

During our journey, we also got to learn about our company. We learned about teamwork and how well we can compromise. Not only come up with a decision, but we had to compromise with the natives because they were the ones providing us with resources. There were times when our group didn't know how to approach the situation. When it got to a tough decision, we all talked about future outcomes and decided on which one would benefit us the most. When it came to ourselves, we were able to know the kind of people that we are. Are we selfish? Hateful? Peacemakers? We can never know because life tends to throw everything in our path and it's how we deal with it that makes us who we are. Most of the time, we were aggressive because we had to do whatever it took to get what we needed, even if that meant being hostile to the natives, the generous people who were providing for us.

Not all groups did the same things we did. Some groups were more demanding, and some were more lenient. Something that stood out in our group were how well we worked together and how we were able to think alike. We all were able to quickly come to a consensus because we all thought alike. When there was a disagreement, there was discussion and debate. Teams are more efficient when all ideas are heard. Another thing: we didn't have a leader. We all talked as if we were all leaders. We weren't afraid to speak up because my group had a comfortable and accepting environment. When there was debate, we didn't put the other person down, but we did let them know that if we do something, something worse can occur and that wouldn't help us. The company itself was able to attain a profit because there were hardly any disputes occurring. Thanks to that, we gained more resources than the amount of resources we began with.