1. Run visits as fast as possible, minding thread count, do the pistachio thing (for E-Peen, mostly), if I can afford I gamble (camwhores). Occasionally (solo) raid to feed an alt that can use some vanilla. Sometimes get solo vanilla also. No forumbuildr, since I noticed that I got scoops for intentionally lame **** and I don’t want to **** it up even further.

2. I convert my cards to offensives and use them up, the rest of the round I don’t really play.

3. Yes, always. Mainly bumholes, MIs and some shields, depending on the level of competition.

4. Theme weeks have done nothing about the vanilla problem and are therefore uninteresting. Although the Fiesta banner looked nice.

5. Yes and yes, but since the raiding klans don’t want me I’m sort of ****ed. Doing it by myself is a lot more work and I still wouldn’t be competitive.

6. I’ll try to keep this short and won’t go into detail, but here it goes: slash vanilla. Give out one scoop for every 2-4 times a klan holds 12 forums. A cap on the number of forumbuildr submissions that can be entered. Higher antifreeze cap. Peeping Tom removed or more powerful (take out a shield?). Destroyer removed. Dilute the card pool with 3-4 new cards, one of which can attack an opponent’s card stash. More sources of scoops beside the 12-11-12 game which is boring. A theme week with a euro/aussie-friendly endtime. But seriously, nerf vanilla.