I get changing a rule or two here or there, but the books are expensive. If you're going to ignore 70% of the core rules, ignore 70% of a less expensive game instead.

"Hello there, citizen! I'm your representative, and I'm here to prove to you that I'm not just going to sit and look pretty; I'm the man who can get things done! Now, I want to hear about the problems you have in this town so I can fix them."

"Well, there's only two real issues that come to mind. The first one is how we've got a clinic, but no doctor to work there, so nobody can even use it."

Immediately, the politician whips out his phone, dials a number, and starts yelling demands. After a minute, he turns off his phone and faces the local with a big grin. "Done! You'll get your doctor by tomorrow. Now, the second problem?"

"The second problem is the phone mast is down, and there's no signal anywhere in town."

As he's writing, he notices the handwriting of the text is the same as one of the other monks. He realises that all the bibles they've been copying from are, themselves, copies, and the original text must be being kept safe somewhere else. But as he writes, he makes a small spelling mistake, and starts to wonder how many other mistakes are in all the copies he's looking at.

He brings these issues up with the head monk, and he agrees it's a possibility. To settle their nerves, he tells the monk that he will examine the original text and look for any errors, then report back and try to fix the copies they've written thus far.

The next day, the monk goes to ask the head monk how things are, only to see the head monk crying at his desk with the original bible text open next to him.

"What's wrong? Was there a mistake?"

"It says celebrate."

They looked surprised.

The man walks over, a little confused by the sign. "Did you make a mistake with the sign? It should be the other way around, or it's not a very good sale."

The merchant smiles in response and says "Nope, you saw correct. £1 each, or 3 for £5. It's been getting me a lot of customers, so it must be doing something right."

"But it's completely backwards! ...Let me try to explain another way. I'd like to buy one melon."

"That'll be one pound."

The man hands over a pound and receives his melon. "I'd like to buy a melon."

"That'll be one pound."

The man hands over a pound and receives a second melon. "I'd like to buy a melon."

"That'll be one pound."

The man hands over a pound and receives a third melon, then begins to gesture towards his purchases. "Look, do you see what I just did?"

"Yes, you purchased three melons. No refunds, by the way."

Joooooooooooooooooke.

The daughter, Lyn, is able to fit in and make friends without difficulty. The son, Ving, is having a much harder time of it. After a while trying and failing, he tells Lyn "I think the problem is my name. Ving is a rare name, even back home, and people here don't even know what I'm saying. At best, they think I'm calling myself a thing, and... Maybe it would be better if I changed my name to something common, like Lee. Then I'd fit in."

The two head to a government office and start filling out the paperwork to change his name, which is easier than they suspected. Ving writes down his new name and submits the documents, only to start having doubts about the entire process. "What would dad say if I abandoned my name? I'm not sure I should do this."

Lyn offers support. "Don't worry. I'm here for whatever you want to do. If you need me to pay the cancellation fee and stop the paperwork going through, just say the word."

At that moment, their father comes through the door. He sees his son, nervous and ashamed, and brings him into a deep hug. "Don't stop. Be Lee, Ving. Hold on to that fee, Lyn."

I've been taking steps to avoid them

But people in Abu Dhabi do.

Then he snapped his fingers and vanished without a tres.

It was a brief case.

An im-pasta