I was doing the exact same thing the entire time. I know, it wasn't very nice to do to the people who were actually playing...but, it was easier for me. And congrats to the group of friends who were able to make it to the end together. I knew they would never turn on each other, but I decided early on just to go along with them, instead of trying to fight it. 7th is not a bad place to be in!
There were a lot of banned people in that casting!
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