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When the Burrowing Giants begin to descend from every cold mountain pass to flatten your Flying Orcs into green whoopie pies, it can be a depressing moment. But then again your playing Small World and you should have expected this to happen (more than twice per game), and you should have known not to get so attached to those cretins. Looking on the bright side, you place those worthless green confections in decline, and consider that your next set of troops will at least have plenty of nutritious, energy-dense snacks for on the go. Because that is what it takes to make it in this cruel, small world: ruthless detachment from those that serve you, and unending flexibility.