To be fair, Janusk warns you of this right away too. ;)
dulahan
In this case adventurers I could usually hire. Even though I get the "Bubble" that indicates I could talk to them and then hire with money. It isn't letting me. This seems new to the current edition, as I remember being able to hire a stack back in one of the earlier patches (may have been release build, it has been a while)
Whoa? Turtling not allowed? Booooo! Turtling should be as valid a strategy as any other. Just because you don't find it fun doesn't mean others don't. For me I find Blitzing boring and unfun. It's not how I want to play a game. I far prefer small but highly advanced civilizations in any type of 4X as I go for diplomatic or non-military styles of victory.
Weird, I've had many random things pop up from these. From multiple Twilight Bees or Gold Mines to any other number of resources. No discernable pattern at all. Sometimes I get crap. Some games I get awesome.