[quote=@RisenDead]
Ah, you idiot proofed it, thank you. Need all the help I can get...

How about 3 then?
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I'm assuming by 3 you mean the area bordering #6's western side? The area with diamonds on it?

If so, you can totally claim that. AFAIK, the owner has been gone or left, and so you can take that spot.

I would honestly, if you're interested in the north, take the area east of there instead. It's empty, so there's no risk of an absent player coming back and wanting it back. But if you want that spot, I will happily give it to you, and the absentee player can direct their displeasure at me if they come back.

It's definitely a nice, central location you're picking, and I'd have you as a neighbor-by-sea, so there's that.