Maybe, maybe not. When is a 10-foot long minnow with 8" teeth really a shark, or just a hungry minnow? I answered a neewbe ad and offerred him a game with me delaying as Iran, him advancing as the USA. Gave him twice the points. I figured with a newbee that was pretty much a fair match and planned on not hurting him to bad. Along about turn 5, In the middle of as well planned a combined arms attack as I have seen in a while, it dawned on me that I had beeen had.
When he took ALL the flags except one, so he could run up points on me, I realized what had jumped in the boat with me. The fins and teeth were what you might call a dead giveaway. It was a 10' minnow.
Being once again a wiser man, I look at all posts starting off; "I just DL'd this game and am looking for my fight PBEM opponent." with a somewhat jaundiced eye. A Black one at that.