@mnbtfd
Not really. I win the hard mode without using the 3 hatchets method. I use 1 spinmeister, 1 hatchet and 1 fundraiser. You just need to focus on the candidate and that's all you need. It may be my luck, but I did it anyway.
But I do agree that hard mode is not really an equal fight.
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