... so in general if someone's holding grudges against me from game to game, then it could be that they consider a series of games in the same way, and are using their influence on the end-game to strengthen their position in future games by following through on the "consequences" (i.e. punishment) of opposing them.
... so in general if someone's holding grudges against me from game to game, then it could be that they consider a series of games in the same way, and are using their influence on the end-game to strengthen their position in future games by following through on the "consequences" (i.e. punishment) of opposing them. It's quite likely that at least one of the two of us is being needlessly obnoxious but even if so it's probably not clear to the players which it is (or if it's both).