Once John lost, the first tile remained untouched, and he had to find a space on the fourth tile so as not to fall too far behind, since the second and third tiles were impossible to obtain without revealing too much. He had to save his trump cards for the next phase.
After all, his mission was not just to come in fourth place.
Most of the tiles were very crowded, with everyone trying to challenge them to get them, but at a certain point, they stopped doing so as often because everyone was too exhausted, and those on the tiles had had a better endurance strategy.
There were two hours left until nightfall, when the second phase would end, and few dared to try anymore.
There were injured people everywhere; some had already withdrawn completely, giving up on continuing to advance because it was impossible to keep challenging endlessly with limited energy.
