Yes :) It was added in order to prevent creators to cheat by starting before the official date of November 8...
"The secret (mandatory) additional theme is now revealed: FAR AWAY AND LOST..." Mandatory means: obligatory / no choice / not facultative / have to use etc.
We thought that it wouldn't be very difficult to mix the idea of "myths and legends" with the idea of "far away and lost". We hope you'll find a way to do it.
