My whole understanding then is this ,
Harly won't interfer if players are assasinating or
influencing there allies pop centers -- as this is part of the game !! But if
a player is taking his kingdom which technically could still be played and
replaced and running it into the ground on purpose -- then they will !!
I can agree with this -- mainly because ( And we are each
paying for our turns ) i would wind up dropping my postion and taking my
money and trying to get in a game where we all have a chance -- this would
give the other side an advantage as you all-ready have one nation gone , so
to speak, along with all his character orders and if the neutrals pick up on
the squabbling they would most likely join the other side and again you are
at a disadvantage !!
And to point out -- i am really talking about the
begining of the game as if this was to happen towards the end and one nation
was getting japped just cause say he is in first and it looks like there side
is gonna win and then he wanted to help out the other side witheither money
or giving his pop centers over to the other side then this would be ok in my
book as he was the one that got japped !!
But in the begining of each game it is assumed that the
10 players on each side will try to at least work with one another against
the other 10 and along the way try to bribe, buy, bargain ,Promise anything ,
lie , etc to get any and all neutrals to join there side !! Or am i missing
the point of this !!
Mike
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