Hi to you all.
I have an interesting question just come up. We have today found out that
if you choose to have No Special Service as an option in the game then if
it comes to processing (and you don't get a turn in for your position) that
you are NOT knocked out when you should be. (Ie if you go bankrupt on that
turn or if you lose your capital and have no back-up etc).
As long as you continue not to put a turn in you do not get knocked out -
but if an ally transfers gold, or a major-town and you become active again
then you can continue playing.
I am not sure how to go about stopping this. One easy solution is to make
it policy that NO Special Service is not an option any more. (There are
only a handful of players who choose this option). That would stop it with
minimal negative effect.
Opinions welcome before we make a decision on this. I will decide on
Friday what our policy will be in future.
Clint