Kevin O'Keefe wrote:
On the other hand, if you take two powerful positions yourself and
pretend your, Mother/Brother/Daughter/Sister/Great Aunt Claude are
controlling the other one, and transfer all their resources to one
nation at the end in order to win, then that is cheating and just a
little bit sad.
However, I've come to the conclusion this doesn't happen.
Um, I hate to say this Kevin, but this sort of thing *does* happen -
though thankfully extremely rarely.
The question is, what, if anything, should Harlequin do about it?
Traditionally in PBM this form of activity would be seen as cheating.
The problem comes with obtaining proof however. Given the difficulty of
absolute proof it would be hard to kick anyone out of a game.
However the tried and test means (from a GM's point of view) of dealing
with these circumstances is to request the 'two' players not to play in
the same games together. The same would go for any two people who are
seen by the GM's as working together in a way which is deemed
detrimental to the spirit of the game.
Colin.