Mardonius
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Joined: 4/9/2007 From: East Coast Status: offline
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House Rules that we have adopted, in case anyone is interested. HOUSE RULES Suggested Options : Winter Land Movement Yes Guard Commit Yes Allow PBEM Host Yes Allow Option Changes during the game Yes Third Party battle resolution No PBEM passwords No Econ Manip Yes GB/FR War Yes Leader Cas No Privateers Yes PBEM Quick No Strait control Yes Lille crossing arrow Yes 1)For initial war UK and FR can only have unconditional surrender; FRANCE must take 2 fleets, Nelson; England must take Napoleon 2)Dardanelles Restriction: Unless Constantinople is besieged, you can not sail into or through the Sea of Marmara (the Straits) or blockade Constantinople. Owner of Constantinople excepted, of course. 3) Any controlling country cannot use fleet/corps against any country NOT declaring on minor (or at war with minor) until war is lapsed or minor conquered. 3a) You can not attack a minor that you did not declare war on. Example 1: France and UK are at war. Spain Dows on Portugal. France gets control of Portugal. Britain can not attack Portuguese forces unless War between Spain and Portugal lapses and France gains full control. Example Two: Britain and Russia are at war with France. Britain DOWs against Denmark. France gains control. Russia can not attack Denmark unless war between Denmark and UK lapses and France gains full control of Denmark. Similarly, you can not use DoW acquired minors to take action other than defending against their aggressor until the initial war has lapsed. NOTE: I added this part for clarification --Varick 4) Cannot declare with intention of lapsing to give to another. 5) Cannot scuttle controlled nation fleets if 0% chance of winning. You must use the fleet with self-preservation in mind. 5a) Naval engagement involving minors fleets must, where possible, involve and equal number of controlling major nation ships. This house rule comes from attempts to "run the guns of a port". For example, Spain and the UK are at war. Spain DoWs on Portugal and Britain gains control. Britain may not attack Spanish ports unless an equal number or greater British ships accompany the attacking Portuguese and losses are proportional. 6) Loaning corps: may only loan corps entering battle if both loaner and loanee are at war with ALL of opponents; otherwise, maximum of 10 factors or two Turkish Corps. No restriction on loaning allied corps for moves only; Point A to Point B, no battle involved. 7) Proportional losses at land and sea. Engagements should take losses from different nations according to proportion committed. Cavalry, guard, artillery, guerrillas, militia, Cossacks, freikorps, and feudals to be exceptions to this rule. Cavalry pursuits should be proportional too except for feudal/cossacks/freikorps. 8) No forwarding other's e-mails. You can write whatever you like someone else said, but the forwarding of e-mails w/out permission is not allowed Reason: Makes to too easy for players to compromise diplomatic correspondence and discourages creativity. 9) The defender in a multi-corps battle must send his defense choice to a trusted ally. Reason: prevents cheating. Yes, this does occur and I have, sadly, seen it happen. Proposed rule that did not pass Britain must move first or last in the naval phase and can not move in the middle onf the naval phase. Maybe moot after naval forces can be loaned, but until then there is no other way for a collation to form a fleet to engage a British naval hegemon.
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