Re: [eia] impasse

[Michael Gorman <mpgorman@xxxxxxxx>]

At 12:38 AM 7/21/2005, you wrote:
> This email is written on the assumption that we're starting over, which we
> aren't neccessarily.
>
> On the issue of UMP rules; I don't like them, and I know there are others
> that feel more strongly about it than me.  In fact, if a seventh player does
> not present him/herself, rather than use the UMP rules I would rather have
> us bid for the first six countries, and then bid again (if desired) to add
> Turkey as a second country.  There is a parallel set of rules for handling
> this (parallel to the UMP rules, that is, but much simpler); both countries
> controlled by one player have to meet their victory conditions, and the two
> countries can never go to war.  Nobody seems very fond of the idea of
> running Turkey as their sole country, anyway.
>
> Just throwing the idea into the pot.
>
> -JJY

I hate the UMP rules.  They invite the controller to do stupid things with 
the controlled nation since they are punished for playing the country properly. 

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