Re: [eia] I still have a problem

["Everett E. Proctor" <spiritmast@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 29 Mar 2003 12:34:41 -0500
"Kyle H" <menexenus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> After all, there is no reason in principle why
> you can't just email everyone you plan to combine with ahead of time and
> coordinate with them before you send out your reply to the escrow.

But my point in the example is that Austria, having no troops near G.B's troops, has no idea that it would *need* to combine movement with G.B.
in order to do combined movement with Prussia. 

I don't mind it being in the escrow, but I also don't see how allowing a
"oh, us too" email breaks any rule, breaks any spirit of the game, or is
wrong in any sense. ?  

Everett
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Everett E. Proctor" <spiritmast@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "EiA List" <eia@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 10:34 AM
> Subject: [eia] I still have a problem
> 
> 
> > I still have a problem with "blind" declaration of combined movement.
> >
> > (Once again, I must emphasize that I'm fine with not having combined
> > movement this month, I'm arguing for future problems).
> >
> > Take the following scenario:
> >
> > Prussia and Austria agrees to combined movement in order to crush the
> > pillaging hordes of Russians in the south ;-P.    Austria, thinking it
> > is through, sends in its political orders declaring combined movement with
> Prussia.. Then, Prussia and Great Britain agree to combined
> > movement to liberate the suppressed people of St. Petersburg from their
> > tyrant overlord  ;-P. Great Britain, thinking it is through, sends in
> > its political orders declaring combined movement with Prussia.  And
> > Prussia sends in its political orders for combined movement with G.B.
> > and Austria.
> >
> > By the way people seem to want to rule on this, in this example, nobody
> > would be able to have combined movement.    This seems really stupid to
> > me. In a face-to-face game, Britain and Austria would look at each
> > other, and say "sure, us too."    And I don't understand why we can't do
> that in our e-mail game.
> >
> >
> >
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