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Re: Diplomacy Variant

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From: The Purple Lemon
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1991 22:52
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In article <1991Oct18.133530.1@wombat.newcastle.edu.au> c9106225@wombat.newcastle.edu.au (Matt McLeod) writes:
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> <STUFF DELETED>
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>Alliances:
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>If an alliance has been publicly declared and reciprocated in orders
>(at any time of year) then the allies CANNOT BRIBE ONE ANOTHER.
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>Alliances may also be 'undeclared'.
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I don't know about the rest of the stuff but this bit about not being able to
do nasty things to your allies is totally against the spirit of the game.
What sort of game of diplomacy requires alliances to be undeclared before
you stab your ally in the back? You might as well say "Excuse me, but next turn
I'm going to attack you"

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From: rory@fawlty.towers.oz.au (The Purple Lemon)
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Subject: Re: Diplomacy Variant
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Date: 20 Oct 91 22:52:29 GMT
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