Can trade be considered as an act of war???

[DrFell]

How can you stop people moving their workers onto lower trade terrain though (ocean/river to forest for example)? Not against the rules but the same effect if you're quick enough. Sounds like a really silly rule to me.

[atawa]

Yeah, these kind of rules only work if you, like the Rah/Ming/et all group, play with almost the same people every game and have develloped a relation where you can trust the other players.

For most of us this allas doesnt aply.

[Hydey]

If someone is microing and moves a worker from a trade special to a forest at the same time an opponent delivers trade , you are suggesting this is a cheat. Get a life. he just might need the extra shield to finish a wonder.

[deity]

Originally posted by Hydey
If someone is microing and moves a worker from a trade special to a forest at the same time an opponent delivers trade , you are suggesting this is a cheat. Get a life. he just might need the extra shield to finish a wonder.

Unless I'm mistaken, I think what is meant by Rah is the wholesale reduction in your workers use of squares, ie all becoming low arrows or entertainers just during the period of your oponents cara deliveries then switching them back as you'd like them for your turn.... this right?

[Hydey]

nothing wrong with that

[Deity Dude]

i gotta agree that there is nothing wrong with that - to ne that is a good defensive strategy

[atawa]

I agree it ranks up there with selling off an improvement when you see a dip comming to bribe you and no chance to kill it.

[deity]

OK, if the consensus is that it's OK to do I might try it out!

I think Markus suggested to me that it was a cheat and was incl in Rah rules???

Pesonally I'd rather it was banned but if everyone is using it...

It's a fine line between just going ahead and quietly doing stuff like this only to find out later that others brand it as cheating and use it as an ecuse to quit games. But once it's discussed in the threads I feel easier about it and comfortable about trying it out.

But forget black clicking! Arrrgh.

But in the absence of other pre-game rules I assume that things NOT normally allowed in Rah Rules are NOT ON.

Fair assumption?

[DrFell]

Some people will use any flimsy excuse to quit a game they're losing... including branding stuff like the 'reducing trade' tactic a cheat.

[rah]

Looking at the "RAH" rules thread., this has not been discussed. Or the opposite (maxing cities for trade) The only related item is no caravan re-homing. This conversation should probably be discussed there. My personal thoughts are that maxing occasionally is not a problem. (hard to stop) The issue is slow play, so if this is done a lot and slows down your turn, people may desire not to play with you.

Reducing for incoming, I don't see as a problem at all since you're not doing it during your turn and has no impact on game speed.

But it should probably be discussed to see what everyone else thinks about it.

RAH

[Deity Dude]

Originally posted by deity
But forget black clicking! Arrrgh.

I'm with you deity. I'd be willing to play no black clicking if everyone else was.

[DrFell]

Impossible to prevent, you can even do it by accident.

[Deity Dude]

Accident is one thing - I'd be willing to say no intentional black clicking

[Makeo]

Originally posted by deity
OK, if the consensus is that it's OK to do I might try it out!


But in the absence of other pre-game rules I assume that things NOT normally allowed in Rah Rules are NOT ON.

Fair assumption?

No. I haven't read the thread. I don't know what RAH rules are.

[Alexander's Horse]

I'll bet Deity does that trade arrow thing when you trade with him - judging from my recent results trading with his miserly civ

I often announce my borders are closed to all or certain players if the trade is going to impede me. Having caras plodding through your empire can be a real nuisance when your trying to move units around. It can also be a profitable way for an opponent to gather intelligence on your civ.