Settler Rules Clarification Vote!

[TORARADICAL]

I vote for Option 6.

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

Originally posted by Aeson
Should we create a "Bureau of land managment" guild that determines when/if a tile is auctioned off by the federal government? Or is it going to be done by elected officers?

I guess what I'm asking is: "What is the Federal Government?"

In the $MiniGame we elected a Land Assayer who was responsible. So far I've been setting it up but we should elect someone to do it.

[TORARADICAL]

I'll do it. And if we go with electing one, I hereby announce my campaign for it.

[Jonny]

I like Option 2.

[Aeson]

I'll switch my vote to option 6.

[mrmitchell]

OPTION SIX

Which is "OPTION 2" with 6-2 split, as Ghengiepoo condoned above. If there is a tie between the two, there will be a runoff, as Ghengins agreed to.

[=OttomusCeasar=]

Option 2.

[Makahlua]

After I slept on it, and reread it with a clearer head, I've decided to switch to #6

[Inverse Icarus]

option 6.

The state already gets 12 tiles outside the initial culture border, why do they need 16?

[Thrumble]

#6.

[Inverse Icarus]

so it's a 3:1 split, utilizing option 6 (which is a clear winner).

What if there are only two biddable tiles? Are both city, or is 1 federal?

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

Originally posted by Uber KruX
so it's a 3:1 split, utilizing option 6 (which is a clear winner).

What if there are only two biddable tiles? Are both city, or is 1 federal?

1 City and 1 Feudal. The central governement won't get as many tiles due to overlap also.

[Bismarck2990]

Option #2 seems best to me.

[Thrumble]

Considering all the issues we're having perhaps we should include a rule that no one may make their tile picks from a tile that would be in a previous existing city's radius without the approval of that city's citizens.

That would solve the problem of one city trying to take over another city and also insure that tiles are continually opened up for the federal government. If we allow new cities to canibalize the tiles from existing cities there won't be that many tiles left for the federal government to sell off.

[Esoteric]

Considering all the issues we're having perhaps we should include a rule that no one may make their tile picks from a tile that would be in a previous existing city's radius without the approval of that city's citizens.

I am not too sure about that. Open tiles are open tiles.

If this is a feudal game then the competition between cities, nobles, land owners, etc, is what it is. If a city sends a settler in to an overlap situation and the nobles invested in that settler gain influence in said city, then good for them. But doesn't that same scenario give the nobles of the existing, victim-of-the-overlap city the same bonus of influence in the new city?

The only limitation I would suggest for settlers would be to have the initial tile ownership (of those who invested in the settler) limited to the 8 tiles around the city core. Tiles that were gained because a city is placed near a border of another city and had the radius of both expand could be the same tiles that became part of the national fund until a later date.

And, out of curiousity if I wanted to buy a tile in another existing city, I can yes? So for me to gain some influence in Feudality or the Asylum, I don't need a settler do I. I just need to get more real estate.