War of the Dark God - pbem.dk house rulesThe house rules do not change the rules of the game itself; these can be found in the rulebook and the scenario description. The purpose of the house rules is to outline objective criteria for determining if the position of a player or team has become untenable and the player or team therefore can throw in the towel and get remaining game credit converted to "unused game credit" (see the pbem.dk shop FAQ for more on this).The house rules come into play:
When a single player wishes to quit the gameBelow is specified the rules for when each position is still considered tenable. As long as a position is tenable according to these rules you will not get your game credit converted to unused game credit if you drop the position. If for some reason you wish to drop the position anyway you can either
When a position is no longer considered tenable according to the rules below you have the option of dropping out and have your remaining credit converted to unused game credit. You may of course elect to continue even with a formally untenable position, helping your team mates e.g. by scouting for them or transferring your resources to them, or obstructing the enemy in whichever way you can. When is a position tenable?The exact criterions a position has to fulfill in order to be considered tenable of course varies with the position. The general principle for most positions is that you should at least theoretically have the capability to take a city and to recruit new troops. In order to do this, you must have
When is a leader out of the military game?A leader must be effectively still in the military game to count as being able to control. So when is a leader considered in or out of the military game?
The Vampire LordCities are not important to the Vampire Lord but troops and death mana are. Therefore the following criterion applies:To be a tenable position, the Vampire Lord must have either a Greater Vampire or a Vampire effectively still in the military game. The SorcererCities are not important to the Sorcerer but demons are, so therefore the following criterion applies:To be a tenable position, the Sorcerer must have either a (major) Sorcerer or a Demon Prince effectively still in the military game. The Beast MasterCities are not important to the Beast Master but troops are, so therefore the following criterion applies:To be a tenable position, the Beast Master must have either a Lion Man or a Bear Man, or if none of these then a Vulture Man and at least one other leader effectively still in the military game. The SnakemenTo be a tenable position the Snakemen must have either a Snakeman Lord or a Snakeman General effectively still in the military game and either have troops to help a control or an owned location or hex with a terrain allowing recruitment of troops.The TrollsTo be a tenable position the Trolls must have either a Troll Chief or a Troll Shaman together with either a Troll Hero or Hobgoblin Captain effectively still in the military game and either have troops to help a control or an owned location or hex with a terrain allowing recruitment of troops.The Pirates of PyrTo be a tenable position the Pirates of Pyr must have either a Pirate Lord or a General effectively still in the military game and either have troops to help a control or an owned location or hex with a terrain allowing recruitment of troops.The GnomesTo be a tenable position the Gnomes must have either a Gnome Lord, a Gnome Captain or a Dwarven Captain effectively still in the military game and either have troops to help a control or an owned location or hex with a terrain allowing recruitment of troops.The Queen of WeyTo be a tenable position the Queen of Wey must have either a Warlord or a General effectively still in the military game and either have troops to help a control or an owned location or hex with a terrain allowing recruitment of troops.The Order of QuamaTo be a tenable position the Order of Quama must have either a Noble or a General effectively still in the military game and either have troops to help a control or an owned location or hex with a terrain allowing recruitment of troops.The High ElvesTo be a tenable position the High Elves must have an Elven Lord effectively still in the military game and either have troops to help a control or an owned location or hex with a terrain allowing recruitment of troops.The Elves of WindwoodTo be a tenable position the Elves of Windwood must have either a Lord of the Woods or an Elven Wolfmaster effectively still in the military game and either have troops to help a control or an owned location or hex with a terrain allowing recruitment of troops.The DwarvesTo be a tenable position the Dwarves must have either a Dwarven Lord, a Dwarven Captain or a Gnome Captain effectively still in the military game and either have troops to help a control or an owned location or hex with a terrain allowing recruitment of troops.The DruidsCities are not important to the Druids so therefore the following special criterion applies:To be a tenable position, the Druids must have a Major Druid effectively still in the military game and own at least one woods or wooded hills hex. The Eastern KingdomTo be a tenable position the Eastern Kingdom must have either a Noble or a General effectively still in the military game and either have troops to help a control or an owned location or hex with a terrain allowing recruitment of troops.The Northern IslesTo be a tenable position the Northern Isles must have either a Noble or a General effectively still in the military game and either have troops to help a control or an owned location or hex with a terrain allowing recruitment of troops.The Caliphate of El-Sha'alTo be a tenable position the Caliphate of El-Sha'al must have either an Emir or a General effectively still in the military game and either have troops to help a control or an owned location or hex with a terrain allowing recruitment of troops.When a whole team wishes to concede defeat and end the gameIf the other side has your side totally beat and there is no hope that your team can turn the game around or even manage a draw, you may find that there is not much point in keeping playing (and paying for turns). It is therefore possible to concede defeat and end the game prematurely. However, you must bear in mind that your team does not "own" the game, it only "owns" half the game and the other team may still be having fun and/or may like to see their well laid plans through to conclusion. So there are rules for when a team can concede defeat and when they can't (some or all of the players on that team may not want to continue anyway, but in this case the rules for individual players wanting to quit the game apply).When can a team concede defeat?For a team to be allowed to concede and end the game, the following conditions must apply:
Consequences of conceding defeatIf a team concedes defeat (and is allowed to by the rules above) then the game will end after one more turn has been played, in order to allow everyone a chance to optimize their victory points. The deadline for this last turn will be postponed if need be to allow everyone to adjust their orders.After this last official turn has been played, the game will have ended and all players who wish to may get their remaining credit converted to unused game credit. The game will be kept alive until its regular scheduled or "sudden death" end, so that players who wish to can continue (paying for turns they play but with the option to quit any time). Thus is is possible for players to attempt to complete that last quest, to throw that last big army they have built over the past ten turns against the puny enemy, or whatever else they may still want to get out of the game. The non-conceding team will be declared winners after the last official turn. The individual scores will determine final places in the game (with all on the winning team placing above those on the conceding team of course). If, however, before the official last turn is played, all players on the winning team agree to play the game to the end, the victory points at the end of their game will determine the final places. |