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PE-RA-Diplo [RA-Independents]: Special Rules for RA
Date:Mon, 21 Jul 2003 19:05:12 +0000

The Special Rules for Rival Alliances are as follows:



(1) The Rival Alliances Universe is part of a Continuing Saga which 

started in Web of Intrigue.  Leaders from Web of Intrigue are allowed


to join Rival Alliances under their old names, by notifying the 

Moderator.



(2) Negotiation Phase:  No Alliances may be publicly declared 

prior to Turn 25.  Alliances may be declared at any time from the Turn


25 news onwards.



(3) Permanent Alliances:  Once a Nation becomes a member of an 

Alliance, that membership must be made public, and it is permanent:

nations may not leave an alliance unless the alliance has only 

one member.



(4) Maximum Size:  Alliances may only add new members if the 

enlarged alliance does not contain more than 1/6 of the nations 

in the universe.



(5) Single-Alliance Victory:  To end the world, a single alliance 

must meet the standard victory conditions.  The game may still 

be restarted by a New Era vote.



(6) Two Announcements Per Turn:  All Leaders are limited to two (2) 

global announcements per turn.



(7) Unlimited Private Messages:  Unlimited secret messages are 

allowed.  Sharing of email addresses and communication by direct email


is also allowed (unlike in Quest for Supremacy).



(8) Moderator Privilege:  These rules will be enforced as interpreted
by the Moderator, and may be modified by the Moderator at any time if
needed.



This Universe is now officially underway!



The Moderator