Re: Question on player suicide

--- In [email protected], "weirddave00" <weirddave00@y...> 
wrote:
> I am running a game for newbie Dip players, the Milan varient. We 
> have reached Spring of 1904. I received the following orders from 
> the Austrian player:
> 
> A Budapest Supports A Serbia - Budapest 
> A Bulgaria Supports A Constantinople - Bulgaria 
> F Greece Supports F Ionian Sea - Greece 
> A Trieste Supports A Venice - Trieste 
> A Vienna Supports A Bohemia - Vienna 
> 
> Now, obviously, these orders are illegal. I emailed the player 
> saying the orders made little sense, is that what he wanted to do. 
I 
> got back a one word reply: "yes". All I can think is that maybe he 
> is trying to commit game suicide. I have asked for an elaboration 
> from the player, but have not received an answer yet.
> 
> My problem is that to allow him to stop playing seriously will tilt 
> the balance of the game drtastically, ( in Russia's favor, FTR. 
> Turkey is locked in it's corner and is not a very experienced 
player 
> at all and Italy is busy with France. Germany is balanced to the 
> west ) which isn't fair to the other players. Does anyone have any 
> advice on what to do?  
I think you have an issue when he is not seriously commited to
the game. 

If he still commited, then you have to accept his orders.

Lucas