Turns 187 and 188.
After some wonderful nightshifts, and I'm zoned out of my head, I initially declined an OB offer, and then resent it on T187.
So here's the issue: I played a double turn. I retreated everything from this area, but left all of the units within reach of the frigate stack (my units only moved 4 tiles on T187 and then remained in place on T188). I split my privateer and frigates to have half the stack cover the norther pass around to Sweet Lorraine, and the other half of the stack to cover the route towards Stormy Weather. Neither stack could immediately attack the frigates on T189, when war could be declared, but on the following turns would be able to attack whatever was remaining of OH's frigates, if he used to OB to run after the privateers. By playing the double turn, I stopped OH from being able to declare war in the first half of T189 though, although he could play T189 before me if he was not declaring war.
Is this wrong? Interestingly, as I am not planning to declare war, nor are there any settler races ongoing, the only advantage I think I gain is a diplomatic one: OH can deduce from the units positions on T188, when he plays, that I am not intending to invade. This does not stop him invading though, but does give him the option to explore other strategies other than ones involving strict warfare. To be clear: I don't think I broke any rules here.
After some wonderful nightshifts, and I'm zoned out of my head, I initially declined an OB offer, and then resent it on T187.
So here's the issue: I played a double turn. I retreated everything from this area, but left all of the units within reach of the frigate stack (my units only moved 4 tiles on T187 and then remained in place on T188). I split my privateer and frigates to have half the stack cover the norther pass around to Sweet Lorraine, and the other half of the stack to cover the route towards Stormy Weather. Neither stack could immediately attack the frigates on T189, when war could be declared, but on the following turns would be able to attack whatever was remaining of OH's frigates, if he used to OB to run after the privateers. By playing the double turn, I stopped OH from being able to declare war in the first half of T189 though, although he could play T189 before me if he was not declaring war.
Is this wrong? Interestingly, as I am not planning to declare war, nor are there any settler races ongoing, the only advantage I think I gain is a diplomatic one: OH can deduce from the units positions on T188, when he plays, that I am not intending to invade. This does not stop him invading though, but does give him the option to explore other strategies other than ones involving strict warfare. To be clear: I don't think I broke any rules here.