Sir Bruce Wrote:IMO, the players have shown time and again through their actions alone that if it's not explicitly against the rules, it's fair game. And when a team complains, it's not that a move is cheesy per se, but that the cheesy move hurt them. I do not believe Spullla would be complaining if Rome had smashed Korea in the current war and Korea gifted India a city or two. Instead, they'd be saying how it's a little cheesy, but those are the rules that apply to everyone and it just worked out nicely for them!
Indeed. Sullla is often on the high horse if an action hurts him but plays it little if it benefits him. Just compare his whining about the dogpile against him and the complaints that nobody wanted to dogpile PAL.
Considering the gifting:
Jowy, Athlete, Whosit and Nakor formed an alliance very early so in a way I few the gifting of cities as part of this alliance. I do understand the dislike to continue a (probably) lost game but had Korea acted like that Whosit would have a much easier time.
So in a way I do understand it, it is within the rules but it is also (very) poor sportmanship.