Did I break an alliance?

[Roundy]

In this game, cyan and red started an alliance:

2010-03-27 10:38:23 - Nickxyx: Since pink (no. 1) and yellow (No. 2) are buddying up, everyone else against them?
2010-03-27 19:44:37 - Greyerg: I like the way you think, Nick. I'm in.

I posted an agreement to be in that alliance:

2010-03-28 02:02:35 - Roundy: All right, Nick, Grey, I'm in.
2010-03-28 02:02:45 - Roundy: Same terms as the others.
2010-03-28 02:03:00 - Roundy: 3 turn notice?

But red said this immediately afterwards:

2010-03-28 02:08:38 - Greyerg: don't think I'll last much longer anyway. Good game, folks!

Indeed, he was extremely weak and on his way out. I took this statement as a rejection to my agreement to an alliance. I figured he knew he was dead anyway, so an alliance wouldn't matter.

2 turns later he was down to 80 troops on my turn. I didn't have a set, but I was in position to take him out. Both yellow and pink, who were aligned with each other, had 5 cards and were also in good position to take him out; the next set was worth 160 troops. Figuring it would be suicide on my part to not take the initiative, I took red out.

I'm now in an argument with yellow (who I suspect is bitter that I beat her to the punch) over whether I broke an alliance with red or not. I think I didn't, of course. She says I did.

So my question is, according to the official rules, who's right?

Please note, I almost never make or agree to alliances, and this is pretty much the reason why. But for future reference I'd like to know if I truly did something wrong.

Thanks! This is my first post.

[eddie2]

In this game, cyan and red started an alliance:

2010-03-27 10:38:23 - Nickxyx: Since pink (no. 1) and yellow (No. 2) are buddying up, everyone else against them?
2010-03-27 19:44:37 - Greyerg: I like the way you think, Nick. I'm in.

I posted an agreement to be in that alliance:

2010-03-28 02:02:35 - Roundy: All right, Nick, Grey, I'm in.
2010-03-28 02:02:45 - Roundy: Same terms as the others.
2010-03-28 02:03:00 - Roundy: 3 turn notice?

But red said this immediately afterwards:

2010-03-28 02:08:38 - Greyerg: don't think I'll last much longer anyway. Good game, folks!

Indeed, he was extremely weak and on his way out. I took this statement as a rejection to my agreement to an alliance. I figured he knew he was dead anyway, so an alliance wouldn't matter.

2 turns later he was down to 80 troops on my turn. I didn't have a set, but I was in position to take him out. Both yellow and pink, who were aligned with each other, had 5 cards and were also in good position to take him out; the next set was worth 160 troops. Figuring it would be suicide on my part to not take the initiative, I took red out.

I'm now in an argument with yellow (who I suspect is bitter that I beat her to the punch) over whether I broke an alliance with red or not. I think I didn't, of course. She says I did.

So my question is, according to the official rules, who's right?

Please note, I almost never make or agree to alliances, and this is pretty much the reason why. But for future reference I'd like to know if I truly did something wrong.

Thanks! This is my first post.

in my opinion you did break the truce but there are no offical guidlines about truces

[jaimito101]

In this game, cyan and red started an alliance:

2010-03-27 10:38:23 - Nickxyx: Since pink (no. 1) and yellow (No. 2) are buddying up, everyone else against them?
2010-03-27 19:44:37 - Greyerg: I like the way you think, Nick. I'm in.

I posted an agreement to be in that alliance:

2010-03-28 02:02:35 - Roundy: All right, Nick, Grey, I'm in.
2010-03-28 02:02:45 - Roundy: Same terms as the others.
2010-03-28 02:03:00 - Roundy: 3 turn notice?

But red said this immediately afterwards:

2010-03-28 02:08:38 - Greyerg: don't think I'll last much longer anyway. Good game, folks!

Indeed, he was extremely weak and on his way out. I took this statement as a rejection to my agreement to an alliance. I figured he knew he was dead anyway, so an alliance wouldn't matter.

2 turns later he was down to 80 troops on my turn. I didn't have a set, but I was in position to take him out. Both yellow and pink, who were aligned with each other, had 5 cards and were also in good position to take him out; the next set was worth 160 troops. Figuring it would be suicide on my part to not take the initiative, I took red out.

I'm now in an argument with yellow (who I suspect is bitter that I beat her to the punch) over whether I broke an alliance with red or not. I think I didn't, of course. She says I did.

So my question is, according to the official rules, who's right?

Please note, I almost never make or agree to alliances, and this is pretty much the reason why. But for future reference I'd like to know if I truly did something wrong.

Thanks! This is my first post.

Yes Roundy, you have broken the code. I am afraid you will have to leave the site. I will report this accordingly. Please expect an e-mail during the next week.

goodbye

[Roundy]

Yes Roundy, you have broken the code. I am afraid you will have to leave the site. I will report this accordingly. Please expect an e-mail during the next week.

goodbye

Aw, but I was having so much fun here!

[eddie2]

Yes Roundy, you have broken the code. I am afraid you will have to leave the site. I will report this accordingly. Please expect an e-mail during the next week.

goodbye

Aw, but I was having so much fun here!

what you will find is that nobody will play you as we dont like backstabbers but there is no rules about this. i think there should be.

[the.killing.44]

Yes Roundy, you have broken the code. I am afraid you will have to leave the site. I will report this accordingly. Please expect an e-mail during the next week.

goodbye

Aw, but I was having so much fun here!

Don't worry, he's joking

Truces are a very unofficial thing—there are no set guidelines. Technically, yes, you broke the truce, but (a) it's like a justifiable homicide; and (b) it's not a big deal. You may get foed/a bad rating, but that's the maximum extent of consequences…

[darth emperor]

yep you broke it because red says that he agrees to do the alliance,because anyway he'll die soon(but he agreed)...but alliance are just things of words...imagine we 2 say let's have an alliance till yellow dies...we agree,but nothing stops me to attack you and vice versa if we want...sometimes people does like that asking for a truce and breaks it inmediately,because he only wanted you not to attack him 1 turn,is cheap? yes but its valid....of course your case is a little different because as you are implying you are saying that yellow woould have killed red...and won.

Anyway as the killing.44 said that's the max that can happen(maybe some people wont accept to have truce with you if they see in your rating backstabber)but that's all

[Jennybh]

I wouldn't have been mad if you'd eliminated me like that. Its understandable.

[squishyg]

i see your side of things, but you should have clarified before you attacked. it did look like you were breaking the truce.