When the five SIAI Fellows allied against my two friends, they ensured there was a five-against-two alliance with themselves on the winning side, and successfully reduced the gameboard from six opponents to four. Although they could have done this with anyone (eg Jasen could have selected two other Fellows and my two friends, and forged an equivalent coalition of five), Jasen would have been at risk of five other people having the same idea and excluding him. By choosing a natural and obvious division in which he was on the majority, Jasen avoided this risk.
I put Jasen on notice for that, and have made it clear this is somewhere between Cheating and Very Bad Form. Also, it’s Anonymous communication, so we won’t know which 5 we are unless we compare notes. We have 6 and the game starts in 6 hours.
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I put Jasen on notice for that, and have made it clear this is somewhere between Cheating and Very Bad Form. Also, it’s Anonymous communication, so we won’t know which 5 we are unless we compare notes. We have 6 and the game starts in 6 hours.
I played a further game of LW with some of those fellows in the real world and told them that such a 5v2 alliance was really bad Diplomacy etiquette.
You’re on notice, NYC LW.