The World Warlords II League
Last Revised: 10-Feb-99
Ruin-Search Rules Variants
- "Standard Ruins":
- These were chosen to minimize the amount of reverting
and to restrict the number of allies, which are quite powerful in
WarBOT-based games. The standard ruin rules are that
one can only receive a maximum of 1250 gold at a gold ruin
and 2500 at a gold stronghold. Players should
revert until you get within 50-100 of the maximum.
For ally ruins, players may only keep a maximum of 1 ally at a
ruin and 2 at a stronghold; extras should be disbanded immediately.
- "No Gold Rush"
- No gold ruins may be searched. (No experience for heroes.)
- "Reverter's Treasure Chest":
- Revert as long as you like to get gold. Warlords
is known to offer up to ~1700-2000 at ruins and up to 3400-4000 at strongholds,
but it might take you hours to get that much. This option can only be used by
consensus of all players because it is unfair to those with slower computers
and/or less free time.
- "No Ally Searches":
- No ally ruins may be searched. (No experience for heroes.)
- "Vanishing Allies":
- All allies unleashed at ruins must be disbanded.
(Heroes can still get experience for the search though.)
- "Allies Galore!"
- As in Standard Rules, but allow more allies from ruins and strongholds.
Warlords will give up to 3 allies at a ruin and up to 5 at a stronghold.
The player choosing this rules variant is allowed to decide how many allies to allow
within the limits (0-3 for ruins and 0-5 for strongholds).
It may take a little more reverting to get the maximum number of allies.
Note that allies tend to be quite powerful when WarBOT is used, particularly
on smaller maps, so beware!
- "Frankenstein Rules":
- Hero must be disbanded after successfully searching an ally ruin.
(i.e., the hero is transformed into the ally or allies)
Can be used in combination with any other ally rules option.
- "Greed Kills":
- Hero must be disbanded after successfully searching any gold
ruin or stronghold. (Optional variation: only disband hero after
stronghold visits, but not ruin visits.)
The World Warlords II League (WW2L):
- The WW2L is the worldwide organization for playing Warlords II against other
humans via email.
- The WW2L is the product of the collective efforts of Warlords II fans worldwide.
- The WW2L site is currently maintained by Bob Heeter
(http://www.heeter.net)
- Email problems, comments, additions and ideas to Bob at
bob@heeter.net, with subject "WW2L-Admin"
- The WW2L is not affiliated with the Strategic Studies Group
(SSG), the makers of Warlords II.
- This site does not deal with Warlords III.