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.)


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