We do this every game. "Would you like to make a peace agreement?" is probably one of the first things you hear in a game. But what are you agreeing to exactly?
My most recent game hinged entirely on the fact that the players had wildly different interpretations of what a peace agreement was. A room exclusive to players in the top 30, some of which who had been playing since beta, had completely different understandings of the most basic and common form of diplomacy used in Subterfuge. Needless to say, this difference in understanding shaped the entire game, and led to a few heated conversations.
To keep the thread from spiraling into chaos, I'm going to frame this as a multiple choice question. Feel free to add additional choices of your own, choose more than one choice, or add more details onto the choices I provide to be more specific. The key points of contention were over how long the peace is to last (time frame), and ways in which the peace may be broken (agreement voided).
Please answer the way YOU think/play, not what you think most other players would agree on. Also answer with what you think you actually agreed on, not whether you/they actually do it.
Time Frame:
"Do you agree to..." (the other party answers "Yes.")
1. "Peace?"
2. "Peace agreement?"
3. "Peace with a 24hr warning?"
a) Lasts till the end of the game, or until voided by the other party.
b) Lasts until one party gives 24hr warning, and that party may only launch attacks after 24hrs, or if non-warning party launches first.
c) Lasts until one party gives 24hr warning, and that party may only land attacks after 24hrs, or if non-warning party launches first.
d) Lasts until one party gives 24hr warning, but we all know 24hrs doesn't really mean a full 24hrs, and the warning party is going to launch maybe after a short delay, but mostly just once their drills are in place.
e) Because there are not enough details given about the time frame, there is no time frame. Because there is no time frame, either party can attack whenever they want. Any warning given would be purely a courtesy.
f) All peace agreements always assume a 24hr warning, unless explicitly agreed to otherwise. (also include either b, c, or d in addition if choosing this option).
g) All agreements assume a 24hr warning, unless explicitly agreed to otherwise. (also include either b, c, or d in addition if choosing this option).
Agreement Voided:
Below is a list of perspectives on how an agreement might be voided. Proceed to the following list of scenarios, and place each scenario under the perspective you would use.
4. The agreement is void. I can attack anytime I want, and I have no obligation to give notice that they voided the agreement.
5. The agreement is void. I can attack anytime I want, but need to notify them immediately that their action has voided the agreement.
6. The agreement is not void. If it bothers me I can give my 48hr warning as agreed.
7. I must warn them that if they do not stop their actions or do nothing to remedy the problem, I will consider their actions as voiding our agreement.
8. I must warn them to stop their actions or remedy the problem. However, I have no obligation to warn them that our agreement will be considered void if they do not comply.
(Both parties explicitly agreed to a "Peace agreement, with 48hr warning before launching attacks." However, the other party just...)
a) accidentally attacked me, because of vision limitation or unexpected change in time machine prediction.
b) threatened to attack me.
c) insulted me.
d) lied to his enemy.
e) lied to me.
f) lied to his non-enemy.
g) lied to his own ally.
h) conspired with a 3rd party against me.
i) attacked my ally.
j) attacked his own ally.
k) can fund me, but refuses to.
l) funds me and my enemy.
m) funds my enemy, but refuses to fund me.
n) can give me critical information about my enemy, but refuses to.
o) gifts outposts, specialists and/or drills to my enemy.
p) directly intentionally attacks me.
Or if you think you can succinctly answer all scenarios with a single sentence or short paragraph which doesnt change given ANY of the various scenarios I present, by all means, just say that and forget the entire test.