For clarity, the reason my ally was not disclosed to be playing my race was because our alliance wasn't public knowledge (though it was disclosed to the host).

We did not know of the alliance or that One player was playing two races.

My question for the bar is:

Don't I as a player have the right to know who I'm playing against?

This is not a team game
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Hmmm, so the game doesn't have a 2 player victory condition?
You might not want to play as a team, but others are most definitely going to.

But it is done in the open so everyone knows what's going on.

This was done behind closed doors, out of view of the other 8 players for at least 20 turns.

No.

Certainly not in the case of a temporary takeover (which initially was only due to be a couple of turns) by an ally when the alliance is unknown to the rest of the universe (and had been for decades).

If you read (THE PREVIOUS) post you will see that (THIS WAS) point(ED) out.
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*ps, why do I waste my breath?

Let's talk SPECIFICS. Not generally.
Was THIS situation a problem in ANY way?

Don't I as a player have the right to know who I'm playing against?

We did not know of the alliance or that One player was playing two races.

When a player can't do his turn he can ask for a Hold or some other relief...

I find it totally unacceptable.

I believe this has now crossed the line for me, I await the answer of the host.

Little Eddie

The interesting side question would be what would you have done differently if you had known what was happening "behind the screens"?

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH

The three of you are posting 6 post to every one of mine, your using close to 10 words to one of my words.

That doesn't make you right.

Your only thinking about this game, I'm thinking about Stars! & AutoHost.

Magic is posting about this game, but hasn't played a turn in the last 30 or more. WHY.

In the next game I'm just going to be one half of all the players, Nmid knows I can play in 6 different games at the same time. So I should just play 5 players in the same game. That should be fair(by your definition).

Please think about the next game you want to play.

Little Eddie

The question was asked if Magic9mushroom was around, No answer was given by XAPBob or Magic.

The three of you are posting 6 post to every one of mine

your using close to 10 words to one of my words.

That doesn't make you right.

Your only thinking about this game, I'm thinking about Stars! & AutoHost.

I should just play 5 players in the same game. That should be fair(by your definition).

Please think about the next game you want to play.

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The more I find out about this the more I don't like it.

Back to my point.

If back in Dec, or in early January we where told that Magic9mushroom was no longer playing and his ally was temporary playing this turn. We would not be having this thread.

You can have all the "good" reasons that you want for hiding that information. My point is that it was hidden and I don't believe it should have been given the rules of this game.

"Did it effect me in this game". I don't know, as I don't know what XAPBob did that was different then what Magic9mushroom would have done. And I have no way of ever finding out.

I no longer believe that this game has been played on a fair and level playing field for all the players. As one player had information that was hidden from the others.