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Yes!  Purge the Thinking Machines!

No!  I love our robot overlords and support the inevitable uprising!

BEEP BOOP DOES NOT COMPUTE [¤_¤]

I sometimes think about the Emperor kissing my neck and putting flowers in my hair.

[Criptfeind]

I’ll tell you in private communications if you accept the offer. If you don’t want me to attack someone, feel free to include it in the deal.

Okay, after thinking it over, I can agree to this, if you are still interested.

Something like

House Harrak will send The Forge 20 food, in exchange The Forge will send House Harrak 1 fleet with the following provisions:
The fleet will be returned after House Harrak is finished using it this turn
House Harrack will send their fleets to defend the Forge if the Forge comes under attack this turn
House Harrack will not attack House of Sands this turn
House Harrack will not take any action that could result in the fleet being destroyed and will take any action required to return it within the turn.

Does those provisions make sense?

[a1s]

ACATCTACT:
I bid 1 Army of the Homeworld Guard and 10 karats

I increase the population of my homeworld.

Spoiler: House Ayes (click to show/hide)

Lady Aywen, of House Ayes

20[11]F* Cornucopia 2 Army. (1 reserved for bidding)

end of turn balance:

1 Fleet.
1 Favour.
4 Food
^52 (10 reserved for bidding)

[FiveBalesOfHay]

Okay, after thinking it over, I can agree to this, if you are still interested.

Sorry, I've made another deal.

House Harrak sends ^31, 26 food, and 6 alloys to House Sands and pledges to Defend them now and forever in exchange for the planet 1[0]R Dune.

[Nirur Torir]

Okay, after thinking it over, I can agree to this, if you are still interested.

Sorry, I've made another deal.

House Harrak sends ^31, 26 food, and 6 alloys to House Sands and pledges to Defend them now and forever in exchange for the planet 1[0]R Dune.

House of Sands agrees and signs this contract.

[FiveBalesOfHay]

ACTACTACT
House Harrak bids two armies on the planet.

Spoiler: House Harrak (click to show/hide)

Lord Erwin, of House Harrak

20[11]F Everra 2 Armies (Up for trade).
1[0]R Dune

1 Fleet.
1 Favour.

[Nirur Torir]

POLL SUGGESTIOIN

I don't like the idea of pure sneak attacks, but I propose adding a Fog of War mechanic.
I announce that I'm attacking Player B. I DM what armies I'm sending where. Player B then gets to DM his own troop reassignments, if any.
Both players get an equal chance to try to out-think each other.

[a1s]

POLL SUGGESTIOIN

I don't like the idea of pure sneak attacks, but I propose adding a Fog of War mechanic.
I announce that I'm attacking Player B. I DM what armies I'm sending where. Player B then gets to DM his own troop reassignments, if any.
Both players get an equal chance to try to out-think each other.

There is no need, when you attack someone with armies, they will lack a fleet to reassign their defensive armies.

[FiveBalesOfHay]

It would be interesting if you could conceal the number of fleets you are attacking with, though.

[evictedSaint]

Why would you ever attack with less than "every ship"?

[FiveBalesOfHay]

Because it would be funny

[a1s]

Why would you ever attack with less than "every ship"?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but attacking others costs 5^ per fleet, so you might want to conserve forces for that reason alone.
Additionally, it doesn't quite say, but I'm assuming you have to split your fleet when you want to attack 2 different players on the same turn?
Finally, it's a nitpick, but if you have complete space-superiority on your opponent you would only send 5 more fleets than they have, not "every ship".

[Criptfeind]

Well fair enough, that's a better deal then I could give

In that case, I guess I'm back in the market for food, if there's anyone around who'd want to sell, I guess I'd be interested in paying around .75 per food?

Spoiler: The Forge turn 1 (click to show/hide)

Criptfeind, First Mechanator of the Forge

Accept 22 Alloy and ^2 from House of Sand
Spend ^3 to move 2 population from the Slag and 1 from the Wreck to the Forge
Activate the Slag for +2 Alloy
Activate Forge to turn 7*2*1.8 25 alloy into ^50
Send ^24 to House of Sand
Activate the garden for 2 food
Activate the wet for 2 food
Spend 10 food to increase the pop on the Forge
Spend 11 food to increase the pop on the Garden
Spend 12 Food  to increase the pop on the Wet

2[1+1]F The Garden.
2[1+1]F The Wet.
3[1]R The Slag. 1 Army.
1[0]R The Wreck.
12[7+1]M* The Forge. (multiply income by 1.8 (homeplanet bonus plus size bonus)) 1 Army.

Spend ^3 to move 2 population from the Slag and 1 from the Wreck to the Forge

0 Food (37 Starting. 0 Purchased. 2 produced by The Garden (2*1 = 2 ) 2 produced by The Wet (2*1 = 2 ), 1 eaten by The Slag, 0 eaten by the Wreck, 7 eaten by The Forge 10 used to grow population on The Forge 11 used to grow population on The Garden 12 Used to grow food on The Wet(37+4-1-0-7-10-11-12)).
2 Alloy (2 starting. 22 Purchaged 6 produced by The Slag(2*3 = 6), 2 produced by The Wreck(2*1 = 2), 14 used by The Forge 0+4+10-14=0).
^29 (1 starting. 3 spent moving pops, gained 2 from trade, lost 24 to trade, 10 from all the Pops, and The Forge turned (7*2*1.8=25) Alloy into ^50 (25*2* = 50 ).  Minus 2 for the Armies, and minus 5 for the Fleet. (1-3+2-24+10+50-2-5)).

1 Fleet.
1 Favour.

[evictedSaint]

-snip-

Reasonable enough reasons.  Still, having mechanics to hide fleet number is fiddly and workload heavy enough that I'll not allow it.

[evictedSaint]

If we are all settled, I can get a turn out tonight.

Get your bids in now, if you want to be considered.

[TheFantasticMsFox]

Spend 21 Food on growing one pop on each planet.

Spoiler: House Vix (click to show/hide)

Lady Vulpetia, of House Vix

PLANETS
12[9+1]F* Jasper [1 Army]
8[1+1]R Impeller-V [1 Army]

RESOURCES
1 Fleet.
1 Favour.
0 Alloy (0 + 2(Production) - 2(Trade)
1 Food (1 + 31(Production) - 10 (Trade) - 21 (Grow Pops)
^28 (14 + 10(Tax) - 7(Military Upkeep) + 11(Trade)