[archaeolept]

omg i've lost pretenders left and right due to bizarre rout rules. that's just part of the game as presently constituted. We don't know why she didn't rout - it looks to me like you're just trying to come up w/ some rationalization, talking about how a battle "should have" resolved...

no one i play with understands how routing really works in all situations; as such, there is no "common understanding". Perhaps in that situation, her 30 morale prevented the rout.

hopefully you can find someone to sub for you if you so much hate playing.

and no other player has quit w/out being totally defeated. Arcos quit w/, what, one or two territories left? same pretty well w/ the jots. You are still a major player - certainly stronger than rlyeh or marignon.