Interesting. Worth adding to the game variants thread.
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=35083
It will grate on the people who prefer "proof of strategy" games only in Dom3 since some dont seem to consider diplomacy to be a strategy.
But I can see various strategies.
A) do I turn my neighbor AI because Im ready to rush him?
B) or do I turn the leader AI before they get too powerful?
C) do I let the leader get more powerful and THEN turn him AI?
D) do I buy a safety for myself from my neighbor?
E) do I buy votes to swing things the way I want it to go?
F) do I sell my vote?
Hmmm... come to think of it. This isnt too much different than games now. Its just faster. But in other games some of the same strategies happen. Just change "vote" to "NAP"