Wishlist: Capitulation

[Zapmeister]

Originally Posted by Micah

Being able to "capitulate" in this manner the turn after a major loss completely robs the winning side of the majority of the spoils of war, and is thus not a goo solution

I disagree with this comment for two reasons.

1. I mentioned that the division algorithm would be based on dominion and the proximity of forces. This means that an unassisted invader, present in force on the capitulator's border, will receive the lion's share of the spoils.

2. More importantly, conquests are rarely completed in full by a single invader. When the defender diverts his forces to the main front, opportunistic third parties swoop on the newly-undefended borders and can wind up taking more spoils than the nation that earned them. Because of this, I think that a capitulation mechanism could actually make for a fairer division of spoils in many cases.