https://alamaze.net/forum/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:30:15 +0000 MyBB https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17804.html Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:34:12 +0000 Windstar]]> https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17804.html https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17803.html Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:15:20 +0000 davekuyk]]> https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17803.html

• 10 player game (thus two regions start empty)
  
• All players have a hidden capital; only kingdoms with a hidden capital are available
  
• Players draft kingdoms and regions
  
• Lower-tier kingdoms are buffed versus the top-tier kingdoms
  

The Kingdoms

Tiers (1 to 4) are from my Kingdom Ratings sheet.

• Amazons (tier 3)
  
• Ancient Ones (tier 1)
  
• Atlanteans (tier 4)
  
• Demon Princes (tier 1)
  
• Druid (tier 1)
  
• Fairy Folk (tier 4)
  
• Forgotten (tier 3)
  
• Illusionist (tier 2)
  
• Pirates (tier 4)
  
• Underworld (tier 2)
  

Tier Adjustments

This is assuming these are indeed things Brek can adjust. I think they are, but only Brek can say if this is feasible or not.

Tier 1 kingdoms are unchanged
Tier 2 kingdoms gain an extra 3000 food and gold production to the capital, and an adept is raised to a p-1
Tier 3 kingdoms gain the tier 2 boost, plus an extra point of influence
Tier 4 kingdoms gain the tier 2 and 3 boosts, plus an extra 20,000 food and gold


Thoughts? Any interest?]]>

• 10 player game (thus two regions start empty)
  
• All players have a hidden capital; only kingdoms with a hidden capital are available
  
• Players draft kingdoms and regions
  
• Lower-tier kingdoms are buffed versus the top-tier kingdoms
  

The Kingdoms

Tiers (1 to 4) are from my Kingdom Ratings sheet.

• Amazons (tier 3)
  
• Ancient Ones (tier 1)
  
• Atlanteans (tier 4)
  
• Demon Princes (tier 1)
  
• Druid (tier 1)
  
• Fairy Folk (tier 4)
  
• Forgotten (tier 3)
  
• Illusionist (tier 2)
  
• Pirates (tier 4)
  
• Underworld (tier 2)
  

Tier Adjustments

This is assuming these are indeed things Brek can adjust. I think they are, but only Brek can say if this is feasible or not.

Tier 1 kingdoms are unchanged
Tier 2 kingdoms gain an extra 3000 food and gold production to the capital, and an adept is raised to a p-1
Tier 3 kingdoms gain the tier 2 boost, plus an extra point of influence
Tier 4 kingdoms gain the tier 2 and 3 boosts, plus an extra 20,000 food and gold


Thoughts? Any interest?]]> https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17801.html Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:32:57 +0000 Alzreborn]]> https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17801.html https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17798.html Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:09:18 +0000 Alzreborn]]> https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17798.html https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17797.html Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:51:04 +0000 Windstar]]> https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17797.html https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17791.html Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:52:38 +0000 Frostking]]> https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17791.html https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17771.html Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:45:53 +0000 Windstar]]> https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17771.html https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17770.html Sat, 14 Mar 2026 21:20:36 +0000 Alzreborn]]> https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17770.html https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17764.html Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:57:46 +0000 Brekk]]> https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17764.html https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17762.html Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:08:27 +0000 davekuyk]]> https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17762.html
# 50 – Cancel Standing Order
I do wish this were a free order. I often end up with stale standing orders in the mid to late game and can’t spare the order to cancel them.

# 60 – Create Standing Order
The turn result does a poor job of indicating how many standing orders your kingdom has available. And the rulebook is out of date (sigh). It works as follows:

• Base of six standing orders (eight with Forethought trait)
  
• Three additional standing orders per region controlled (four with Forethought)
  

Supposedly, the system will automatically remove extra standing orders if you lose a region and have too many to support. I’ve never actually seen this happen, and I’ve carried extra standing orders for at least two turns.

Note that there are a handful of commands that cannot be designated as standing:

• #510 – Hire New Figure (Tavern) (Curiously, 511 is allowed)
  
• All victory checks
  
• All one-time orders (Kingdom Customization, Set ESO, Claim ESO)
  

The order entry system will catch these. Note that the system DOES allow orders that are clearly not valid, such as the 511 example above, or something nonsensical, such as group movement or an agent searching for encounters. Be careful with that checkbox!

Creative Use of Standing Orders

I’ve identified some patterns that I use to maximize standing orders.

Using 500 to train an agent is a common use case for standing orders. Conveniently, one can use the agent to counter-espionage (54) or guard prisoners (299) without having to cancel the training order. Useful if the protection is needed for a single turn. The agent can also be moved (via 350) and then resume training at the new location. This is useful for when an agent reaches the maximum level without a Thieves’ Guild (9) and needs to be moved to where one exists.

Titling an emissary (390) is another example. The 390 order comes after all other emissary actions. Thus, the emissary can be promoted to a prince and then proceed to be utilized without needing to cancel the 390 order. (The 390 fails without consequence)

Setting a standing order to Increase Influence (480) is something I do every single game, sometimes as early as turn one. This one is nice as every other commonly used  king order (enamor, denigrate, and move capital) comes before 480. I have had games where I never remove this order. Another nice perk is that the 390 (title emissary) order comes first. Thus, you can use one or more 390s to lower the king’s influence to below 19 and allow the 480 to execute.

Merchant Trading (711) comes after Sea Movement (710). One can transport fleets without breaking the merchant trading standing order. This also works for Sea Patrol (705); however, it sadly does not work for Sea Movement Search for PC, as this is order 715.

Using the 600 orders to raise gold/food is fairly common. As the orders come rather late in the turn, in the off-season, it is possible to plan to spend your food/gold before these orders and simply let them fail. This allows you to maintain them even when you can’t afford them.

I'd love to hear about use clever ways to use standing orders.]]>
# 50 – Cancel Standing Order
I do wish this were a free order. I often end up with stale standing orders in the mid to late game and can’t spare the order to cancel them.

# 60 – Create Standing Order
The turn result does a poor job of indicating how many standing orders your kingdom has available. And the rulebook is out of date (sigh). It works as follows:

• Base of six standing orders (eight with Forethought trait)
  
• Three additional standing orders per region controlled (four with Forethought)
  

Supposedly, the system will automatically remove extra standing orders if you lose a region and have too many to support. I’ve never actually seen this happen, and I’ve carried extra standing orders for at least two turns.

Note that there are a handful of commands that cannot be designated as standing:

• #510 – Hire New Figure (Tavern) (Curiously, 511 is allowed)
  
• All victory checks
  
• All one-time orders (Kingdom Customization, Set ESO, Claim ESO)
  

The order entry system will catch these. Note that the system DOES allow orders that are clearly not valid, such as the 511 example above, or something nonsensical, such as group movement or an agent searching for encounters. Be careful with that checkbox!

Creative Use of Standing Orders

I’ve identified some patterns that I use to maximize standing orders.

Using 500 to train an agent is a common use case for standing orders. Conveniently, one can use the agent to counter-espionage (54) or guard prisoners (299) without having to cancel the training order. Useful if the protection is needed for a single turn. The agent can also be moved (via 350) and then resume training at the new location. This is useful for when an agent reaches the maximum level without a Thieves’ Guild (9) and needs to be moved to where one exists.

Titling an emissary (390) is another example. The 390 order comes after all other emissary actions. Thus, the emissary can be promoted to a prince and then proceed to be utilized without needing to cancel the 390 order. (The 390 fails without consequence)

Setting a standing order to Increase Influence (480) is something I do every single game, sometimes as early as turn one. This one is nice as every other commonly used  king order (enamor, denigrate, and move capital) comes before 480. I have had games where I never remove this order. Another nice perk is that the 390 (title emissary) order comes first. Thus, you can use one or more 390s to lower the king’s influence to below 19 and allow the 480 to execute.

Merchant Trading (711) comes after Sea Movement (710). One can transport fleets without breaking the merchant trading standing order. This also works for Sea Patrol (705); however, it sadly does not work for Sea Movement Search for PC, as this is order 715.

Using the 600 orders to raise gold/food is fairly common. As the orders come rather late in the turn, in the off-season, it is possible to plan to spend your food/gold before these orders and simply let them fail. This allows you to maintain them even when you can’t afford them.

I'd love to hear about use clever ways to use standing orders.]]> https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17761.html Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:59:32 +0000 Lord Moontree.]]> https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17761.html https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17759.html Sat, 31 Jan 2026 18:44:20 +0000 admin]]> https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17759.html
I know of at least one person who was unable to create a game account. Unfortunately, I no longer have access to my old emails, so if you’ve had any issues or need help, please post here or send an email to support@alamaze.net and I’ll sort things out for you.

Also, in about a month I’ll need a few volunteers to help test a new server. If anyone is willing, let me know! I expect it will run smoothly, but we’ve made some significant hardware and security upgrades.

Glad to be back and getting things back on track!

Brek/John]]>
I know of at least one person who was unable to create a game account. Unfortunately, I no longer have access to my old emails, so if you’ve had any issues or need help, please post here or send an email to support@alamaze.net and I’ll sort things out for you.

Also, in about a month I’ll need a few volunteers to help test a new server. If anyone is willing, let me know! I expect it will run smoothly, but we’ve made some significant hardware and security upgrades.

Glad to be back and getting things back on track!

Brek/John]]> https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17757.html Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:07:54 +0000 Brekk]]> https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17757.html
I have been in contact with our programmer and hope to have the email solution up and fixed in the next couple of days. We had to write some new code, and we’re going to give it a try shortly once the programmer has some time. I anticipated this issue coming, but had hoped the new server would be in place before it happened.

Which brings me to my second update: the new replacement server is almost complete. This will be an updated server running the latest server software, and my programmer has also made changes he felt were needed, such as SSL and other improvements. I had hoped it would be ready when I got back from Thailand, but as we all know, things never go perfectly.

If people have problems, issues, or questions in the meantime, please email me at Brekpbm@gmail.com and I will get back to you ASAP. Those who have my phone number are also welcome to text me if issues are afoot.

I am buried with job work, but this is my passion, and I’m sorry you guys have had so many issues. Please reach out if needed, and know that I am working hard to fix things.

John / Brek]]>
I have been in contact with our programmer and hope to have the email solution up and fixed in the next couple of days. We had to write some new code, and we’re going to give it a try shortly once the programmer has some time. I anticipated this issue coming, but had hoped the new server would be in place before it happened.

Which brings me to my second update: the new replacement server is almost complete. This will be an updated server running the latest server software, and my programmer has also made changes he felt were needed, such as SSL and other improvements. I had hoped it would be ready when I got back from Thailand, but as we all know, things never go perfectly.

If people have problems, issues, or questions in the meantime, please email me at Brekpbm@gmail.com and I will get back to you ASAP. Those who have my phone number are also welcome to text me if issues are afoot.

I am buried with job work, but this is my passion, and I’m sorry you guys have had so many issues. Please reach out if needed, and know that I am working hard to fix things.

John / Brek]]> https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17756.html Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:47:49 +0000 Alzreborn]]> https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17756.html https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17755.html Sun, 18 Jan 2026 01:37:02 +0000 Lord Thanatos]]> https://alamaze.net/forum/thread-17755.html
What does it do?]]>
What does it do?]]>