***RULE DISCUSSION AND CLARIFICATION***
Due to the current events in the game "WAR!" (
gameID=43) I'd like to start the discussion about the rules again as there seem to be several interpretations.
Just to summarize: We all clearly agreed on that SC owned by a player are protected by the war declaration rule which says that a player must declare war 6 months before he may attack a Supply Center occupied by another player.
There was also only little to none discussion about that non-SC territories owned by a player are also protected by the war declaration rule.
But there is a lot of disagreement on the so called "costal waters". Are they protected by the rule or not. What are costal waters actually? And what about the unclear cases like the English Channel bordering on France and Britain.
About the last issue I propose the following:
Costal waters are NOT protected by the war declaration rule. They may be attacked and conquered by everyone without a declaration of war. But the attack on occupied costal waters can be considered as an act of war authorizing the defender to declare war immediately without the 6 month latency. This applies to EVERY territory considered costal waters including the English Channel.