I´m very happy reading this comments. I agree with most of them.

Under the "Help"-Section (Left bar) is explained:
(or select "Surrender" flag underneath your icon, which will end the game if everyone does the same).

That´s the technical function of this flag -
nothing more, nothing less...

And kdice don´t give more rules then these on the left bar.

Of course the community makes their own rules of "good behaviour" or a "nettiquette". But noone should hear to these rules. Breaking them isn´t cheating, it´s only not so fine for the players´ reputation!

So - what will the white "flag" mean?

So it depends to the situation. You may flag to the leader, to your ally, or ´cause you lost all and hope now to survive longer then other antogonists, while giving the "flag"-signal will mean not attacking the bigger neighbour or the leader.

But of course it´s ok to strike back in every case, when you´re attacked once.


We had the same discussion two or three weaks ago here in the forum. Perhaps someone paste the results into the wiki?

Well a couple if days ago heres the position

Its me vs him ok. Im slightly better by about two 8 stacks and I ask for flags.

The two little players (2 and 3 8 towers respectively) both flag but my opponent doesn't (fair enough)

I leave the small guys two alone and fight my main opponent. Until he flags - Im a fair guy Hed still get 2nd with me

Anyway I start winning and ask the two players if they will attack me. They say no and they're flagged so that I shouldn't attack them.

The kdice gods wernt favourable to me though. And after many rounds I started slipping up. And I was 2-3 8 stacks behind. Suddenly one of the smaller guys attacks me and splits me (he has +20 dice for waiting so long)

I was like "wtf? You flagged and I left you alone..."

No reply :(

Then when Im pretty done for guess what? The other guy unflags and attacks me too.

Needless to say I got 4th. Good dom score but in the end it still hurts. Now to me flagging means very little.

People somehow want flags to have the force of a truce.

They don't.

I will shun backstabbers, but not people who unflag and decide to go crazy on me.

Why? Because It would be *my fault* for accepting their flag and not crippling them when I had the chance.

Does anyone remember the old thread about "how to decide who to kill first"? Now it's all "OMG WTF I'M FLAGGED LEAVE ME ALONE KTHXGR8BYE"

Yeah it was my fault for being honourable and respecting the flag.

@Ubersmush

If they don't want you to attack them, they should ask for a truce.

Right?

well I dont like asking for truces ALL the time. next time Ill just take them out ;P

But then wouldn't that be dishonorable and disrespectful of their flag?

AS I have played, my view on flagging and what it means has changed. When I was a little nooblet, I flagged and hoped folks wouldn't attacke me, and tended to not attack those that had flagged.

Now that I have some games under my belt, I tend to announce what my intention is when I flag, ie:

"I am flagging to teal, but will continue to battle for second place."

This means that I'm hoping that Teal will not attack me, but that I intend to keep fighting the others for a second place position.

Sometimes Teal will leave me alone, other times Teal will just keep attacking.

I usually only do that if someone is obviously in a position that can't be changed without EVERYONE working together, which is exceedingly rare.

I have to agree with flags meaning nothing more than ending the game. I can't stand when I'm playing, trying to win and someone thinks I'm not going to attack them just because their flagged. If the games still being played, people should still plan on getting attacked. No reason to get hurt feelings, just accept it

"I am flagging to teal, but will continue to battle for second place."

Isn't that what truces are for?

And how is what you did any different than a 1/2 truce?