[Discuss] cheating or just smart?

[Tom Vogt]

Am 16.04.2008 um 00:52 schrieb Sandra Goen:

> Is the following smart game play or cheating?
>
> Your realm signed a treaty agreeing not to attack another realmB.  
> Your realm founds the creation of a new realm from newly conquered  
> regions. This new realm is bordering realmB and begins conquering  
> realmB's regions. Is your realm cheating or just being very smart by  
> side stepping the treaty?


And the question is?


a) Diplomacy is always cheating.
b) "cheating" implies breaking the game rules somehow. I can't see a  
game rule broken here.