Here's a summary of the Club rules for Exodus (No W-A-R) and the rationale behind them. Our rules are simple and are the result of experience with the Club.
- No War.
- Trade Rares for Rares.
- Don't buy from a Depot unless the city has "Open" (or "o") in the city name.
- Log out (leave the Club) if you're going to be inactive for more than a day or two.
Here's the rationale behind the rules:
- No War. Our Club has accidentally done war a couple of times when one of the officers clicks the wrong button. There is an advantage of doing wars - you can complete the Contest of Mayors (CoM) war assignments. However, most of our Club members joined the Club partly because they just didn't want to participate in that part of the Game. After our most recent accidental war (see previous post), the officers of the Club discussed the pros and cons and all agreed that for now the no-war rule stands.
That said, if the members ever did decide that they want to do an occasional war, we're be open to that as long as we plan it ahead of time. I don't like losing!
Also, if you want to do a war or two, you're welcome to join another Club, do the war, and then come back. We have several Members who do this routinely.
- Trade Rares for Rares. Sometimes a new Member will join the Club and immediately request five storage cameras or four land exhausts. This doesn't work as these items are rare. Here's a hierarchy of how we see the value of the rares:
(a) Storage: grates, cameras, locks
(b) Land (a close second): exhausts, wheels, blades
(c) Vu: gloves, batteries, remotes
(d) Beach and Mountain Expansion Items
(e) Airport Items
For example, if you need Vu, you can offer up any of the Land or Storage items and likely somebody will trade (if they can). Or of you have extra Storage locks and need cameras, somebody may trade. As you go down the list, the likelihood of needing to trade decreases. For example, if you need Paris French Bread, usually somebody will sell it to you if they have it.
- Don't buy from a depot unless it says "Open." Some of our Members use their depots as storage, so please be polite and ask if the word "Open" is not in the city name. If the word "Closed" is in the city name, do NOT buy.
Also, note that when you list an item for sale in your depot, there is a check box for listing in the Global Marketplace ("on" is the default setting). If ANY item in your depot is listed in Global, and player in the Game can buy ANY of your items. In the Chat, we refer to this as "ads on." If NONE of your items are on Global, ONLY Club Members can see and/or purchase your items.
If you accidentally list something on Global that you don't want to list, as the Club for somebody to buy it and sell it back to you. Once the listed item is purchased, non-Club members can't see your other items.
- Log out. If you're not going to be active in the Game for more than a day or two, please log out (leave the Club) and come back when you're active. There's only room for 25 people. As our membership increases, this will be more important. If you're inactive for a week, one of the officers or I will log you out (and likely invite you to return).
Speaking of officers, if you want to be a VP, please let any of the officers know. Basically this consists of welcoming new Members to the Club and explaining the rules and answering questions. Occasionally you have to log somebody out, but this is quite rare.