Cities Next to Tounament Squares

if i thought this were an actual problem (which i don't), i would suggest that the game randomise the tournament square each time a tournament is declared (or maybe once each month, so that the devs could automate it and not be involved)--one square per region, randomly selected from all settleable, unoccupied squares that don't have incoming settlers or cities in exodus. it's not a bad idea anyway. keeps the tournaments fresh, stops penalising alliances with homelands located on the wrong side of their respective regions, and would vary the terrain in each region on which the tournament is fought. (...stupid bloody plains squares...)

Having probably been the reason that this poll was created, I will make one post. Plenty of players have relocated either next to or in close proximity to tournament sqs both in the past as well as during the current event. Some do it during the tournament or in the lead up, others have done it in between and hardly been noticed. I am neither for it or against it but simply copied the tactic from others. STA were well within their rights to attack,siege or raze the city as there is no rules against it just as people have similarly stated here about locating cities next to sqs. In our instance we felt that razing the city was too extreme and advised them that we considered it an act of war. Combined with the fact that we are a 3 person alliance that would have no real influence on the tournament. Initial contact at the time with STA was not forthcoming but they eventually let us know their motives and razed our city. We have now retaliated and razed an STA city and consider the matter closed. STA or moreso Quentin see it differently and have vowed to hunt us down at some point. Such is their right. We were advised after the fact that it was only Quentin and his alt who acted and no one else from STA was involved. We accepted this on face value but are of the view that if you are in an alliance then your alliance is as much responsible for its members and their actions as in the reverse. We have learned from the whole thing that placing a city near a tourney sq is something that not everyone agrees with and probably is only something that a large alliance can support. Going forward we will avoid the practice next tournament if we are still around. I have not voted on the poll because there is more than one correct answer.

Edited by Mr Damage - 09 Jun 2016 at 12:59

I doubt everyone would ever agree to any of this, players will continue pushing boundaries and existing norms as they see fit and if they think they can get away with it.

The reason why this is an issue is that it is impossible for tournamanets in Illyriad to exist outside the scope of the metagame. These tournamanets are not fought solely on the battlefield; they are mostly negotiated through political horse trading alla the metagame. 

in future tournament shouldnt it be up to the person who is running the tournament to side what is allow and not allowed?