How do you count 10 squares?

To find the length of a diagonal the easiest way to calculate the length of the line is to form a triangle and use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the hypotenuse.

This is a contentious issue and it seems that it used to be 10 squares squared at one point.

Nowadays, others seem to do 10 squares and then a circle around that.

I know different people have different points of view, but it only works if there is a consistent rule.

Sadly, this is especially a problem for over eager training alliances who sometimes wrongly advise their new players, upsetting veteran players who have been planning and building for years now.

This just creates friction when it could have been avoided.

I have always held to the 10 squares squared rule, but I know others will disagree and prefer the circle model.

It just allows unscrupulous players (and alliances) to be very sneaky when settling new cities, then they can claim they are new and do not know the rule (and then accuse you of being unreasonable, to boot).

Can these two interpretations be reconciled?

I would like to think so, but I have already been at the receiving end of the so called 10 square rule (it is not called the 10 square circle rule!!)

Just my 2 cents.

John Louis wrote: This is a contentious issue and it seems that it used to be 10 squares squared at one point. Nowadays, others seem to do 10 squares and then a circle around that. I know different people have different points of view, but it only works if there is a consistent rule. Sadly, this is especially a problem for over eager training alliances who sometimes wrongly advise their new players, upsetting veteran players who have been planning and building for years now. This just creates friction when it could have been avoided. I have always held to the 10 squares squared rule, but I know others will disagree and prefer the circle model. It just allows unscrupulous players (and alliances) to be very sneaky when settling new cities, then they can claim they are new and do not know the rule (and then accuse you of being unreasonable, to boot). Can these two interpretations be reconciled? I would like to think so, but I have already been at the receiving end of the so called 10 square rule (it is not called the 10 square circle rule!!) Just my 2 cents.

The purpose of the 10 square convention, as I understand it, is to give both cities room to claim sovereignty.  10 squares in a circle around the city more than amply provides this (by allowing 5 squares in each direction for each city).  Honestly I hadn't heard people arguing for a "10 squares squared" convention previously.  I've always understood it to mean a 10-square radius, just as for Tenaril and Exodus.

10 square RADIUS.