Round table

Then the following question arises, albeit a somewhat silly one: **is the attacking player obligated to attack? Does he have the option to demand a draw or a rematch from the defending player, with the defeated army being disbanded and a subsequent ransom paid?** The absurdity lies in the fact that shackles prevent anyone from escaping – meaning they must fight to the bitter end, and there must be one winner... but a situation arises where both players know that everything depends on the first attack and they simply stand there and wait. The defender says: Attack, you initiated the attack. And the attacker says: I don't want to, I'll lose... The defender asks: So, what are we going to do? The attacker replies: I don't know.
That's why I started this discussion to clarify the situation...