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Guys, you are really wrong...
I perfectly understand Lizard, who is already getting frustrated – you are saying things that are completely illogical.
Rules are a great thing, but common sense hasn't been canceled either. After all, this is a Community of fans of a rather intellectual game, which kind of suggests that the average level of intelligence is above average. Surely, for thinking people, it is obvious that any wording of any rules can be criticized and presented in a way that benefits them?..
What is the main goal of creating a set of rules? To prohibit the use of tactics that are generally considered imbalanced, in particular, hit-and-run. What is hit-and-run? You can argue as much as you want about commas in the wording (20 pages, you say?.. not bad), but the fact remains: any experienced player understands what is being discussed. The wording is needed, firstly, for beginners, and secondly, for the beauty and solidity of the rules themselves. All that Lizard's opponent did in this situation was to show that the wording "use magic in the first round of the battle and run away/bribe" is less precise than "use magic in the first round of the battle and run away/bribe, provided that, if he had not run away/bribed, he would have suffered losses." It is clear to everyone that no one will include the second wording in the actual rules, because there are very few cases that it covers.
But that is exactly what the appeals committee is for!
And that is why the human factor is needed, to understand when the wording becomes insufficient and to put common sense first. To recognize that even the most precise wording cannot be 100% consistent with all real situations. To analyze the real game situation based on the save files and look at that battle. And to make an adequate decision.