admit ¶

admit who [‘ALL’] [nation | units]
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Allow units to stack with who. By default, a unit may not stack with a noble belonging to another faction. This command gives permission to other units to stack with who.

For example, suppose that Drakkar the Trader [1752] wants to stack with Feasel the Wicked [1109]. They belong to different factions, so Drakkar cannot stack with Feasel until Feasel gives him permission.

admit 1109 1752    # permit [1752] to stack with [1109]

This command also permits units to enter locations controlled by who. By default, a unit may enter any location unless the border is closed (see border). If the border is closed, only units which can stack with the noble that controls the location will be permitted to enter the location.

For example, suppose that Feasel the Wicked [1109] is in The Old Tower [a1i] and has closed the border. Drakkar cannot enter the tower unless Feasel puts Drakkar on his admit list:

admit 1109 1752    # permit [1752] to enter locations controlled by [1109]

Once he’s done this, Drakkar can enter the tower. Note that Drakkar can also stack with Feasel. There’s currently no way to admit someone to a location without also giving them permission to stack.

A common mistake is to admit Drakkar to the location, e.g.,

        admit a1i 1752  # permit [1752] to enter [a1i] WRONG!

Admitting someone to a structure or location does nothing. You must admit them to the noble that controls the location, not to the location itself.

There are three cases for the rest of admit’s arguments:

(1) If no further arguments are given, admit will clear the permissions for the given entity, and deny admission or stacking to any foreign unit:

admit ce90                  # allow no one to stack with ce90

(2) If a list of units, players, or nations is given, those units will be permitted to stack with who or enter any location who controls:

admit ce90 778 2960 4240    # allow any member of faction 778,
                            # as well as 2960 and 4240, to stack with ce90
admit ce90 mandor 4481      # admit Mandorians and 4481

Note that if a faction is specified, units within the faction must not be concealing their lord in order to be recognized.

(3) If the keyword ‘ALL’ is used, then permission is granted to everyone:

admit ce90 all                  # allow anyone to stack with ce90

A list of units to exclude may follow ‘ALL’:

admit ce90 all 778 2960 4240    # allow anyone to stack with ce90, except
                                # any member of faction 778, and
                                # units 2960 and 4240.
admit ce90 all Pen		# Admit all, except Pen.

Summary examples:

admit ce90              # admit no one to ce90
admit ce90 all          # admit anyone to ce90
admit ce90 778          # admit any member of faction 778 to ce90
admit ce90 all 778      # admit anyone but a member of faction 778
admit ce90 2960 4240    # admit 2960 or 4240 to ce90
admit ce90 mandor       # admit anyone from Mandor
admit ce90 mandor 2960  # admit anyone from Mandor and 2960

If there are too many units to list on a line with a single admit order, more admit orders may be used:

admit ce90 2596 3921 3934 3999 4012 4045 4046 4256 4300

has the same meaning as:

admit ce90 2596 3921 3934 3999 4012
admit ce90 4045 4046 4256 4300

Don’t forget to give the entity again as the first argument on continuation admit orders! (ce90 in the above example)

Note that in TAG, unlike other versions of Olympia, the first admit order of a turn does not clear the admits for a unit! The only time admits for a unit are cleared is when admit is used with no arguments, e.g.,

        admit g83

clears the admit list for [g83].

Only admit permissions of the top most noble of a stack are considered. Other units which do not have admit permission may accompany a noble who does. <