Since I've NEVER used the Mongolian UP with all my previous games (succession games included), can somebody please explain to me how the Mongolia UP works? So I raze a city, and within the ?4x4 square smaller cities are supposed to surrender if I approach them the next turn. So does that mean:
1. I can't approach those cities in the same move that I raze the city (i.e. I can't scout ahead)
2. If the cities I approach aren't smaller than the one I raze RIGHT at the move I razed it, then they won't surrender
3. Capitals never surrender
4. The surrender actually happens at the THIRD move, i.e. 1. raze, 2. approach, 3. surrender/flip
5. What does approach mean, does it mean my units need to be right next to the city, or can I just see the city (i.e. 2 squares away)
6. How does 4x4 work anyway (4N/4S/4E/4W or just 5x5 including the square of the city that was razed)? 4x4 just doesn't make any sense if you include the square of the city that was razed
7. The UP won't work on independents (since they are not in the same "state," at least for those cities that don't have contiguous borders)--kinda unfair to say the least, since rumor should travel fast whether you're indy or not that your neighbor was razed
I really need to understand this before I start my conquering with tanks.
BTW, can the Mongolians get an advantage so that their stability doesn't go down if they raze cities? It's only fair to their image of being conquerors and not having any qualms of destroying other civs.