<p>I found an <a href="https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/a/8151/5056">answer</a> to this question in an answer to a similar <a href="https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/8150/can-the-diplomat-power-be-used-against-a-player-without-an-active-race">question</a>:</p>
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<p><strong>Q:</strong> Is a race with the Diplomat power allowed to nominate a player, who has just declined or who has not yet had a turn (and therefore has no active race) as an ally?</p>
<p><strong>A:</strong> Yes indeed, the only restriction in the choice of an ally is that you cannot choose a player if you just attacked his active race.</p>
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Hugo
<p>Sure. There is nothing in the rules to suggest that the race you choose needs to have units on the board. </p>

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GendoIkari
<p>If you're playing a race with the special power "Diplomat" during the first round, are you allowed to declare peace with a player that has not yet entered the game?</p>

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Use of the special power "Diplomat" against another player not yet entered the game in Smallworld
Hugo
# Use of the special power "Diplomat" against another player not yet entered the game in Smallworld

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-08-23)

If you're playing a race with the special power "Diplomat" during the first round, are you allowed to declare peace with a player that has not yet entered the game?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2014-08-23. Score: 2

I found an [answer](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/a/8151/5056) to this question in an answer to a similar [question](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/8150/can-the-diplomat-power-be-used-against-a-player-without-an-active-race):

> **Q:** Is a race with the Diplomat power allowed to nominate a player, who has just declined or who has not yet had a turn (and therefore has no active race) as an ally?
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> **A:** Yes indeed, the only restriction in the choice of an ally is that you cannot choose a player if you just attacked his active race.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-08-23. Score: 0

Sure. There is nothing in the rules to suggest that the race you choose needs to have units on the board.


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