Connect staged Advanced classic group alliances

docs/CURRENT_STATUS.md

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 ## Current checkpoint and work
 
+**Advanced classic group foundation — 29 October. Prototyped / Partial.**
+Staged group alliances now connect genuine Advanced Nexus consent, ordinary
+multi-donor bid/shipment funding, the ending player's immediate allied
+separation, classic battle/stronghold quotes and selected Fremen and Emperor
+alliance benefits. Twenty related files pass 143 cases. The public-setup
+journeys stage the empty group ledger and selected card ordering; funding and
+board/worm tests disclose additional staged wallets, counters or cards.
+Typecheck, lint and build pass. Full
+group play, expansion/module profiles and the lobby entry remain unfinished.
+[Scope](OPTIONAL_ALLIANCE_VICTORY.md#advanced-classic-group-foundation--29-october-2026).
+
 **Three-member short alliance option — 29 October. Prototyped / Partial.**
 A distinct staged Basic variant caps alliances at three and gives pairs or
 triples a three-stronghold target; the older four-stronghold and unlimited

docs/OPTIONAL_ALLIANCE_VICTORY.md

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 # Optional three-stronghold alliance victory
 
+## Advanced classic group foundation — 29 October 2026
+
+**Staged prototype, not a selectable game mode.** The same group negotiation
+and donor-specific ordinary bid and shipment funding now admit Advanced games
+with only classic factions and no optional modules. Advanced group separation
+uses each actual ally and removes the ending player's shared fighters at that
+player's own movement deadline, retaining Polar Sink and advisor exceptions.
+Battle selection excludes every ally; group victory uses distinct strongholds
+and the configured staged target. Selected group Voice/Prescience, Fremen
+worm protection and per-recipient Fremen and Emperor revival use their existing
+native opportunities. Existing unanimous group admission and larger-ally
+power sharing remain provisional online interpretations.
+
+The supplied revised rulebook, physical p. 42 (printed p. 40), lists the
+larger-alliance options; physical p. 15 (printed p. 13) sets the Advanced
+allied separation deadline and advisor exception. This does not certify full
+Advanced group play, expansion factions, optional modules, all faction
+interactions or complete games. No lobby enables a group ledger.
+
+Twenty related files pass 143 cases. Two genuine public Advanced setups reach
+the original Nexus and form groups after only the empty group ledger is staged;
+selected unopened card ordering and lotteries are recorded by their fixtures.
+The funding journeys use actual bids, shipments and ordered Emperor revival,
+with labelled test wallets and a conserved Tank counter. Board separation and
+the Fremen worm journey use staged physical positions and cards. These tests do
+not constitute an unstaged full game or Advanced expansion/module acceptance.
+
 ## Three-member, three-stronghold variant — 29 October 2026
 
 **Staged Basic prototype, not a selectable game mode.** A distinct saved

docs/RULE_DECISIONS.md

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 # Rule decision index
 
+## Advanced classic group alliance foundation — 29 October 2026
+
+The staged classic group profile applies the user-authorized Advanced
+separation deadline to each ally, retaining Polar and advisor exceptions.
+Group consent and power-sharing details remain provisional online procedures.
+[Scope](OPTIONAL_ALLIANCE_VICTORY.md#advanced-classic-group-foundation--29-october-2026).
+
 ## Three-member short alliance option — 29 October 2026
 
 The authorized revised rulebook, physical p. 42 (printed p. 40), lists a