Connect auction knowledge and group transport quotes

docs/OPTIONAL_ALLIANCE_VICTORY.md

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 # Optional three-stronghold alliance victory
 
+## Self-funded Guild transport with a live promise — 29 October 2026
+
+In staged Basic and Advanced group games, a Guild ally's transport quote now
+recognizes the alliance even when a live positive bribe answer temporarily
+fences group funding. The player must still afford their own payment and keep
+the answer possible; absent escrow cannot supply donor contributions. Focused
+cases form the group and the promise through actual actions, stage physical
+positions and wallets, then complete transport and the promised bribe. Group
+lobby entry and broader interactions remain unfinished.
+
 ## Advanced classic group foundation — 29 October 2026
 
 **Staged prototype, not a selectable game mode.** The same group negotiation