Prototype unlimited alliance variant

game/engine.ts

@@ -16112,7 +16112,7 @@ function coalitionFundingAvailable(g: Game, p: Player, committedBid = false): bo
         g.revivalPromises, g.leaderRevivalPromises, g.revivalExpressionPromises,
         g.bribePromises, g.bribeExpressionPromises].some(unsettledPromises))) return false;
   const group = coalitionRule(() => coalitionOf(g.players, g.coalitionState, p.id));
-  return group?.members.length === 3;
+  return !!group && group.members.length >= 3;
 }
 function coalitionEmperorGroup(g: Game, p: Player) {
   if (!g.coalitionState || p.faction !== 'emperor' || g.status !== 'playing' || g.advanced ||
@@ -16120,7 +16120,7 @@ function coalitionEmperorGroup(g: Game, p: Player) {
     g.strongholdCards || g.ecazTreachery || g.discoveryEnabled ||
     !g.players.every(seat => ['atreides', 'beneGesserit', 'emperor', 'fremen', 'guild', 'harkonnen'].includes(seat.faction))) return null;
   const group = coalitionRule(() => coalitionOf(g.players, g.coalitionState, p.id));
-  return group?.members.length === 3 ? group : null;
+  return group && group.members.length >= 3 ? group : null;
 }
 function guildGroupAlly(g: Game, p: Player): boolean {
   return coalitionRule(() => groupGuildShipmentRate(g.players, p.id, g.coalitionState));
@@ -44546,14 +44546,14 @@ function applyActionInner(
         g.allianceOffers = Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(g.allianceOffers)
           .filter(([from, to]) => !members.has(from) && !members.has(to)));
       }
-      log(g, formed ? 'All three players agreed to the group alliance.'
+      log(g, formed ? 'All participants agreed to the group alliance.'
         : action.accept ? `${p.name} approved the group invitation.`
         : `${p.name} declined the group invitation; the existing alliance remains.`);
     } else {
       const result = coalitionRule(() => leaveCoalition(g.players, g.coalitionState,
         {actor: id, expectedRevision: revision}));
       applyCoalitionTransition(g, result);
-      log(g, `${p.name} left the group alliance. Remaining partners stay allied if two remain.`);
+      log(g, `${p.name} left the group alliance. Remaining partners stay allied if at least two remain.`);
     }
     g.ready = [];
     return g;
@@ -44568,7 +44568,7 @@ function applyActionInner(
       requireRule(!g.coalitionState.proposal, 'Resolve the group invitation before changing alliances.');
       const own = coalitionRule(() => coalitionOf(g.players, g.coalitionState, id));
       const otherGroup = target ? coalitionRule(() => coalitionOf(g.players, g.coalitionState, target)) : null;
-      requireRule(own?.members.length !== 3 && otherGroup?.members.length !== 3,
+      requireRule(!(own && own.members.length >= 3) && !(otherGroup && otherGroup.members.length >= 3),
         'Group members must use the group alliance controls.');
       if (target === null && own && g.coalitionState.groups.some(group => group.id === own.id)) {
         requireRule(coalitionNexusAvailable(g), 'Group negotiations are unavailable in this Nexus.');
@@ -46825,6 +46825,7 @@ export function viewGame(state: Game, id: string, now?: number) {
       groups: coalitionRule(() => coalitionGroups(g.players, g.coalitionState)),
       proposal: g.coalitionState!.proposal,
       revision: g.coalitionState!.revision,
+      ...(g.coalitionState!.variant ? {variant: g.coalitionState!.variant} : {}),
     } : null,
     homeworldAllianceBlocks: Object.fromEntries(g.players.filter((p) => p.id !== id)
       .flatMap((p) => { const reason = homeworldAllianceReason(g, id, p.id); return reason ? [[p.id, reason]] : []; })),