Slaan posted:

Is there an official way to pronounce T'ien Ch'i? I can never tell if I'm doing it right. I've done:

Tee En Chi
Tyen Chi
Tee Ee En Chuh Ee

I played 3 - 5, but not 6. I've had games end where there is an obviously dominant player and the other two or so left just decide to call it and RP "don't Tartarus us and we'll be your generals" kind of thing. Nobody agrees to be a protectorate though. At most, they might agree to a non aggression pact and cede provinces in exchange for not dieing, with the intent to come back later for fight again.