Zone bonuses and missed turns

[River Reaper]

If a player who holds a zone misses a turn and then when there turn comes up again they still hold the zone will they get the zone bonus twice? I know they get their regular troops from both the missed and current turns, but what about the bonus?

[Joodoo]

Yes, they do.
If you want evidence, go to one of my games:Game 4005878
You'll notice that Green misses a lot of turns but get double or triple armies whenever he misses a turn or two, and he's holding a bonus region at that time.

[Woodruff]

If a player who holds a zone misses a turn and then when there turn comes up again they still hold the zone will they get the zone bonus twice? I know they get their regular troops from both the missed and current turns, but what about the bonus?

He does. The key is...if you notice such and individual and can afford to make them pay the price, remove their bonus...then they get it zero times instead of twice. But only if you can afford it.

But really, that's just them getting the bonus "delayed"...so they're really not gaining anything at all from it, but they are risking it's loss.

[SirSebstar]

there are players who use miss turns as a tactic.
If e.g. someone who holds a continent misses 2 turns and he still holds his continent. many people think he will miss a 3th time. If he does not. he will have very strong borders after that.
Woodruff is right in stating that the troops gained from missing turns (his normally recieved troops times the turns missed) CANNOT be used offensively. However, sometimes you need defensive troops, and besides, next turn he can simply use the stack he build to smash other players.
So it does pay to keep an eye out for missed turns. Do not be caught unaware, and pay attention to the attendance numbers. people with 95% or less are prone to these kind of tactics..