Thanks John, and many others who've said nice things and/or kindly repped me.
Hmm - interesting point about the chiefing. The Pushing Rules say (in the context of same-computer/sitter Connection Types):
Now, I would take that to mean that chiefing an artefact village overrides the connection-type restrictions, not that it overrides the alliance restrictions. (In the same way, I wouldn't read 'Artifact-Village can always be conquered' as meaning that you can chief a capital with an artefact in it.)Originally Posted by http://archive.forum.travian.com.au/showthread.php?t=9232
Does anyone have first-hand experience of this? Is it possible to chief an artifact village from an ally (without leaving the alliance)?