Hmm, I am not sure if this is relevant, but thinking in terms of poker and such, what if the "bets" were such that you would need to keep piling more and more of them if none of the conditions are fulfilled. Say you first put your region on line, and so does the other guy. Neither condition is met, so you both need to put something more on line. It could default to honor/prestige but you could put gold aside too, or some other stuff. So either you chicken out and lose your bets or push on and make it even more risky for you.
There are many opportunities here for sure.
- Who converts more nobles to his faith in Z time
- which of the two cities is the first one to starve
- which of the two realms has to elect a ruler sooner
- which of the two realms will have a rebellion next
- which realm shall fist conquer three new regions
- which noble shall be the first one to assault a city
Oh it would be lovely. "You, Sir, are but full of hot air! If you really believe you are the bravest one of us, let's see which one of us shall first defeat a monster horde with his own unit alone!"
Betting your region should be the last result. It is everything to you as a lord. A land your family will live off of for generations. Shouldn't be taken so lightly.
