We're trying to set up a game called "Lets see YOU do better" which involves one side taking up the standard of the loser, and, using knowledge available to the general of the time, trying to defeat a team who is trying to stay as true to the character of the general who won the battle historically as possible, trying to gauge if the loser lost due to incompetence or just because his army was outmatched. Thing is, we sort of need four threads for it to work properly; we need a thread within which to carry out the battle, we need a thread for each team where they can discuss their strategy before submitting it, and we need a thread for the referees who are setting up the scenario, setting parameters and judging the plausibility of both sides decisions as well as umpiring battle outcomes. It's the nerdiest thing around basically.
We could potentially cut it down to two threads; one thread for the teams and referees to discuss what is actually happening, and the other thread for the actual action. The object of the four threads is to minimise cross-talk between the two sides and the referees and to keep planning separate from the actual action. In short, to avoid the game devolving into a confusing mess.
A summary of the game can be found in the following link.
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?619454-Lets-See-YOU-Do-Better.