I have come to believe that the term "rank" was an unfortunate choice of words for the small, unique number in the upper-right-hand corner of each clan. This clan rank is used to break a skirmish tie. It has often caused confusion in my group, like as in the following conversation (fictitious, but very close to reality):
Player 'A': "Hey! We tied! I forget..who gets to claim a supporter first? I really have my eye on that 12-strength clan! Shall we arm-wrestle?!"
Player 'B': "No, let me check the rules. Oh, here it is. The rules clearly state that in the event of a tie, the player who has mustered the highest ranking card in the skirmish gets first choice. Looks like I have a 95, and you have a...75. Yay, I win! I'll just be taking that supporter there ...."
Player 'A': "Hold on a minute, bucko. If I am ranked #1, and you are ranked #2, who is ranked better?"
Player 'B': "Hmm..but it doesn't say better, it says higher."
Player 'A': "Same difference."
Player 'B': "I think your position is totally counter-intuitive."
Player 'A': "Well, I think your position is totally counter-intuitive."
And this is usually when we pull out Glory to Rome.
Player 'A': "Hey! We tied! I forget..who gets to claim a supporter first? I really have my eye on that 12-strength clan! Shall we arm-wrestle?!"
Player 'B': "No, let me check the rules. Oh, here it is. The rules clearly state that in the event of a tie, the player who has mustered the highest ranking card in the skirmish gets first choice. Looks like I have a 95, and you have a...75. Yay, I win! I'll just be taking that supporter there ...."
Player 'A': "Hold on a minute, bucko. If I am ranked #1, and you are ranked #2, who is ranked better?"
Player 'B': "Hmm..but it doesn't say better, it says higher."
Player 'A': "Same difference."
Player 'B': "I think your position is totally counter-intuitive."
Player 'A': "Well, I think your position is totally counter-intuitive."
And this is usually when we pull out Glory to Rome.