| dc393 - Fall 1904 Retreats - kevinokelly (Oct 26, 2011, 6:21 pm) |
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| Diplomacy - DC397 - GAME ON! - JosephF (Oct 26, 2011, 6:21 pm) |
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| dc393 - Fall 1904 Results - kevinokelly (Oct 26, 2011, 5:20 pm) |
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| Diplomacy - DC397 - GAME ON! - politesociety (Oct 26, 2011, 4:48 pm) |
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| Diplomacy - DC397 - GAME ON! - PhysicsJM32 (Oct 26, 2011, 3:43 pm) |
I have noticed that the website has not been updated yet, i was just wondering if it will be soon, or if anyone else had noticed. Sorry to bring it up, but it still says next orders due October 19
Sincerely,
James Mayfield
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Production of useful work is limited by the laws of thermodynamics, but the production of useless work seems to be unlimited.
-- Donald Simanek
On 12/10/2011, at 9:27 AM, Gerry Bayer <starhop8(at)gmail.com> wrote:
Hey no fair , the Australians get 16 more hours than me to place their orders....wait a minute....let me think about that...
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Joseph Fyfield <jsfyfield(at)gmail.com> wrote:
Yep, High Noon for us in Au.
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Joseph F.[Reply] |
| dc395 Winter 03 build updated map - jerome777 (Oct 26, 2011, 1:59 pm) |
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| cd 388 Fall 1908 Final Results - Joral (Oct 26, 2011, 12:53 pm) |
An interesting game, and I have to admit that it was one that I wasn't
able to focus on as much as I would like. My company was in the middle
of a major software release, so my time to really think, plan, and
discuss with others was pretty cut short. I tried to respond to any
mails received, but one of a few might have been missed.
Archer's observation of EFG was pretty accurate, with no real long term
alliance forming, and at best highly guarded emails flowing between us.
Then came 1906, and England put a plea for the three of us to stop
Archer from winning. I bought into it, thinking of extending the game
and playing for a better position. Chris did not. At that point, my
mood shifted, and I just played for what I got, to not be eliminated. I
figured my best bet there was to strike at Max and attempt, albeit
futilely, to salvage the damage done to the relationship with Italy.
Not that it mattered, I was fine with this ending the way it did. After
that, it became a very quiet game, where no mails were exchanged for the
past few turns. Plus, another unfortunate small email mix-up left me
with an NMR for that second to last turn. Tim, I didn't really bother
to mention it, since I should have been paying more attention to
deadlines, rather than just waiting for your reminders..
Not really sure about ART.. I didn't really have any serious contact
with any of you, and with the way this one moved, it seemed you were
playing in a different game even.
Archer, well played. Not much else I can think to say.
I think I suffered from a standard new-ish player's problem this game,
and that was simply being indecisive. I probably would have been in a
better position overall if I hadn't.
---
Justin
--
Certainly the game is rigged. Don???t let that stop you; if you don???t
bet, you can???t win.
On 25.10.2011 16:01, Timothy Crosby wrote:
Thank you for getting orders in on time. Here are your results.
The war is over as Italy controls 18 centers for the solo win.
Congrats Archer on a strong win. There was one retreat which I made
automatically.
Thank you all for making GMing easy I hope that you all enjoyed the
game. Again I apologize for the major error a few turns ago.
End of game statements are highly recommended. Send them to me in the
next couple of days and I will post what I received. I know some
prefer to just e-mail them to everyone so please do if that is what
you prefer. I would be interested in the player perspective of the
game.
Final map and .dpy are attached. Please check for errors.
***************************
England:
F Baltic Sea Hold
F Denmark - North Sea
F Irish Sea Supports F London - Wales
F London - Wales
F North Sea - London
A Norway - St Petersburg (*Bounce*)
France:
A Belgium Hold
F English Channel Supports A Belgium
A Gascony Hold (*Dislodged*) ***(A Gascony - Burgundy)
F Liverpool Hold
A Paris - Brest
Germany:
A Holland - Kiel
A Munich - Bohemia
A Ruhr - Munich
Italy:
A Armenia Supports A Rumania - Sevastopol
F Black Sea Supports A Rumania - Sevastopol
A Budapest Supports A Bulgaria - Rumania
A Bulgaria - Rumania
A Galicia - Warsaw (*Bounce*)
F Gulf of Lyon Supports A Marseilles
A Marseilles Supports A Spain - Gascony
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Portugal
F North Africa Supports F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
A Rome - Venice
A Rumania - Sevastopol
A Spain - Gascony
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Western Mediterranean
A Venice - Tyrolia
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
Russia:
A Moscow - St Petersburg (*Bounce*)
A Sevastopol Hold (*Disbanded*)
A Ukraine - Warsaw (*Bounce*)
**********************************************
Ownership:
England: Denmark, Edinburgh, London, Norway, St Petersburg,
Sweden.
France: Belgium, Brest, Liverpool, Paris.
Germany: Berlin, Holland, Kiel, Munich.
Italy: Ankara, Budapest, Bulgaria, Constantinople, Greece,
Marseilles, Naples, Portugal, Rome, Rumania, Serbia,
Sevastopol, Smyrna, Spain, Trieste, Tunis, Venice,
Vienna.
Russia: Moscow, Warsaw.
Adjustments:
Austria: Supp 0 Unit 0 Build 0
England: Supp 6 Unit 6 Build 0
France: Supp 4 Unit 5 Remove 1
Germany: Supp 4 Unit 3 Build 1
Italy: Supp 18 Unit 15 Build 2
Russia: Supp 2 Unit 2 Build 0
Turkey: Supp 0 Unit 0 Build 0
Thanks,
Tim[Reply] |
| cd 388 Fall 1908 Final Results - carriemuirman (Oct 26, 2011, 12:26 pm) |
Hello all,
Here's how the game played from the perspective of Italy.
My initial approach was to try an unconventional approach to Italy, allying with Turkey against Austria and then the West. I had a positive response from Turkey towards that goal, and Austria seemed friendly so I decided to try for the Greece 01 capture rather than Tunis. Turkey and I had agreed to split Austria and the Balkans unevenly in his favor, so that he would not be required to stab me in order to expand.
Turkey's 1901 fleet build was the end of that strategy. While I liked Hamish and knew he would be a solid player to ally with, the I/T agreement hinged on the entire eastern Mediterranean being free of fleets, so that neither of us had units threatening our home sc's. F Smyrna's only plausible path of advance would be right into my backyard, so it had to go. Both Austria and Turkey expected my support for their respective attacks on Bulgaria and Serbia, and F Smyrna pushed me into Austria's camp.
I didn't intend to ally with Bret for long, and as soon as I gained Serbia I approached Hamish again for his help with the stab. While simply stabbing Bret by myself would have worked, Hamish's recapture of Bulgaria was necessary to cripple Austria to such an extent that it would be quick to eliminate. I again considered teaming up with Hamish at this point, and worked to make plans with him to dislodge one of his fleets off the board. However my acquisition of Vienna and Budapest blocked any prospect of long-term expansion for him, so I decided to get the jump on him.
At this point Max asked me for assistance against Justin. At that point I was too far away to gain any element of surprise (and also wanted to stay on good terms with France), but I tried to help him out by advising him to shift his fleets North, where he would have a clear advantage against Chris' lone fleet. This was entirely in my interest, because it saved England from disbanding a unit in Fall 1905 which prolonged the indecisive situation which plagued the North the entire game.
A quick aside about the North. I would like to see an end-of-game from one of you guys up there, because I don't quite understand what went on between you all. From my perspective it looked like either none of you really trusted each other enough to commit to a lasting alliance, or once Max got an advantage in fleets F/G didn't have any builds left to make fleets of their own. Either way, the lack of a dominant power between Max, Chris, and Justin was a coup for me in the endgame.
Back to 1906. Max and Justin's aggressively anti-Italy moves in the spring caught me entirely off guard. My saving grace was the fact that I had moved a fleet into the Western Med in order to aid France in taking the Mid-Atlantic. Justin never actually told me whether he wanted assistance or not; I had simply assumed that he would welcome the help given our friendly history, and I also wanted to put help put Max on the defensive against France to counterbalance his success in Scandinavia. I'm guessing this led to Justin's subsequent stab of Max because they had lost the opportunity an open Western Med would have given them. Justin never told me he would stab Max, but it wouldn't have mattered; the trust between Justin and I to not move against the other had been broken, so I had to consider him to be a threat from then on.
The game got simple after that. I had been trying to talk to Andrew since July without any responses, and I ended up sent an embarrassingly angry email in Spring 1907 that finally got a response (Sorry about that Andrew, but I figured it was my only option left). I voted against the proposed Italy solo because this would be my first online solo, and I wanted to do it right. My little convoy trick to Spain from Piedmont worked as planned, and in the end I decided to go against my agreed upon truce with Russia for Sevastopol because I didn't want to spend the time fighting for Munich or Paris.
Some other thoughts:
Bret: Unlucky game for you I guess.
Hamish: If only you hadn't built that second fleet, man. If only. Your admitted weakness for long term planning did you in. Hope to see you in a game again!
Andrew: Hanging in there with 2 sc's was an accomplishment, but I think you could have been more aggressive in trying to expand again.
Chris: It looked like you would have had a successful game if you hadn't been forced to counter new threats so frequently.
Justin: The stab in 1906 was well timed, but cluing me in might have avoided my endgame attack.
Max: Keep more information to yourself. I couldn't really trust you after I learned you told Hamish I was attacking.
Good game everyone, and good luck with your next one!
Archer
---- On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:52:42 -0700 max victory <maxatrest(at)yahoo.co.uk> wrote ----
i second that, well done. To the other players- completely avoidable solo but there we go
From: Hamish Williams <catsfather(at)gmail.com>
To: Timothy Crosby <tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com>
Cc: "bret_pollack(at)hotmail.com" <bret_pollack(at)hotmail.com>; "archer.smith(at)zoho.com" <archer.smith(at)zoho.com>; "cbend37(at)aol.com" <cbend37(at)aol.com>; "hatricvs(at)yahoo.com" <hatricvs(at)yahoo.com>; "justin(at)darkenedpath.com" <justin(at)darkenedpath.com>; "Maxatrest(at)yahoo.co.uk" <Maxatrest(at)yahoo.co.uk>; "dc388(at)diplomaticcorp.com" <dc388(at)diplomaticcorp.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 22:01
Subject: Re: cd 388 Fall 1908 Final Results
Congratulations to Italy. I'm grumpy with you ... but I admire a good victory.
On 25 Oct 2011, at 21:02, Timothy Crosby <tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com> wrote:
Thank you for getting orders in on time. Here are your results.
The war is over as Italy controls 18 centers for the solo win. Congrats Archer on a strong win. There was one retreat which I made automatically.
Thank you all for making GMing easy I hope that you all enjoyed the game. Again I apologize for the major error a few turns ago.
End of game statements are highly recommended. Send them to me in the next couple of days and I will post what I received. I know some prefer to just e-mail them to everyone so please do if that is what you prefer. I would be interested in the player perspective of the game.
Final map and .dpy are attached. Please check for errors.
***************************
England:
F Baltic Sea Hold
F Denmark - North Sea
F Irish Sea Supports F London - Wales
F London - Wales
F North Sea - London
A Norway - St Petersburg (*Bounce*)
France:
A Belgium Hold
F English Channel Supports A Belgium
A Gascony Hold (*Dislodged*) ***(A Gascony ??? Burgundy)
F Liverpool Hold
A Paris - Brest
Germany:
A Holland - Kiel
A Munich - Bohemia
A Ruhr - Munich
Italy:
A Armenia Supports A Rumania - Sevastopol
F Black Sea Supports A Rumania - Sevastopol
A Budapest Supports A Bulgaria - Rumania
A Bulgaria - Rumania
A Galicia - Warsaw (*Bounce*)
F Gulf of Lyon Supports A Marseilles
A Marseilles Supports A Spain - Gascony
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Portugal
F North Africa Supports F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
A Rome - Venice
A Rumania - Sevastopol
A Spain - Gascony
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Western Mediterranean
A Venice - Tyrolia
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
Russia:
A Moscow - St Petersburg (*Bounce*)
A Sevastopol Hold (*Disbanded*)
A Ukraine - Warsaw (*Bounce*)
**********************************************
Ownership:
England: Denmark, Edinburgh, London, Norway, St Petersburg,
Sweden.
France: Belgium, Brest, Liverpool, Paris.
Germany: Berlin, Holland, Kiel, Munich.
Italy: Ankara, Budapest, Bulgaria, Constantinople, Greece,
Marseilles, Naples, Portugal, Rome, Rumania, Serbia,
Sevastopol, Smyrna, Spain, Trieste, Tunis, Venice,
Vienna.
Russia: Moscow, Warsaw.
Adjustments:
Austria: Supp 0 Unit 0 Build 0
England: Supp 6 Unit 6 Build 0
France: Supp 4 Unit 5 Remove 1
Germany: Supp 4 Unit 3 Build 1
Italy: Supp 18 Unit 15 Build 2
Russia: Supp 2 Unit 2 Build 0
Turkey: Supp 0 Unit 0 Build 0
Thanks,
Tim
<dc388Final.jpg>
<dc388.dpy>[Reply] |
| dc395 Winter 03 build - jerome777 (Oct 26, 2011, 10:40 am) |
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| dc395 Autumn 03 retreat - jerome777 (Oct 26, 2011, 5:27 am) |
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| cd 388 Fall 1908 Final Results - pieandmash (Oct 26, 2011, 2:52 am) |
i second that, well done. To the other players- completely avoidable solo but there we go
From: Hamish Williams <catsfather(at)gmail.com>
To: Timothy Crosby <tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com>
Cc: "bret_pollack(at)hotmail.com" <bret_pollack(at)hotmail.com>; "archer.smith(at)zoho.com" <archer.smith(at)zoho.com>; "cbend37(at)aol.com" <cbend37(at)aol.com>; "hatricvs(at)yahoo.com" <hatricvs(at)yahoo.com>; "justin(at)darkenedpath.com" <justin(at)darkenedpath.com>; "Maxatrest(at)yahoo.co.uk" <Maxatrest(at)yahoo.co.uk>; "dc388(at)diplomaticcorp.com" <dc388(at)diplomaticcorp.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 22:01
Subject: Re: cd 388 Fall 1908 Final Results
Congratulations to Italy. I'm grumpy with you ... but I admire a good victory.
On 25 Oct 2011, at 21:02, Timothy Crosby <tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com> wrote:
Thank you for getting orders in on time. Here are your results.
The war is over as Italy controls 18 centers for the solo win. Congrats Archer on a strong win. There was one retreat which I made automatically.
Thank you all for making GMing easy I hope that you all enjoyed the game. Again I apologize for the major error a few turns ago.
End of game statements are highly recommended. Send them to me in the next couple of days and I will post what I received. I know some prefer to just e-mail them to everyone so please do if that is what you prefer. I would be interested in the player perspective of the game.
Final map and .dpy are attached. Please check for errors.
***************************
England:
F Baltic Sea Hold
F Denmark - North Sea
F Irish Sea Supports F London - Wales
F London - Wales
F North Sea - London
A Norway - St Petersburg (*Bounce*)
France:
A Belgium Hold
F English Channel Supports A Belgium
A Gascony Hold (*Dislodged*) ***(A Gascony ??? Burgundy)
F Liverpool Hold
A Paris - Brest
Germany:
A Holland - Kiel
A Munich - Bohemia
A Ruhr - Munich
Italy:
A Armenia Supports A Rumania - Sevastopol
F Black Sea Supports A Rumania - Sevastopol
A Budapest Supports A Bulgaria - Rumania
A Bulgaria - Rumania
A Galicia - Warsaw (*Bounce*)
F Gulf of Lyon Supports A Marseilles
A Marseilles Supports A Spain - Gascony
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Portugal
F North Africa Supports F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
A Rome - Venice
A Rumania - Sevastopol
A Spain - Gascony
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Western Mediterranean
A Venice - Tyrolia
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
Russia:
A Moscow - St Petersburg (*Bounce*)
A Sevastopol Hold (*Disbanded*)
A Ukraine - Warsaw (*Bounce*)
**********************************************
Ownership:
England: Denmark, Edinburgh, London, Norway, St Petersburg,
Sweden.
France: Belgium, Brest, Liverpool, Paris.
Germany: Berlin, Holland, Kiel, Munich.
Italy: Ankara, Budapest, Bulgaria, Constantinople, Greece,
Marseilles, Naples, Portugal, Rome, Rumania, Serbia,
Sevastopol, Smyrna, Spain, Trieste, Tunis, Venice,
Vienna.
Russia: Moscow, Warsaw.
Adjustments:
Austria: Supp 0 Unit 0 Build 0
England: Supp 6 Unit 6 Build 0
France: Supp 4 Unit 5 Remove 1
Germany: Supp 4 Unit 3 Build 1
Italy: Supp 18 Unit 15 Build 2
Russia: Supp 2 Unit 2 Build 0
Turkey: Supp 0 Unit 0 Build 0
Thanks,
Tim
<dc388Final.jpg>
<dc388.dpy>[Reply] |
| DC 398, Deadline looms - alwayshunted (Oct 25, 2011, 4:40 pm) |
The deadline for Spring 1901 is just over 24 hours away. I do NOT have orders from everyone, so please get them in.
Thanks,
Warren[Reply] |
| cd 388 Fall 1908 Final Results - catsfather (Oct 25, 2011, 4:01 pm) |
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| cd 388 Fall 1908 Final Results (dc388) pieandmash Oct 26, 02:52 am |
i second that, well done. To the other players- completely avoidable solo but there we go
From: Hamish Williams <catsfather(at)gmail.com>
To: Timothy Crosby <tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com>
Cc: "bret_pollack(at)hotmail.com" <bret_pollack(at)hotmail.com>; "archer.smith(at)zoho.com" <archer.smith(at)zoho.com>; "cbend37(at)aol.com" <cbend37(at)aol.com>; "hatricvs(at)yahoo.com" <hatricvs(at)yahoo.com>; "justin(at)darkenedpath.com" <justin(at)darkenedpath.com>; "Maxatrest(at)yahoo.co.uk" <Maxatrest(at)yahoo.co.uk>; "dc388(at)diplomaticcorp.com" <dc388(at)diplomaticcorp.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 22:01
Subject: Re: cd 388 Fall 1908 Final Results
Congratulations to Italy. I'm grumpy with you ... but I admire a good victory.
On 25 Oct 2011, at 21:02, Timothy Crosby <tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com> wrote:
Thank you for getting orders in on time. Here are your results.
The war is over as Italy controls 18 centers for the solo win. Congrats Archer on a strong win. There was one retreat which I made automatically.
Thank you all for making GMing easy I hope that you all enjoyed the game. Again I apologize for the major error a few turns ago.
End of game statements are highly recommended. Send them to me in the next couple of days and I will post what I received. I know some prefer to just e-mail them to everyone so please do if that is what you prefer. I would be interested in the player perspective of the game.
Final map and .dpy are attached. Please check for errors.
***************************
England:
F Baltic Sea Hold
F Denmark - North Sea
F Irish Sea Supports F London - Wales
F London - Wales
F North Sea - London
A Norway - St Petersburg (*Bounce*)
France:
A Belgium Hold
F English Channel Supports A Belgium
A Gascony Hold (*Dislodged*) ***(A Gascony ??? Burgundy)
F Liverpool Hold
A Paris - Brest
Germany:
A Holland - Kiel
A Munich - Bohemia
A Ruhr - Munich
Italy:
A Armenia Supports A Rumania - Sevastopol
F Black Sea Supports A Rumania - Sevastopol
A Budapest Supports A Bulgaria - Rumania
A Bulgaria - Rumania
A Galicia - Warsaw (*Bounce*)
F Gulf of Lyon Supports A Marseilles
A Marseilles Supports A Spain - Gascony
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Portugal
F North Africa Supports F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
A Rome - Venice
A Rumania - Sevastopol
A Spain - Gascony
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Western Mediterranean
A Venice - Tyrolia
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
Russia:
A Moscow - St Petersburg (*Bounce*)
A Sevastopol Hold (*Disbanded*)
A Ukraine - Warsaw (*Bounce*)
**********************************************
Ownership:
England: Denmark, Edinburgh, London, Norway, St Petersburg,
Sweden.
France: Belgium, Brest, Liverpool, Paris.
Germany: Berlin, Holland, Kiel, Munich.
Italy: Ankara, Budapest, Bulgaria, Constantinople, Greece,
Marseilles, Naples, Portugal, Rome, Rumania, Serbia,
Sevastopol, Smyrna, Spain, Trieste, Tunis, Venice,
Vienna.
Russia: Moscow, Warsaw.
Adjustments:
Austria: Supp 0 Unit 0 Build 0
England: Supp 6 Unit 6 Build 0
France: Supp 4 Unit 5 Remove 1
Germany: Supp 4 Unit 3 Build 1
Italy: Supp 18 Unit 15 Build 2
Russia: Supp 2 Unit 2 Build 0
Turkey: Supp 0 Unit 0 Build 0
Thanks,
Tim
<dc388Final.jpg>
<dc388.dpy> |
| cd 388 Fall 1908 Final Results (dc388) carriemuirman Oct 26, 12:26 pm |
Hello all,
Here's how the game played from the perspective of Italy.
My initial approach was to try an unconventional approach to Italy, allying with Turkey against Austria and then the West. I had a positive response from Turkey towards that goal, and Austria seemed friendly so I decided to try for the Greece 01 capture rather than Tunis. Turkey and I had agreed to split Austria and the Balkans unevenly in his favor, so that he would not be required to stab me in order to expand.
Turkey's 1901 fleet build was the end of that strategy. While I liked Hamish and knew he would be a solid player to ally with, the I/T agreement hinged on the entire eastern Mediterranean being free of fleets, so that neither of us had units threatening our home sc's. F Smyrna's only plausible path of advance would be right into my backyard, so it had to go. Both Austria and Turkey expected my support for their respective attacks on Bulgaria and Serbia, and F Smyrna pushed me into Austria's camp.
I didn't intend to ally with Bret for long, and as soon as I gained Serbia I approached Hamish again for his help with the stab. While simply stabbing Bret by myself would have worked, Hamish's recapture of Bulgaria was necessary to cripple Austria to such an extent that it would be quick to eliminate. I again considered teaming up with Hamish at this point, and worked to make plans with him to dislodge one of his fleets off the board. However my acquisition of Vienna and Budapest blocked any prospect of long-term expansion for him, so I decided to get the jump on him.
At this point Max asked me for assistance against Justin. At that point I was too far away to gain any element of surprise (and also wanted to stay on good terms with France), but I tried to help him out by advising him to shift his fleets North, where he would have a clear advantage against Chris' lone fleet. This was entirely in my interest, because it saved England from disbanding a unit in Fall 1905 which prolonged the indecisive situation which plagued the North the entire game.
A quick aside about the North. I would like to see an end-of-game from one of you guys up there, because I don't quite understand what went on between you all. From my perspective it looked like either none of you really trusted each other enough to commit to a lasting alliance, or once Max got an advantage in fleets F/G didn't have any builds left to make fleets of their own. Either way, the lack of a dominant power between Max, Chris, and Justin was a coup for me in the endgame.
Back to 1906. Max and Justin's aggressively anti-Italy moves in the spring caught me entirely off guard. My saving grace was the fact that I had moved a fleet into the Western Med in order to aid France in taking the Mid-Atlantic. Justin never actually told me whether he wanted assistance or not; I had simply assumed that he would welcome the help given our friendly history, and I also wanted to put help put Max on the defensive against France to counterbalance his success in Scandinavia. I'm guessing this led to Justin's subsequent stab of Max because they had lost the opportunity an open Western Med would have given them. Justin never told me he would stab Max, but it wouldn't have mattered; the trust between Justin and I to not move against the other had been broken, so I had to consider him to be a threat from then on.
The game got simple after that. I had been trying to talk to Andrew since July without any responses, and I ended up sent an embarrassingly angry email in Spring 1907 that finally got a response (Sorry about that Andrew, but I figured it was my only option left). I voted against the proposed Italy solo because this would be my first online solo, and I wanted to do it right. My little convoy trick to Spain from Piedmont worked as planned, and in the end I decided to go against my agreed upon truce with Russia for Sevastopol because I didn't want to spend the time fighting for Munich or Paris.
Some other thoughts:
Bret: Unlucky game for you I guess.
Hamish: If only you hadn't built that second fleet, man. If only. Your admitted weakness for long term planning did you in. Hope to see you in a game again!
Andrew: Hanging in there with 2 sc's was an accomplishment, but I think you could have been more aggressive in trying to expand again.
Chris: It looked like you would have had a successful game if you hadn't been forced to counter new threats so frequently.
Justin: The stab in 1906 was well timed, but cluing me in might have avoided my endgame attack.
Max: Keep more information to yourself. I couldn't really trust you after I learned you told Hamish I was attacking.
Good game everyone, and good luck with your next one!
Archer
---- On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:52:42 -0700 max victory <maxatrest(at)yahoo.co.uk> wrote ----
i second that, well done. To the other players- completely avoidable solo but there we go
From: Hamish Williams <catsfather(at)gmail.com>
To: Timothy Crosby <tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com>
Cc: "bret_pollack(at)hotmail.com" <bret_pollack(at)hotmail.com>; "archer.smith(at)zoho.com" <archer.smith(at)zoho.com>; "cbend37(at)aol.com" <cbend37(at)aol.com>; "hatricvs(at)yahoo.com" <hatricvs(at)yahoo.com>; "justin(at)darkenedpath.com" <justin(at)darkenedpath.com>; "Maxatrest(at)yahoo.co.uk" <Maxatrest(at)yahoo.co.uk>; "dc388(at)diplomaticcorp.com" <dc388(at)diplomaticcorp.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 22:01
Subject: Re: cd 388 Fall 1908 Final Results
Congratulations to Italy. I'm grumpy with you ... but I admire a good victory.
On 25 Oct 2011, at 21:02, Timothy Crosby <tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com> wrote:
Thank you for getting orders in on time. Here are your results.
The war is over as Italy controls 18 centers for the solo win. Congrats Archer on a strong win. There was one retreat which I made automatically.
Thank you all for making GMing easy I hope that you all enjoyed the game. Again I apologize for the major error a few turns ago.
End of game statements are highly recommended. Send them to me in the next couple of days and I will post what I received. I know some prefer to just e-mail them to everyone so please do if that is what you prefer. I would be interested in the player perspective of the game.
Final map and .dpy are attached. Please check for errors.
***************************
England:
F Baltic Sea Hold
F Denmark - North Sea
F Irish Sea Supports F London - Wales
F London - Wales
F North Sea - London
A Norway - St Petersburg (*Bounce*)
France:
A Belgium Hold
F English Channel Supports A Belgium
A Gascony Hold (*Dislodged*) ***(A Gascony ??? Burgundy)
F Liverpool Hold
A Paris - Brest
Germany:
A Holland - Kiel
A Munich - Bohemia
A Ruhr - Munich
Italy:
A Armenia Supports A Rumania - Sevastopol
F Black Sea Supports A Rumania - Sevastopol
A Budapest Supports A Bulgaria - Rumania
A Bulgaria - Rumania
A Galicia - Warsaw (*Bounce*)
F Gulf of Lyon Supports A Marseilles
A Marseilles Supports A Spain - Gascony
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Portugal
F North Africa Supports F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
A Rome - Venice
A Rumania - Sevastopol
A Spain - Gascony
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Western Mediterranean
A Venice - Tyrolia
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
Russia:
A Moscow - St Petersburg (*Bounce*)
A Sevastopol Hold (*Disbanded*)
A Ukraine - Warsaw (*Bounce*)
**********************************************
Ownership:
England: Denmark, Edinburgh, London, Norway, St Petersburg,
Sweden.
France: Belgium, Brest, Liverpool, Paris.
Germany: Berlin, Holland, Kiel, Munich.
Italy: Ankara, Budapest, Bulgaria, Constantinople, Greece,
Marseilles, Naples, Portugal, Rome, Rumania, Serbia,
Sevastopol, Smyrna, Spain, Trieste, Tunis, Venice,
Vienna.
Russia: Moscow, Warsaw.
Adjustments:
Austria: Supp 0 Unit 0 Build 0
England: Supp 6 Unit 6 Build 0
France: Supp 4 Unit 5 Remove 1
Germany: Supp 4 Unit 3 Build 1
Italy: Supp 18 Unit 15 Build 2
Russia: Supp 2 Unit 2 Build 0
Turkey: Supp 0 Unit 0 Build 0
Thanks,
Tim
<dc388Final.jpg>
<dc388.dpy> |
| cd 388 Fall 1908 Final Results - fencertim (Oct 25, 2011, 3:01 pm) |
Thank you for getting orders in on time.
Here are your results.
The war is over as Italy controls
18 centers for the solo win. Congrats Archer on a strong win. There was one
retreat which I made automatically.
Thank you all for making GMing easy I hope
that you all enjoyed the game. Again I apologize for the major error a few
turns ago.
End of game statements are highly recommended.
Send them to me in the next couple of days and I will post what I received. I
know some prefer to just e-mail them to everyone so please do if that is what
you prefer. I would be interested in the player perspective of the game.
Final map and .dpy are attached. Please
check for errors.
***************************
England:
F Baltic Sea
Hold
F Denmark
- North Sea
F Irish Sea Supports F London - Wales
F London - Wales
F North Sea - London
A Norway
- St Petersburg
(*Bounce*)
France:
A Belgium Hold
F English Channel Supports A Belgium
A Gascony
Hold (*Dislodged*) ***(A Gascony – Burgundy)
F Liverpool
Hold
A Paris - Brest
Germany:
A Holland -
Kiel
A Munich - Bohemia
A Ruhr - Munich
Italy:
A Armenia
Supports A Rumania - Sevastopol
F Black Sea Supports A Rumania - Sevastopol
A Budapest
Supports A Bulgaria - Rumania
A Bulgaria
- Rumania
A Galicia
- Warsaw
(*Bounce*)
F Gulf
of Lyon Supports A Marseilles
A Marseilles
Supports A Spain - Gascony
F Mid-Atlantic
Ocean - Portugal
F North Africa Supports F Western
Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic
Ocean
A Rome - Venice
A Rumania
- Sevastopol
A Spain
- Gascony
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Western
Mediterranean
A Venice
- Tyrolia
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
Russia:
A Moscow - St Petersburg (*Bounce*)
A Sevastopol
Hold (*Disbanded*)
A Ukraine
- Warsaw
(*Bounce*)
**********************************************
Ownership:
England: Denmark,
Edinburgh, London,
Norway, St Petersburg,
Sweden.
France: Belgium,
Brest, Liverpool, Paris.
Germany: Berlin, Holland, Kiel, Munich.
Italy: Ankara, Budapest, Bulgaria,
Constantinople, Greece,
Marseilles, Naples,
Portugal, Rome,
Rumania, Serbia,
Sevastopol, Smyrna,
Spain, Trieste,
Tunis, Venice,
Vienna.
Russia: Moscow, Warsaw.
Adjustments:
Austria: Supp 0 Unit 0 Build 0
England: Supp 6 Unit 6 Build 0
France: Supp 4 Unit 5 Remove 1
Germany: Supp 4 Unit 3 Build 1
Italy: Supp 18 Unit 15 Build 2
Russia: Supp 2 Unit 2 Build 0
Turkey: Supp 0 Unit 0 Build 0
Thanks,
Tim[Reply] |
| cd 388 Fall 1908 Final Results (dc388) Joral Oct 26, 12:53 pm |
An interesting game, and I have to admit that it was one that I wasn't
able to focus on as much as I would like. My company was in the middle
of a major software release, so my time to really think, plan, and
discuss with others was pretty cut short. I tried to respond to any
mails received, but one of a few might have been missed.
Archer's observation of EFG was pretty accurate, with no real long term
alliance forming, and at best highly guarded emails flowing between us.
Then came 1906, and England put a plea for the three of us to stop
Archer from winning. I bought into it, thinking of extending the game
and playing for a better position. Chris did not. At that point, my
mood shifted, and I just played for what I got, to not be eliminated. I
figured my best bet there was to strike at Max and attempt, albeit
futilely, to salvage the damage done to the relationship with Italy.
Not that it mattered, I was fine with this ending the way it did. After
that, it became a very quiet game, where no mails were exchanged for the
past few turns. Plus, another unfortunate small email mix-up left me
with an NMR for that second to last turn. Tim, I didn't really bother
to mention it, since I should have been paying more attention to
deadlines, rather than just waiting for your reminders..
Not really sure about ART.. I didn't really have any serious contact
with any of you, and with the way this one moved, it seemed you were
playing in a different game even.
Archer, well played. Not much else I can think to say.
I think I suffered from a standard new-ish player's problem this game,
and that was simply being indecisive. I probably would have been in a
better position overall if I hadn't.
---
Justin
--
Certainly the game is rigged. Don???t let that stop you; if you don???t
bet, you can???t win.
On 25.10.2011 16:01, Timothy Crosby wrote:
Thank you for getting orders in on time. Here are your results.
The war is over as Italy controls 18 centers for the solo win.
Congrats Archer on a strong win. There was one retreat which I made
automatically.
Thank you all for making GMing easy I hope that you all enjoyed the
game. Again I apologize for the major error a few turns ago.
End of game statements are highly recommended. Send them to me in the
next couple of days and I will post what I received. I know some
prefer to just e-mail them to everyone so please do if that is what
you prefer. I would be interested in the player perspective of the
game.
Final map and .dpy are attached. Please check for errors.
***************************
England:
F Baltic Sea Hold
F Denmark - North Sea
F Irish Sea Supports F London - Wales
F London - Wales
F North Sea - London
A Norway - St Petersburg (*Bounce*)
France:
A Belgium Hold
F English Channel Supports A Belgium
A Gascony Hold (*Dislodged*) ***(A Gascony - Burgundy)
F Liverpool Hold
A Paris - Brest
Germany:
A Holland - Kiel
A Munich - Bohemia
A Ruhr - Munich
Italy:
A Armenia Supports A Rumania - Sevastopol
F Black Sea Supports A Rumania - Sevastopol
A Budapest Supports A Bulgaria - Rumania
A Bulgaria - Rumania
A Galicia - Warsaw (*Bounce*)
F Gulf of Lyon Supports A Marseilles
A Marseilles Supports A Spain - Gascony
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Portugal
F North Africa Supports F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
A Rome - Venice
A Rumania - Sevastopol
A Spain - Gascony
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Western Mediterranean
A Venice - Tyrolia
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
Russia:
A Moscow - St Petersburg (*Bounce*)
A Sevastopol Hold (*Disbanded*)
A Ukraine - Warsaw (*Bounce*)
**********************************************
Ownership:
England: Denmark, Edinburgh, London, Norway, St Petersburg,
Sweden.
France: Belgium, Brest, Liverpool, Paris.
Germany: Berlin, Holland, Kiel, Munich.
Italy: Ankara, Budapest, Bulgaria, Constantinople, Greece,
Marseilles, Naples, Portugal, Rome, Rumania, Serbia,
Sevastopol, Smyrna, Spain, Trieste, Tunis, Venice,
Vienna.
Russia: Moscow, Warsaw.
Adjustments:
Austria: Supp 0 Unit 0 Build 0
England: Supp 6 Unit 6 Build 0
France: Supp 4 Unit 5 Remove 1
Germany: Supp 4 Unit 3 Build 1
Italy: Supp 18 Unit 15 Build 2
Russia: Supp 2 Unit 2 Build 0
Turkey: Supp 0 Unit 0 Build 0
Thanks,
Tim |
| dc395 Autumn 03 adjudication - jerome777 (Oct 25, 2011, 2:51 pm) |
"GM falls into the arms of torpour - adjudication delayed almost 24 hours - craves kind players' indulgence!"
"French army march into Paris - welcomed by cheering locals all along Champs-Elysees - local bars run out of wine and snails!"
"Titanic-sinking-size iceberg appears in middle of Morocco, claim locals - melts before camera arrives!"
Press: 'Italian troops stationed in Moscow and Warsaw refuse to return home, generals claim to have gone completely mad'
Hi guys,
Sorry about the late adjudication, a couple of teething problems to cope with over here...!
Here's your Autumn 03
adjudication:
Austria:
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Western Mediterranean
A Silesia - Bohemia
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Naples
England:
A Budapest - Rumania
F Liverpool Hold
A Spain - Portugal
France:
A Burgundy - Paris
F Ionian Sea - Tunis
A Serbia Supports A Budapest - Rumania (*Cut*)
Germany:
A Bohemia Supports A Warsaw - Silesia (*Dislodged*)
F Greece - Bulgaria(sc)
A Rumania - Galicia
Italy:
F Aegean Sea - Ionian Sea
A Moscow - Ukraine
F North Sea - English Channel
A Warsaw - Silesia
Russia:
F Barents Sea - Norway
A Berlin - Prussia
A Munich Supports A Silesia - Bohemia
Turkey:
F Kiel Hold
A Trieste - Serbia (*Fails*)
A Tyrolia - Venice
One retreat is needed - German army in Bohemia can retreat either to Tyrolia, or to Vienna, or OTB. Anthony - if you can let me know your retreat ASAP, then I can let you all loose on your winter adjustments as soon as I get that news through.
Due to the late adjudication, I'm going to call the Winter 03 build-retreat deadline for 2000GMT Thursday 27 October, and the Spring 04 deadline 2000GMT Tuesday 1 November. From Autumn 04, we'll revert to our usual Monday evening deadline from there.
thanks guys,
Jerome
[Reply] |
| 004 Haven - FuzzyLogic (Oct 25, 2011, 1:21 pm) |
| It just needs one more player... I'm anxious as any to give it another go! [Reply] |
| 004 Haven (Open Games) trezdk Oct 28, 09:33 am |
Done and done or something... at least I joined  |
| 004 Haven (Open Games) pebbleanddrag Oct 30, 08:45 pm |
Hello fellows
I am one of the 19. I don't really have time for the game I'm already in. I can hang in there if everyone wants to get started or if someone else wants to give it a go that would be better.
Thanks-Dave |
| 004 Haven - pieandmash (Oct 25, 2011, 1:06 pm) |
anybody know whats going on with this Haven game? its been months since the roster was full, no response from Baz (GM
), suggest close it if its not going anywhere. Grumpy of Britannia[Reply] |
| 004 Haven (Open Games) FuzzyLogic Oct 25, 01:21 pm |
| It just needs one more player... I'm anxious as any to give it another go! |
| 004 Haven (Open Games) trezdk Oct 28, 09:33 am |
| Done and done or something... at least I joined |
| 004 Haven (Open Games) pebbleanddrag Oct 30, 08:45 pm |
Hello fellows
I am one of the 19. I don't really have time for the game I'm already in. I can hang in there if everyone wants to get started or if someone else wants to give it a go that would be better.
Thanks-Dave |
| Homework4 PrintOut - archimedes (Oct 25, 2011, 11:57 am) |
I cannot open it so I have no idea.
Mark
From: Jack McHugh <jwmchughjr(at)gmail.com>
To: Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com>
Cc: Tom Barrows <tom.barrows(at)gmail.com>; Jack Cope <jackcope(at)btinternet.com>; DC 373 <dc373(at)diplomaticcorp.com>; Dirk Knemeyer <dirk(at)knemeyer.com>; Alex Maslow <Blueraider0(at)gmail.com>; Mark Mizak <archimedeslives(at)yahoo.com>; Stephen Osellame <blomidonpark(at)yahoo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 12:42
PM
Subject: Re: Homework4 PrintOut
what is this?
On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 2:14 AM, Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
Please print this out.[Reply] |
| Homework4 PrintOut - FlapJack (Oct 25, 2011, 11:42 am) |
what is this?
On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 2:14 AM, Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
Please print this out.[Reply] |
| dc 388 Deadline Warning - fencertim (Oct 25, 2011, 8:21 am) |
Fall 1908 orders are due today at 4pm
eastern US
time. I have 5 sets so if you need a change get them here on time as results
will be posted right around 1 minute after the deadline.
Thanks,
Tim[Reply] |
| Homework4 PrintOut - AceRimmer (Oct 25, 2011, 1:14 am) |
| Please print this out. [Reply] |
| Homework4 PrintOut (dc373) FlapJack Oct 25, 11:42 am |
what is this?
On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 2:14 AM, Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
Please print this out. |
| Homework4 PrintOut (dc373) archimedes Oct 25, 11:57 am |
I cannot open it so I have no idea.
Mark
From: Jack McHugh <jwmchughjr(at)gmail.com>
To: Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com>
Cc: Tom Barrows <tom.barrows(at)gmail.com>; Jack Cope <jackcope(at)btinternet.com>; DC 373 <dc373(at)diplomaticcorp.com>; Dirk Knemeyer <dirk(at)knemeyer.com>; Alex Maslow <Blueraider0(at)gmail.com>; Mark Mizak <archimedeslives(at)yahoo.com>; Stephen Osellame <blomidonpark(at)yahoo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 12:42
PM
Subject: Re: Homework4 PrintOut
what is this?
On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 2:14 AM, Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
Please print this out. |
| I'm baaaaaack!!!! - Viper (Oct 24, 2011, 1:07 pm) |
I'm currently recruiting for a game of Worldwide: http://www.dipwiki.com/index.php?title=Worldwide
...unless you want a standard.[Reply] |
| dc 388 Deadline Reminder - fencertim (Oct 24, 2011, 8:27 am) |
Fall 1908 orders are due tomorrow at 4pm
eastern US
time.
Thanks,
Tim[Reply] |
| dc394 w03 builds! - FuzzyLogic (Oct 23, 2011, 7:13 pm) |
NEXT: Spring 04 due Friday 10/28, 3pm Central!
Website is up to date, see charts and graphs online…
www.diplomaticcorp.com/game_page.php?game_id=dc394
RETREAT!
Archers: F Strawberry Fields, no move received (*Disbanded*)
Leprechauns: Remove F Enchanted Isles
Nomads: Remove A Anhondon Plain
Samurai: Remove F Heresh
Wizards: Remove F Waterdeep
BUILD!
Archers: Defaults, removing F Andarien Plain
Centaurs: Remove A Tumnus, A Pendaran Wood
Dwarves: Remove A Heresh
Elves: Build F Gelfling
Faeries: Build A Vinyaya
Gnomes: Build F Khemri, A Hundred Acre Wood
Hobbits: Build A Krikkit, A Lindon
Knights: Build A Ice Reach, F Wing Hove, F Grimpen Ward, F Telmar
Leprechauns: Build A Knockshegowna
Magicians: Defaults, removing F GRIEF REEF
Nomads: Build F Myth Drannor
Rogues: Build F Ashan, A The Silver city
Trolls: Build F Kahvi[Reply] |
| dc394 w03 builds! (dc394) FuzzyLogic Oct 28, 11:05 am |
Results are today, right? Let me think... Yep. Today. Results. Unless it's not Friday.
Or unless 3pm never comes...
If you're banking on that, I'd turn in moves just in case it does.
From: Michael Sims
Sent: Sun 10/23/2011 7:13 PM
Cc: dc394
Subject: dc394 w03 builds!
NEXT: Spring 04 due Friday 10/28, 3pm Central!
Website is up to date, see charts and graphs online…
www.diplomaticcorp.com/game_page.php?game_id=dc394
RETREAT!
Archers: F Strawberry Fields, no move received (*Disbanded*)
Leprechauns: Remove F Enchanted Isles
Nomads: Remove A Anhondon Plain
Samurai: Remove F Heresh
Wizards: Remove F Waterdeep
BUILD!
Archers: Defaults, removing F Andarien Plain
Centaurs: Remove A Tumnus, A Pendaran Wood
Dwarves: Remove A Heresh
Elves: Build F Gelfling
Faeries: Build A Vinyaya
Gnomes: Build F Khemri, A Hundred Acre Wood
Hobbits: Build A Krikkit, A Lindon
Knights: Build A Ice Reach, F Wing Hove, F Grimpen Ward, F Telmar
Leprechauns: Build A Knockshegowna
Magicians: Defaults, removing F GRIEF REEF
Nomads: Build F Myth Drannor
Rogues: Build F Ashan, A The Silver city
Trolls: Build F Kahvi |
| DC 387: W07 map - Blueraider0 (Oct 23, 2011, 4:26 pm) |
[Reply] |
