| DC 347, Spring 1906 - musclecat (Apr 04, 2011, 1:17 am) |
Warren
I still have no
adjudication and still cannot see the map. I haven't got a clue what happened
last season.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike and Laura
[mailto:musclecat(at)ntlworld.com]
Sent: 02 April 2011
07:22
To: Warren Fleming; welsh_stroud(at)msn.com;
llibertv(at)mixmail.com; dc347(at)diplomaticcorp.com; tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com;
buckhamil(at)yahoo.com; Mike Hoffman
Subject: RE: DC 347, Spring
1906
Can't see the
adjudication and the map won't open!
This game should
have been put out of its misery when we had the chance. I very nearly dropped
out of it myself because it has been the most soul destroying game of
diplomacy I have ever played. I really believe that in diplomaticcorp
replacements should be found in 1901 and 1902 and then the game should just
continue if people drop out. I cannot believe that in another game just
started the GM allowed an NMR in Spring 01 while this one has staggered from
season to season with inordinate delays that have clearly ruined the games.
Frankly the delays have ruined it more than the drop-outs.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Warren Fleming
[mailto:alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com]
Sent: 02 April 2011
00:25
To: welsh_stroud(at)msn.com; musclecat(at)ntlworld.com;
llibertv(at)mixmail.com; dc347(at)diplomaticcorp.com; tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com;
buckhamil(at)yahoo.com; Mike Hoffman; Warren
Subject: DC 347, Spring
1906
Sigh.... y'know, I
just finished a game on DC that went 10 years without a single nmr....
unfortunately this in NOT that game. Another nmr, this time from
Germany. Charles? Please get in touch with me as soon as you
can.
Now, on
with the game. There are a few developments. Just a note here that I
have just been forced (kicking and screaming all the way) to switch to a mac
here at work. As a result I don't seem to be able to copy the adjudication
from the mac version of RP... so instead I've attached a RP file of the
orders and I hope you are all able to get/see the orders as they were. Good
luck with that.
There
are two retreats due for summer. One from Russia and one from
Germany.
Russian
Army St. Pete can retreat to Livonia or OTB.
German
Army Prussia can retreat to Berlin or OTB.
A
reminder to those that might be new, or have forgotten. If I don't receive a
retreat order the unit will be disbanded, regardless of how many options it
might have.
I think
that about sums it up. Summer is due on Monday April 4, 17:00
MDT.
Maps
are attached. If there is a problem with the .gif please let me know....
who invented these stupid macs anyhow 
Warren[Reply] |
| DC383 ASSIGNMENTS 4/8 11:59 PM GMT 1ST TURN - vegas_iwish (Apr 03, 2011, 10:41 pm) |
[Reply] |
| DC383 ASSIGNMENTS 4/8 11:59 PM GMT 1ST TURN (dc383) bret_pollack Apr 04, 01:39 pm |
Greetings all from the Italy. I hope to be in comunications shortly.
Thanks,
Bret - Italy
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| DC383 ASSIGNMENTS 4/8 11:59 PM GMT 1ST TURN (dc383) FlapJack Apr 04, 11:08 pm |
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| DC383 ASSIGNMENTS 4/8 11:59 PM GMT 1ST TURN (dc383) MattKelly Apr 05, 06:50 am |
We talking about Holland/Belgium or New Jersey?
From: Jack McHugh <jwmchughjr(at)gmail.com>
To: MICHAEL BOUTOT <vegas_iwish(at)yahoo.com>
Cc: dipcorp.player(at)gmail.com; cpt23862(at)yahoo.ca; beejwa(at)gmail.com; kelly058(at)verizon.net; camorse22(at)yahoo.com; jerome777(at)ymail.com; bret_pollack(at)hotmail.com; alley_cat_1990(at)hotmail.com; Garry Bledsoe <kielmarch(at)hotmail.com>; Michael Sims <mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net>; DC383(at)diplomaticcorp.com
Sent: Tue, April 5, 2011 12:08:21 AM
Subject: Re: DC383 ASSIGNMENTS 4/8 11:59 PM GMT 1ST TURN
we prefer to be known as the sprouts....no wait that's our favorite vegetable...we will be known as the Benelux...the lowlands sounds like where the po' folks live...
On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 11:41 PM, MICHAEL BOUTOT <vegas_iwish(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
No special house rules. GOOD LUCK!
AlanRFarrington Russia Alan Farrington alley_cat_1990(at)hotmail.com ME, US
bielf11 Spain Frank Bielschowsky dipcorp.player(at)gmail.com Soest, UT, NL
bret_pollack Italy Bret Pollack bret_pollack(at)hotmail.com Marriottsville, MD, US
Corrino Balkans Chris Morse camorse22(at)yahoo.com Boston, MA, US
CPT23862 Turkey William Duncan cpt23862(at)yahoo.ca Monterey, CA, US
Dudecar00 France William Wasielewski beejwa(at)gmail.com appleton, WI, US
FlapJack Lowlands Jack McHugh jwmchughjr(at)gmail.com Westville, NJ, US
FuzzyLogic England Michael Sims mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net Lisle, IL, US
garry.bledsoe Austria Garry Bledsoe kielmarch(at)hotmail.com Little Rock , AR, US
jerome777 Norway Jerome Payne jerome777(at)ymail.com Peterborough, CAMBS, UK
MattKelly Germany Matthew Kelly kelly058(at)verizon.net Fredericksburg, VA, US |
| DC383 ASSIGNMENTS 4/8 11:59 PM GMT 1ST TURN (dc383) FlapJack Apr 05, 06:51 am |
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| DC383 ASSIGNMENTS 4/8 11:59 PM GMT 1ST TURN (dc383) AlanRFarrington Apr 05, 05:33 pm |
I (Russia) will be away at a National Volleyball championships from 4/6 until Sunday 4/10. I'll do my best to corral some internet time while I'm there, but I cannot make any promises.
Thanks,
Alan Farrington
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 04:50:19 -0700
From: kelly058(at)verizon.net
Subject: Re: DC383 ASSIGNMENTS 4/8 11:59 PM GMT 1ST TURN
To: jwmchughjr(at)gmail.com; vegas_iwish(at)yahoo.com
CC: dipcorp.player(at)gmail.com; cpt23862(at)yahoo.ca; beejwa(at)gmail.com; camorse22(at)yahoo.com; jerome777(at)ymail.com; bret_pollack(at)hotmail.com; alley_cat_1990(at)hotmail.com; kielmarch(at)hotmail.com; mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net; DC383(at)diplomaticcorp.com
We talking about Holland/Belgium or New Jersey?
From: Jack McHugh <jwmchughjr(at)gmail.com>
To: MICHAEL BOUTOT <vegas_iwish(at)yahoo.com>
Cc: dipcorp.player(at)gmail.com; cpt23862(at)yahoo.ca; beejwa(at)gmail.com; kelly058(at)verizon.net; camorse22(at)yahoo.com; jerome777(at)ymail.com; bret_pollack(at)hotmail.com; alley_cat_1990(at)hotmail.com; Garry Bledsoe <kielmarch(at)hotmail.com>; Michael Sims <mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net>; DC383(at)diplomaticcorp.com
Sent: Tue, April 5, 2011 12:08:21 AM
Subject: Re: DC383 ASSIGNMENTS 4/8 11:59 PM GMT 1ST TURN
we prefer to be known as the sprouts....no wait that's our favorite vegetable...we will be known as the Benelux...the lowlands sounds like where the po' folks live...
On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 11:41 PM, MICHAEL BOUTOT <vegas_iwish(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
No special house rules. GOOD LUCK!
AlanRFarrington Russia Alan Farrington alley_cat_1990(at)hotmail.com ME, US
bielf11 Spain Frank Bielschowsky dipcorp.player(at)gmail.com Soest, UT, NL
bret_pollack Italy Bret Pollack bret_pollack(at)hotmail.com Marriottsville, MD, US
Corrino Balkans Chris Morse camorse22(at)yahoo.com Boston, MA, US
CPT23862 Turkey William Duncan cpt23862(at)yahoo.ca Monterey, CA, US
Dudecar00 France William Wasielewski beejwa(at)gmail.com appleton, WI, US
FlapJack Lowlands Jack McHugh jwmchughjr(at)gmail.com Westville, NJ, US
FuzzyLogic England Michael Sims mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net Lisle, IL, US
garry.bledsoe Austria Garry Bledsoe kielmarch(at)hotmail.com Little Rock , AR, US
jerome777 Norway Jerome Payne jerome777(at)ymail.com Peterborough, CAMBS, UK
MattKelly Germany Matthew Kelly kelly058(at)verizon.net Fredericksburg, VA, US |
| DC 347, Spring 1906 - offdisc (Apr 03, 2011, 9:18 pm) |
[Reply] |
| DC349 1st Strike W05 results - Sean2010 (Apr 03, 2011, 5:44 pm) |
Hello Everyone,
S06 orders due Friday 3-8-11 by 11:59 PM EST.
W05:
Austria:
Build Army Bud
Germany:
DISB A SIL
from Sean[Reply] |
| DC350: Game End! - dknemeyer (Apr 03, 2011, 4:56 pm) |
Hi Everyone,
Matthew, thanks for being such a reliable and timely GM. I look forward to playing in a game you helm in the future.
Overall this was a game dictated more by who was reliable and who was not. Unreliable players and all-too-frequent NMR's meant that deciding who to trust and what tactics to employ was as much about having a sense of who would actually be submitting orders - or not! As such this certainly won't go down as a classic but, in trying to navigate the fickleness of participation, had its own interesting-if-different problems to wrap your head around.
The high point for me was working closely with Jerome. By nature I am an alliance player, so our long-term cooperation - really since the earliest turns of the game, despite our claims to the contrary! - was a pleasure. Of course it made the decisive stab harder to execute as well. I rather would have thought he was an ass so there would be no remorse in that case.
Thanks to everyone who saw it to the end, particularly Baz whose position was near-hopeless years ago yet continued to submit orders and help the game conclude in a positive way.
Hope to see the reliable ones among us again, soon!
Dirk
On Apr 3, 2011, at 5:44 PM, JOHN CLARKE wrote:
Good evening gentlemen
First of all, congratulations to Dirk on a successful outcome to a very skillfully-played game.
Many thanks to Matthew for keeping us all in order, including coping with two abandonments and a frustrating number of NMRs.
Finally - good luck to all of us in future games. Until next time .........
John
From: Rocketship <rocketship.rocketship(at)gmail.com>
To: Jerome Payne <jerome777(at)ymail.com>; Dirk Knemeyer <dirk(at)knemeyer.com>; Balthazar Logan <baz.dip(at)gmail.com>; John Clarke <john.c1arke(at)btinternet.com>; Dave Labreche <pebbleanddrag(at)yahoo.ca>
Cc: dc350(at)diplomaticcorp.com; Rocketship <rocketship.rocketship(at)gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, 3 April, 2011 6:10:12
Subject: DC350: Game End!
DC350: Fall 1907
Well, this is it. Russia reaches 18 supply centres and wins the game. Congratulations to Dirk on the solo victory! End-of-game statements from all will be welcome.
Thanks to everyone for sticking it out to the bloody end.
England:
F Wales - London (*Fails*)
France:
F Belgium - North Sea (*Fails*)
A Burgundy Hold
F English Channel - Wales (*Fails*)
A Gascony - Brest
F London Hold
A Marseilles Supports A Burgundy
F Portugal Supports A Spain
A Spain Hold
Germany:
A Holland, no move received
Italy:
A Kiel Hold
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Gascony
A Trieste - Venice
A Tuscany Supports A Venice - Piedmont
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Gulf of Lyon
A Venice - Piedmont
A Vienna - Tyrolia
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
Russia:
A Ankara - Smyrna
A Bohemia - Munich (*Fails*)
A Bulgaria - Greece
F Constantinople Supports A Ankara - Smyrna
F Edinburgh Hold
F Helgoland Bight Supports A Kiel - Holland (*Void*)
A Munich - Kiel (*Fails*)
F North Sea Supports F Wales - London (*Cut*)
F Norway Supports F North Sea
F Norwegian Sea - North Atlantic Ocean
A Ruhr - Belgium (*Fails*)
A Serbia - Trieste
Cheers,
Matthew[Reply] |
| DC350: Game End! - trooper (Apr 03, 2011, 4:44 pm) |
Good evening gentlemen
First of all, congratulations to Dirk on a successful outcome to a very skillfully-played game.
Many thanks to Matthew for keeping us all in order, including coping with two abandonments and a frustrating number of NMRs.
Finally - good luck to all of us in future games. Until next time .........
John
From: Rocketship <rocketship.rocketship(at)gmail.com>
To: Jerome Payne <jerome777(at)ymail.com>; Dirk Knemeyer <dirk(at)knemeyer.com>; Balthazar Logan <baz.dip(at)gmail.com>; John Clarke <john.c1arke(at)btinternet.com>; Dave Labreche <pebbleanddrag(at)yahoo.ca>
Cc: dc350(at)diplomaticcorp.com; Rocketship <rocketship.rocketship(at)gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, 3 April, 2011 6:10:12
Subject: DC350: Game End!
DC350: Fall 1907
Well, this is it. Russia reaches 18 supply centres and wins the game. Congratulations to Dirk on the solo victory! End-of-game statements from all will be welcome.
Thanks to everyone for sticking it out to the bloody
end.
England:
F Wales - London (*Fails*)
France:
F Belgium - North Sea (*Fails*)
A Burgundy Hold
F English Channel - Wales (*Fails*)
A Gascony - Brest
F London Hold
A Marseilles Supports A Burgundy
F Portugal Supports A Spain
A Spain Hold
Germany:
A Holland, no move received
Italy:
A Kiel Hold
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Gascony
A Trieste - Venice
A Tuscany Supports A Venice - Piedmont
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Gulf of Lyon
A Venice - Piedmont
A Vienna - Tyrolia
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
Russia:
A Ankara - Smyrna
A Bohemia - Munich (*Fails*)
A Bulgaria - Greece
F Constantinople Supports A Ankara - Smyrna
F Edinburgh Hold
F Helgoland Bight Supports A Kiel - Holland (*Void*)
A Munich - Kiel (*Fails*)
F North Sea Supports F Wales - London (*Cut*)
F Norway Supports F North Sea
F Norwegian Sea - North Atlantic Ocean
A Ruhr
- Belgium (*Fails*)
A Serbia - Trieste
Cheers,
Matthew[Reply] |
| DC350: Game End! - jerome777 (Apr 03, 2011, 3:10 pm) |
Hi all,
Many thanks to Matthew for doing a great job in this game, and best wishes to all of my opponents in this game. To those of you I stabbed (almost all of you I think), I hope you get the chance to get your own back in another game soon...
This was my first game of Diplomacy and I feel I learned one heck of a lot from playing with you guys, particularly when plotting and scheming with Dirk. I'd like to offer Dirk my congratulations for soloing thee game and also thanks for helping me develop my play.
Best of luck everybody for your future Dipping,
Jerome
On Sun, 03 Apr 2011 06:10 BST Rocketship wrote:
DC350: Fall 1907
Well, this is it. Russia reaches 18 supply centres and wins the game. Congratulations to Dirk on the solo victory! End-of-game statements from all will be welcome.
Thanks to everyone for sticking it out to the bloody end.
England:
F Wales - London (*Fails*)
France:
F Belgium - North Sea (*Fails*)
A Burgundy Hold
F English Channel - Wales (*Fails*)
A Gascony - Brest
F London Hold
A Marseilles Supports A Burgundy
F Portugal Supports A Spain
A Spain Hold
Germany:
A Holland, no move received
Italy:
A Kiel Hold
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Gascony
A Trieste - Venice
A Tuscany Supports A Venice - Piedmont
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Gulf of Lyon
A Venice - Piedmont
A Vienna - Tyrolia
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
Russia:
A Ankara - Smyrna
A Bohemia - Munich (*Fails*)
A Bulgaria - Greece
F Constantinople Supports A Ankara - Smyrna
F Edinburgh Hold
F Helgoland Bight Supports A Kiel - Holland (*Void*)
A Munich - Kiel (*Fails*)
F North Sea Supports F Wales - London (*Cut*)
F Norway Supports F North Sea
F Norwegian Sea - North Atlantic Ocean
A Ruhr - Belgium (*Fails*)
A Serbia - Trieste
Cheers,
Matthew[Reply] |
| DC350: Game End! - Rocketship (Apr 03, 2011, 12:10 am) |
DC350: Fall 1907
Well, this is it. Russia reaches 18 supply centres and wins the game. Congratulations to Dirk on the solo victory! End-of-game statements from all will be welcome.
Thanks to everyone for sticking it out to the bloody end.
England:
F Wales - London (*Fails*)
France:
F Belgium - North Sea (*Fails*)
A Burgundy Hold
F English Channel - Wales (*Fails*)
A Gascony - Brest
F London Hold
A Marseilles Supports A Burgundy
F Portugal Supports A Spain
A Spain Hold
Germany:
A Holland, no move received
Italy:
A Kiel Hold
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Gascony
A Trieste - Venice
A Tuscany Supports A Venice - Piedmont
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Gulf of Lyon
A Venice - Piedmont
A Vienna - Tyrolia
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
Russia:
A Ankara - Smyrna
A Bohemia - Munich (*Fails*)
A Bulgaria - Greece
F Constantinople Supports A Ankara - Smyrna
F Edinburgh Hold
F Helgoland Bight Supports A Kiel - Holland (*Void*)
A Munich - Kiel (*Fails*)
F North Sea Supports F Wales - London (*Cut*)
F Norway Supports F North Sea
F Norwegian Sea - North Atlantic Ocean
A Ruhr - Belgium (*Fails*)
A Serbia - Trieste
Cheers,
Matthew[Reply] |
| DC350: Game End! (dc350) jerome777 Apr 03, 03:10 pm |
Hi all,
Many thanks to Matthew for doing a great job in this game, and best wishes to all of my opponents in this game. To those of you I stabbed (almost all of you I think), I hope you get the chance to get your own back in another game soon...
This was my first game of Diplomacy and I feel I learned one heck of a lot from playing with you guys, particularly when plotting and scheming with Dirk. I'd like to offer Dirk my congratulations for soloing thee game and also thanks for helping me develop my play.
Best of luck everybody for your future Dipping,
Jerome
On Sun, 03 Apr 2011 06:10 BST Rocketship wrote:
DC350: Fall 1907
Well, this is it. Russia reaches 18 supply centres and wins the game. Congratulations to Dirk on the solo victory! End-of-game statements from all will be welcome.
Thanks to everyone for sticking it out to the bloody end.
England:
F Wales - London (*Fails*)
France:
F Belgium - North Sea (*Fails*)
A Burgundy Hold
F English Channel - Wales (*Fails*)
A Gascony - Brest
F London Hold
A Marseilles Supports A Burgundy
F Portugal Supports A Spain
A Spain Hold
Germany:
A Holland, no move received
Italy:
A Kiel Hold
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Gascony
A Trieste - Venice
A Tuscany Supports A Venice - Piedmont
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Gulf of Lyon
A Venice - Piedmont
A Vienna - Tyrolia
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
Russia:
A Ankara - Smyrna
A Bohemia - Munich (*Fails*)
A Bulgaria - Greece
F Constantinople Supports A Ankara - Smyrna
F Edinburgh Hold
F Helgoland Bight Supports A Kiel - Holland (*Void*)
A Munich - Kiel (*Fails*)
F North Sea Supports F Wales - London (*Cut*)
F Norway Supports F North Sea
F Norwegian Sea - North Atlantic Ocean
A Ruhr - Belgium (*Fails*)
A Serbia - Trieste
Cheers,
Matthew |
| DC350: Game End! (dc350) trooper Apr 03, 04:44 pm |
Good evening gentlemen
First of all, congratulations to Dirk on a successful outcome to a very skillfully-played game.
Many thanks to Matthew for keeping us all in order, including coping with two abandonments and a frustrating number of NMRs.
Finally - good luck to all of us in future games. Until next time .........
John
From: Rocketship <rocketship.rocketship(at)gmail.com>
To: Jerome Payne <jerome777(at)ymail.com>; Dirk Knemeyer <dirk(at)knemeyer.com>; Balthazar Logan <baz.dip(at)gmail.com>; John Clarke <john.c1arke(at)btinternet.com>; Dave Labreche <pebbleanddrag(at)yahoo.ca>
Cc: dc350(at)diplomaticcorp.com; Rocketship <rocketship.rocketship(at)gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, 3 April, 2011 6:10:12
Subject: DC350: Game End!
DC350: Fall 1907
Well, this is it. Russia reaches 18 supply centres and wins the game. Congratulations to Dirk on the solo victory! End-of-game statements from all will be welcome.
Thanks to everyone for sticking it out to the bloody
end.
England:
F Wales - London (*Fails*)
France:
F Belgium - North Sea (*Fails*)
A Burgundy Hold
F English Channel - Wales (*Fails*)
A Gascony - Brest
F London Hold
A Marseilles Supports A Burgundy
F Portugal Supports A Spain
A Spain Hold
Germany:
A Holland, no move received
Italy:
A Kiel Hold
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Gascony
A Trieste - Venice
A Tuscany Supports A Venice - Piedmont
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Gulf of Lyon
A Venice - Piedmont
A Vienna - Tyrolia
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
Russia:
A Ankara - Smyrna
A Bohemia - Munich (*Fails*)
A Bulgaria - Greece
F Constantinople Supports A Ankara - Smyrna
F Edinburgh Hold
F Helgoland Bight Supports A Kiel - Holland (*Void*)
A Munich - Kiel (*Fails*)
F North Sea Supports F Wales - London (*Cut*)
F Norway Supports F North Sea
F Norwegian Sea - North Atlantic Ocean
A Ruhr
- Belgium (*Fails*)
A Serbia - Trieste
Cheers,
Matthew |
| DC350: Game End! (dc350) dknemeyer Apr 03, 04:56 pm |
Hi Everyone,
Matthew, thanks for being such a reliable and timely GM. I look forward to playing in a game you helm in the future.
Overall this was a game dictated more by who was reliable and who was not. Unreliable players and all-too-frequent NMR's meant that deciding who to trust and what tactics to employ was as much about having a sense of who would actually be submitting orders - or not! As such this certainly won't go down as a classic but, in trying to navigate the fickleness of participation, had its own interesting-if-different problems to wrap your head around.
The high point for me was working closely with Jerome. By nature I am an alliance player, so our long-term cooperation - really since the earliest turns of the game, despite our claims to the contrary! - was a pleasure. Of course it made the decisive stab harder to execute as well. I rather would have thought he was an ass so there would be no remorse in that case.
Thanks to everyone who saw it to the end, particularly Baz whose position was near-hopeless years ago yet continued to submit orders and help the game conclude in a positive way.
Hope to see the reliable ones among us again, soon!
Dirk
On Apr 3, 2011, at 5:44 PM, JOHN CLARKE wrote:
Good evening gentlemen
First of all, congratulations to Dirk on a successful outcome to a very skillfully-played game.
Many thanks to Matthew for keeping us all in order, including coping with two abandonments and a frustrating number of NMRs.
Finally - good luck to all of us in future games. Until next time .........
John
From: Rocketship <rocketship.rocketship(at)gmail.com>
To: Jerome Payne <jerome777(at)ymail.com>; Dirk Knemeyer <dirk(at)knemeyer.com>; Balthazar Logan <baz.dip(at)gmail.com>; John Clarke <john.c1arke(at)btinternet.com>; Dave Labreche <pebbleanddrag(at)yahoo.ca>
Cc: dc350(at)diplomaticcorp.com; Rocketship <rocketship.rocketship(at)gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, 3 April, 2011 6:10:12
Subject: DC350: Game End!
DC350: Fall 1907
Well, this is it. Russia reaches 18 supply centres and wins the game. Congratulations to Dirk on the solo victory! End-of-game statements from all will be welcome.
Thanks to everyone for sticking it out to the bloody end.
England:
F Wales - London (*Fails*)
France:
F Belgium - North Sea (*Fails*)
A Burgundy Hold
F English Channel - Wales (*Fails*)
A Gascony - Brest
F London Hold
A Marseilles Supports A Burgundy
F Portugal Supports A Spain
A Spain Hold
Germany:
A Holland, no move received
Italy:
A Kiel Hold
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Gascony
A Trieste - Venice
A Tuscany Supports A Venice - Piedmont
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Gulf of Lyon
A Venice - Piedmont
A Vienna - Tyrolia
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
Russia:
A Ankara - Smyrna
A Bohemia - Munich (*Fails*)
A Bulgaria - Greece
F Constantinople Supports A Ankara - Smyrna
F Edinburgh Hold
F Helgoland Bight Supports A Kiel - Holland (*Void*)
A Munich - Kiel (*Fails*)
F North Sea Supports F Wales - London (*Cut*)
F Norway Supports F North Sea
F Norwegian Sea - North Atlantic Ocean
A Ruhr - Belgium (*Fails*)
A Serbia - Trieste
Cheers,
Matthew |
| dc342 ~ Imperial 1841 - sgttodd (Apr 02, 2011, 11:16 am) |
We have a new Russian! ~ Mike Penner!
Welcome aboard Mike, and good luck!
The deadline for Spring 1848 orders is: Tuesday, April 5th (at) 2359
UTC.
files: http://mainecav.org/diplomacy[Reply] |
| DC 347, Spring 1906 - ConradW (Apr 02, 2011, 1:26 am) |
Sorry folks I have a lot going on and obviously this game is not the top of mind type. I am open to settle things or tough it out, but maybe we could speed it up - that is up to Warren as he's been good enough to GM through this pain.
[Reply] |
| DC 347, Spring 1906 - musclecat (Apr 02, 2011, 1:21 am) |
Can't see the
adjudication and the map won't open!
This game should
have been put out of its misery when we had the chance. I very nearly dropped
out of it myself because it has been the most soul destroying game of diplomacy
I have ever played. I really believe that in diplomaticcorp replacements should
be found in 1901 and 1902 and then the game should just continue if people drop
out. I cannot believe that in another game just started the GM allowed an NMR in
Spring 01 while this one has staggered from season to season with inordinate
delays that have clearly ruined the games. Frankly the delays have ruined it
more than the drop-outs.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Warren Fleming
[mailto:alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com]
Sent: 02 April 2011
00:25
To: welsh_stroud(at)msn.com; musclecat(at)ntlworld.com;
llibertv(at)mixmail.com; dc347(at)diplomaticcorp.com; tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com;
buckhamil(at)yahoo.com; Mike Hoffman; Warren
Subject: DC 347, Spring
1906
Sigh.... y'know, I just
finished a game on DC that went 10 years without a single nmr....
unfortunately this in NOT that game. Another nmr, this time from
Germany. Charles? Please get in touch with me as soon as you
can.
Now, on
with the game. There are a few developments. Just a note here that I
have just been forced (kicking and screaming all the way) to switch to a mac
here at work. As a result I don't seem to be able to copy the adjudication
from the mac version of RP... so instead I've attached a RP file of the orders
and I hope you are all able to get/see the orders as they were. Good luck with
that.
There are
two retreats due for summer. One from Russia and one from
Germany.
Russian
Army St. Pete can retreat to Livonia or OTB.
German
Army Prussia can retreat to Berlin or OTB.
A
reminder to those that might be new, or have forgotten. If I don't receive a
retreat order the unit will be disbanded, regardless of how many options it
might have.
I think
that about sums it up. Summer is due on Monday April 4, 17:00
MDT.
Maps are
attached. If there is a problem with the .gif please let me know.... who
invented these stupid macs anyhow
Warren[Reply] |
| DC350: 24h for Fall 1907 - Rocketship (Apr 02, 2011, 12:57 am) |
Hi folks,
This is your friendly 24h reminder for Fall 1907. I'm still waiting for orders from England.
Cheers,
Matthew=[Reply] |
| DC377; Winter 1901 Results - dipknight (Apr 01, 2011, 10:14 pm) |
[Reply] |
| DC377; Deadline Delay - dipknight (Apr 01, 2011, 6:39 pm) |
[Reply] |
| DC376 WB11 Rd 2 - Winter 1901 Results - Corrino (Apr 01, 2011, 6:37 pm) |
Hey Guys,
Not so much to say tonight. My stomach is full and my mind is shut down for the week-end. Lucky for you I remembered this adjudication before I went back for more beer. Cheers!
Chris
NEXT DEADLINE: Spring 1902 orders are due Monday, April 4, at 18:00 Eastern US time.
PRESS:
There once was a Sultan, quite mad
whose antics were awfully bad
he cursed and he swore
and he threatened a war
but strangely - no war to be had?
Italians are known for their jokes
They're clever and quite witty folks
what looks like a stab
is a feint or a jab
that sets up the cruel killing strokes
In Austria, ask the ArchDuke
whether he he thinks that lying's uncouth
He'll say: Stop your yelling!
I have trouble telling
the difference 'tween lies and the truth
In Germany, Kaiser don't know
who might be his friend or his foe
at most he is sure
their intent is impure
so he watches his defenses grow
The English are fond of the sea
and also are rumored to be
most expansionistic
and militaristic
I hope that they're not after me
La France, c'est si formidable
et aussi vraiment incroyable
un jour, un annee
Peut etre un armee
jouera tout les cartes sur la table
In Russia, the Tsar's on a tear
his neighbors are baiting the bear
he's arriving of course
with superior force
much to their dismay and despair
ADJUSTMENTS:
Austria:
Build A Budapest
England:
Build F Edinburgh
Build A London
France:
Build F Marseilles
Build A Paris
Germany:
Build A Berlin
Build F Kiel
Italy:
Build A Venice
Build F Naples
Russia:
Build A Warsaw
Build A Moscow
Turkey:
Build F Ankara[Reply] |
| DC 347, Spring 1906 - alwayshunted (Apr 01, 2011, 6:24 pm) |
Sigh.... y'know, I just finished a game on DC that went 10 years without a single nmr.... unfortunately this in NOT that game. Another nmr, this time from Germany. Charles? Please get in touch with me as soon as you can.
Now, on with the game. There are a few developments. Just a note here that I have just been forced (kicking and screaming all the way) to switch to a mac here at work. As a result I don't seem to be able to copy the adjudication from the mac version of RP... so instead I've attached a RP file of the orders and I hope you are all able to get/see the orders as they were. Good luck with that.
There are two retreats due for summer. One from Russia and one from Germany.
Russian Army St. Pete can retreat to Livonia or OTB.
German Army Prussia can retreat to Berlin or OTB.
A reminder to those that might be new, or have forgotten. If I don't receive a retreat order the unit will be disbanded, regardless of how many options it might have.
I think that about sums it up. Summer is due on Monday April 4, 17:00 MDT.
Maps are attached. If there is a problem with the .gif please let me know.... who invented these stupid macs anyhow
Warren[Reply] |
| DC 347, Spring 1906 (dc347) musclecat Apr 02, 01:21 am |
Can't see the
adjudication and the map won't open!
This game should
have been put out of its misery when we had the chance. I very nearly dropped
out of it myself because it has been the most soul destroying game of diplomacy
I have ever played. I really believe that in diplomaticcorp replacements should
be found in 1901 and 1902 and then the game should just continue if people drop
out. I cannot believe that in another game just started the GM allowed an NMR in
Spring 01 while this one has staggered from season to season with inordinate
delays that have clearly ruined the games. Frankly the delays have ruined it
more than the drop-outs.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Warren Fleming
[mailto:alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com]
Sent: 02 April 2011
00:25
To: welsh_stroud(at)msn.com; musclecat(at)ntlworld.com;
llibertv(at)mixmail.com; dc347(at)diplomaticcorp.com; tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com;
buckhamil(at)yahoo.com; Mike Hoffman; Warren
Subject: DC 347, Spring
1906
Sigh.... y'know, I just
finished a game on DC that went 10 years without a single nmr....
unfortunately this in NOT that game. Another nmr, this time from
Germany. Charles? Please get in touch with me as soon as you
can.
Now, on
with the game. There are a few developments. Just a note here that I
have just been forced (kicking and screaming all the way) to switch to a mac
here at work. As a result I don't seem to be able to copy the adjudication
from the mac version of RP... so instead I've attached a RP file of the orders
and I hope you are all able to get/see the orders as they were. Good luck with
that.
There are
two retreats due for summer. One from Russia and one from
Germany.
Russian
Army St. Pete can retreat to Livonia or OTB.
German
Army Prussia can retreat to Berlin or OTB.
A
reminder to those that might be new, or have forgotten. If I don't receive a
retreat order the unit will be disbanded, regardless of how many options it
might have.
I think
that about sums it up. Summer is due on Monday April 4, 17:00
MDT.
Maps are
attached. If there is a problem with the .gif please let me know.... who
invented these stupid macs anyhow
Warren |
| DC 347, Spring 1906 (dc347) ConradW Apr 02, 01:26 am |
Sorry folks I have a lot going on and obviously this game is not the top of mind type. I am open to settle things or tough it out, but maybe we could speed it up - that is up to Warren as he's been good enough to GM through this pain.
|
| DC 347, Spring 1906 (dc347) offdisc Apr 03, 09:18 pm |
|
| DC 347, Spring 1906 (dc347) musclecat Apr 04, 01:17 am |
Warren
I still have no
adjudication and still cannot see the map. I haven't got a clue what happened
last season.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike and Laura
[mailto:musclecat(at)ntlworld.com]
Sent: 02 April 2011
07:22
To: Warren Fleming; welsh_stroud(at)msn.com;
llibertv(at)mixmail.com; dc347(at)diplomaticcorp.com; tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com;
buckhamil(at)yahoo.com; Mike Hoffman
Subject: RE: DC 347, Spring
1906
Can't see the
adjudication and the map won't open!
This game should
have been put out of its misery when we had the chance. I very nearly dropped
out of it myself because it has been the most soul destroying game of
diplomacy I have ever played. I really believe that in diplomaticcorp
replacements should be found in 1901 and 1902 and then the game should just
continue if people drop out. I cannot believe that in another game just
started the GM allowed an NMR in Spring 01 while this one has staggered from
season to season with inordinate delays that have clearly ruined the games.
Frankly the delays have ruined it more than the drop-outs.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Warren Fleming
[mailto:alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com]
Sent: 02 April 2011
00:25
To: welsh_stroud(at)msn.com; musclecat(at)ntlworld.com;
llibertv(at)mixmail.com; dc347(at)diplomaticcorp.com; tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com;
buckhamil(at)yahoo.com; Mike Hoffman; Warren
Subject: DC 347, Spring
1906
Sigh.... y'know, I
just finished a game on DC that went 10 years without a single nmr....
unfortunately this in NOT that game. Another nmr, this time from
Germany. Charles? Please get in touch with me as soon as you
can.
Now, on
with the game. There are a few developments. Just a note here that I
have just been forced (kicking and screaming all the way) to switch to a mac
here at work. As a result I don't seem to be able to copy the adjudication
from the mac version of RP... so instead I've attached a RP file of the
orders and I hope you are all able to get/see the orders as they were. Good
luck with that.
There
are two retreats due for summer. One from Russia and one from
Germany.
Russian
Army St. Pete can retreat to Livonia or OTB.
German
Army Prussia can retreat to Berlin or OTB.
A
reminder to those that might be new, or have forgotten. If I don't receive a
retreat order the unit will be disbanded, regardless of how many options it
might have.
I think
that about sums it up. Summer is due on Monday April 4, 17:00
MDT.
Maps
are attached. If there is a problem with the .gif please let me know....
who invented these stupid macs anyhow
Warren |
| DC 347, Spring 1906 (dc347) fencertim Apr 04, 10:50 am |
I have RP here at work, here are the
orders. I have attached a map PRE-retreats as well.
England:
F Barents Sea Supports F Finland - St
Petersburg(sc)
F Finland
- St Petersburg(sc)
F Gulf of Bothnia Supports F Finland - St
Petersburg(sc)
F North Sea
Hold
F Norway
Supports F Finland - St Petersburg(sc)
France:
A Belgium Hold
A Burgundy
- Marseilles
F Gulf
of Lyon Supports F Marseilles
- Piedmont
F Marseilles
- Piedmont
A Piedmont
- Tyrolia
F Tunis
Hold
F Western Mediterranean Supports F Tunis
Germany:
F Denmark Hold
A Munich
Hold
A Prussia Hold (*Dislodged*)
A Ruhr
Hold
A Silesia
Hold
Italy:
F Albania
- Greece
F Greece
- Bulgaria(sc)
F Ionian Sea - Aegean
Sea (*Bounce*)
F Rome
Supports F Tyrrhenian Sea
A Tuscany
- Venice
F Tyrrhenian Sea
Hold
A Vienna - Budapest
Russia:
F Black Sea - Constantinople
(*Fails*)
F Constantinople - Aegean
Sea (*Bounce*)
A Galicia
- Silesia
(*Fails*)
A Livonia -
Prussia
A Moscow
Supports A Warsaw
A Sevastopol
- Ukraine
A Smyrna
Hold
A St Petersburg, no move received (*Dislodged*)
A Warsaw
Supports A Livonia - Prussia
From: Mike and Laura
[mailto:musclecat(at)ntlworld.com]
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 2:18
AM
To: Warren Fleming
Cc: welsh_stroud(at)msn.com;
llibertv(at)mixmail.com; dc347(at)diplomaticcorp.com; tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com;
buckhamil(at)yahoo.com; Mike Hoffman
Subject: RE: DC 347, Spring 1906
Warren
I still have no adjudication and still cannot see the map. I
haven't got a clue what happened last season.
Mike |
| DC 347, Spring 1906 (dc347) alwayshunted Apr 04, 10:55 am |
Thanks Tim. I'm still trying to figure out how to select the orders text with RP for macs. Any thoughts?
Warren
From: tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com
To: musclecat(at)ntlworld.com; alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com
CC: welsh_stroud(at)msn.com; llibertv(at)mixmail.com; dc347(at)diplomaticcorp.com; buckhamil(at)yahoo.com; mrh(at)panix.com
Subject: RE: DC 347, Spring 1906
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 11:50:41 -0400
I have RP here at work, here are the
orders. I have attached a map PRE-retreats as well.
England:
F Barents Sea Supports F Finland - St
Petersburg(sc)
F Finland
- St Petersburg(sc)
F Gulf of Bothnia Supports F Finland - St
Petersburg(sc)
F North Sea
Hold
F Norway
Supports F Finland - St Petersburg(sc)
France:
A Belgium Hold
A Burgundy
- Marseilles
F Gulf
of Lyon Supports F Marseilles
- Piedmont
F Marseilles
- Piedmont
A Piedmont
- Tyrolia
F Tunis
Hold
F Western Mediterranean Supports F Tunis
Germany:
F Denmark Hold
A Munich
Hold
A Prussia Hold (*Dislodged*)
A Ruhr
Hold
A Silesia
Hold
Italy:
F Albania
- Greece
F Greece
- Bulgaria(sc)
F Ionian Sea - Aegean
Sea (*Bounce*)
F Rome
Supports F Tyrrhenian Sea
A Tuscany
- Venice
F Tyrrhenian Sea
Hold
A Vienna - Budapest
Russia:
F Black Sea - Constantinople
(*Fails*)
F Constantinople - Aegean
Sea (*Bounce*)
A Galicia
- Silesia
(*Fails*)
A Livonia -
Prussia
A Moscow
Supports A Warsaw
A Sevastopol
- Ukraine
A Smyrna
Hold
A St Petersburg, no move received (*Dislodged*)
A Warsaw
Supports A Livonia - Prussia
From: Mike and Laura
[mailto:musclecat(at)ntlworld.com]
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 2:18
AM
To: Warren Fleming
Cc: welsh_stroud(at)msn.com;
llibertv(at)mixmail.com; dc347(at)diplomaticcorp.com; tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com;
buckhamil(at)yahoo.com; Mike Hoffman
Subject: RE: DC 347, Spring 1906
Warren
I still have no adjudication and still cannot see the map. I
haven't got a clue what happened last season.
Mike |
| DC 347, Spring 1906 (dc347) alwayshunted Apr 04, 12:02 pm |
Hey gang,
First of all Mike (Benyon), I apologise for the problems you're having with your soul. I agree this has been a very disrupted game, but as Mike (Hoffman) alluded to, I take no blame for it. And I don't think I could ever be convinced to put the leading country into Civil Disorder at any point in a game.
I have figured out now how to get the orders out of RP, so that shouldn't be an issue from this point forward. I trust you all got them when Tim was kind enough to forward them on.
As Mike mentioned, there is a draw proposal now on the table (my bad, he mentioned it before and I forgot in my frustration to post it). It is for a G/I/R/E/F draw. I think we know the Mikes votes, but I need three more yes votes for it to pass. Votes will be due with the fall orders unless I get everyone to agree before then.
Retreats, hopefully with a proper map, will be sent out later today.
Warren
From: alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com
To: welsh_stroud(at)msn.com; musclecat(at)ntlworld.com; llibertv(at)mixmail.com; dc347(at)diplomaticcorp.com; tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com; buckhamil(at)yahoo.com; mrh(at)panix.com; alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com
Subject: DC 347, Spring 1906
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 17:24:57 -0600
Sigh.... y'know, I just finished a game on DC that went 10 years without a single nmr.... unfortunately this in NOT that game. Another nmr, this time from Germany. Charles? Please get in touch with me as soon as you can.
Now, on with the game. There are a few developments. Just a note here that I have just been forced (kicking and screaming all the way) to switch to a mac here at work. As a result I don't seem to be able to copy the adjudication from the mac version of RP... so instead I've attached a RP file of the orders and I hope you are all able to get/see the orders as they were. Good luck with that.
There are two retreats due for summer. One from Russia and one from Germany.
Russian Army St. Pete can retreat to Livonia or OTB.
German Army Prussia can retreat to Berlin or OTB.
A reminder to those that might be new, or have forgotten. If I don't receive a retreat order the unit will be disbanded, regardless of how many options it might have.
I think that about sums it up. Summer is due on Monday April 4, 17:00 MDT.
Maps are attached. If there is a problem with the .gif please let me know.... who invented these stupid macs anyhow
Warren |
| DC 347, Spring 1906 (dc347) musclecat Apr 04, 05:07 pm |
Warren
Thanks, can we
please extend the deadline by 2 or 3 days as I can't really negotiate with
people in an hour or so!
I do of course
agree to the draw.
Mike
From: Warren Fleming
[mailto:alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com]
Sent: 04 April 2011
18:02
To: welsh_stroud(at)msn.com; musclecat(at)ntlworld.com;
llibertv(at)mixmail.com; dc347(at)diplomaticcorp.com; tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com;
buckhamil(at)yahoo.com; Mike Hoffman
Subject: RE: DC 347, Spring
1906
Hey gang,
First of all Mike (Benyon), I apologise for the problems you're having
with your soul. I agree this has been a very disrupted game, but as Mike
(Hoffman) alluded to, I take no blame for it. And I don't think I could
ever be convinced to put the leading country into Civil Disorder at any point
in a game.
I have figured out now how to get the orders out of RP, so that shouldn't
be an issue from this point forward. I trust you all got them when Tim was
kind enough to forward them on.
As Mike mentioned, there is a draw proposal now on the table (my bad, he
mentioned it before and I forgot in my frustration to post it). It is for
a G/I/R/E/F
draw. I think we know the Mikes votes, but I need three more yes votes
for it to pass. Votes will be due with the fall orders unless I get everyone
to agree before then.
Retreats, hopefully with a proper map, will be sent
out later today.
Warren |
| DC375 WB W01 MONDAY, MONDAY - vegas_iwish (Apr 01, 2011, 6:01 pm) |
Said the next day twice so no excuse for missing
http://diplomaticcorp.com/game_page.php?game_id=dc375
Austria:
Build F Trieste
Build A Budapest
England:
Build F Edinburgh
Build A Liverpool
France:
Build F Brest
Germany:
Build A Kiel
Build A Munich
Italy:
Build F Rome
Russia:
Build A Moscow
Turkey:
Build F Smyrna[Reply] |
| dc380 winter 1901 results! - coryfucius (Apr 01, 2011, 5:12 pm) |
Hooray, no NMRs!
Lots of fleets join the fray, as everyone except Austria engages in a shipbuilding frenzy. Austria raises two new armies.
Spring 1902 orders will be due Monday, April 4 at 3pm Central (US) / 21:00 GMT. Thanks!
Cory
-----
Winter 1901 adjustments:
Austria:
Build A Budapest
Build A Trieste
England:
Build F Edinburgh
France:
Build F Marseilles
Italy:
Build F Naples
Turkey:
Build F Smyrna
Build F Constantinople[Reply] |
| dc378 winter 01 - catsfather (Apr 01, 2011, 4:46 pm) |
Italy and Turkey seem to want to save their builds ... or the deadline
caught them out.
Spring deadline is Monday at 9pm GMT.
Status of the Adjustment orders for Winter of 1901. (dc37
Austria: Build A Vienna.
Austria: Build A Budapest.
England: Build F London.
England: Build F Edinburgh.
France: Build F Brest.
France: Build F Marseilles.
Germany: Build A Kiel.
Germany: Build A Berlin.
Italy: Build.
Russia: Build A St Petersburg.
Turkey: Build.
Unit locations:
Austria: F Greece, A Serbia, A Trieste.
England: F Belgium, A Norway, F Norwegian Sea.
France: A Portugal, A Spain, F Western Mediterranean.
Germany: A Holland, A Ruhr, F Sweden.
Italy: F Ionian Sea, A Tunis, A Venice.
Russia: A Finland, F Gulf of Bothnia, F Rumania, A Ukraine.
Turkey: F Black Sea, A Bulgaria, A Constantinople.
Ownership of supply centers:
Austria: Budapest, Greece, Serbia, Trieste, Vienna.
England: Belgium, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, Norway.
France: Brest, Marseilles, Paris, Portugal, Spain.
Germany: Berlin, Holland, Kiel, Munich, Sweden.
Italy: Naples, Rome, Tunis, Venice.
Russia: Moscow, Rumania, Sevastopol, St Petersburg, Warsaw.
Turkey: Ankara, Bulgaria, Constantinople, Smyrna.
Unowned: Denmark.[Reply] |
| dc378 winter 01 (Winter Blitz) catsfather Apr 04, 04:43 am |
Deadline approaching. If you've not had a "received" from me then
I've probably not got your orders.
Hamish
On 1 April 2011 22:46, Hamish Williams wrote:
Italy and Turkey seem to want to save their builds ... or the deadline
caught them out.
Spring deadline is Monday at 9pm GMT. |
| DC379 - Winter 1901 - Results - TrustMe (Apr 01, 2011, 3:06 pm) |
379 Board:
Austria - alhabashi - jim tapp - naamanbathing(at)yahoo.com
England - Stark - Mathew Power - mathew.t.power(at)gmail.com
France - tfletch33 - Thomas Fletcher - tfletch33(at)yahoo.com
Germany - MagDox - Gareth Griffiths - gnr.griffiths(at)gmail.com
Italy - ilovethechiefs - Philip King - ilovethechiefs(at)gmail.com
Russia - metalwarlord - Stuart Winch - stuartandmaria(at)googlemail.com
Turkey - DancingQueen - Dancing Queen - dance.scholar(at)gmail.com
Map:
http://www.diplomaticcorp.com/hgames/dc379015.gif
Deadline:
Spring '02 is due Monday Apr 4th 3 PM EDST (GMT -4) 1900 GMT
Orders and Results:
Austria:
Build A Vienna
Build A Budapest
France:
Build F Brest
Build A Paris
Germany:
Build F Kiel
Build A Munich
Italy:
Build F Naples
Russia:
Build A Moscow
Turkey:
Build F Smyrna
Supply Center and Unit Count:
Austria: 5/5
England: 3/3
France: 5/5
Germany: 5/5
Italy: 4/4
Russia: 5/5
Turkey: 4/4[Reply] |
| DC 345: War is Peace Zono EOG - alwayshunted (Apr 01, 2011, 2:10 pm) |
Hi gang,
Geez, not usually much for sending eogs, but I can recap briefly.
First of all, I really liked the variant and the one center at a time picks. It really got me involved and thinking right from the outset. Four centres each made it a bit crowded, but that was okay. You could go either with 7 players at 4 each, or 8 players with 3 each and it would still be a great variant I think.
As for this game, I think I got a bit lucky at the start getting mostly my first or second picks for centres. Doing so gave me a slight advantage on my neighbours, particularly Philip, whom I planned to take out right from the start (sorry Phil, you were the best chance for me to grow). Once I got established with a solid base and six or seven dots it was really a matter of just getting people on my side that weren't on my border. Mike was perfect for this, and despite a couple of reasonable opportunities early on he managed to keep things JUST difficult enough that I couldn't take advantage of an "easy" stab. Mike, I think you played it brilliantly. When the three way alliance with Mike and Maslow presented itself I was more than happy to sign on. It gave me great security in the south so I could focus on steady growth. In truth I was always looking for the opportunity to make a break for a solo, but it never did present itself..... until.....
After Maslow's rather confusing stab I was convinced that he and Hoffman were just trying to get my guard down. Either way I had little choice but to go hard after as many dots as I could. There was an outside chance of getting the solo, but realistically it wasn't there assuming that those two managed to work together to stop it. It was still possible if Loki hadn't joined them, and IF my convoy to Apulia worked in the next turn... guys?? Did you move to stop that? Just curious....
So in the end we settled for the three way. I'm happy with the result and will definitely play this, or a similar variant again. Thanks very much Adam for running a great game. NO NMRs!! Amazing.
And thanks to all my worthy opponents. Until next time.....
Warren
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:17:21 -0800
Subject: Re: DC 345: War is Peace
From: blueraider0(at)gmail.com
To: mvpenner(at)yahoo.com
CC: smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com; dc345(at)diplomaticcorp.com; npfedwards(at)gmail.com; zyxw59(at)gmail.com; alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com; mrh(at)panix.com; ilovethechiefs(at)gmail.com; untitled36(at)hotmail.com; mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net; dirk(at)knemeyer.com
Ok, let's see. I totally agree with John's assessment of involving ourselves in our own little worlds. It provided a welcome change from the "I'm France you're England let us put our differences aside and take down the Kraut" business. I think more neutrals would be better, but I'm not sure how that would be accomplished. 8 players with 4 depots give 2 neutrals, while 8 players with 3 depots give 10. That seems reasonable, except at least one player would inevitably be isolated from those depots and that strikes me as unfair. That said, the two countries who had neutral depots next to them were both eliminated. The political benefits of such isolation are strong. And everyone would love to see you plug your neighbor so they'd have one less rival against the neutrals. I feel that could work out.
I began negotiating after the first (or second?) round pick, and with Penner. We schemed to take England and I believe our plan was for me to go into the Med and him to take the north and east. The first part worked well, but then I took Belgium and despite my attempts at explaining the situation to Penner (I thought he didn't need it, and having Lon and Bel allowed me to feel secure in my north), he didn't care and proceeded to pummell me, so I opted for a deal I had made with Hoffman. I was originally going to stab Hoffman, but that idea got scrapped (better: postponed)
I must admit something to Penner. I still feel bad about what happened. I really wasn't trying to stab you. I meant what I was saying in my e-mails. Oh well.
Speaking of explanations - ahem. Sorry for throwing a monkey wrench in everyone's plans. I've already explained this to Hoffman a million times: a shortened version will do here:
Relations with Warren and Mike went great, but while the two of them were on the offensive in Germany, I was consolidating my base against a surprisingly persistent Penner. I finally had to e-mail them and say something to the effect of "While you two are pillaging the countryside, my citizens are hunkered down fighting street to street in our own cities!" We were all 'winning' (not Winning!), and I was playing an important part in the effort, but I wasn't making any gains, just preventing more loss. I was the Gungan Army to their Jedi Strike Force. I was feeling a little shafted. By the time Penner had been contained, there were no depots left to take, and there was a grand plan to destroy Loki and Penner. It woulda worked, and it woulda been fine. But I saw an opening.
I'd rather have others kick me for doing something than kicking myself for not doing something. I saw a small chance for a solo, and decided to play it risky. I assumed Warren would stab Mike, I just thought he would wait a year for his troops to be on the move. That is why my forces literally moved right through Kiel. I didn't just want to stab Mike, I wanted a defense set up once Warren got impatient. But he got impatient WAYYYY sooner than I thought.
There are errors in judgement. Then there are errors in judgement akin to "peace in our time." Then there're errors in judgement like the Twilight movies. Then there's whatever I did. It was a really dumb decision. I'm not sorry I did it, but I am sorry it backfired so remarkably. Only through some desperate talks with Mike did I convince him I A) didn't do this in concert with Warren and B) I had realized how quickly this plan had gone terribly wrong. Warren had a strong chance to solo, but luckily we all banded together (except poor Penner, who wasn't in any position to help us), and I even got Loki (who sometimes didn't respond to e-mails) to quickly agree to attacking Norway. Warren and I exchanged polite e-mails about destroying one another.
That's my EoG. Sorry for the length, but I felt I owed some explanations.
Regards, and thank you all for a stellar game. I'd sign up for another game of this variant, for sure!
-Maslow
Also, I went on the DC site to look something up, and then decided to watch the scroll at the top to see the congrats for the end of the game. Instead I say this: "Error - most recently completed game is incomplete." What?! Anarchy lives on!!!
On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 1:27 PM, Michael Penner <mvpenner(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
I really liked the distribution process. Perhaps something I would do next time is use the negotiations as my guide instead of the names people chose.
Yes, I went after "The One Who Will Win" just because he took that name. I had no other reason. Had I been paying more attention to the negotiations, I probably would've been much more wary of Adaria, but you know what they say about hindsight. I remain a little disappointed that I was unable to find any allies after the were-hamsters were finished, but in the end I'm just glad that Hembria was able (allowed?) to survive... and we even still have a 'b' to hold its place in our name, even if we had to move our parliament from Belgium to Brest.
Until next game,
mvp
--
"It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were. and sometimes you didn't want to know the end because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing. The shadow, even the darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you - That meant something. Even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back only they didn't. They kept going because they were holding onto something."
"What are we holding onto, Sam?"
"That there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it's worth fighting for."[Reply] |
| dc360 - Autumn & Winter 1912 Results - MagDox (Apr 01, 2011, 1:45 pm) |
I must apologise for not submitting orders. I thought I had done at
the same time as I did for round 2, but looking in my outbox I
didn't. Thankfully it wasn't a game-breaker.
On 01/04/2011 19:09, Fredrik Blom wrote:
Diplomats,
Looking forward to carrying this game to the end. Will we
still be playing when most of the second round is over? I'll GM
as long as you need me...
Next
turn: Spring 1913 Movement.
Next Deadline: Monday 4th of April 2011, 18:00
GMT (6PM).
Anyways, here are the orders:
Autumn:
Italy:
A Venice, no move received (*Disbanded*)
Russia:
A Warsaw - Prussia
Winter:
England:
Build F London
Germany:
Remove F Baltic Sea
Italy:
Remove F Tyrrhenian Sea (Defaulted by the House rules)
Russia:
Remove A Moscow
Turkey:
Build A Constantinople
Build A Ankara
Build F Smyrna
Next
turn: Spring 1913 Movement.
Next
Deadline:
Monday 4th of
April 2011, 18:00
GMT (6PM).
/Fredrik[Reply] |
| dc360 - Autumn & Winter 1912 Results - z93blom (Apr 01, 2011, 1:09 pm) |
[Reply] |
| dc360 - Autumn & Winter 1912 Results (Winter Blitz) MagDox Apr 01, 01:45 pm |
I must apologise for not submitting orders. I thought I had done at
the same time as I did for round 2, but looking in my outbox I
didn't. Thankfully it wasn't a game-breaker.
On 01/04/2011 19:09, Fredrik Blom wrote:
Diplomats,
Looking forward to carrying this game to the end. Will we
still be playing when most of the second round is over? I'll GM
as long as you need me...
Next
turn: Spring 1913 Movement.
Next Deadline: Monday 4th of April 2011, 18:00
GMT (6PM).
Anyways, here are the orders:
Autumn:
Italy:
A Venice, no move received (*Disbanded*)
Russia:
A Warsaw - Prussia
Winter:
England:
Build F London
Germany:
Remove F Baltic Sea
Italy:
Remove F Tyrrhenian Sea (Defaulted by the House rules)
Russia:
Remove A Moscow
Turkey:
Build A Constantinople
Build A Ankara
Build F Smyrna
Next
turn: Spring 1913 Movement.
Next
Deadline:
Monday 4th of
April 2011, 18:00
GMT (6PM).
/Fredrik |
| dc360 - Autumn & Winter 1912 Results (Winter Blitz) z93blom Apr 04, 09:12 am |
Diplomats,
The adjudication will be a little late tonight. I will be accepting changes up until:
Next turn: Spring 1913 Movement.
Next Deadline: Monday 4th of April 2011, 20:00 GMT (8PM).
/Fredrik |
| dc382 - Winter 1901 Results - z93blom (Apr 01, 2011, 1:00 pm) |
[Reply] |
| dc382 - Winter 1901 Results (Winter Blitz) z93blom Apr 04, 09:13 am |
Diplomats,
The adjudication will be a little late tonight. I will be accepting changes up until:
Next turn: Spring 1902 Movement.
Next Deadline: Monday 4th of April 2011, 20:00 GMT (8PM).
/Fredrik |
| dc378 fall 01 - catsfather (Apr 01, 2011, 12:25 pm) |
Deadline approaching. If you've not had a "received" from me then
I've probably not got your build orders.
Hamish[Reply] |
