DC 341: S1902 Adjudication - AceRimmer (Oct 08, 2010, 8:45 am) |
In the north, England and Germany both advance on Denmark, while Russia slides into Norway. France creeps into Burgundy. Can Germany turn the tide?
In the east, Austria forms the classic Budapest Doughnut Hole??? i.e. and empty Budapest with Austrian units all around. Italians land in Greece. Trieste and Venice continue to not pass through each other. And Russia and Turkey continue bickering over the Black Sea.
There is one dislodged unit. The Russian army in Galicia may retreat to Bohemia, Silesia, Warsaw, or to that unknown region called Offus Boardicus.
Summer 1902 is due on Monday, October 11 at 10:00 a.m. CST. However, if Gareth gets his retreat submitted this morning, I???ll take care of it today.
Fall 1902 will be due on Thursday, October 14 at 10:00 a.m. CST.
Austria:
A SER Supports F ION -> GRE
A RUM Supports A BUD -> GAL
A VIE Supports A BUD -> GAL
F TRI -> VEN (*Fails*)
A BUD -> GAL
England:
F (Nth)>Hel
F (Edi)>Nth (*Bounce*)
A (Lon)>Hold
F (Nwy)>Ska
France:
F Portugal -> Spain (SC)
A Spain -> Marseilles
A Marseilles -> Burgundy
A Paris Sup. A Marseilles -> Burgundy
A Picardy -> Belguim (*Fails*)
Germany:
A Mun - Bur (*Fails*)
A Bel S A Mun ??? Bur (*Cut*)
F Hol - NTH (*Bounce*)
A Kie H
F Ber ??? BAL
Italy:
F ION - GRE
F NAP - ION
A VEN - TRIESTE (*Fails*)
A TUN (Holds)
Russia:
A Galicia ??? Rumania (*Dislodged*)
A Moscow Supports A Warsaw - Ukraine
F Sevastopol - Black Sea (*Bounce*)
F Sweden - Norway
A Warsaw ??? Ukraine
Turkey:
Smyrna ??? Aegean
Armenia-Ankara (*Fails*)
Bulgaria-Greece (*Fails*)
Ank-Black Sea (*Bounce*)[Reply] |
DC332 Winter 1906 Results - cfisher6 (Oct 08, 2010, 5:25 am) |
We have an NMR from Germany this season, unfortunately. Per the Diplomatic Corp house rules I destroyed the F Skaggerak and A Bohemia. The rules are quoted below for anyone interested.
Germany F Skaggerak and A Bohemia destroyed.
Italian F Tyrhennian destroyed.
Austrian A Piedmont destroyed.
Turkey build F Smyrna and A Constantinople.
Russia build F St Petersburg (NC).
France build F Brest.
Deadline for Spring 1907 moves is Monday 23:59 GMT.
" On a Winter turn an NMR (NBR/NDR) would mean that if the player was building - the builds would be waived and if the player was disbanding, units would be disbanded under the following rules
Units furthest from the nearest home center before units closer to the nearest home center
Units not in a supply center before units in a supply center if equidistant from home
Fleets before armies if still no unique unit selected per above
Alphabetical "[Reply] |
DC332 Winter 1906 Results (dc332) jason4747 Oct 08, 05:49 pm |
Guys,
I apologize for missing this - I evidently cannot do math. I send in my retreat and went to sleep I guess....I totally missed the fact that I disbands and got the dreaded NMR. Sorry for the hassel Chris - thanks for the rules reminder.
let's play on!
Jason
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dc340 DCI 2010 - W02 Adjustments: Busch League GM - garry.bledsoe (Oct 07, 2010, 11:44 pm) |
GM ignorance is corrected! Apologies for not reading the rules for the variant I chose...how Busch League! Thank God that vacation is forthcoming. Our deadline for Spring is Wednesday the 13th at 6pm CDT. Things should get really interesting really quick.
Our adjustments are as follows - a note that Hungary retreat Bav OTB and chose to rebuild.
Burgundy: Build A BrusselsBuild A Dijon
Sicily: Build A TunisiaBuild A Piedmont
Eire: Build F Dublin
Hungary: Build A Bohemia
Israel: Remove F Eastern Mediterranean
Poland: Remove A Mark
Spain: Remove F Western Mediterranean
Ukraine: Build A Rumania
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Subject: dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 21:57:17 -0400
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More than one person submitted builds outside of home centers. This is NOT a Chaos build game. It was never stated that it was nor have I known tournaments to be such. Since more than one made this mistake, I am giving 24 hours to correct this. If I do not receive updated orders I will NBR the parties affected. Also since I have had to make this announcement public I am FREEZING all other received orders at this point.
Many apologies. If this were not a non-standard variant I would not normally feel the need to clarify.
Garry
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Subject: dc340 DCI 2010 - F02 Don't Look Behind the Curtain
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 00:15:45 -0400
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So Much for the Results I Was ExpectingBurgandy Seems to Pull Off a Coup By Being One of Two to Go +2 (Sicily WAS Expected to Be the Other)Spain Manages to Defend the Homeland Pretty Well and Trades South Spain for Northern SpainHungary Seems to Be Left at the Alter By Some?Byzantium Makes It Through With No Losses (Trading Con for Arm)? You Read That Right...I Double-CheckedESPECIALLY After Kevin's Condemnation of the SoutheastEire Builds One But Gets the Unlucky Order of the Day Award - The Move to Gascony Gave Brittany to Another
All,PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK ORDERS. Make that a standing rule. The abbreviations and board configuration are unique and I am still getting used to it. Plus there are quite a few versions submitted over time.
We have one retreat that was required: A Bavaria could retreat to Tyrol or Swabia or OTB.
In the interest of getting through Winter and Spring before we have an extended break, I auto-retreated to Tyrol. If desired, Adam can change that with our Winter orders (I don't foresee that his desired retreat would affect builds or removals BUT if you feel they do please let me know ASAP OR write conditional builds/removals). Winter orders are as follows:
Burgundy - Build 2Sicily - Build 2Eire - Build 1Hungary - no change UNLESS retreat OTB from Bav in which case build 1Israel - Remove 1Poland - Remove 1Spain - Remove 1Ukraine - Build 1Byzantium - no change
Let's have Winter adjustments due Thursday night at 9pm CDT and Spring 03 due next Wednesday the 13th at 6pm CDT. After that we will have an extended break until the 28th of October due to the Lord of the March's wedding celebration and subsequent tour of the countryside to show off the wife (so that the loyal subjects can meet her - a tradition called the honeymoon?).
Well, that should cover us. Can't wait for the next chapter.
Lord of the March
Burgundy: F Denmark Supports F Baltic Sea - Sweden (*Cut*)A Estremadura - ValenciaA France - BrittanyA Hague Supports A HesseA Hesse Supports A Ruhr - BavariaA Ruhr - Bavaria
Sicily: F Algeria - Morroco (*Bounce*)A Languedoc Supports F Brittany - GasconyF Malta Sea - Pylos Sea (*Fails*)F Palma Sea Supports A Estremadura - ValenciaA Umbria - Venezia
Eire: F Brittany - GasconyF Irish Sea - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)F North Sea - Denmark (*Fails*)F Sweden HoldA Yorkshire - Cymru
Hungary: A Austria - Bohemia (*Bounce*)A Bavaria Supports A Mark - Hesse (*Dislodged*)A Budapest HoldF Ionian Sea - Athens (*Fails*)A Serbia Supports A Rumania - Bulgaria (*Void*)
Israel: A Cilicia - Anatolia (*Bounce*)F Eastern Mediterranean - Pisidia (*Fails*)F Libyan Sea - Aegean SeaA Mesopotamia - Armenia (*Fails*)F Pylos Sea Supports F Ionian Sea - Athens (*Cut*)
Poland: F Baltic Sea - Sweden (*Fails*)A Mark - Saxony (*Fails*)A Masuria HoldA Novgorod - FinlandA Saxony - Bohemia (*Bounce*)A Warsaw - Livonia
Spain: F Gascony - SantanderA Santander - CataloniaF South Atlantic Ocean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)A Toledo Supports A Santander - CataloniaF Western Mediterranean - Morroco (*Bounce*)
Ukraine: F East Black Sea Supports F Anatolia - ArmeniaA Kiev Supports A MuscovyA Muscovy HoldF Odessa - West Black SeaA Rumania - TransylvaniaF West Black Sea - Constantinople
Byzantium: F Anatolia - ArmeniaF Athens Supports F Malta Sea - Pylos Sea (*Cut*)A Bulgaria Supports F AthensF Constantinople - AitoliaA Pisidia - Anatolia (*Bounce*)[Reply] |
dc325 Imterra - S08 Results: Bad Timing - garry.bledsoe (Oct 07, 2010, 11:23 pm) |
Italy NMR's at a Seemingly Inopportune Time - France Benefits?Anglo-Russian War - I Guess Imterra is Only Big Enough for One WitchApparently Russia and Austria Figured It Was Inevitable? A Lot of Movement Away from Eastern Fronts Toward the Western FrontsGermany Lives...But for How Long?
All,It seems that Ben disappeared on us. If he has confirmed orders that show that he sent them in then I will allow them; otherwise we move along. We needed NO retreats so we can move directly to Fall. Let's go with a Fall08 next Wednesday the 13th at 5pm CST.
After that, we will have an extended break from the 14th to the 28th. Thanks.
Garry
Austria: F Aegean Sea - Smyrna (*Bounce*)A Budapest - ViennaA Serbia - BudapestA Trieste - Venice (*Fails*)A Vienna - Tyrolia
England: F Baltic Sea Convoys A Kiel - LivoniaA Berlin - PrussiaF Denmark - KielA Edinburgh - YorkshireF Helgoland Bight Supports F Denmark - KielA Kiel - LivoniaA London - DenmarkF North Sea Convoys A London - DenmarkA St Petersburg Supports A Kiel - Livonia
France: A Belgium - Burgundy (*Fails*)A Burgundy - Marseilles (*Bounce*)F Greece - Ionian SeaF Marseilles - Spain(sc)A Paris - GasconyA Piedmont - Marseilles (*Bounce*)A Ruhr - Munich (*Fails*)F Tunis - Tyrrhenian SeaF Western Mediterranean Supports F Tunis - Tyrrhenian Sea
Germany: A Munich - Kiel (*Fails*)
Italy: F Gulf of Lyon, no move receivedA Tuscany, no move receivedA Venice, no move received
Russia: F Black Sea Convoys A Bulgaria - SevastopolA Bulgaria - SevastopolF Constantinople - Smyrna (*Bounce*)A Galicia - SilesiaA Moscow - Livonia (*Fails*)A Rumania - UkraineA Ukraine - Warsaw[Reply] |
DC329 S08 COL DRAW PROPOSAL - CPT23862 (Oct 07, 2010, 11:12 pm) |
It sounds like we may get peace in our time. I vote yes for B/F/R draw.
From: Sean O'Donnell <sean_o_donnell(at)hotmail.com>
To: Nick Powell DrSwordopolis DC <nick.s.powell(at)gmail.com>
Cc: Garry Bledsoe GM DC <kielmarch(at)hotmail.com>; William Duncan CPT23862 DC <cpt23862(at)yahoo.ca>; Aidan Slattery Lane DC <aislattery(at)aol.com>; Poul Hurup hurup DC <hurup(at)pc.dk>; Justin Card Joral DC <justin(at)darkenedpath.com>; dc329(at)diplomaticcorp.com
Sent: Tue, October 5, 2010 7:36:22 AM
Subject: RE: DC329 S08 COL DRAW PROPOSAL
Hello Everyone,
Well, Nick, I believe that I'll be taking the initial elimination seat. Rats!
I vote yes to the Anglo-Franco-Russo exclusionary draw.
from Sean
[Reply] |
The Game Will Start Soon! - alwayshunted (Oct 07, 2010, 10:54 pm) |
Hi Blake,
So hang on a sec here, let me get this straight. We find out what country we are playing Friday at midnight, and we get one day to get to know the other players before our orders are due? That's a bit quick for me, particularly since my computer often goes OFF Friday evening and goes back ON Monday morning.
It's okay, if that's the way you run things, but I might have to step back and let someone else take over my spot. I'm used to having a week or so to diplome between spring/fall moves.
Cheers,
Warren
[Reply] |
dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification - garry.bledsoe (Oct 07, 2010, 9:54 pm) |
I didn't think in marriage it mattered if I read them or not - they are always subject to change according to the thing that benefits her most...
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Subject: RE: dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification
Garry, it's ok. Not reading the rules on Dip is one thing. Did you read the rules on marriage? Just checking. Believe me, she has.
Heck she probly wrote them.
-mike
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Subject: RE: dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification
As someone was kind enough to point out, wedding brain has kicked in. The rules of the Aberration variant by nature allow aberration builds which means that you can build out of your HC as long as you still own one.
Sorry...dumbass Jester of the March...guess reading of the rules is NOT really required of your GM.
Results to follow shortly.
g
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Subject: dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 21:57:17 -0400
More than one person submitted builds outside of home centers. This is NOT a Chaos build game. It was never stated that it was nor have I known tournaments to be such. Since more than one made this mistake, I am giving 24 hours to correct this. If I do not receive updated orders I will NBR the parties affected. Also since I have had to make this announcement public I am FREEZING all other received orders at this point.
Many apologies. If this were not a non-standard variant I would not normally feel the need to clarify.
Garry
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Subject: dc340 DCI 2010 - F02 Don't Look Behind the Curtain
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 00:15:45 -0400
So Much for the Results I Was Expecting
Burgandy Seems to Pull Off a Coup By Being One of Two to Go +2 (Sicily WAS Expected to Be the Other)
Spain Manages to Defend the Homeland Pretty Well and Trades South Spain for Northern Spain
Hungary Seems to Be Left at the Alter By Some?
Byzantium Makes It Through With No Losses (Trading Con for Arm)? You Read That Right...I Double-Checked
ESPECIALLY After Kevin's Condemnation of the Southeast
Eire Builds One But Gets the Unlucky Order of the Day Award - The Move to Gascony Gave Brittany to Another
All,
PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK ORDERS. Make that a standing rule. The abbreviations and board configuration are unique and I am still getting used to it. Plus there are quite a few versions submitted over time.
We have one retreat that was required: A Bavaria could retreat to Tyrol or Swabia or OTB.
In the interest of getting through Winter and Spring before we have an extended break, I auto-retreated to Tyrol. If desired, Adam can change that with our Winter orders (I don't foresee that his desired retreat would affect builds or removals BUT if you feel they do please let me know ASAP OR write conditional builds/removals). Winter orders are as follows:
Burgundy - Build 2
Sicily - Build 2
Eire - Build 1
Hungary - no change UNLESS retreat OTB from Bav in which case build 1
Israel - Remove 1
Poland - Remove 1
Spain - Remove 1
Ukraine - Build 1
Byzantium - no change
Let's have Winter adjustments due Thursday night at 9pm CDT and Spring 03 due next Wednesday the 13th at 6pm CDT. After that we will have an extended break until the 28th of October due to the Lord of the March's wedding celebration and subsequent tour of the countryside to show off the wife (so that the loyal subjects can meet her - a tradition called the honeymoon?).
Well, that should cover us. Can't wait for the next chapter.
Lord of the March
Burgundy:
F Denmark Supports F Baltic Sea - Sweden (*Cut*)
A Estremadura - Valencia
A France - Brittany
A Hague Supports A Hesse
A Hesse Supports A Ruhr - Bavaria
A Ruhr - Bavaria
Sicily:
F Algeria - Morroco (*Bounce*)
A Languedoc Supports F Brittany - Gascony
F Malta Sea - Pylos Sea (*Fails*)
F Palma Sea Supports A Estremadura - Valencia
A Umbria - Venezia
Eire:
F Brittany - Gascony
F Irish Sea - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
F North Sea - Denmark (*Fails*)
F Sweden Hold
A Yorkshire - Cymru
Hungary:
A Austria - Bohemia (*Bounce*)
A Bavaria Supports A Mark - Hesse (*Dislodged*)
A Budapest Hold
F Ionian Sea - Athens (*Fails*)
A Serbia Supports A Rumania - Bulgaria (*Void*)
Israel:
A Cilicia - Anatolia (*Bounce*)
F Eastern Mediterranean - Pisidia (*Fails*)
F Libyan Sea - Aegean Sea
A Mesopotamia - Armenia (*Fails*)
F Pylos Sea Supports F Ionian Sea - Athens (*Cut*)
Poland:
F Baltic Sea - Sweden (*Fails*)
A Mark - Saxony (*Fails*)
A Masuria Hold
A Novgorod - Finland
A Saxony - Bohemia (*Bounce*)
A Warsaw - Livonia
Spain:
F Gascony - Santander
A Santander - Catalonia
F South Atlantic Ocean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
A Toledo Supports A Santander - Catalonia
F Western Mediterranean - Morroco (*Bounce*)
Ukraine:
F East Black Sea Supports F Anatolia - Armenia
A Kiev Supports A Muscovy
A Muscovy Hold
F Odessa - West Black Sea
A Rumania - Transylvania
F West Black Sea - Constantinople
Byzantium:
F Anatolia - Armenia
F Athens Supports F Malta Sea - Pylos Sea (*Cut*)
A Bulgaria Supports F Athens
F Constantinople - Aitolia
A Pisidia - Anatolia (*Bounce*)[Reply] |
dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification - FuzzyLogic (Oct 07, 2010, 9:51 pm) |
Garry, it’s ok. Not reading the rules on Dip is one thing. Did
you read the rules on marriage? Just checking… Believe me, she has.
Heck she probly wrote them.
-mike
From: Garry Bledsoe
[mailto:kielmarch(at)hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 9:21 PM
To: Adam WB2K9 235; camorse22(at)yahoo.com; Dirk Knemeyer;
jhack16(at)gmail.com; kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com; Michael Sims;
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Subject: RE: dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification
As
someone was kind enough to point out, wedding brain has kicked in. The rules of
the Aberration variant by nature allow aberration builds which means that you
can build out of your HC as long as you still own one.
Sorry...dumbass
Jester of the March...guess reading of the rules is NOT really required of your
GM.
Results
to follow shortly.
g
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Subject: dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 21:57:17 -0400
More than one person submitted builds outside of home centers. This is NOT a
Chaos build game. It was never stated that it was nor have I known tournaments
to be such. Since more than one made this mistake, I am giving 24 hours to
correct this. If I do not receive updated orders I will NBR the parties
affected. Also since I have had to make this announcement public I am FREEZING all
other received orders at this point.
Many
apologies. If this were not a non-standard variant I would not normally feel
the need to clarify.
Garry
From:
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To: smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com; camorse22(at)yahoo.com; dirk(at)knemeyer.com;
jhack16(at)gmail.com; kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com;
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Subject: dc340 DCI 2010 - F02 Don't Look Behind the Curtain
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 00:15:45 -0400
So Much for the Results I Was Expecting
Burgandy Seems to Pull Off a Coup By Being One of Two to Go +2
(Sicily WAS Expected to Be the Other)
Spain Manages to Defend the Homeland Pretty Well and Trades
South Spain for Northern Spain
Hungary Seems to Be Left at the Alter By Some?
Byzantium Makes It Through With No Losses (Trading Con for Arm)?
You Read That Right...I Double-Checked
ESPECIALLY After Kevin's Condemnation of the Southeast
Eire Builds One But Gets the Unlucky Order of the Day Award -
The Move to Gascony Gave Brittany to Another
All,
PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK ORDERS. Make that a standing rule. The
abbreviations and board configuration are unique and I am still getting used to
it. Plus there are quite a few versions submitted over time.
We have one retreat that was required: A Bavaria could retreat
to Tyrol or Swabia or OTB.
In the interest of getting through Winter and Spring before we
have an extended break, I auto-retreated to Tyrol. If desired, Adam can change
that with our Winter orders (I don't foresee that his desired retreat would
affect builds or removals BUT if you feel they do please let me know ASAP OR
write conditional builds/removals). Winter orders are as follows:
Burgundy - Build 2
Sicily - Build 2
Eire - Build 1
Hungary - no change UNLESS retreat OTB from Bav in which case
build 1
Israel - Remove 1
Poland - Remove 1
Spain - Remove 1
Ukraine - Build 1
Byzantium - no change
Let's have Winter adjustments due Thursday night at 9pm CDT and
Spring 03 due next Wednesday the 13th at 6pm CDT. After that we will have an
extended break until the 28th of October due to the Lord of the March's wedding
celebration and subsequent tour of the countryside to show off the wife (so
that the loyal subjects can meet her - a tradition called the
honeymoon?).
Well, that should cover us. Can't wait for the next chapter.
Lord of the March
Burgundy:
F Denmark Supports F Baltic Sea - Sweden (*Cut*)
A Estremadura - Valencia
A France - Brittany
A Hague Supports A Hesse
A Hesse Supports A Ruhr - Bavaria
A Ruhr - Bavaria
Sicily:
F Algeria - Morroco (*Bounce*)
A Languedoc Supports F Brittany - Gascony
F Malta Sea - Pylos Sea (*Fails*)
F Palma Sea Supports A Estremadura - Valencia
A Umbria - Venezia
Eire:
F Brittany - Gascony
F Irish Sea - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
F North Sea - Denmark (*Fails*)
F Sweden Hold
A Yorkshire - Cymru
Hungary:
A Austria - Bohemia (*Bounce*)
A Bavaria Supports A Mark - Hesse (*Dislodged*)
A Budapest Hold
F Ionian Sea - Athens (*Fails*)
A Serbia Supports A Rumania - Bulgaria (*Void*)
Israel:
A Cilicia - Anatolia (*Bounce*)
F Eastern Mediterranean - Pisidia (*Fails*)
F Libyan Sea - Aegean Sea
A Mesopotamia - Armenia (*Fails*)
F Pylos Sea Supports F Ionian Sea - Athens (*Cut*)
Poland:
F Baltic Sea - Sweden (*Fails*)
A Mark - Saxony (*Fails*)
A Masuria Hold
A Novgorod - Finland
A Saxony - Bohemia (*Bounce*)
A Warsaw - Livonia
Spain:
F Gascony - Santander
A Santander - Catalonia
F South Atlantic Ocean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
A Toledo Supports A Santander - Catalonia
F Western Mediterranean - Morroco (*Bounce*)
Ukraine:
F East Black Sea Supports F Anatolia - Armenia
A Kiev Supports A Muscovy
A Muscovy Hold
F Odessa - West Black Sea
A Rumania - Transylvania
F West Black Sea - Constantinople
Byzantium:
F Anatolia - Armenia
F Athens Supports F Malta Sea - Pylos Sea (*Cut*)
A Bulgaria Supports F Athens
F Constantinople - Aitolia
A Pisidia - Anatolia (*Bounce*)[Reply] |
DC 345: Clarification on 'Tie-Breakers' - AceRimmer (Oct 07, 2010, 9:35 pm) |
I want to clarify my methods here, so that nobody is confused or upset by tomorrow allocation...
In allocating SCs for Round 4 (as for all rounds), my primary goal is to minimize the difference between all players' picks and their actual SC. [If you number picks 1 through 8, where the most desired center is 1, then I am going to try to minimize the sum of SCs as actually allocated across all players]. As a tie-breaker between equally good allocations, I will consider which players have lost out in ties already (yes, there have been a few).
For example. Let's be hypothetical. Assume a five-player game. Frodo has lost out on one of his picks in an earlier round. Nobody else has. Everybody picks Hobbiton as their #1 pick. Everybody has Barad-Dur as their last pick... except Frodo, who has it at #2. Picks for other SCs are evenly distributed so that everybody can get their #2 pick so long as Frodo gets Barad-Dur.
If my first consideration was the remedy of previous ties, I would grant Hobbiton to Frodo. But I won't. (Instead, I'll give it to Saruman, who speaks so smoothly). Instead, Frodo will get Barad-Dur, because it minimizes the SC ranks across all player sets.
In other words: just because you've missed out on an earlier round does not mean you're sure to get your choice in this round!
Adam[Reply] |
dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification - garry.bledsoe (Oct 07, 2010, 9:21 pm) |
As someone was kind enough to point out, wedding brain has kicked in. The rules of the Aberration variant by nature allow aberration builds which means that you can build out of your HC as long as you still own one.
Sorry...dumbass Jester of the March...guess reading of the rules is NOT really required of your GM.
Results to follow shortly.
g
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Subject: dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 21:57:17 -0400
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More than one person submitted builds outside of home centers. This is NOT a Chaos build game. It was never stated that it was nor have I known tournaments to be such. Since more than one made this mistake, I am giving 24 hours to correct this. If I do not receive updated orders I will NBR the parties affected. Also since I have had to make this announcement public I am FREEZING all other received orders at this point.
Many apologies. If this were not a non-standard variant I would not normally feel the need to clarify.
Garry
From: kielmarch(at)hotmail.com
To: smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com; camorse22(at)yahoo.com; dirk(at)knemeyer.com; jhack16(at)gmail.com; kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com; mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net; untitled36(at)hotmail.com; michael.alan.walters(at)gmail.com; dci(at)diplomaticcorp.com
Subject: dc340 DCI 2010 - F02 Don't Look Behind the Curtain
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 00:15:45 -0400
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So Much for the Results I Was ExpectingBurgandy Seems to Pull Off a Coup By Being One of Two to Go +2 (Sicily WAS Expected to Be the Other)Spain Manages to Defend the Homeland Pretty Well and Trades South Spain for Northern SpainHungary Seems to Be Left at the Alter By Some?Byzantium Makes It Through With No Losses (Trading Con for Arm)? You Read That Right...I Double-CheckedESPECIALLY After Kevin's Condemnation of the SoutheastEire Builds One But Gets the Unlucky Order of the Day Award - The Move to Gascony Gave Brittany to Another
All,PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK ORDERS. Make that a standing rule. The abbreviations and board configuration are unique and I am still getting used to it. Plus there are quite a few versions submitted over time.
We have one retreat that was required: A Bavaria could retreat to Tyrol or Swabia or OTB.
In the interest of getting through Winter and Spring before we have an extended break, I auto-retreated to Tyrol. If desired, Adam can change that with our Winter orders (I don't foresee that his desired retreat would affect builds or removals BUT if you feel they do please let me know ASAP OR write conditional builds/removals). Winter orders are as follows:
Burgundy - Build 2Sicily - Build 2Eire - Build 1Hungary - no change UNLESS retreat OTB from Bav in which case build 1Israel - Remove 1Poland - Remove 1Spain - Remove 1Ukraine - Build 1Byzantium - no change
Let's have Winter adjustments due Thursday night at 9pm CDT and Spring 03 due next Wednesday the 13th at 6pm CDT. After that we will have an extended break until the 28th of October due to the Lord of the March's wedding celebration and subsequent tour of the countryside to show off the wife (so that the loyal subjects can meet her - a tradition called the honeymoon?).
Well, that should cover us. Can't wait for the next chapter.
Lord of the March
Burgundy: F Denmark Supports F Baltic Sea - Sweden (*Cut*)A Estremadura - ValenciaA France - BrittanyA Hague Supports A HesseA Hesse Supports A Ruhr - BavariaA Ruhr - Bavaria
Sicily: F Algeria - Morroco (*Bounce*)A Languedoc Supports F Brittany - GasconyF Malta Sea - Pylos Sea (*Fails*)F Palma Sea Supports A Estremadura - ValenciaA Umbria - Venezia
Eire: F Brittany - GasconyF Irish Sea - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)F North Sea - Denmark (*Fails*)F Sweden HoldA Yorkshire - Cymru
Hungary: A Austria - Bohemia (*Bounce*)A Bavaria Supports A Mark - Hesse (*Dislodged*)A Budapest HoldF Ionian Sea - Athens (*Fails*)A Serbia Supports A Rumania - Bulgaria (*Void*)
Israel: A Cilicia - Anatolia (*Bounce*)F Eastern Mediterranean - Pisidia (*Fails*)F Libyan Sea - Aegean SeaA Mesopotamia - Armenia (*Fails*)F Pylos Sea Supports F Ionian Sea - Athens (*Cut*)
Poland: F Baltic Sea - Sweden (*Fails*)A Mark - Saxony (*Fails*)A Masuria HoldA Novgorod - FinlandA Saxony - Bohemia (*Bounce*)A Warsaw - Livonia
Spain: F Gascony - SantanderA Santander - CataloniaF South Atlantic Ocean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)A Toledo Supports A Santander - CataloniaF Western Mediterranean - Morroco (*Bounce*)
Ukraine: F East Black Sea Supports F Anatolia - ArmeniaA Kiev Supports A MuscovyA Muscovy HoldF Odessa - West Black SeaA Rumania - TransylvaniaF West Black Sea - Constantinople
Byzantium: F Anatolia - ArmeniaF Athens Supports F Malta Sea - Pylos Sea (*Cut*)A Bulgaria Supports F AthensF Constantinople - AitoliaA Pisidia - Anatolia (*Bounce*)[Reply] |
dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification - waltersm1 (Oct 07, 2010, 9:15 pm) |
Well, I'm one of the guilty parties. Absolutely everyone I communicated with thought chaos builds were allowed, so something confused us. Had we known, the last turn would have absolutely been different.
Thanks for one game reprieve.
-mike
On Oct 7, 2010 8:57 PM, "Garry Bledsoe" <kielmarch(at)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> More than one person submitted builds outside of home centers. This is NOT a Chaos build game. It was never stated that it was nor have I known tournaments to be such. Since more than one made this mistake, I am giving 24 hours to correct this. If I do not receive updated orders I will NBR the parties affected. Also since I have had to make this announcement public I am FREEZING all other received orders at this point.
> Many apologies. If this were not a non-standard variant I would not normally feel the need to clarify.
> Garry
> From: kielmarch(at)hotmail.com
> To: smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com; camorse22(at)yahoo.com; dirk(at)knemeyer.com; jhack16(at)gmail.com; kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com; mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net; untitled36(at)hotmail.com; michael.alan.walters(at)gmail.com; dci(at)diplomaticcorp.com
> Subject: dc340 DCI 2010 - F02 Don't Look Behind the Curtain[Reply] |
dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification - garry.bledsoe (Oct 07, 2010, 8:57 pm) |
More than one person submitted builds outside of home centers. This is NOT a Chaos build game. It was never stated that it was nor have I known tournaments to be such. Since more than one made this mistake, I am giving 24 hours to correct this. If I do not receive updated orders I will NBR the parties affected. Also since I have had to make this announcement public I am FREEZING all other received orders at this point.
Many apologies. If this were not a non-standard variant I would not normally feel the need to clarify.
Garry
From: kielmarch(at)hotmail.com
To: smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com; camorse22(at)yahoo.com; dirk(at)knemeyer.com; jhack16(at)gmail.com; kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com; mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net; untitled36(at)hotmail.com; michael.alan.walters(at)gmail.com; dci(at)diplomaticcorp.com
Subject: dc340 DCI 2010 - F02 Don't Look Behind the Curtain
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 00:15:45 -0400
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So Much for the Results I Was ExpectingBurgandy Seems to Pull Off a Coup By Being One of Two to Go +2 (Sicily WAS Expected to Be the Other)Spain Manages to Defend the Homeland Pretty Well and Trades South Spain for Northern SpainHungary Seems to Be Left at the Alter By Some?Byzantium Makes It Through With No Losses (Trading Con for Arm)? You Read That Right...I Double-CheckedESPECIALLY After Kevin's Condemnation of the SoutheastEire Builds One But Gets the Unlucky Order of the Day Award - The Move to Gascony Gave Brittany to Another
All,PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK ORDERS. Make that a standing rule. The abbreviations and board configuration are unique and I am still getting used to it. Plus there are quite a few versions submitted over time.
We have one retreat that was required: A Bavaria could retreat to Tyrol or Swabia or OTB.
In the interest of getting through Winter and Spring before we have an extended break, I auto-retreated to Tyrol. If desired, Adam can change that with our Winter orders (I don't foresee that his desired retreat would affect builds or removals BUT if you feel they do please let me know ASAP OR write conditional builds/removals). Winter orders are as follows:
Burgundy - Build 2Sicily - Build 2Eire - Build 1Hungary - no change UNLESS retreat OTB from Bav in which case build 1Israel - Remove 1Poland - Remove 1Spain - Remove 1Ukraine - Build 1Byzantium - no change
Let's have Winter adjustments due Thursday night at 9pm CDT and Spring 03 due next Wednesday the 13th at 6pm CDT. After that we will have an extended break until the 28th of October due to the Lord of the March's wedding celebration and subsequent tour of the countryside to show off the wife (so that the loyal subjects can meet her - a tradition called the honeymoon?).
Well, that should cover us. Can't wait for the next chapter.
Lord of the March
Burgundy: F Denmark Supports F Baltic Sea - Sweden (*Cut*)A Estremadura - ValenciaA France - BrittanyA Hague Supports A HesseA Hesse Supports A Ruhr - BavariaA Ruhr - Bavaria
Sicily: F Algeria - Morroco (*Bounce*)A Languedoc Supports F Brittany - GasconyF Malta Sea - Pylos Sea (*Fails*)F Palma Sea Supports A Estremadura - ValenciaA Umbria - Venezia
Eire: F Brittany - GasconyF Irish Sea - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)F North Sea - Denmark (*Fails*)F Sweden HoldA Yorkshire - Cymru
Hungary: A Austria - Bohemia (*Bounce*)A Bavaria Supports A Mark - Hesse (*Dislodged*)A Budapest HoldF Ionian Sea - Athens (*Fails*)A Serbia Supports A Rumania - Bulgaria (*Void*)
Israel: A Cilicia - Anatolia (*Bounce*)F Eastern Mediterranean - Pisidia (*Fails*)F Libyan Sea - Aegean SeaA Mesopotamia - Armenia (*Fails*)F Pylos Sea Supports F Ionian Sea - Athens (*Cut*)
Poland: F Baltic Sea - Sweden (*Fails*)A Mark - Saxony (*Fails*)A Masuria HoldA Novgorod - FinlandA Saxony - Bohemia (*Bounce*)A Warsaw - Livonia
Spain: F Gascony - SantanderA Santander - CataloniaF South Atlantic Ocean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)A Toledo Supports A Santander - CataloniaF Western Mediterranean - Morroco (*Bounce*)
Ukraine: F East Black Sea Supports F Anatolia - ArmeniaA Kiev Supports A MuscovyA Muscovy HoldF Odessa - West Black SeaA Rumania - TransylvaniaF West Black Sea - Constantinople
Byzantium: F Anatolia - ArmeniaF Athens Supports F Malta Sea - Pylos Sea (*Cut*)A Bulgaria Supports F AthensF Constantinople - AitoliaA Pisidia - Anatolia (*Bounce*)[Reply] |
dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification (DC Invitational) waltersm1 Oct 07, 09:15 pm |
Well, I'm one of the guilty parties. Absolutely everyone I communicated with thought chaos builds were allowed, so something confused us. Had we known, the last turn would have absolutely been different.
Thanks for one game reprieve.
-mike
On Oct 7, 2010 8:57 PM, "Garry Bledsoe" <kielmarch(at)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> More than one person submitted builds outside of home centers. This is NOT a Chaos build game. It was never stated that it was nor have I known tournaments to be such. Since more than one made this mistake, I am giving 24 hours to correct this. If I do not receive updated orders I will NBR the parties affected. Also since I have had to make this announcement public I am FREEZING all other received orders at this point.
> Many apologies. If this were not a non-standard variant I would not normally feel the need to clarify.
> Garry
> From: kielmarch(at)hotmail.com
> To: smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com; camorse22(at)yahoo.com; dirk(at)knemeyer.com; jhack16(at)gmail.com; kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com; mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net; untitled36(at)hotmail.com; michael.alan.walters(at)gmail.com; dci(at)diplomaticcorp.com
> Subject: dc340 DCI 2010 - F02 Don't Look Behind the Curtain |
dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification (DC Invitational) garry.bledsoe Oct 07, 09:21 pm |
As someone was kind enough to point out, wedding brain has kicked in. The rules of the Aberration variant by nature allow aberration builds which means that you can build out of your HC as long as you still own one.
Sorry...dumbass Jester of the March...guess reading of the rules is NOT really required of your GM.
Results to follow shortly.
g
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Subject: dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 21:57:17 -0400
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More than one person submitted builds outside of home centers. This is NOT a Chaos build game. It was never stated that it was nor have I known tournaments to be such. Since more than one made this mistake, I am giving 24 hours to correct this. If I do not receive updated orders I will NBR the parties affected. Also since I have had to make this announcement public I am FREEZING all other received orders at this point.
Many apologies. If this were not a non-standard variant I would not normally feel the need to clarify.
Garry
From: kielmarch(at)hotmail.com
To: smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com; camorse22(at)yahoo.com; dirk(at)knemeyer.com; jhack16(at)gmail.com; kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com; mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net; untitled36(at)hotmail.com; michael.alan.walters(at)gmail.com; dci(at)diplomaticcorp.com
Subject: dc340 DCI 2010 - F02 Don't Look Behind the Curtain
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 00:15:45 -0400
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So Much for the Results I Was ExpectingBurgandy Seems to Pull Off a Coup By Being One of Two to Go +2 (Sicily WAS Expected to Be the Other)Spain Manages to Defend the Homeland Pretty Well and Trades South Spain for Northern SpainHungary Seems to Be Left at the Alter By Some?Byzantium Makes It Through With No Losses (Trading Con for Arm)? You Read That Right...I Double-CheckedESPECIALLY After Kevin's Condemnation of the SoutheastEire Builds One But Gets the Unlucky Order of the Day Award - The Move to Gascony Gave Brittany to Another
All,PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK ORDERS. Make that a standing rule. The abbreviations and board configuration are unique and I am still getting used to it. Plus there are quite a few versions submitted over time.
We have one retreat that was required: A Bavaria could retreat to Tyrol or Swabia or OTB.
In the interest of getting through Winter and Spring before we have an extended break, I auto-retreated to Tyrol. If desired, Adam can change that with our Winter orders (I don't foresee that his desired retreat would affect builds or removals BUT if you feel they do please let me know ASAP OR write conditional builds/removals). Winter orders are as follows:
Burgundy - Build 2Sicily - Build 2Eire - Build 1Hungary - no change UNLESS retreat OTB from Bav in which case build 1Israel - Remove 1Poland - Remove 1Spain - Remove 1Ukraine - Build 1Byzantium - no change
Let's have Winter adjustments due Thursday night at 9pm CDT and Spring 03 due next Wednesday the 13th at 6pm CDT. After that we will have an extended break until the 28th of October due to the Lord of the March's wedding celebration and subsequent tour of the countryside to show off the wife (so that the loyal subjects can meet her - a tradition called the honeymoon?).
Well, that should cover us. Can't wait for the next chapter.
Lord of the March
Burgundy: F Denmark Supports F Baltic Sea - Sweden (*Cut*)A Estremadura - ValenciaA France - BrittanyA Hague Supports A HesseA Hesse Supports A Ruhr - BavariaA Ruhr - Bavaria
Sicily: F Algeria - Morroco (*Bounce*)A Languedoc Supports F Brittany - GasconyF Malta Sea - Pylos Sea (*Fails*)F Palma Sea Supports A Estremadura - ValenciaA Umbria - Venezia
Eire: F Brittany - GasconyF Irish Sea - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)F North Sea - Denmark (*Fails*)F Sweden HoldA Yorkshire - Cymru
Hungary: A Austria - Bohemia (*Bounce*)A Bavaria Supports A Mark - Hesse (*Dislodged*)A Budapest HoldF Ionian Sea - Athens (*Fails*)A Serbia Supports A Rumania - Bulgaria (*Void*)
Israel: A Cilicia - Anatolia (*Bounce*)F Eastern Mediterranean - Pisidia (*Fails*)F Libyan Sea - Aegean SeaA Mesopotamia - Armenia (*Fails*)F Pylos Sea Supports F Ionian Sea - Athens (*Cut*)
Poland: F Baltic Sea - Sweden (*Fails*)A Mark - Saxony (*Fails*)A Masuria HoldA Novgorod - FinlandA Saxony - Bohemia (*Bounce*)A Warsaw - Livonia
Spain: F Gascony - SantanderA Santander - CataloniaF South Atlantic Ocean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)A Toledo Supports A Santander - CataloniaF Western Mediterranean - Morroco (*Bounce*)
Ukraine: F East Black Sea Supports F Anatolia - ArmeniaA Kiev Supports A MuscovyA Muscovy HoldF Odessa - West Black SeaA Rumania - TransylvaniaF West Black Sea - Constantinople
Byzantium: F Anatolia - ArmeniaF Athens Supports F Malta Sea - Pylos Sea (*Cut*)A Bulgaria Supports F AthensF Constantinople - AitoliaA Pisidia - Anatolia (*Bounce*) |
dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification (DC Invitational) FuzzyLogic Oct 07, 09:51 pm |
Garry, it’s ok. Not reading the rules on Dip is one thing. Did
you read the rules on marriage? Just checking… Believe me, she has.
Heck she probly wrote them.
-mike
From: Garry Bledsoe
[mailto:kielmarch(at)hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 9:21 PM
To: Adam WB2K9 235; camorse22(at)yahoo.com; Dirk Knemeyer;
jhack16(at)gmail.com; kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com; Michael Sims;
untitled36(at)hotmail.com; michael.alan.walters(at)gmail.com; dci
Subject: RE: dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification
As
someone was kind enough to point out, wedding brain has kicked in. The rules of
the Aberration variant by nature allow aberration builds which means that you
can build out of your HC as long as you still own one.
Sorry...dumbass
Jester of the March...guess reading of the rules is NOT really required of your
GM.
Results
to follow shortly.
g
From:
kielmarch(at)hotmail.com
To: smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com; camorse22(at)yahoo.com; dirk(at)knemeyer.com;
jhack16(at)gmail.com; kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com;
mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net; untitled36(at)hotmail.com; michael.alan.walters(at)gmail.com;
dci(at)diplomaticcorp.com
Subject: dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 21:57:17 -0400
More than one person submitted builds outside of home centers. This is NOT a
Chaos build game. It was never stated that it was nor have I known tournaments
to be such. Since more than one made this mistake, I am giving 24 hours to
correct this. If I do not receive updated orders I will NBR the parties
affected. Also since I have had to make this announcement public I am FREEZING all
other received orders at this point.
Many
apologies. If this were not a non-standard variant I would not normally feel
the need to clarify.
Garry
From:
kielmarch(at)hotmail.com
To: smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com; camorse22(at)yahoo.com; dirk(at)knemeyer.com;
jhack16(at)gmail.com; kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com;
mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net; untitled36(at)hotmail.com; michael.alan.walters(at)gmail.com;
dci(at)diplomaticcorp.com
Subject: dc340 DCI 2010 - F02 Don't Look Behind the Curtain
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 00:15:45 -0400
So Much for the Results I Was Expecting
Burgandy Seems to Pull Off a Coup By Being One of Two to Go +2
(Sicily WAS Expected to Be the Other)
Spain Manages to Defend the Homeland Pretty Well and Trades
South Spain for Northern Spain
Hungary Seems to Be Left at the Alter By Some?
Byzantium Makes It Through With No Losses (Trading Con for Arm)?
You Read That Right...I Double-Checked
ESPECIALLY After Kevin's Condemnation of the Southeast
Eire Builds One But Gets the Unlucky Order of the Day Award -
The Move to Gascony Gave Brittany to Another
All,
PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK ORDERS. Make that a standing rule. The
abbreviations and board configuration are unique and I am still getting used to
it. Plus there are quite a few versions submitted over time.
We have one retreat that was required: A Bavaria could retreat
to Tyrol or Swabia or OTB.
In the interest of getting through Winter and Spring before we
have an extended break, I auto-retreated to Tyrol. If desired, Adam can change
that with our Winter orders (I don't foresee that his desired retreat would
affect builds or removals BUT if you feel they do please let me know ASAP OR
write conditional builds/removals). Winter orders are as follows:
Burgundy - Build 2
Sicily - Build 2
Eire - Build 1
Hungary - no change UNLESS retreat OTB from Bav in which case
build 1
Israel - Remove 1
Poland - Remove 1
Spain - Remove 1
Ukraine - Build 1
Byzantium - no change
Let's have Winter adjustments due Thursday night at 9pm CDT and
Spring 03 due next Wednesday the 13th at 6pm CDT. After that we will have an
extended break until the 28th of October due to the Lord of the March's wedding
celebration and subsequent tour of the countryside to show off the wife (so
that the loyal subjects can meet her - a tradition called the
honeymoon?).
Well, that should cover us. Can't wait for the next chapter.
Lord of the March
Burgundy:
F Denmark Supports F Baltic Sea - Sweden (*Cut*)
A Estremadura - Valencia
A France - Brittany
A Hague Supports A Hesse
A Hesse Supports A Ruhr - Bavaria
A Ruhr - Bavaria
Sicily:
F Algeria - Morroco (*Bounce*)
A Languedoc Supports F Brittany - Gascony
F Malta Sea - Pylos Sea (*Fails*)
F Palma Sea Supports A Estremadura - Valencia
A Umbria - Venezia
Eire:
F Brittany - Gascony
F Irish Sea - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
F North Sea - Denmark (*Fails*)
F Sweden Hold
A Yorkshire - Cymru
Hungary:
A Austria - Bohemia (*Bounce*)
A Bavaria Supports A Mark - Hesse (*Dislodged*)
A Budapest Hold
F Ionian Sea - Athens (*Fails*)
A Serbia Supports A Rumania - Bulgaria (*Void*)
Israel:
A Cilicia - Anatolia (*Bounce*)
F Eastern Mediterranean - Pisidia (*Fails*)
F Libyan Sea - Aegean Sea
A Mesopotamia - Armenia (*Fails*)
F Pylos Sea Supports F Ionian Sea - Athens (*Cut*)
Poland:
F Baltic Sea - Sweden (*Fails*)
A Mark - Saxony (*Fails*)
A Masuria Hold
A Novgorod - Finland
A Saxony - Bohemia (*Bounce*)
A Warsaw - Livonia
Spain:
F Gascony - Santander
A Santander - Catalonia
F South Atlantic Ocean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
A Toledo Supports A Santander - Catalonia
F Western Mediterranean - Morroco (*Bounce*)
Ukraine:
F East Black Sea Supports F Anatolia - Armenia
A Kiev Supports A Muscovy
A Muscovy Hold
F Odessa - West Black Sea
A Rumania - Transylvania
F West Black Sea - Constantinople
Byzantium:
F Anatolia - Armenia
F Athens Supports F Malta Sea - Pylos Sea (*Cut*)
A Bulgaria Supports F Athens
F Constantinople - Aitolia
A Pisidia - Anatolia (*Bounce*) |
dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification (DC Invitational) garry.bledsoe Oct 07, 09:54 pm |
I didn't think in marriage it mattered if I read them or not - they are always subject to change according to the thing that benefits her most...
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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From: Michael Sims
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 02:51:38
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Subject: RE: dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification
Garry, it's ok. Not reading the rules on Dip is one thing. Did you read the rules on marriage? Just checking. Believe me, she has.
Heck she probly wrote them.
-mike
From: Garry Bledsoe [mailto:kielmarch(at)hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 9:21 PM
To: Adam WB2K9 235; camorse22(at)yahoo.com; Dirk Knemeyer; jhack16(at)gmail.com; kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com; Michael Sims; untitled36(at)hotmail.com; michael.alan.walters(at)gmail.com; dci
Subject: RE: dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification
As someone was kind enough to point out, wedding brain has kicked in. The rules of the Aberration variant by nature allow aberration builds which means that you can build out of your HC as long as you still own one.
Sorry...dumbass Jester of the March...guess reading of the rules is NOT really required of your GM.
Results to follow shortly.
g
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From: kielmarch(at)hotmail.com
To: smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com; camorse22(at)yahoo.com; dirk(at)knemeyer.com; jhack16(at)gmail.com; kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com; mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net; untitled36(at)hotmail.com; michael.alan.walters(at)gmail.com; dci(at)diplomaticcorp.com
Subject: dc340 DCI 2010 - Winter Build Clarification
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 21:57:17 -0400
More than one person submitted builds outside of home centers. This is NOT a Chaos build game. It was never stated that it was nor have I known tournaments to be such. Since more than one made this mistake, I am giving 24 hours to correct this. If I do not receive updated orders I will NBR the parties affected. Also since I have had to make this announcement public I am FREEZING all other received orders at this point.
Many apologies. If this were not a non-standard variant I would not normally feel the need to clarify.
Garry
----------------
From: kielmarch(at)hotmail.com
To: smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com; camorse22(at)yahoo.com; dirk(at)knemeyer.com; jhack16(at)gmail.com; kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com; mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net; untitled36(at)hotmail.com; michael.alan.walters(at)gmail.com; dci(at)diplomaticcorp.com
Subject: dc340 DCI 2010 - F02 Don't Look Behind the Curtain
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 00:15:45 -0400
So Much for the Results I Was Expecting
Burgandy Seems to Pull Off a Coup By Being One of Two to Go +2 (Sicily WAS Expected to Be the Other)
Spain Manages to Defend the Homeland Pretty Well and Trades South Spain for Northern Spain
Hungary Seems to Be Left at the Alter By Some?
Byzantium Makes It Through With No Losses (Trading Con for Arm)? You Read That Right...I Double-Checked
ESPECIALLY After Kevin's Condemnation of the Southeast
Eire Builds One But Gets the Unlucky Order of the Day Award - The Move to Gascony Gave Brittany to Another
All,
PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK ORDERS. Make that a standing rule. The abbreviations and board configuration are unique and I am still getting used to it. Plus there are quite a few versions submitted over time.
We have one retreat that was required: A Bavaria could retreat to Tyrol or Swabia or OTB.
In the interest of getting through Winter and Spring before we have an extended break, I auto-retreated to Tyrol. If desired, Adam can change that with our Winter orders (I don't foresee that his desired retreat would affect builds or removals BUT if you feel they do please let me know ASAP OR write conditional builds/removals). Winter orders are as follows:
Burgundy - Build 2
Sicily - Build 2
Eire - Build 1
Hungary - no change UNLESS retreat OTB from Bav in which case build 1
Israel - Remove 1
Poland - Remove 1
Spain - Remove 1
Ukraine - Build 1
Byzantium - no change
Let's have Winter adjustments due Thursday night at 9pm CDT and Spring 03 due next Wednesday the 13th at 6pm CDT. After that we will have an extended break until the 28th of October due to the Lord of the March's wedding celebration and subsequent tour of the countryside to show off the wife (so that the loyal subjects can meet her - a tradition called the honeymoon?).
Well, that should cover us. Can't wait for the next chapter.
Lord of the March
Burgundy:
F Denmark Supports F Baltic Sea - Sweden (*Cut*)
A Estremadura - Valencia
A France - Brittany
A Hague Supports A Hesse
A Hesse Supports A Ruhr - Bavaria
A Ruhr - Bavaria
Sicily:
F Algeria - Morroco (*Bounce*)
A Languedoc Supports F Brittany - Gascony
F Malta Sea - Pylos Sea (*Fails*)
F Palma Sea Supports A Estremadura - Valencia
A Umbria - Venezia
Eire:
F Brittany - Gascony
F Irish Sea - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
F North Sea - Denmark (*Fails*)
F Sweden Hold
A Yorkshire - Cymru
Hungary:
A Austria - Bohemia (*Bounce*)
A Bavaria Supports A Mark - Hesse (*Dislodged*)
A Budapest Hold
F Ionian Sea - Athens (*Fails*)
A Serbia Supports A Rumania - Bulgaria (*Void*)
Israel:
A Cilicia - Anatolia (*Bounce*)
F Eastern Mediterranean - Pisidia (*Fails*)
F Libyan Sea - Aegean Sea
A Mesopotamia - Armenia (*Fails*)
F Pylos Sea Supports F Ionian Sea - Athens (*Cut*)
Poland:
F Baltic Sea - Sweden (*Fails*)
A Mark - Saxony (*Fails*)
A Masuria Hold
A Novgorod - Finland
A Saxony - Bohemia (*Bounce*)
A Warsaw - Livonia
Spain:
F Gascony - Santander
A Santander - Catalonia
F South Atlantic Ocean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
A Toledo Supports A Santander - Catalonia
F Western Mediterranean - Morroco (*Bounce*)
Ukraine:
F East Black Sea Supports F Anatolia - Armenia
A Kiev Supports A Muscovy
A Muscovy Hold
F Odessa - West Black Sea
A Rumania - Transylvania
F West Black Sea - Constantinople
Byzantium:
F Anatolia - Armenia
F Athens Supports F Malta Sea - Pylos Sea (*Cut*)
A Bulgaria Supports F Athens
F Constantinople - Aitolia
A Pisidia - Anatolia (*Bounce*) |
dc330: Wi42 Results! - dknemeyer (Oct 07, 2010, 7:37 pm) |
And so we bring 1942 to an end. Will a solo bid emerge in 1943? Will our three Towers of Power remain above the rest? Or will one of our beleaguered heroes pick themselves up and assert their will on the endgame?
***
PLAYERS
Britain - sunchung / Sun Chung / sun.chung(at)gmail.com
France - DrSwordopolis / Nick Powell / nick.s.powell(at)gmail.com
Germany - charlesf / Charles Feaux de la Croix / charlesf(at)web.de
Italy (and Nationalist Spain) - raistlin / David Gould / davidchegould(at)bigpond.com
Poland - smileyrob / Robert Stein / smileyrob68(at)gmail.com
Turkey - Wladimir7 / Wladimir Mysonski / wmysonski(at)gmail.com
USSR (and Republican Spain) - Nitsch / Karsten Nitsch / karsten.nitsch(at)gmx.de
***
HEADLINES
British navy shows trust of expeditionary Turks Austrian Wehrmacht divisions winter in Czechia Another fleet bolsters the Italian position Re-energized Hussar regiments re-form in Gdynia Mediterranean domination on the mind of Ataturk
***
Britainisband F NWA
Germany:A Austria - Czechia
Italy:Build F Naples
Poland: Build A Gdynia
Turkey: A Cracow - SilesiaBuild F Izm
Republican_Spain: F South-Western Approaches - PortugalDisband A Madrid
***
Ownership of supply centers
Britain: Belgium, Denmark, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Liverpool, London.
France: Brest, Paris.
Germany: Berlin, Czechia, Hamburg, Munich.
Italy: Algiers, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Marsailles, Milan, Morocco, Munich, Naples, Rome, Switzerland, Valencia.
Poland: Cracow, Finland, Gdynia, Latvia, Leningrad, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, Warsaw.
Turkey: Ankara, Beirut, Bulgaria, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Istanbul, Izmir, Moscow, Rumania, Serbia, Suez, Tripoli.
USSR: Stalingrad.
Republican_Spain: Burgos, Madrid, Portugal.
Britain: 6 Supply centers, 6 Units: Remove 0.
France: 2 Supply centers, 2 Units: Build 0.
Germany: 3 Supply centers, 3 Units: Build 0.
Italy: 12 Supply centers, 12 Units: Build 0.
Poland: 9 Supply centers, 9 Units: Build 0.
Turkey: 14 Supply centers, 14 Units: Build 0.
USSR: 1 Supply center, 1 Units: Remove 0.
Republican_Spain: 3 Supply centers, 3 Units: Remove 0.
***
Upcoming Deadlines (all orders are due at 5 PM EST, GMT -5)
Spring 1943 Prelims, Friday October 8
Spring 1943 Orders, Tuesday October 12
Summer 1943 Retreats, Thursday October 14 Fall 1943 Prelims, Friday October 15 Fall 1943 Orders, Tuesday October 19 Winter 1943 Retreats/Adjustments, Thursday October 21
***[Reply] |
(DC 326) Gumball - Winter 1911 Results - Corrino (Oct 07, 2010, 6:38 pm) |
Hey Gang,
Thanks to everyone for getting their adjustments in early. Now you can all go out tomorrow night and not have to sit anxiously by your computer.
Cheers,
Chris
England:
Remove F Clyde
France:
Remove A Wales
Germany:
Build F Kiel
Italy:
Build A Rome[Reply] |
dc307 ~ Orient Express - sgttodd (Oct 07, 2010, 6:15 pm) |
Deadline for Autumn 1913 Retreats AND Winter 1913 adjustments:
Monday, October 11th (at) 2359 UTC.
The following units were dislodged:
Indian F Arabian Sea can retreat to Central Indian Ocean or Yemen or
Sri Lanka or East Africa.
Russian F St. Petersburg can retreat to Barents Sea.
Adjustments:
India: 10 Supply centers, 8 Units: Builds 1 unit.
Indonesia: 3 Supply centers, 3 Units.
Russia: 12 Supply centers, 12 Units.
Siberia: 15 Supply centers, 14 Units: Builds 1 unit.
Unit locations:
India: F Arabian Sea, F Bay of Bengal, F Bombay, A Burma, A
Delhi, F Java, A Pakistan, F Thai Sea.
Indonesia: F Borneo, F Jawan Sea, F Philippines, F South China Sea.
Russia: A Afghanistan, F Arabian Sea, F Eastern African Sea, A
Ekaterinburg, A Iran, A Moscow, A Oman, F Persian Gulf, F
Seychelles, F St. Petersburg, A Tien Shan, F Uzbekistan.
Siberia: F Arctic Sea, F Celebes Sea, F East China Sea, A Hong
Kong, A Kazakhstan, A Mongolia, A Novosibirsk, F Sea of Okhotsk, F
South China Sea, A St. Petersburg, A Tibet, A Vietnam, A West
Siberia, F Yellow Sea.
Ownership of supply centers:
India: Bombay, Burma, Calcutta, Delhi, Java, Kunlun, Pakistan,
Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Thailand.
Indonesia: Australia, Borneo, Philippines.
Russia: Arabia, Balkans, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Madagascar, Moscow,
Oman, Sevastopol, Turkey, Urals, Uzbekistan.
Siberia: Beijing, Hokkaido, Honshu, Irkutsk, Kamchatka, Korea,
Laos, Manchuria, Novosibirsk, Shanghai, St. Petersburg, Tibet,
Vietnam, West Siberia, Yakutsk.
Movement results for Fall of 1913.
India: F Arabian Sea Supports A Pakistan (*Dislodged*).
India: F Bay of Bengal Convoys A Sumatra - Burma.
India: F Bombay Supports A Pakistan.
India: A Delhi - Kunlun (*Bounce*).
India: F Eastern Indian Ocean - Java.
India: A Pakistan Hold.
India: A Sumatra - Burma.
India: F Thai Sea Supports F Shanghai - South China Sea.
Indonesia: F Australia - Jawan Sea.
Indonesia: F Borneo - Celebes Sea (*Fails*).
Indonesia: F Philippines Hold.
Indonesia: F South China Sea - East China Sea (*Disbanded*).
Russia: A Afghanistan - Tien Shan (*Bounce*).
Russia: F Caspian Sea - Uzbekistan.
Russia: F Eastern African Sea Supports F Red Sea - Arabian Sea.
Russia: A Ekaterinburg - Urals (*Bounce*).
Russia: A Iran - Pakistan (*Fails*).
Russia: A Moscow Supports A Ekaterinburg - Urals (*Cut*).
Russia: A Oman Hold.
Russia: F Persian Gulf Supports F Red Sea - Arabian Sea.
Russia: F Red Sea - Arabian Sea.
Russia: F Seychelles Supports F Red Sea - Arabian Sea.
Russia: F St. Petersburg Supports A Ekaterinburg - Urals
(*Dislodged*).
Russia: A Tien Shan - Kunlun (*Bounce*).
Siberia: F Arctic Sea Supports A Urals - St. Petersburg.
Siberia: F Celebes Sea - Philippines (*Fails*).
Siberia: F East China Sea Supports F Celebes Sea - Philippines
(*Cut*).
Siberia: A Hong Kong Supports A Vietnam.
Siberia: A Irkutsk - Novosibirsk.
Siberia: F Kamchatka - Sea of Okhotsk.
Siberia: A Kazakhstan - Moscow (*Fails*).
Siberia: A Mongolia - Tien Shan (*Bounce*).
Siberia: F Shanghai - South China Sea.
Siberia: A Tibet Hold.
Siberia: A Urals - St. Petersburg.
Siberia: A Vietnam Hold.
Siberia: A West Siberia - Urals (*Bounce*).
Siberia: F Yellow Sea Supports F East China Sea.
Deadline for Autumn 1913 Retreats AND Winter 1913 adjustments:
Monday, October 11th (at) 2359 UTC.
files: http://mainecav.org/diplomacy[Reply] |
DC 345: Anarchy Round 3 - npfthunfan (Oct 07, 2010, 5:12 pm) |
Well currently the Democratic Roman Empire has as many contradictions as the HRE... must be doing something about that... at least it's Roman
Emperor Nathan
On 7 Oct 2010, at 22:51, Alex Maslow wrote:
Wasn't the Holy Roman Empire neither Holy nor Roman nor an Empire? Will the DRE have the same fate? Or will it be a force to be reckoned with? Perhaps it will go into the medical field and become Dr. Dre. That's right. I went there.
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
Due to the time delay, I again have no time to be cute... awww...
Deadline for tomorrow must be moved up to noon (CST) or 1700 GMT. I'm sorry, but I have an unexpected schedule change. I appreciate your patience.
[If we miss the noon deadline, I'm afraid we'll clock all the way back until first-thing Monday].
Things are getting crowded. They'll be very crowded for Round 4.
We have a new country name... explanation below:
Budapest: Warren Fleming
Edinburgh: Michael Penner
Greece: Michael Hoffman
Kiel: Loki Falcon (Itea)
Liverpool: Alex Maslow
Rome: Nathan Edwards (Democratic Roman Empire)
Rumania: Philip King
Sweden: John Reside
Faction name: The Democratic Roman Empire (DRE)
Over 100 years ago, the Holy Roman Empire was a loose conglomeration of principalities and baronies. With the rise of Napoleon at the end of the 18th Century the "Empire" was split, any bonds of fellowship between men was broken. Over the last century many alliances between the princes and barons, and the have been brokered and broken. In late 1898, Nathan of Venice declared the creation of a new Empire, one to emulate the Roman Empire of centuries ago. Slowly, neighbouring houses have declared their allegiance to this new empire, Marseille is first, the men of southern Gaul tire of the ageing French Republic and long to be part of a great empire once again. A Senate has been setup in Venice but this only has limited control over civil matters. Emperor Nathan is spending much of his time spreading propaganda to local countries in the hope of peacefully enlarging the empire.
--
"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] |
DC 345: Anarchy Round 3 - Blueraider0 (Oct 07, 2010, 4:51 pm) |
Wasn't the Holy Roman Empire neither Holy nor Roman nor an Empire? Will the DRE have the same fate? Or will it be a force to be reckoned with? Perhaps it will go into the medical field and become Dr. Dre. That's right. I went there.
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
Due to the time delay, I again have no time to be cute... awww...
Deadline for tomorrow must be moved up to noon (CST) or 1700 GMT. I'm sorry, but I have an unexpected schedule change. I appreciate your patience.
[If we miss the noon deadline, I'm afraid we'll clock all the way back until first-thing Monday].
Things are getting crowded. They'll be very crowded for Round 4.
We have a new country name... explanation below:
Budapest: Warren Fleming
Edinburgh: Michael Penner
Greece: Michael Hoffman
Kiel: Loki Falcon (Itea)
Liverpool: Alex Maslow
Rome: Nathan Edwards (Democratic Roman Empire)
Rumania: Philip King
Sweden: John Reside
Faction name: The Democratic Roman Empire (DRE)
Over 100 years ago, the Holy Roman Empire was a loose conglomeration of principalities and baronies. With the rise of Napoleon at the end of the 18th Century the "Empire" was split, any bonds of fellowship between men was broken. Over the last century many alliances between the princes and barons, and the have been brokered and broken. In late 1898, Nathan of Venice declared the creation of a new Empire, one to emulate the Roman Empire of centuries ago. Slowly, neighbouring houses have declared their allegiance to this new empire, Marseille is first, the men of southern Gaul tire of the ageing French Republic and long to be part of a great empire once again. A Senate has been setup in Venice but this only has limited control over civil matters. Emperor Nathan is spending much of his time spreading propaganda to local countries in the hope of peacefully enlarging the empire.
--
"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] |
DC 345: Anarchy Round 3 - AceRimmer (Oct 07, 2010, 4:40 pm) |
Due to the time delay, I again have no time to be cute... awww...
Deadline for tomorrow must be moved up to noon (CST) or 1700 GMT. I'm sorry, but I have an unexpected schedule change. I appreciate your patience.
[If we miss the noon deadline, I'm afraid we'll clock all the way back until first-thing Monday].
Things are getting crowded. They'll be very crowded for Round 4.
We have a new country name... explanation below:
Budapest: Warren Fleming
Edinburgh: Michael Penner
Greece: Michael Hoffman
Kiel: Loki Falcon (Itea)
Liverpool: Alex Maslow
Rome: Nathan Edwards (Democratic Roman Empire)
Rumania: Philip King
Sweden: John Reside
Faction name: The Democratic Roman Empire (DRE)
Over 100 years ago, the Holy Roman Empire was a loose conglomeration of principalities and baronies. With the rise of Napoleon at the end of the 18th Century the "Empire" was split, any bonds of fellowship between men was broken. Over the last century many alliances between the princes and barons, and the have been brokered and broken. In late 1898, Nathan of Venice declared the creation of a new Empire, one to emulate the Roman Empire of centuries ago. Slowly, neighbouring houses have declared their allegiance to this new empire, Marseille is first, the men of southern Gaul tire of the ageing French Republic and long to be part of a great empire once again. A Senate has been setup in Venice but this only has limited control over civil matters. Emperor Nathan is spending much of his time spreading propaganda to local countries in the hope of peacefully enlarging the empire.[Reply] |
DC 345: Anarchy Round 3 (dc345) Blueraider0 Oct 07, 04:51 pm |
Wasn't the Holy Roman Empire neither Holy nor Roman nor an Empire? Will the DRE have the same fate? Or will it be a force to be reckoned with? Perhaps it will go into the medical field and become Dr. Dre. That's right. I went there.
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
Due to the time delay, I again have no time to be cute... awww...
Deadline for tomorrow must be moved up to noon (CST) or 1700 GMT. I'm sorry, but I have an unexpected schedule change. I appreciate your patience.
[If we miss the noon deadline, I'm afraid we'll clock all the way back until first-thing Monday].
Things are getting crowded. They'll be very crowded for Round 4.
We have a new country name... explanation below:
Budapest: Warren Fleming
Edinburgh: Michael Penner
Greece: Michael Hoffman
Kiel: Loki Falcon (Itea)
Liverpool: Alex Maslow
Rome: Nathan Edwards (Democratic Roman Empire)
Rumania: Philip King
Sweden: John Reside
Faction name: The Democratic Roman Empire (DRE)
Over 100 years ago, the Holy Roman Empire was a loose conglomeration of principalities and baronies. With the rise of Napoleon at the end of the 18th Century the "Empire" was split, any bonds of fellowship between men was broken. Over the last century many alliances between the princes and barons, and the have been brokered and broken. In late 1898, Nathan of Venice declared the creation of a new Empire, one to emulate the Roman Empire of centuries ago. Slowly, neighbouring houses have declared their allegiance to this new empire, Marseille is first, the men of southern Gaul tire of the ageing French Republic and long to be part of a great empire once again. A Senate has been setup in Venice but this only has limited control over civil matters. Emperor Nathan is spending much of his time spreading propaganda to local countries in the hope of peacefully enlarging the empire.
--
"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." |
DC 345: Anarchy Round 3 (dc345) npfthunfan Oct 07, 05:12 pm |
Well currently the Democratic Roman Empire has as many contradictions as the HRE... must be doing something about that... at least it's Roman
Emperor Nathan
On 7 Oct 2010, at 22:51, Alex Maslow wrote:
Wasn't the Holy Roman Empire neither Holy nor Roman nor an Empire? Will the DRE have the same fate? Or will it be a force to be reckoned with? Perhaps it will go into the medical field and become Dr. Dre. That's right. I went there.
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
Due to the time delay, I again have no time to be cute... awww...
Deadline for tomorrow must be moved up to noon (CST) or 1700 GMT. I'm sorry, but I have an unexpected schedule change. I appreciate your patience.
[If we miss the noon deadline, I'm afraid we'll clock all the way back until first-thing Monday].
Things are getting crowded. They'll be very crowded for Round 4.
We have a new country name... explanation below:
Budapest: Warren Fleming
Edinburgh: Michael Penner
Greece: Michael Hoffman
Kiel: Loki Falcon (Itea)
Liverpool: Alex Maslow
Rome: Nathan Edwards (Democratic Roman Empire)
Rumania: Philip King
Sweden: John Reside
Faction name: The Democratic Roman Empire (DRE)
Over 100 years ago, the Holy Roman Empire was a loose conglomeration of principalities and baronies. With the rise of Napoleon at the end of the 18th Century the "Empire" was split, any bonds of fellowship between men was broken. Over the last century many alliances between the princes and barons, and the have been brokered and broken. In late 1898, Nathan of Venice declared the creation of a new Empire, one to emulate the Roman Empire of centuries ago. Slowly, neighbouring houses have declared their allegiance to this new empire, Marseille is first, the men of southern Gaul tire of the ageing French Republic and long to be part of a great empire once again. A Senate has been setup in Venice but this only has limited control over civil matters. Emperor Nathan is spending much of his time spreading propaganda to local countries in the hope of peacefully enlarging the empire.
--
"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." |
DC 345: Anarchy hasn't broken out yet - untitled36 (Oct 07, 2010, 4:32 pm) |
next time that happens, I'll be happy to submit prefs for any country that misses the deadline. I'm a nice guy like that. I have some great, innovative ideas about where people should pick their next centers...
John
[Reply] |
DC 345: Anarchy hasn't broken out yet - ilovethechiefs (Oct 07, 2010, 4:18 pm) |
I apologize everyone. That was me. We discovered termite damage in my duplex a while back, and now that the contractor is in there working, our landlord has moved us to another unit. So, we're dealing with having everything switched over, and who is responsible for paying what between my landlord and I. Long story short, my internet access has been sketchy. Everything should be all better now, we got it back on a few hours ago. But with everything going on, this slipped my mind. A thousand apologies, it won't happen again.
--Phil
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Alex Maslow <blueraider0(at)gmail.com> wrote:
As disasterous as that would be, it would be a fair penalty for not getting in draft. Especially since there were two days. But it also might ruin someone's strategy to the point they don't want to play..................... But that would be awfully shallow - and we're all better players than that!
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Michael Penner <mvpenner(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
I'd say refer to the previous set... surely their back-up choices were somewhere in their plans?
mvp
--- On Thu, 10/7/10, Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com>
Subject: DC 345: Anarchy hasn't broken out yet
To: "DC 345" <dc345(at)diplomaticcorp.com>, "Nathan Edwards" <npfedwards(at)gmail.com>, "Loki Falcon" <zyxw59(at)gmail.com>, "Warren Fleming" <alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com>, "Mike Hoffman" <mrh(at)panix.com>, "Philip King" <ilovethechiefs(at)gmail.com>, "Alex Maslow" <Blueraider0(at)gmail.com>, "Michael Penner" <mvpenner(at)yahoo.com>, "John Reside" <untitled36(at)hotmail.com>
Date: Thursday, October 7, 2010, 3:58 PM
I'm awaiting one more set of prefs... this is twice in a row (different players). I'm not uber-thrilled about this.
Adam
--
"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] |
DC 345: Anarchy hasn't broken out yet - Blueraider0 (Oct 07, 2010, 4:12 pm) |
As disasterous as that would be, it would be a fair penalty for not getting in draft. Especially since there were two days. But it also might ruin someone's strategy to the point they don't want to play..................... But that would be awfully shallow - and we're all better players than that!
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Michael Penner <mvpenner(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
I'd say refer to the previous set... surely their back-up choices were somewhere in their plans?
mvp
--- On Thu, 10/7/10, Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com>
Subject: DC 345: Anarchy hasn't broken out yet
To: "DC 345" <dc345(at)diplomaticcorp.com>, "Nathan Edwards" <npfedwards(at)gmail.com>, "Loki Falcon" <zyxw59(at)gmail.com>, "Warren Fleming" <alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com>, "Mike Hoffman" <mrh(at)panix.com>, "Philip King" <ilovethechiefs(at)gmail.com>, "Alex Maslow" <Blueraider0(at)gmail.com>, "Michael Penner" <mvpenner(at)yahoo.com>, "John Reside" <untitled36(at)hotmail.com>
Date: Thursday, October 7, 2010, 3:58 PM
I'm awaiting one more set of prefs... this is twice in a row (different players). I'm not uber-thrilled about this.
Adam
--
"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] |
DC 345: Anarchy hasn't broken out yet - Viper (Oct 07, 2010, 4:04 pm) |
I'd say refer to the previous set... surely their back-up choices were somewhere in their plans?
mvp
--- On Thu, 10/7/10, Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com>
Subject: DC 345: Anarchy hasn't broken out yet
To: "DC 345" <dc345(at)diplomaticcorp.com>, "Nathan Edwards" <npfedwards(at)gmail.com>, "Loki Falcon" <zyxw59(at)gmail.com>, "Warren Fleming" <alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com>, "Mike Hoffman" <mrh(at)panix.com>, "Philip King" <ilovethechiefs(at)gmail.com>, "Alex Maslow" <Blueraider0(at)gmail.com>, "Michael Penner" <mvpenner(at)yahoo.com>, "John Reside" <untitled36(at)hotmail.com>
Date: Thursday, October 7, 2010, 3:58
PM
I'm awaiting one more set of prefs... this is twice in a row (different players). I'm not uber-thrilled about this.
Adam
[Reply] |
DC 345: Anarchy hasn't broken out yet - AceRimmer (Oct 07, 2010, 3:58 pm) |
I'm awaiting one more set of prefs... this is twice in a row (different players). I'm not uber-thrilled about this.
Adam[Reply] |
DC 345: Anarchy hasn't broken out yet (dc345) Viper Oct 07, 04:04 pm |
I'd say refer to the previous set... surely their back-up choices were somewhere in their plans?
mvp
--- On Thu, 10/7/10, Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com>
Subject: DC 345: Anarchy hasn't broken out yet
To: "DC 345" <dc345(at)diplomaticcorp.com>, "Nathan Edwards" <npfedwards(at)gmail.com>, "Loki Falcon" <zyxw59(at)gmail.com>, "Warren Fleming" <alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com>, "Mike Hoffman" <mrh(at)panix.com>, "Philip King" <ilovethechiefs(at)gmail.com>, "Alex Maslow" <Blueraider0(at)gmail.com>, "Michael Penner" <mvpenner(at)yahoo.com>, "John Reside" <untitled36(at)hotmail.com>
Date: Thursday, October 7, 2010, 3:58
PM
I'm awaiting one more set of prefs... this is twice in a row (different players). I'm not uber-thrilled about this.
Adam
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DC 345: Anarchy hasn't broken out yet (dc345) Blueraider0 Oct 07, 04:12 pm |
As disasterous as that would be, it would be a fair penalty for not getting in draft. Especially since there were two days. But it also might ruin someone's strategy to the point they don't want to play..................... But that would be awfully shallow - and we're all better players than that!
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Michael Penner <mvpenner(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
I'd say refer to the previous set... surely their back-up choices were somewhere in their plans?
mvp
--- On Thu, 10/7/10, Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com>
Subject: DC 345: Anarchy hasn't broken out yet
To: "DC 345" <dc345(at)diplomaticcorp.com>, "Nathan Edwards" <npfedwards(at)gmail.com>, "Loki Falcon" <zyxw59(at)gmail.com>, "Warren Fleming" <alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com>, "Mike Hoffman" <mrh(at)panix.com>, "Philip King" <ilovethechiefs(at)gmail.com>, "Alex Maslow" <Blueraider0(at)gmail.com>, "Michael Penner" <mvpenner(at)yahoo.com>, "John Reside" <untitled36(at)hotmail.com>
Date: Thursday, October 7, 2010, 3:58 PM
I'm awaiting one more set of prefs... this is twice in a row (different players). I'm not uber-thrilled about this.
Adam
--
"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." |
DC 345: Anarchy hasn't broken out yet (dc345) ilovethechiefs Oct 07, 04:18 pm |
I apologize everyone. That was me. We discovered termite damage in my duplex a while back, and now that the contractor is in there working, our landlord has moved us to another unit. So, we're dealing with having everything switched over, and who is responsible for paying what between my landlord and I. Long story short, my internet access has been sketchy. Everything should be all better now, we got it back on a few hours ago. But with everything going on, this slipped my mind. A thousand apologies, it won't happen again.
--Phil
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Alex Maslow <blueraider0(at)gmail.com> wrote:
As disasterous as that would be, it would be a fair penalty for not getting in draft. Especially since there were two days. But it also might ruin someone's strategy to the point they don't want to play..................... But that would be awfully shallow - and we're all better players than that!
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Michael Penner <mvpenner(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
I'd say refer to the previous set... surely their back-up choices were somewhere in their plans?
mvp
--- On Thu, 10/7/10, Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com>
Subject: DC 345: Anarchy hasn't broken out yet
To: "DC 345" <dc345(at)diplomaticcorp.com>, "Nathan Edwards" <npfedwards(at)gmail.com>, "Loki Falcon" <zyxw59(at)gmail.com>, "Warren Fleming" <alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com>, "Mike Hoffman" <mrh(at)panix.com>, "Philip King" <ilovethechiefs(at)gmail.com>, "Alex Maslow" <Blueraider0(at)gmail.com>, "Michael Penner" <mvpenner(at)yahoo.com>, "John Reside" <untitled36(at)hotmail.com>
Date: Thursday, October 7, 2010, 3:58 PM
I'm awaiting one more set of prefs... this is twice in a row (different players). I'm not uber-thrilled about this.
Adam
--
"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." |
DC 345: Anarchy hasn't broken out yet (dc345) untitled36 Oct 07, 04:32 pm |
next time that happens, I'll be happy to submit prefs for any country that misses the deadline. I'm a nice guy like that. I have some great, innovative ideas about where people should pick their next centers...
John
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DC 345: Anarchy hasn't broken out yet (dc345) ilovethechiefs Oct 08, 01:01 pm |
Wait, why am I in the Delta Quadrant?
On 10/7/10, John R wrote:
next time that happens, I'll be happy to submit prefs for any country that
misses the deadline. I'm a nice guy like that. I have some great, innovative
ideas about where people should pick their next centers...
John
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 16:18:29 -0500
Subject: Re: DC 345: Anarchy hasn't broken out yet
From: ilovethechiefs(at)gmail.com
To: blueraider0(at)gmail.com
CC: mvpenner(at)yahoo.com; dc345(at)diplomaticcorp.com; npfedwards(at)gmail.com;
zyxw59(at)gmail.com; alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com; mrh(at)panix.com;
untitled36(at)hotmail.com; smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com
I apologize everyone. That was me. We discovered termite damage in my
duplex a while back, and now that the contractor is in there working, our
landlord has moved us to another unit. So, we're dealing with having
everything switched over, and who is responsible for paying what between my
landlord and I. Long story short, my internet access has been sketchy.
Everything should be all better now, we got it back on a few hours ago. But
with everything going on, this slipped my mind. A thousand apologies, it
won't happen again.
--Phil
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Alex Maslow wrote:
As disasterous as that would be, it would be a fair penalty for not getting
in draft. Especially since there were two days. But it also might ruin
someone's strategy to the point they don't want to play.....................
But that would be awfully shallow - and we're all better players than that!
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Michael Penner wrote:
I'd say refer to the previous set... surely their back-up choices were
somewhere in their plans?
mvp
--- On Thu, 10/7/10, Adam Martin-Schwarze wrote:
From: Adam Martin-Schwarze
Subject: DC 345: Anarchy hasn't broken out yet
To: "DC 345" , "Nathan Edwards"
, "Loki Falcon" , "Warren Fleming"
, "Mike Hoffman" , "Philip King"
, "Alex Maslow" , "Michael
Penner" , "John Reside"
Date: Thursday, October 7, 2010, 3:58 PM
I'm awaiting one more set of prefs... this is twice in a row (different
players). I'm not uber-thrilled about this.
Adam
--
"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." |
The Game Will Start Soon! - bpynnonen (Oct 07, 2010, 2:37 pm) |
Alright, everybody: sorry for the delay!
This is my first time GM'ing, so I had to play around with the
software to learn how to use it.
That being said, the year is 1900 and Europe is up for grabs. The
question is, who do you represent? Let me know if you have
preferences, or if you'd prefer a random start. I will assign the
countries by Friday at midnight, and the deadline for the first
adjudication will be Saturday at midnight, and I will publish them by
noon on Sunday. The deadline for the 2nd adjudication, which include
the first movement orders, will be Monday at midnight; the results
will be published by noon Tuesday.
So, please send me your preferences if you have them, or otherwise
indicate you'd prefer random assignment. Also, introduce yourselves to
everyone else in the game, and feel free to email the other players
directly, or through the adjudications which will be published
regularly.
Thanks for being patient, lusty conquerors.
Talk to you later,
Blake[Reply] |
The Game Will Start Soon! (dc346) alwayshunted Oct 07, 10:54 pm |
Hi Blake,
So hang on a sec here, let me get this straight. We find out what country we are playing Friday at midnight, and we get one day to get to know the other players before our orders are due? That's a bit quick for me, particularly since my computer often goes OFF Friday evening and goes back ON Monday morning.
It's okay, if that's the way you run things, but I might have to step back and let someone else take over my spot. I'm used to having a week or so to diplome between spring/fall moves.
Cheers,
Warren
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DC 341: One Missing - AceRimmer (Oct 07, 2010, 2:33 pm) |
In case you've been waiting anxiously for today's adjudication... I'm still waiting on orders from Turkey. I'll send results when I have them.
Adam[Reply] |