| DC292: Vote Results - Samnuva (Mar 08, 2010, 8:41 pm) |
| Ladies and Gentlemen, I should have checked votes before I sent out the adjudication. The word is: The game goes on. Vote failed. [Reply] |
| DC292 Spring 1909 Adjudication - Samnuva (Mar 08, 2010, 8:40 pm) |
Hello
Russia, in one fell swoop, has taken over most of the Northern Ocean, saving only the North Atlantic for France, who manages to grab holland while rushing units to the South. No retreats needed, so Fall shall be next.
Austria:
F Adriatic Sea - Ionian Sea
A Albania - Greece
A Constantinople Hold
F Naples - Tyrrhenian Sea
A Rome - Venice
A Serbia Hold
F Trieste - Adriatic Sea
A Venice - Piedmont
A Vienna Hold
England:
F Edinburgh Supports F Norway - Norwegian Sea
F Yorkshire - London (*Fails*)
France:
A Belgium - Holland
A Burgundy - Gascony
F English Channel - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
F Liverpool - Clyde
F London - Yorkshire (*Fails*)
F Norwegian Sea - North Atlantic Ocean
F Picardy - English Channel
A Ruhr - Burgundy
Russia:
A Ankara Hold
A Berlin - Kiel
A Bohemia Supports A Munich
F Denmark - North Sea
F Helgoland Bight Supports F Denmark - North Sea
A Kiel - Ruhr
A Moscow Hold
A Munich Supports A Kiel - Ruhr
F Norway - Norwegian Sea
F St Petersburg(nc) - Barents Sea
F Tunis - Western Mediterranean
I may be unable to run the Adjudication on Thursday, so CC THE ORDER BOX!!!
-Sam Buck
Your GM[Reply] |
| DC305 - Spring 1901 Moves / Orders - ignite107 (Mar 08, 2010, 7:06 pm) |
And the quest for world domination has begun. What will come of the Italians who have begun to make progress into the Austrian lands? Will the spaghetti makers be able to hold up against catapults of Wiener Schnitznel? Meanwhile, the French will celebrate everyone retreating from their every move. Who knew the French could be so scary? Everyone made progress, well mostly everyone. Half the Russian army was stopped by a single Turkish fleet. That only leaves the Germans and the English. Maybe they are working together for a world filled with Sauerkraut English Muffin sandwiches, perhaps they will solidify the deal over tea and bratwurst in Mother Russia?
So many questions, I guess well have to wait until Fall when the true allegiances really show themselves.
Next Deadline: March 17, 5:00pm CT
Italy
F Nap - Ion S
F Rom - Ven
A Ven - Tri
Russia
A Moscow - Sevastopol
F Sevastopol - Black Sea
F St Petersburg(sc) - Gulf of Bothnia
A Warsaw - Ukraine
England
A Liv - Edi
F Edi - NWG
F Lon - NTH
Turkey
F Ankara - Black Sea
A Constantiople - Bulgaria
A Smyrna - Constantinople
France
F Brest - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
A Marseilles - Spain
A Paris - Picardy
Germany
A Ber - Kiel
F Kiel - Den
A Mun - Ruhr
Austria
A Bud-Ser
F Tri-Alb
A Vienna-Bud
Next Deadline: March 17, 5:00pm CT[Reply] |
| WB10 DC295 S09 DRAW PROPOSED - vegas_iwish (Mar 08, 2010, 6:06 pm) |
Used to point sys where sc count more critical than here so address qs to the TDs. Proposal is I/R/A/E. Germany has ret - hel or bal or off board.
Austria:
A bel - hol
A boh Hold
A bud - tri
F bul(sc) Hold
A bur - par
A mun Hold
A pic - bel
A ruh Hold
A vie - trl
England:
F iri Supports F mao
F mao Hold
F nth - ska
F nwg - nth
F por Supports F mao
Germany:
F den Supports A mun - kie (*Dislodged*)
Italy:
A ank - con
A bre Supports A mar - gas
F lyo Supports F spa(sc)
A mar - gas
F naf Supports F wes - mao
A rom - ven
F spa(sc) Supports F wes - mao
F tun - wes (*Fails*)
A ven - pie
F wes - mao (*Fails*)
Russia:
A ber Supports A kie
F bla Hold
A kie Supports F ska - den
A mos Hold
A nwy Hold
F ska - den
A stp Supports A nwy
A swe Supports F ska - den
A war Hold[Reply] |
| Dc 299: Spring 1909 Adjudication - AlanRFarrington (Mar 08, 2010, 6:01 pm) |
a german army is destroyed as he moves into his only option for a retreat. bummer.
Next Deadline:
Fall 1909 is due Thursday, March 11th at Midnight GMT (7:00pm EST)
Orders:
Austria:
A Budapest Supports A Galicia
F Bulgaria(sc), no move received
A Galicia Supports A Livonia - Warsaw
A Serbia Supports F Bulgaria(sc)
F Smyrna Hold
A Trieste - Vienna
England:
F Brest Supports A Belgium - Picardy (*Void*)
F Denmark, no move received
F English Channel - Wales
F Gulf of Bothnia Supports F Norway - St Petersburg(nc) (*Fails*)
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Portugal (*Fails*)
F Norway - St Petersburg(nc) (*Fails*)
A St Petersburg - Moscow (*Fails*)
France:
F Liverpool - Clyde
A Marseilles - Gascony
A Paris - Brest (*Fails*)
F Portugal - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Fails*)
A Spain Supports A Marseilles - Gascony
Germany:
A Belgium - Holland (*Bounce*)
A Berlin Supports A Prussia
A Kiel - Holland (*Bounce*)
A Munich - Silesia
A Prussia Supports A Warsaw - Livonia
A Warsaw - Livonia (*Disbanded*)
Italy:
F Eastern Mediterranean - Ionian Sea
F Ionian Sea - Tyrrhenian Sea
A Piedmont - Tyrolia (*Bounce*)
A Venice - Tyrolia (*Bounce*)
Russia:
F Black Sea Supports A Constantinople
A Constantinople Hold
A Livonia - Warsaw
A Moscow Supports A Livonia - Warsaw (*Cut*)
A Rumania Supports A Ukraine
A Ukraine Supports A Livonia - Warsaw
Players:
Austria: Timothy Crosby ( tim_crosby-at-hotmail.com )
England: Ross Webb ( rodtheworm-at-hotmail.com )
France: Jason K ( Githraine-at-yahoo.com )
Germany: Paul Russell ( jehannum_raver-at-yahoo.com )
Italy: Poul Hurup ( hurup-at-pc.dk )
Russia: Eric Brown ( ecbrown88-at-yahoo.com )
Turkey: Dan Huck ( aefgirt7-at-yahoo.com ) [ Eliminated ]
Thank you,
Alan Farrington Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. Sign up now.[Reply] |
| DCI s12 results! - jhack16 (Mar 08, 2010, 5:12 pm) |
Ps. That's not me turning down the draw guys...J.
Sent from my iPhone
On 8 Mar 2010, at 22:49, "Michael Sims" <mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net ([email]mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net[/email])> wrote:
Quick and painless, no poetry...
2 retreats!
Austrian A Trieste
Turk F ION
NEXT: Summer, by tomorrow Tuesday 3pm Central...
And... the orders!
Austria:
A Trieste Supports A Vienna - Budapest (*Dislodged*)
A Vienna - Budapest
France:
F Adriatic Sea Supports F Tunis - Ionian Sea
F Belgium - North Sea (*Fails*)
A Bohemia Supports A Tyrolia - Munich
F Brest - English Channel
A Burgundy Supports A Tyrolia - Munich
F Gulf of Lyon - Tyrrhenian Sea
A Holland, no move received
A Kiel Supports A Tyrolia - Munich (*Cut*)
F London - Yorkshire (*Fails*)
A Naples - Rome
A Ruhr Supports A Kiel
F Tunis - Ionian Sea
A Tyrolia - Munich
F Wales - Liverpool
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
Russia:
F Black Sea - Rumania
A Rumania - Galicia
A Serbia Supports A Budapest - Trieste
Turkey:
F Bulgaria(sc) - Aegean Sea
F Greece - Albania
F Ionian Sea - Adriatic Sea (*Dislodged*)
F Smyrna - Eastern Mediterranean
Norway:
F Baltic Sea - Denmark
F Berlin - Kiel (*Fails*)
A Budapest - Trieste
A Denmark - Edinburgh
A Galicia - Vienna
F Helgoland Bight Supports F Berlin - Kiel
A Munich - Tyrolia (*Disbanded*)
F North Atlantic Ocean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
F North Sea Convoys A Denmark - Edinburgh
A Silesia Supports A Rumania - Galicia
F Yorkshire Supports F North Sea (*Cut*)
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| DCI s12 results! - jhack16 (Mar 08, 2010, 5:08 pm) |
Retreats. Bah, Hambug, Drat and Double Drat!
Joe
Sent from my iPhone
On 8 Mar 2010, at 22:49, "Michael Sims" <mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net ([email]mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net[/email])> wrote:
Quick and painless, no poetry...
2 retreats!
Austrian A Trieste
Turk F ION
NEXT: Summer, by tomorrow Tuesday 3pm Central...
And... the orders!
Austria:
A Trieste Supports A Vienna - Budapest (*Dislodged*)
A Vienna - Budapest
France:
F Adriatic Sea Supports F Tunis - Ionian Sea
F Belgium - North Sea (*Fails*)
A Bohemia Supports A Tyrolia - Munich
F Brest - English Channel
A Burgundy Supports A Tyrolia - Munich
F Gulf of Lyon - Tyrrhenian Sea
A Holland, no move received
A Kiel Supports A Tyrolia - Munich (*Cut*)
F London - Yorkshire (*Fails*)
A Naples - Rome
A Ruhr Supports A Kiel
F Tunis - Ionian Sea
A Tyrolia - Munich
F Wales - Liverpool
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
Russia:
F Black Sea - Rumania
A Rumania - Galicia
A Serbia Supports A Budapest - Trieste
Turkey:
F Bulgaria(sc) - Aegean Sea
F Greece - Albania
F Ionian Sea - Adriatic Sea (*Dislodged*)
F Smyrna - Eastern Mediterranean
Norway:
F Baltic Sea - Denmark
F Berlin - Kiel (*Fails*)
A Budapest - Trieste
A Denmark - Edinburgh
A Galicia - Vienna
F Helgoland Bight Supports F Berlin - Kiel
A Munich - Tyrolia (*Disbanded*)
F North Atlantic Ocean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
F North Sea Convoys A Denmark - Edinburgh
A Silesia Supports A Rumania - Galicia
F Yorkshire Supports F North Sea (*Cut*)
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| DCI s12 results! - FuzzyLogic (Mar 08, 2010, 4:53 pm) |
Quick and painless, no poetry...
2 retreats!
Austrian A Trieste
Turk F ION
NEXT: Summer, by tomorrow Tuesday 3pm Central...
And... the orders!
Austria:
A Trieste Supports A Vienna - Budapest (*Dislodged*)
A Vienna - Budapest
France:
F Adriatic Sea Supports F Tunis - Ionian Sea
F Belgium - North Sea (*Fails*)
A Bohemia Supports A Tyrolia - Munich
F Brest - English Channel
A Burgundy Supports A Tyrolia - Munich
F Gulf of Lyon - Tyrrhenian Sea
A Holland, no move received
A Kiel Supports A Tyrolia - Munich (*Cut*)
F London - Yorkshire (*Fails*)
A Naples - Rome
A Ruhr Supports A Kiel
F Tunis - Ionian Sea
A Tyrolia - Munich
F Wales - Liverpool
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
Russia:
F Black Sea - Rumania
A Rumania - Galicia
A Serbia Supports A Budapest - Trieste
Turkey:
F Bulgaria(sc) - Aegean Sea
F Greece - Albania
F Ionian Sea - Adriatic Sea (*Dislodged*)
F Smyrna - Eastern Mediterranean
Norway:
F Baltic Sea - Denmark
F Berlin - Kiel (*Fails*)
A Budapest - Trieste
A Denmark - Edinburgh
A Galicia - Vienna
F Helgoland Bight Supports F Berlin - Kiel
A Munich - Tyrolia (*Disbanded*)
F North Atlantic Ocean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
F North Sea Convoys A Denmark - Edinburgh
A Silesia Supports A Rumania - Galicia
F Yorkshire Supports F North Sea (*Cut*)[Reply] |
| DCI s12 results! (DC Invitational) jhack16 Mar 08, 05:08 pm |
Retreats. Bah, Hambug, Drat and Double Drat!
Joe
Sent from my iPhone
On 8 Mar 2010, at 22:49, "Michael Sims" <mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net ([email]mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net[/email])> wrote:
Quick and painless, no poetry...
2 retreats!
Austrian A Trieste
Turk F ION
NEXT: Summer, by tomorrow Tuesday 3pm Central...
And... the orders!
Austria:
A Trieste Supports A Vienna - Budapest (*Dislodged*)
A Vienna - Budapest
France:
F Adriatic Sea Supports F Tunis - Ionian Sea
F Belgium - North Sea (*Fails*)
A Bohemia Supports A Tyrolia - Munich
F Brest - English Channel
A Burgundy Supports A Tyrolia - Munich
F Gulf of Lyon - Tyrrhenian Sea
A Holland, no move received
A Kiel Supports A Tyrolia - Munich (*Cut*)
F London - Yorkshire (*Fails*)
A Naples - Rome
A Ruhr Supports A Kiel
F Tunis - Ionian Sea
A Tyrolia - Munich
F Wales - Liverpool
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
Russia:
F Black Sea - Rumania
A Rumania - Galicia
A Serbia Supports A Budapest - Trieste
Turkey:
F Bulgaria(sc) - Aegean Sea
F Greece - Albania
F Ionian Sea - Adriatic Sea (*Dislodged*)
F Smyrna - Eastern Mediterranean
Norway:
F Baltic Sea - Denmark
F Berlin - Kiel (*Fails*)
A Budapest - Trieste
A Denmark - Edinburgh
A Galicia - Vienna
F Helgoland Bight Supports F Berlin - Kiel
A Munich - Tyrolia (*Disbanded*)
F North Atlantic Ocean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
F North Sea Convoys A Denmark - Edinburgh
A Silesia Supports A Rumania - Galicia
F Yorkshire Supports F North Sea (*Cut*)
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| DCI s12 results! (DC Invitational) jhack16 Mar 08, 05:12 pm |
Ps. That's not me turning down the draw guys...J.
Sent from my iPhone
On 8 Mar 2010, at 22:49, "Michael Sims" <mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net ([email]mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net[/email])> wrote:
Quick and painless, no poetry...
2 retreats!
Austrian A Trieste
Turk F ION
NEXT: Summer, by tomorrow Tuesday 3pm Central...
And... the orders!
Austria:
A Trieste Supports A Vienna - Budapest (*Dislodged*)
A Vienna - Budapest
France:
F Adriatic Sea Supports F Tunis - Ionian Sea
F Belgium - North Sea (*Fails*)
A Bohemia Supports A Tyrolia - Munich
F Brest - English Channel
A Burgundy Supports A Tyrolia - Munich
F Gulf of Lyon - Tyrrhenian Sea
A Holland, no move received
A Kiel Supports A Tyrolia - Munich (*Cut*)
F London - Yorkshire (*Fails*)
A Naples - Rome
A Ruhr Supports A Kiel
F Tunis - Ionian Sea
A Tyrolia - Munich
F Wales - Liverpool
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
Russia:
F Black Sea - Rumania
A Rumania - Galicia
A Serbia Supports A Budapest - Trieste
Turkey:
F Bulgaria(sc) - Aegean Sea
F Greece - Albania
F Ionian Sea - Adriatic Sea (*Dislodged*)
F Smyrna - Eastern Mediterranean
Norway:
F Baltic Sea - Denmark
F Berlin - Kiel (*Fails*)
A Budapest - Trieste
A Denmark - Edinburgh
A Galicia - Vienna
F Helgoland Bight Supports F Berlin - Kiel
A Munich - Tyrolia (*Disbanded*)
F North Atlantic Ocean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
F North Sea Convoys A Denmark - Edinburgh
A Silesia Supports A Rumania - Galicia
F Yorkshire Supports F North Sea (*Cut*)
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| Re: Suggestions - bobbarkerfan1 (Mar 08, 2010, 4:47 pm) |
| Yeah, I agree with making it all anonymous and qualitative. I'm just throwing ideas out there. It would be nice though, as a GM, to gain feedback after a game to improve or whatever. [Reply] |
| NNIGTFML w45 builds! - FuzzyLogic (Mar 08, 2010, 4:38 pm) |
Brasil: Build A Manaus
Chile: Build F Valparaiso
Colombia: Build A Cartagena
Paraguay: Remove A Salta
That's it!
A Brazil / Chile 2-way is proposed, vote with Spring orders due Friday 3/12, 3pm Central.
Note I've had the wrong year on the last couple turns, we're just now going into Spring 46.
-mike[Reply] |
| dc291 spring 1909 results! - coryfucius (Mar 08, 2010, 3:56 pm) |
First of all, the draw proposal fails, so we continue for at least one more year. Fortunately, there is some movement again, as Russia succeeds in taking Munich this time. English and Turkish fleets each sail towards the waters around the Iberian, solidifying their respective positions at what looks to be a stalemate line. Elsewhere, everyone seems to be content to stand still.
There is one summer retreat due:
The Austrian army in Munich may retreat to Bohemia, Burgundy, Ruhr, Tyrolia, or OTB.
Laurence, since there are multiple retreat options, I won't auto-retreat that army - your summer 1909 retreat is due tomorrow, Tuesday 3/9 at 3pm Central (US) / 21:00 GMT.
Cory
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Spring 1909 results:
Austria:
A Budapest Hold
A Munich Hold (*Dislodged*)
A Paris Hold
A Rumania Hold
F Trieste Hold
A Vienna Hold
England:
A Belgium Hold
F Brest - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
F English Channel Hold
F Helgoland Bight Supports A Kiel
F Holland Supports A Kiel
A Kiel Hold
F Liverpool - Irish Sea
F North Sea Hold
F Portugal Supports F Brest - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
F Sweden Hold
A Wales Hold
Russia:
A Berlin - Munich
F Finland Hold
A Prussia Hold
A Sevastopol Hold
A Warsaw Hold
Turkey:
A Armenia Hold
F Black Sea Supports A Bulgaria
A Bulgaria Supports A Serbia
F Constantinople - Aegean Sea
F Ionian Sea - Tyrrhenian Sea
F Marseilles Supports F Spain(sc)
A Serbia Supports A Bulgaria
A Silesia Supports A Berlin - Munich
F Spain(sc) Supports F Marseilles
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Western Mediterranean
F Western Mediterranean - North Africa[Reply] |
| dc296 Round 1 Board 6 - Spring 1908 Results - z93blom (Mar 08, 2010, 3:50 pm) |
Blitzers,The spring rolls into high summer, and we find ourselves with a French Fleet that needs to retreat.
We also have a draw proposal put forth:
Draw between Austria, France and Russia, survival for Germany.
The votes are due with the Fall movement (since only France needs to submit orders for the summer).
French F Ionian Sea can retreat to Tunis, Naples, Apulia, Albania or OTB.
Next turn: Summer 1909 Retreats
[b]Next Deadline: Tuesday, 9th of March 2010, 19:00 GMT (7PM).
[/b]
Austria:
A Budapest - Vienna
A Bulgaria Hold
F Eastern Mediterranean - Ionian Sea
F Greece Supports F Eastern Mediterranean - Ionian Sea
A Trieste - Venice (*Fails*)
F Venice - Adriatic Sea (*Bounce*)
A Vienna - Tyrolia
France:
A Belgium Hold
F Brest - English Channel
A Burgundy - Munich (*Fails*)
F Edinburgh - North Sea (*Fails*)
F Ionian Sea - Adriatic Sea (*Dislodged*)
A London Hold
F Marseilles - Gulf of Lyon
A Naples - Rome
F North Atlantic Ocean - Norwegian Sea (*Fails*)
A Ruhr Supports F Kiel
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Ionian Sea (*Fails*)
F Yorkshire Supports F Edinburgh - North Sea
Germany:
A Holland Supports F Kiel
F Kiel Supports A Holland (*Cut*)
Russia:
F Aegean Sea Supports F Eastern Mediterranean - Ionian Sea
A Berlin Supports A Denmark - Kiel
F Black Sea Hold
A Bohemia Supports A Munich
A Constantinople - Bulgaria (*Fails*)
A Denmark - Kiel (*Fails*)
A Munich Hold
F North Sea Supports F Norwegian Sea (*Cut*)
F Norwegian Sea Supports F North Sea (*Cut*)
A Silesia Supports A Munich
F Skagerrak Supports F North Sea
F St Petersburg(nc) - Norway
Next turn: Summer 1909 Retreats
[b]Next Deadline: Tuesday, 9th of March 2010, 19:00 GMT (7PM).
[/b]
/Fredrik[Reply] |
| DC 293: Priceless Russian Treasure Discovered - AceRimmer (Mar 08, 2010, 3:22 pm) |
Mistakenly attached to the backside of Repin's "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan: November 16, 1581" (a truly great Russian work of art)... we have discovered the lost Russian orders. [They were accidentally not sent to me, but they did go to the orders confirmation address. This may lead to a revision of the Blitz rules, as the rules do not clearly address this situation. In the future, failure to correctly designate the GM's address may disqualify orders, even if sent to the confirmation address]. Anyhow... it's a new adjudication! As you might guess, England is probably not going to be happy.
Because there is no Russian retreat, there is no need for a Retreats phase. The Turkish fleet in Western Med still retreats to North Africa. The English army in Belgium is disbanded. Fall orders are due on Thursday.
Finally, a note to Mr. Morse: the Russian army in St. Petersburg does not exist. However, your Finnish army received no orders, so it stands.
Revised S1909 Adjudication:
England:
A Belgium - Holland (*Disbanded*)
F Edinburgh Hold
F English Channel - London
F Liverpool - Clyde
F Yorkshire Supports F Edinburgh
France:
A Marseilles - Burgundy
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Western Mediterranean
A Paris Supports A Marseilles - Burgundy
F Spain(sc) Supports F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Western Mediterranean
Russia:
A Burgundy - Picardy
A Denmark Hold
A Finland Hold
A Galicia - Bohemia
F Helgoland Bight Supports F Norway - North Sea
A Holland Supports F North Sea - Belgium
A Moscow - Ukraine
A Munich - Burgundy (*Fails*)
F North Sea - Belgium
F Norway - North Sea
F Norwegian Sea Supports F Norway - North Sea
A Ruhr Supports F North Sea - Belgium
F Sevastopol Hold
A Tyrolia - Munich (*Fails*)
Turkey:
F Aegean Sea Convoys A Constantinople - Spain
A Albania Hold
A Constantinople - Spain (*Fails*)
F Gulf of Lyon Supports A Piedmont - Marseilles
F Ionian Sea Convoys A Constantinople - Spain
A Piedmont - Marseilles
A Tunis Hold
A Tuscany - Piedmont
F Tyrrhenian Sea Convoys A Constantinople - Spain
A Venice Supports A Tuscany - Piedmont
F Western Mediterranean Convoys A Constantinople - Spain
(*Dislodged*)[Reply] |
| DC 293: Priceless Russian Treasure Discovered (Winter Blitz) AceRimmer Mar 09, 08:46 am |
My apologies... in a situation eerily similar to Chris' wrong Adam, I sent this re-adjudication to the wrong 'Blitz' in my address list. Chris is right that there was a re-adjudication. I am sorry this didn't go out to all of you yesterday! But as there are no retreats due today, perhaps all will be okay.
Mistakenly attached to the backside of Repin's "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan: November 16, 1581" (a truly great Russian work of art)... we have discovered the lost Russian orders. [They were accidentally not sent to me, but they did go to the orders confirmation address. This may lead to a revision of the Blitz rules, as the rules do not clearly address this situation. In the future, failure to correctly designate the GM's address may disqualify orders, even if sent to the confirmation address]. Anyhow... it's a new adjudication! As you might guess, England is probably not going to be happy.
Because there is no Russian retreat, there is no need for a Retreats phase. The Turkish fleet in Western Med still retreats to North Africa. The English army in Belgium is disbanded. Fall orders are due on Thursday.
Finally, a note to Mr. Morse: the Russian army in St. Petersburg does not exist. However, your Finnish army received no orders, so it stands.
Revised S1909 Adjudication:
England:
A Belgium - Holland (*Disbanded*)
F Edinburgh Hold
F English Channel - London
F Liverpool - Clyde
F Yorkshire Supports F Edinburgh
France:
A Marseilles - Burgundy
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Western Mediterranean
A Paris Supports A Marseilles - Burgundy
F Spain(sc) Supports F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Western Mediterranean
Russia:
A Burgundy - Picardy
A Denmark Hold
A Finland Hold
A Galicia - Bohemia
F Helgoland Bight Supports F Norway - North Sea
A Holland Supports F North Sea - Belgium
A Moscow - Ukraine
A Munich - Burgundy (*Fails*)
F North Sea - Belgium
F Norway - North Sea
F Norwegian Sea Supports F Norway - North Sea
A Ruhr Supports F North Sea - Belgium
F Sevastopol Hold
A Tyrolia - Munich (*Fails*)
Turkey:
F Aegean Sea Convoys A Constantinople - Spain
A Albania Hold
A Constantinople - Spain (*Fails*)
F Gulf of Lyon Supports A Piedmont - Marseilles
F Ionian Sea Convoys A Constantinople - Spain
A Piedmont - Marseilles
A Tunis Hold
A Tuscany - Piedmont
F Tyrrhenian Sea Convoys A Constantinople - Spain
A Venice Supports A Tuscany - Piedmont
F Western Mediterranean Convoys A Constantinople - Spain
(*Dislodged*) |
| 1648 091010: Fall 1654 Moves - charlesf (Mar 08, 2010, 2:55 pm) |
Hallo zusammen,
as you know, I'm keeping track of the number of times Swabia flips. Well, here's our sixth flip! Not bad for the few years we've been playing, particularly considering the by design congested circumstances in the Holy Roman Empire.
It's quite a different picture in the Med, where the Spaniards and Turks aren't gaining a single inch on each other. Must confess that I'd love to see my changes I've implemented since starting this game loosening up matters down there. But perhaps a future diplomatic realignment will yet do the trick...?
But hey, what's Swabia and the Med when probably all eyes are on how things shall shake out round the Baltic? Spring left us wondering whether the rzeczpospolita might hold on to its conquests. And then there was the matter of the itinerant Polish army over in the Empire: Would it have to surrender to surrounding forces or yet proudly fly the White Eagle's banner in far distant lands?
Well, we have our answers! Courland and Riga shall be covered in pink before long. But so will Copenhagen as they marched into Jutland with Army of Flanders hotly in pursuit. No Polish winged-hussars vs. Castillian tercios showdown just yet! Sounds bad-ass doesn't it?
Oh, before I forget: If anyone wishes to amend his Keppler Award predictions, winter seasons are the time to do it. 
As Mike shall be travelling and without any internet access from the 10th until the 20th, I've granted an extension of the spring deadline until the 22nd. Furthermore, to accomodate Mike's departure, I've scheduled the coming winter season for tomorrow, Tuesday, 6PM CET. I hope that works for everyone. Just want to make sure Mike gets to see and possibly react to the winter adjucation before leaving.
Liebe Grüsse,
Charles
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PLAYERS:
AUSTRIA: Mike Hoffman <mrh(at)panix.com>
DENMARK-NORWAY: Marc Ellinger <mellinger(at)blitzbardgett.com> (eliminated Winter 1653)
ENGLAND: Harvey Morris <hmtucaz(at)gmail.com>
FRANCE: Nigel Phillips <nephilli99(at)hotmail.com>
POLAND-LITHUANIA: Jorge Saralegui <jmsaralegui(at)gmail.com>
RUSSIA: Mikael Johansson <m_don_j(at)hotmail.com> (eliminated Winter 1650)
SPAIN: Dirk Knemeyer <dirk(at)knemeyer.com>
SWEDEN: Matthew Kelly <kelly058(at)verizon.net> (joined Winter 1652)
TURKEY: Aidan Slattery <AiSlattery(at)aol.com>
PROCLAMATIONS:
o FOUR GERMAN ELECTORS OPENLY DECLARE FOR LOUIS XIV; IMPERIAL CROWN SOON IN BOURBON HANDS?
o ROUNDHEADS ISSUED WINTER GEAR SO AS TO BRAVE THE RUSSIAN WINTER
o THE SUN-KING PARADES THROUGH AUGSBURG; MANY A BURGHER'S DAUGHTER FAINTS IN EXCITEMENT
o WHITE EAGLE OVER THE ORESUND!
o ARMY OF FLANDERS FAILS TO CHASE DOWN WILY POLES
o JANISSARIES SET FOOT ON GERMAN SOIL
PRESS: None. 
ORDERS:
Austria:
A Bavaria Supports A Swabia
A Saxony Supports A Swabia (*Cut*)
A Swabia Hold (*Dislodged*)
A Trieste Supports A Tyrolia
A Tyrolia Supports A Swabia (*Cut*)
England:
A Ingria - Novgorod (*Fails*)
A Karelia Supports A Ingria - Novgorod
F Lapland - Abo
A Northern Norway - Lapland
F North Sea - Norwegian Sea
F Norwegian Sea - Arctic Ocean
A Scotland Hold
F Stockholm(ec) Hold
France:
F English Channel - North Sea
A Flanders Supports A United Provinces - Rhineland-Westphalia
A Lombardy - Venice (*Fails*)
A Lorraine Supports A Rhineland-Westphalia - Swabia
F Lower Saxony Supports A Mecklenburg - Holstein
A Rhineland-Westphalia - Swabia
A Savoy Supports A Switzerland
A Switzerland Supports A Rhineland-Westphalia - Swabia
A United Provinces - Rhineland-Westphalia
A Venice - Tyrolia (*Fails*)
Poland-Lithuania:
A Courland - Prussia (*Bounce*)
A Holstein - Copenhagen
A Novgorod Hold
A Polotsk Supports A Riga
A Prussia - Greater Poland (*Bounce*)
A Riga Hold
A Samogitia - Prussia (*Bounce*)
A Smolensk Supports A Novgorod
Spain:
A Algiers Supports F Tunis
A Mecklenburg - Holstein
F Naples Supports F Tyrrhenian Sea (*Cut*)
F Papal States(ec) Supports F Naples
F Sardinia Supports F Tyrrhenian Sea
A Seville Hold
F Tunis Supports F Tyrrhenian Sea (*Cut*)
A Tuscany Supports A Lombardy - Venice
F Tyrrhenian Sea Supports F Naples
Sweden:
F Baltic Sea - Greater Poland (*Bounce*)
A Brandenburg - Saxony (*Fails*)
F Gulf of Bothnia - Riga (*Fails*)
A Stettin - Mecklenburg
Turkey:
F Adriatic Sea Supports F Sicily - Naples
F Aegean Sea Supports F Ionian Sea
A Croatia Supports A Trieste
F Eastern Mediterranean Supports F Ionian Sea
F Egypt - Tunis (*Fails*)
F Illyria Supports F Adriatic Sea
F Ionian Sea Supports F Sicily - Naples
A Permia Supports A Novgorod
F Sicily - Naples (*Fails*)
A Slovakia - Silesia
A Ukraine Hold
PENDING RETREATS:
Austrian A Swabia can retreat to Hesse or OTB.
ADJUSTMENTS:
Austria:
Build?
France:
Build
Poland-Lithuania:
Build
Build
Spain:
Build
Sweden:
Remove
SUPPLY CENTER OWNERSHIP (Winter 1653):
Austria(5): Bavaria, Prague, Saxony, Trieste, Vienna.
England( : Abo, Bristol, Christiania, Ireland, London, Scotland, Stockholm, United Provinces.
France(10): Brest, Flanders, Lorraine, Marseilles, Paris, Rhineland-Westphalia, Savoy, Swabia, Switzerland, Venice.
Poland-Lithuania(: Cracow, Lower Saxony, Moscow, Novgorod, Prussia, Vilna, Voronezh, Warsaw.
Spain(10): Algiers, Madrid, Mecklenburg, Morocco, Naples, Papal States, Portugal, Seville, Tunis, Tuscany.
Sweden(6): Brandenburg, Copenhagen, Courland, Holstein, Riga, Stettin.
Turkey(11): Belgrade, Candia, Constantinople, Crimea, Damascus, Moldavia, Persia, Transylvania, Turkestan, Ukraine, Wallachia.
DEADLINE SCHEDULE: (all orders are due NLT 6PM CET (i.e. GMT+1)...not local time)
o Winter 1964 Retreats/AdjustmentsMoves: 9 March
o Spring 1655 Moves: 22 March
ORDERS MAP:
RESULTS MAP:[Reply] |
| dc294 Spring '09 Results - notasb (Mar 08, 2010, 2:28 pm) |
Austria - bret_pollack - Bret Pollack (eliminated W'02)
England - packrat - scott troemel
France - jlq - Joao Queiros
Germany - landru428 - Andrew Cassese
Italy - Samnuva - Sam Buck
Russia - raybrucea - Bruce Ray
Turkey - lord_granite - matthew jones (eliminated W'06)
Map:
http://home.comcast.net/~dawench/294/29409Spring.gif
Deadline:
Summer Retreat is due Tuesday March 9th 2 pm CST (GMT -6) 2000 GMT
Orders and Results:
England:
F London - English Channel (*Fails*)
F Norwegian Sea - North Atlantic Ocean
France:
A Belgium - Wales
A Berlin Supports A Kiel
F Brest - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
F English Channel Convoys A Belgium - Wales
A Holland Supports A Kiel
A Kiel Supports A Holland (*Cut*)
F Marseilles - Spain(sc)
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Irish Sea
A Paris - Burgundy
Germany:
A Munich - Silesia
A Vienna - Galicia (*Fails*)
Italy:
F Aegean Sea Supports F Eastern Mediterranean - Smyrna
A Bohemia, no move received
A Budapest Supports A Vienna - Galicia
A Bulgaria - Constantinople (*Fails*)
F Eastern Mediterranean - Smyrna
F Greece - Bulgaria(sc) (*Fails*)
A Serbia Supports A Budapest
A Trieste Supports A Budapest
Russia:
F Barents Sea - Norwegian Sea
A Constantinople Supports F Smyrna (*Cut*)
A Denmark - Kiel (*Fails*)
A Galicia Supports A Rumania (*Cut*)
F Norway - North Sea
A Rumania Supports A Galicia
F Skagerrak Supports F Norway - North Sea
F Smyrna Supports A Constantinople (*Dislodged*)
F Sweden - Norway
A Ukraine Supports A Rumania
A Warsaw Supports A Galicia
Retreat Due;
Russian F Smyrna can retreat to Syria or OTB.
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| Re: Suggestions - AceRimmer (Mar 08, 2010, 1:59 pm) |
I like the feedback idea. Giving ideas to a GM on how to run a game better is definitely worthwhile. I think the club could have a role in this by promoting player feedback. Perhaps by providing a generic feedback form to GMs, which the GMs could then forward to players at the end of a game (but who'd design the form?). Or the club could contribute by having an online form (even anonymous drop box) where players are encouraged to leave comments for the GM. But I think the feedback should be strictly for the GM to read and learn from.
On numerical ratings, I agree with Mike... only more so. I wouldn't even want games rated. It is also my own experience that 1-to-5 ratings are minimally helpful. Numbers give a score but no practical advice for improvement. On evaluations, I always skip the numbers and read written comments where available. Again: I'd emphasize feedback over rating.
If there is a concern that a GM is bad -- really bad -- then I imagine players should notify the club Moderators. Let them deal with it.
Adam[Reply] |
| ACD236/DC288: Balkans1860Rev1 Names Map - Kenshi777 (Mar 08, 2010, 1:47 pm) |
I have seen multiple prelims come in with unknown abbreviations
recently. Please see the attached map as a reference. First three
letters is usually safe, but not always! (i.e. Burgas/Burgas Bay,
Salzburg/Salonika.
Also - remember that the bridges in the map also indicate sea borders
- i.e. a fleet in Sea of Marmara does not border the same provinces
that a fleet in Thermaic Gulf does. This goes for all bridges on the
map.
Thanks!
B.
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Realpolitik files available here for the Sengoku, Balkans1860, South
American Supremacy, and DarkAges Diplomacy Variants[Reply] |
| DC 293: No End in Sight - AceRimmer (Mar 08, 2010, 1:27 pm) |
Russian solo? Not today.
Russo-Turkish draw? Maybe next week.
French orders? Right here, right now.
Russian orders? None.
Throw in an unlikely (and ultimately disrupted) attempt to convoy A Constantinople - Spain (while armies in Albania and Tunis just twiddle thumbs). Yeah, it's kind of an odd season. Perhaps normalcy will be restored on Thursday with the Fall 1909 orders.
But first! Russia must retreat! And Turkey auto-retreats!
Russian army Burgundy may retreat to Gascony, Picardy, or off the board.
Turkish fleet Western Mediterranean retreats to North Africa.
The Day of Reckoning for F1909 is on Thursday as normal. However, for the Fighting Illini, there's Day of Reckoning in the form of a repeat date with Wisconsin on Friday... Bruce Weber's boys had better bring more than they brought against the same squad yesterday, or it's relegation to the NIT.
S1909 Adjudication:
England:
A Belgium - Holland (*Fails*)
F Edinburgh Hold
F English Channel - London
F Liverpool - Clyde
F Yorkshire Supports F Edinburgh
France:
A Marseilles - Burgundy
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Western Mediterranean
A Paris Supports A Marseilles - Burgundy
F Spain(sc) Supports F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Western Mediterranean
Russia:
A Burgundy Hold (*Dislodged*)
A Denmark Hold
A Finland Hold
A Galicia Hold
F Helgoland Bight Hold
A Holland Hold
A Moscow Hold
A Munich Hold
F North Sea Hold
F Norway Hold
F Norwegian Sea Hold
A Ruhr Hold
F Sevastopol Hold
A Tyrolia Hold
Turkey:
F Aegean Sea Convoys A Constantinople - Spain
A Albania Hold
A Constantinople - Spain (*Fails*)
F Gulf of Lyon Supports A Piedmont - Marseilles
F Ionian Sea Convoys A Constantinople - Spain
A Piedmont - Marseilles
A Tunis Hold
A Tuscany - Piedmont
F Tyrrhenian Sea Convoys A Constantinople - Spain
A Venice Supports A Tuscany - Piedmont
F Western Mediterranean Convoys A Constantinople - Spain (*Dislodged*)[Reply] |
| Dc 299: Autumn/Winter 1908 Adjudication - PeaceWithHonor (Mar 08, 2010, 12:37 pm) |
" 8 years down and only one person eliminated? "
I understand that Alan Callahamer, the inventor of Diplomacy (and someone I had the honor to meet at Weasel Moot II in Chicago) was known to have said that in a perfectly played game of diplomacy by perfect players, no power would ever be eliminated and the game would never end but by 7-way draw.
I happen to think that this greatest of games was not designed so perfectly as to make such an outcome feasible even among perfect players, but I get his point.
So in that regard, we are playing a pretty good game, and for the reasons i think he was driving at -- the alliances have shifted quickly in response to any player's seeming good fortune -- a reality I observe only too well of late.
-Eric
From: Alan Farrington <alley_cat_1990-at-hotmail.com>
To: Dc 299 <blitz-at-diplomaticcorp.com>; tim_crosby-at-hotmail.com; rodtheworm-at-hotmail.com; hurup-at-pc.dk; ecbrown88-at-yahoo.com; githraine-at-yahoo.com; aefgirt7-at-yahoo.com; jehannum_raver-at-yahoo.com
Sent: Fri, March 5, 2010 5:53:20 PM
Subject: Dc 299: Autumn/Winter 1908 Adjudication
.hmmessage P {margin:0px;padding:0px;} body.hmmessage {font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;} .hmmessage P {margin:0px;padding:0px;} body.hmmessage {font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;} Hello Again Everybody,
2 armies go down in Russia followed closely by two going up in Germany. 8 years down and only one person eliminated? This Winter Blitz is one for the record books.
Next Deadline:
Spring 1909 is due Monday, March 8th at Midnight GMT (7:00pm EST)
Orders:
France:
A Brest - Paris
Russia:
A Serbia - Greece
Remove A St Petersburg
A Warsaw - Livonia
Germany:
Build A Berlin
Build A Munich
Russia:
Remove A Greece
Ownership of Supply Centers:
Austria: Budapest, Bulgaria, Serbia, Smyrna, Trieste, Vienna.
England: Brest, Denmark, Edinburgh, London, Norway, St
Petersburg, Sweden.
France: Liverpool, Marseilles, Paris, Portugal, Spain.
Germany: Belgium, Berlin, Holland, Kiel, Munich, Warsaw.
Italy: Naples, Rome, Tunis, Venice.
Russia: Ankara, Constantinople, Greece, Moscow, Rumania,
Sevastopol.
Players:
Austria: Timothy Crosby ( tim_crosby-at-hotmail.com )
England: Ross Webb ( rodtheworm-at-hotmail.com )
France: Jason K ( Githraine-at-yahoo.com )
Germany: Paul Russell ( jehannum_raver-at-yahoo.com )
Italy: Poul Hurup ( hurup-at-pc.dk )
Russia: Eric Brown ( ecbrown88-at-yahoo.com )
Turkey: Dan Huck ( aefgirt7-at-yahoo.com ) [Eliminated]
Your Humble GM,
Alan Farrington
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| DC 282, Deadline approaches - alwayshunted (Mar 08, 2010, 11:43 am) |
I will send this now while I have a chance. The deadline is coming up tomorrow evening, about 31 hours from now. I have very few orders, so if you don't have a confirmation from me, get 'em in!
Warren[Reply] |
| Re: suggestions - FuzzyLogic (Mar 08, 2010, 10:55 am) |
I think I lean toward #2 personally. #1 has the potential to be discouraging and personal. GM's volunteer their time, so if a GM is new and trying it out, the last thing he would need is to get some flame ratings permanently attached to his profile for what might be a rocky first game.
Rating the game on the other hand is a bit more disconnected, and then you could have a "games list by most enjoyed game" sort of thing. This would allow GMs to possibly have a bad game, but then on the next game get better and have some really great games.
The drawback to #2 is it would open up the door for GMs to lobby their players to give them great ratings so that they could top this or that chart.
As we're working on a new message board system to ditch this clunky phpbb stuff, features like this could be tied in nicely w the site going forward... so if you have ideas bring'em up!
-mike
Hey everyone,
I was just thinking about some additional features that could be added to the site. Just wanted to see what people thought of these.
1) I think it would be cool to have a "rate your GM" or some kind of survey thing after a game is finished where people can give feedback to their GM and the site on ways the GM can make the game run better, and then keep track of each GM's scores or something to see who the best GMs are.
2) another survey, "rate your game experience" I think this would be helpful so the moderators and GMs can see how new players or veterans are enjoying their game experiences. They can write how much negotiating went on, or whatever they want.
Again, I just think these would be good additions to the site to give people more feedback on how games are running. Thanks. [Reply] |
| dc296 Round 1 Board 6 - Autumn & Winter 1908 R... - z93blom (Mar 08, 2010, 10:28 am) |
All,
Today's adjudication will be a little late. Feel free to submit orders up until I start to adjudicate (which will probably not be until 22:00 GMT)
/Fredrik
2010/3/5 Fredrik Blom <fredrik-at-familjenblom.se ([email]fredrik-at-familjenblom.se[/email])>
Blitzers,
So the spring comes around once again. This time with fewer powers as both England and Turkey were eliminated last winter. I'm not going to analyse what's going on, but I think that a lot of diplomacy has been happening in the background to accomplish the situation that we are faced with in the spring.
Next turn: Spring 1909 Spring Movements
[b]Next Deadline: Monday, 8th of March 2010, 19:00 GMT (7PM).
[/b]
Autumn retreats:
France:
F North Sea - Yorkshire
Russia:
disband A Bulgaria
disband A Vienna
Turkey:
F Naples - Apulia
Winter Builds:
Austria:
Build A Budapest
England:
Remove F Helgoland Bight
France:
Build F Brest
Build F Marseilles
Russia:
Build F St Petersburg(nc)
Turkey:
Remove F Apulia
Current status:
Austria (8 centers/7 units): Budapest, Bulgaria, Greece, Rumania, Serbia, Trieste, Venice, Vienna.
France (12/12): Belgium, Brest, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, Marseilles, Naples, Paris, Portugal, Rome, Spain, Tunis.
Germany (2/2):Holland, Kiel.
Russia (12/12): Ankara, Berlin, Constantinople, Denmark, Moscow, Munich, Norway, Sevastopol, Smyrna, St Petersburg, Sweden, Warsaw.
Next turn: Spring 1909 Spring Movements
[b]Next Deadline: Monday, 8th of March 2010, 19:00 GMT (7PM).
[/b]
/Fredrik
[Reply] |
| TTP - DC301 - Spring 1900 reminder - douglasefresh at googl... (Mar 08, 2010, 8:58 am) |
Orders are due for Spring 1900 in less than 24 hours. I have only received orders (of any kind) from four of you. Please ensure you get your orders to me as soon as possible.
I shall be treating NMRs with the utmost seriousness in this game and hope that an excellent game so far will not be unbalanced by any player failing to submit orders in a timely manner.
That is all
D[Reply] |
| DC 298 Spring 1909 adjucation - untitled36 (Mar 08, 2010, 7:37 am) |
Hey all,
The biggest news this time around is Turkey losing both(!) armies, making him a strictly naval force for the moment. The ramafications of this could signal a complete upset in the balance of power in the east, while the two titans in the west remain mostly deadlocked, though the Kiel does fall to the french for the moment.
Retreat-wise, the two turkish armies had no where to retreat, and thus were disbanded. English Army Kiel could only retreat to Denmark, so I auto-adjucated the move. Rob, if you'd prefer OTB, let me know by tomorrow at 13:00 GMT. Otherwise we move on to fall on thursday at 13:00 GMT.
John
Austria:
A Trieste - Serbia (*Bounce*)
England:
F Baltic Sea - Berlin (*Fails*)
F English Channel Hold
F Irish Sea Supports F English Channel
A Kiel Supports F Baltic Sea - Berlin (*Dislodged*)
F North Atlantic Ocean Supports F Irish Sea
F North Sea - Holland (*Fails*)
F Sweden - Baltic Sea (*Fails*)
F Wales Supports F English Channel
France:
A Belgium Supports A Holland
F Brest Supports F Mid-Atlantic Ocean
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean Supports F Brest
A Munich Supports A Ruhr - Kiel
F Picardy Supports A Belgium
A Ruhr - Kiel
F Spain(sc) Supports F Mid-Atlantic Ocean
A Vienna Supports A Budapest
Germany:
A Berlin - Kiel (*Fails*)
A Holland Supports A Berlin - Kiel (*Cut*)
Italy:
A Greece - Serbia
F Ionian Sea - Albania
F Naples - Ionian Sea
A Rome - Venice
F Venice - Adriatic Sea
Russia:
A Budapest Supports A Greece - Serbia
A Sevastopol Supports A Ukraine - Rumania
A Ukraine - Rumania
A Warsaw - Galicia
Turkey:
F Bulgaria(sc) Supports F Constantinople - Aegean Sea
F Constantinople - Aegean Sea
A Rumania - Serbia (*Disbanded*)
A Serbia - Trieste (*Disbanded*)
F Smyrna Supports F Syria - Eastern Mediterranean
F Syria - Eastern Mediterranean
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| 1926 091119: EOG Report - charlesf (Mar 08, 2010, 7:32 am) |
Charles, your comments on the strengths of the various powers has me wanting to play this variant again, right away, to see it all play out.
Dirk, You're unlikely to ever have a chance to play 1926 in its present form. I've been lately reworking my 1936 variant (after not having touched it for five years or so).
Many of the ideas I've now worked into 1936 would also apply to its sister variant, 1926. So were I ever to run another 1926 game, it'd be substantially different from what you know.
To clarify some of my comments, I never fully "got" the travel between Britain and the Suez. Once I was already down a diplomatic path that resulted in my abandoning the region I started asking Charles about it and he gave me the information on how it worked. But it's absence in the rules, at least so far as I was able to tell or find, kept it invisible from me. Even after Charles' informing me of how it worked, lacking an easy way to "check up on" the nuance of the rule kind of kept that strategy from seeming viable to me. Making this more explicit in the rules would not seem to have a down side.
The map is entirely explicit and ought to be taken at face-value.
That being said, checking over the dipwiki rules entry, I see it still refers to an "African Coastal Waters" sea space, which has been done away with in last map revision. This obsolete map clarification certainly needs amending. I suppose an extra comment on ATO wrapping around Africa might be added, as much as the map already shows that being the case. Can't hurt.
I do want to echo Darryl's comments about the lack of territory designations on the map. I expect, given this is only one of three of Charles' games I've played, that I've spent more time on DipWiki pouring over the official maps than any other Internet site over the last year! This was at times not at all convenient, particularly when working on a small laptop screen and struggling to reconcile actual board situation with the labels. The counterbalance is that Charles' maps are quite lovely without the designations. Still, the usability would be increased by having at least a version that shows the board positions and the territory designations. It would just make these excellent variants even better!
Not on my watch! :p I don't want any further clutter getting in the way. Nor do I consider it at all necessary.
I recommend players do the following:
1) Print out the map with space labels. You might want to laminate it to ensure longevity and ease in handling. Keep it around as a handy reference. (Hey, you could also make a mousepad out of it!)
2) Take some time to familiarise yourself with the space names and labels.
3) Test your own geography knowledge. Take a blank map (i.e. without labels) and label each space. When you've done your best, make note of those space names you still have to learn. You might want to repeat this geography quiz later. Rather than doing cross-word puzzles, sudoku and such, do the 1926 quiz!
Point 1 is easy and adresses the matter entirely, I should think. Point 3 is certainly very optional, but might soon have you as fluent in space names as I am.
As a final comment, I've never heard myself called a "conservative" game player before. Certainly no insult taken, but it did make me cock my head and ask aloud, "really?!" I suspect it is more a product of my dislike of stabbing and preference for draws than the way in which I push the pieces around the board. I've been getting more stomach for it recently though and may just "go for it" next time...
You do stab. But I haven't yet seen you engage in a risky stab against as strong a power. If you merely aim for a draw, that might suffice. But if you actually wish to win, risks and tough challenges will have to be taken on. But hey, not like I follow my own advice always myself and am generally not that successful a player. No wonder the bulk of my Diplomacy time is spent designing/running my variants rather than playing.
Cheers,
Charles[Reply] |
