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Germany Disbands Army Prussia
Austria Builds Army Trieste

That concludes the surprisingly simple 1902 adjudication. Spring 1902 orders are due at 10pm Central Daylight Time on Thursday 10/18.

John Soper

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Hi folks,

Slight hitch in the scheduling of Guns, Germs and Steel 1264 / DC110. A further extension has been requested for the Spring 1865 deadline. As such, we'll push it back to Friday, October 12th (11:59 PM GMT.) Please note, however, that barring death, dismemberment and delirious donkey drama no further extensions will be given for this turn.

Thanks everyone. Cheers,

Trout

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Hi folks,

Slight hitch in the scheduling of Guns, Germs and Steel 1264 / DC110. A further extension has been requested for the Spring 1865 deadline. As such, we'll push it back to Friday, October 12th (11:59 PM GMT.) Please note, however, that barring death, dismemberment and delirious donkey drama no further extensions will be given for this turn.

Thanks everyone. Cheers,

Trout

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Hi all,

Firstly a thanks for a great game and my first win . I'm sure we will meet again sooner rather than later. This is my first end of game report so please tell me if I'm doing everything wrong (because I probably am).

My game began, after sorting out which e-mail address should be used, and whether to call myself "Kaiser" with a predictable but steadfast Austria-Germany-Italy alliance. As is often my way, I was won over by the first of the 119 e-mails I received during the game. Although Chris (Austria) and I had to threaten Kevin (Italy) into it, they trusted each other (to my relief) and got off to a good start.
I had also made an alliance with Jordan, (France) against Jerry (England) which got off to a slow start, as his move to BUR worried me.
As far as negotiations with Mike (Russia) went, I merely promised him SWE if he didn't attack Chris. I guessed he wouldn't go through with the deal (correctly) and neither did I. Presumably we both thought the same thing here.

Anyway, by the end of 1901 things weren't looking good for the central 3. Luckily for us, Russia dropped out here (after building). I had already rather naively committed to attack him however, and if either Austria or France had taken a fancy to MUN it would have been theirs.
The war against England had also turned into a guessing game, with his fleets in HEL and SKA and mine in DEN and NtS.
Again I was lucky to out-guess him and end up with NWY (originally just a safety move).
England still looked secure however. I rushed towards Russia mis-ordering in LVN (was it that long ago?) and by the end of 1903 he was out.

I basically got 4 free centres from this, with minimal effort. Very helpful indeed.

I then planned to attack England, but then changed my mind after seeing France's spring moves. He was looking very dangerous with those armies in BEL BUR and MAR. I made a deal with England and with Italy set against him.

I suddenly found myself at 11 centres, without really knowing how I'd done it. Nevertheless, we slowly rolled on in France while my Northern fleets positioned themselves for my final push.

While Chris toiled on against Turkey, with Kevin taking the hits, I grew and grew. As our GM pointed out, I would always gain the centres, while the ones who needed them were left without. If it weren't for the game long battle between Turkey and Austria I might have been turned upon by my allies, but luckily not so.

So by 1905 I was in a dominant position in the West, although a Franco-English alliance might have put a stop to it, I always tried to make it worth their while not to, while they were allied.
So while Austria and turkey swapped centres, I saw the 18 I needed.

In 1906, England, and while I planned to attack in the spring of 1907, I decided not to, when my ally Austria requested I move into TRL and SIL. I was confused, but took this chance, mis-ordering GAL to set myself up for the perfect fall (season that is). I took 6 centres, and that was that. I had gone from confused and with armies in BOH and BUR, and a seemingly invincible R-T alliance, to 11 centres in 1905.
I think I have to thank Russia's drop-out for my fortune. He may have well won otherwise. Apart from that, I think that my pleas for an alliance with Austria, Italy, France, England (and unsuccessfully Turkey, although I tried to supply him with Austria's moves each turn, I got no replies) must have been more convincing that I thought.
I don't think I'll be so lucky, or so trusted next time, or get away with attacking every single other player on the board at some point or another.

Thanks again

James

PS Sorry about SEV Chris, I forgot to change my orders.

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At 05:58 AM 10/16/2007, Christine wrote:

The Austrian Solo proposal has been defeated.

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Hey folks,

No word yet from Nick, but I don't need a replacement until after adjustments, because France has none. So adjustments are still due:

Thursday, March 20, 21:00 MDT.

Germany will disband his last army this winter, so Clayton, thanks for playing. Sometimes it just goes like that, and I look forward to seeing you in another one very soon.

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Okay, I have no retreat from Germany, so his fleet is disbanded.

Russia retreats Rum - Sev.

Here is the status report from RP:

Ownership:
Austria: Budapest, Greece, Rumania, Serbia, Trieste, Vienna.
England: Denmark, Edinburgh, Holland, Liverpool, London,
Norway.
France: Belgium, Brest, Marseilles, Paris, Portugal.
Italy: Rome, Spain, Tunis, Venice.
Russia: Berlin, Kiel, Moscow, Munich, Sevastopol, St
Petersburg, Sweden, Warsaw.
Turkey: Ankara, Bulgaria, Constantinople, Naples, Smyrna.
Adjustments:
Austria: Supp 6 Unit 5 Build 1
England: Supp 6 Unit 5 Build 1
France: Supp 5 Unit 5 Build 0
Germany: Supp 0 Unit 1 Remove 1
Italy: Supp 4 Unit 4 Build 0
Russia: Supp 8 Unit 6 Build 2
Turkey: Supp 5 Unit 4 Build 1

Adjustments due in 24 hours:

Thursday, March 20, 21:00 MDT.
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New maps are attached. Talk to you all in one day.....

Warren

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Don't forget the Once Within crucial Fall 02 results are tomorrow!
Opening builds out of the way, this is the round where true colors are usually revealed…

Some questions have arisen that I think are best answered publicly for fairness:

*****************************

Can we see the border art for the whole map?

- Unfortunately not yet… There are things that might be revealed. The map does not fit inside a nice shape.

*****************************

Are special abilities duplicated among races?

- Absolutely not. Every power is fundamentally different and curtailed to the individual race.
Many of them could probly be guessed just by thinking of stereotypical traits of the units.
(Having played D&D for 20 years would be a plus)

*****************************

I was told of an enemy movement… but I only see the abbreviation (like A xxx–yyy). Can I get the full name of those spaces?

- By all means, YES. If you are told of an abbreviation, it's just cuz that's what I copy/paste from Realpolitik. If you want to know the name for any space you know of, feel free to ask.

*****************************

How did a unit move in what seems to be an impossible way?

- A) There are abilities.
- B) The map is not as flat as it seems.

*****************************

If a unit moves in a way that uses a special ability, then you would have been told that in the "Map Notes" section, with a somewhat cryptic one-liner from me. The things I put in the Map Notes (and the poems) are not the irrelevant musings that they might seem.

Remember one way to find out where units are moving around you is to HOLD. By holding, you learn every order or ability that affects every adjacent space to the unit that held. Consider the HOLD order to be like an OBSERVE order. Holding is much more valuable in this game for the intelligence you gain than in a standard game – especially with a well-placed unit amid a bunch of enemies. If you order A to support B, then A only learns of other orders / abilities that affect spaces A or B. However if A holds instead, it would learn of all the orders / abilities that affect every adjacent space – far more information. You even learn of special abilities / actions!

Also don't forget your Lighthouse / Watch Tower will always tell you every order that affects either of the two spaces that it watches.

Enjoy,
-mike

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Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:05:23 +0000
From: cluffy123(at)googlemail.com
To: mike(at)southwall.com
Subject: Re: Once Within - More ?'s
CC: alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com; Gregory_Olson(at)brown.edu; davidellsworth(at)sbcglobal.net; wecanworkthisout(at)yahoo.com; jorgesaralegui(at)verizon.net; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com; nephilli99(at)hotmail.com; rjroddayjr(at)yahoo.com; jason4747(at)hotmail.com; clarklandry(at)gmail.com; gbimmerle(at)gmail.com; mrh(at)panix.com; rolfloschek(at)yahoo.de; finchleywomble(at)hotmail.com; isaac.zinner(at)gmail.com; jkudlick(at)gmail.com; gkotschy(at)gmx.at; githraine(at)yahoo.com; TR.office(at)web.de; dc158(at)diplomaticcorp.com

Greetings all,

I (the centaurs) will be away until a week on Sunday. It is unlikely though not impossible I will have Internet access until then. So if I'm not being very talkative then that s why.

Good luck in the coming turn,

James

On 19/03/2008, Michael Sims <mike(at)southwall.com ([email]mike(at)southwall.com[/email])> wrote: [quote:438fed5682] Don't forget the Once Within crucial Fall 02 results are tomorrow!
Opening builds out of the way, this is the round where true colors are usually revealed…

Some questions have arisen that I think are best answered publicly for fairness:

*****************************

Can we see the border art for the whole map?

- Unfortunately not yet… There are things that might be revealed. The map does not fit inside a nice shape.

*****************************

Are special abilities duplicated among races?

- Absolutely not. Every power is fundamentally different and curtailed to the individual race.
Many of them could probly be guessed just by thinking of stereotypical traits of the units.
(Having played D&D for 20 years would be a plus)

*****************************

I was told of an enemy movement… but I only see the abbreviation (like A xxx–yyy). Can I get the full name of those spaces?

- By all means, YES. If you are told of an abbreviation, it's just cuz that's what I copy/paste from Realpolitik. If you want to know the name for any space you know of, feel free to ask.

*****************************

How did a unit move in what seems to be an impossible way?

- A) There are abilities.
- B) The map is not as flat as it seems.

*****************************

If a unit moves in a way that uses a special ability, then you would have been told that in the "Map Notes" section, with a somewhat cryptic one-liner from me. The things I put in the Map Notes (and the poems) are not the irrelevant musings that they might seem.

Remember one way to find out where units are moving around you is to HOLD. By holding, you learn every order or ability that affects every adjacent space to the unit that held. Consider the HOLD order to be like an OBSERVE order. Holding is much more valuable in this game for the intelligence you gain than in a standard game – especially with a well-placed unit amid a bunch of enemies. If you order A to support B, then A only learns of other orders / abilities that affect spaces A or B. However if A holds instead, it would learn of all the orders / abilities that affect every adjacent space – far more information. You even learn of special abilities / actions!

Also don't forget your Lighthouse / Watch Tower will always tell you every order that affects either of the two spaces that it watches.

Enjoy,
-mike

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In a similar mode, I as the wizards will be visiting a land of
strange spells and delights. I expect my PDA to work (hence there
should be emails),
but not having proper internet access, I won't be able to see or
share any maps.
 
Should be away Friday until Wednesday.
 
cheers
 
Nigs


[quote:7afd5f322a]Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:05:23 +0000
From: cluffy123(at)googlemail.com
To: mike(at)southwall.com
Subject: Re: Once Within - More ?'s
CC: alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com; Gregory_Olson(at)brown.edu;
davidellsworth(at)sbcglobal.net; wecanworkthisout(at)yahoo.com;
jorgesaralegui(at)verizon.net; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com;
nephilli99(at)hotmail.com; rjroddayjr(at)yahoo.com; jason4747(at)hotmail.com;
clarklandry(at)gmail.com; gbimmerle(at)gmail.com; mrh(at)panix.com;
rolfloschek(at)yahoo.de; finchleywomble(at)hotmail.com;
isaac.zinner(at)gmail.com; jkudlick(at)gmail.com; gkotschy(at)gmx.at;
githraine(at)yahoo.com; TR.office(at)web.de; dc158(at)diplomaticcorp.com

Greetings all,

I (the centaurs) will be away until a week on Sunday. It is unlikely
though not impossible I will have Internet access until then. So if
I'm not being very talkative then that s why.

Good luck in the coming turn,

James

On 19/03/2008, Michael Sims <mike(at)southwall.com> wrote: Don't forget
the Once Within crucial Fall 02 results are tomorrow! 
[quote:7afd5f322a]Opening builds out of the way, this is the round where true colors
are usually revealed…
 
Some questions have arisen that I think are best answered publicly
for fairness:
 
*****************************
 
Can we see the border art for the whole map?
 
- Unfortunately not yet… There are things that might be revealed. 
The map does not fit inside a nice shape.
 
*****************************
 
Are special abilities duplicated among races?
 
- Absolutely not.  Every power is fundamentally different and
curtailed to the individual race. 
Many of them could probly be guessed just by thinking of
stereotypical traits of the units. 
(Having played D&D for 20 years would be a plus) 
 
*****************************
 
I was told of an enemy movement… but I only see the abbreviation
(like A xxx–yyy).  Can I get the full name of those spaces?
 
- By all means, YES.  If you are told of an abbreviation, it's just
cuz that's what I copy/paste from Realpolitik.  If you want to know
the name for any space you know of, feel free to ask.
 
*****************************
 
How did a unit move in what seems to be an impossible way?
 
- A) There are abilities.
- B) The map is not as flat as it seems.
 
*****************************
 
If a unit moves in a way that uses a special ability, then you would
have been told that in the "Map Notes" section, with a somewhat
cryptic one-liner from me.  The things I put in the Map Notes (and
the poems) are not the irrelevant musings that they might seem.
 
Remember one way to find out where units are moving around you is to
HOLD.  By holding, you learn every order or ability that affects
every adjacent space to the unit that held.  Consider the HOLD order
to be like an OBSERVE order.  Holding is much more valuable in this
game for the intelligence you gain than in a standard game –
especially with a well-placed unit amid a bunch of enemies.  If you
order A to support B, then A only learns of other orders / abilities
that affect spaces A or B.  However if A holds instead, it would
learn of all the orders / abilities that affect every adjacent space
– far more information.  You even learn of special abilities /
actions!
 
Also don't forget your Lighthouse / Watch Tower will always tell you
every order that affects either of the two spaces that it watches.
 
Enjoy,
-mike
 
 

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