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DC104 Invitational Proposal - deathblade_penguin   (Oct 17, 2007, 5:59 pm)
Mike

This is a really good idea... do you have a 5 player variant in mind (or can you keep one)?

Because I've already invited the next highest player on the list but if they knock back the position I will
happily go with the idea of a 4 player variant rather than seek replacement players.

I am home i will hear back from this person today and then get update you all asap.

I am also waiting to hear back from the GM i lined up. Hopefully that will be today as well.

I think this is a good idea though.




Stephen
aka Deathblade_penguin
www.diplomaticcorp.com




Subject: RE: DC104 Invitational Proposal
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:49:13 -0700
From: mike(at)southwall.com
To: felixkamchung(at)mac.com; stevelytton(at)hotmail.com
CC: former.trout(at)gmail.com; dc104(at)diplomaticcorp.com; raybrucea(at)aol.com; swiatek(at)ruc.dk; kevinokelly(at)gmail.com; kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com; tfletch33(at)yahoo.com; diplomaticcorp(at)yahoogroups.com

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There is no point to inviting others half way thru… they would have no vested interest. Why don’t we play it out with the remaining 4? If 3 drop, that’s fine, they just can’t win points in round 2… but there is no mechanism in place to give replacements any hope of winning the tournament.

South America…
Great map: http://www.diplomaticcorp.com/images/South%20America.gif
It’s 4-player, which is exactly what we’ve got. It has been played twice before, a 3rd game of it would be neat as it hasn’t been played since dc38.

Ok I get to propose a map. So I’ll propose South America, and played out by those who are still here. Yays / Nays?

Steve who are the remaining 4 players? I presume Mikael, Erik, Felix, myself?

I think those who get to propose variants are:
- Player who played Austria (Ray / not playing)
- Player first eliminated (Steve / not playing)
- Winner of last years tournament (Kevin / not playing)
- Highest score in round 1 (me)

That leaves me.

Ok I propose S.America. Votes? It has one vote, me. I love democracy.

Wow… since I’m the only one who gets to propose a variant! I’ll propose.. S.American Sims Variant… I get to order 2/3 of all enemy units every turn. :-p
Let’s see those votes now! Mwuhahahahaha

No really. Plain old game of S.American gunboat. Press allowed, but only non-negotiation press, and only one press release per country per spring or fall turn, displayed with results. Press deemed directly negotiating or directed may be striken in parts by the GM, but not disclosed to the player until they see what parts of their press ends up posted. Players may not ask the GM to pre-edit or proof for acceptability. Good old regular press game.

-mike



From: Felix Kam Chung [mailto:felixkamchung(at)mac.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 8:07 AM
To: Stephen Lytton
Cc: Former Trout; dc104(at)diplomaticcorp.com; Bruce Ray; Erik Swiatek; Kevin O'Kelly; Kevin O'Kelly; Mikael Johannsen; Michael Sims; Thomas Fletcher
Subject: Re: DC104 Invitational - The Next Round.


who are the three who are not playing and
what is the point?




On Oct 17, 2007, at 2:04 AM, Stephen Lytton wrote:




Gentleman.

I need to seek 3 replacements for the second round. I thank all the players for playing through the first game.

I ask the players, from here on, not to discuss the second game (ie prefered variant/map) until we have all our 7 players signed
up...... although we may have less than 4 options to choose from.

I will update you as soon as i have 7 players.

Stephen
aka Deathblade_penguin
www.diplomaticcorp.com


(Ps Vote for Rachel Weisz)
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Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:41:08 -0600
From: former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])
To: DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com ([email]DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com[/email]); DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com ([email]DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com[/email])
Subject: DC104 Invitational - Fall 1908 - Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)
CC: raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]); swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email]); felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]); kevinokelly(at)gmail.com ([email]kevinokelly(at)gmail.com[/email]); kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email]); m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]); mike(at)southwall.com ([email]mike(at)southwall.com[/email]); stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]); tfletch33(at)yahoo.com ([email]tfletch33(at)yahoo.com[/email])

Deep within the bomb-proof walls of an undisclosed location in southern Europe, the leaders of the unoccupied territories gathered. The walls shook as explosions rocked the ground above them - dust sifting from the ceiling with each bone-jarring thump to collect on the ground.

The Tsar pointed at the map spread on the table before them. "Nyet, comrades. This cannot be!" His finger hovered above the black dot that represented Vienna, as if somehow he could change it back from black to red.

The pink-clad Austrian before him grimaced. "Unfortunately, its true. The attack from Tyrolia was too much for us to hold."

"But can they really be at nineteen supply centers?" The Italian questioned - his voice cracking.

The Sultan smirked. "Their gains came in the west, from France, not from our Eastern centers." He sat in his chair quietly smoking his hookah and trying to ignore the sounds of the war above them. "We might as well all be waving white flags."

At that moment, the door opened and the French President walked in. His wardrobe consisted of shining white garments, from his stylish coat to his burnished shoes. A white beret topped his smiling face. Whistling to himself, he stopped as he suddenly noticed that the other four men were glaring at him. "What?" he asked. "Something I said?"

------------------------------

And with France, so goes the board. Congratulations to Mike Sims for a sweeping 19 center German solo victory in DC-104. Finessing his way back into Vienna, the German also storms into Marseilles and Spain to seal the deal. And with that, the first round of the Invitational comes to a close.

There was one retreat required from Spain, but it had only the Gulf of Lyons to go to. But of course, that is purely window-dressing with the game resolved. My thanks to all you players who made this game a very memorable one.

EOG's are, of course, extremely welcome. I would greatly look forward to what all of you have to say about this crazy game of ours. It's been an honour being the GM for this - my hat is off to all of you.

As always, please let me know if I've made a mistake at all in the adjudication. For those who keep track of these things, the last few Subject Headers came from the great White Stripes album "Get Thee Behind Me Satan."

Cheers! (And congratulations once again to Mike..)

Trout
DC104
Invitational
A Standard Game
Game Started:
May 29, 2007




Current Turn:
Fall 1908

GAME RESULT:
GERMAN SOLO - FALL 1908



The Rowdy Cast

Austria:
Bruce Ray
raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email])
England:
Steve Lytton
stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email])
France:
Felix Kam Chung
felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email])
Germany:
Mike Sims
mike(at)jenningstech.com ([email]mike(at)jenningstech.com[/email])
Italy:
Kevin O'Kelly
kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email])
Russia:
Mikael Johannsen
m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email])
Turkey:
Erik Swiatek
swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email])



Humble GM:
Former Trout
former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])

CURRENT SEASON:



FALL 1908 ORDERS:



TURKEY:

F ION C A Gre -> Apu
OK
A Gre -> Apu
OK


AUSTRIA:

Vie s Tri - Tyrolia
[DISBANDED by TYL 2:1]
Bud s Vie
[CUT by GAL]


FRANCE:

Spa, sc s Por
[DISLODGED by MAO 2:1]
Por H
OK
Nap - Rom
OK
Tyn Sea - West Med
OK
Tun - N. Afr
OK


GERMANY:

A Gas S MAO-Spa(sc)
OK
F MAO-Spa(sc)
OK
F ENG-Bre
OK
F NAT-MAO
OK
F Nwy-NWG
OK
F Hol-NTH
OK
A Bur-Mar
OK
A Mun-Sil
OK
A Tyr-Vie
OK
A Boh S Tyr-Vie
OK
A Gal-Bud
[BOUNCE with BUD 1:1; DISBANDED by UKR 2:1]
A Sil-War
OK
A War-Ukr
OK
A Mos S War-Ukr
OK
A StP S Mos
OK
A Tus-Ven
[BOUNCE with VEN 2:2]
A Pie S Tus-Ven
OK


ITALY:

a ven s tri
VOID (Unit Ordered to Move)
f adr s ven
OK


RUSSIA:

Tri - Tyr
OK
Ser - Tri
OK
Sev - Ukr
[DEFEATED by WAR 2:1]
Arm - Sev
[BOUNCE with SEV 1:1]
Ukr - Gal
OK
Rum s Ukr - Gal
OK


EARLY WINTER 1908 RETREATS:

Austrian A Vienna is Automatically Disbanded

French F Spain(sc) is Auto-Retreated to Gulf of Lyons

German A Galicia is Automatically Disbanded



WINTER 1908 ADJUSTMENTS:

Turkey:
No Adjustments
Austria:
No Adjustments
France:
DISBANDS 2
Germany:
BUILDS 3
Italy:
No Adjustments
Russia:
BUILDS 1




UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN

------------------------------



TURKEY:

2 Supply Centers - Smy, Gre
GAIN:
1 Army - Apu
LOSE:
1 Fleet - Ion



AUSTRIA:

2 Supply Centers - Tri, Bud
GAIN:
1 Army - Bud
LOSE: Tri
0 Fleets



FRANCE:

5 Supply Centers - Spa, Tun, Por, Mar, Rom
GAIN:
1 Army - Por
LOSE: Mar, Spa
4 Fleets - Rom, Wme, Naf, Gol
DISBANDS 2


GERMANY:

17 Supply Centers - Mun, Kie, Ber, Bel, Hol, Den, Swe, Lon, Edi, Nwy, Lvp, Stp, War, Vie
GAIN: Mar, Spa
Par, Bre, Mos
LOSE:
11 Armies - Tus, Gas, Pie, Stp, Ukr, Mos, Mar, Vie, War, Sil, Boh
BUILDS 3
5 Fleets - Mao, Spa(sc), Bre, Nwg, Nth



ITALY:

2 Supply Centers - Nap, Ven
GAIN:
1 Army - Ven
LOSE:
1 Fleet - Adr



RUSSIA:

6 Supply Centers - Sev, Rum, Bul, Ser, Ank, Con
GAIN: Tri
6 Armies - Tri, Ser, Arm, Rum, Sev, Ukr
LOSE:
0 Fleets -
BUILDS 1


ENGLAND - ELIMINATED 1907



1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
AUSTRIA
3
5
7
6
3
2
2
2
1
ENGLAND
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
0
0
FRANCE
3
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
3
GERMANY
3
6
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
ITALY
3
5
6
5
4
3
2
2
2
RUSSIA
4
6
4
4
6
7
7
6
7
TURKEY
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2













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DC104 Invitational Proposal - m_don_j at hotmail.com   (Oct 17, 2007, 4:39 pm)
I'll have to take Sims up on that, he has a very valid point. I'm fine with his proposal as it stands now.

/ Mikael



Subject: RE: DC104 Invitational Proposal
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:49:13 -0700
From: mike(at)southwall.com
To: felixkamchung(at)mac.com; stevelytton(at)hotmail.com
CC: former.trout(at)gmail.com; dc104(at)diplomaticcorp.com; raybrucea(at)aol.com; swiatek(at)ruc.dk; kevinokelly(at)gmail.com; kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com; tfletch33(at)yahoo.com; diplomaticcorp(at)yahoogroups.com

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There is no point to inviting others half way thru… they would have no vested interest. Why don’t we play it out with the remaining 4? If 3 drop, that’s fine, they just can’t win points in round 2… but there is no mechanism in place to give replacements any hope of winning the tournament.

South America…
Great map: http://www.diplomaticcorp.com/images/South%20America.gif
It’s 4-player, which is exactly what we’ve got. It has been played twice before, a 3rd game of it would be neat as it hasn’t been played since dc38.

Ok I get to propose a map. So I’ll propose South America, and played out by those who are still here. Yays / Nays?

Steve who are the remaining 4 players? I presume Mikael, Erik, Felix, myself?

I think those who get to propose variants are:
- Player who played Austria (Ray / not playing)
- Player first eliminated (Steve / not playing)
- Winner of last years tournament (Kevin / not playing)
- Highest score in round 1 (me)

That leaves me.

Ok I propose S.America. Votes? It has one vote, me. I love democracy.

Wow… since I’m the only one who gets to propose a variant! I’ll propose.. S.American Sims Variant… I get to order 2/3 of all enemy units every turn. :-p
Let’s see those votes now! Mwuhahahahaha

No really. Plain old game of S.American gunboat. Press allowed, but only non-negotiation press, and only one press release per country per spring or fall turn, displayed with results. Press deemed directly negotiating or directed may be striken in parts by the GM, but not disclosed to the player until they see what parts of their press ends up posted. Players may not ask the GM to pre-edit or proof for acceptability. Good old regular press game.

-mike



From: Felix Kam Chung [mailto:felixkamchung(at)mac.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 8:07 AM
To: Stephen Lytton
Cc: Former Trout; dc104(at)diplomaticcorp.com; Bruce Ray; Erik Swiatek; Kevin O'Kelly; Kevin O'Kelly; Mikael Johannsen; Michael Sims; Thomas Fletcher
Subject: Re: DC104 Invitational - The Next Round.


who are the three who are not playing and
what is the point?




On Oct 17, 2007, at 2:04 AM, Stephen Lytton wrote:




Gentleman.

I need to seek 3 replacements for the second round. I thank all the players for playing through the first game.

I ask the players, from here on, not to discuss the second game (ie prefered variant/map) until we have all our 7 players signed
up...... although we may have less than 4 options to choose from.

I will update you as soon as i have 7 players.

Stephen
aka Deathblade_penguin
www.diplomaticcorp.com


(Ps Vote for Rachel Weisz)
[quote:7f23d3b8e7]


Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:41:08 -0600
From: former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])
To: DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com ([email]DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com[/email]); DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com ([email]DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com[/email])
Subject: DC104 Invitational - Fall 1908 - Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)
CC: raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]); swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email]); felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]); kevinokelly(at)gmail.com ([email]kevinokelly(at)gmail.com[/email]); kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email]); m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]); mike(at)southwall.com ([email]mike(at)southwall.com[/email]); stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]); tfletch33(at)yahoo.com ([email]tfletch33(at)yahoo.com[/email])

Deep within the bomb-proof walls of an undisclosed location in southern Europe, the leaders of the unoccupied territories gathered. The walls shook as explosions rocked the ground above them - dust sifting from the ceiling with each bone-jarring thump to collect on the ground.

The Tsar pointed at the map spread on the table before them. "Nyet, comrades. This cannot be!" His finger hovered above the black dot that represented Vienna, as if somehow he could change it back from black to red.

The pink-clad Austrian before him grimaced. "Unfortunately, its true. The attack from Tyrolia was too much for us to hold."

"But can they really be at nineteen supply centers?" The Italian questioned - his voice cracking.

The Sultan smirked. "Their gains came in the west, from France, not from our Eastern centers." He sat in his chair quietly smoking his hookah and trying to ignore the sounds of the war above them. "We might as well all be waving white flags."

At that moment, the door opened and the French President walked in. His wardrobe consisted of shining white garments, from his stylish coat to his burnished shoes. A white beret topped his smiling face. Whistling to himself, he stopped as he suddenly noticed that the other four men were glaring at him. "What?" he asked. "Something I said?"

------------------------------

And with France, so goes the board. Congratulations to Mike Sims for a sweeping 19 center German solo victory in DC-104. Finessing his way back into Vienna, the German also storms into Marseilles and Spain to seal the deal. And with that, the first round of the Invitational comes to a close.

There was one retreat required from Spain, but it had only the Gulf of Lyons to go to. But of course, that is purely window-dressing with the game resolved. My thanks to all you players who made this game a very memorable one.

EOG's are, of course, extremely welcome. I would greatly look forward to what all of you have to say about this crazy game of ours. It's been an honour being the GM for this - my hat is off to all of you.

As always, please let me know if I've made a mistake at all in the adjudication. For those who keep track of these things, the last few Subject Headers came from the great White Stripes album "Get Thee Behind Me Satan."

Cheers! (And congratulations once again to Mike..)

Trout
DC104
Invitational
A Standard Game
Game Started:
May 29, 2007




Current Turn:
Fall 1908

GAME RESULT:
GERMAN SOLO - FALL 1908



The Rowdy Cast

Austria:
Bruce Ray
raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email])
England:
Steve Lytton
stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email])
France:
Felix Kam Chung
felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email])
Germany:
Mike Sims
mike(at)jenningstech.com ([email]mike(at)jenningstech.com[/email])
Italy:
Kevin O'Kelly
kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email])
Russia:
Mikael Johannsen
m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email])
Turkey:
Erik Swiatek
swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email])



Humble GM:
Former Trout
former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])

CURRENT SEASON:



FALL 1908 ORDERS:



TURKEY:

F ION C A Gre -> Apu
OK
A Gre -> Apu
OK


AUSTRIA:

Vie s Tri - Tyrolia
[DISBANDED by TYL 2:1]
Bud s Vie
[CUT by GAL]


FRANCE:

Spa, sc s Por
[DISLODGED by MAO 2:1]
Por H
OK
Nap - Rom
OK
Tyn Sea - West Med
OK
Tun - N. Afr
OK


GERMANY:

A Gas S MAO-Spa(sc)
OK
F MAO-Spa(sc)
OK
F ENG-Bre
OK
F NAT-MAO
OK
F Nwy-NWG
OK
F Hol-NTH
OK
A Bur-Mar
OK
A Mun-Sil
OK
A Tyr-Vie
OK
A Boh S Tyr-Vie
OK
A Gal-Bud
[BOUNCE with BUD 1:1; DISBANDED by UKR 2:1]
A Sil-War
OK
A War-Ukr
OK
A Mos S War-Ukr
OK
A StP S Mos
OK
A Tus-Ven
[BOUNCE with VEN 2:2]
A Pie S Tus-Ven
OK


ITALY:

a ven s tri
VOID (Unit Ordered to Move)
f adr s ven
OK


RUSSIA:

Tri - Tyr
OK
Ser - Tri
OK
Sev - Ukr
[DEFEATED by WAR 2:1]
Arm - Sev
[BOUNCE with SEV 1:1]
Ukr - Gal
OK
Rum s Ukr - Gal
OK


EARLY WINTER 1908 RETREATS:

Austrian A Vienna is Automatically Disbanded

French F Spain(sc) is Auto-Retreated to Gulf of Lyons

German A Galicia is Automatically Disbanded



WINTER 1908 ADJUSTMENTS:

Turkey:
No Adjustments
Austria:
No Adjustments
France:
DISBANDS 2
Germany:
BUILDS 3
Italy:
No Adjustments
Russia:
BUILDS 1




UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN

------------------------------



TURKEY:

2 Supply Centers - Smy, Gre
GAIN:
1 Army - Apu
LOSE:
1 Fleet - Ion



AUSTRIA:

2 Supply Centers - Tri, Bud
GAIN:
1 Army - Bud
LOSE: Tri
0 Fleets



FRANCE:

5 Supply Centers - Spa, Tun, Por, Mar, Rom
GAIN:
1 Army - Por
LOSE: Mar, Spa
4 Fleets - Rom, Wme, Naf, Gol
DISBANDS 2


GERMANY:

17 Supply Centers - Mun, Kie, Ber, Bel, Hol, Den, Swe, Lon, Edi, Nwy, Lvp, Stp, War, Vie
GAIN: Mar, Spa
Par, Bre, Mos
LOSE:
11 Armies - Tus, Gas, Pie, Stp, Ukr, Mos, Mar, Vie, War, Sil, Boh
BUILDS 3
5 Fleets - Mao, Spa(sc), Bre, Nwg, Nth



ITALY:

2 Supply Centers - Nap, Ven
GAIN:
1 Army - Ven
LOSE:
1 Fleet - Adr



RUSSIA:

6 Supply Centers - Sev, Rum, Bul, Ser, Ank, Con
GAIN: Tri
6 Armies - Tri, Ser, Arm, Rum, Sev, Ukr
LOSE:
0 Fleets -
BUILDS 1


ENGLAND - ELIMINATED 1907



1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
AUSTRIA
3
5
7
6
3
2
2
2
1
ENGLAND
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
0
0
FRANCE
3
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
3
GERMANY
3
6
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
ITALY
3
5
6
5
4
3
2
2
2
RUSSIA
4
6
4
4
6
7
7
6
7
TURKEY
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2













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DC104 Invitational Proposal - FuzzyLogic   (Oct 17, 2007, 10:51 am)
There is no point to inviting others half way thru… they would have no vested interest. Why don’t we play it out with the remaining 4? If 3 drop, that’s fine, they just can’t win points in round 2… but there is no mechanism in place to give replacements any hope of winning the tournament.

South America…
Great map: http://www.diplomaticcorp.com/images/South%20America.gif
It’s 4-player, which is exactly what we’ve got. It has been played twice before, a 3rd game of it would be neat as it hasn’t been played since dc38.

Ok I get to propose a map. So I’ll propose South America, and played out by those who are still here. Yays / Nays?

Steve who are the remaining 4 players? I presume Mikael, Erik, Felix, myself?

I think those who get to propose variants are:
- Player who played Austria (Ray / not playing)
- Player first eliminated (Steve / not playing)
- Winner of last years tournament (Kevin / not playing)
- Highest score in round 1 (me)

That leaves me.

Ok I propose S.America. Votes? It has one vote, me. I love democracy.

Wow… since I’m the only one who gets to propose a variant! I’ll propose.. S.American Sims Variant… I get to order 2/3 of all enemy units every turn. :-p
Let’s see those votes now! Mwuhahahahaha

No really. Plain old game of S.American gunboat. Press allowed, but only non-negotiation press, and only one press release per country per spring or fall turn, displayed with results. Press deemed directly negotiating or directed may be striken in parts by the GM, but not disclosed to the player until they see what parts of their press ends up posted. Players may not ask the GM to pre-edit or proof for acceptability. Good old regular press game.

-mike



From: Felix Kam Chung [mailto:felixkamchung(at)mac.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 8:07 AM
To: Stephen Lytton
Cc: Former Trout; dc104(at)diplomaticcorp.com; Bruce Ray; Erik Swiatek; Kevin O'Kelly; Kevin O'Kelly; Mikael Johannsen; Michael Sims; Thomas Fletcher
Subject: Re: DC104 Invitational - The Next Round.


who are the three who are not playing and
what is the point?




On Oct 17, 2007, at 2:04 AM, Stephen Lytton wrote:




Gentleman.

I need to seek 3 replacements for the second round. I thank all the players for playing through the first game.

I ask the players, from here on, not to discuss the second game (ie prefered variant/map) until we have all our 7 players signed
up...... although we may have less than 4 options to choose from.

I will update you as soon as i have 7 players.

Stephen
aka Deathblade_penguin
www.diplomaticcorp.com


(Ps Vote for Rachel Weisz)




Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:41:08 -0600
From: former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])
To: DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com ([email]DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com[/email]); DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com ([email]DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com[/email])
Subject: DC104 Invitational - Fall 1908 - Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)
CC: raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]); swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email]); felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]); kevinokelly(at)gmail.com ([email]kevinokelly(at)gmail.com[/email]); kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email]); m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]); mike(at)southwall.com ([email]mike(at)southwall.com[/email]); stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]); tfletch33(at)yahoo.com ([email]tfletch33(at)yahoo.com[/email])

Deep within the bomb-proof walls of an undisclosed location in southern Europe, the leaders of the unoccupied territories gathered. The walls shook as explosions rocked the ground above them - dust sifting from the ceiling with each bone-jarring thump to collect on the ground.

The Tsar pointed at the map spread on the table before them. "Nyet, comrades. This cannot be!" His finger hovered above the black dot that represented Vienna, as if somehow he could change it back from black to red.

The pink-clad Austrian before him grimaced. "Unfortunately, its true. The attack from Tyrolia was too much for us to hold."

"But can they really be at nineteen supply centers?" The Italian questioned - his voice cracking.

The Sultan smirked. "Their gains came in the west, from France, not from our Eastern centers." He sat in his chair quietly smoking his hookah and trying to ignore the sounds of the war above them. "We might as well all be waving white flags."

At that moment, the door opened and the French President walked in. His wardrobe consisted of shining white garments, from his stylish coat to his burnished shoes. A white beret topped his smiling face. Whistling to himself, he stopped as he suddenly noticed that the other four men were glaring at him. "What?" he asked. "Something I said?"

------------------------------

And with France, so goes the board. Congratulations to Mike Sims for a sweeping 19 center German solo victory in DC-104. Finessing his way back into Vienna, the German also storms into Marseilles and Spain to seal the deal. And with that, the first round of the Invitational comes to a close.

There was one retreat required from Spain, but it had only the Gulf of Lyons to go to. But of course, that is purely window-dressing with the game resolved. My thanks to all you players who made this game a very memorable one.

EOG's are, of course, extremely welcome. I would greatly look forward to what all of you have to say about this crazy game of ours. It's been an honour being the GM for this - my hat is off to all of you.

As always, please let me know if I've made a mistake at all in the adjudication. For those who keep track of these things, the last few Subject Headers came from the great White Stripes album "Get Thee Behind Me Satan."

Cheers! (And congratulations once again to Mike..)

Trout
DC104
Invitational
A Standard Game
Game Started:
May 29, 2007




Current Turn:
Fall 1908

GAME RESULT:
GERMAN SOLO - FALL 1908



The Rowdy Cast

Austria:
Bruce Ray
raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email])
England:
Steve Lytton
stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email])
France:
Felix Kam Chung
felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email])
Germany:
Mike Sims
mike(at)jenningstech.com ([email]mike(at)jenningstech.com[/email])
Italy:
Kevin O'Kelly
kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email])
Russia:
Mikael Johannsen
m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email])
Turkey:
Erik Swiatek
swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email])



Humble GM:
Former Trout
former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])

CURRENT SEASON:



FALL 1908 ORDERS:



TURKEY:

F ION C A Gre -> Apu
OK
A Gre -> Apu
OK


AUSTRIA:

Vie s Tri - Tyrolia
[DISBANDED by TYL 2:1]
Bud s Vie
[CUT by GAL]


FRANCE:

Spa, sc s Por
[DISLODGED by MAO 2:1]
Por H
OK
Nap - Rom
OK
Tyn Sea - West Med
OK
Tun - N. Afr
OK


GERMANY:

A Gas S MAO-Spa(sc)
OK
F MAO-Spa(sc)
OK
F ENG-Bre
OK
F NAT-MAO
OK
F Nwy-NWG
OK
F Hol-NTH
OK
A Bur-Mar
OK
A Mun-Sil
OK
A Tyr-Vie
OK
A Boh S Tyr-Vie
OK
A Gal-Bud
[BOUNCE with BUD 1:1; DISBANDED by UKR 2:1]
A Sil-War
OK
A War-Ukr
OK
A Mos S War-Ukr
OK
A StP S Mos
OK
A Tus-Ven
[BOUNCE with VEN 2:2]
A Pie S Tus-Ven
OK


ITALY:

a ven s tri
VOID (Unit Ordered to Move)
f adr s ven
OK


RUSSIA:

Tri - Tyr
OK
Ser - Tri
OK
Sev - Ukr
[DEFEATED by WAR 2:1]
Arm - Sev
[BOUNCE with SEV 1:1]
Ukr - Gal
OK
Rum s Ukr - Gal
OK


EARLY WINTER 1908 RETREATS:

Austrian A Vienna is Automatically Disbanded

French F Spain(sc) is Auto-Retreated to Gulf of Lyons

German A Galicia is Automatically Disbanded



WINTER 1908 ADJUSTMENTS:

Turkey:
No Adjustments
Austria:
No Adjustments
France:
DISBANDS 2
Germany:
BUILDS 3
Italy:
No Adjustments
Russia:
BUILDS 1




UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN

------------------------------



TURKEY:

2 Supply Centers - Smy, Gre
GAIN:
1 Army - Apu
LOSE:
1 Fleet - Ion



AUSTRIA:

2 Supply Centers - Tri, Bud
GAIN:
1 Army - Bud
LOSE: Tri
0 Fleets



FRANCE:

5 Supply Centers - Spa, Tun, Por, Mar, Rom
GAIN:
1 Army - Por
LOSE: Mar, Spa
4 Fleets - Rom, Wme, Naf, Gol
DISBANDS 2


GERMANY:

17 Supply Centers - Mun, Kie, Ber, Bel, Hol, Den, Swe, Lon, Edi, Nwy, Lvp, Stp, War, Vie
GAIN: Mar, Spa
Par, Bre, Mos
LOSE:
11 Armies - Tus, Gas, Pie, Stp, Ukr, Mos, Mar, Vie, War, Sil, Boh
BUILDS 3
5 Fleets - Mao, Spa(sc), Bre, Nwg, Nth



ITALY:

2 Supply Centers - Nap, Ven
GAIN:
1 Army - Ven
LOSE:
1 Fleet - Adr



RUSSIA:

6 Supply Centers - Sev, Rum, Bul, Ser, Ank, Con
GAIN: Tri
6 Armies - Tri, Ser, Arm, Rum, Sev, Ukr
LOSE:
0 Fleets -
BUILDS 1


ENGLAND - ELIMINATED 1907



1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
AUSTRIA
3
5
7
6
3
2
2
2
1
ENGLAND
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
0
0
FRANCE
3
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
3
GERMANY
3
6
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
ITALY
3
5
6
5
4
3
2
2
2
RUSSIA
4
6
4
4
6
7
7
6
7
TURKEY
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2













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[Reply]

DC104 Invitational Proposal (dc104) m_don_j at hotmail.com Oct 17, 04:39 pm
I'll have to take Sims up on that, he has a very valid point. I'm fine with his proposal as it stands now.

/ Mikael



Subject: RE: DC104 Invitational Proposal
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:49:13 -0700
From: mike(at)southwall.com
To: felixkamchung(at)mac.com; stevelytton(at)hotmail.com
CC: former.trout(at)gmail.com; dc104(at)diplomaticcorp.com; raybrucea(at)aol.com; swiatek(at)ruc.dk; kevinokelly(at)gmail.com; kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com; tfletch33(at)yahoo.com; diplomaticcorp(at)yahoogroups.com

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There is no point to inviting others half way thru… they would have no vested interest. Why don’t we play it out with the remaining 4? If 3 drop, that’s fine, they just can’t win points in round 2… but there is no mechanism in place to give replacements any hope of winning the tournament.

South America…
Great map: http://www.diplomaticcorp.com/images/South%20America.gif
It’s 4-player, which is exactly what we’ve got. It has been played twice before, a 3rd game of it would be neat as it hasn’t been played since dc38.

Ok I get to propose a map. So I’ll propose South America, and played out by those who are still here. Yays / Nays?

Steve who are the remaining 4 players? I presume Mikael, Erik, Felix, myself?

I think those who get to propose variants are:
- Player who played Austria (Ray / not playing)
- Player first eliminated (Steve / not playing)
- Winner of last years tournament (Kevin / not playing)
- Highest score in round 1 (me)

That leaves me.

Ok I propose S.America. Votes? It has one vote, me. I love democracy.

Wow… since I’m the only one who gets to propose a variant! I’ll propose.. S.American Sims Variant… I get to order 2/3 of all enemy units every turn. :-p
Let’s see those votes now! Mwuhahahahaha

No really. Plain old game of S.American gunboat. Press allowed, but only non-negotiation press, and only one press release per country per spring or fall turn, displayed with results. Press deemed directly negotiating or directed may be striken in parts by the GM, but not disclosed to the player until they see what parts of their press ends up posted. Players may not ask the GM to pre-edit or proof for acceptability. Good old regular press game.

-mike



From: Felix Kam Chung [mailto:felixkamchung(at)mac.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 8:07 AM
To: Stephen Lytton
Cc: Former Trout; dc104(at)diplomaticcorp.com; Bruce Ray; Erik Swiatek; Kevin O'Kelly; Kevin O'Kelly; Mikael Johannsen; Michael Sims; Thomas Fletcher
Subject: Re: DC104 Invitational - The Next Round.


who are the three who are not playing and
what is the point?




On Oct 17, 2007, at 2:04 AM, Stephen Lytton wrote:




Gentleman.

I need to seek 3 replacements for the second round. I thank all the players for playing through the first game.

I ask the players, from here on, not to discuss the second game (ie prefered variant/map) until we have all our 7 players signed
up...... although we may have less than 4 options to choose from.

I will update you as soon as i have 7 players.

Stephen
aka Deathblade_penguin
www.diplomaticcorp.com


(Ps Vote for Rachel Weisz)
[quote:7f23d3b8e7]


Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:41:08 -0600
From: former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])
To: DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com ([email]DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com[/email]); DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com ([email]DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com[/email])
Subject: DC104 Invitational - Fall 1908 - Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)
CC: raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]); swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email]); felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]); kevinokelly(at)gmail.com ([email]kevinokelly(at)gmail.com[/email]); kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email]); m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]); mike(at)southwall.com ([email]mike(at)southwall.com[/email]); stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]); tfletch33(at)yahoo.com ([email]tfletch33(at)yahoo.com[/email])

Deep within the bomb-proof walls of an undisclosed location in southern Europe, the leaders of the unoccupied territories gathered. The walls shook as explosions rocked the ground above them - dust sifting from the ceiling with each bone-jarring thump to collect on the ground.

The Tsar pointed at the map spread on the table before them. "Nyet, comrades. This cannot be!" His finger hovered above the black dot that represented Vienna, as if somehow he could change it back from black to red.

The pink-clad Austrian before him grimaced. "Unfortunately, its true. The attack from Tyrolia was too much for us to hold."

"But can they really be at nineteen supply centers?" The Italian questioned - his voice cracking.

The Sultan smirked. "Their gains came in the west, from France, not from our Eastern centers." He sat in his chair quietly smoking his hookah and trying to ignore the sounds of the war above them. "We might as well all be waving white flags."

At that moment, the door opened and the French President walked in. His wardrobe consisted of shining white garments, from his stylish coat to his burnished shoes. A white beret topped his smiling face. Whistling to himself, he stopped as he suddenly noticed that the other four men were glaring at him. "What?" he asked. "Something I said?"

------------------------------

And with France, so goes the board. Congratulations to Mike Sims for a sweeping 19 center German solo victory in DC-104. Finessing his way back into Vienna, the German also storms into Marseilles and Spain to seal the deal. And with that, the first round of the Invitational comes to a close.

There was one retreat required from Spain, but it had only the Gulf of Lyons to go to. But of course, that is purely window-dressing with the game resolved. My thanks to all you players who made this game a very memorable one.

EOG's are, of course, extremely welcome. I would greatly look forward to what all of you have to say about this crazy game of ours. It's been an honour being the GM for this - my hat is off to all of you.

As always, please let me know if I've made a mistake at all in the adjudication. For those who keep track of these things, the last few Subject Headers came from the great White Stripes album "Get Thee Behind Me Satan."

Cheers! (And congratulations once again to Mike..)

Trout
DC104
Invitational
A Standard Game
Game Started:
May 29, 2007




Current Turn:
Fall 1908

GAME RESULT:
GERMAN SOLO - FALL 1908



The Rowdy Cast

Austria:
Bruce Ray
raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email])
England:
Steve Lytton
stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email])
France:
Felix Kam Chung
felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email])
Germany:
Mike Sims
mike(at)jenningstech.com ([email]mike(at)jenningstech.com[/email])
Italy:
Kevin O'Kelly
kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email])
Russia:
Mikael Johannsen
m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email])
Turkey:
Erik Swiatek
swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email])



Humble GM:
Former Trout
former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])

CURRENT SEASON:



FALL 1908 ORDERS:



TURKEY:

F ION C A Gre -> Apu
OK
A Gre -> Apu
OK


AUSTRIA:

Vie s Tri - Tyrolia
[DISBANDED by TYL 2:1]
Bud s Vie
[CUT by GAL]


FRANCE:

Spa, sc s Por
[DISLODGED by MAO 2:1]
Por H
OK
Nap - Rom
OK
Tyn Sea - West Med
OK
Tun - N. Afr
OK


GERMANY:

A Gas S MAO-Spa(sc)
OK
F MAO-Spa(sc)
OK
F ENG-Bre
OK
F NAT-MAO
OK
F Nwy-NWG
OK
F Hol-NTH
OK
A Bur-Mar
OK
A Mun-Sil
OK
A Tyr-Vie
OK
A Boh S Tyr-Vie
OK
A Gal-Bud
[BOUNCE with BUD 1:1; DISBANDED by UKR 2:1]
A Sil-War
OK
A War-Ukr
OK
A Mos S War-Ukr
OK
A StP S Mos
OK
A Tus-Ven
[BOUNCE with VEN 2:2]
A Pie S Tus-Ven
OK


ITALY:

a ven s tri
VOID (Unit Ordered to Move)
f adr s ven
OK


RUSSIA:

Tri - Tyr
OK
Ser - Tri
OK
Sev - Ukr
[DEFEATED by WAR 2:1]
Arm - Sev
[BOUNCE with SEV 1:1]
Ukr - Gal
OK
Rum s Ukr - Gal
OK


EARLY WINTER 1908 RETREATS:

Austrian A Vienna is Automatically Disbanded

French F Spain(sc) is Auto-Retreated to Gulf of Lyons

German A Galicia is Automatically Disbanded



WINTER 1908 ADJUSTMENTS:

Turkey:
No Adjustments
Austria:
No Adjustments
France:
DISBANDS 2
Germany:
BUILDS 3
Italy:
No Adjustments
Russia:
BUILDS 1




UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN

------------------------------



TURKEY:

2 Supply Centers - Smy, Gre
GAIN:
1 Army - Apu
LOSE:
1 Fleet - Ion



AUSTRIA:

2 Supply Centers - Tri, Bud
GAIN:
1 Army - Bud
LOSE: Tri
0 Fleets



FRANCE:

5 Supply Centers - Spa, Tun, Por, Mar, Rom
GAIN:
1 Army - Por
LOSE: Mar, Spa
4 Fleets - Rom, Wme, Naf, Gol
DISBANDS 2


GERMANY:

17 Supply Centers - Mun, Kie, Ber, Bel, Hol, Den, Swe, Lon, Edi, Nwy, Lvp, Stp, War, Vie
GAIN: Mar, Spa
Par, Bre, Mos
LOSE:
11 Armies - Tus, Gas, Pie, Stp, Ukr, Mos, Mar, Vie, War, Sil, Boh
BUILDS 3
5 Fleets - Mao, Spa(sc), Bre, Nwg, Nth



ITALY:

2 Supply Centers - Nap, Ven
GAIN:
1 Army - Ven
LOSE:
1 Fleet - Adr



RUSSIA:

6 Supply Centers - Sev, Rum, Bul, Ser, Ank, Con
GAIN: Tri
6 Armies - Tri, Ser, Arm, Rum, Sev, Ukr
LOSE:
0 Fleets -
BUILDS 1


ENGLAND - ELIMINATED 1907



1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
AUSTRIA
3
5
7
6
3
2
2
2
1
ENGLAND
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
0
0
FRANCE
3
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
3
GERMANY
3
6
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
ITALY
3
5
6
5
4
3
2
2
2
RUSSIA
4
6
4
4
6
7
7
6
7
TURKEY
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2













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DC104 Invitational Proposal (dc104) deathblade_penguin Oct 17, 05:59 pm
Mike

This is a really good idea... do you have a 5 player variant in mind (or can you keep one)?

Because I've already invited the next highest player on the list but if they knock back the position I will
happily go with the idea of a 4 player variant rather than seek replacement players.

I am home i will hear back from this person today and then get update you all asap.

I am also waiting to hear back from the GM i lined up. Hopefully that will be today as well.

I think this is a good idea though.




Stephen
aka Deathblade_penguin
www.diplomaticcorp.com




Subject: RE: DC104 Invitational Proposal
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:49:13 -0700
From: mike(at)southwall.com
To: felixkamchung(at)mac.com; stevelytton(at)hotmail.com
CC: former.trout(at)gmail.com; dc104(at)diplomaticcorp.com; raybrucea(at)aol.com; swiatek(at)ruc.dk; kevinokelly(at)gmail.com; kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com; tfletch33(at)yahoo.com; diplomaticcorp(at)yahoogroups.com

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There is no point to inviting others half way thru… they would have no vested interest. Why don’t we play it out with the remaining 4? If 3 drop, that’s fine, they just can’t win points in round 2… but there is no mechanism in place to give replacements any hope of winning the tournament.

South America…
Great map: http://www.diplomaticcorp.com/images/South%20America.gif
It’s 4-player, which is exactly what we’ve got. It has been played twice before, a 3rd game of it would be neat as it hasn’t been played since dc38.

Ok I get to propose a map. So I’ll propose South America, and played out by those who are still here. Yays / Nays?

Steve who are the remaining 4 players? I presume Mikael, Erik, Felix, myself?

I think those who get to propose variants are:
- Player who played Austria (Ray / not playing)
- Player first eliminated (Steve / not playing)
- Winner of last years tournament (Kevin / not playing)
- Highest score in round 1 (me)

That leaves me.

Ok I propose S.America. Votes? It has one vote, me. I love democracy.

Wow… since I’m the only one who gets to propose a variant! I’ll propose.. S.American Sims Variant… I get to order 2/3 of all enemy units every turn. :-p
Let’s see those votes now! Mwuhahahahaha

No really. Plain old game of S.American gunboat. Press allowed, but only non-negotiation press, and only one press release per country per spring or fall turn, displayed with results. Press deemed directly negotiating or directed may be striken in parts by the GM, but not disclosed to the player until they see what parts of their press ends up posted. Players may not ask the GM to pre-edit or proof for acceptability. Good old regular press game.

-mike



From: Felix Kam Chung [mailto:felixkamchung(at)mac.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 8:07 AM
To: Stephen Lytton
Cc: Former Trout; dc104(at)diplomaticcorp.com; Bruce Ray; Erik Swiatek; Kevin O'Kelly; Kevin O'Kelly; Mikael Johannsen; Michael Sims; Thomas Fletcher
Subject: Re: DC104 Invitational - The Next Round.


who are the three who are not playing and
what is the point?




On Oct 17, 2007, at 2:04 AM, Stephen Lytton wrote:




Gentleman.

I need to seek 3 replacements for the second round. I thank all the players for playing through the first game.

I ask the players, from here on, not to discuss the second game (ie prefered variant/map) until we have all our 7 players signed
up...... although we may have less than 4 options to choose from.

I will update you as soon as i have 7 players.

Stephen
aka Deathblade_penguin
www.diplomaticcorp.com


(Ps Vote for Rachel Weisz)
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Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:41:08 -0600
From: former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])
To: DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com ([email]DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com[/email]); DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com ([email]DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com[/email])
Subject: DC104 Invitational - Fall 1908 - Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)
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Deep within the bomb-proof walls of an undisclosed location in southern Europe, the leaders of the unoccupied territories gathered. The walls shook as explosions rocked the ground above them - dust sifting from the ceiling with each bone-jarring thump to collect on the ground.

The Tsar pointed at the map spread on the table before them. "Nyet, comrades. This cannot be!" His finger hovered above the black dot that represented Vienna, as if somehow he could change it back from black to red.

The pink-clad Austrian before him grimaced. "Unfortunately, its true. The attack from Tyrolia was too much for us to hold."

"But can they really be at nineteen supply centers?" The Italian questioned - his voice cracking.

The Sultan smirked. "Their gains came in the west, from France, not from our Eastern centers." He sat in his chair quietly smoking his hookah and trying to ignore the sounds of the war above them. "We might as well all be waving white flags."

At that moment, the door opened and the French President walked in. His wardrobe consisted of shining white garments, from his stylish coat to his burnished shoes. A white beret topped his smiling face. Whistling to himself, he stopped as he suddenly noticed that the other four men were glaring at him. "What?" he asked. "Something I said?"

------------------------------

And with France, so goes the board. Congratulations to Mike Sims for a sweeping 19 center German solo victory in DC-104. Finessing his way back into Vienna, the German also storms into Marseilles and Spain to seal the deal. And with that, the first round of the Invitational comes to a close.

There was one retreat required from Spain, but it had only the Gulf of Lyons to go to. But of course, that is purely window-dressing with the game resolved. My thanks to all you players who made this game a very memorable one.

EOG's are, of course, extremely welcome. I would greatly look forward to what all of you have to say about this crazy game of ours. It's been an honour being the GM for this - my hat is off to all of you.

As always, please let me know if I've made a mistake at all in the adjudication. For those who keep track of these things, the last few Subject Headers came from the great White Stripes album "Get Thee Behind Me Satan."

Cheers! (And congratulations once again to Mike..)

Trout
DC104
Invitational
A Standard Game
Game Started:
May 29, 2007




Current Turn:
Fall 1908

GAME RESULT:
GERMAN SOLO - FALL 1908



The Rowdy Cast

Austria:
Bruce Ray
raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email])
England:
Steve Lytton
stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email])
France:
Felix Kam Chung
felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email])
Germany:
Mike Sims
mike(at)jenningstech.com ([email]mike(at)jenningstech.com[/email])
Italy:
Kevin O'Kelly
kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email])
Russia:
Mikael Johannsen
m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email])
Turkey:
Erik Swiatek
swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email])



Humble GM:
Former Trout
former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])

CURRENT SEASON:



FALL 1908 ORDERS:



TURKEY:

F ION C A Gre -> Apu
OK
A Gre -> Apu
OK


AUSTRIA:

Vie s Tri - Tyrolia
[DISBANDED by TYL 2:1]
Bud s Vie
[CUT by GAL]


FRANCE:

Spa, sc s Por
[DISLODGED by MAO 2:1]
Por H
OK
Nap - Rom
OK
Tyn Sea - West Med
OK
Tun - N. Afr
OK


GERMANY:

A Gas S MAO-Spa(sc)
OK
F MAO-Spa(sc)
OK
F ENG-Bre
OK
F NAT-MAO
OK
F Nwy-NWG
OK
F Hol-NTH
OK
A Bur-Mar
OK
A Mun-Sil
OK
A Tyr-Vie
OK
A Boh S Tyr-Vie
OK
A Gal-Bud
[BOUNCE with BUD 1:1; DISBANDED by UKR 2:1]
A Sil-War
OK
A War-Ukr
OK
A Mos S War-Ukr
OK
A StP S Mos
OK
A Tus-Ven
[BOUNCE with VEN 2:2]
A Pie S Tus-Ven
OK


ITALY:

a ven s tri
VOID (Unit Ordered to Move)
f adr s ven
OK


RUSSIA:

Tri - Tyr
OK
Ser - Tri
OK
Sev - Ukr
[DEFEATED by WAR 2:1]
Arm - Sev
[BOUNCE with SEV 1:1]
Ukr - Gal
OK
Rum s Ukr - Gal
OK


EARLY WINTER 1908 RETREATS:

Austrian A Vienna is Automatically Disbanded

French F Spain(sc) is Auto-Retreated to Gulf of Lyons

German A Galicia is Automatically Disbanded



WINTER 1908 ADJUSTMENTS:

Turkey:
No Adjustments
Austria:
No Adjustments
France:
DISBANDS 2
Germany:
BUILDS 3
Italy:
No Adjustments
Russia:
BUILDS 1




UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN

------------------------------



TURKEY:

2 Supply Centers - Smy, Gre
GAIN:
1 Army - Apu
LOSE:
1 Fleet - Ion



AUSTRIA:

2 Supply Centers - Tri, Bud
GAIN:
1 Army - Bud
LOSE: Tri
0 Fleets



FRANCE:

5 Supply Centers - Spa, Tun, Por, Mar, Rom
GAIN:
1 Army - Por
LOSE: Mar, Spa
4 Fleets - Rom, Wme, Naf, Gol
DISBANDS 2


GERMANY:

17 Supply Centers - Mun, Kie, Ber, Bel, Hol, Den, Swe, Lon, Edi, Nwy, Lvp, Stp, War, Vie
GAIN: Mar, Spa
Par, Bre, Mos
LOSE:
11 Armies - Tus, Gas, Pie, Stp, Ukr, Mos, Mar, Vie, War, Sil, Boh
BUILDS 3
5 Fleets - Mao, Spa(sc), Bre, Nwg, Nth



ITALY:

2 Supply Centers - Nap, Ven
GAIN:
1 Army - Ven
LOSE:
1 Fleet - Adr



RUSSIA:

6 Supply Centers - Sev, Rum, Bul, Ser, Ank, Con
GAIN: Tri
6 Armies - Tri, Ser, Arm, Rum, Sev, Ukr
LOSE:
0 Fleets -
BUILDS 1


ENGLAND - ELIMINATED 1907



1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
AUSTRIA
3
5
7
6
3
2
2
2
1
ENGLAND
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
0
0
FRANCE
3
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
3
GERMANY
3
6
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
ITALY
3
5
6
5
4
3
2
2
2
RUSSIA
4
6
4
4
6
7
7
6
7
TURKEY
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2













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DC104 Invitational - The Next Round. - felix388   (Oct 17, 2007, 10:09 am)
who are the three who are not playing and what is the point?


On Oct 17, 2007, at 2:04 AM, Stephen Lytton wrote:

Gentleman. I need to seek 3 replacements for the second round. I thank all the players for playing through the first game. I ask the players, from here on, not to discuss the second game (ie prefered variant/map) until we have all our 7 players signed up...... although we may have less than 4 options to choose from. I will update you as soon as i have 7 players. Stephen aka Deathblade_penguin www.diplomaticcorp.com
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[quote:8d041a4c79]Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:41:08 -0600From: former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])To: DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com ([email]DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com[/email]); DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com ([email]DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com[/email])Subject: DC104 Invitational - Fall 1908 - Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)CC: raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]); swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email]); felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]); kevinokelly(at)gmail.com ([email]kevinokelly(at)gmail.com[/email]); kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email]); m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]); mike(at)southwall.com ([email]mike(at)southwall.com[/email]); stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]); tfletch33(at)yahoo.com ([email]tfletch33(at)yahoo.com[/email])Deep within the bomb-proof walls of an undisclosed location in southern Europe, the leaders of the unoccupied territories gathered.  The walls shook as explosions rocked the ground above them - dust sifting from the ceiling with each bone-jarring thump to collect on the ground. The Tsar pointed at the map spread on the table before them.  "Nyet, comrades.  This cannot be!"  His finger hovered above the black dot that represented Vienna, as if somehow he could change it back from black to red. The pink-clad Austrian before him grimaced.  "Unfortunately, its true.  The attack from Tyrolia was too much for us to hold.""But can they really be at nineteen supply centers?"  The Italian questioned - his voice cracking. The Sultan smirked.  "Their gains came in the west, from France, not from our Eastern centers."  He sat in his chair quietly smoking his hookah and trying to ignore the sounds of the war above them.  "We might as well all be waving white flags." At that moment, the door opened and the French President walked in.  His wardrobe consisted of shining white garments, from his stylish coat to his burnished shoes.  A white beret topped his smiling face.  Whistling to himself, he stopped as he suddenly noticed that the other four men were glaring at him.  "What?" he asked.  "Something I said?" ------------------------------And with France, so goes the board.  Congratulations to Mike Sims for a sweeping 19 center German solo victory in DC-104.  Finessing his way back into Vienna, the German also storms into Marseilles and Spain to seal the deal.  And with that, the first round of the Invitational comes to a close. There was one retreat required from Spain, but it had only the Gulf of Lyons to go to.  But of course, that is purely window-dressing with the game resolved.  My thanks to all you players who made this game a very memorable one. EOG's are, of course, extremely welcome.  I would greatly look forward to what all of you have to say about this crazy game of ours.  It's been an honour being the GM for this - my hat is off to all of you. As always, please let me know if I've made a mistake at all in the adjudication.  For those who keep track of these things, the last few Subject Headers came from the great White Stripes album "Get Thee Behind Me Satan." Cheers!  (And congratulations once again to Mike..)TroutDC104InvitationalA Standard GameGame Started:May 29, 2007Current Turn:Fall 1908GAME RESULT:GERMAN SOLO - FALL 1908The Rowdy CastAustria:Bruce Rayraybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email])England:Steve Lyttonstevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email])France:Felix Kam Chungfelixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email])Germany:Mike Simsmike(at)jenningstech.com ([email]mike(at)jenningstech.com[/email])Italy:Kevin O'Kellykodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email])Russia:Mikael Johannsenm_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email])Turkey:Erik Swiatekswiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email])Humble GM:Former Troutformer.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])CURRENT SEASON:FALL 1908 ORDERS:TURKEY:F ION C A Gre -> ApuOKA Gre -> ApuOKAUSTRIA:Vie s Tri - Tyrolia[DISBANDED by TYL 2:1]Bud s Vie[CUT by GAL]FRANCE:Spa, sc s Por[DISLODGED by MAO 2:1]Por HOKNap - RomOKTyn Sea - West MedOKTun - N. AfrOKGERMANY:A Gas S MAO-Spa(sc)OKF MAO-Spa(sc)OKF ENG-BreOKF NAT-MAOOKF Nwy-NWGOKF Hol-NTHOKA Bur-MarOKA Mun-SilOKA Tyr-VieOKA Boh S Tyr-VieOKA Gal-Bud[BOUNCE with BUD 1:1;  DISBANDED by UKR 2:1]A Sil-WarOKA War-UkrOKA Mos S War-UkrOKA StP S MosOKA Tus-Ven[BOUNCE with VEN 2:2]A Pie S Tus-VenOKITALY:a ven s triVOID (Unit Ordered to Move)f adr s venOKRUSSIA:Tri - TyrOKSer - TriOKSev - Ukr[DEFEATED by WAR 2:1]Arm - Sev[BOUNCE with SEV 1:1]Ukr - GalOKRum s Ukr - GalOKEARLY WINTER 1908 RETREATS:Austrian A Vienna is Automatically DisbandedFrench F Spain(sc) is Auto-Retreated to Gulf of LyonsGerman A Galicia is Automatically DisbandedWINTER 1908 ADJUSTMENTS:Turkey:No AdjustmentsAustria:No AdjustmentsFranceVery HappyISBANDS 2Germany:BUILDS 3Italy:No AdjustmentsRussia:BUILDS 1UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN------------------------------TURKEY:2 Supply Centers - Smy, GreGAIN:1 Army - ApuLOSE:1 Fleet - IonAUSTRIA:2 Supply Centers - Tri, BudGAIN:1 Army - BudLOSE:  Tri0 FleetsFRANCE:5 Supply Centers - Spa, Tun, Por, Mar, RomGAIN:1 Army - PorLOSE:  Mar, Spa4 Fleets - Rom, Wme, Naf, GolDISBANDS 2GERMANY:17 Supply Centers - Mun, Kie, Ber, Bel, Hol, Den, Swe, Lon, Edi, Nwy, Lvp, Stp, War, VieGAIN:  Mar, Spa  Par, Bre, MosLOSE:11 Armies - Tus, Gas, Pie, Stp, Ukr, Mos, Mar, Vie, War, Sil, BohBUILDS 35 Fleets - Mao, Spa(sc), Bre, Nwg, NthITALY:2 Supply Centers - Nap, VenGAIN:1 Army - VenLOSE:1 Fleet - AdrRUSSIA:6 Supply Centers - Sev, Rum, Bul, Ser, Ank, ConGAIN:  Tri6 Armies - Tri, Ser, Arm, Rum, Sev, UkrLOSE:0 Fleets -  BUILDS 1ENGLAND - ELIMINATED 1907190019011902190319041905190619071908AUSTRIA357632221ENGLAND344431100FRANCE343345553GERMANY36791113151719ITALY356543222RUSSIA464467767TURKEY343333222

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DC104 Invitational - Summer 1908 - Little Ghost - Raybrucea at aol.com   (Oct 08, 2007, 9:14 am)
In a message dated 10/8/2007 2:19:25 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, former.trout(at)gmail.com writes:

France regroups in the sunny south coast of Spain



I take it that north coast might actually have been useful?



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DC104 Invitational - Spring 1908 - My Doorbell - former.trout   (Oct 06, 2007, 12:10 am)
Hellfire and damnation raged over Vienna. As the struggling German occupiers paused to catch their breath, a final wave of exhausted Austrians surged through No-Man's-Land, wading through the Kraut artillery and into their enemies trenches. The battle carried into the streets of the city, and the citizens cheered as they saw their bedraggled troops return home - the Germans returning once more to the mountain passes of Tyrolia.

Meanwhile, in Paris at the broad end of the Champs Elysees the Kaiser excitedly jabbed his finger towards the towering form of the Arc d'Triomphe. "I want one," he demanded. The French President, standing beside him, nodded.

"Oui. This, we do."

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Brave struggles in the east are undercut by French movement in the west. But you never know - miracles can happen.

One retreat to worry about after the Spring moves - the French fleet in the Mid Atlantic was dislodged and needs to find a new home. Felix, I've set the deadline for Sunday, October 7th (11:59 PM GMT). I will adjudicate sooner if you get me a retreat marked final.

Cheers everyone. Please let me know if you spot an error.

Trout

DC104 Invitational A Standard Game Game Started: May 29, 2007



Current Turn: Spring 1908
Next Deadline: Summer 1908 Retreats Sunday, October 7th (11:59 PM GMT)


The Rowdy Cast
Austria: Bruce Ray raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]) England: Steve Lytton stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]) France: Felix Kam Chung felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]) Germany: Mike Sims mike(at)jenningstech.com ([email]mike(at)jenningstech.com[/email]) Italy: Kevin O'Kelly kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email]) Russia: Mikael Johannsen m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]) Turkey: Erik Swiatek swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email])


Humble GM: Former Trout former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])
CURRENT SEASON:


SPRING 1908 FRENCH PRESS:
TAKE IT AN GET IT OVER WITH SIMS


SPRING 1908 ORDERS:


AUSTRIA:
Tri - Vie OK Bud s Tri - Vie OK

FRANCE:
F MAO S GERMAN A PAR-GAS [DISLODGED by BRE 3:1] F LYO-TYN OK F ROM-NAP OK F WMED-TUN OK A SPA-POR OK

GERMANY:
F Bre-MAO OK F NAT S Bre-MAO OK F ENG S Bre-MAO OK A Par-Gas OK A Bur S Par-Gas OK A Pie-Ven [BOUNCE with VEN 1:1] A Tus-Ven [BOUNCE with VEN 1:1] A Tyr-Vie [DEFEATED by TRI 2:1] A Gal S Tyr-Vie [CUT by UKR] A War S Gal OK A Sil S Gal OK A Mun-Boh OK A Ber-Mun OK A Mos Holds OK A StP S Mos OK F Swe-Nwy OK F Kie-Hol OK

ITALY:
ven - tyr [BOUNCE with TYR 1:1] adr s ser - tri OK

RUSSIA:
A Arm S A Sev OK A Sev H OK A Ukr --> Gal [BOUNCE with GAL 2:3] A Rum S A Ukr --> Gal OK A Bul --> Ser OK A Ser --> Tri OK

TURKEY:
F Apu -> ION OK A Gre Hold OK

SUMMER 1908 RETREATS:
French F Mid Atlantic may retreat to Iri, Spa(nc), Spa(sc), Wme, Naf or OTB




UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN
------------------------------


AUSTRIA:
2 Supply Centers - Tri, Bud
2 Armies - Tri, Bud
0 Fleets


FRANCE:
5 Supply Centers - Spa, Tun, Por, Mar, Rom
1 Army - Por
4 Fleets - Nap, Tyn, Tun, [Mao]


GERMANY:
17 Supply Centers - Mun, Kie, Ber, Bel, Hol, Den, Swe, Lon, Edi, Nwy, Lvp, Stp, War, Vie
Par, Bre, Mos
12 Armies - Tus, Gas, Pie, Gal, Stp, War, Mos, Bur, Tyl, Sil, Mun, Boh
5 Fleets - Nat, Mao, Eng, Nwy, Hol


ITALY:
2 Supply Centers - Nap, Ven
1 Army - Ven
1 Fleet - Adr


RUSSIA:
6 Supply Centers - Sev, Rum, Bul, Ser, Ank, Con
6 Armies - Tri, Ser, Arm, Rum, Sev, Ukr
0 Fleets -


TURKEY:
2 Supply Centers - Smy, Gre
1 Army - Gre
1 Fleet - Ion


ENGLAND - ELIMINATED 1907


NEXT DEADLINE: SUMMER 1908 RETREATS DUE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7TH (11:59 PM GMT)!!

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DC104 Invitational - Winter 1906 - Fences - former.trout   (Sep 18, 2007, 12:27 am)
Professor Tom Dickerson ran through the calculations again, his charts and maps spread before him covering the table like a second table-cloth. His high altitude weather balloons had been charting the air patterns over the Mediterranean for the last decade. His experiments had provided detail on quite a few weather fronts. In all his research, though, he had never seen a front like this one though.
Picking up the phone, he asked to be connected to the national weather bureau. "Naples," he gasped into the speaker and ignoring the excited chattering from the receiver. "The biggest storm of the century is about to hit Naples and the Northern Med. Get any ships in the water there to port, and hurry.." ---------------------

Sorry guys - crappy blurb tonight. Best I can do this evening.

Germany raises three new armies, Russia raises two and Turkey and Italy both disband one of their fleets.

I'll tentatively set the Spring 1907 deadline for Friday, September 21st (11:59 PM GMT.) Please let me know if you guys need more time though.

Cheers!

Trout

DC104 Invitational A Standard Game Game Started: May 29, 2007



Current Turn: Winter 1906
Next Deadline: Spring 1907 Orders Friday, September 21st (11:59 PM GMT)


The Rowdy Cast
Austria: Bruce Ray raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]) England: Steve Lytton stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]) France: Felix Kam Chung felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]) Germany: Mike Sims mike(at)jenningstech.com ([email]mike(at)jenningstech.com[/email]) Italy: Kevin O'Kelly kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email]) Russia: Mikael Johannsen m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]) Turkey: Erik Swiatek swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email])


Humble GM: Former Trout former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])

CURRENT SEASON:


WINTER 06 ADJUSTMENTS:
GERMANY: BUILDS A Kie, A Mun, A Ber ITALY: remove F NAP RUSSIA: BUILDS A Sev, A Mos TURKEY: disband F AEG AUSTRIA: No Adjustments ENGLAND: No Adjustments FRANCE: No Adjustments



UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN
------------------------------


GERMANY:
15 Supply Centers - Mun, Kie, Ber, Bel, Hol, Den, Swe, Lon, Edi, Ven, Nwy, Lvp, Stp, War,
Vie
11 Armies - Tus, Yor, Ven, Vie, Gal, Lvn, Sil, War, Kie, Mun, Ber
4 Fleets - Iri, Pic, Eng, Stp(sc)


ITALY:
2 Supply Centers - Nap, Rom
1 Army - Rom
1 Fleet - Adr


RUSSIA:
7 Supply Centers - Mos, Sev, Rum, Bul, Ser, Ank, Con
6 Armies - Ser, Rum, Ank, Ukr, Sev, Mos
1 Fleet - Con


TURKEY:
2 Supply Centers - Smy, Gre
1 Army - Gre
1 Fleet - Ion


AUSTRIA:
2 Supply Centers - Tri, Bud
2 Armies - Alb, Bud
0 Fleets


ENGLAND:
1 Supply Center - Bre
0 Armies
1 Fleet - Bre


FRANCE:
5 Supply Centers - Par, Spa, Tun, Por, Mar
1 Army - Mar
4 Fleets - Tun, Tyn, Wme, Mao


NEXT DEADLINE: SPRING 1907 ORDERS DUE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST (11:59 PM GMT)!!

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DC104 Invitational - Fall 1906 - CrushCrushCrush - former.trout   (Sep 14, 2007, 11:17 pm)
The walls of the bunker shook with each new wave of bombardment. Field Commander Kommel stood – riding out every shock-wave and staring out the narrow slit of a window with his binoculars. The countryside outside Rome, once as familiar as the back of his hand, had been blasted beyond recognition.
"Field Commander!" The voice came from below him. Looking down, he saw his immediate subordinates cringing from the incoming fire and hiding under a table.
"What are you doing down there?" Kommel idly asked.
"Commander, Rome is lost. We must order the retreat."
Kommel calmly put his binoculars down and unbuttoned his holster. "Surely you are not advocating that we abandon our post, Captain?"
Ignoring the warning tone of the Commander's voice, his subordinate continued – fear twisting his voice into a girlish shriek. "Sir, we have been betrayed. The French are shelling from the west, the Italians are slaughtering are troops in the south and our support from Venice has not arrived. Sir – we are lost!"
Kommel took his pistol out and casually shot the Captain in the face. Dust and debris fell from the ceiling as he addressed the corpse. "Better we should fall in battle than retreat to Berlin and admit our failure. We hold our ground Captain." Turning back to the window slit, he again picked up his binoculars… ----------------------------------------------------------------------

It's like a scene from Star Wars with the Rebel Alliance blowing up the Death Star as the Germans are annhilated in Rome. However, the German Empire doesn't wait to strike back, as it annhilates two Russian armies in turn in Warsaw and Budapest. The Brits lose St. Petersburg but survive by the skin of their teeth in Brest and Russia secures the Motherland's hold on the Turkish Peninsula, sailing into Constantinople.

Three automatic disbands, but no retreats required after the Fall turn. We'll move directly into Winter 1906 with the deadline set for Monday, September 17th (11:59 PM GMT).

And oh yes, the German solo proposal has been vetoed and shelved for another day.

Please let me know if you spot any errors. Cheers folks!

Trout

DC104 Invitational A Standard Game Game Started: May 29, 2007



Current Turn: Fall 1906
Next Deadline: Winter 1906 Adjustments Monday, September 17th (11:59 PM GMT)


The Rowdy Cast
Austria: Bruce Ray raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]) England: Steve Lytton stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]) France: Felix Kam Chung felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]) Germany: Mike Sims mike(at)jenningstech.com ([email]mike(at)jenningstech.com[/email]) Italy: Kevin O'Kelly kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email]) Russia: Mikael Johannsen m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]) Turkey: Erik Swiatek swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email])


Humble GM: Former Trout former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])

CURRENT SEASON:


FALL 1906 EOG PROPOSAL:
German Solo Proposal - FAILS


FALL 1906 FRENCH PRESS:
LONG LIVE SCRUFFY, SHELLAC AND THE STAR!!!


FALL 1906 ORDERS:


GERMANY:
A Ven S Rom [CUT by ADR] A Rom S Ven [DISBANDED by APU 3:1] A Tus S Ven OK A Vie S Tri-Bud OK A Gal-Ukr [DEFEATED by MOS 2:1] A Pru-War OK A Sil S Pru-War OK A Lvn-Mos [BOUNCE with WAR 1:1] F GoB-StP(sc) OK F ENG-IRI OK F NTH-ENG OK F Bel-Pic OK A Yor-Wal OK

ITALY:
Adr - Ven [BOUNCE with VEN 1:1] Apu - Rom OK Nap S Apu - Rom OK

RUSSIA:
A Mos --> Ukr OK A War --> Mos [BOUNCE with LVN 1:1; DISBANDED by PRU 2:1] A Rum S A Mos --> Ukr OK A Ser S A Bud [CUT by ALB] A Bud S A Tri --> Vie [DISBANDED by TRI 2:1] F Bla --> Con OK A Ank S F Bla --> Con OK

TURKEY:
F ION -> Alb [BOUNCE with ALB 1:1] F AEG -> ION [BOUNCE with ION 1:1] A Gre S Russian A Ser Hold OK

AUSTRIA:
Albania - Serbia [BOUNCE with SER 1:1] Trieste - Budapest OK

ENGLAND:
F bre s french f wmed - map [GM NOTE: INTERPRETED AS MAO] VOID (No Such Order)

FRANCE:
F TYN S ITALIAN A APU-ROM OK f mao-bre [BOUNCE with BRE 1:1] a spa-mar OK f wes-tys [BOUNCE with TYN 1:1] f tun-ion [BOUNCE with ION 1:1]



EARLY WINTER 06 RETREATS:
German Army Rome is Automatically Disbanded
Russian Army Warsaw is Automatically Disbanded
Russian Army Budapest is Automatically Disbanded




WINTER 06 ADJUSTMENTS:
GERMANY: BUILDS 3 ITALY: DISBANDS 1 RUSSIA: BUILDS 2 TURKEY: DISBANDS 1 AUSTRIA: No Adjustments ENGLAND: No Adjustments FRANCE: No Adjustments



UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN
------------------------------


GERMANY:
13 Supply Centers - Mun, Kie, Ber, Bel, Hol, Den, Swe, Mar, Lon, Edi, Ven, Nwy, Lvp GAIN: Stp, War, Vie 8 Armies - Tus, Yor, Ven, Vie, Gal, Lvn, Sil, War LOSE: Mar 4 Fleets - Iri, Pic, Eng, Stp(sc) BUILDS 3

ITALY:
3 Supply Centers - Nap, Rom, Gre GAIN: 1 Army - Rom LOSE: Gre 2 Fleets - Nap, Adr DISBANDS 1

RUSSIA:
7 Supply Centers - Mos, War, Sev, Rum, Bul, Ser, Bud GAIN: Ank, Con 4 Armies - Ser, Rum, Ank, Ukr LOSE: War, Bud 1 Fleet - Con BUILDS 2

TURKEY:
3 Supply Centers - Ank, Con, Smy GAIN: Gre 1 Army - Gre LOSE: Ank, Con 2 Fleets - Aeg, Ion DISBANDS 1

AUSTRIA:
2 Supply Centers - Tri, Vie GAIN: Bud 2 Armies - Alb, Bud LOSE: Vie 0 Fleets


ENGLAND:
1 Supply Center - Stp GAIN: Bre 0 Armies LOSE: Stp 1 Fleet - Bre


FRANCE:
5 Supply Centers - Par, Bre, Spa, Tun, Por GAIN: Mar 1 Army - Mar LOSE: Bre 4 Fleets - Tun, Tyn, Wme, Mao


NEXT DEADLINE: WINTER 1906 ADJUSTMENTS DUE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH (11:59 PM GMT)!!

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(Diplomatic Corp) DC104 Invitational- Spring 1906... - former.trout   (Sep 13, 2007, 12:30 pm)
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Date: Sep 4, 2007 7:38 PM
Subject: (Diplomatic Corp) DC104 Invitational- Spring 1906 - Miracle
To: DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com ([email]DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com[/email])
Cc: Bruce Ray <raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email])>, Erik Swiatek <swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email])>, Felix Kamchung <felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email])>, Kevin O'Kelly < kevinokelly(at)gmail.com ([email]kevinokelly(at)gmail.com[/email])>, Kevin O'Kelly <kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email])>, Mikael Johannsen <m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email])>, Mike Sims < mike(at)southwall.com ([email]mike(at)southwall.com[/email])>, Steve Lytton <stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email])>, Thomas Fletcher <tfletch33(at)yahoo.com ([email]tfletch33(at)yahoo.com[/email])>



Good news and bad news greeted Dmitri Ivanovitch that morning. Reviewing the latest intelligence reports at his desk in Moscow, he piled the good items on his right and the bad on the left. This day was a good one – the piles seemed evenly split.
Good – the surprise convoy attack on the Turkish in Ankara had gone off without a hitch. With most of their force occupying Greece, it was doubtful that the Sultan would be able to recover.
Bad – the Germans had steamed full-bore into the Gulf of Bothnia. It looked as though St. Petersburg, stolen from Russian control by the hapless British, was at risk.
Good – their Italian allies had ventured into Trieste and prevented the Habsburgs from supporting a German attack on Budapest
Bad – the French still seemed to be defying common sense and aiding the Germans dismantle Italy.
In all, the intelligence reports seemed to split into two patterns. Either there was good news concerning the Russian attempts to unify Europe against German aggression – or there was the bad news concerning other powers that seemed to be doing all they could to aid and abet the Kaiser.
Still – the news was evenly mixed. The piles were even… It was a good day for Dmitri Ivanovitch. ---------------------------------------------------------

The German wave sweeps closer to victory in Spring 06 as the Kaiser's forces storm into Rome and Vienna and threaten many more centers for the Fall. France continues to cast Paris' lot with Berlin, and Turkey convoys to Greece even as Russia convoys to Ankara.

No retreats required, so unless any mistakes or errors are spotted we'll move directly into Fall 1906. I'm tentatively setting the Fall deadline for Monday, September 10th (11:59 PM GMT.) However, one of our member is on vacation from the 6th to the 13th - so if he requests me to adjust the deadline I will do so.

Cheers folks,

Trout

DC104 Invitational A Standard Game Game Started: May 29, 2007



Current Turn: Spring 1906
Next Deadline: Fall 1906 Orders Monday, September 10th (11:59 PM GMT)


The Rowdy Cast
Austria: Bruce Ray raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]) England: Steve Lytton stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]) France: Felix Kam Chung felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]) Germany: Mike Sims mike(at)jenningstech.com ([email]mike(at)jenningstech.com[/email]) Italy: Kevin O'Kelly kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email]) Russia: Mikael Johannsen m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]) Turkey: Erik Swiatek swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email])


Humble GM: Former Trout former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])

CURRENT SEASON:


SPRING 1906 EOG PROPOSAL:
German Solo Proposal - FAILS


SPRING 1906 FRENCH PRESS:
Til death do us part.....good bye penguin!


SPRING 1906 ORDERS:


ITALY:
A Rom - Apu OK F Nap S Rom - Apu [CUT by TYN] F Adr - Tri [BOUNCE with TRI 1:1]

RUSSIA:
A Mos S A War OK A War H OK A Ukr --> Rum OK A Rum --> Ank OK F Bla C A Rum --> Ank OK A Bud S A Ser [CUT by GAL] A Ser S A Bud [CUT by ALB]

TURKEY:
F ION S A Smy -> Gre [CUT by TUN] F AEG C A Smy -> Gre OK A Smy -> Gre OK

AUSTRIA:
Tri s Gal - Bud [CUT by ADR] Alb - Ser [BOUNCE with SER 1:1] Evil Sims - Solo VERY POSSIBLE Felix - Earth NOT LIKELY Kevin - Damnation RERUNS OF A SIMPLE LIFE??

ENGLAND:
Fleet Eng - Bre OK

FRANCE:
f bre-mao OK f mao-wes OK f tys-nap [BOUNCE with NAP 1:1] f tun-ion [BOUNCE with ION 1:1] a por-spa OK

GERMANY:
A Ven-Rom OK A Tus S Ven-Rom OK A Apu-Ven OK A Boh-Vie OK A Gal-Bud [BOUNCE with BUD 1:1] A Ber-Pru OK A Mun-Sil OK A Lvn-War [BOUNCE with WAR 1:2] F Swe-GOB OK F Nwy-NTH OK F NTH-Bel OK F Wal-ENG OK A Lpl-York OK





UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN
------------------------------


ITALY:
3 Supply Centers - Nap, Rom, Gre
1 Army - Apu
2 Fleets - Nap, Adr


RUSSIA:
7 Supply Centers - Mos, War, Sev, Rum, Bul, Ser, Bud
6 Armies - Bud, Ser, War, Rum, Ank, Mos
1 Fleet - Bla


TURKEY:
3 Supply Centers - Ank, Con, Smy
1 Army - Gre
2 Fleets - Aeg, Ion


AUSTRIA:
2 Supply Centers - Tri, Vie
2 Armies - Alb, Tri
0 Fleets


ENGLAND:
1 Supply Center - Stp
0 Armies
1 Fleet - Bre


FRANCE:
5 Supply Centers - Par, Bre, Spa, Tun, Por
1 Army - Spa
4 Fleets - Tun, Tyn, Wme, Mao


GERMANY:
13 Supply Centers - Mun, Kie, Ber, Bel, Hol, Den, Swe, Mar, Lon, Edi, Ven, Nwy, Lvp
9 Armies - Rom, Tus, Yor, Ven, Vie, Gal, Lvn, Sil, Pru
4 Fleets - Eng, Bel, Nth, Gob

NEXT DEADLINE: FALL 1906 ORDERS DUE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH (11:59 PM GMT)!!




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DC104 Invitational - Fall 1908 - Forever For Her (... - test_gm   (Sep 13, 2007, 12:00 am)
Congrats to Sims!!Kingmaking is soooo fashionable
I will save my eog as a response to Sims EOG


On Oct 12, 2007, at 5:41 PM, Former Trout wrote:

Deep within the bomb-proof walls of an undisclosed location in southern Europe, the leaders of the unoccupied territories gathered.  The walls shook as explosions rocked the ground above them - dust sifting from the ceiling with each bone-jarring thump to collect on the ground.

The Tsar pointed at the map spread on the table before them.  "Nyet, comrades.  This cannot be!"  His finger hovered above the black dot that represented Vienna, as if somehow he could change it back from black to red.

The pink-clad Austrian before him grimaced.  "Unfortunately, its true.  The attack from Tyrolia was too much for us to hold."

"But can they really be at nineteen supply centers?"  The Italian questioned - his voice cracking.

The Sultan smirked.  "Their gains came in the west, from France, not from our Eastern centers."  He sat in his chair quietly smoking his hookah and trying to ignore the sounds of the war above them.  "We might as well all be waving white flags."

At that moment, the door opened and the French President walked in.  His wardrobe consisted of shining white garments, from his stylish coat to his burnished shoes.  A white beret topped his smiling face.  Whistling to himself, he stopped as he suddenly noticed that the other four men were glaring at him.  "What?" he asked.  "Something I said?"

------------------------------

And with France, so goes the board.  Congratulations to Mike Sims for a sweeping 19 center German solo victory in DC-104.  Finessing his way back into Vienna, the German also storms into Marseilles and Spain to seal the deal.  And with that, the first round of the Invitational comes to a close.

There was one retreat required from Spain, but it had only the Gulf of Lyons to go to.  But of course, that is purely window-dressing with the game resolved.  My thanks to all you players who made this game a very memorable one.

EOG's are, of course, extremely welcome.  I would greatly look forward to what all of you have to say about this crazy game of ours.  It's been an honour being the GM for this - my hat is off to all of you.

As always, please let me know if I've made a mistake at all in the adjudication.  For those who keep track of these things, the last few Subject Headers came from the great White Stripes album "Get Thee Behind Me Satan."

Cheers!  (And congratulations once again to Mike..)

Trout

DC104InvitationalA Standard GameGame Started:May 29, 2007



Current Turn:Fall 1908
GAME RESULT:GERMAN SOLO - FALL 1908


The Rowdy Cast
Austria:Bruce Rayraybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email])England:Steve Lyttonstevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email])France:Felix Kam Chungfelixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email])Germany:Mike Simsmike(at)jenningstech.com ([email]mike(at)jenningstech.com[/email])Italy:Kevin O'Kellykodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email])Russia:Mikael Johannsenm_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email])Turkey:Erik Swiatekswiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email])


Humble GM:Former Troutformer.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])

CURRENT SEASON:


FALL 1908 ORDERS:


TURKEY:
F ION C A Gre -> ApuOKA Gre -> ApuOK

AUSTRIA:
Vie s Tri - Tyrolia[DISBANDED by TYL 2:1]Bud s Vie[CUT by GAL]

FRANCE:
Spa, sc s Por[DISLODGED by MAO 2:1]Por HOKNap - RomOKTyn Sea - West MedOKTun - N. AfrOK

GERMANY:
A Gas S MAO-Spa(sc)OKF MAO-Spa(sc)OKF ENG-BreOKF NAT-MAOOKF Nwy-NWGOKF Hol-NTHOKA Bur-MarOKA Mun-SilOKA Tyr-VieOKA Boh S Tyr-VieOKA Gal-Bud[BOUNCE with BUD 1:1;  DISBANDED by UKR 2:1]A Sil-WarOKA War-UkrOKA Mos S War-UkrOKA StP S MosOKA Tus-Ven[BOUNCE with VEN 2:2]A Pie S Tus-VenOK

ITALY:
a ven s triVOID (Unit Ordered to Move)f adr s venOK

RUSSIA:
Tri - TyrOKSer - TriOKSev - Ukr[DEFEATED by WAR 2:1]Arm - Sev[BOUNCE with SEV 1:1]Ukr - GalOKRum s Ukr - GalOK

EARLY WINTER 1908 RETREATS:
Austrian A Vienna is Automatically Disbanded
French F Spain(sc) is Auto-Retreated to Gulf of Lyons
German A Galicia is Automatically Disbanded


WINTER 1908 ADJUSTMENTS:
Turkey:No AdjustmentsAustria:No AdjustmentsFranceVery HappyISBANDS 2Germany:BUILDS 3Italy:No AdjustmentsRussia:BUILDS 1



UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN
------------------------------


TURKEY:
2 Supply Centers - Smy, GreGAIN:1 Army - ApuLOSE:1 Fleet - Ion


AUSTRIA:
2 Supply Centers - Tri, BudGAIN:1 Army - BudLOSE:  Tri0 Fleets


FRANCE:
5 Supply Centers - Spa, Tun, Por, Mar, RomGAIN:1 Army - PorLOSE:  Mar, Spa4 Fleets - Rom, Wme, Naf, GolDISBANDS 2

GERMANY:
17 Supply Centers - Mun, Kie, Ber, Bel, Hol, Den, Swe, Lon, Edi, Nwy, Lvp, Stp, War, VieGAIN:  Mar, Spa  Par, Bre, MosLOSE:11 Armies - Tus, Gas, Pie, Stp, Ukr, Mos, Mar, Vie, War, Sil, BohBUILDS 35 Fleets - Mao, Spa(sc), Bre, Nwg, Nth


ITALY:
2 Supply Centers - Nap, VenGAIN:1 Army - VenLOSE:1 Fleet - Adr


RUSSIA:
6 Supply Centers - Sev, Rum, Bul, Ser, Ank, ConGAIN:  Tri6 Armies - Tri, Ser, Arm, Rum, Sev, UkrLOSE:0 Fleets -  BUILDS 1

ENGLAND - ELIMINATED 1907



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DC104 - Fall 1908 Deadline Reminder - test_gm   (Sep 13, 2007, 12:00 am)
In a message dated 10/12/2007 2:49:37 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, former.trout(at)gmail.com writes:

I've got six sets of orders for six players. Have I mentioned that you guys are good?



Timely, perhaps, but not good.



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DC104 - Fall 1908 Deadline Reminder - test_gm   (Sep 13, 2007, 12:00 am)
Hi you crazy Invitational-ers...

I've got six sets of orders for six players. Have I mentioned that you guys are good?

At any rate, if there are any order changes the deadline for Fall 1908 falls in just over 17 hours. Will the evil forces of Germany storm the board or will the rebel alliance band together once more to stick a plunger in it? We'll soon find out..

Cheers!

Trout

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DC104 Invitational - Summer 1908 - Little Ghost - test_gm   (Sep 13, 2007, 12:00 am)
Good grief...

Did you get their numbers? =)

The always hopeful Trout

On 10/8/07, Raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]Raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]) <Raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]Raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email])> wrote:

In a message dated 10/8/2007 1:39:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, tfletch33(at)yahoo.com ([email]tfletch33(at)yahoo.com[/email]) writes:
[quote:574bad643a] Caribou is way too sophisticated for our neighbors to the East. Try Scottish style cooking--deep fried Snicker and Thrice fried hashbrowns with fatback and boiled peas...

At least they serve ice cold Kokanees...huge plus.



I climbed a peak called Hoodoos in Kotenei in BC with a couple of women from Edmonton and picnicked atop with what they represented as Canadian delicacies: fried cheese (I think it was Velveeta), boiled (yes boiled) steak, medium boiled eggs and Twinkies--with everything but the Twinkies dipped in miracle Whip. Although it was FAR better than the deep fried Snickers you get at the Indiana state fair, the corn dogs at the Nebraska state fair and the shrimp and peanut butter sandwiches (on white bread) at Big Blow's in Hardeeville, SC.



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DC104 Invitational - Fall 1908 - Forever For Her (... - test_gm   (Sep 13, 2007, 12:00 am)
OOOPS
AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR TROUT FOR A WELL HOSTED GAME!!

F


On Oct 12, 2007, at 5:41 PM, Former Trout wrote:

Deep within the bomb-proof walls of an undisclosed location in southern Europe, the leaders of the unoccupied territories gathered.  The walls shook as explosions rocked the ground above them - dust sifting from the ceiling with each bone-jarring thump to collect on the ground.

The Tsar pointed at the map spread on the table before them.  "Nyet, comrades.  This cannot be!"  His finger hovered above the black dot that represented Vienna, as if somehow he could change it back from black to red.

The pink-clad Austrian before him grimaced.  "Unfortunately, its true.  The attack from Tyrolia was too much for us to hold."

"But can they really be at nineteen supply centers?"  The Italian questioned - his voice cracking.

The Sultan smirked.  "Their gains came in the west, from France, not from our Eastern centers."  He sat in his chair quietly smoking his hookah and trying to ignore the sounds of the war above them.  "We might as well all be waving white flags."

At that moment, the door opened and the French President walked in.  His wardrobe consisted of shining white garments, from his stylish coat to his burnished shoes.  A white beret topped his smiling face.  Whistling to himself, he stopped as he suddenly noticed that the other four men were glaring at him.  "What?" he asked.  "Something I said?"

------------------------------

And with France, so goes the board.  Congratulations to Mike Sims for a sweeping 19 center German solo victory in DC-104.  Finessing his way back into Vienna, the German also storms into Marseilles and Spain to seal the deal.  And with that, the first round of the Invitational comes to a close.

There was one retreat required from Spain, but it had only the Gulf of Lyons to go to.  But of course, that is purely window-dressing with the game resolved.  My thanks to all you players who made this game a very memorable one.

EOG's are, of course, extremely welcome.  I would greatly look forward to what all of you have to say about this crazy game of ours.  It's been an honour being the GM for this - my hat is off to all of you.

As always, please let me know if I've made a mistake at all in the adjudication.  For those who keep track of these things, the last few Subject Headers came from the great White Stripes album "Get Thee Behind Me Satan."

Cheers!  (And congratulations once again to Mike..)

Trout

DC104InvitationalA Standard GameGame Started:May 29, 2007



Current Turn:Fall 1908
GAME RESULT:GERMAN SOLO - FALL 1908


The Rowdy Cast
Austria:Bruce Rayraybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email])England:Steve Lyttonstevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email])France:Felix Kam Chungfelixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email])Germany:Mike Simsmike(at)jenningstech.com ([email]mike(at)jenningstech.com[/email])Italy:Kevin O'Kellykodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email])Russia:Mikael Johannsenm_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email])Turkey:Erik Swiatekswiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email])


Humble GM:Former Troutformer.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])

CURRENT SEASON:


FALL 1908 ORDERS:


TURKEY:
F ION C A Gre -> ApuOKA Gre -> ApuOK

AUSTRIA:
Vie s Tri - Tyrolia[DISBANDED by TYL 2:1]Bud s Vie[CUT by GAL]

FRANCE:
Spa, sc s Por[DISLODGED by MAO 2:1]Por HOKNap - RomOKTyn Sea - West MedOKTun - N. AfrOK

GERMANY:
A Gas S MAO-Spa(sc)OKF MAO-Spa(sc)OKF ENG-BreOKF NAT-MAOOKF Nwy-NWGOKF Hol-NTHOKA Bur-MarOKA Mun-SilOKA Tyr-VieOKA Boh S Tyr-VieOKA Gal-Bud[BOUNCE with BUD 1:1;  DISBANDED by UKR 2:1]A Sil-WarOKA War-UkrOKA Mos S War-UkrOKA StP S MosOKA Tus-Ven[BOUNCE with VEN 2:2]A Pie S Tus-VenOK

ITALY:
a ven s triVOID (Unit Ordered to Move)f adr s venOK

RUSSIA:
Tri - TyrOKSer - TriOKSev - Ukr[DEFEATED by WAR 2:1]Arm - Sev[BOUNCE with SEV 1:1]Ukr - GalOKRum s Ukr - GalOK

EARLY WINTER 1908 RETREATS:
Austrian A Vienna is Automatically Disbanded
French F Spain(sc) is Auto-Retreated to Gulf of Lyons
German A Galicia is Automatically Disbanded


WINTER 1908 ADJUSTMENTS:
Turkey:No AdjustmentsAustria:No AdjustmentsFranceVery HappyISBANDS 2Germany:BUILDS 3Italy:No AdjustmentsRussia:BUILDS 1



UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN
------------------------------


TURKEY:
2 Supply Centers - Smy, GreGAIN:1 Army - ApuLOSE:1 Fleet - Ion


AUSTRIA:
2 Supply Centers - Tri, BudGAIN:1 Army - BudLOSE:  Tri0 Fleets


FRANCE:
5 Supply Centers - Spa, Tun, Por, Mar, RomGAIN:1 Army - PorLOSE:  Mar, Spa4 Fleets - Rom, Wme, Naf, GolDISBANDS 2

GERMANY:
17 Supply Centers - Mun, Kie, Ber, Bel, Hol, Den, Swe, Lon, Edi, Nwy, Lvp, Stp, War, VieGAIN:  Mar, Spa  Par, Bre, MosLOSE:11 Armies - Tus, Gas, Pie, Stp, Ukr, Mos, Mar, Vie, War, Sil, BohBUILDS 35 Fleets - Mao, Spa(sc), Bre, Nwg, Nth


ITALY:
2 Supply Centers - Nap, VenGAIN:1 Army - VenLOSE:1 Fleet - Adr


RUSSIA:
6 Supply Centers - Sev, Rum, Bul, Ser, Ank, ConGAIN:  Tri6 Armies - Tri, Ser, Arm, Rum, Sev, UkrLOSE:0 Fleets -  BUILDS 1

ENGLAND - ELIMINATED 1907



190019011902190319041905190619071908AUSTRIA357632221ENGLAND344431100FRANCE343345553GERMANY36791113151719ITALY356543222RUSSIA464467767TURKEY343333222










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DC104 Invitational - Fall 1908 - Forever For Her (... - test_gm   (Sep 13, 2007, 12:00 am)
Gentlemen.

Round 2 is likely to kick off within the next week or so. There are a few adminstrative issues that need to be run before that
starts though.

Firstly, i need the players to confirm to me, if they are able to play in the second round of the competition.

Could i have yes or no confirmations asap please?

The game/variant for round 2 will be selected by voting on it. Once you have voted, you
are 'effectively' locked into the game and will score a CD if you choose not to play
based on the variant.

At this stage, I am waiting to hear from :-

Mike
Ray
Felix
Mikael
Eric
Kevin.



Stephen
aka Deathblade_penguin
www.diplomaticcorp.com

(Ps Vote for Marisa Tomei)


Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:41:08 -0600
From: former.trout(at)gmail.com
To: DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com; DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com
Subject: DC104 Invitational - Fall 1908 - Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)
CC: raybrucea(at)aol.com; swiatek(at)ruc.dk; felixkamchung(at)mac.com; kevinokelly(at)gmail.com; kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com; mike(at)southwall.com; stevelytton(at)hotmail.com; tfletch33(at)yahoo.com

Deep within the bomb-proof walls of an undisclosed location in southern Europe, the leaders of the unoccupied territories gathered. The walls shook as explosions rocked the ground above them - dust sifting from the ceiling with each bone-jarring thump to collect on the ground.

The Tsar pointed at the map spread on the table before them. "Nyet, comrades. This cannot be!" His finger hovered above the black dot that represented Vienna, as if somehow he could change it back from black to red.

The pink-clad Austrian before him grimaced. "Unfortunately, its true. The attack from Tyrolia was too much for us to hold."

"But can they really be at nineteen supply centers?" The Italian questioned - his voice cracking.

The Sultan smirked. "Their gains came in the west, from France, not from our Eastern centers." He sat in his chair quietly smoking his hookah and trying to ignore the sounds of the war above them. "We might as well all be waving white flags."

At that moment, the door opened and the French President walked in. His wardrobe consisted of shining white garments, from his stylish coat to his burnished shoes. A white beret topped his smiling face. Whistling to himself, he stopped as he suddenly noticed that the other four men were glaring at him. "What?" he asked. "Something I said?"

------------------------------

And with France, so goes the board. Congratulations to Mike Sims for a sweeping 19 center German solo victory in DC-104. Finessing his way back into Vienna, the German also storms into Marseilles and Spain to seal the deal. And with that, the first round of the Invitational comes to a close.

There was one retreat required from Spain, but it had only the Gulf of Lyons to go to. But of course, that is purely window-dressing with the game resolved. My thanks to all you players who made this game a very memorable one.

EOG's are, of course, extremely welcome. I would greatly look forward to what all of you have to say about this crazy game of ours. It's been an honour being the GM for this - my hat is off to all of you.

As always, please let me know if I've made a mistake at all in the adjudication. For those who keep track of these things, the last few Subject Headers came from the great White Stripes album "Get Thee Behind Me Satan."

Cheers! (And congratulations once again to Mike..)

Trout

DC104 Invitational A Standard Game Game Started: May 29, 2007



Current Turn: Fall 1908
GAME RESULT: GERMAN SOLO - FALL 1908


The Rowdy Cast
Austria: Bruce Ray raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]) England: Steve Lytton stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]) France: Felix Kam Chung felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]) Germany: Mike Sims mike(at)jenningstech.com ([email]mike(at)jenningstech.com[/email]) Italy: Kevin O'Kelly kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email]) Russia: Mikael Johannsen m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]) Turkey: Erik Swiatek swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email])


Humble GM: Former Trout former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])

CURRENT SEASON:


FALL 1908 ORDERS:


TURKEY:
F ION C A Gre -> Apu OK A Gre -> Apu OK

AUSTRIA:
Vie s Tri - Tyrolia [DISBANDED by TYL 2:1] Bud s Vie [CUT by GAL]

FRANCE:
Spa, sc s Por [DISLODGED by MAO 2:1] Por H OK Nap - Rom OK Tyn Sea - West Med OK Tun - N. Afr OK

GERMANY:
A Gas S MAO-Spa(sc) OK F MAO-Spa(sc) OK F ENG-Bre OK F NAT-MAO OK F Nwy-NWG OK F Hol-NTH OK A Bur-Mar OK A Mun-Sil OK A Tyr-Vie OK A Boh S Tyr-Vie OK A Gal-Bud [BOUNCE with BUD 1:1; DISBANDED by UKR 2:1] A Sil-War OK A War-Ukr OK A Mos S War-Ukr OK A StP S Mos OK A Tus-Ven [BOUNCE with VEN 2:2] A Pie S Tus-Ven OK

ITALY:
a ven s tri VOID (Unit Ordered to Move) f adr s ven OK

RUSSIA:
Tri - Tyr OK Ser - Tri OK Sev - Ukr [DEFEATED by WAR 2:1] Arm - Sev [BOUNCE with SEV 1:1] Ukr - Gal OK Rum s Ukr - Gal OK

EARLY WINTER 1908 RETREATS:
Austrian A Vienna is Automatically Disbanded
French F Spain(sc) is Auto-Retreated to Gulf of Lyons
German A Galicia is Automatically Disbanded


WINTER 1908 ADJUSTMENTS:
Turkey: No Adjustments Austria: No Adjustments France: DISBANDS 2 Germany: BUILDS 3 Italy: No Adjustments Russia: BUILDS 1



UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN
------------------------------


TURKEY:
2 Supply Centers - Smy, Gre GAIN: 1 Army - Apu LOSE: 1 Fleet - Ion


AUSTRIA:
2 Supply Centers - Tri, Bud GAIN: 1 Army - Bud LOSE: Tri 0 Fleets


FRANCE:
5 Supply Centers - Spa, Tun, Por, Mar, Rom GAIN: 1 Army - Por LOSE: Mar, Spa 4 Fleets - Rom, Wme, Naf, Gol DISBANDS 2

GERMANY:
17 Supply Centers - Mun, Kie, Ber, Bel, Hol, Den, Swe, Lon, Edi, Nwy, Lvp, Stp, War, Vie GAIN: Mar, Spa Par, Bre, Mos LOSE: 11 Armies - Tus, Gas, Pie, Stp, Ukr, Mos, Mar, Vie, War, Sil, Boh BUILDS 3 5 Fleets - Mao, Spa(sc), Bre, Nwg, Nth


ITALY:
2 Supply Centers - Nap, Ven GAIN: 1 Army - Ven LOSE: 1 Fleet - Adr


RUSSIA:
6 Supply Centers - Sev, Rum, Bul, Ser, Ank, Con GAIN: Tri 6 Armies - Tri, Ser, Arm, Rum, Sev, Ukr LOSE: 0 Fleets - BUILDS 1

ENGLAND - ELIMINATED 1907



1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 AUSTRIA 3 5 7 6 3 2 2 2 1 ENGLAND 3 4 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 FRANCE 3 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 GERMANY 3 6 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 ITALY 3 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 RUSSIA 4 6 4 4 6 7 7 6 7 TURKEY 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2










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DC104 Invitational - Fall 1908 - Forever For Her (... - test_gm   (Sep 13, 2007, 12:00 am)
Deep within the bomb-proof walls of an undisclosed location in southern Europe, the leaders of the unoccupied territories gathered. The walls shook as explosions rocked the ground above them - dust sifting from the ceiling with each bone-jarring thump to collect on the ground.

The Tsar pointed at the map spread on the table before them. "Nyet, comrades. This cannot be!" His finger hovered above the black dot that represented Vienna, as if somehow he could change it back from black to red.

The pink-clad Austrian before him grimaced. "Unfortunately, its true. The attack from Tyrolia was too much for us to hold."

"But can they really be at nineteen supply centers?" The Italian questioned - his voice cracking.

The Sultan smirked. "Their gains came in the west, from France, not from our Eastern centers." He sat in his chair quietly smoking his hookah and trying to ignore the sounds of the war above them. "We might as well all be waving white flags."

At that moment, the door opened and the French President walked in. His wardrobe consisted of shining white garments, from his stylish coat to his burnished shoes. A white beret topped his smiling face. Whistling to himself, he stopped as he suddenly noticed that the other four men were glaring at him. "What?" he asked. "Something I said?"

------------------------------

And with France, so goes the board. Congratulations to Mike Sims for a sweeping 19 center German solo victory in DC-104. Finessing his way back into Vienna, the German also storms into Marseilles and Spain to seal the deal. And with that, the first round of the Invitational comes to a close.

There was one retreat required from Spain, but it had only the Gulf of Lyons to go to. But of course, that is purely window-dressing with the game resolved. My thanks to all you players who made this game a very memorable one.

EOG's are, of course, extremely welcome. I would greatly look forward to what all of you have to say about this crazy game of ours. It's been an honour being the GM for this - my hat is off to all of you.

As always, please let me know if I've made a mistake at all in the adjudication. For those who keep track of these things, the last few Subject Headers came from the great White Stripes album "Get Thee Behind Me Satan."

Cheers! (And congratulations once again to Mike..)

Trout

DC104 Invitational A Standard Game Game Started: May 29, 2007



Current Turn: Fall 1908
GAME RESULT: GERMAN SOLO - FALL 1908


The Rowdy Cast
Austria: Bruce Ray raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]) England: Steve Lytton stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]) France: Felix Kam Chung felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]) Germany: Mike Sims mike(at)jenningstech.com ([email]mike(at)jenningstech.com[/email]) Italy: Kevin O'Kelly kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email]) Russia: Mikael Johannsen m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]) Turkey: Erik Swiatek swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email])


Humble GM: Former Trout former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])

CURRENT SEASON:


FALL 1908 ORDERS:


TURKEY:
F ION C A Gre -> Apu OK A Gre -> Apu OK

AUSTRIA:
Vie s Tri - Tyrolia [DISBANDED by TYL 2:1] Bud s Vie [CUT by GAL]

FRANCE:
Spa, sc s Por [DISLODGED by MAO 2:1] Por H OK Nap - Rom OK Tyn Sea - West Med OK Tun - N. Afr OK

GERMANY:
A Gas S MAO-Spa(sc) OK F MAO-Spa(sc) OK F ENG-Bre OK F NAT-MAO OK F Nwy-NWG OK F Hol-NTH OK A Bur-Mar OK A Mun-Sil OK A Tyr-Vie OK A Boh S Tyr-Vie OK A Gal-Bud [BOUNCE with BUD 1:1; DISBANDED by UKR 2:1] A Sil-War OK A War-Ukr OK A Mos S War-Ukr OK A StP S Mos OK A Tus-Ven [BOUNCE with VEN 2:2] A Pie S Tus-Ven OK

ITALY:
a ven s tri VOID (Unit Ordered to Move) f adr s ven OK

RUSSIA:
Tri - Tyr OK Ser - Tri OK Sev - Ukr [DEFEATED by WAR 2:1] Arm - Sev [BOUNCE with SEV 1:1] Ukr - Gal OK Rum s Ukr - Gal OK

EARLY WINTER 1908 RETREATS:
Austrian A Vienna is Automatically Disbanded
French F Spain(sc) is Auto-Retreated to Gulf of Lyons
German A Galicia is Automatically Disbanded


WINTER 1908 ADJUSTMENTS:
Turkey: No Adjustments Austria: No Adjustments France: DISBANDS 2 Germany: BUILDS 3 Italy: No Adjustments Russia: BUILDS 1



UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN
------------------------------


TURKEY:
2 Supply Centers - Smy, Gre GAIN: 1 Army - Apu LOSE: 1 Fleet - Ion


AUSTRIA:
2 Supply Centers - Tri, Bud GAIN: 1 Army - Bud LOSE: Tri 0 Fleets


FRANCE:
5 Supply Centers - Spa, Tun, Por, Mar, Rom GAIN: 1 Army - Por LOSE: Mar, Spa 4 Fleets - Rom, Wme, Naf, Gol DISBANDS 2

GERMANY:
17 Supply Centers - Mun, Kie, Ber, Bel, Hol, Den, Swe, Lon, Edi, Nwy, Lvp, Stp, War, Vie GAIN: Mar, Spa Par, Bre, Mos LOSE: 11 Armies - Tus, Gas, Pie, Stp, Ukr, Mos, Mar, Vie, War, Sil, Boh BUILDS 3 5 Fleets - Mao, Spa(sc), Bre, Nwg, Nth


ITALY:
2 Supply Centers - Nap, Ven GAIN: 1 Army - Ven LOSE: 1 Fleet - Adr


RUSSIA:
6 Supply Centers - Sev, Rum, Bul, Ser, Ank, Con GAIN: Tri 6 Armies - Tri, Ser, Arm, Rum, Sev, Ukr LOSE: 0 Fleets - BUILDS 1

ENGLAND - ELIMINATED 1907



1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 AUSTRIA 3 5 7 6 3 2 2 2 1 ENGLAND 3 4 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 FRANCE 3 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 GERMANY 3 6 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 ITALY 3 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 RUSSIA 4 6 4 4 6 7 7 6 7 TURKEY 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2

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DC104 Invitational - Fall 1908 - Forever For Her (... - test_gm   (Sep 13, 2007, 12:00 am)
confirmed
On Oct 12, 2007, at 7:21 PM, Stephen Lytton wrote:

Gentlemen. Round 2 is likely to kick off within the next week or so. There are a few adminstrative issues that need to be run before thatstarts though. Firstly, i need the players to confirm to me, if they are able to play in the second round of the competition. Could i have yes or no confirmations asap please? The game/variant for round 2 will be selected by voting on it. Once you have voted, youare 'effectively' locked into the game and will score a CD if you choose not to playbased on the variant. At this stage, I am waiting to hear from :- MikeRayFelixMikaelEricKevin. Stephen aka Deathblade_penguin www.diplomaticcorp.com
(Ps Vote for Marisa Tomei)
[quote:0e94cc3e87]Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:41:08 -0600From: former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])To: DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com ([email]DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com[/email]); DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com ([email]DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com[/email])Subject: DC104 Invitational - Fall 1908 - Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)CC: raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]); swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email]); felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]); kevinokelly(at)gmail.com ([email]kevinokelly(at)gmail.com[/email]); kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email]); m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]); mike(at)southwall.com ([email]mike(at)southwall.com[/email]); stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]); tfletch33(at)yahoo.com ([email]tfletch33(at)yahoo.com[/email])Deep within the bomb-proof walls of an undisclosed location in southern Europe, the leaders of the unoccupied territories gathered.  The walls shook as explosions rocked the ground above them - dust sifting from the ceiling with each bone-jarring thump to collect on the ground. The Tsar pointed at the map spread on the table before them.  "Nyet, comrades.  This cannot be!"  His finger hovered above the black dot that represented Vienna, as if somehow he could change it back from black to red. The pink-clad Austrian before him grimaced.  "Unfortunately, its true.  The attack from Tyrolia was too much for us to hold.""But can they really be at nineteen supply centers?"  The Italian questioned - his voice cracking. The Sultan smirked.  "Their gains came in the west, from France, not from our Eastern centers."  He sat in his chair quietly smoking his hookah and trying to ignore the sounds of the war above them.  "We might as well all be waving white flags." At that moment, the door opened and the French President walked in.  His wardrobe consisted of shining white garments, from his stylish coat to his burnished shoes.  A white beret topped his smiling face.  Whistling to himself, he stopped as he suddenly noticed that the other four men were glaring at him.  "What?" he asked.  "Something I said?" ------------------------------And with France, so goes the board.  Congratulations to Mike Sims for a sweeping 19 center German solo victory in DC-104.  Finessing his way back into Vienna, the German also storms into Marseilles and Spain to seal the deal.  And with that, the first round of the Invitational comes to a close. There was one retreat required from Spain, but it had only the Gulf of Lyons to go to.  But of course, that is purely window-dressing with the game resolved.  My thanks to all you players who made this game a very memorable one. EOG's are, of course, extremely welcome.  I would greatly look forward to what all of you have to say about this crazy game of ours.  It's been an honour being the GM for this - my hat is off to all of you. As always, please let me know if I've made a mistake at all in the adjudication.  For those who keep track of these things, the last few Subject Headers came from the great White Stripes album "Get Thee Behind Me Satan." Cheers!  (And congratulations once again to Mike..)TroutDC104InvitationalA Standard GameGame Started:May 29, 2007Current Turn:Fall 1908GAME RESULT:GERMAN SOLO - FALL 1908The Rowdy CastAustria:Bruce Rayraybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email])England:Steve Lyttonstevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email])France:Felix Kam Chungfelixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email])Germany:Mike Simsmike(at)jenningstech.com ([email]mike(at)jenningstech.com[/email])Italy:Kevin O'Kellykodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email])Russia:Mikael Johannsenm_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email])Turkey:Erik Swiatekswiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email])Humble GM:Former Troutformer.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])CURRENT SEASON:FALL 1908 ORDERS:TURKEY:F ION C A Gre -> ApuOKA Gre -> ApuOKAUSTRIA:Vie s Tri - Tyrolia[DISBANDED by TYL 2:1]Bud s Vie[CUT by GAL]FRANCE:Spa, sc s Por[DISLODGED by MAO 2:1]Por HOKNap - RomOKTyn Sea - West MedOKTun - N. AfrOKGERMANY:A Gas S MAO-Spa(sc)OKF MAO-Spa(sc)OKF ENG-BreOKF NAT-MAOOKF Nwy-NWGOKF Hol-NTHOKA Bur-MarOKA Mun-SilOKA Tyr-VieOKA Boh S Tyr-VieOKA Gal-Bud[BOUNCE with BUD 1:1;  DISBANDED by UKR 2:1]A Sil-WarOKA War-UkrOKA Mos S War-UkrOKA StP S MosOKA Tus-Ven[BOUNCE with VEN 2:2]A Pie S Tus-VenOKITALY:a ven s triVOID (Unit Ordered to Move)f adr s venOKRUSSIA:Tri - TyrOKSer - TriOKSev - Ukr[DEFEATED by WAR 2:1]Arm - Sev[BOUNCE with SEV 1:1]Ukr - GalOKRum s Ukr - GalOKEARLY WINTER 1908 RETREATS:Austrian A Vienna is Automatically DisbandedFrench F Spain(sc) is Auto-Retreated to Gulf of LyonsGerman A Galicia is Automatically DisbandedWINTER 1908 ADJUSTMENTS:Turkey:No AdjustmentsAustria:No AdjustmentsFranceVery HappyISBANDS 2Germany:BUILDS 3Italy:No AdjustmentsRussia:BUILDS 1UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN------------------------------TURKEY:2 Supply Centers - Smy, GreGAIN:1 Army - ApuLOSE:1 Fleet - IonAUSTRIA:2 Supply Centers - Tri, BudGAIN:1 Army - BudLOSE:  Tri0 FleetsFRANCE:5 Supply Centers - Spa, Tun, Por, Mar, RomGAIN:1 Army - PorLOSE:  Mar, Spa4 Fleets - Rom, Wme, Naf, GolDISBANDS 2GERMANY:17 Supply Centers - Mun, Kie, Ber, Bel, Hol, Den, Swe, Lon, Edi, Nwy, Lvp, Stp, War, VieGAIN:  Mar, Spa  Par, Bre, MosLOSE:11 Armies - Tus, Gas, Pie, Stp, Ukr, Mos, Mar, Vie, War, Sil, BohBUILDS 35 Fleets - Mao, Spa(sc), Bre, Nwg, NthITALY:2 Supply Centers - Nap, VenGAIN:1 Army - VenLOSE:1 Fleet - AdrRUSSIA:6 Supply Centers - Sev, Rum, Bul, Ser, Ank, ConGAIN:  Tri6 Armies - Tri, Ser, Arm, Rum, Sev, UkrLOSE:0 Fleets -  BUILDS 1ENGLAND - ELIMINATED 1907190019011902190319041905190619071908AUSTRIA357632221ENGLAND344431100FRANCE343345553GERMANY36791113151719ITALY356543222RUSSIA464467767TURKEY343333222

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dc104 DCI German EOG - test_gm   (Sep 13, 2007, 12:00 am)
Ah thanks Sims for stating all that is apparent!!
Well well well, Kingmaker Felix made good on the rumours fo the DCI!!

Here is my little take.....

When I was asked to join the DCI, or more like qualify for the DCI, I was a bit shocked and 
frankly disgusted, because i knew it would end ugly...more so for me than anyone else....
i was caught between two hard places.....one.....if i sided with sims, penger would cry hell bent
hell cross gaming kingmaking scum vermin that i am.....if i sided with sims, it would have been....
show DC that you and penger are really close and attack sims because sims is ranked first in Dc.....
of course there was the ray camp....don't follow felix at all he will just piss you off, better kill him than to 
suffer later, or he will throw the iching or some other absurdity...

so for me, the only 3 player i needed to really piss off were.....
sims, ray, penger.

so how do i play, what should i do??

here comes the fiafranchetto....

when i saw the players i decided on a whim with kevin on im to form a sort of reverse version of the lepanto
where italy really attacks germany but through france.....
it was a cockeyed opening but i saw....like sims saw...the strong possibility of it succeeding and to an extent it 
really did...until kevin got a bit cold footed...no doubt by the pesterings of ray/sims penger...and then took spain!!
when the fiafranchetto was blossoming....
for those of you paying attention.....
the moves were.....

to get me via convoy to clyde...effectively killing england off...and positioning france in picardy, italy in burgundy and tyrolia

it would amount to italy keeping marseille for the duration of the game and allow me to finish england
and put immense pressure on germany....
as i saw it, i was going to finish the game with kevin, the most neutral on the board and the one most
able to make it work.....i was wrong....

when kevin took spain i freaked out, i was livid as i was already on english soil and germany and england were 
shocked at all that was happening....the fiafranchetto would have been impressive....

fia (italian for the fiat) fran (for france) and chetto....a spear....kinda like the franchetto opening in chess.

too bad it didn't pan out....it was gold gold i say!!

so after kevin smashed my dreams to bits
i decided that i have two choices
to finish off penger (insert torn rage between killing penger in every game, cause thats what i do!!!!....and playing the game)
or to play the game of vengeance
and i decided to play for vengeance......
sims did very very well in coordinating the rest of my moves
tempting me
consoling me
and basically tricking me to do his bidding, sims is a master for the weak minded like myself.

during this period, i was harassed by the likes of penger saying things like giving sims a solo
kingmaker, and so forth et cetera et cetera!!! and frankly i was tired of defending it, so why not just
EMBRACE it!!
if someone says you are something prove to them that you ARE!!!!
i proved to ray that i'm a horrific player by giving him the solo in a previous game
so why not show penger that i am indeed the Kingmaker of sims in this one??!!!

frankly sims did play wonderfully, promising me all sorts of things...one of which was to take out
mikael for second place!!!

thus my random end game moves
i knew that stopping sims would not work when i sent a 5 party 'attack sims' email, and had that forwarded
by ray to sims...at that point, i knew that everyone would blame me for the sims solo, so i said, what the heck
i'll make it so!!

and so we dilly dallied, got called names, lots of folks resigned from the second round and just a bunch of drama

and finally i was tired of the game, sims would solo and coming in second and demolishing kevin/ray would have
been entertaining but really too much effort......

one thing that came of it.....

there was only one elimination.

i need not mention who that was

satisfaction guaranteed!!

sims....make room for me in your coffin for round two...i'll be next to you, six feet under before it even begins!!

Thanks for all the fish trout!! 
a pleasure as usual!

F












On Oct 12, 2007, at 10:10 PM, Michael Sims wrote:


First off, Woohoo!
The cream of the crop, the big cahuna, the taco supreme, the game of games… the dc invitational, and a solo!   What a game…
 
Before everyone rips on Felix, hold those thoughts… it should be known that this win did not come from Felix, but rather a series of questionable moves toward the mid and end game by quite a few players that netted me the win.  Will get to that later… first I’ll share the game from my point of view:
 
The early game:
 
Right off the bat I knew I was in a good spot this game.  Starting as Germany, you always worry about the early elimination… the England, France double-team, or Russiataking Scandinavia.  However I got a great start in that Steve was England and Felix was France, and those two fight in just about every game.  Some rivalries never die.  Then also it turns out that my other two more distant neighbors, Russia and Austria, were Mikael and Ray-- Another duo that seem to always have it in for the other.  I was sitting pretty. 
 
First year, got the 3 builds, and helped Russia into Sweden, thinking with Steve in England I might need an ally…  And this is about where things started to go really bad.  It seemed like Italy stole Marseilles from France in fall ‘01, tho actually France gave it to him, in an elaborate plot… a plot to “eliminate England and leave Germanydefenseless”.  It was a masterful design, sort of the opposite of an Italian Octoberfest… you know where Italy goes thru Munich to attack France?  Well this was Italygoing thru France to attack Germany.  It was an ingenious plan, and left me fried when I found out what was going on… I couldn’t believe I bought it, a plan created by Felix and Kevin had completely snowed me.
 
Second year was the very odd Italian build of an army in Venice.  At this point I knew something was up, and I argued for days with Felix and Kevin about the merits of such a build.  I knew it wasn’t to attack Austria, and the way to kill France was to build another fleet… but an army was raised, and the Fiafranchetto was destined to come to fruition… with simultaneous moves by Russia, Italy, and France, all against me and Steve!  Fortunately I bounced 1 of the 3 moves against me, but Italy ended up in Tyrolia, and Russia in Silesia.  I was basically dead from here on – with only 3 armies of my own!  (I’d built 2 fleets at Felix’ request – part of the Fiafranchetto).
 
What saved me was a couple things… first—Ray… came thru w a killer move on Russia, taking 2 sc of growth in the 2nd year with Gal, Bul, and Rum falling to Austria.  This caused Mikael to abandon the attack on me, and fall back to defend his homeland.   And second—Kevin.  After substantial negotiation, I managed to convince Kevin that an attack on France would produce more results than pursuing me, and so came the day the Fiafranchetto died, with Italy swiping Spain the turn he was to get support into Burgundy.
 
Third year, things were looking a thousand times brighter, as Russia withdrew, Italy had attacked France, and I had my original 6 units to sit on, half of which were fleets.  At this point I made the move that really pushed me forward, which was a stab into Italy, right after he’d stabbed France.  I knew Felix would never let him live that down, and so it was a very successful move which put me in Marseilles (Italian sc) by the end of the 3rd year.  Also the newfound alliance with Felix already had him in position vs Steve (England) and so all it took was me shifting my units to the north and Steve was outgunned at sea 5 fleets to 3.  It was only a matter of time.  Steve was certain to lose Norway, and be reduced to his 3 island centers, which he expedited the loss of by misordering a key cover of London.
 
The Mid-Game:
 
Years 4 and 5 were just Felix and I pressing our advantage… Mikael and Ray tossing back and forth in the east, Steve beaten back in England, and France dominating the Med.  Not much changed, until maybe year 6 or so, when everyone started ranting about a possible German solo.  All the talk aside tho, nobody was willing to step up and make a move against me, being locked in their own wars.  I think Mikael and Ray fought clear up to the fall of 08, by which point it was just too late to stop me.
 
Any semblance of organization at this point by AR, and I would have been stopped cold, and a DIAS could have been forced.  But instead we trudged into year 7 with everyone saying Felix had to make the move to stop me, but nobody else would do the same.  Because of this, I was able to keep Felix onside for quite a long time!  While he did give in to the demands of the resistance a few times, I was able to keep him onside enough times to keep my progress inching forward.
 
The End-Game:
 
Year 7… more gains for me as Mikael pulled out of Moscow, in yet another attack on Ray, while yet again Ray attacked Mikael., handing me some centers I thought I would have to fight tooth and nail for.  Instead I walked into Mos, securing those two eastern centers (War/Mos) I knew I’d need if I was to win.
 
Year 8… Russia and Austria FINALLY got together and decided to stop attacking each other, but by this time I was already in Moscow, and I had France outmatched in fleets – already occupying Par and Bre. 
 
Italy was still alive by a hair tho, so I spent hours convincing Felix that we had to take out Italy in repayment for him stabbing the Fiafranchetto.  It worked about half the time, the other times he’d order something to help the others… like helping Italy recapture Venice, and destroying my army in Rome.  Both huge setbacks for me.  In fact these were really my only setbacks along the way, all of which were due in part to Felix.
 
The End:
 
The 1908 turn was very odd because I knew Mikael was coordinating moves at this time, yet he had Turkey order F Apu-ION.  I thought this was a bad move, since it set up a 50/50 guess for me outright soloing!  In the final year, I had certain capture of Mar or Spain (but not both) for 17 sc, and then draw… but I also had a 50/50 shot at Vie or Ven because of this s08 move making it so they couldn’t defend both.
 
I guessed well, and went for Vie, tho it didn’t matter as the resistance didn’t cover either center.  Whether I’d gone for Vie, or Ven, I would have been successful.  Felix hosed an order that put me at 19, which was irrelevant in the end.
 
I’m very surprised I got this solo.  At any point in years 5-6-7 if Austria and Russia had stopped fighting, they could have stopped me, but they just didn’t do it.  Instead they demanded Felix make these gotta-stop-Sims moves, and he refused to do so on his own when everyone else was insulting him left and right for not stopping me, yet none of them would do so themselves.
 
So I owe the win largely to the alliance I built up w France after the Fiafranchetto (later dubbed Fiafranghetto) collapsed, but also to the eastern wars, and the easy capture of Moscow.  Also the constant insults to Felix really egged him on and gave me lots of opportunities to keep him with me.
 
It was a great game, very exciting, especially negotiating towards the end, trying to keep battles going in the east, and to keep Felix onside in the west.
 
Good game to all, and I look forward to being slaughtered in round 2.  Smile
 
Trout, impeccably GM’d… I love the enthusiasm, and the storylines each turn… Question is, did you recall the StarWars bit from memory?  That made me sick hearing some great movie quotes leading to my army in Venice being slaughtered as if I was the evil empire.  :-p  I’m not evil.
 
Felix & Kevin, you two better write up that opening, and get it to go down in the history books.
 
-mike
 
 

[Reply]

DC104 Invitational Proposal - test_gm   (Sep 13, 2007, 12:00 am)
so itsray
kevin
and what penger?

if penger does not play 
then I DO NOT PLAY


On Oct 17, 2007, at 4:37 PM, Felix Kam Chung wrote:

who is not playing?i need to know
On Oct 17, 2007, at 3:56 PM, Stephen Lytton wrote:
[quote:bddddddd17]Mike This is a really good idea... do you have a 5 player variant in mind (or can you keep one)?  Because I've already invited the next highest player on the list but if they knock back the position I willhappily go with the idea of a 4 player variant rather than seek replacement players. I am home i will hear back from this person today and then get update you all asap. I am also waiting to hear back from the GM i lined up. Hopefully that will be today as well. I think this is a good idea though.  Stephen aka Deathblade_penguin www.diplomaticcorp.com
 
[quote:bddddddd17]Subject: RE: DC104 Invitational ProposalDate: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:49:13 -0700From: mike(at)southwall.com ([email]mike(at)southwall.com[/email])To: felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]); stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email])CC: former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email]); dc104(at)diplomaticcorp.com ([email]dc104(at)diplomaticcorp.com[/email]); raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]); swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email]); kevinokelly(at)gmail.com ([email]kevinokelly(at)gmail.com[/email]); kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email]); m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]); tfletch33(at)yahoo.com ([email]tfletch33(at)yahoo.com[/email]); diplomaticcorp(at)yahoogroups.com ([email]diplomaticcorp(at)yahoogroups.com[/email])
There is no point to inviting others half way thru… they would have no vested interest.  Why don’t we play it out with the remaining 4?  If 3 drop, that’s fine, they just can’t win points in round 2… but there is no mechanism in place to give replacements any hope of winning the tournament. 

South America…
Great map:  http://www.diplomaticcorp.com/images/South%20America.gif
It’s 4-player, which is exactly what we’ve got.  It has been played twice before, a 3rd game of it would be neat as it hasn’t been played since dc38. 

Ok I get to propose a map.  So I’ll propose South America, and played out by those who are still here.  Yays / Nays? 

Steve who are the remaining 4 players?  I presume Mikael, Erik, Felix, myself? 

I think those who get to propose variants are:
- Player who played Austria (Ray / not playing)
- Player first eliminated (Steve / not playing)
- Winner of last years tournament (Kevin / not playing)
- Highest score in round 1 (me) 

That leaves me. 

Ok I propose S.America.  Votes?  It has one vote, me.  I love democracy. 

Wow… since I’m the only one who gets to propose a variant!  I’ll propose.. S.American Sims Variant… I get to order 2/3 of all enemy units every turn.  :-p
Let’s see those votes now!  Mwuhahahahaha 

No really.  Plain old game of S.American gunboat.  Press allowed, but only non-negotiation press, and only one press release per country per spring or fall turn, displayed with results.  Press deemed directly negotiating or directed may be striken in parts by the GM, but not disclosed to the player until they see what parts of their press ends up posted.  Players may not ask the GM to pre-edit or proof for acceptability.  Good old regular press game. 

-mike 
 


From: Felix Kam Chung [mailto:felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email])] Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 8:07 AMTo: Stephen LyttonCc: Former Trout; dc104(at)diplomaticcorp.com ([email]dc104(at)diplomaticcorp.com[/email]); Bruce Ray; Erik Swiatek; Kevin O'Kelly; Kevin O'Kelly; Mikael Johannsen; Michael Sims; Thomas FletcherSubject: Re: DC104 Invitational - The Next Round.
 

who are the three who are not playing and 
what is the point?
 

 

On Oct 17, 2007, at 2:04 AM, Stephen Lytton wrote:


Gentleman. I need to seek 3 replacements for the second round. I thank all the players for playing through the first game. I ask the players, from here on, not to discuss the second game (ie prefered variant/map) until we have all our 7 players signed up...... although we may have less than 4 options to choose from. I will update you as soon as i have 7 players. 
Stephen aka Deathblade_penguin www.diplomaticcorp.com

(Ps Vote for Rachel Weisz)
[quote:bddddddd17] 


Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:41:08 -0600From: former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])To: DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com ([email]DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com[/email]); DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com ([email]DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com[/email])Subject: DC104 Invitational - Fall 1908 - Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)CC: raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]); swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email]); felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]); kevinokelly(at)gmail.com ([email]kevinokelly(at)gmail.com[/email]); kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email]); m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]);mike(at)southwall.com ([email]mike(at)southwall.com[/email]); stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]); tfletch33(at)yahoo.com ([email]tfletch33(at)yahoo.com[/email])Deep within the bomb-proof walls of an undisclosed location in southern Europe, the leaders of the unoccupied territories gathered.  The walls shook as explosions rocked the ground above them - dust sifting from the ceiling with each bone-jarring thump to collect on the ground. The Tsar pointed at the map spread on the table before them.  "Nyet, comrades.  This cannot be!"  His finger hovered above the black dot that represented Vienna, as if somehow he could change it back from black to red. The pink-clad Austrian before him grimaced.  "Unfortunately, its true.  The attack from Tyrolia was too much for us to hold.""But can they really be at nineteen supply centers?"  The Italian questioned - his voice cracking. The Sultan smirked.  "Their gains came in the west, from France, not from our Eastern centers."  He sat in his chair quietly smoking his hookah and trying to ignore the sounds of the war above them.  "We might as well all be waving white flags." At that moment, the door opened and the French President walked in.  His wardrobe consisted of shining white garments, from his stylish coat to his burnished shoes.  A white beret topped his smiling face.  Whistling to himself, he stopped as he suddenly noticed that the other four men were glaring at him.  "What?" he asked.  "Something I said?" ------------------------------And with France, so goes the board.  Congratulations to Mike Sims for a sweeping 19 center German solo victory in DC-104.  Finessing his way back into Vienna, the German also storms into Marseilles and Spain to seal the deal.  And with that, the first round of the Invitational comes to a close. There was one retreat required from Spain, but it had only the Gulf of Lyons to go to.  But of course, that is purely window-dressing with the game resolved.  My thanks to all you players who made this game a very memorable one. EOG's are, of course, extremely welcome.  I would greatly look forward to what all of you have to say about this crazy game of ours.  It's been an honour being the GM for this - my hat is off to all of you. As always, please let me know if I've made a mistake at all in the adjudication.  For those who keep track of these things, the last few Subject Headers came from the great White Stripes album "Get Thee Behind Me Satan." Cheers!  (And congratulations once again to Mike..)Trout
DC104
Invitational
A Standard Game
Game Started:
May 29, 2007 
 
 
 

Current Turn:
Fall 1908 

GAME RESULT:
GERMAN SOLO - FALL 1908 
 
 

The Rowdy Cast 

Austria:
Bruce Ray
raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email])
England:
Steve Lytton
stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email])
France:
Felix Kam Chung
felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email])
Germany:
Mike Sims
mike(at)jenningstech.com ([email]mike(at)jenningstech.com[/email])
Italy:
Kevin O'Kelly
kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email])
Russia:
Mikael Johannsen
m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email])
Turkey:
Erik Swiatek
swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email]) 
 
 

Humble GM:
Former Trout
former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email]) 

CURRENT SEASON: 
 
 

FALL 1908 ORDERS: 
 
 

TURKEY: 

F ION C A Gre -> Apu
OK
A Gre -> Apu
OK 
 

AUSTRIA: 

Vie s Tri - Tyrolia
[DISBANDED by TYL 2:1]
Bud s Vie
[CUT by GAL] 
 

FRANCE: 

Spa, sc s Por
[DISLODGED by MAO 2:1]
Por H
OK
Nap - Rom
OK
Tyn Sea - West Med
OK
Tun - N. Afr
OK 
 

GERMANY: 

A Gas S MAO-Spa(sc)
OK
F MAO-Spa(sc)
OK
F ENG-Bre
OK
F NAT-MAO
OK
F Nwy-NWG
OK
F Hol-NTH
OK
A Bur-Mar
OK
A Mun-Sil
OK
A Tyr-Vie
OK
A Boh S Tyr-Vie
OK
A Gal-Bud
[BOUNCE with BUD 1:1;  DISBANDED by UKR 2:1]
A Sil-War
OK
A War-Ukr
OK
A Mos S War-Ukr
OK
A StP S Mos
OK
A Tus-Ven
[BOUNCE with VEN 2:2]
A Pie S Tus-Ven
OK 
 

ITALY: 

a ven s tri
VOID (Unit Ordered to Move)
f adr s ven
OK 
 

RUSSIA: 

Tri - Tyr
OK
Ser - Tri
OK
Sev - Ukr
[DEFEATED by WAR 2:1]
Arm - Sev
[BOUNCE with SEV 1:1]
Ukr - Gal
OK
Rum s Ukr - Gal
OK 
 

EARLY WINTER 1908 RETREATS: 

Austrian A Vienna is Automatically Disbanded 

French F Spain(sc) is Auto-Retreated to Gulf of Lyons 

German A Galicia is Automatically Disbanded 
 
 

WINTER 1908 ADJUSTMENTS: 

Turkey:
No Adjustments
Austria:
No Adjustments
France:
DISBANDS 2
Germany:
BUILDS 3
Italy:
No Adjustments
Russia:
BUILDS 1 
 
 
 

UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN 

------------------------------ 
 
 

TURKEY: 

2 Supply Centers - Smy, Gre
GAIN:
1 Army - Apu
LOSE:
1 Fleet - Ion 
 
 

AUSTRIA: 

2 Supply Centers - Tri, Bud
GAIN:
1 Army - Bud
LOSE:  Tri
0 Fleets 
 
 

FRANCE: 

5 Supply Centers - Spa, Tun, Por, Mar, Rom
GAIN:
1 Army - Por
LOSE:  Mar, Spa
4 Fleets - Rom, Wme, Naf, Gol
DISBANDS 2 
 

GERMANY: 

17 Supply Centers - Mun, Kie, Ber, Bel, Hol, Den, Swe, Lon, Edi, Nwy, Lvp, Stp, War, Vie
GAIN:  Mar, Spa
  Par, Bre, Mos
LOSE:
11 Armies - Tus, Gas, Pie, Stp, Ukr, Mos, Mar, Vie, War, Sil, Boh
BUILDS 3
5 Fleets - Mao, Spa(sc), Bre, Nwg, Nth 
 
 

ITALY: 

2 Supply Centers - Nap, Ven
GAIN:
1 Army - Ven
LOSE:
1 Fleet - Adr 
 
 

RUSSIA: 

6 Supply Centers - Sev, Rum, Bul, Ser, Ank, Con
GAIN:  Tri
6 Armies - Tri, Ser, Arm, Rum, Sev, Ukr
LOSE:
0 Fleets -  
BUILDS 1 
 

ENGLAND - ELIMINATED 1907 
 
 

1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
AUSTRIA
3
5
7
6
3
2
2
2
1
ENGLAND
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
0
0
FRANCE
3
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
3
GERMANY
3
6
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
ITALY
3
5
6
5
4
3
2
2
2
RUSSIA
4
6
4
4
6
7
7
6
7
TURKEY
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2

 


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[Reply]

DC104 Invitational Proposal - test_gm   (Sep 13, 2007, 12:00 am)
who is not playing?i need to know
On Oct 17, 2007, at 3:56 PM, Stephen Lytton wrote:

Mike This is a really good idea... do you have a 5 player variant in mind (or can you keep one)?  Because I've already invited the next highest player on the list but if they knock back the position I willhappily go with the idea of a 4 player variant rather than seek replacement players. I am home i will hear back from this person today and then get update you all asap. I am also waiting to hear back from the GM i lined up. Hopefully that will be today as well. I think this is a good idea though.  Stephen aka Deathblade_penguin www.diplomaticcorp.com
 
[quote:b944a9961e]Subject: RE: DC104 Invitational ProposalDate: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:49:13 -0700From: mike(at)southwall.com ([email]mike(at)southwall.com[/email])To: felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]); stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email])CC: former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email]); dc104(at)diplomaticcorp.com ([email]dc104(at)diplomaticcorp.com[/email]); raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]); swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email]); kevinokelly(at)gmail.com ([email]kevinokelly(at)gmail.com[/email]); kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email]); m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]); tfletch33(at)yahoo.com ([email]tfletch33(at)yahoo.com[/email]); diplomaticcorp(at)yahoogroups.com ([email]diplomaticcorp(at)yahoogroups.com[/email])
There is no point to inviting others half way thru… they would have no vested interest.  Why don’t we play it out with the remaining 4?  If 3 drop, that’s fine, they just can’t win points in round 2… but there is no mechanism in place to give replacements any hope of winning the tournament. 

South America…
Great map:  http://www.diplomaticcorp.com/images/South%20America.gif
It’s 4-player, which is exactly what we’ve got.  It has been played twice before, a 3rd game of it would be neat as it hasn’t been played since dc38. 

Ok I get to propose a map.  So I’ll propose South America, and played out by those who are still here.  Yays / Nays? 

Steve who are the remaining 4 players?  I presume Mikael, Erik, Felix, myself? 

I think those who get to propose variants are:
- Player who played Austria (Ray / not playing)
- Player first eliminated (Steve / not playing)
- Winner of last years tournament (Kevin / not playing)
- Highest score in round 1 (me) 

That leaves me. 

Ok I propose S.America.  Votes?  It has one vote, me.  I love democracy. 

Wow… since I’m the only one who gets to propose a variant!  I’ll propose.. S.American Sims Variant… I get to order 2/3 of all enemy units every turn.  :-p
Let’s see those votes now!  Mwuhahahahaha 

No really.  Plain old game of S.American gunboat.  Press allowed, but only non-negotiation press, and only one press release per country per spring or fall turn, displayed with results.  Press deemed directly negotiating or directed may be striken in parts by the GM, but not disclosed to the player until they see what parts of their press ends up posted.  Players may not ask the GM to pre-edit or proof for acceptability.  Good old regular press game. 

-mike 
 


From: Felix Kam Chung [mailto:felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email])] Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 8:07 AMTo: Stephen LyttonCc: Former Trout; dc104(at)diplomaticcorp.com ([email]dc104(at)diplomaticcorp.com[/email]); Bruce Ray; Erik Swiatek; Kevin O'Kelly; Kevin O'Kelly; Mikael Johannsen; Michael Sims; Thomas FletcherSubject: Re: DC104 Invitational - The Next Round.
 

who are the three who are not playing and 
what is the point?
 

 

On Oct 17, 2007, at 2:04 AM, Stephen Lytton wrote:


Gentleman. I need to seek 3 replacements for the second round. I thank all the players for playing through the first game. I ask the players, from here on, not to discuss the second game (ie prefered variant/map) until we have all our 7 players signed up...... although we may have less than 4 options to choose from. I will update you as soon as i have 7 players. 
Stephen aka Deathblade_penguin www.diplomaticcorp.com

(Ps Vote for Rachel Weisz)
[quote:b944a9961e] 


Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:41:08 -0600From: former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])To: DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com ([email]DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com[/email]); DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com ([email]DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com[/email])Subject: DC104 Invitational - Fall 1908 - Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)CC: raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]); swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email]); felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]); kevinokelly(at)gmail.com ([email]kevinokelly(at)gmail.com[/email]); kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email]); m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]);mike(at)southwall.com ([email]mike(at)southwall.com[/email]); stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]); tfletch33(at)yahoo.com ([email]tfletch33(at)yahoo.com[/email])Deep within the bomb-proof walls of an undisclosed location in southern Europe, the leaders of the unoccupied territories gathered.  The walls shook as explosions rocked the ground above them - dust sifting from the ceiling with each bone-jarring thump to collect on the ground. The Tsar pointed at the map spread on the table before them.  "Nyet, comrades.  This cannot be!"  His finger hovered above the black dot that represented Vienna, as if somehow he could change it back from black to red. The pink-clad Austrian before him grimaced.  "Unfortunately, its true.  The attack from Tyrolia was too much for us to hold.""But can they really be at nineteen supply centers?"  The Italian questioned - his voice cracking. The Sultan smirked.  "Their gains came in the west, from France, not from our Eastern centers."  He sat in his chair quietly smoking his hookah and trying to ignore the sounds of the war above them.  "We might as well all be waving white flags." At that moment, the door opened and the French President walked in.  His wardrobe consisted of shining white garments, from his stylish coat to his burnished shoes.  A white beret topped his smiling face.  Whistling to himself, he stopped as he suddenly noticed that the other four men were glaring at him.  "What?" he asked.  "Something I said?" ------------------------------And with France, so goes the board.  Congratulations to Mike Sims for a sweeping 19 center German solo victory in DC-104.  Finessing his way back into Vienna, the German also storms into Marseilles and Spain to seal the deal.  And with that, the first round of the Invitational comes to a close. There was one retreat required from Spain, but it had only the Gulf of Lyons to go to.  But of course, that is purely window-dressing with the game resolved.  My thanks to all you players who made this game a very memorable one. EOG's are, of course, extremely welcome.  I would greatly look forward to what all of you have to say about this crazy game of ours.  It's been an honour being the GM for this - my hat is off to all of you. As always, please let me know if I've made a mistake at all in the adjudication.  For those who keep track of these things, the last few Subject Headers came from the great White Stripes album "Get Thee Behind Me Satan." Cheers!  (And congratulations once again to Mike..)Trout
DC104
Invitational
A Standard Game
Game Started:
May 29, 2007 
 
 
 

Current Turn:
Fall 1908 

GAME RESULT:
GERMAN SOLO - FALL 1908 
 
 

The Rowdy Cast 

Austria:
Bruce Ray
raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email])
England:
Steve Lytton
stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email])
France:
Felix Kam Chung
felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email])
Germany:
Mike Sims
mike(at)jenningstech.com ([email]mike(at)jenningstech.com[/email])
Italy:
Kevin O'Kelly
kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email])
Russia:
Mikael Johannsen
m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email])
Turkey:
Erik Swiatek
swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email]) 
 
 

Humble GM:
Former Trout
former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email]) 

CURRENT SEASON: 
 
 

FALL 1908 ORDERS: 
 
 

TURKEY: 

F ION C A Gre -> Apu
OK
A Gre -> Apu
OK 
 

AUSTRIA: 

Vie s Tri - Tyrolia
[DISBANDED by TYL 2:1]
Bud s Vie
[CUT by GAL] 
 

FRANCE: 

Spa, sc s Por
[DISLODGED by MAO 2:1]
Por H
OK
Nap - Rom
OK
Tyn Sea - West Med
OK
Tun - N. Afr
OK 
 

GERMANY: 

A Gas S MAO-Spa(sc)
OK
F MAO-Spa(sc)
OK
F ENG-Bre
OK
F NAT-MAO
OK
F Nwy-NWG
OK
F Hol-NTH
OK
A Bur-Mar
OK
A Mun-Sil
OK
A Tyr-Vie
OK
A Boh S Tyr-Vie
OK
A Gal-Bud
[BOUNCE with BUD 1:1;  DISBANDED by UKR 2:1]
A Sil-War
OK
A War-Ukr
OK
A Mos S War-Ukr
OK
A StP S Mos
OK
A Tus-Ven
[BOUNCE with VEN 2:2]
A Pie S Tus-Ven
OK 
 

ITALY: 

a ven s tri
VOID (Unit Ordered to Move)
f adr s ven
OK 
 

RUSSIA: 

Tri - Tyr
OK
Ser - Tri
OK
Sev - Ukr
[DEFEATED by WAR 2:1]
Arm - Sev
[BOUNCE with SEV 1:1]
Ukr - Gal
OK
Rum s Ukr - Gal
OK 
 

EARLY WINTER 1908 RETREATS: 

Austrian A Vienna is Automatically Disbanded 

French F Spain(sc) is Auto-Retreated to Gulf of Lyons 

German A Galicia is Automatically Disbanded 
 
 

WINTER 1908 ADJUSTMENTS: 

Turkey:
No Adjustments
Austria:
No Adjustments
France:
DISBANDS 2
Germany:
BUILDS 3
Italy:
No Adjustments
Russia:
BUILDS 1 
 
 
 

UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN 

------------------------------ 
 
 

TURKEY: 

2 Supply Centers - Smy, Gre
GAIN:
1 Army - Apu
LOSE:
1 Fleet - Ion 
 
 

AUSTRIA: 

2 Supply Centers - Tri, Bud
GAIN:
1 Army - Bud
LOSE:  Tri
0 Fleets 
 
 

FRANCE: 

5 Supply Centers - Spa, Tun, Por, Mar, Rom
GAIN:
1 Army - Por
LOSE:  Mar, Spa
4 Fleets - Rom, Wme, Naf, Gol
DISBANDS 2 
 

GERMANY: 

17 Supply Centers - Mun, Kie, Ber, Bel, Hol, Den, Swe, Lon, Edi, Nwy, Lvp, Stp, War, Vie
GAIN:  Mar, Spa
  Par, Bre, Mos
LOSE:
11 Armies - Tus, Gas, Pie, Stp, Ukr, Mos, Mar, Vie, War, Sil, Boh
BUILDS 3
5 Fleets - Mao, Spa(sc), Bre, Nwg, Nth 
 
 

ITALY: 

2 Supply Centers - Nap, Ven
GAIN:
1 Army - Ven
LOSE:
1 Fleet - Adr 
 
 

RUSSIA: 

6 Supply Centers - Sev, Rum, Bul, Ser, Ank, Con
GAIN:  Tri
6 Armies - Tri, Ser, Arm, Rum, Sev, Ukr
LOSE:
0 Fleets -  
BUILDS 1 
 

ENGLAND - ELIMINATED 1907 
 
 

1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
AUSTRIA
3
5
7
6
3
2
2
2
1
ENGLAND
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
0
0
FRANCE
3
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
3
GERMANY
3
6
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
ITALY
3
5
6
5
4
3
2
2
2
RUSSIA
4
6
4
4
6
7
7
6
7
TURKEY
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2

 


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DC104 Invitational Proposal - test_gm   (Sep 13, 2007, 12:00 am)
who is not playing?
On Oct 17, 2007, at 8:49 AM, Michael Sims wrote:


There is no point to inviting others half way thru… they would have no vested interest.  Why don’t we play it out with the remaining 4?  If 3 drop, that’s fine, they just can’t win points in round 2… but there is no mechanism in place to give replacements any hope of winning the tournament.
 
South America…
Great map:  http://www.diplomaticcorp.com/images/South%20America.gif
It’s 4-player, which is exactly what we’ve got.  It has been played twice before, a 3rd game of it would be neat as it hasn’t been played since dc38.
 
Ok I get to propose a map.  So I’ll propose South America, and played out by those who are still here.  Yays / Nays?
 
Steve who are the remaining 4 players?  I presume Mikael, Erik, Felix, myself?
 
I think those who get to propose variants are:
- Player who played Austria (Ray / not playing)
- Player first eliminated (Steve / not playing)
- Winner of last years tournament (Kevin / not playing)
- Highest score in round 1 (me)
 
That leaves me.
 
Ok I propose S.America.  Votes?  It has one vote, me.  I love democracy.
 
Wow… since I’m the only one who gets to propose a variant!  I’ll propose.. S.American Sims Variant… I get to order 2/3 of all enemy units every turn.  :-p
Let’s see those votes now!  Mwuhahahahaha
 
No really.  Plain old game of S.American gunboat.  Press allowed, but only non-negotiation press, and only one press release per country per spring or fall turn, displayed with results.  Press deemed directly negotiating or directed may be striken in parts by the GM, but not disclosed to the player until they see what parts of their press ends up posted.  Players may not ask the GM to pre-edit or proof for acceptability.  Good old regular press game.
 
-mike
 
 

From: Felix Kam Chung [mailto:felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email])] Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 8:07 AMTo: Stephen LyttonCc: Former Trout; dc104(at)diplomaticcorp.com ([email]dc104(at)diplomaticcorp.com[/email]); Bruce Ray; Erik Swiatek; Kevin O'Kelly; Kevin O'Kelly; Mikael Johannsen; Michael Sims; Thomas FletcherSubject: Re: DC104 Invitational - The Next Round.

 
who are the three who are not playing and 
what is the point?

 

 
On Oct 17, 2007, at 2:04 AM, Stephen Lytton wrote:


Gentleman. I need to seek 3 replacements for the second round. I thank all the players for playing through the first game. I ask the players, from here on, not to discuss the second game (ie prefered variant/map) until we have all our 7 players signed up...... although we may have less than 4 options to choose from. I will update you as soon as i have 7 players. 
Stephen aka Deathblade_penguin www.diplomaticcorp.com

(Ps Vote for Rachel Weisz)
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Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:41:08 -0600From: former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])To: DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com ([email]DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com[/email]); DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com ([email]DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com[/email])Subject: DC104 Invitational - Fall 1908 - Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)CC: raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]); swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email]); felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]); kevinokelly(at)gmail.com ([email]kevinokelly(at)gmail.com[/email]); kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email]); m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]); mike(at)southwall.com ([email]mike(at)southwall.com[/email]); stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]); tfletch33(at)yahoo.com ([email]tfletch33(at)yahoo.com[/email])Deep within the bomb-proof walls of an undisclosed location in southern Europe, the leaders of the unoccupied territories gathered.  The walls shook as explosions rocked the ground above them - dust sifting from the ceiling with each bone-jarring thump to collect on the ground. The Tsar pointed at the map spread on the table before them.  "Nyet, comrades.  This cannot be!"  His finger hovered above the black dot that represented Vienna, as if somehow he could change it back from black to red. The pink-clad Austrian before him grimaced.  "Unfortunately, its true.  The attack from Tyrolia was too much for us to hold.""But can they really be at nineteen supply centers?"  The Italian questioned - his voice cracking. The Sultan smirked.  "Their gains came in the west, from France, not from our Eastern centers."  He sat in his chair quietly smoking his hookah and trying to ignore the sounds of the war above them.  "We might as well all be waving white flags." At that moment, the door opened and the French President walked in.  His wardrobe consisted of shining white garments, from his stylish coat to his burnished shoes.  A white beret topped his smiling face.  Whistling to himself, he stopped as he suddenly noticed that the other four men were glaring at him.  "What?" he asked.  "Something I said?" ------------------------------And with France, so goes the board.  Congratulations to Mike Sims for a sweeping 19 center German solo victory in DC-104.  Finessing his way back into Vienna, the German also storms into Marseilles and Spain to seal the deal.  And with that, the first round of the Invitational comes to a close. There was one retreat required from Spain, but it had only the Gulf of Lyons to go to.  But of course, that is purely window-dressing with the game resolved.  My thanks to all you players who made this game a very memorable one. EOG's are, of course, extremely welcome.  I would greatly look forward to what all of you have to say about this crazy game of ours.  It's been an honour being the GM for this - my hat is off to all of you. As always, please let me know if I've made a mistake at all in the adjudication.  For those who keep track of these things, the last few Subject Headers came from the great White Stripes album "Get Thee Behind Me Satan." Cheers!  (And congratulations once again to Mike..)Trout
DC104
Invitational
A Standard Game
Game Started:
May 29, 2007
 
 
 
 
Current Turn:
Fall 1908
 
GAME RESULT:
GERMAN SOLO - FALL 1908
 
 
 
The Rowdy Cast
 
Austria:
Bruce Ray
raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email])
England:
Steve Lytton
stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email])
France:
Felix Kam Chung
felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email])
Germany:
Mike Sims
mike(at)jenningstech.com ([email]mike(at)jenningstech.com[/email])
Italy:
Kevin O'Kelly
kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email])
Russia:
Mikael Johannsen
m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email])
Turkey:
Erik Swiatek
swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email])
 
 
 
Humble GM:
Former Trout
former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])
 
CURRENT SEASON:
 
 
 
FALL 1908 ORDERS:
 
 
 
TURKEY:
 
F ION C A Gre -> Apu
OK
A Gre -> Apu
OK
 
 
AUSTRIA:
 
Vie s Tri - Tyrolia
[DISBANDED by TYL 2:1]
Bud s Vie
[CUT by GAL]
 
 
FRANCE:
 
Spa, sc s Por
[DISLODGED by MAO 2:1]
Por H
OK
Nap - Rom
OK
Tyn Sea - West Med
OK
Tun - N. Afr
OK
 
 
GERMANY:
 
A Gas S MAO-Spa(sc)
OK
F MAO-Spa(sc)
OK
F ENG-Bre
OK
F NAT-MAO
OK
F Nwy-NWG
OK
F Hol-NTH
OK
A Bur-Mar
OK
A Mun-Sil
OK
A Tyr-Vie
OK
A Boh S Tyr-Vie
OK
A Gal-Bud
[BOUNCE with BUD 1:1;  DISBANDED by UKR 2:1]
A Sil-War
OK
A War-Ukr
OK
A Mos S War-Ukr
OK
A StP S Mos
OK
A Tus-Ven
[BOUNCE with VEN 2:2]
A Pie S Tus-Ven
OK
 
 
ITALY:
 
a ven s tri
VOID (Unit Ordered to Move)
f adr s ven
OK
 
 
RUSSIA:
 
Tri - Tyr
OK
Ser - Tri
OK
Sev - Ukr
[DEFEATED by WAR 2:1]
Arm - Sev
[BOUNCE with SEV 1:1]
Ukr - Gal
OK
Rum s Ukr - Gal
OK
 
 
EARLY WINTER 1908 RETREATS:
 
Austrian A Vienna is Automatically Disbanded
 
French F Spain(sc) is Auto-Retreated to Gulf of Lyons
 
German A Galicia is Automatically Disbanded
 
 
 
WINTER 1908 ADJUSTMENTS:
 
Turkey:
No Adjustments
Austria:
No Adjustments
France:
DISBANDS 2
Germany:
BUILDS 3
Italy:
No Adjustments
Russia:
BUILDS 1
 
 
 
 
UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN
 
------------------------------
 
 
 
TURKEY:
 
2 Supply Centers - Smy, Gre
GAIN:
1 Army - Apu
LOSE:
1 Fleet - Ion
 
 
 
AUSTRIA:
 
2 Supply Centers - Tri, Bud
GAIN:
1 Army - Bud
LOSE:  Tri
0 Fleets
 
 
 
FRANCE:
 
5 Supply Centers - Spa, Tun, Por, Mar, Rom
GAIN:
1 Army - Por
LOSE:  Mar, Spa
4 Fleets - Rom, Wme, Naf, Gol
DISBANDS 2
 
 
GERMANY:
 
17 Supply Centers - Mun, Kie, Ber, Bel, Hol, Den, Swe, Lon, Edi, Nwy, Lvp, Stp, War, Vie
GAIN:  Mar, Spa
  Par, Bre, Mos
LOSE:
11 Armies - Tus, Gas, Pie, Stp, Ukr, Mos, Mar, Vie, War, Sil, Boh
BUILDS 3
5 Fleets - Mao, Spa(sc), Bre, Nwg, Nth
 
 
 
ITALY:
 
2 Supply Centers - Nap, Ven
GAIN:
1 Army - Ven
LOSE:
1 Fleet - Adr
 
 
 
RUSSIA:
 
6 Supply Centers - Sev, Rum, Bul, Ser, Ank, Con
GAIN:  Tri
6 Armies - Tri, Ser, Arm, Rum, Sev, Ukr
LOSE:
0 Fleets -  
BUILDS 1
 
 
ENGLAND - ELIMINATED 1907
 
 
 
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
AUSTRIA
3
5
7
6
3
2
2
2
1
ENGLAND
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
0
0
FRANCE
3
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
3
GERMANY
3
6
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
ITALY
3
5
6
5
4
3
2
2
2
RUSSIA
4
6
4
4
6
7
7
6
7
TURKEY
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2


 

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DC104 Invitational - The Next Round. - test_gm   (Sep 13, 2007, 12:00 am)
I'm not in.

On 10/17/07, Felix Kam Chung <felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email])> wrote:

who are the three who are not playing and what is the point?



On Oct 17, 2007, at 2:04 AM, Stephen Lytton wrote:

[quote:b36a84695b] Gentleman. I need to seek 3 replacements for the second round. I thank all the players for playing through the first game. I ask the players, from here on, not to discuss the second game (ie prefered variant/map) until we have all our 7 players signed up...... although we may have less than 4 options to choose from. I will update you as soon as i have 7 players. Stephen aka Deathblade_penguin www.diplomaticcorp.com
(Ps Vote for Rachel Weisz)
[quote:b36a84695b] Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:41:08 -0600From: former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])To: DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com ([email]DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com[/email]); DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com ([email]DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com[/email]) Subject: DC104 Invitational - Fall 1908 - Forever For Her (Is Over For Me) CC: raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]); swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email]); felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]); kevinokelly(at)gmail.com ([email]kevinokelly(at)gmail.com[/email]); kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email]); m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]); mike(at)southwall.com ([email]mike(at)southwall.com[/email]); stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]); tfletch33(at)yahoo.com ([email]tfletch33(at)yahoo.com[/email]) Deep within the bomb-proof walls of an undisclosed location in southern Europe, the leaders of the unoccupied territories gathered. The walls shook as explosions rocked the ground above them - dust sifting from the ceiling with each bone-jarring thump to collect on the ground. The Tsar pointed at the map spread on the table before them. "Nyet, comrades. This cannot be!" His finger hovered above the black dot that represented Vienna, as if somehow he could change it back from black to red. The pink-clad Austrian before him grimaced. "Unfortunately, its true. The attack from Tyrolia was too much for us to hold." "But can they really be at nineteen supply centers?" The Italian questioned - his voice cracking. The Sultan smirked. "Their gains came in the west, from France, not from our Eastern centers." He sat in his chair quietly smoking his hookah and trying to ignore the sounds of the war above them. "We might as well all be waving white flags." At that moment, the door opened and the French President walked in. His wardrobe consisted of shining white garments, from his stylish coat to his burnished shoes. A white beret topped his smiling face. Whistling to himself, he stopped as he suddenly noticed that the other four men were glaring at him. "What?" he asked. "Something I said?" ------------------------------ And with France, so goes the board. Congratulations to Mike Sims for a sweeping 19 center German solo victory in DC-104. Finessing his way back into Vienna, the German also storms into Marseilles and Spain to seal the deal. And with that, the first round of the Invitational comes to a close. There was one retreat required from Spain, but it had only the Gulf of Lyons to go to. But of course, that is purely window-dressing with the game resolved. My thanks to all you players who made this game a very memorable one. EOG's are, of course, extremely welcome. I would greatly look forward to what all of you have to say about this crazy game of ours. It's been an honour being the GM for this - my hat is off to all of you. As always, please let me know if I've made a mistake at all in the adjudication. For those who keep track of these things, the last few Subject Headers came from the great White Stripes album "Get Thee Behind Me Satan." Cheers! (And congratulations once again to Mike..) Trout DC104 Invitational A Standard Game Game Started: May 29, 2007 Current Turn: Fall 1908 GAME RESULT: GERMAN SOLO - FALL 1908 The Rowdy Cast Austria: Bruce Ray raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]) England: Steve Lytton stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]) France: Felix Kam Chung felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]) Germany: Mike Sims mike(at)jenningstech.com ([email]mike(at)jenningstech.com[/email]) Italy: Kevin O'Kelly kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email]) Russia: Mikael Johannsen m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]) Turkey: Erik Swiatek swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email]) Humble GM: Former Trout former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email]) CURRENT SEASON: FALL 1908 ORDERS: TURKEY: F ION C A Gre -> Apu OK A Gre -> Apu OK AUSTRIA: Vie s Tri - Tyrolia [DISBANDED by TYL 2:1] Bud s Vie [CUT by GAL] FRANCE: Spa, sc s Por [DISLODGED by MAO 2:1] Por H OK Nap - Rom OK Tyn Sea - West Med OK Tun - N. Afr OK GERMANY: A Gas S MAO-Spa(sc) OK F MAO-Spa(sc) OK F ENG-Bre OK F NAT-MAO OK F Nwy-NWG OK F Hol-NTH OK A Bur-Mar OK A Mun-Sil OK A Tyr-Vie OK A Boh S Tyr-Vie OK A Gal-Bud [BOUNCE with BUD 1:1; DISBANDED by UKR 2:1] A Sil-War OK A War-Ukr OK A Mos S War-Ukr OK A StP S Mos OK A Tus-Ven [BOUNCE with VEN 2:2] A Pie S Tus-Ven OK ITALY: a ven s tri VOID (Unit Ordered to Move) f adr s ven OK RUSSIA: Tri - Tyr OK Ser - Tri OK Sev - Ukr [DEFEATED by WAR 2:1] Arm - Sev [BOUNCE with SEV 1:1] Ukr - Gal OK Rum s Ukr - Gal OK EARLY WINTER 1908 RETREATS: Austrian A Vienna is Automatically Disbanded French F Spain(sc) is Auto-Retreated to Gulf of Lyons German A Galicia is Automatically Disbanded WINTER 1908 ADJUSTMENTS: Turkey: No Adjustments Austria: No Adjustments France: DISBANDS 2 Germany: BUILDS 3 Italy: No Adjustments Russia: BUILDS 1 UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN ------------------------------ TURKEY: 2 Supply Centers - Smy, Gre GAIN: 1 Army - Apu LOSE: 1 Fleet - Ion AUSTRIA: 2 Supply Centers - Tri, Bud GAIN: 1 Army - Bud LOSE: Tri 0 Fleets FRANCE: 5 Supply Centers - Spa, Tun, Por, Mar, Rom GAIN: 1 Army - Por LOSE: Mar, Spa 4 Fleets - Rom, Wme, Naf, Gol DISBANDS 2 GERMANY: 17 Supply Centers - Mun, Kie, Ber, Bel, Hol, Den, Swe, Lon, Edi, Nwy, Lvp, Stp, War, Vie GAIN: Mar, Spa Par, Bre, Mos LOSE: 11 Armies - Tus, Gas, Pie, Stp, Ukr, Mos, Mar, Vie, War, Sil, Boh BUILDS 3 5 Fleets - Mao, Spa(sc), Bre, Nwg, Nth ITALY: 2 Supply Centers - Nap, Ven GAIN: 1 Army - Ven LOSE: 1 Fleet - Adr RUSSIA: 6 Supply Centers - Sev, Rum, Bul, Ser, Ank, Con GAIN: Tri 6 Armies - Tri, Ser, Arm, Rum, Sev, Ukr LOSE: 0 Fleets - BUILDS 1 ENGLAND - ELIMINATED 1907 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 AUSTRIA 3 5 7 6 3 2 2 2 1 ENGLAND 3 4 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 FRANCE 3 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 GERMANY 3 6 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 ITALY 3 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 RUSSIA 4 6 4 4 6 7 7 6 7 TURKEY 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2

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dc104 DCI German EOG - test_gm   (Sep 13, 2007, 12:00 am)
First off, Woohoo!
The cream of the crop, the big cahuna, the taco supreme, the game of games… the dc invitational, and a solo! What a game…

Before everyone rips on Felix, hold those thoughts… it should be known that this win did not come from Felix, but rather a series of questionable moves toward the mid and end game by quite a few players that netted me the win. Will get to that later… first I’ll share the game from my point of view:

The early game:

Right off the bat I knew I was in a good spot this game. Starting as Germany, you always worry about the early elimination… the England, France double-team, or Russia taking Scandinavia. However I got a great start in that Steve was England and Felix was France, and those two fight in just about every game. Some rivalries never die. Then also it turns out that my other two more distant neighbors, Russia and Austria, were Mikael and Ray-- Another duo that seem to always have it in for the other. I was sitting pretty.

First year, got the 3 builds, and helped Russia into Sweden, thinking with Steve in England I might need an ally… And this is about where things started to go really bad. It seemed like Italy stole Marseilles from France in fall ‘01, tho actually France gave it to him, in an elaborate plot… a plot to “eliminate England and leave Germany defenseless”. It was a masterful design, sort of the opposite of an Italian Octoberfest… you know where Italy goes thru Munich to attack France? Well this was Italy going thru France to attack Germany. It was an ingenious plan, and left me fried when I found out what was going on… I couldn’t believe I bought it, a plan created by Felix and Kevin had completely snowed me.

Second year was the very odd Italian build of an army in Venice. At this point I knew something was up, and I argued for days with Felix and Kevin about the merits of such a build. I knew it wasn’t to attack Austria, and the way to kill France was to build another fleet… but an army was raised, and the Fiafranchetto was destined to come to fruition… with simultaneous moves by Russia, Italy, and France, all against me and Steve! Fortunately I bounced 1 of the 3 moves against me, but Italy ended up in Tyrolia, and Russia in Silesia. I was basically dead from here on – with only 3 armies of my own! (I’d built 2 fleets at Felix’ request – part of the Fiafranchetto).

What saved me was a couple things… first—Ray… came thru w a killer move on Russia, taking 2 sc of growth in the 2nd year with Gal, Bul, and Rum falling to Austria. This caused Mikael to abandon the attack on me, and fall back to defend his homeland. And second—Kevin. After substantial negotiation, I managed to convince Kevin that an attack on France would produce more results than pursuing me, and so came the day the Fiafranchetto died, with Italy swiping Spain the turn he was to get support into Burgundy.

Third year, things were looking a thousand times brighter, as Russia withdrew, Italy had attacked France, and I had my original 6 units to sit on, half of which were fleets. At this point I made the move that really pushed me forward, which was a stab into Italy, right after he’d stabbed France. I knew Felix would never let him live that down, and so it was a very successful move which put me in Marseilles (Italian sc) by the end of the 3rd year. Also the newfound alliance with Felix already had him in position vs Steve (England) and so all it took was me shifting my units to the north and Steve was outgunned at sea 5 fleets to 3. It was only a matter of time. Steve was certain to lose Norway, and be reduced to his 3 island centers, which he expedited the loss of by misordering a key cover of London.

The Mid-Game:

Years 4 and 5 were just Felix and I pressing our advantage… Mikael and Ray tossing back and forth in the east, Steve beaten back in England, and France dominating the Med. Not much changed, until maybe year 6 or so, when everyone started ranting about a possible German solo. All the talk aside tho, nobody was willing to step up and make a move against me, being locked in their own wars. I think Mikael and Ray fought clear up to the fall of 08, by which point it was just too late to stop me.

Any semblance of organization at this point by AR, and I would have been stopped cold, and a DIAS could have been forced. But instead we trudged into year 7 with everyone saying Felix had to make the move to stop me, but nobody else would do the same. Because of this, I was able to keep Felix onside for quite a long time! While he did give in to the demands of the resistance a few times, I was able to keep him onside enough times to keep my progress inching forward.

The End-Game:

Year 7… more gains for me as Mikael pulled out of Moscow, in yet another attack on Ray, while yet again Ray attacked Mikael., handing me some centers I thought I would have to fight tooth and nail for. Instead I walked into Mos, securing those two eastern centers (War/Mos) I knew I’d need if I was to win.

Year 8… Russia and Austria FINALLY got together and decided to stop attacking each other, but by this time I was already in Moscow, and I had France outmatched in fleets – already occupying Par and Bre.

Italy was still alive by a hair tho, so I spent hours convincing Felix that we had to take out Italy in repayment for him stabbing the Fiafranchetto. It worked about half the time, the other times he’d order something to help the others… like helping Italy recapture Venice, and destroying my army in Rome. Both huge setbacks for me. In fact these were really my only setbacks along the way, all of which were due in part to Felix.

The End:

The 1908 turn was very odd because I knew Mikael was coordinating moves at this time, yet he had Turkey order F Apu-ION. I thought this was a bad move, since it set up a 50/50 guess for me outright soloing! In the final year, I had certain capture of Mar or Spain (but not both) for 17 sc, and then draw… but I also had a 50/50 shot at Vie or Ven because of this s08 move making it so they couldn’t defend both.

I guessed well, and went for Vie, tho it didn’t matter as the resistance didn’t cover either center. Whether I’d gone for Vie, or Ven, I would have been successful. Felix hosed an order that put me at 19, which was irrelevant in the end.

I’m very surprised I got this solo. At any point in years 5-6-7 if Austria and Russia had stopped fighting, they could have stopped me, but they just didn’t do it. Instead they demanded Felix make these gotta-stop-Sims moves, and he refused to do so on his own when everyone else was insulting him left and right for not stopping me, yet none of them would do so themselves.

So I owe the win largely to the alliance I built up w France after the Fiafranchetto (later dubbed Fiafranghetto) collapsed, but also to the eastern wars, and the easy capture of Moscow. Also the constant insults to Felix really egged him on and gave me lots of opportunities to keep him with me.

It was a great game, very exciting, especially negotiating towards the end, trying to keep battles going in the east, and to keep Felix onside in the west.

Good game to all, and I look forward to being slaughtered in round 2. Smile

Trout, impeccably GM’d… I love the enthusiasm, and the storylines each turn… Question is, did you recall the StarWars bit from memory? That made me sick hearing some great movie quotes leading to my army in Venice being slaughtered as if I was the evil empire. :-p I’m not evil.

Felix & Kevin, you two better write up that opening, and get it to go down in the history books.

-mike

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DC104 Invitational - The Next Round. - test_gm   (Sep 13, 2007, 12:00 am)
Gentleman.

I need to seek 3 replacements for the second round. I thank all the players for playing through the first game.

I ask the players, from here on, not to discuss the second game (ie prefered variant/map) until we have all our 7 players signed
up...... although we may have less than 4 options to choose from.

I will update you as soon as i have 7 players.

Stephen
aka Deathblade_penguin
www.diplomaticcorp.com

(Ps Vote for Rachel Weisz)


Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:41:08 -0600
From: former.trout(at)gmail.com
To: DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com; DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com
Subject: DC104 Invitational - Fall 1908 - Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)
CC: raybrucea(at)aol.com; swiatek(at)ruc.dk; felixkamchung(at)mac.com; kevinokelly(at)gmail.com; kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com; mike(at)southwall.com; stevelytton(at)hotmail.com; tfletch33(at)yahoo.com

Deep within the bomb-proof walls of an undisclosed location in southern Europe, the leaders of the unoccupied territories gathered. The walls shook as explosions rocked the ground above them - dust sifting from the ceiling with each bone-jarring thump to collect on the ground.

The Tsar pointed at the map spread on the table before them. "Nyet, comrades. This cannot be!" His finger hovered above the black dot that represented Vienna, as if somehow he could change it back from black to red.

The pink-clad Austrian before him grimaced. "Unfortunately, its true. The attack from Tyrolia was too much for us to hold."

"But can they really be at nineteen supply centers?" The Italian questioned - his voice cracking.

The Sultan smirked. "Their gains came in the west, from France, not from our Eastern centers." He sat in his chair quietly smoking his hookah and trying to ignore the sounds of the war above them. "We might as well all be waving white flags."

At that moment, the door opened and the French President walked in. His wardrobe consisted of shining white garments, from his stylish coat to his burnished shoes. A white beret topped his smiling face. Whistling to himself, he stopped as he suddenly noticed that the other four men were glaring at him. "What?" he asked. "Something I said?"

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And with France, so goes the board. Congratulations to Mike Sims for a sweeping 19 center German solo victory in DC-104. Finessing his way back into Vienna, the German also storms into Marseilles and Spain to seal the deal. And with that, the first round of the Invitational comes to a close.

There was one retreat required from Spain, but it had only the Gulf of Lyons to go to. But of course, that is purely window-dressing with the game resolved. My thanks to all you players who made this game a very memorable one.

EOG's are, of course, extremely welcome. I would greatly look forward to what all of you have to say about this crazy game of ours. It's been an honour being the GM for this - my hat is off to all of you.

As always, please let me know if I've made a mistake at all in the adjudication. For those who keep track of these things, the last few Subject Headers came from the great White Stripes album "Get Thee Behind Me Satan."

Cheers! (And congratulations once again to Mike..)

Trout

DC104 Invitational A Standard Game Game Started: May 29, 2007



Current Turn: Fall 1908
GAME RESULT: GERMAN SOLO - FALL 1908


The Rowdy Cast
Austria: Bruce Ray raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]) England: Steve Lytton stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]) France: Felix Kam Chung felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]) Germany: Mike Sims mike(at)jenningstech.com ([email]mike(at)jenningstech.com[/email]) Italy: Kevin O'Kelly kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email]) Russia: Mikael Johannsen m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]) Turkey: Erik Swiatek swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email])


Humble GM: Former Trout former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])

CURRENT SEASON:


FALL 1908 ORDERS:


TURKEY:
F ION C A Gre -> Apu OK A Gre -> Apu OK

AUSTRIA:
Vie s Tri - Tyrolia [DISBANDED by TYL 2:1] Bud s Vie [CUT by GAL]

FRANCE:
Spa, sc s Por [DISLODGED by MAO 2:1] Por H OK Nap - Rom OK Tyn Sea - West Med OK Tun - N. Afr OK

GERMANY:
A Gas S MAO-Spa(sc) OK F MAO-Spa(sc) OK F ENG-Bre OK F NAT-MAO OK F Nwy-NWG OK F Hol-NTH OK A Bur-Mar OK A Mun-Sil OK A Tyr-Vie OK A Boh S Tyr-Vie OK A Gal-Bud [BOUNCE with BUD 1:1; DISBANDED by UKR 2:1] A Sil-War OK A War-Ukr OK A Mos S War-Ukr OK A StP S Mos OK A Tus-Ven [BOUNCE with VEN 2:2] A Pie S Tus-Ven OK

ITALY:
a ven s tri VOID (Unit Ordered to Move) f adr s ven OK

RUSSIA:
Tri - Tyr OK Ser - Tri OK Sev - Ukr [DEFEATED by WAR 2:1] Arm - Sev [BOUNCE with SEV 1:1] Ukr - Gal OK Rum s Ukr - Gal OK

EARLY WINTER 1908 RETREATS:
Austrian A Vienna is Automatically Disbanded
French F Spain(sc) is Auto-Retreated to Gulf of Lyons
German A Galicia is Automatically Disbanded


WINTER 1908 ADJUSTMENTS:
Turkey: No Adjustments Austria: No Adjustments France: DISBANDS 2 Germany: BUILDS 3 Italy: No Adjustments Russia: BUILDS 1



UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN
------------------------------


TURKEY:
2 Supply Centers - Smy, Gre GAIN: 1 Army - Apu LOSE: 1 Fleet - Ion


AUSTRIA:
2 Supply Centers - Tri, Bud GAIN: 1 Army - Bud LOSE: Tri 0 Fleets


FRANCE:
5 Supply Centers - Spa, Tun, Por, Mar, Rom GAIN: 1 Army - Por LOSE: Mar, Spa 4 Fleets - Rom, Wme, Naf, Gol DISBANDS 2

GERMANY:
17 Supply Centers - Mun, Kie, Ber, Bel, Hol, Den, Swe, Lon, Edi, Nwy, Lvp, Stp, War, Vie GAIN: Mar, Spa Par, Bre, Mos LOSE: 11 Armies - Tus, Gas, Pie, Stp, Ukr, Mos, Mar, Vie, War, Sil, Boh BUILDS 3 5 Fleets - Mao, Spa(sc), Bre, Nwg, Nth


ITALY:
2 Supply Centers - Nap, Ven GAIN: 1 Army - Ven LOSE: 1 Fleet - Adr


RUSSIA:
6 Supply Centers - Sev, Rum, Bul, Ser, Ank, Con GAIN: Tri 6 Armies - Tri, Ser, Arm, Rum, Sev, Ukr LOSE: 0 Fleets - BUILDS 1

ENGLAND - ELIMINATED 1907



1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 AUSTRIA 3 5 7 6 3 2 2 2 1 ENGLAND 3 4 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 FRANCE 3 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 GERMANY 3 6 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 ITALY 3 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 RUSSIA 4 6 4 4 6 7 7 6 7 TURKEY 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2










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DC104 Invitational - Fall 1908 - Forever For Her (... - test_gm   (Sep 13, 2007, 12:00 am)
How about we start it around this date then? I wouldn't mind a breather
from you all. Smile
-mike



-----Original Message-----
From: swiatek(at)ruc.dk [mailto:swiatek(at)ruc.dk]

I am in.

I will however attend the big gamefair in Essen and have som holliday
time. So I will be aut of circulation until the 28. October.

Yours
Erik

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