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The snow melts, the rivers thaw, and longboats once again ply the cold
waters of the north. Our Bretons continue to face a withering assault
of Gaels, Scots, and Anglo-Saxons, and this season's campaign results
in the the seizure of Mercia by the Scots. The Breton counterattack
sees Hamptonshire fall into their hands - now the task remains to hold
it for the fall. At sea, the Scots and Norse combine their strength
to force their way into the strategic North Sea against Danish
opposition. The Danes launch an effective counterattack in the Baltic
however, and surround the occupying Norse army of Svear.

Press: None. How about some poetic Viking war prose?

One retreat needed - Breton Army Mercia can retreat to Lindsey, or
OTB. Matt, if you will please blast that to the group as soon as
possible, I'd be most grateful. Presuming we see that in the next 24
hours, the Fall 829 Deadline will be Thursday October 8, at 1700 EDT.

DC 262 Player List:

Nick Higgins - Cyning of the Angles and Saxons (Anglo-Saxons)
congressofvienna1814 AT yahoo DOT com

Matthew Kelly - Brenin of the Brythons (Britons)
kelly058 AT verizon DOT net

Gregory Bim-Merle - Kong of the Dani (Danes)
gbimmerle AT gmail DOT com

Nathan Deily - Ard Rí na hÉireann (Gaels)
ndeily AT yahoo DOT com

Scott Troemel - Kong of the Norge (Norse)
brn2dip AT yahoo DOT com

Nigel Phillips - Rí Alban (Scots)
nephilli99 AT hotmail DOT com

Mark Duffield - Konung of the Suetidi (Swedes)
captain_sicarius AT hotmail DOT com

and me, your humble GM, B. (Benjamin Hester)
screwtape777 AT gmail DOT com

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ORDERS:

Gaels:

F Gaelic Sea Supports F Leinster - Cardigan Bay
F Leinster - Cardigan Bay
F Munster - Atlantic Ocean
A Pengwern - Gwynned

Scots:

A Bernicia - Deira
F Cait Hold
A Deira - Mercia
F Fortrenn - Circinn
F Strathclyde - Chester
F West Frisian Coast Supports F Moray Firth - North Sea

Bretons:

F Bristol Channel - Cornwall
A Mercia - Powys
A Powys - Gwynned
A Sussex - Hamptonshire

Norse:

F Lappland(wc) Hold
F Moray Firth - North Sea
F Rogaland - Agder
F Rogaland Coast Supports F Moray Firth - North Sea
A Svear Supports A Varmland - Gotar
A Varmland - Gotar
F Zetland - Norwegian Sea

AngloSaxons:

F Brittany - English Channel
F Cornwall - Atlantic Ocean
A Hamptonshire - Hwicce
A Middle Anglia Supports A Deira - Mercia
A Surrey - Kent

Danes:

F Alvheim Supports F Viborg - Skagerrak
A Austrasia - Frisia
F Baltic Sea - Bay of Bothnia
A Gotar Supports F Alvheim
F Jelling(wc) - Viborg
F North Frisian Coast Supports F Skagerrak - North Sea
F Reric - Baltic Sea
A Ribe - Saxony
F Skagerrak - North Sea
A Skane Supports A Gotar
F Viborg - Skagerrak
F Vestfold Supports F Viborg - Skagerrak

RESULTS:

Gaels:

F Gaelic Sea Supports F Leinster - Cardigan Bay
F Leinster - Cardigan Bay
F Munster - Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
A Pengwern - Gwynned (*Bounce*)

Scots:

A Bernicia - Deira
F Cait Hold
A Deira - Mercia
F Fortrenn - Circinn
F Strathclyde - Chester
F West Frisian Coast Supports F Moray Firth - North Sea

Bretons:

F Bristol Channel - Cornwall (*Fails*)
A Mercia - Powys (*Dislodged*)
A Powys - Gwynned (*Bounce*)
A Sussex - Hamptonshire

Norse:

F Lappland(wc) Hold
F Moray Firth - North Sea
F Rogaland - Agder
F Rogaland Coast Supports F Moray Firth - North Sea
A Svear Supports A Varmland - Gotar
A Varmland - Gotar (*Fails*)
F Zetland - Norwegian Sea

AngloSaxons:

F Brittany - English Channel
F Cornwall - Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
A Hamptonshire - Hwicce
A Middle Anglia Supports A Deira - Mercia
A Surrey - Kent

Danes:

F Alvheim Supports F Viborg - Skagerrak (*Fails*)
A Austrasia - Frisia
F Baltic Sea - Bay of Bothnia
A Gotar Supports F Alvheim (*Cut*)
F Jelling(wc) - Viborg (*Fails*)
F North Frisian Coast Supports F Skagerrak - North Sea
F Reric - Baltic Sea
A Ribe - Saxony
F Skagerrak - North Sea (*Fails*)
A Skane Supports A Gotar
F Viborg - Skagerrak (*Fails*)
F Vestfold Supports F Viborg - Skagerrak (*Fails*)

Thanks!
B.

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Players -

Just a reminder, your Fall 828 orders are due tomorrow night,
Thursday, September 17 at 1700 EDT.

Thanks!
B.

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Honored Kings of the Dark Ages -

And we're back...just in time to witness the amazing... The Scots and
Gaels seem to have mended their fences, putting a twist in the
Scandinavians' plans for invasion. It also seems that the
Scandinavians did not really have a plan for invasion either, as a
Danish stab of the Norse is revealed. The Anglo-Saxons suffer a few
wrong guesses about the Breton attack plans, and lose Cornwall and
Hamptonshire in the exchange.

One retreat is needed for Breton A Hwicce. Breton A Hwicce can
retreat to Gwent, Powys, Somerset, or OTB. Mark, as this is the only
retreat, please reply all to this message with your retreat in the
next 48 hours.

Pending timely submission of the Summer 828 retreat, the Fall 828
Deadline will be on Thursday 17 August 2009, 1700 EDT, as we resume
our normal Thursday schedule.

As always, for those just joining us or observing, here is the player list:

Nick Higgins - Cyning of the Angles and Saxons (Anglo-Saxons)
congressofvienna1814 AT yahoo DOT com

Matthew Kelly - Brenin of the Brythons (Britons)
kelly058 AT verizon DOT net

Gregory Bim-Merle - Kong of the Dani (Danes)
gbimmerle AT gmail DOT com

Nathan Deily - Ard Rí na hÉireann (Gaels)
ndeily AT yahoo DOT com

Scott Troemel - Kong of the Norge (Norse)
brn2dip AT yahoo DOT com

Nigel Phillips - Rí Alban (Scots)
nephilli99 AT hotmail DOT com

Mark Duffield - Konung of the Suetidi (Swedes)
captain_sicarius AT hotmail DOT com

and me, your humble GM, B. (Benjamin Hester)
screwtape777 AT gmail DOT com

Orders:

Scots

F Dei-WaS
A STR-DEI
F MUN-ATO
F DAL supp F CAI
F CAI supp F FOR
F FOR supp A BER-CIR
A BER-CIR

Bretons

(A) Som to Ham
(A) Hwi support (A) Som to Ham
(A) Mer to Man
(F) Brc to Cor

Gaels

A Lei S F Con-Mun
F Con-Mun
F Noc-Gas

Anglo-Saxons

A Man S A Ham - Hwi
A Sur S A Ham - Hwi
A Ham - Hwi
F Ato - Brt
F Cor - Ech

Swedes

My fleet will hold.

Norse

F Firth of Forth - Moray Firth
F Hordaland - Norwegian Sea
A Jamtland - Svear
F Lappland(wc) Hold
F Moray Firth - Scapa Flow
F Norwegian Sea - Arctic Ocean
F Skagerrak - Rogaland Coast
A Varmland Supports A Jamtland - Svear

Danes

A Aus - Neu
F Rib(wc) - Nfc
F Nfc - Skg
F Kat S F Nfc - Skg
F Jel(wc) - Vib
A Ros - Skn
F Skn - Alv
A Got S F Skn - Alv
F Vin - Bal
F Rer S F Vin - Bal

Results:

Gaels:

F Connaught - Munster
A Leinster Supports F Connaught - Munster
F North Channel - Gaelic Sea

Scots:

A Bernicia - Circinn
F Cait Supports F Fortrenn
F Dal Riada Supports F Cait
F Deira - The Wash
F Fortrenn Supports A Bernicia - Circinn
F Munster - Atlantic Ocean
A Strathclyde - Deira

Bretons:

F Bristol Channel - Cornwall
A Hwicce Supports A Somerset - Hamptonshire (*Dislodged*)
A Mercia - Middle Anglia (*Fails*)
A Somerset - Hamptonshire

Norse:

F Firth of Forth - Moray Firth
F Hordaland - Norwegian Sea
A Jamtland - Svear
F Lappland(wc) Hold
F Moray Firth - Scapa Flow
F Norwegian Sea - Arctic Ocean
F Skagerrak - Rogaland Coast
A Varmland Supports A Jamtland - Svear

AngloSaxons:

F Atlantic Ocean - Brittany
F Cornwall - English Channel
A Hamptonshire - Hwicce
A Middle Anglia Supports A Hamptonshire - Hwicce (*Cut*)
A Surrey Supports A Hamptonshire - Hwicce

Danes:

A Austrasia - Neustria
A Gotar Supports F Skane - Alvheim
F Jelling(wc) - Viborg
F Kattegat Supports F North Frisian Coast - Skagerrak
F North Frisian Coast - Skagerrak
F Reric Supports F Vineta - Baltic Sea
F Ribe(wc) - North Frisian Coast
A Roskilde - Skane
F Skane - Alvheim
F Vineta - Baltic Sea

Swedes:

F Bay of Bothnia Hold

Thanks!

B.

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Thanks for your patience players, here are the official map and DPY file (thanks to Scott for providing one in the interim!)
 
I think everyone has had their negotiations underway for a while now, so Spring 828 will be Thursday evening as normal 4 Sep 09, 1700 EDT unless anyone strenuously objects in triplicate in writing...
 
Swedes - Remove F Bal, A Sve
Bretons - Remove A Dyf
Gaels - Remove F Heb
Danes - Build F Jel WC, F Rib WC, A Ros
Scots - Build F For
Norse - Build F Hor
Anglo-Saxons - No Change
 
B.

 
On 8/27/09, Benjamin Hester <screwtape777(at)gmail.com ([email]screwtape777(at)gmail.com[/email])> wrote: [quote:09df9aecf2]Howdy players -

Quickie post for now just to keep the game flowing.  I don't have a
map for you right now, and I'm not setting a new Spring 828 deadline
yet, but I wanted to give you all these results so you wouldn't have
to sit on hold until I get back on Sunday.  I will kick out a map and
update the DC site then, and there will be a normal Thursday deadline
then most likely, if no one objects.
And with that, I'm off to swim...

Swedes - Remove F Bal, A Sve
Bretons - Remove A Dyf
Gaels - Remove F Heb
Danes - Build F Jel WC, F Rib WC, A Ros
Scots - Build F For
Norse - Build F Hor
Anglo-Saxons - No Change

And to answer a question, Dark Ages victory condition is 20 SCs, per
the Dip Wiki (simple majority).  I encourage all of you to check out
the Dip Wiki for the variant if you haven't already (on the
diplomaticcorp.com web site)

B.

On 8/22/09, Benjamin Hester <screwtape777(at)gmail.com ([email]screwtape777(at)gmail.com[/email])> wrote:
[quote:09df9aecf2]Honored Kings of the Dark Ages -

An interesting season - battles rage all over the map, yet not a single
retreat needed.  The big winners this year are the Danes, who pick up an
impressive *three* SCs, courtesy of their stab of the Anglo-Saxons and deep
strike into Swedish territory.  Elsewhere, the Gaels suffer the loss of
Munster to the Scots, who manage to hold their plunder with Anglo-Saxon
aid.  The Gaels and Scots fight an epic but inconclusive battle in Dal
Riada, while Norse fleets appear off Scottish shores.  The Bretons press
far
behind Anglo-Saxon lines, but are still faced with a disband this winter.

We'll have a slightly abnormal deadline for Winter 827 on Tuesday 25 August
2009, 1700 EDT - because I'm taking a small vacation next week from Wed -
Sun.  Then we'll have a long spring - first Thursday in September will be
the Spring 828 deadline.  Winter adjustments are at the bottom of this
page.

As always, for those just joining us or observing, here is the player list:

Nick Higgins - Cyning of the Angles and Saxons (Anglo-Saxons)
congressofvienna1814 AT yahoo DOT com

Matthew Kelly - Brenin of the Brythons (Britons)
kelly058 AT verizon DOT net

Gregory Bim-Merle - Kong of the Dani (Danes)
gbimmerle AT gmail DOT com

Nathan Deily - Ard Rí na hÉireann (Gaels)
ndeily AT yahoo DOT com

Scott Troemel - Kong of the Norge (Norse)
brn2dip AT yahoo DOT com

Nigel Phillips - Rí Alban (Scots)
nephilli99 AT hotmail DOT com

Mark Duffield - Konung of the Suetidi (Swedes)
captain_sicarius AT hotmail DOT com

and me, your humble GM, B.  (Benjamin Hester)
screwtape777 AT gmail DOT com

Orders:

Gaels:

F Connaught - Munster
F Hebridean Sea - Dal Riada
A Leinster Supports F Connaught - Munster
F North Channel Supports F Hebridean Sea - Dal Riada

Scots:

A Bernicia Supports F Deira
F Cait Supports F Dal Riada
F Dal Riada Supports A Strathclyde
F Deira Hold
F Munster Supports F Atlantic Ocean - Leinster
A Strathclyde Supports F Deira

Bretons:

F Bristol Channel - Atlantic Ocean
A Chester - Mercia
A Hwicce - Somerset
A Mercia - Hwicce
A Powys - Dyfed

Norse:

F Alvheim - Skagerrak
F Lappland(wc) Hold
F North Sea - Firth of Forth
F Norwegian Sea Supports F Lappland(wc)
A Varmland - Jamtland
A Vestfold - Varmland
F Zetland - Moray Firth

AngloSaxons:

F Atlantic Ocean - Leinster
F Cornwall Hold
A Middle Anglia Supports A Surrey
A Somerset - Hamptonshire
A Surrey Supports A Middle Anglia

Danes:

F Bay of Reric - Reric
A Gotar Supports F Skane
F Reric - Vineta
F Roskilde - Kattegat
A Saxony - Austrasia
F Skane Supports A Gotar
F Viborg - North Frisian Coast

Swedes:

F Baltic Sea Hold
F Bay of Bothnia Supports A Svear - Lappland
A Svear - Lappland

Results:

Gaels:

F Connaught - Munster (*Fails*)
F Hebridean Sea - Dal Riada (*Fails*)
A Leinster Supports F Connaught - Munster (*Cut*)
F North Channel Supports F Hebridean Sea - Dal Riada

Scots:

A Bernicia Supports F Deira
F Cait Supports F Dal Riada
F Dal Riada Supports A Strathclyde (*Cut*)
F Deira Hold
F Munster Supports F Atlantic Ocean - Leinster (*Cut*)
A Strathclyde Supports F Deira

Bretons:

F Bristol Channel - Atlantic Ocean (*Fails*)
A Chester - Mercia
A Hwicce - Somerset
A Mercia - Hwicce
A Powys - Dyfed

Norse:

F Alvheim - Skagerrak
F Lappland(wc) Hold
F North Sea - Firth of Forth
F Norwegian Sea Supports F Lappland(wc)
A Varmland - Jamtland
A Vestfold - Varmland
F Zetland - Moray Firth

AngloSaxons:

F Atlantic Ocean - Leinster (*Fails*)
F Cornwall Hold
A Middle Anglia Supports A Surrey
A Somerset - Hamptonshire
A Surrey Supports A Middle Anglia

Danes:

F Bay of Reric - Reric
A Gotar Supports F Skane
F Reric - Vineta
F Roskilde - Kattegat
A Saxony - Austrasia
F Skane Supports A Gotar
F Viborg - North Frisian Coast

Swedes:

F Baltic Sea Hold
F Bay of Bothnia Supports A Svear - Lappland
A Svear - Lappland (*Fails*)

Winter Adjustments:

Gaels:

Remove

Scots:

Build

Bretons:

Remove

Norse:

Build

Danes:

Build
Build
Build

Swedes:

Remove
Remove

Thanks!
B.
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