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Russian Game End Statement - Slangers   (Dec 21, 2012, 1:10 pm)
DC 435 Russian Game End Statement

Well, needless to say I am thrilled at the outcome of this game. There was a point in the early stages where I felt sure that I would be the first to be eliminated, but thankfully I resisted the early attentions of Turkey along my southern border and won through.

The initial plan for me was to join forces with England and France to take out Germany early on, whilst cultivating a relationship withItaly and Turkey to bring down Austria. This was a natural approach to take as the original Germany was a newbie and wasn’t communicating at all prior to his withdrawal. This plan soon had to be abandoned as Patrick didn’t seem very committed to the cause and Garry seemed to be too effective a potential ally to just throw to the wolves. More to the point Zach caught me cold in 1901 and massed his forces on my southern border. It was John who handed me a lifeline by not taking St Petersburg when it was open and free. That stopped me collapsing completely as defences were rather stretched for the first two or three years. My gratitude was bottomless, as shown by my stab of England at the first possible opportunity to make a cheap gain.

To handle the difficult scenario in the south I worked hard to be friendly to Italy. Wesley was great and heroically put his own position at risk by sailing fleets east to distract the Turk for me. I don’t think he ever really recovered from that early and ultimately fruitless foray east. As France ploughed into England and Germany started to grow slowly and ominously as a power, I remained in fear for my survival until suddenly Turkey had a change of heart and abandoned the potentially game-winning alliance with Austria and stabbed Craig. I used this to my advantage, seizing Budapest for myself and then stabbing Turkey immediately to ensure that I took Ankara. Suddenly things were looking rosy in the south.

Now I had to make a difficult decision in the north and in a controversial move, which could ruin the family Christmas, grabbed Norway from England while he was away on his holidays. This gave impetus to Germany whothen did exactly as I had hoped and threw everything west in a massive attack on France. I kept this under control by not providing help to invade England as promised. Once Garry had strayed too far west I hit him in Berlin. This took me to 10 sc and I knew a win was possible if only I could prevent a coalition forming a stalemate line. France was critical here and I urged Patrick to fight back against the German aggression, thereby tying critical German units up-stopping a decent barrier going up against my advance. Whilst Italy and Austria made repeated errors in a last ditch but very accident-prone alliance (possibly somebody was disrupting their communications I suspect), Germany appeared to stop talking to everybody and hence an opportunity was lost to hold the line. England remarkably rejoined the Russian cause and victory was almost assured. The 4 sc gained in 1906 to take me to 16, resulting from a lot of risk taking in theAustria-Turkey theatre of war, effectively sealed the win.

Huge thanks to all of my opponents for playing the game. Special thanks to Craig for his ever-cheerful presence as Austria and to Garry for stepping in at the beginning and proving to be such a good ally, at least for a short while. Apologies to, well, everyone apart from Patrick, for being stabbed by me with such good grace. Never have I played such a dirty, underhand, aggressive, deceitful, over-bearing game and it feels very good, but in a slightly soiled way. I think my next game will be a quieter, more measured affair.

Craig (GM) did a magnificent job with this game- a virtually flawless run at a very difficult task. Thanks very much for all of the timetaken to keep the game running and to whip it along to a quick conclusion ahead of Christmas.

Having said all that and reviewed my very positive experience in this game, I think I should just revisit the accusation of some sort of collusion or “meta-gaming” that unfortunately came up before the end. Naturally I refute that suggestion completely and to have it come from one of the moderators of DC was especially offensive. I am sad to say, it makes methink hard about where I may play my Diplomacy in future. It is a real shame that Garry had to equate his complete and utter failure to organise any effective defence against my forces with some sort of underhand arrangement on my part, with a relative. This really marred what had been a very enjoyable playing experience in DC435. If Garry is watching my games closely in future as promised, I hope he enjoys the show and learns some new moves...

Merry Christmas everybody. A Russian Christmas is a special occasion- vodka will be sent to our subjects all over Europe.

Best wishes
Tsar Slangers I

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Fwd: DC435 English Game End Statement - Cartesian   (Dec 21, 2012, 12:37 pm)
First of all, my congratulations to Tsar Slangers for an excellently played game throughout (both diplomatically and tactically). You thoroughly deserved this win. 
My thanks to Craig for doing a superb job as GM, keeping things moving, offering precise adjudications, supplying maps and information on time, and generally being very helpful and cheerful throughout.




Thanks too to my co-players, and my proxy (Mark - who had to tell me I'd been stabbed by one and all when I got back from holiday!). I have enjoyed the cheerful banter and good sportsmanship that is a feature of these games. Especial thanks to Patrick and Wesley for helpful ideas and good humour throughout.




My first plans were to ally with France and Russia and to move against Germany. All went well in the first year or so. Plans changed a bit because of Garry taking over Germany at the start, and my realisation that he was a strong player who would provide difficulties. Thus my ill-advised attempt at stabbing France - too early and not well-planned. Sometime in 1903 it seemed that everyone decided that I was the baddie (I think the Tsar and Kaiser decided to work together with me as target number 1) and so I suffered a 3-way attack from France, Russia and Germany that seemed to come out of the blue. I was reeling for quite a while!




The Tsar continued to sweet-talk everyone into doing his will and was making ground over in the East while I struggled pointlessly with France. Germany was not saying a word, and in fact I had no communications from him addressed directly to me from around 1902/3. It became a lonely battle for England's survival, with occasional 'hang in there' emails from Italy (thanks Wesley!). I saw no hope for Engand to get back in the game, and just played to survive. France saw the same, and we abandoned our private war to work together for survival. By this time, the Tsar was unstoppable, except if the Kasier (as the central, strongest power) organised a resistance among the remaining fragmented powers. This was not forthcoming and the Kaiser eventually succumbed to overwhelming force and better play leaving Russia the clear winner.




For me, this exciting and interesting game was a little marred by the unexpected bit of of bad temper and bad sportsmanship displayed by one player towards the end.
I think the outcome is a fine example of the importance of maintaining good diplomatic relations. 




Once again, all hail to the Tsar Slangers, 'well done' to my fellow survivors, and thank you Craig.
JohnPrime Minister Cartesian

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Fwd: DC435 English Game End Statement - Cartesian   (Dec 21, 2012, 12:37 pm)
First of all, my congratulations to Tsar Slangers for an excellently played game throughout (both diplomatically and tactically). You thoroughly deserved this win. 
My thanks to Craig for doing a superb job as GM, keeping things moving, offering precise adjudications, supplying maps and information on time, and generally being very helpful and cheerful throughout.




Thanks too to my co-players, and my proxy (Mark - who had to tell me I'd been stabbed by one and all when I got back from holiday!). I have enjoyed the cheerful banter and good sportsmanship that is a feature of these games. Especial thanks to Patrick and Wesley for helpful ideas and good humour throughout.




My first plans were to ally with France and Russia and to move against Germany. All went well in the first year or so. Plans changed a bit because of Garry taking over Germany at the start, and my realisation that he was a strong player who would provide difficulties. Thus my ill-advised attempt at stabbing France - too early and not well-planned. Sometime in 1903 it seemed that everyone decided that I was the baddie (I think the Tsar and Kaiser decided to work together with me as target number 1) and so I suffered a 3-way attack from France, Russia and Germany that seemed to come out of the blue. I was reeling for quite a while!




The Tsar continued to sweet-talk everyone into doing his will and was making ground over in the East while I struggled pointlessly with France. Germany was not saying a word, and in fact I had no communications from him addressed directly to me from around 1902/3. It became a lonely battle for England's survival, with occasional 'hang in there' emails from Italy (thanks Wesley!). I saw no hope for Engand to get back in the game, and just played to survive. France saw the same, and we abandoned our private war to work together for survival. By this time, the Tsar was unstoppable, except if the Kasier (as the central, strongest power) organised a resistance among the remaining fragmented powers. This was not forthcoming and the Kaiser eventually succumbed to overwhelming force and better play leaving Russia the clear winner.




For me, this exciting and interesting game was a little marred by the unexpected bit of of bad temper and bad sportsmanship displayed by one player towards the end.
I think the outcome is a fine example of the importance of maintaining good diplomatic relations. 




Once again, all hail to the Tsar Slangers, 'well done' to my fellow survivors, and thank you Craig.
JohnPrime Minister Cartesian

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Fwd: DC435 English Game End Statement (dc435) Cartesian Dec 21, 12:37 pm
First of all, my congratulations to Tsar Slangers for an excellently played game throughout (both diplomatically and tactically). You thoroughly deserved this win. 
My thanks to Craig for doing a superb job as GM, keeping things moving, offering precise adjudications, supplying maps and information on time, and generally being very helpful and cheerful throughout.




Thanks too to my co-players, and my proxy (Mark - who had to tell me I'd been stabbed by one and all when I got back from holiday!). I have enjoyed the cheerful banter and good sportsmanship that is a feature of these games. Especial thanks to Patrick and Wesley for helpful ideas and good humour throughout.




My first plans were to ally with France and Russia and to move against Germany. All went well in the first year or so. Plans changed a bit because of Garry taking over Germany at the start, and my realisation that he was a strong player who would provide difficulties. Thus my ill-advised attempt at stabbing France - too early and not well-planned. Sometime in 1903 it seemed that everyone decided that I was the baddie (I think the Tsar and Kaiser decided to work together with me as target number 1) and so I suffered a 3-way attack from France, Russia and Germany that seemed to come out of the blue. I was reeling for quite a while!




The Tsar continued to sweet-talk everyone into doing his will and was making ground over in the East while I struggled pointlessly with France. Germany was not saying a word, and in fact I had no communications from him addressed directly to me from around 1902/3. It became a lonely battle for England's survival, with occasional 'hang in there' emails from Italy (thanks Wesley!). I saw no hope for Engand to get back in the game, and just played to survive. France saw the same, and we abandoned our private war to work together for survival. By this time, the Tsar was unstoppable, except if the Kasier (as the central, strongest power) organised a resistance among the remaining fragmented powers. This was not forthcoming and the Kaiser eventually succumbed to overwhelming force and better play leaving Russia the clear winner.




For me, this exciting and interesting game was a little marred by the unexpected bit of of bad temper and bad sportsmanship displayed by one player towards the end.
I think the outcome is a fine example of the importance of maintaining good diplomatic relations. 




Once again, all hail to the Tsar Slangers, 'well done' to my fellow survivors, and thank you Craig.
JohnPrime Minister Cartesian
Russian Game End Statement (dc435) Slangers Dec 21, 01:10 pm
DC 435 Russian Game End Statement

Well, needless to say I am thrilled at the outcome of this game. There was a point in the early stages where I felt sure that I would be the first to be eliminated, but thankfully I resisted the early attentions of Turkey along my southern border and won through.

The initial plan for me was to join forces with England and France to take out Germany early on, whilst cultivating a relationship withItaly and Turkey to bring down Austria. This was a natural approach to take as the original Germany was a newbie and wasn’t communicating at all prior to his withdrawal. This plan soon had to be abandoned as Patrick didn’t seem very committed to the cause and Garry seemed to be too effective a potential ally to just throw to the wolves. More to the point Zach caught me cold in 1901 and massed his forces on my southern border. It was John who handed me a lifeline by not taking St Petersburg when it was open and free. That stopped me collapsing completely as defences were rather stretched for the first two or three years. My gratitude was bottomless, as shown by my stab of England at the first possible opportunity to make a cheap gain.

To handle the difficult scenario in the south I worked hard to be friendly to Italy. Wesley was great and heroically put his own position at risk by sailing fleets east to distract the Turk for me. I don’t think he ever really recovered from that early and ultimately fruitless foray east. As France ploughed into England and Germany started to grow slowly and ominously as a power, I remained in fear for my survival until suddenly Turkey had a change of heart and abandoned the potentially game-winning alliance with Austria and stabbed Craig. I used this to my advantage, seizing Budapest for myself and then stabbing Turkey immediately to ensure that I took Ankara. Suddenly things were looking rosy in the south.

Now I had to make a difficult decision in the north and in a controversial move, which could ruin the family Christmas, grabbed Norway from England while he was away on his holidays. This gave impetus to Germany whothen did exactly as I had hoped and threw everything west in a massive attack on France. I kept this under control by not providing help to invade England as promised. Once Garry had strayed too far west I hit him in Berlin. This took me to 10 sc and I knew a win was possible if only I could prevent a coalition forming a stalemate line. France was critical here and I urged Patrick to fight back against the German aggression, thereby tying critical German units up-stopping a decent barrier going up against my advance. Whilst Italy and Austria made repeated errors in a last ditch but very accident-prone alliance (possibly somebody was disrupting their communications I suspect), Germany appeared to stop talking to everybody and hence an opportunity was lost to hold the line. England remarkably rejoined the Russian cause and victory was almost assured. The 4 sc gained in 1906 to take me to 16, resulting from a lot of risk taking in theAustria-Turkey theatre of war, effectively sealed the win.

Huge thanks to all of my opponents for playing the game. Special thanks to Craig for his ever-cheerful presence as Austria and to Garry for stepping in at the beginning and proving to be such a good ally, at least for a short while. Apologies to, well, everyone apart from Patrick, for being stabbed by me with such good grace. Never have I played such a dirty, underhand, aggressive, deceitful, over-bearing game and it feels very good, but in a slightly soiled way. I think my next game will be a quieter, more measured affair.

Craig (GM) did a magnificent job with this game- a virtually flawless run at a very difficult task. Thanks very much for all of the timetaken to keep the game running and to whip it along to a quick conclusion ahead of Christmas.

Having said all that and reviewed my very positive experience in this game, I think I should just revisit the accusation of some sort of collusion or “meta-gaming” that unfortunately came up before the end. Naturally I refute that suggestion completely and to have it come from one of the moderators of DC was especially offensive. I am sad to say, it makes methink hard about where I may play my Diplomacy in future. It is a real shame that Garry had to equate his complete and utter failure to organise any effective defence against my forces with some sort of underhand arrangement on my part, with a relative. This really marred what had been a very enjoyable playing experience in DC435. If Garry is watching my games closely in future as promised, I hope he enjoys the show and learns some new moves...

Merry Christmas everybody. A Russian Christmas is a special occasion- vodka will be sent to our subjects all over Europe.

Best wishes
Tsar Slangers I
Game End Statement - Slangers   (Dec 21, 2012, 9:41 am)
DC 435 Russian Game End Statement Well, needless to say I am thrilled at the outcome of this game. There was a point in the early stages where I felt sure that I would be the first to be eliminated, but thankfully I resisted the early attentions of Turkey along my southern border and won through. The initial plan for me was to join forces with England and France to take out Germany early on, whilst cultivating a relationship withItaly and Turkey to bring down Austria. This was a natural approach to take as the original Germany was a newbie and wasn't communicating at all prior to his withdrawal. This plan soon had to be abandoned as Patrick didn't seem very committed to the cause and Garry seemed to be too effective a potential ally to just throw to the wolves. More to the point Zach caught me cold in 1901 and massed his forces on my southern border. It was John who handed me a lifeline by not taking St Petersburg when it was open and free. That stopped me collapsing completely as defences were rather stretched for the first two or three years. My gratitude was bottomless, as shown by my stab of England at the first possible opportunity to make a cheap gain. To handle the difficult scenario in the south I worked hard to be friendly to Italy. Wesley was great and heroically put his own position at risk by sailing fleets east to distract the Turk for me. I don't think he ever really recovered from that early and ultimately fruitless foray east. As France ploughed into England and Germany started to grow slowly and ominously as a power, I remained in fear for my survival until suddenly Turkey had a change of heart and abandoned the potentially game-winning alliance with Austria and stabbed Craig. I used this to my advantage, seizing Budapest for myself and then stabbing Turkey immediately to ensure that I took Ankara. Suddenly things were looking rosy in the south. Now I had to make a difficult decision in the north and in a controversial move, which could ruin the family Christmas, grabbed Norway from England while he was away on his holidays. This gave impetus to Germany whothen did exactly as I had hoped and threw everything west in a massive attack on France. I kept this under control by not providing help to invade England as promised. Once Garry had strayed too far west I hit him in Berlin. This took me to 10 sc and I knew a win was possible if only I could prevent a coalition forming a stalemate line. France was critical here and I urged Patrick to fight back against the German aggression, thereby tying critical German units up-stopping a decent barrier going up against my advance. Whilst Italy and Austria made repeated errors in a last ditch but very accident-prone alliance (possibly somebody was disrupting their communications I suspect), Germany appeared to stop talking to everybody and hence an opportunity was lost to hold the line. England remarkably rejoined the Russian cause and victory was almost assured. The 4 sc gained in 1906 to take me to 16, resulting from a lot of risk taking in theAustria-Turkey theatre of war, effectively sealed the win. Huge thanks to all of my opponents for playing the game. Special thanks to Craig for his ever-cheerful presence as Austria and to Garry for stepping in at the beginning and proving to be such a good ally, at least for a short while. Apologies to, well, everyone apart from Patrick, for being stabbed by me with such good grace. Never have I played such a dirty, underhand, aggressive, deceitful, over-bearing game and it feels very good, but in a slightly soiled way. I think my next game will be a quieter, more measured affair. Craig (GM) did a magnificent job with this game- a virtually flawless run at a very difficult task. Thanks very much for all of the timetaken to keep the game running and to whip it along to a quick conclusion ahead of Christmas. Having said all that and reviewed my very positive experience in this game, I think I should just revisit the accusation of some sort of collusion or "meta-gaming" that unfortunately came up before the end. Naturally I refute that suggestion completely and to have it come from one of the moderators of DC was especially offensive. I am sad to say, it makes methink hard about where I may play my Diplomacy in future. It is a real shame that Garry had to equate his complete and utter failure to organise any effective defence against my forces with some sort of underhand arrangement on my part, with a relative. This really marred what had been a very enjoyable playing experience in DC435. If Garry is watching my games closely in future as promised, I hope he enjoys the show and learns some new moves... Merry Christmas everybody. A Russian Christmas is a special occasion- vodka will be sent to our subjects all over Europe. Best wishesTsar Slangers I

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Game End Statement - Slangers   (Dec 21, 2012, 9:41 am)
DC 435 Russian Game End Statement Well, needless to say I am thrilled at the outcome of this game. There was a point in the early stages where I felt sure that I would be the first to be eliminated, but thankfully I resisted the early attentions of Turkey along my southern border and won through. The initial plan for me was to join forces with England and France to take out Germany early on, whilst cultivating a relationship withItaly and Turkey to bring down Austria. This was a natural approach to take as the original Germany was a newbie and wasn't communicating at all prior to his withdrawal. This plan soon had to be abandoned as Patrick didn't seem very committed to the cause and Garry seemed to be too effective a potential ally to just throw to the wolves. More to the point Zach caught me cold in 1901 and massed his forces on my southern border. It was John who handed me a lifeline by not taking St Petersburg when it was open and free. That stopped me collapsing completely as defences were rather stretched for the first two or three years. My gratitude was bottomless, as shown by my stab of England at the first possible opportunity to make a cheap gain. To handle the difficult scenario in the south I worked hard to be friendly to Italy. Wesley was great and heroically put his own position at risk by sailing fleets east to distract the Turk for me. I don't think he ever really recovered from that early and ultimately fruitless foray east. As France ploughed into England and Germany started to grow slowly and ominously as a power, I remained in fear for my survival until suddenly Turkey had a change of heart and abandoned the potentially game-winning alliance with Austria and stabbed Craig. I used this to my advantage, seizing Budapest for myself and then stabbing Turkey immediately to ensure that I took Ankara. Suddenly things were looking rosy in the south. Now I had to make a difficult decision in the north and in a controversial move, which could ruin the family Christmas, grabbed Norway from England while he was away on his holidays. This gave impetus to Germany whothen did exactly as I had hoped and threw everything west in a massive attack on France. I kept this under control by not providing help to invade England as promised. Once Garry had strayed too far west I hit him in Berlin. This took me to 10 sc and I knew a win was possible if only I could prevent a coalition forming a stalemate line. France was critical here and I urged Patrick to fight back against the German aggression, thereby tying critical German units up-stopping a decent barrier going up against my advance. Whilst Italy and Austria made repeated errors in a last ditch but very accident-prone alliance (possibly somebody was disrupting their communications I suspect), Germany appeared to stop talking to everybody and hence an opportunity was lost to hold the line. England remarkably rejoined the Russian cause and victory was almost assured. The 4 sc gained in 1906 to take me to 16, resulting from a lot of risk taking in theAustria-Turkey theatre of war, effectively sealed the win. Huge thanks to all of my opponents for playing the game. Special thanks to Craig for his ever-cheerful presence as Austria and to Garry for stepping in at the beginning and proving to be such a good ally, at least for a short while. Apologies to, well, everyone apart from Patrick, for being stabbed by me with such good grace. Never have I played such a dirty, underhand, aggressive, deceitful, over-bearing game and it feels very good, but in a slightly soiled way. I think my next game will be a quieter, more measured affair. Craig (GM) did a magnificent job with this game- a virtually flawless run at a very difficult task. Thanks very much for all of the timetaken to keep the game running and to whip it along to a quick conclusion ahead of Christmas. Having said all that and reviewed my very positive experience in this game, I think I should just revisit the accusation of some sort of collusion or "meta-gaming" that unfortunately came up before the end. Naturally I refute that suggestion completely and to have it come from one of the moderators of DC was especially offensive. I am sad to say, it makes methink hard about where I may play my Diplomacy in future. It is a real shame that Garry had to equate his complete and utter failure to organise any effective defence against my forces with some sort of underhand arrangement on my part, with a relative. This really marred what had been a very enjoyable playing experience in DC435. If Garry is watching my games closely in future as promised, I hope he enjoys the show and learns some new moves... Merry Christmas everybody. A Russian Christmas is a special occasion- vodka will be sent to our subjects all over Europe. Best wishesTsar Slangers I

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Game End Statement (dc435) Slangers Dec 21, 09:41 am
DC 435 Russian Game End Statement Well, needless to say I am thrilled at the outcome of this game. There was a point in the early stages where I felt sure that I would be the first to be eliminated, but thankfully I resisted the early attentions of Turkey along my southern border and won through. The initial plan for me was to join forces with England and France to take out Germany early on, whilst cultivating a relationship withItaly and Turkey to bring down Austria. This was a natural approach to take as the original Germany was a newbie and wasn't communicating at all prior to his withdrawal. This plan soon had to be abandoned as Patrick didn't seem very committed to the cause and Garry seemed to be too effective a potential ally to just throw to the wolves. More to the point Zach caught me cold in 1901 and massed his forces on my southern border. It was John who handed me a lifeline by not taking St Petersburg when it was open and free. That stopped me collapsing completely as defences were rather stretched for the first two or three years. My gratitude was bottomless, as shown by my stab of England at the first possible opportunity to make a cheap gain. To handle the difficult scenario in the south I worked hard to be friendly to Italy. Wesley was great and heroically put his own position at risk by sailing fleets east to distract the Turk for me. I don't think he ever really recovered from that early and ultimately fruitless foray east. As France ploughed into England and Germany started to grow slowly and ominously as a power, I remained in fear for my survival until suddenly Turkey had a change of heart and abandoned the potentially game-winning alliance with Austria and stabbed Craig. I used this to my advantage, seizing Budapest for myself and then stabbing Turkey immediately to ensure that I took Ankara. Suddenly things were looking rosy in the south. Now I had to make a difficult decision in the north and in a controversial move, which could ruin the family Christmas, grabbed Norway from England while he was away on his holidays. This gave impetus to Germany whothen did exactly as I had hoped and threw everything west in a massive attack on France. I kept this under control by not providing help to invade England as promised. Once Garry had strayed too far west I hit him in Berlin. This took me to 10 sc and I knew a win was possible if only I could prevent a coalition forming a stalemate line. France was critical here and I urged Patrick to fight back against the German aggression, thereby tying critical German units up-stopping a decent barrier going up against my advance. Whilst Italy and Austria made repeated errors in a last ditch but very accident-prone alliance (possibly somebody was disrupting their communications I suspect), Germany appeared to stop talking to everybody and hence an opportunity was lost to hold the line. England remarkably rejoined the Russian cause and victory was almost assured. The 4 sc gained in 1906 to take me to 16, resulting from a lot of risk taking in theAustria-Turkey theatre of war, effectively sealed the win. Huge thanks to all of my opponents for playing the game. Special thanks to Craig for his ever-cheerful presence as Austria and to Garry for stepping in at the beginning and proving to be such a good ally, at least for a short while. Apologies to, well, everyone apart from Patrick, for being stabbed by me with such good grace. Never have I played such a dirty, underhand, aggressive, deceitful, over-bearing game and it feels very good, but in a slightly soiled way. I think my next game will be a quieter, more measured affair. Craig (GM) did a magnificent job with this game- a virtually flawless run at a very difficult task. Thanks very much for all of the timetaken to keep the game running and to whip it along to a quick conclusion ahead of Christmas. Having said all that and reviewed my very positive experience in this game, I think I should just revisit the accusation of some sort of collusion or "meta-gaming" that unfortunately came up before the end. Naturally I refute that suggestion completely and to have it come from one of the moderators of DC was especially offensive. I am sad to say, it makes methink hard about where I may play my Diplomacy in future. It is a real shame that Garry had to equate his complete and utter failure to organise any effective defence against my forces with some sort of underhand arrangement on my part, with a relative. This really marred what had been a very enjoyable playing experience in DC435. If Garry is watching my games closely in future as promised, I hope he enjoys the show and learns some new moves... Merry Christmas everybody. A Russian Christmas is a special occasion- vodka will be sent to our subjects all over Europe. Best wishesTsar Slangers I
DC435 Fall 07 REVISED results with maps - Game Ove... - cryhavoc   (Dec 21, 2012, 8:07 am)
Drat! Not brilliant enough, I guess.
Wesley

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DC435 Russian Game End Statement - Slangers   (Dec 21, 2012, 7:27 am)
DC 435 Russian Game End Statement
 
Well, needless to say I am thrilled at the outcome of this
game. There was a point in the early stages where I felt sure that I would be
the first to be eliminated, but thankfully I resisted the early attentions of Turkey
along my southern border and won through.
 
The initial plan for me was to join forces with England and
France to take out Germany early on, whilst cultivating a relationship withItaly and Turkey to bring down Austria. This was a natural approach to take as
the original Germany was a newbie and wasn't communicating at all prior to his
withdrawal. This plan soon had to be abandoned as Patrick didn't seem very committed
to the cause and Garry seemed to be too effective a potential ally to just
throw to the wolves. More to the point Zach caught me cold in 1901 and massed his
forces on my southern border. It was John who handed me a lifeline by not
taking St Petersburg when it was open and free. That stopped me collapsing
completely as defences were rather stretched for the first two or three years.
My gratitude was bottomless, as shown by my stab of England at the first
possible opportunity to make a cheap gain.
 
To handle the difficult scenario in the south I worked hard
to be friendly to Italy. Wesley was great and heroically put his own position
at risk by sailing fleets east to distract the Turk for me. I don't think he
ever really recovered from that early and ultimately fruitless foray east. As
France ploughed into England and Germany started to grow slowly and ominously
as a power, I remained in fear for my survival until suddenly Turkey had a
change of heart and abandoned the potentially game-winning alliance with
Austria and stabbed Craig. I used this to my advantage, seizing Budapest for
myself and then stabbing Turkey immediately to ensure that I took Ankara.
Suddenly things were looking rosy in the south.
 
Now I had to make a difficult decision in the north and in a
controversial move, which could ruin the family Christmas, grabbed Norway from
England while he was away on his holidays. This gave impetus to Germany whothen did exactly as I had hoped and threw everything west in a massive attack
on France. I kept this under control by not providing help to invade England as
promised. Once Garry had strayed too far west I hit him in Berlin. This took me
to 10 sc and I knew a win was possible if only I could prevent a coalition
forming a stalemate line. France was critical here and I urged Patrick to fight
back against the German aggression, thereby tying critical German units up-stopping a decent barrier going up against my advance. Whilst Italy and Austria
made repeated errors in a last ditch but very accident-prone alliance (possibly
somebody was disrupting their communications I suspect), Germany appeared to
stop talking to everybody and hence an opportunity was lost to hold the line. England
remarkably rejoined the Russian cause and victory was almost assured. The 4 sc
gained in 1906 to take me to 16, resulting from a lot of risk taking in theAustria-Turkey theatre of war, effectively sealed the win.
 
Huge thanks to all of my opponents for playing the game.
Special thanks to Craig for his ever-cheerful presence as Austria and to Garry
for stepping in at the beginning and proving to be such a good ally, at least
for a short while. Apologies to, well, everyone apart from Patrick, for being
stabbed by me with such good grace. Never have I played such a dirty,
underhand, aggressive, deceitful, over-bearing game and it feels very good, but
in a slightly soiled way. I think my next game will be a quieter, more measured
affair.
 
Craig (GM) did a magnificent job with this game- a virtually
flawless run at a very difficult task. Thanks very much for all of the timetaken to keep the game running and to whip it along to a quick conclusion ahead
of Christmas.
 
Having said all that and reviewed my very positive
experience in this game, I think I should just revisit the accusation of some
sort of collusion or "meta-gaming" that unfortunately came up before the end.
Naturally I refute that suggestion completely and to have it come from one of
the moderators of DC was especially offensive. I am sad to say, it makes methink hard about where I may play my Diplomacy in future. It is a real shame
that Garry had to equate his complete
and utter failure to organise any effective defence against my forces with some
sort of underhand arrangement on my part, with a relative. This really marred
what had been a very enjoyable playing experience in DC435. If Garry is
watching my games closely in future as promised, I hope he enjoys the show and
learns some new moves...
 
Merry Christmas everybody. A Russian Christmas is a special
occasion- vodka will be sent to our subjects all over Europe.
 
Best wishes
Tsar Slangers I

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DC435 Russian Game End Statement - Slangers   (Dec 21, 2012, 7:27 am)
DC 435 Russian Game End Statement
 
Well, needless to say I am thrilled at the outcome of this
game. There was a point in the early stages where I felt sure that I would be
the first to be eliminated, but thankfully I resisted the early attentions of Turkey
along my southern border and won through.
 
The initial plan for me was to join forces with England and
France to take out Germany early on, whilst cultivating a relationship withItaly and Turkey to bring down Austria. This was a natural approach to take as
the original Germany was a newbie and wasn't communicating at all prior to his
withdrawal. This plan soon had to be abandoned as Patrick didn't seem very committed
to the cause and Garry seemed to be too effective a potential ally to just
throw to the wolves. More to the point Zach caught me cold in 1901 and massed his
forces on my southern border. It was John who handed me a lifeline by not
taking St Petersburg when it was open and free. That stopped me collapsing
completely as defences were rather stretched for the first two or three years.
My gratitude was bottomless, as shown by my stab of England at the first
possible opportunity to make a cheap gain.
 
To handle the difficult scenario in the south I worked hard
to be friendly to Italy. Wesley was great and heroically put his own position
at risk by sailing fleets east to distract the Turk for me. I don't think he
ever really recovered from that early and ultimately fruitless foray east. As
France ploughed into England and Germany started to grow slowly and ominously
as a power, I remained in fear for my survival until suddenly Turkey had a
change of heart and abandoned the potentially game-winning alliance with
Austria and stabbed Craig. I used this to my advantage, seizing Budapest for
myself and then stabbing Turkey immediately to ensure that I took Ankara.
Suddenly things were looking rosy in the south.
 
Now I had to make a difficult decision in the north and in a
controversial move, which could ruin the family Christmas, grabbed Norway from
England while he was away on his holidays. This gave impetus to Germany whothen did exactly as I had hoped and threw everything west in a massive attack
on France. I kept this under control by not providing help to invade England as
promised. Once Garry had strayed too far west I hit him in Berlin. This took me
to 10 sc and I knew a win was possible if only I could prevent a coalition
forming a stalemate line. France was critical here and I urged Patrick to fight
back against the German aggression, thereby tying critical German units up-stopping a decent barrier going up against my advance. Whilst Italy and Austria
made repeated errors in a last ditch but very accident-prone alliance (possibly
somebody was disrupting their communications I suspect), Germany appeared to
stop talking to everybody and hence an opportunity was lost to hold the line. England
remarkably rejoined the Russian cause and victory was almost assured. The 4 sc
gained in 1906 to take me to 16, resulting from a lot of risk taking in theAustria-Turkey theatre of war, effectively sealed the win.
 
Huge thanks to all of my opponents for playing the game.
Special thanks to Craig for his ever-cheerful presence as Austria and to Garry
for stepping in at the beginning and proving to be such a good ally, at least
for a short while. Apologies to, well, everyone apart from Patrick, for being
stabbed by me with such good grace. Never have I played such a dirty,
underhand, aggressive, deceitful, over-bearing game and it feels very good, but
in a slightly soiled way. I think my next game will be a quieter, more measured
affair.
 
Craig (GM) did a magnificent job with this game- a virtually
flawless run at a very difficult task. Thanks very much for all of the timetaken to keep the game running and to whip it along to a quick conclusion ahead
of Christmas.
 
Having said all that and reviewed my very positive
experience in this game, I think I should just revisit the accusation of some
sort of collusion or "meta-gaming" that unfortunately came up before the end.
Naturally I refute that suggestion completely and to have it come from one of
the moderators of DC was especially offensive. I am sad to say, it makes methink hard about where I may play my Diplomacy in future. It is a real shame
that Garry had to equate his complete
and utter failure to organise any effective defence against my forces with some
sort of underhand arrangement on my part, with a relative. This really marred
what had been a very enjoyable playing experience in DC435. If Garry is
watching my games closely in future as promised, I hope he enjoys the show and
learns some new moves...
 
Merry Christmas everybody. A Russian Christmas is a special
occasion- vodka will be sent to our subjects all over Europe.
 
Best wishes
Tsar Slangers I

[Reply]

DC435 Russian Game End Statement (dc435) Slangers Dec 21, 07:27 am
DC 435 Russian Game End Statement
 
Well, needless to say I am thrilled at the outcome of this
game. There was a point in the early stages where I felt sure that I would be
the first to be eliminated, but thankfully I resisted the early attentions of Turkey
along my southern border and won through.
 
The initial plan for me was to join forces with England and
France to take out Germany early on, whilst cultivating a relationship withItaly and Turkey to bring down Austria. This was a natural approach to take as
the original Germany was a newbie and wasn't communicating at all prior to his
withdrawal. This plan soon had to be abandoned as Patrick didn't seem very committed
to the cause and Garry seemed to be too effective a potential ally to just
throw to the wolves. More to the point Zach caught me cold in 1901 and massed his
forces on my southern border. It was John who handed me a lifeline by not
taking St Petersburg when it was open and free. That stopped me collapsing
completely as defences were rather stretched for the first two or three years.
My gratitude was bottomless, as shown by my stab of England at the first
possible opportunity to make a cheap gain.
 
To handle the difficult scenario in the south I worked hard
to be friendly to Italy. Wesley was great and heroically put his own position
at risk by sailing fleets east to distract the Turk for me. I don't think he
ever really recovered from that early and ultimately fruitless foray east. As
France ploughed into England and Germany started to grow slowly and ominously
as a power, I remained in fear for my survival until suddenly Turkey had a
change of heart and abandoned the potentially game-winning alliance with
Austria and stabbed Craig. I used this to my advantage, seizing Budapest for
myself and then stabbing Turkey immediately to ensure that I took Ankara.
Suddenly things were looking rosy in the south.
 
Now I had to make a difficult decision in the north and in a
controversial move, which could ruin the family Christmas, grabbed Norway from
England while he was away on his holidays. This gave impetus to Germany whothen did exactly as I had hoped and threw everything west in a massive attack
on France. I kept this under control by not providing help to invade England as
promised. Once Garry had strayed too far west I hit him in Berlin. This took me
to 10 sc and I knew a win was possible if only I could prevent a coalition
forming a stalemate line. France was critical here and I urged Patrick to fight
back against the German aggression, thereby tying critical German units up-stopping a decent barrier going up against my advance. Whilst Italy and Austria
made repeated errors in a last ditch but very accident-prone alliance (possibly
somebody was disrupting their communications I suspect), Germany appeared to
stop talking to everybody and hence an opportunity was lost to hold the line. England
remarkably rejoined the Russian cause and victory was almost assured. The 4 sc
gained in 1906 to take me to 16, resulting from a lot of risk taking in theAustria-Turkey theatre of war, effectively sealed the win.
 
Huge thanks to all of my opponents for playing the game.
Special thanks to Craig for his ever-cheerful presence as Austria and to Garry
for stepping in at the beginning and proving to be such a good ally, at least
for a short while. Apologies to, well, everyone apart from Patrick, for being
stabbed by me with such good grace. Never have I played such a dirty,
underhand, aggressive, deceitful, over-bearing game and it feels very good, but
in a slightly soiled way. I think my next game will be a quieter, more measured
affair.
 
Craig (GM) did a magnificent job with this game- a virtually
flawless run at a very difficult task. Thanks very much for all of the timetaken to keep the game running and to whip it along to a quick conclusion ahead
of Christmas.
 
Having said all that and reviewed my very positive
experience in this game, I think I should just revisit the accusation of some
sort of collusion or "meta-gaming" that unfortunately came up before the end.
Naturally I refute that suggestion completely and to have it come from one of
the moderators of DC was especially offensive. I am sad to say, it makes methink hard about where I may play my Diplomacy in future. It is a real shame
that Garry had to equate his complete
and utter failure to organise any effective defence against my forces with some
sort of underhand arrangement on my part, with a relative. This really marred
what had been a very enjoyable playing experience in DC435. If Garry is
watching my games closely in future as promised, I hope he enjoys the show and
learns some new moves...
 
Merry Christmas everybody. A Russian Christmas is a special
occasion- vodka will be sent to our subjects all over Europe.
 
Best wishes
Tsar Slangers I
DC435 Fall 07 REVISED results with maps - Game Ove... - cbconnell   (Dec 21, 2012, 7:13 am)
Welcome to the Game Grid...
Simon has pointed out that I made a mistake on his Constantinople orders, and in fact he was able to take Bulgaria this season, giving him 18 supply centers and the win! The game is now concluded.??

All the other results remained the same.??
Thank you all for a great game.??
ALL PLAYERS -????take the time and submit an??end??of??game??statement.??For those unfamiliar with these, this is where all the players analyse or describe the??game??from their perspective, covering (in as much detail as they wish) their thinking during the??game, the moves they made etc. ??Email these to the??dc435(at)diplomaticcorp.com??address and copy them to all players.??

Movement results for Fall of 1907.
England: F Belgium Supports F Helgoland Bight - Holland.England: A Edinburgh - Yorkshire.England: F Helgoland Bight - Holland.

France: A Brest Hold.France: A Burgundy - Ruhr.France: A Paris - Burgundy.France: F Picardy - English Channel.
Germany: F Holland Supports A Kiel (*Disbanded*).
Germany: A Kiel Supports F North Sea - Denmark (*Disbanded*).Germany: A Munich Supports A Kiel (*Disbanded*).Germany: F North Sea - Denmark (*Fails*).
Italy: F Adriatic Sea - Venice.
Italy: F Aegean Sea - Bulgaria(sc) (*Bounce*).Italy: A Albania Supports A Trieste - Serbia.Italy: F Greece Supports F Aegean Sea - Bulgaria(sc).Italy: A Trieste - Serbia (*Fails*).

Russia: F Baltic Sea Convoys A Livonia - Kiel.Russia: A Berlin Supports A Livonia - Kiel.Russia: F Black Sea - Bulgaria(ec) (*Bounce*).Russia: A Bohemia Supports A Silesia - Munich.
Russia: A Budapest Supports A Serbia.Russia: F Bulgaria(sc) - Greece (*Fails*).Russia: A Constantinople Supports F Black Sea - Bulgaria(ec).Russia: F Denmark Supports A Livonia - Kiel (*Cut*).
Russia: A Livonia - Kiel.Russia: F Norway - North Sea (*Fails*).Russia: A Prussia Supports A Berlin.Russia: A Serbia Supports F Bulgaria(sc) - Greece (*Cut*).Russia: A Silesia - Munich.
Russia: A Smyrna Hold.Russia: A Tyrolia Supports A Silesia - Munich.Russia: A Vienna - Trieste (*Fails*).
Unit locations:
England: ?? F Belgium, F Holland, A Yorkshire.
France: ?? ??A Brest, A Burgundy, F English Channel, A Ruhr.Germany: ?? F Holland, A Kiel, A Munich, F North Sea.Italy: ?? ?? F Aegean Sea, A Albania, F Greece, A Trieste, F Venice.Russia: ?? ??F Baltic Sea, A Berlin, F Black Sea, A Bohemia, A Budapest, F Bulgaria(sc), A Constantinople, F Denmark, A Kiel, A Munich, F Norway, A Prussia, A Serbia, A Smyrna, A Tyrolia, A Vienna.

Ownership of supply centers:
England: ?? Belgium, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London.France: ?? ??Brest, Marseilles, Paris, Portugal, Spain.Germany: ?? Holland.
Italy: ?? ?? Greece, Naples, Rome, Trieste, Tunis, Venice.Russia: ?? ??Ankara, Berlin, Budapest, Bulgaria, Constantinople, Denmark, Kiel, Moscow, Munich, Norway, Rumania, Serbia, Sevastopol, Smyrna, St Petersburg, Sweden, Vienna, Warsaw.

Austria: ?? ??0 Supply centers, ??0 Units: ??Builds ?? 0 units.England: ?? ??4 Supply centers, ??3 Units: ??Builds ?? 1 unit.France: ?? ?? 5 Supply centers, ??4 Units: ??Builds ?? 1 unit.
Germany: ?? ??1 Supply center, ?? 4 Units: ??Removes ??3 units.Italy: ?? ?? ??6 Supply centers, ??5 Units: ??Builds ?? 1 unit.Russia: ?? ??18 Supply centers, 16 Units: ??Builds ?? 2 units.Turkey: ?? ?? 0 Supply centers, ??0 Units: ??Builds ?? 0 units.

The next phase of dc435 will be Adjustments for Winter of 1907.

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DC435 Fall 07 REVISED results with maps - Game Over (dc435) cryhavoc Dec 21, 08:07 am
Drat! Not brilliant enough, I guess.
Wesley
DC435 results with maps - cbconnell   (Dec 20, 2012, 11:23 pm)
Welcome to the Game Grid...
First, lets say a big "Thank You" to Garry for playing Germany on this game. Germany lost all his supply centers this season, and the one remaining unit will be disbanded in the Winter adjustments. Italy perhaps made a??brilliant (? really?)??move by releasing "fake" orders and then doing something completely different. He was able to get two supply centers out of it - seems effective to me! ??Russia made some big moves in Northern??Europe??- wiping out much of Germany, but failed to get the 18 supply centers he wanted to end the game. This means we move on to 1908!

I need adjustment orders from England (build 2), France (build 1), Italy (build 2) and Russia (build 2).
Let's have these Winter Adjustments due on Saturday December 22 at 9:00 PM MST (04:00 23-12-12 GMT)

Then we will break for Christmas. Spring 08 orders will be Due on Tuesday, January 2 at 9:00 PM MST (04:00 3-1-13 GMT)
Movement results for Fall of 1907.

England: F Belgium Supports F Helgoland Bight - Holland.England: A Edinburgh - Yorkshire.England: F Helgoland Bight - Holland.
France: A Brest Hold.
France: A Burgundy - Ruhr.France: A Paris - Burgundy.France: F Picardy - English Channel.
Germany: F Holland Supports A Kiel (*Disbanded*).Germany: A Kiel Supports F North Sea - Denmark (*Disbanded*).
Germany: A Munich Supports A Kiel (*Disbanded*).Germany: F North Sea - Denmark (*Fails*).
Italy: F Adriatic Sea - Venice.Italy: F Aegean Sea - Bulgaria(sc).Italy: A Albania Supports A Trieste - Serbia.
Italy: F Greece Supports F Aegean Sea - Bulgaria(sc).Italy: A Trieste - Serbia (*Fails*).
Russia: F Baltic Sea Convoys A Livonia - Kiel.Russia: A Berlin Supports A Livonia - Kiel.
Russia: F Black Sea - Bulgaria(ec) (*Fails*).Russia: A Bohemia Supports A Silesia - Munich.Russia: A Budapest Supports A Serbia.Russia: F Bulgaria(sc) - Greece (*Disbanded*).
Russia: A Constantinople Supports F Black Sea - Bulgaria (*Void*).Russia: F Denmark Supports A Livonia - Kiel (*Cut*).Russia: A Livonia - Kiel.Russia: F Norway - North Sea (*Fails*).
Russia: A Prussia Supports A Berlin.Russia: A Serbia Supports F Bulgaria(sc) - Greece (*Cut*).Russia: A Silesia - Munich.Russia: A Smyrna Hold.Russia: A Tyrolia Supports A Silesia - Munich.
Russia: A Vienna - Trieste (*Fails*).
Unit locations:
England: ?? F Belgium, F Holland, A Yorkshire.France: ?? ??A Brest, A Burgundy, F English Channel, A Ruhr.
Germany: ?? F North Sea.Italy: ?? ?? A Albania, F Bulgaria(sc), F Greece, A Trieste, F Venice.Russia: ?? ??F Baltic Sea, A Berlin, F Black Sea, A Bohemia, A Budapest, A Constantinople, F Denmark, A Kiel, A Munich, F Norway, A Prussia, A Serbia, A Smyrna, A Tyrolia, A Vienna.

Ownership of supply centers:
England: ?? Belgium, Edinburgh, Holland, Liverpool, London.France: ?? ??Brest, Marseilles, Paris, Portugal, Spain.Italy: ?? ?? Bulgaria, Greece, Naples, Rome, Trieste, Tunis, Venice.
Russia: ?? ??Ankara, Berlin, Budapest, Constantinople, Denmark, Kiel, Moscow, Munich, Norway, Rumania, Serbia, Sevastopol, Smyrna, St Petersburg, Sweden, Vienna, Warsaw.
Austria: ?? ??0 Supply centers, ??0 Units: ??Builds ?? 0 units.
England: ?? ??5 Supply centers, ??3 Units: ??Builds ?? 2 units.France: ?? ?? 5 Supply centers, ??4 Units: ??Builds ?? 1 unit.Germany: ?? ??0 Supply centers, ??1 Unit: ?? Removes ??1 unit.Italy: ?? ?? ??7 Supply centers, ??5 Units: ??Builds ?? 2 units.
Russia: ?? ??17 Supply centers, 15 Units: ??Builds ?? 2 units.Turkey: ?? ?? 0 Supply centers, ??0 Units: ??Builds ?? 0 units.
The next phase of dc435 will be Adjustments for Winter of 1907.

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DC435 Fall 07 Orders v. 1 Italy - cryhavoc   (Dec 19, 2012, 2:57 pm)
Hi Craig,Here are my orders for Fall 1907.
A Tri StandsF ADR S A TriA Alb S A TriF AEG - Bul (sc)F Gre S F AEG - Bul (sc)
Thanks,

Wesley

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DC435 Summer 07 results with maps - cbconnell   (Dec 18, 2012, 2:09 pm)
Welcome to the Game Grid...
Germany was kind enough to give me final orders before the deadline, so we will proceed to Fall 07 early. If we are??truly??going to be able to end the game this season, my thought is to get it done before the Christmas holiday. If it does not finish by Winter 07, we will postpone any further moves until after January 1, 2013

Fall 07 orders??therefore??are due on Thursday, December 20 at 9:00 pm MST (04:00 21-12-12 GMT)
Retreat orders for Spring of 1907. ??(dc435)


Germany: F Belgium - North Sea.
Unit locations:
England: ?? F Belgium, A Edinburgh, F Helgoland Bight.France: ?? ??A Brest, A Burgundy, A Paris, F Picardy.
Germany: ?? F Holland, A Kiel, A Munich, F North Sea.Italy: ?? ?? F Adriatic Sea, F Aegean Sea, A Albania, F Greece, A Trieste.Russia: ?? ??F Baltic Sea, A Berlin, F Black Sea, A Bohemia, A Budapest, F Bulgaria(sc), A Constantinople, F Denmark, A Livonia, F Norway, A Prussia, A Serbia, A Silesia, A Smyrna, A Tyrolia, A Vienna.

Ownership of supply centers:
Austria: ?? Serbia.England: ?? Edinburgh, Liverpool, London.France: ?? ??Marseilles, Paris, Portugal, Spain.Germany: ?? Belgium, Brest, Holland, Kiel, Munich.
Italy: ?? ?? Greece, Naples, Rome, Tunis, Venice.Russia: ?? ??Ankara, Berlin, Budapest, Bulgaria, Constantinople, Denmark, Moscow, ??Norway, Rumania, Sevastopol, Smyrna, St Petersburg, Sweden, Trieste, Vienna, Warsaw.

The next phase of dc435 will be Movement for Fall of 1907.

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DC435 Spring 07 results with maps - Slangers   (Dec 18, 2012, 12:38 pm)
Garry
It is a shame that you felt compelled to make this insinuation to all in the game and to the DC community in general via the forum. I'm pretty offended and disappointed that such an exciting game, played in such a generous spirit (and not one NMR from anyone) should end on a bum note.
Simon



On Dec 18, 2012, at 12:55 PM, garry b <kielmarch(at)hotmail.com> wrote:

So I get the move to Bre but why would nobody the move on Bel? That's just dumb. A loss to a solo counts the same irrespective of SC count. 
Why would you essentially give the game to Russia? I will be watching your other games to ensure there is no meta-gaming because this just doesn't make sense.
I retreat to NTH


On Dec 17, 2012, at 11:25 PM, Craig Connell <cbconnell(at)gmail.com> wrote:

Welcome to the Game Grid...
Germany is fighting to survive... France disbanded the German army in Brest, while England dislodged Germany in Belgium. Italy was able to take Trieste this season, but we will see if he will be able to hold it in the Fall. Russia moved everything west... setting up his end game positions.

Also gentlemen... please watch your orders when Fleets are moving on land. i.e. Italy did not include a coast for his move on Bulgaria, it did not make any difference in this case however.

Germany's Fleet in Belgium can retreat to North Sea or disband.

Summer 07 retreat orders are due Wednesday, December 19 at 9:00 PM MST (04:00 20-12-12 GMT)

Movement results for Spring of 1907.  (dc435)
England: A Edinburgh Hold.England: F English Channel - Belgium.England: F Helgoland Bight - Holland (*Fails*).

France: A Gascony - Brest.France: A Marseilles - Burgundy.France: A Paris Supports A Gascony - Brest.France: F Picardy Supports F English Channel - Belgium.


Germany: F Belgium Supports F English Channel - North Sea (*Dislodged*).Germany: A Brest Hold (*Disbanded*).Germany: F Holland Supports A Kiel (*Cut*).Germany: A Kiel Supports A Munich (*Cut*).
Germany: A Munich Supports A Kiel.
Italy: F Adriatic Sea Supports A Venice - Trieste.Italy: F Aegean Sea Supports F Greece - Bulgaria.Italy: A Albania Supports A Venice - Trieste.
Italy: F Greece - Bulgaria (*Invalid Coast*).Italy: A Venice - Trieste.
Russia: A Berlin Supports F Denmark - Kiel.Russia: A Budapest Supports A Rumania - Serbia.
Russia: F Bulgaria(sc) Hold.Russia: A Constantinople Supports F Bulgaria(sc).Russia: F Denmark - Kiel (*Fails*).Russia: A Galicia - Bohemia.Russia: A Moscow - Livonia.
Russia: A Rumania - Serbia.Russia: F Sevastopol - Black Sea.Russia: A Silesia Supports A Berlin.Russia: A Smyrna Supports A Constantinople.Russia: F St Petersburg(nc) - Norway.
Russia: F Sweden - Baltic Sea.Russia: A Trieste - Tyrolia.Russia: A Vienna Supports A Trieste - Tyrolia.Russia: A Warsaw - Prussia.
The following units were dislodged:

German F Belgium can retreat to North Sea.
Unit locations:
England:   F Belgium, A Edinburgh, F Helgoland Bight.France:    A Brest, A Burgundy, A Paris, F Picardy.
Germany:   F Holland, A Kiel, A Munich.Italy:     F Adriatic Sea, F Aegean Sea, A Albania, F Greece, A Trieste.Russia:    F Baltic Sea, A Berlin, F Black Sea, A Bohemia, A Budapest, F Bulgaria(sc), A Constantinople, F Denmark, A Livonia, F Norway, A Prussia, A Serbia, A Silesia, A Smyrna, A Tyrolia, A Vienna.

The next phase of dc435 will be Retreats for Spring of 1907.
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DC435 Spring 07 results with maps - garry.bledsoe   (Dec 18, 2012, 6:55 am)
So I get the move to Bre but why would nobody the move on Bel? That's just dumb. A loss to a solo counts the same irrespective of SC count. 
Why would you essentially give the game to Russia? I will be watching your other games to ensure there is no meta-gaming because this just doesn't make sense.
I retreat to NTH


On Dec 17, 2012, at 11:25 PM, Craig Connell <cbconnell(at)gmail.com> wrote:

Welcome to the Game Grid...
Germany is fighting to survive... France disbanded the German army in Brest, while England dislodged Germany in Belgium. Italy was able to take Trieste this season, but we will see if he will be able to hold it in the Fall. Russia moved everything west... setting up his end game positions.

Also gentlemen... please watch your orders when Fleets are moving on land. i.e. Italy did not include a coast for his move on Bulgaria, it did not make any difference in this case however.

Germany's Fleet in Belgium can retreat to North Sea or disband.

Summer 07 retreat orders are due Wednesday, December 19 at 9:00 PM MST (04:00 20-12-12 GMT)

Movement results for Spring of 1907.  (dc435)
England: A Edinburgh Hold.England: F English Channel - Belgium.England: F Helgoland Bight - Holland (*Fails*).

France: A Gascony - Brest.France: A Marseilles - Burgundy.France: A Paris Supports A Gascony - Brest.France: F Picardy Supports F English Channel - Belgium.


Germany: F Belgium Supports F English Channel - North Sea (*Dislodged*).Germany: A Brest Hold (*Disbanded*).Germany: F Holland Supports A Kiel (*Cut*).Germany: A Kiel Supports A Munich (*Cut*).
Germany: A Munich Supports A Kiel.
Italy: F Adriatic Sea Supports A Venice - Trieste.Italy: F Aegean Sea Supports F Greece - Bulgaria.Italy: A Albania Supports A Venice - Trieste.
Italy: F Greece - Bulgaria (*Invalid Coast*).Italy: A Venice - Trieste.
Russia: A Berlin Supports F Denmark - Kiel.Russia: A Budapest Supports A Rumania - Serbia.
Russia: F Bulgaria(sc) Hold.Russia: A Constantinople Supports F Bulgaria(sc).Russia: F Denmark - Kiel (*Fails*).Russia: A Galicia - Bohemia.Russia: A Moscow - Livonia.
Russia: A Rumania - Serbia.Russia: F Sevastopol - Black Sea.Russia: A Silesia Supports A Berlin.Russia: A Smyrna Supports A Constantinople.Russia: F St Petersburg(nc) - Norway.
Russia: F Sweden - Baltic Sea.Russia: A Trieste - Tyrolia.Russia: A Vienna Supports A Trieste - Tyrolia.Russia: A Warsaw - Prussia.
The following units were dislodged:

German F Belgium can retreat to North Sea.
Unit locations:
England:   F Belgium, A Edinburgh, F Helgoland Bight.France:    A Brest, A Burgundy, A Paris, F Picardy.
Germany:   F Holland, A Kiel, A Munich.Italy:     F Adriatic Sea, F Aegean Sea, A Albania, F Greece, A Trieste.Russia:    F Baltic Sea, A Berlin, F Black Sea, A Bohemia, A Budapest, F Bulgaria(sc), A Constantinople, F Denmark, A Livonia, F Norway, A Prussia, A Serbia, A Silesia, A Smyrna, A Tyrolia, A Vienna.

The next phase of dc435 will be Retreats for Spring of 1907.
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DC435 Spring 07 results with maps - cbconnell   (Dec 17, 2012, 11:25 pm)
Welcome to the Game Grid...
Germany is fighting to survive... France disbanded the German army in Brest, while England dislodged Germany in Belgium. Italy was able to take Trieste this season, but we will see if he will be able to hold it in the Fall. Russia moved everything west... setting up his end game positions.

Also gentlemen... please watch your orders when Fleets are moving on land. i.e. Italy did not include a coast for his move on Bulgaria, it did not make any difference in this case however.

Germany's Fleet in Belgium can retreat to North Sea or disband.

Summer 07 retreat orders are due Wednesday, December 19 at 9:00 PM MST (04:00 20-12-12 GMT)

Movement results for Spring of 1907. ??(dc435)
England: A Edinburgh Hold.England: F English Channel - Belgium.England: F Helgoland Bight - Holland (*Fails*).

France: A Gascony - Brest.France: A Marseilles - Burgundy.France: A Paris Supports A Gascony - Brest.France: F Picardy Supports F English Channel - Belgium.


Germany: F Belgium Supports F English Channel - North Sea (*Dislodged*).Germany: A Brest Hold (*Disbanded*).Germany: F Holland Supports A Kiel (*Cut*).Germany: A Kiel Supports A Munich (*Cut*).
Germany: A Munich Supports A Kiel.
Italy: F Adriatic Sea Supports A Venice - Trieste.Italy: F Aegean Sea Supports F Greece - Bulgaria.Italy: A Albania Supports A Venice - Trieste.
Italy: F Greece - Bulgaria (*Invalid Coast*).Italy: A Venice - Trieste.
Russia: A Berlin Supports F Denmark - Kiel.Russia: A Budapest Supports A Rumania - Serbia.
Russia: F Bulgaria(sc) Hold.Russia: A Constantinople Supports F Bulgaria(sc).Russia: F Denmark - Kiel (*Fails*).Russia: A Galicia - Bohemia.Russia: A Moscow - Livonia.
Russia: A Rumania - Serbia.Russia: F Sevastopol - Black Sea.Russia: A Silesia Supports A Berlin.Russia: A Smyrna Supports A Constantinople.Russia: F St Petersburg(nc) - Norway.
Russia: F Sweden - Baltic Sea.Russia: A Trieste - Tyrolia.Russia: A Vienna Supports A Trieste - Tyrolia.Russia: A Warsaw - Prussia.
The following units were dislodged:

German F Belgium can retreat to North Sea.
Unit locations:
England: ?? F Belgium, A Edinburgh, F Helgoland Bight.France: ?? ??A Brest, A Burgundy, A Paris, F Picardy.
Germany: ?? F Holland, A Kiel, A Munich.Italy: ?? ?? F Adriatic Sea, F Aegean Sea, A Albania, F Greece, A Trieste.Russia: ?? ??F Baltic Sea, A Berlin, F Black Sea, A Bohemia, A Budapest, F Bulgaria(sc), A Constantinople, F Denmark, A Livonia, F Norway, A Prussia, A Serbia, A Silesia, A Smyrna, A Tyrolia, A Vienna.

The next phase of dc435 will be Retreats for Spring of 1907.
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DC435 Spring 07 results with maps (dc435) garry.bledsoe Dec 18, 06:55 am
So I get the move to Bre but why would nobody the move on Bel? That's just dumb. A loss to a solo counts the same irrespective of SC count. 
Why would you essentially give the game to Russia? I will be watching your other games to ensure there is no meta-gaming because this just doesn't make sense.
I retreat to NTH


On Dec 17, 2012, at 11:25 PM, Craig Connell <cbconnell(at)gmail.com> wrote:

Welcome to the Game Grid...
Germany is fighting to survive... France disbanded the German army in Brest, while England dislodged Germany in Belgium. Italy was able to take Trieste this season, but we will see if he will be able to hold it in the Fall. Russia moved everything west... setting up his end game positions.

Also gentlemen... please watch your orders when Fleets are moving on land. i.e. Italy did not include a coast for his move on Bulgaria, it did not make any difference in this case however.

Germany's Fleet in Belgium can retreat to North Sea or disband.

Summer 07 retreat orders are due Wednesday, December 19 at 9:00 PM MST (04:00 20-12-12 GMT)

Movement results for Spring of 1907.  (dc435)
England: A Edinburgh Hold.England: F English Channel - Belgium.England: F Helgoland Bight - Holland (*Fails*).

France: A Gascony - Brest.France: A Marseilles - Burgundy.France: A Paris Supports A Gascony - Brest.France: F Picardy Supports F English Channel - Belgium.


Germany: F Belgium Supports F English Channel - North Sea (*Dislodged*).Germany: A Brest Hold (*Disbanded*).Germany: F Holland Supports A Kiel (*Cut*).Germany: A Kiel Supports A Munich (*Cut*).
Germany: A Munich Supports A Kiel.
Italy: F Adriatic Sea Supports A Venice - Trieste.Italy: F Aegean Sea Supports F Greece - Bulgaria.Italy: A Albania Supports A Venice - Trieste.
Italy: F Greece - Bulgaria (*Invalid Coast*).Italy: A Venice - Trieste.
Russia: A Berlin Supports F Denmark - Kiel.Russia: A Budapest Supports A Rumania - Serbia.
Russia: F Bulgaria(sc) Hold.Russia: A Constantinople Supports F Bulgaria(sc).Russia: F Denmark - Kiel (*Fails*).Russia: A Galicia - Bohemia.Russia: A Moscow - Livonia.
Russia: A Rumania - Serbia.Russia: F Sevastopol - Black Sea.Russia: A Silesia Supports A Berlin.Russia: A Smyrna Supports A Constantinople.Russia: F St Petersburg(nc) - Norway.
Russia: F Sweden - Baltic Sea.Russia: A Trieste - Tyrolia.Russia: A Vienna Supports A Trieste - Tyrolia.Russia: A Warsaw - Prussia.
The following units were dislodged:

German F Belgium can retreat to North Sea.
Unit locations:
England:   F Belgium, A Edinburgh, F Helgoland Bight.France:    A Brest, A Burgundy, A Paris, F Picardy.
Germany:   F Holland, A Kiel, A Munich.Italy:     F Adriatic Sea, F Aegean Sea, A Albania, F Greece, A Trieste.Russia:    F Baltic Sea, A Berlin, F Black Sea, A Bohemia, A Budapest, F Bulgaria(sc), A Constantinople, F Denmark, A Livonia, F Norway, A Prussia, A Serbia, A Silesia, A Smyrna, A Tyrolia, A Vienna.

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DC435 Spring 07 results with maps (dc435) Slangers Dec 18, 12:38 pm
Garry
It is a shame that you felt compelled to make this insinuation to all in the game and to the DC community in general via the forum. I'm pretty offended and disappointed that such an exciting game, played in such a generous spirit (and not one NMR from anyone) should end on a bum note.
Simon



On Dec 18, 2012, at 12:55 PM, garry b <kielmarch(at)hotmail.com> wrote:

So I get the move to Bre but why would nobody the move on Bel? That's just dumb. A loss to a solo counts the same irrespective of SC count. 
Why would you essentially give the game to Russia? I will be watching your other games to ensure there is no meta-gaming because this just doesn't make sense.
I retreat to NTH


On Dec 17, 2012, at 11:25 PM, Craig Connell <cbconnell(at)gmail.com> wrote:

Welcome to the Game Grid...
Germany is fighting to survive... France disbanded the German army in Brest, while England dislodged Germany in Belgium. Italy was able to take Trieste this season, but we will see if he will be able to hold it in the Fall. Russia moved everything west... setting up his end game positions.

Also gentlemen... please watch your orders when Fleets are moving on land. i.e. Italy did not include a coast for his move on Bulgaria, it did not make any difference in this case however.

Germany's Fleet in Belgium can retreat to North Sea or disband.

Summer 07 retreat orders are due Wednesday, December 19 at 9:00 PM MST (04:00 20-12-12 GMT)

Movement results for Spring of 1907.  (dc435)
England: A Edinburgh Hold.England: F English Channel - Belgium.England: F Helgoland Bight - Holland (*Fails*).

France: A Gascony - Brest.France: A Marseilles - Burgundy.France: A Paris Supports A Gascony - Brest.France: F Picardy Supports F English Channel - Belgium.


Germany: F Belgium Supports F English Channel - North Sea (*Dislodged*).Germany: A Brest Hold (*Disbanded*).Germany: F Holland Supports A Kiel (*Cut*).Germany: A Kiel Supports A Munich (*Cut*).
Germany: A Munich Supports A Kiel.
Italy: F Adriatic Sea Supports A Venice - Trieste.Italy: F Aegean Sea Supports F Greece - Bulgaria.Italy: A Albania Supports A Venice - Trieste.
Italy: F Greece - Bulgaria (*Invalid Coast*).Italy: A Venice - Trieste.
Russia: A Berlin Supports F Denmark - Kiel.Russia: A Budapest Supports A Rumania - Serbia.
Russia: F Bulgaria(sc) Hold.Russia: A Constantinople Supports F Bulgaria(sc).Russia: F Denmark - Kiel (*Fails*).Russia: A Galicia - Bohemia.Russia: A Moscow - Livonia.
Russia: A Rumania - Serbia.Russia: F Sevastopol - Black Sea.Russia: A Silesia Supports A Berlin.Russia: A Smyrna Supports A Constantinople.Russia: F St Petersburg(nc) - Norway.
Russia: F Sweden - Baltic Sea.Russia: A Trieste - Tyrolia.Russia: A Vienna Supports A Trieste - Tyrolia.Russia: A Warsaw - Prussia.
The following units were dislodged:

German F Belgium can retreat to North Sea.
Unit locations:
England:   F Belgium, A Edinburgh, F Helgoland Bight.France:    A Brest, A Burgundy, A Paris, F Picardy.
Germany:   F Holland, A Kiel, A Munich.Italy:     F Adriatic Sea, F Aegean Sea, A Albania, F Greece, A Trieste.Russia:    F Baltic Sea, A Berlin, F Black Sea, A Bohemia, A Budapest, F Bulgaria(sc), A Constantinople, F Denmark, A Livonia, F Norway, A Prussia, A Serbia, A Silesia, A Smyrna, A Tyrolia, A Vienna.

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DC435 Autumn/Winter 06 results with maps - cbconnell   (Dec 13, 2012, 8:04 am)
Welcome to the Game Grid...
Here are the results of the retreats and adjustments for the end of 1906.
Spring 1907 orders are due on Monday, December 17 at 9:00 pm MST (04:00 18-12-12 GMT)


Retreat orders for Fall of 1906.??
England: F Denmark - Helgoland Bight.Italy: A Trieste - Venice.

Adjustment orders for Winter of 1906.

France: Build A Marseilles.Russia: Build F St Petersburg(nc).
Russia: Build A Moscow.Russia: Build A Warsaw.Russia: Build F Sevastopol.Turkey: Remove A Syria.


Unit locations:
England: ?? A Edinburgh, F English Channel, F Helgoland Bight.France: ?? ??A Gascony, A Marseilles, A Paris, F Picardy.Germany: ?? F Belgium, A Brest, F Holland, A Kiel, A Munich.
Italy: ?? ?? F Adriatic Sea, F Aegean Sea, A Albania, F Greece, A Venice.Russia: ?? ??A Berlin, A Budapest, F Bulgaria(sc), A Constantinople, F Denmark, A Galicia, A Moscow, A Rumania, F Sevastopol, A Silesia, A Smyrna, F St Petersburg(nc), F Sweden, A Trieste, A Vienna, A Warsaw.

Ownership of supply centers:
Austria: ?? Serbia.England: ?? Edinburgh, Liverpool, London.France: ?? ??Marseilles, Paris, Portugal, Spain.Germany: ?? Belgium, Brest, Holland, Kiel, Munich.
Italy: ?? ?? Greece, Naples, Rome, Tunis, Venice.Russia: ?? ??Ankara, Berlin, Budapest, Bulgaria, Constantinople, Denmark, Moscow, Norway, Rumania, Sevastopol, Smyrna, St Petersburg, Sweden, Trieste, ??Vienna, Warsaw.

Austria: ?? ??1 Supply center, ?? 0 Units: ??Builds ?? 0 units.England: ?? ??3 Supply centers, ??3 Units: ??Builds ?? 0 units.France: ?? ?? 4 Supply centers, ??4 Units: ??Builds ?? 0 units.
Germany: ?? ??5 Supply centers, ??5 Units: ??Builds ?? 0 units.Italy: ?? ?? ??5 Supply centers, ??5 Units: ??Builds ?? 0 units.Russia: ?? ??16 Supply centers, 16 Units: ??Builds ?? 0 units.Turkey: ?? ?? 0 Supply centers, ??0 Units: ??Builds ?? 0 units.

The next phase of dc435 will be Movement for Spring of 1907.

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DC435 End of Game vote - cbconnell   (Dec 12, 2012, 10:29 am)
The results of the vote are that we continue to play.

If you haven't sent them already, I need retreats from Italy and England, and build orders from France and Russia by tonight at 9:00 pm MST

Thanks.


Craig

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DC435 End of Game vote - cbconnell   (Dec 12, 2012, 10:29 am)
The results of the vote are that we continue to play.

If you haven't sent them already, I need retreats from Italy and England, and build orders from France and Russia by tonight at 9:00 pm MST

Thanks.


Craig

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DC435 End of Game vote (dc435) cbconnell Dec 12, 10:29 am
The results of the vote are that we continue to play.

If you haven't sent them already, I need retreats from Italy and England, and build orders from France and Russia by tonight at 9:00 pm MST

Thanks.


Craig
DC435 Fall 06 results with maps - cbconnell   (Dec 11, 2012, 8:51 am)
Welcome to the Game Grid...
First, a big thanks to Zach for playing as Turkey. Russia has wiped out all of his supply centers this season and the last remaining unit will be disbanded in the Winter adjustments. Also, both Italy and England were dislodged by Russia - in Trieste and Denmark respectfully.??


As of this season, Russia has 12 supply centers. When we advance to the Winter adjustments, Russia will get 4 builds for a total of 16 supply centers. As you well know, to win the game a player must have 18 supply centers. However, Simon (Russia) has made an end-of-game proposalConfused?Russia - Solo (wins immediately). This proposal must be voted on by all remaining players - England, France, Germany, Italy and Russia. This vote must be unanimous. If one player votes against this proposal, the game moves forward. However, be warned that two more supply centers for Russia in the next year or two will be (almost) assured.??


Please vote YES to agree to the proposal that Russia solo winsPlease vote NO to disagree to the??proposal??- the game moves forward.
Secret votes are due Wednesday 12-12-12 9:00 AM MST (16:00 12-12-12 GMT)


If game is continuing with the adjustments: I need Autumn retreats from Italy and England and Winter adjustments (France 1 build, Russia 4 builds) on Wednesday at 9:00 PM MST (04:00 13-12-12 GMT)


Movement results for Fall of 1906.
England: F Denmark - Kiel (*Dislodged*).England: A Edinburgh Hold.England: F English Channel Supports F Picardy - Brest.


France: A Burgundy - Paris.France: A Gascony Supports A Burgundy - Paris.France: F Picardy - Brest (*Fails*).
Germany: F Belgium Supports A Brest - Picardy.

Germany: A Brest - Picardy (*Fails*).Germany: F Holland Supports A Kiel.Germany: A Kiel Supports A Munich - Berlin (*Cut*).Germany: A Munich - Berlin (*Fails*).Germany: A Paris Supports A Brest - Picardy (*Disbanded*).


Italy: F Adriatic Sea Supports A Albania.Italy: F Aegean Sea Supports F Ionian Sea - Greece.Italy: A Albania Supports F Ionian Sea - Greece.Italy: F Ionian Sea - Greece.

Italy: A Trieste Hold (*Dislodged*).
Russia: A Ankara - Constantinople.Russia: A Berlin Supports F Denmark - Kiel (*Cut*).Russia: F Constantinople - Bulgaria(sc).

Russia: A Galicia - Budapest.Russia: A Rumania Supports F Constantinople - Bulgaria(sc).Russia: A Serbia - Trieste.Russia: A Silesia Supports A Berlin.Russia: F Skagerrak - Denmark.

Russia: A Smyrna Supports A Ankara - Constantinople.Russia: F Sweden Supports F Skagerrak - Denmark.Russia: A Ukraine - Galicia.Russia: A Vienna Supports A Serbia - Trieste.


Turkey: F Bulgaria(sc) Hold (*Disbanded*).Turkey: F Greece Hold (*Disbanded*).Turkey: A Syria Hold.
The following units were dislodged:


English F Denmark can retreat to Baltic Sea or North Sea or Helgoland Bight.Italian A Trieste can retreat to Venice or Tyrolia.
Unit locations:
England: A Edinburgh, F English Channel.

France: ??A Gascony, A Paris, F Picardy.Germany: F Belgium, A Brest, F Holland, A Kiel, A Munich.Italy: ?? F Adriatic Sea, F Aegean Sea, A Albania, F Greece.Russia: ??A Berlin, A Budapest, F Bulgaria(sc), A Constantinople, F Denmark, A Galicia, A Rumania, A Silesia, A Smyrna, F Sweden, A Trieste, A Vienna.

Turkey: ??A Syria.
Ownership of supply centers:
Austria: ?? Serbia.England: ?? Edinburgh, Liverpool, London.France: ?? ??Marseilles, Portugal, Spain.

Germany: ?? Belgium, Brest, Denmark, Holland, Kiel, Munich, Paris.Italy: ?? ?? Naples, Rome, Trieste, Tunis, Venice.Russia: ?? ??Ankara, Berlin, Budapest, Moscow, Norway, Rumania, Sevastopol, Smyrna, St Petersburg, Sweden, Vienna, Warsaw.

Turkey: ?? ??Bulgaria, Constantinople, Greece.
The next phase of dc435 will be Retreats for Fall and Adjustments for Winter of 1906.
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DC435 Spring 06 results with maps - cbconnell   (Dec 04, 2012, 11:45 am)
Welcome to the Game Grid...

First, We say goodbye to Austria. Thank you Craig for a good game!

England was able to make a good showing this season by taking Denmark. Germany has continued to work on France and has kept him at bay. Italy did some repositioning this season but needs to watch out for Russia - who is running over Turkey.


With no adjustments needed, we move on to Fall 06. Orders will be due on Monday, December 10 at 9:00 pm MST (04:00 11-12-12 GMT)

Movement results for Spring of 1906.

Austria: A Serbia - Greece (*Disbanded*).

England: A Edinburgh Hold.England: F London - English Channel.
England: F North Sea - Denmark.
France: A Burgundy - Paris (*Fails*).France: A Gascony Supports F Picardy - Brest.France: F Picardy - Brest (*Fails*).


Germany: F Belgium Supports A Brest - Picardy.Germany: A Brest - Picardy (*Fails*).Germany: A Denmark Supports A Ruhr - Kiel (*Disbanded*).Germany: F Holland Supports A Ruhr - Kiel.

Germany: A Munich Supports A Paris - Burgundy (*Cut*).Germany: A Paris - Burgundy (*Fails*).Germany: A Ruhr - Kiel.
Italy: F Adriatic Sea Supports A Tyrolia - Trieste.

Italy: F Albania - Ionian Sea.Italy: F Ionian Sea - Aegean Sea.Italy: A Trieste - Albania.Italy: A Tyrolia - Trieste.
Russia: A Ankara Supports F Black Sea - Constantinople.

Russia: A Berlin - Kiel (*Fails*).Russia: F Black Sea - Constantinople.Russia: A Budapest - Serbia.Russia: A Moscow - Ukraine.Russia: F Norway - Sweden.Russia: A Rumania Supports A Budapest - Serbia.

Russia: A Silesia - Munich (*Fails*).Russia: F Skagerrak Supports F North Sea - Denmark.Russia: A Smyrna Hold.Russia: A Vienna - Trieste (*Fails*).Russia: A Warsaw - Galicia.


Turkey: F Bulgaria(sc) Supports F Greece.Turkey: F Greece Supports F Bulgaria(sc) (*Cut*).Turkey: A Syria - Smyrna (*Fails*).
Unit locations:


England: ?? F Denmark, A Edinburgh, F English Channel.France: ?? ??A Burgundy, A Gascony, F Picardy.Germany: ?? F Belgium, A Brest, F Holland, A Kiel, A Munich, A Paris.Italy: ?? ?? F Adriatic Sea, F Aegean Sea, A Albania, F Ionian Sea, A Trieste.

Russia: ?? ??A Ankara, A Berlin, F Constantinople, A Galicia, A Rumania, A Serbia, A Silesia, F Skagerrak, A Smyrna, F Sweden, A Ukraine, A Vienna.Turkey: ?? ??F Bulgaria(sc), F Greece, A Syria.

The next phase of dc435 will be Movement for Fall of 1906.
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DC435 Winter 05 results with maps - cbconnell   (Nov 30, 2012, 5:38 pm)
Welcome to the Game Grid...
Here are the adjustments results.
Spring 06 orders are due on Monday, December 3 at 9:00pm MST (04:00 4-12-12 GMT)

Also, at this time, we will keep the same schedule: Spring/Fall on Mondays, adjustments on Wednesdays
Adjustment orders for Winter of 1905.??
France: Remove F English Channel.
Russia: Build A Warsaw.
Russia: Build A Moscow.Turkey: Remove A Constantinople.

Unit locations:
Austria: ?? A Serbia.England: ?? A Edinburgh, F London, F North Sea.
France: ?? ??A Burgundy, A Gascony, F Picardy.Germany: ?? F Belgium, A Brest, A Denmark, F Holland, A Munich, A Paris, A Ruhr.Italy: ?? ?? F Adriatic Sea, F Albania, F Ionian Sea, A Trieste, A Tyrolia.
Russia: ?? ??A Ankara, A Berlin, F Black Sea, A Budapest, A Moscow, F Norway, A Rumania, A Silesia, F Skagerrak, A Smyrna, A Vienna, A Warsaw.Turkey: ?? ??F Bulgaria(sc), F Greece, A Syria.

Ownership of supply centers:
Austria: ?? Serbia.England: ?? Edinburgh, Liverpool, London.France: ?? ??Marseilles, Portugal, Spain.Germany: ?? Belgium, Brest, Denmark, Holland, Kiel, Munich, Paris.
Italy: ?? ?? Naples, Rome, Trieste, Tunis, Venice.Russia: ?? ??Ankara, Berlin, Budapest, Moscow, Norway, Rumania, Sevastopol, Smyrna, St Petersburg, Sweden, Vienna, Warsaw.Turkey: ?? ??Bulgaria, Constantinople, Greece.

Austria: ?? ??1 Supply center, ?? 1 Unit: ?? Builds ?? 0 units.England: ?? ??3 Supply centers, ??3 Units: ??Builds ?? 0 units.France: ?? ?? 3 Supply centers, ??3 Units: ??Builds ?? 0 units.
Germany: ?? ??7 Supply centers, ??7 Units: ??Builds ?? 0 units.Italy: ?? ?? ??5 Supply centers, ??5 Units: ??Builds ?? 0 units.Russia: ?? ??12 Supply centers, 12 Units: ??Builds ?? 0 units.Turkey: ?? ?? 3 Supply centers, ??3 Units: ??Builds ?? 0 units.

The next phase of dc435 will be Movement for Spring of 1906.

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DC435 Autumn 05 retreat results with maps - cbconnell   (Nov 28, 2012, 10:24 pm)
Welcome to the Game Grid...
Below are the results for the Autumn 05 retreats. We move to Winter 05 adjustments.??
France: Removes ??1 unit.Russia: Builds ?? 2 units.

Turkey: Removes ??1 unit.
Winter 05 orders are due Thursday, November 29 at 9:00 pm MST (04:00 30-11-12 GMT)
Retreat orders for Fall of 1905.

France: F Brest - Picardy.Germany: F North Sea - Holland.
Turkey: A Smyrna - Syria.

Unit locations:
Austria: ?? A Serbia.
England: ?? A Edinburgh, F London, F North Sea.France: ?? ??A Burgundy, F English Channel, A Gascony, F Picardy.Germany: ?? F Belgium, A Brest, A Denmark, F Holland, A Munich, A Paris, A Ruhr.
Italy: ?? ?? F Adriatic Sea, F Albania, F Ionian Sea, A Trieste, A Tyrolia.Russia: ?? ??A Ankara, A Berlin, F Black Sea, A Budapest, F Norway, A Rumania, A Silesia, F Skagerrak, A Smyrna, A Vienna.Turkey: ?? ??F Bulgaria(sc), A Constantinople, F Greece, A Syria.

Ownership of supply centers:
Austria: ?? Serbia.England: ?? Edinburgh, Liverpool, London.France: ?? ??Marseilles, Portugal, Spain.Germany: ?? Belgium, Brest, Denmark, Holland, Kiel, Munich, Paris.
Italy: ?? ?? Naples, Rome, Trieste, Tunis, Venice.Russia: ?? ??Ankara, Berlin, Budapest, Moscow, Norway, Rumania, Sevastopol, Smyrna, St Petersburg, Sweden, Vienna, Warsaw.Turkey: ?? ??Bulgaria, Constantinople, Greece.

Austria: ?? ??1 Supply center, ?? 1 Unit: ?? Builds ?? 0 units.England: ?? ??3 Supply centers, ??3 Units: ??Builds ?? 0 units.France: ?? ?? 3 Supply centers, ??4 Units: ??Removes ??1 unit.
Germany: ?? ??7 Supply centers, ??7 Units: ??Builds ?? 0 units.Italy: ?? ?? ??5 Supply centers, ??5 Units: ??Builds ?? 0 units.Russia: ?? ??12 Supply centers, 10 Units: ??Builds ?? 2 units.Turkey: ?? ?? 3 Supply centers, ??4 Units: ??Removes ??1 unit.

The next phase of dc435 will be Adjustments for Winter of 1905.
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DC435 Fall 05 results with Press and Question - cbconnell   (Nov 26, 2012, 10:35 pm)
Welcome back to the Game Grid...

Sorry for the delay, but I hope that everyone had a great week with family and friends.
Germany continues his push to the Atlantic, causing havoc to France; England was able to gain a slight advantage over the North Sea.. Austria remains active while Italy, Turkey and Russia??jockey??around Eurasia with little to show for it.

The French fleet in Brest can retreat to Picardy, Mid-Atlantic Ocean or disband.??Germany's fleet in the North Sea can retreat to Holland, Helgoland Bight or Yorkshire. The Turkish army at Smyrna can retreat to Syria or disband.

Autumn retreats are due on Wednesday, November 28 at 9:00 pm MST (04:00 29-11-12 GMT)

***We have had a proposal to speed up the turns on this game. I would suggest Spring orders due on Monday, and Fall orders due on Wednesday (with retreats and builds put in as required). Please submit a vote of YES to speed up the game or NO to keep the game as it is by Wednesday's deadline.***

Movement results for Fall of 1905.??
Austria: A Serbia - Greece (*Fails*).

England: F London Supports F Norwegian Sea - North Sea.England: F Norwegian Sea - North Sea.
England: A Yorkshire - Edinburgh.
France: F Brest Supports F English Channel (*Dislodged*).
France: F English Channel Supports F Norwegian Sea - North Sea (*Cut*).France: A Marseilles - Burgundy.France: A Spain - Gascony.

Germany: F Belgium - English Channel (*Fails*).Germany: A Burgundy - Ruhr.
Germany: A Denmark - Sweden (*Bounce*).Germany: A Gascony - Brest.Germany: A Munich - Berlin (*Fails*).
Germany: F North Sea - Denmark (*Dislodged*).Germany: A Paris Supports A Gascony - Brest.

Italy: F Adriatic Sea Supports F Ionian Sea.Italy: F Albania - Greece (*Fails*).Italy: F Ionian Sea Supports F Albania - Greece.
Italy: A Trieste - Budapest (*Fails*).Italy: A Venice - Tyrolia.

Russia: A Ankara Supports A Armenia - Smyrna.
Russia: A Armenia - Smyrna.Russia: F Black Sea - Constantinople (*Fails*).Russia: A Budapest Supports A Serbia - Trieste (*Void*).
Russia: A Galicia - Vienna.Russia: F Norway - Sweden (*Bounce*).Russia: A Prussia - Berlin.
Russia: A Rumania Supports A Budapest.Russia: A Silesia Supports A Prussia - Berlin.Russia: F Skagerrak - Sweden (*Bounce*).

Turkey: F Bulgaria(sc) Supports F Greece.Turkey: A Constantinople Supports A Smyrna (*Cut*).
Turkey: F Greece Supports F Bulgaria(sc) (*Cut*).Turkey: A Smyrna Supports A Constantinople (*Dislodged*).

The following units were dislodged:
French F Brest can retreat to Picardy or Mid-Atlantic Ocean.
German F North Sea can retreat to Holland or Helgoland Bight or Yorkshire.Turkish A Smyrna can retreat to Syria.

Unit locations:
Austria: ?? A Serbia.England: ?? A Edinburgh, F London, F North Sea.
France: ?? ??A Burgundy, F English Channel, A Gascony.Germany: ?? F Belgium, A Brest, A Denmark, A Munich, A Paris, A Ruhr.
Italy: ?? ?? F Adriatic Sea, F Albania, F Ionian Sea, A Trieste, A Tyrolia.Russia: ?? ??A Ankara, A Berlin, F Black Sea, A Budapest, F Norway, A Rumania, A??Silesia, F Skagerrak, A Smyrna, A Vienna.
Turkey: ?? ??F Bulgaria(sc), A Constantinople, F Greece.
The next phase of dc435 will be Retreats for Fall of 1905.


Press:------------------------
Germany to All: Apologies for the silence over the last week. It has been a busy time at home and I have not had a chance to focus on game life.??

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DC435 Spring 05 results with maps - cbconnell   (Nov 12, 2012, 10:48 pm)
Welcome to the Game Grid...
Only a few bounces this round, and little taking place. Spring is often a dull season, and this one proved to be mostly??positioning for later moves.????

A note to Russia and Turkey re: orders... please check your orders when fleets are involved with multiple coast??territories.

Our next orders for Fall 05 will be due on Monday, November 19 at 9:00 pm MST (04:00 20-11-12 GMT)
Movement results for Spring of 1905.??

Austria: A Serbia - Budapest (*Fails*).

England: F Edinburgh - Norwegian Sea.England: A Liverpool - Yorkshire.England: F London Supports A Liverpool - Yorkshire.
France: F English Channel Supports F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Brest.
France: A Marseilles Supports A Spain - Gascony.France: F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Brest.France: A Spain - Gascony (*Fails*).
Germany: A Belgium - Burgundy.Germany: A Denmark - Yorkshire (*Fails*).
Germany: A Gascony Supports A Belgium - Burgundy (*Cut*).Germany: F Holland - Belgium.Germany: A Munich Supports A Belgium - Burgundy.Germany: F North Sea Convoys A Denmark - Yorkshire.
Germany: A Paris Supports A Gascony.
Italy: F Ionian Sea - Albania.Italy: F Naples - Ionian Sea.Italy: A Rome - Venice.Italy: A Trieste - Serbia (*Fails*).
Italy: F Venice - Adriatic Sea.
Russia: A Ankara Supports A Sevastopol - Armenia (*Cut*).Russia: F Black Sea Supports A Ankara.Russia: A Galicia - Silesia.Russia: F Norway - Skagerrak.
Russia: F Norwegian Sea - Norway.Russia: A Rumania Supports A Vienna - Budapest.Russia: A Sevastopol - Armenia.Russia: A Ukraine - Galicia.Russia: A Vienna - Budapest.
Russia: A Warsaw - Prussia.
Turkey: F Bulgaria(sc) Supports A Constantinople.Turkey: A Constantinople Supports A Smyrna - Ankara.Turkey: F Greece Supports F Bulgaria(sc).
Turkey: A Smyrna - Ankara (*Fails*).
Unit locations:
Austria: ?? A Serbia.England: ?? F London, F Norwegian Sea, A Yorkshire.France: ?? ??F Brest, F English Channel, A Marseilles, A Spain.
Germany: ?? F Belgium, A Burgundy, A Denmark, A Gascony, A Munich, F North Sea,????A Paris.Italy: ?? ?? F Adriatic Sea, F Albania, F Ionian Sea, A Trieste, A Venice.Russia: ?? ??A Ankara, A Armenia, F Black Sea, A Budapest, A Galicia, F Norway, A??Prussia, A Rumania, A Silesia, F Skagerrak.
Turkey: ?? ??F Bulgaria(sc), A Constantinople, F Greece, A Smyrna.
The next phase of dc435 will be Movement for Fall of 1905.

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DC435 Winter 04 results with maps - cbconnell   (Nov 07, 2012, 10:31 pm)
Welcome to the Game Grid...
We have the results for the Winter 04 adjustments.??
Spring 05 orders will be due on Monday, November 12 at 9:00 PM MST (13-11-12 04:00 GMT)

Adjustment orders for Winter of 1904.??
Austria: Remove A Albania.Austria: Remove A Tyrolia.England: Build F Edinburgh.
France: Remove A Yorkshire.

Germany: Build A Munich.
Italy: Build A Rome.
Russia: Build A Sevastopol.
Russia: Build A Warsaw.Turkey: Remove F Eastern Mediterranean.


Unit locations:
Austria: ?? A Serbia.England: ?? F Edinburgh, A Liverpool, F London.France: ?? ??F English Channel, A Marseilles, F Mid-Atlantic Ocean, A Spain.Germany: ?? A Belgium, A Denmark, A Gascony, F Holland, A Munich, F North Sea, A??Paris.
Italy: ?? ?? F Ionian Sea, F Naples, A Rome, A Trieste, F Venice.Russia: ?? ??A Ankara, F Black Sea, A Galicia, F Norway, F Norwegian Sea, A??Rumania, A Sevastopol, A Ukraine, A Vienna, A Warsaw.Turkey: ?? ??F Bulgaria(sc), A Constantinople, F Greece, A Smyrna.

Ownership of supply centers:
Austria: ?? Serbia.England: ?? Edinburgh, Liverpool, London.France: ?? ??Brest, Marseilles, Portugal, Spain.Germany: ?? Belgium, Berlin, Denmark, Holland, Kiel, Munich, Paris.
Italy: ?? ?? Naples, Rome, Trieste, Tunis, Venice.Russia: ?? ??Ankara, Budapest, Moscow, Norway, Rumania, Sevastopol, St??Petersburg, Sweden, Vienna, Warsaw.Turkey: ?? ??Bulgaria, Constantinople, Greece, Smyrna.

The next phase of dc435 will be Movement for Spring of 1905.
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