| Aegean (dc185) EGS! (and lots of them) - sandiegosmith (Nov 27, 2008, 1:19 pm) |
Garry's observation on space in the eastern side of the board are spot on. It's too tight and narrow. Too much of the asian mainland is only 3 spaces wide. A stalemate line was easily drawn. Per and Sar could be divided up each into two or 3 irregularly shaped SCs,
There needs to be more spaces inserted between the islands. The provinces are drawn too symmetrically even. There should be an open space between lesbos and chi. Just stripping off the islands from their surrounding seas would do.
The north of the map is too constricted as well. It's only two wide in places.
In the west, Lamia is delightfully easy to conquer but difficult to hold. Greece is nicely divided with lots of opportunities for armies and fleets to advance.
If the game continued, I could only have advanced with luck in Asia. Greece still had opportunities for advancement.
A few observations about the variant:
1. If a southern power ever gets enough F's, they can overwhelm the middle due to the flanking position of the seas. Do not underestimate that like I did; I foolishly thought I could hold the line at Dls but was ultimately forced back [granted Athens folding like a cheap suit didn't help].
2. It seems odd that there are so many places in the west that allow armies to pass, especially around Boeotia and Athens but that there is not a similar situation Chi to Ion or Les to Aeo or Aeo to Chi.
3. I like Chaos builds and I can understand why they are needed in this game. However, as usual, they really favor the leading power and I think that held true here with Sparta as well. There were several occasions where Sparta benefited by being able to build F's and A's closer to the front with me which enabled him to ultimately get better position. A regular build version of the game might prove interesting as well.
Thanks again.
garry
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| Aegean (dc185) EoG Thessalia - AlanRFarrington (Nov 27, 2008, 1:35 am) |
I'd like to apologize for being too lazy to write an EoG before now. Thanks a lot to Mike who ran a great game. It was a fantastic board (or at least the small part that I saw was) and I would be interetsed in trying it again sometime.
The opening part of the game went nearly perfect I opened exactly the way I wanted to start and Boetia was soon crushed under the might of Athens and Thessalia. (Sparta will take credit for bringing him down as well but originally I had planned it split completely between Max and myself.
This game was probably a first for me. It was my 6th game or so of diplomacy and I jumped out to a great start and really though I could easily find myself in a place to solo. (foolish now as I look back on it, but I will be the first to admit I'm a rookie).
It was here where I made my first mistake: I refused to engage Jorge until Boetia was completely destroyed. I did not want to open up two fronts and leave myself vulnerable. Fall of 302 should have seen me taking DOD and moving to THG. this would have given me a build and a fleet on Jorge's doorstep. I then would have been able to power my way into Jorge's home centers. Instead I fell a turn behind and Jorge was able to build up his home centers and defend himself. By itself it wasn't a huge problem, then he got the army into my line which took an entire year to corall. This gave Macedonia pleanty of time to place his armies in a great defensive position.
Then I made my second mistake: Jorge and I had been in communication and he convinced me that if I moved after Athens he would support me and leave me be. Two reasons made me accept his offer: Athens was growing very large and relatively unchecked, while I knew I was going to be in a long trench fight with Jorge. Jorge and I still disagree about how this happened. He feels that his tactics were not out of line at all (for lack of a better description). I felt that he came out and told me a bald face lie. Which I agree is 100% fine and I have no problem with at all, it is diplomacy after all, not go fish. But his tactics still left me with a very bad taste in my mouth.
While I held my units in place waiting for Macedonia to prove to me that he was intent on moving cooperatively against Athens, Jorge took his units and created a choke hold around my centers (I believe this was Spring 305). What could I do? Macedonia slowly began to gobble me up center after center. While this went on Sparta grew and grew. Out of sheer bitterness I helped Mark as much as I could, making it as difficult for Macedonia as I possibly could.
Then finally Jorge reached out to me from across the channel--help us forge a stalemate line and we can all share in a four way draw. I couldn't refuse but by then it was too late. A few seasons later and Mark had gotten his 21 centers.
Congratulations Mark on a game well played!
Thanks again Mike for taking the time to GM this!
Thessalia,
Alan Farrington
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| Aegean (dc185) EGS! (and lots of them) - FuzzyLogic (Nov 26, 2008, 11:42 pm) |
Lots of thoughts on this one...
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SPARTA (MARK):
Thanks to Michael Sims our GM for running this game. It has been a pleasure to play in this variant. I really appreciated the Spartan cheer!
After the initial introductions all around, the game began with Sparta joining a triumvirate with Thessalia and Athens. One reason for this triumvirate was the near total lack of communication on the part of Boeotia. On the far side of the board it appeared that Persia and Ionia likewise entered into an alliance. Macedonia was on his own as was Boetia.
As the game progressed Boetia got smashed by Athens and Thessalia. Sparta and Macedonia ended up playing a lesser role in it's demise. Ionia and Persia initially cooperated in denying Sparta Crete.
Soon, both Thessalia and Athens were suggesting to Sparta that we stab the other. Meanwhile Macedonia began to seriously encroach on Thessalia. Thessalia attempted a stab on Sparta which was thwarted by the continued support of Athens.
Meanwhile in Asia, Ionia performed a strong stab on Persia with the assistance of Macedonia. Sparta gained Crete along with the adjacent seas with Athenian support.
The following seasons saw Thessalia getting steadily pummelled by Macedonia. A raproachment with his allies, Sparta and Athens, was made. Meanwhile in Asia, Persia was eliminated by Ionia and Macedonia. Athens and Sparta managed to gain control of all of the southern seas.
The last big collaboration between Athens and Sparta saw a convoy of a Spartan army onto the Asian mainland. Athens gained a foothold on the Asian mainland as well, gaining an SC there. Sparta next gained a couple of SCs on the southern tip of Asia.
It was at this point that Athens decided to turn on Sparta by moving a fleet into an agreed neutral sea and actively began working against Sparta. This was met by an alliance of Ionia and Sparta who cooperated on eliminating Athens from Asia, Macedonia continued to make inroads on Thessalia and fought with Ionia in North Asia.
Once Delos was gained by Ionia with Spartan help, the alliances changed once again. Ionia and Macedonia made peace and began cooperating to stop Sparta. Sparta began making steady inroads into Athenian territory.
Thessalia again attempted a stab on Sparta after asking for a guarantee of survival leading to Macedonia gaining Lamia. Lamia had been promised to Thessalia by Sparta but Macedonia apparently made a better offer of some of his home SCs. Macedonia was determined to stop the looming win by Sparta. Athens stopped offering resistance to Sparta as he saw his choice between losing SCs to Macedonia or Sparta.
Delos was won from Ionia by Sparta and the southern half of the map was securely Spartan. Now the contest was entering it's final phases.
A struggle over the Western Aegean Sea, a battle for the heart of the Asian mainland, a fight over the last of the Athenian SCs save one, and the gathering of the SCs along the coast of the North Ionian Sea and the game was over.
Thanks all for a great game and hope to soon meet you in another one!
Mark SanDiegoSmith - Sparta
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MACEDONIA (JORGE):
I enjoyed this game this game before it even started, as it has a great map and icons. Mike was his usual flawless self GMing, and he has no idea how many breaks I cut him in other games because of my appreciation for his contributions. I found the game itself pretty balanced, with its biggest flaw being that the most endangered country wound up with the weakest player.
This game had two great moments for me. The first was how Ionia and I set up and took apart the biggest threat on the board - Persia - right from the start. We got off to a good start, and never broke our alliance from then on. In the meantime, Boeotia was jumped by the other three, and he did what became all too common in this game: give up.
This gave AST a quick leg up on Ionia and me, and pretty soon Thessaly moved on me with a 6:3 edge in local superiority, while Athens and Sparta ganged up on Ionia. Our goal was to hang on in the likelihood that their triple alliance would inevitably fall apart. While Ionia gave up ground slowly, I managed to stop, then push back Thessaly. This was a matter of good moves, timing, and luck - everything went well, and I knew AST wouldn't last much longer.
A turn later, Athens stabbed Thessaly and Sparta. Sparta stood around for a bit, then joined in on Thessaly as well. But Athens had waited too long to stab - Sparta was pretty strong, and Ionia wasn't all that eager to cooperate with his former enemy.
This is where the game shifted into its final phase. It all came down to poor diploming. Ionia wasn't always available, and usually only spoke to Athens through me. Athens did the same. As a result, there were a series of messed-up orders, and Sparta kept growing. This was in part due to Thessaly trying to force me to ally with him by giving up his south to Sparta. I didn't ally with him at the time because I didn't need to. Given how things turned out, of course, this was a mistake.
The difference between Ionia and Athens was that Ionia never quit fighting. Athens, on the other hand, paid less and less attention, eventually NMRing. On the brink of going under, he agreed to focus again and actively work with me, then turned around and said he had gone to the other side. I had no idea why, as I had always been in a strong enough position to basically offer him one-sided support, asking nothing in return.
That ended the game. As soon as I saw that Athens was literally giving Sparta all his centers, I made peace with Thessaly. Then the three of us - IMT - tried to stop Sparta from hitting the magic number, but it was too late.
At this point I want to acknowledge that, while Sparta obviously greatly benefited from gift SCs from Boeotia, Thessaly and Athens, he played an increasingly good game. In the last few years his moves were flawless, and the fact that he had numerical superiority takes nothing away from this. Let me put it this way: nobody deserved to solo more than Sparta.
Given that Athens could have achieved one-unit survivor status with anyone, my assumption is that Athens' earlier stab of Sparta was the decisive factor. But of course, he could have joined the anti-Sparta faction, and been part of a draw. I can only conclude that, having thoroughly misplayed his position, Athens wanted to assert himself on the game any way he could. That's too bad, as it took away from the effort of the other survivors and displayed nothing except pettiness. Happily, that's one of the few downsides of playing on a large online site like DC.
It doesn't prevent me from congratulating Sparta for an incredibly consistent effort, Ionia for tenacious defense, and Thessaly for doing everything he could to put himself in a winning position.
Jorge
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ATHENS (MAX):
End of game statement- i played them all and snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, but well done Mark in his corner- straight and well deserved winner
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IONIA (GARRY):
Well, first off kudos and thanks to Mike for running another fun variant.
And, begrudgingly, congrats to Mark for a great solo.
I learned something today...oh wait, that is South Park. No, I actually did learn a bit in this game about maintaining a balance of power and about waiting too long [and then not at all] to stab. Oh well - I guess if nothing else I proved a good ally in that regard.
All in all, this was an interesting game. Rarely have I seen two besieged so quickly [Boeotia and Persia]. For my part, I had to decide early on what to do. I was surrounded by three powers and needed to decide who to fight and who not to. My perception was that if I allied with Persia I had to stick with him through the whole game and constantly worry about being stabbed [it felt a bit like an E/G alliance]; thus I decided to attack Persia full on after lying about my intentions. Unfortunately, I chose poorly [in retrospect] and I would have likely been better off not stabbing Michael. Sorry Michael - you deserved better.
I should have seen from the early moves by Athens a portent of things to come. Max seemed more intent on simply throwing around crazy moves than on forming alliances. At a point early on he was willing to fight me and let Sparta grow as a result rather than secure his own growth. That unfortunately was a precursor to the end-game where, rather than try to force a 5-way draw with Sparta, he seemed to be okay with simply giving Sparta centers in exchange for a 1 unit survival. Seriously? Are you f-ing kidding me? Where is the fun/challenge in that? We could have just voted for a Spartan solo like three months ago if that was going to be the case. Sorry but I just have no tolerance for that and honestly hope I don't play with that type of mentality in the future.
Okay...enough of the side bar. Somehow, in spite of Athens early attack, I was able to finish off Persia [probably due to my game-long ally, Jorge [Macedonia], staying on the same page as me] and things started to look a bit different. The game was down to five and things seemed somewhat evenly matched. Unfortunately I was fighting a combined Athens/Sparta in the south and that was more than I could stop. Slowly I had to bleed centers to Sparta [not willingly, that was just the member that seemed to benefit] who was rapidly becoming the more dominant power as Jorge and Alan stalled each other in the north. Unfortunately my attempts to get Athens to turn on Sparta never came to fruition. He had a chance to do it around 05/06 but hesitated and got outflanked by Sparta. It was pretty much this point that Sparta became the dominant power [and we honestly could have voted on a Spartan solo if we had known that Athens wouldn't defend against Sparta]. Mark made a great attempt to get me to turn on Jorge and I was sorely tempted [I had been once before but I was in a great position to now with all of his forces aligned against Alan]. However, in the end, I settled for some help from Mark in hitting Athens and gave up a center in the south [which I likely was going to give up anyway]. In retrospect, even with all of the back and forth between Athens and I, I possibly should have left him alone...maybe he would have joined our draw attempt. Unfortunately everything I had seen so far convinced me that I was better off with the unit and using it to fight Sparta than he was. Well, whether it was me taking his homeland or not, Athens decided to give Sparta the help he needed to go for the solo. Alan, Jorge and I tried our best to stop Sparta but he just had too much mass and too good of a position for us to stop.
Jorge/Alan - valiant effort. Sorry we couldn't ultimately force the stalemate.
Mark - congrats.
A few observations about the variant:
1. If a southern power ever gets enough F's, they can overwhelm the middle due to the flanking position of the seas. Do not underestimate that like I did; I foolishly thought I could hold the line at Dls but was ultimately forced back [granted Athens folding like a cheap suit didn't help].
2. It seems odd that there are so many places in the west that allow armies to pass, especially around Boeotia and Athens but that there is not a similar situation Chi to Ion or Les to Aeo or Aeo to Chi.
3. I like Chaos builds and I can understand why they are needed in this game. However, as usual, they really favor the leading power and I think that held true here with Sparta as well. There were several occasions where Sparta benefited by being able to build F's and A's closer to the front with me which enabled him to ultimately get better position. A regular build version of the game might prove interesting as well.
Thanks again.
garry
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It's been a pleasure, and fun variant!
-mike
GM[Reply] |
| Aegean (dc185) EGS! (and lots of them) (dc185) sandiegosmith Nov 27, 01:19 pm |
Garry's observation on space in the eastern side of the board are spot on. It's too tight and narrow. Too much of the asian mainland is only 3 spaces wide. A stalemate line was easily drawn. Per and Sar could be divided up each into two or 3 irregularly shaped SCs,
There needs to be more spaces inserted between the islands. The provinces are drawn too symmetrically even. There should be an open space between lesbos and chi. Just stripping off the islands from their surrounding seas would do.
The north of the map is too constricted as well. It's only two wide in places.
In the west, Lamia is delightfully easy to conquer but difficult to hold. Greece is nicely divided with lots of opportunities for armies and fleets to advance.
If the game continued, I could only have advanced with luck in Asia. Greece still had opportunities for advancement.
A few observations about the variant:
1. If a southern power ever gets enough F's, they can overwhelm the middle due to the flanking position of the seas. Do not underestimate that like I did; I foolishly thought I could hold the line at Dls but was ultimately forced back [granted Athens folding like a cheap suit didn't help].
2. It seems odd that there are so many places in the west that allow armies to pass, especially around Boeotia and Athens but that there is not a similar situation Chi to Ion or Les to Aeo or Aeo to Chi.
3. I like Chaos builds and I can understand why they are needed in this game. However, as usual, they really favor the leading power and I think that held true here with Sparta as well. There were several occasions where Sparta benefited by being able to build F's and A's closer to the front with me which enabled him to ultimately get better position. A regular build version of the game might prove interesting as well.
Thanks again.
garry
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| Aegean - Spartans Cheer! - FuzzyLogic (Nov 18, 2008, 8:16 pm) |
Spartans across the Aegean do their perfect cheer for their long awaited solo victory…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTtYVXbdW08
Congrats to Mark for holding on to a 21 sc solo victory!
EGS (End-Game-Statements) should be sent to me, and I’ll post them on Tuesday 11/25, 10am Pacific.
Standings are online, www.diplomaticcorp.com?game_id=dc185.
FINAL ORDERS:
Athens:
A Locris Hold
Macedonia:
A Dolopia - Dodona (*Fails*)
F East Aegean Sea Supports F West Aegean Sea - Lemnos
A Hestiaeotis Supports A Dolopia - Dodona
F Illyris Supports A Dolopia - Dodona
A Lamia - Naupactus (*Fails*)
A Larissa Supports F Pherae
A Pergamum Supports A Sardes (*Ordered to Move*)
F Pherae, no move received
A Phrygia Supports A Sardes (*Ordered to Move*)
F West Aegean Sea - Lemnos
Ionia:
F Aeolis Supports F Chios
F Chios, no move received
F Lesbos Supports F Chios
F North Euboic Gulf Supports F Pagasaean Gulf - Chalcis
A Sardes - Ionia (*Fails*)
Sparta:
A Achaia Supports F Naupactus
A Ambracia Supports A Dodona
F Athens - West Cyclades
A Caria Supports A Ionia
A Chalcis Supports F Euboea (*Cut*)
F Delos Supports F North Sporades - West Aegean Sea
A Dodona Supports A Ambracia (*Cut*)
F Euboea Supports A Chalcis
A Ionia Supports A Caria (*Cut*)
F Lemnos Hold (*Disbanded*)
A Lycia Supports A Caria
A Megara Supports A Thebes
F Miletus Supports A Ionia
F Naupactus Supports A Achaia (*Cut*)
F North Ionian Sea Supports A Dodona
F North Sporades - West Aegean Sea
F Samos Supports A Ionia
F South Euboic Gulf Supports A Chalcis
A Thebes Supports A Chalcis
Thessalia:
F Pagasaean Gulf - Chalcis (*Fails*)
F Thermaic Gulf - Thracian Sea[Reply] |
| Aegean s11 results! - FuzzyLogic (Nov 17, 2008, 6:27 pm) |
Spartans have a good day as their empire continues to expand…
4 retreats, but 3 of them are forced, so I’ll just nudge them over to their only choice, and the 4th, Mark if you wish WAS to WCY instead then let the group know by Wed 10am Pacific.
Athens remember 2 consecutive NMR’s would mean Civil Disorder instead of a Survival so be sure to submit an order!
Otherwise, Fall 11 due Friday 11/21, 10am Pacific!
RETREATS:
Macedonia:
F Dodona - Illyris
Ionia:
F Ionia - Aeolis
Sparta:
A Phrygia - Lycia
F West Aegean Sea - Lemnos
ORDERS:
Athens: NMR
A Locris, no move received
Macedonia:
A Bithynia - Phrygia
F Dodona - Ambracia (*Dislodged*)
A Dolopia - Pharsalus (*Bounce*)
F East Aegean Sea Supports A Troia - Pergamum
A Lamia - Delphi (*Fails*)
A Larissa - Pharsalus (*Bounce*)
A Pharsalus - Hestiaeotis
F Pherae Supports A Chalcis - Phthiotis
F Thracian Sea - West Aegean Sea
A Troia - Pergamum
Ionia:
F Chios Supports F Ionia
F Ionia Supports F Chios (*Dislodged*)
F Lesbos Supports F Chios
F North Euboic Gulf Supports A Lamia - Delphi (*Fails*)
A Sardes Supports A Bithynia - Phrygia
Sparta:
A Ambracia - Dodona
F Athens Supports F West Cyclades - South Euboic Gulf
A Caria - Ionia
A Corinthus - Achaia
F Delos Supports F North Sporades
F Euboea Supports A Phthiotis - Chalcis
A Halicarnassus - Caria
A Ithaca - Ambracia
A Megara Supports A Thebes
F Miletus Supports A Caria - Ionia
F Naupactus Supports A Corinthus - Achaia
F North Ionian Sea Supports A Ambracia - Dodona
F North Sporades Supports A Caria - Ionia
A Phrygia - Pergamum (*Dislodged*)
A Phthiotis - Chalcis
F Samos Supports A Caria - Ionia
A Thebes Supports A Phthiotis - Chalcis
F West Aegean Sea - Pagasaean Gulf (*Dislodged*)
F West Cyclades - South Euboic Gulf
Thessalia:
A Chalcis - Phthiotis (*Disbanded*)
F Olynthus - Thermaic Gulf
F Pagasaean Gulf Supports F Thracian Sea - West Aegean Sea[Reply] |
| Aegean w10 builds! - FuzzyLogic (Nov 12, 2008, 11:13 am) |
19 centers – oh so close! Will the Spartans rule the Aegean? Will the lone Athenian survive the coming year? Just how many blue dots can one yellow fleet take? Find the answers to these… and more – Monday!
RETREATS:
Athens:
disband F Euboea
disband F West Aegean Sea
Macedonia:
disband A Ambracia
A Phrygia - Bithynia
BUILDS:
Macedonia:
Build F Dodona
Build A Troia
Sparta:
Build A Halicarnassus
Build A Corinthus
NEXT: Spring 11 due Monday 11/17, 10am Pacific![Reply] |
| Aegean f10 results! - FuzzyLogic (Nov 11, 2008, 8:43 pm) |
Athens and Macedonia are the lucky players to get an extra turn this round, that is… to RETREAT!
RETREATS
Athenian F Euboea can retreat to South Euboic Gulf or Diacria.
Athenian F West Aegean Sea can retreat to Thermaic Gulf.
Macedonian A Ambracia can retreat to Dodona.
Macedonian A Phrygia can retreat to Pergamum or Bithynia.
BUILDS
Athens: Remove 2
Macedonia: Build 1
Sparta: Build 2
RETREATS and BUILDS are due together, on Thursday 11/13, 10am Pacific!
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Athens:
F Euboea - West Aegean Sea (*Dislodged*)
A Locris - Lamia (*Fails*)
F West Aegean Sea - Lemnos (*Dislodged*)
Macedonia:
A Ambracia Supports A Dolopia (*Dislodged*)
A Dolopia Supports A Ambracia (*Cut*)
F East Aegean Sea - Lemnos (*Bounce*)
A Lamia Supports A Pharsalus - Phthiotis (*Cut*)
A Pharsalus - Phthiotis (*Fails*)
A Phrygia Supports A Sardes (*Dislodged*)
A Pieria - Larissa
F Thermaic Gulf - Pherae
F Thracian Sea - Lemnos (*Bounce*)
Ionia:
F Chios Supports F Ionia
F Ionia Supports F Chios
F Lesbos Supports F Chios
F North Euboic Gulf Supports A Chalcis
A Sardes Supports F Ionia
Sparta:
F Aegina - West Cyclades
A Aetolia - Ambracia
F Athens Supports F West Cyclades - Euboea
A Caria Supports A Lycia - Phrygia
F Delos Supports F North Sporades - West Aegean Sea
A Diacria - Thebes
F East Cyclades - North Sporades
F Gulf of Patrae - Naupactus
A Ithaca Supports A Aetolia - Ambracia
A Lycia - Phrygia
A Megara Supports A Diacria - Thebes
F Miletus Supports A Caria
F North Sporades - West Aegean Sea
A Phthiotis - Dolopia (*Fails*)
F Samos Supports F East Cyclades - North Sporades
F South Ionian Sea - North Ionian Sea
F West Cyclades - Euboea
Thessalia:
A Chalcis Hold
F Pagasaean Gulf Supports A Chalcis
F Therma - Olynthus[Reply] |
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Thanks and regards
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| Aegean s10 retreats! (deadline) - FuzzyLogic (Nov 03, 2008, 11:10 pm) |
Fall 10 isn’t due till Tuesday 11/11. At 11:11 Pacific. Just kidding. Still 10am Pacific, but on Tues 11/11. A player is out of the country till the weekend.
-mike
From: Michael Sims
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 1:17 PM
Subject: Aegean s10 retreats!
NEXT: Fall 10, due Thursday 11/6, 10am Pacific!
Ionia: F West Aegean Sea - Lesbos
Sparta: A Lamia - Phthiotis
That’s it!
-mike[Reply] |
| Urgent and call for more clarification @00226 7805... - anisulmasari14 at abua... (Nov 01, 2008, 4:24 pm) |
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Accounts & Audit Department,
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| Aegean s10 retreats! - FuzzyLogic (Nov 01, 2008, 1:19 pm) |
NEXT: Fall 10, due Thursday 11/6, 10am Pacific!
Ionia: F West Aegean Sea - Lesbos
Sparta: A Lamia - Phthiotis
That’s it!
-mike[Reply] |
| Aegean s10 results! - FuzzyLogic (Oct 25, 2008, 4:18 pm) |
NEXT: Retreats, due Wed 10/29, 10am Pacific!
Spartan A Lamia can retreat to Phthiotis or Naupactus.
Ionian F West Aegean Sea can retreat to Lesbos or Lemnos.
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Athens:
F Chalcis - West Aegean Sea
F Euboea Supports F Chalcis - West Aegean Sea
A Locris, no move received
Macedonia:
A Aetolia - Lamia
A Ambracia - Aetolia (*Fails*)
A Hestiaeotis - Dolopia
F Olynthus - Thracian Sea
A Pharsalus Supports A Hestiaeotis - Dolopia
A Phrygia Supports A Sardes
A Pieria Hold
F Thermaic Gulf, no move received
F Thracian Sea - East Aegean Sea
Ionia:
F Chios - North Sporades (*Fails*)
F Delos Hold (*Disbanded*)
F Ionia Supports F Chios - North Sporades (*Cut*)
F North Euboic Gulf Supports A Aetolia - Lamia
A Sardes Supports F Ionia
F West Aegean Sea Supports F Delos (*Dislodged*)
Sparta:
F Aegina Supports F West Cyclades
A Athens - Diacria
A Caria Supports F Miletus - Ionia
F Cnossos - South Ionian Sea
A Corinthus - Megara
F East Cyclades Supports F North Sporades - Delos
F Gulf of Patrae Supports A Ithaca
A Ithaca Supports A Naupactus - Aetolia
A Lamia Supports A Naupactus - Aetolia (*Dislodged*)
A Lycia Supports A Caria
F Megara - Athens
F Miletus - Ionia (*Fails*)
A Naupactus - Aetolia
F North Sporades - Delos
F Samos Supports F South Sporades - North Sporades
F South Sporades - North Sporades
F West Cyclades Supports F North Sporades - Delos
Thessalia:
F Pherae - Pagasaean Gulf
A Phthiotis - Chalcis
F Therma Hold[Reply] |
| Aegean w09 builds! - mike at southwall.com (Oct 18, 2008, 9:16 am) |
And so we enter the double-digit years, with spring 10 due Thursday 10/23, 10am Pacific!
RETREATS:
Ionia:
F Chalcis - North Euboic Gulf
F North Sporades - Chios
Thessalia:
F Thermaic Gulf - Therma
BUILDS:
Athens:
Remove A Delphi
Remove F Gulf of Corinthus
Sparta:
Build A Naupactus
Build F Cnossos
Build F Aegina
Thessalia:
Remove A Larissa[Reply] |
| Aegean f09 results! (update 2) - mike at southwall.com (Oct 16, 2008, 8:41 am) |
Missed one order, Sparta ordered Aeg-Ath.which makes Sparta +3 and Athens -2. Macedonia and Thessalia still dependent on the Thessalian retreat. Also, Sam supported SSP-NSP, not the move to SSP, so Ionia has another retreat!
3 retreats and a smattering of builds, due Friday 10am Pacific!
RETREATS:
Ionian F Chalcis can retreat to Pagasaean Gulf or North Euboic Gulf.
Ionian F North Sporades can retreat to Chios.
Thessalian F Thermaic Gulf can retreat to Pagasaean Gulf or Therma.
BUILDS:
Athens: Remove 2
Macedonia: Build 1 (pending retreat)
Sparta: Build 3
Thessalia: Remove 2 (or 1, pending retreat)
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Athens:
A Delphi - Thebes (*Bounce*)
F Euboea Supports F South Euboic Gulf - Chalcis
F Gulf of Corinthus - Delphi (*Fails*)
A Locris Supports A Lamia (*Ordered to Move*)
F South Euboic Gulf - Chalcis
Macedonia:
A Ambracia Supports A Dolopia - Aetolia
A Dolopia - Aetolia
A Hestiaeotis Supports A Pharsalus
F Olynthus Supports F Pieria - Thermaic Gulf
A Pharsalus Hold
A Phrygia Supports A Sardes
F Pieria - Thermaic Gulf
A Therma - Pieria
F Thracian Sea Supports F Delos - West Aegean Sea
Ionia:
F Chalcis - Thebes (*Dislodged*)
F Delos - West Aegean Sea
F East Cyclades - Delos
F Ionia Supports F North Sporades (*Cut*)
F North Sporades Supports F Ionia (*Cut*)
A Sardes Supports F Ionia
Sparta:
A Aegina - Athens
A Aetolia - Ithaca
A Caria Supports F Miletus - Ionia
F Cnossos - South Sporades (*Fails*)
A Corinthus - Megara (*Fails*)
F Gulf of Patrae Supports A Aetolia - Ithaca
A Lamia - Aetolia (*Fails*)
A Lycia Supports A Caria
F Megara - Thebes (*Bounce*)
F Miletus - Ionia (*Fails*)
F North Cretan Sea - East Cyclades
F Samos Supports F South Sporades - North Sporades
F South Sporades - North Sporades (*Fails*)
F West Cyclades Supports F North Cretan Sea - East Cyclades
Thessalia: NMR!
A Larissa Hold
F Pherae Hold
A Phthiotis Hold
F Thermaic Gulf Hold (*Dislodged*)[Reply] |
| Aegean s09 retreats! - FuzzyLogic (Oct 10, 2008, 3:00 pm) |
No big surprises, just a couple of retreats:
Athens: F West Cyclades - South Euboic Gulf
Thessalia: A Pharsalus - Phthiotis
NEXT: Fall 09, due Wed 10/15, 10am Pacific!
That’s it,
-mike[Reply] |
| Aegean - s09 results! - FuzzyLogic (Oct 08, 2008, 3:22 pm) |
NEXT: Retreats due Friday 10am Pacific!
Thessalian A Pharsalus can retreat to Phthiotis.
Athenian F West Cyclades can retreat to Athens or South Euboic
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ORDERS:
Athens:
F Athens - Euboea
A Delphi, no move received
F Gulf of Corinthus - Megara (*Fails*)
A Locris - Aetolia (*Fails*)
F West Cyclades - West Aegean Sea (*Dislodged*)
Macedonia:
A Ambracia - Ithaca (*Bounce*)
A Dodona - Dolopia
A Dolopia - Pharsalus
A Hestiaeotis Supports A Dolopia - Pharsalus
F Olynthus - Thermaic Gulf (*Fails*)
A Phrygia Supports A Sardes (*Cut*)
F Pieria - Larissa (*Fails*)
A Therma - Pieria (*Fails*)
F Thracian Sea Supports F Olynthus - Thermaic Gulf
Ionia:
F Delos - West Aegean Sea (*Bounce*)
F East Cyclades - Delos (*Fails*)
F Ionia - Miletus (*Fails*)
F North Sporades Supports F East Cyclades - Delos (*Fails*)
A Sardes Supports A Phrygia
F West Aegean Sea - Chalcis
Sparta:
A Acte - Aegina
F Aegina - Megara
A Caria Supports A Lycia - Phrygia
F Cnossos Supports F South Sporades
A Corinthus Supports F Aegina - Megara
F Gulf of Argolis - West Cyclades
F Gulf of Patrae - Ithaca (*Bounce*)
A Lamia Supports A Naupactus - Aetolia
A Lycia - Phrygia (*Fails*)
F Miletus Supports F Samos (*Cut*)
A Naupactus - Aetolia
F North Cretan Sea Supports F Gulf of Argolis - West Cyclades
F Samos Supports F South Sporades
F South Sporades Supports F North Sporades
Thessalia:
A Larissa Supports A Pharsalus (*Cut*)
A Pharsalus Supports A Larissa (*Dislodged*)
F Pherae Supports F Thermaic Gulf
F Thermaic Gulf Supports A Larissa (*Cut*)[Reply] |
| Aegean - f08 results! - FuzzyLogic (Sep 23, 2008, 5:17 pm) |
Indeed it did!
Athens is Remove 1
Sparta is Build 1
All others same…
Athens Nau is dislodged to Del.
Builds by Wednesday 10am Pacific, due to the readjudication. For those who already have them in, they’ll still count as is unless you revise.
-mike
From: Mark Smith [mailto:sandiegosmith(at)hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 11:32 AM
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Subject: RE: Aegean - f08 results!
Michael,
Please review the orders acknowledged. Gop did support ach-nau. Sparta +1 and Athens -1
Thanks,
Mark-Sparta
Subject: Aegean - f08 results!
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:21:48 -0700
From: mike(at)southwall.com
To: alley_cat_1990(at)hotmail.com; dc185(at)diplomaticcorp.com; former.trout(at)gmail.com; Garry.Bledsoe(at)alltel.com; kielmarch(at)hotmail.com; howellpaul5(at)gmail.com; jorgesaralegui(at)verizon.net; Maxatrest(at)yahoo.co.uk; psychosis(at)sky.com; sandiegosmith(at)hotmail.com; stevelytton(at)hotmail.com
We have an NMR by the Athenians, but all up, they didn’t do half bad!
NEXT: Winter 08, due Tuesday 10am Pacific!
Macedonia: Build 2
Thessalia: Remove 1
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Athens:
F Athens Hold
F Chalcis Hold
F Gulf of Corinthus Hold
A Locris Hold
A Naupactus Hold
F West Cyclades Hold
Macedonia:
A Ambracia - Aetolia (*Fails*)
A Dodona - Ambracia (*Fails*)
A Hestiaeotis - Dolopia
A Phrygia Hold
A Pieria - Hestiaeotis
F Thermaic Gulf - Pieria
F Thracian Sea - Thermaic Gulf (*Fails*)
Ionia:
F Delos - West Cyclades (*Fails*)
F East Cyclades - South Sporades (*Fails*)
F Ionia - Samos (*Fails*)
F North Sporades Supports F East Cyclades - South Sporades (*Cut*)
A Sardes Supports F Ionia (*Ordered to Move*)
F West Aegean Sea - Delos (*Fails*)
Sparta:
A Achaia - Naupactus (*Fails*)
F Aegina Convoys A Corinthus - Athens
A Argos - Acte
A Caria Supports A Lycia
A Corinthus - Athens (*Fails*)
F Gulf of Argolis Supports F Aegina
F Gulf of Patrae, no move received
A Lamia Supports A Achaia - Naupactus (*Cut*)
A Lycia Supports A Caria
F Miletus - Ionia (*Fails*)
F North Cretan Sea - East Cyclades (*Fails*)
F Samos - North Sporades (*Bounce*)
F South Sporades - North Sporades (*Bounce*)
Thessalia:
A Aetolia - Lamia (*Fails*)
A Larissa Hold
F Pagasaean Gulf - Thermaic Gulf
A Pharsalus Supports A Larissa
F Pherae Supports F Pagasaean Gulf - Thermaic Gulf
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| Aegean - s08 results! - FuzzyLogic (Sep 16, 2008, 2:43 pm) |
2 retreats, but both only have one choice so we’ll just nudge them there and slip right into the fall season…
NEXT: Fall 08, due Monday 9/22, 10am Pacific!
**************************************************
RETREATS:
Either player may opt to disband the unit instead by tomorrow 10am Pacific – barring any updates from me, this adjudication stands as of then!
Athens: F Aegina - Athens
Sparta: A Naupactus - Achaia
**************************************************
ORDERS:
Athens:
F Aegina - Megara (*Dislodged*)
F Chalcis Supports F Thermaic Gulf - Pagasaean Gulf
A Delphi - Naupactus
F Gulf of Corinthus Supports A Delphi - Naupactus
A Locris - Lamia (*Fails*)
F West Cyclades - Aegina (*Fails*)
Macedonia:
A Dodona Supports A Dolopia - Ambracia
A Dolopia - Ambracia
A Hestiaeotis - Pharsalus (*Fails*)
A Phrygia Supports A Sardes - Caria (*Void*)
A Pieria - Larissa (*Fails*)
F Thermaic Gulf - Pagasaean Gulf (*Fails*)
F Thracian Sea - Thermaic Gulf (*Fails*)
Ionia:
F Chios - North Sporades
F Delos Supports F Chios - North Sporades
F East Cyclades Supports F Chios - North Sporades
F Ionia Supports F Chios - North Sporades
A Sardes Supports F Ionia
F West Aegean Sea Supports F Chios - North Sporades
Sparta:
F Acte - Aegina
A Argos - Corinthus (*Fails*)
A Caria Supports A Halicarnassus - Lycia
A Corinthus - Megara (*Bounce*)
F Gulf of Argolis Supports F Acte - Aegina
A Halicarnassus - Lycia
A Lamia - Locris (*Fails*)
F Miletus Supports A Caria
A Naupactus Supports A Lamia - Locris (*Dislodged*)
F North Cretan Sea - West Cyclades (*Fails*)
F North Sporades - South Sporades
F Olympia - Gulf of Patrae
F Samos Supports F North Sporades - South Sporades
Thessalia:
A Ambracia - Aetolia
A Larissa Supports A Pharsalus - Hestiaeotis (*Cut*)
F Pagasaean Gulf - Thermaic Gulf (*Fails*)
A Pharsalus - Hestiaeotis (*Fails*)
F Pherae Supports F Pagasaean Gulf - Thermaic Gulf[Reply] |
| Aegean - s06 results! - FuzzyLogic (Aug 15, 2008, 5:49 pm) |
Some more disconnects this round as supports go unclaimed all across the Aegean!
NEXT: Fall 06 due Friday 8/22, 12 noon Central!
**************************************************
RETREATS:
2 reatreats but they each only have 1 option so I’ll just move them.
Ionia: F Miletus - Ionia
Thessalia: A Dodona - Ambracia
**************************************************
ORDERS:
Athens:
F Chalcis Supports F South Euboic Gulf - North Euboic Gulf
A Delphi - Naupactus
F East Cyclades - North Cretan Sea (*Fails*)
F Gulf of Argolis Supports F East Cyclades - North Cretan Sea
F Gulf of Corinthus - Megara
A Locris Supports A Delphi - Naupactus
F Samos - North Sporades (*Bounce*)
F South Euboic Gulf - North Euboic Gulf
F West Aegean Sea - West Cyclades
Macedonia:
A Hestiaeotis - Dolopia (*Fails*)
A Illyris - Dodona
F Olynthus Supports F Thermaic Gulf
A Orestis Supports A Illyris - Dodona
A Pieria - Larissa (*Fails*)
F Thermaic Gulf Supports F East Aegean - West Aegean (*Void*)
F Thracian Sea Supports F East Aegean - West Aegean (*Void*)
Ionia:
A Caria Supports F Miletus (*Cut*)
F Chios - North Sporades (*Bounce*)
F East Aegean Sea - Lesbos (*Fails*)
F Lemnos Supports F Thracian Sea - West Aegean Sea (*Void*)
F Lesbos - Chios (*Fails*)
F Miletus Hold (*Dislodged*)
Sparta:
A Achaia Supports A Aetolia - Naupactus (*Void*)
A Aetolia, no move received
A Argos - Corinthus
F Dorian Sea Supports F South Sporades - Miletus
A Halicarnassus - Caria (*Fails*)
F North Cretan Sea Supports F Rhodes - South Sporades (*Cut*)
F Rhodes - South Sporades
F South Sporades - Miletus
F Zarax Supports F North Cretan Sea
Thessalia:
A Dodona Hold (*Dislodged*)
A Dolopia - Phthiotis (*Fails*)
A Lamia Supports A Aetolia - Naupactus (*Void*)
F Larissa Hold
A Pharsalus Supports F Larissa
F Pherae - Pagasaean Gulf
F Phthiotis - North Euboic Gulf (*Fails*)[Reply] |
