Honored Kings of the Dark Ages:

Welcome back to the Dark Ages - we have had our first static season in
some time, where no SCs changed hands. That leads into a question I
was asked: what happens if the game is stalemated but the players
refuse to agree to a draw? I must confess this is a deficiency of my
GM house rules, one that is not directly addressed, except by the
catch all clause I include at the end:

"Catch All - Any topics not covered in this document should be raised
with the GM prior to the start of the game. All topics pertaining to
game play not covered in this document will rest in the sole
discretion of the GM, or be resolved by player vote."

So in this case, my knee-jerk impulse would be to say that if it is
conclusively proven to me that no forward progress can be made, I
would determine that the game is drawn, over the votes of a player if
needs be.

This game has not been proven to be drawn however. As you will see in
the results, there were SCs that could have changed hands this season
(both ways - to the Danes, and from them) - though neither of those
situations occurred. So for now we continue.

A new DIAS draw proposal has been submitted. Please include your
votes with your Fall 833 order set.

No retreats needed, so we move straight to the next deadline for Fall
833, which will be after the Christmas holiday, on Tuesday, December
29th at 1700 EST. If four affirmative draw votes are received prior
to that time, I will announce the results immediately.

DC 262 Player List:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ORDERS:

Gaels:

F Atlantic Ocean - English Channel
A Dyfed Hold
A Gwynned Hold
F Hebridean Sea - Arctic Ocean
F North Channel Hold
F Scapa Flow Supports F Hebridean Sea - Arctic Ocean

Scots:

A Cait Hold
F Dal Riada Hold
A Deira Hold
F Moray Firth Supports F North Sea
F North Sea Supports F West Frisian Coast
A Strathclyde Hold
F Zetland Supports F Moray Firth

AngloSaxons:

F East Anglia Supports F West Frisian Coast
A Kent Hold
A Mercia Hold
A Neustria - Austrasia
F Strait of Dover Supports A Neustria - Austrasia
F The Wash Supports F North Sea
F West Frisian Coast Supports F North Sea

Danes:

A Austrasia Supports F Frisia
F Bay of Bothnia - Baltic Sea
F Frisia Supports A Austrasia
F Hordaland Supports F Rogaland Coast
F Jelling(wc) - North Frisian Coast
F Kattegat - Lindholm
A Lappland Hold
F North Frisian Coast - North Sea
F Norwegian Sea - Arctic Ocean
A Opplandene - Hordaland
F Ribe(wc) Supports F Jelling(wc) - North Frisian Coast
F Rogaland Coast Supports F North Frisian Coast - North Sea
A Roskilde - Jelling
A Saxony Supports A Austrasia
F Skagerrak Supports F North Frisian Coast - North Sea
A Trondelag - Sogn
F Viborg Supports F Jelling(wc) - North Frisian Coast

RESULTS:

Gaels:

F Atlantic Ocean - English Channel
A Dyfed Hold
A Gwynned Hold
F Hebridean Sea - Arctic Ocean
F North Channel Hold
F Scapa Flow Supports F Hebridean Sea - Arctic Ocean

Scots:

A Cait Hold
F Dal Riada Hold
A Deira Hold
F Moray Firth Supports F North Sea
F North Sea Supports F West Frisian Coast (*Cut*)
A Strathclyde Hold
F Zetland Supports F Moray Firth

AngloSaxons:

F East Anglia Supports F West Frisian Coast
A Kent Hold
A Mercia Hold
A Neustria - Austrasia (*Fails*)
F Strait of Dover Supports A Neustria - Austrasia
F The Wash Supports F North Sea
F West Frisian Coast Supports F North Sea

Danes:

A Austrasia Supports F Frisia (*Cut*)
F Bay of Bothnia - Baltic Sea
F Frisia Supports A Austrasia
F Hordaland Supports F Rogaland Coast
F Jelling(wc) - North Frisian Coast (*Fails*)
F Kattegat - Lindholm
A Lappland Hold
F North Frisian Coast - North Sea (*Fails*)
F Norwegian Sea - Arctic Ocean (*Fails*)
A Opplandene - Hordaland (*Fails*)
F Ribe(wc) Supports F Jelling(wc) - North Frisian Coast (*Fails*)
F Rogaland Coast Supports F North Frisian Coast - North Sea
A Roskilde - Jelling (*Fails*)
A Saxony Supports A Austrasia
F Skagerrak Supports F North Frisian Coast - North Sea
A Trondelag - Sogn
F Viborg Supports F Jelling(wc) - North Frisian Coast (*Fails*)

Thanks!
B.

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