Folks

The Spring 1901 deadline is on Thursday 25th February at 2100GMT - around 32 hours away. Consider this email your reminder.

Note that to date, I haven't received preliminary moves from Austria. If I don't receive moves by the above deadline from Austria, then my approach will be to not run the turn, and instead seek a replacement Austria, and set a new Spring 1901 deadline. I'm hopeful this won't be necessary, but just to give you fair warning.

Everyone else has submitted preliminaries, which I'll use unless I receive updated moves prior to the deadline.

Thanks

Michael

--- On Mon, 22/2/10, Michael Thompson <psychosis-at-sky.com> wrote:

From: Michael Thompson <psychosis-at-sky.com>
Subject: DC302 - preliminaries needed!!
To: ajkbhan-at-gmail.com, stevenseph1-at-aim.com, chessman121212-at-gmail.com, porkbelly00-at-gmail.com, sean_o_donnell-at-hotmail.com, Simon.Langley-Evans-at-nottingham.ac.uk, mlb767-at-aim.com
Date: Monday, 22 February, 2010, 7:41
Chaps

Per the below email, I'm expecting preliminary moves to be
sent to me by 2100GMT today (13 hours away).  To date
i've only received them from England, France and
Russia.  COuld other players please send me theirs to
assure me you're still out there and in the game

Michael

--- On Wed, 17/2/10, Michael Thompson <psychosis-at-sky.com>
wrote:

[quote:9863ee94d2]From: Michael Thompson <psychosis-at-sky.com>
Subject: DC301 - new diplomacy game launched!
To: ajkbhan-at-gmail.com,

stevenseph1-at-aim.com,
chessman121212-at-gmail.com,
porkbelly00-at-gmail.com,
sean_o_donnell-at-hotmail.com,
Simon.Langley-Evans-at-nottingham.ac.uk,
mlb767-at-aim.com

Date: Wednesday, 17 February, 2010, 14:26
Gentlemen

Welcome to a new game of standard diplomacy on the
diplomaticcorp website!  I'm Michael, your friendly
neighbourhood GM, and I'll be your guide during this
game.  I've been playing Diplomacy on the site for a
few years now (with varying degrees of success), and

this is

my third game as GM.

It's been a while getting started, but the game is

now

ready to launch.  Please take the time to read this
introductory email!

HOUSE RULES

Important:  My house rules are here.  Read them!

http://www.diplomaticcorp.com/houserules/psychosis1973.doc

These are also available on the game's webpage.

Key points are:
- my say is final.  I'm the GM.  I am the law!
- I live in the UK.  Bear this in mind when

expecting

replies to emails from me!
- I'll acknowledge receipt of orders - without
acknowledgement, your orders haven't reached me
- I'll send out reminders for moves as deadlines

approach,

but it's ultimately the responsibility of players to

get

moves in on time
- can you label your moves with the game number

(which

we'll get shortly), the power you control, and the

year and

season they relate to
- the bit about me not receiving your moves - two

strikes

and you're out

DIPLOMATICCORP WEBSITE

I'll email out adjudications shortly after the

deadline and

update the game page on the diplomaticcorp website at

the

same time. We're game DC301 on the site - you should

all

have the game now linked on your profile page.  The
game will shortly have a dedicated forum on the
diplomaticcorp site. Feel free to use it!

MESSAGES

Players can send anonymous messages (grey press)

through

the GM - these can be sent out with adjudications, or
immediately - your choice!  Useful for stirring

things

up amongst other powers!

DEADLINES

The Spring 1901 moves are due to me 9PM GMT on

Thursday 25

February. I strongly encourage players to every season

send

in preliminary moves as soon as possible.  This will
allow me to review your moves and point out any

problems

(e.g., invalid orders, missing or misplaced units,

etc.)

that may present themselves in sufficient time for you

to

correct them!

To ensure everyone's still committed to the game, I'm
making preliminaries compulsory for the first turn -

could

everyone therefore send me preliminary moves by Monday

22

February.  I can then be reassured that the game's
going smoothly.

I've given a bit more time for those all important

first

turn negotations.  As a rough indication, future
deadlines beyond the first turn are planned to be as
follows:

Fall 1901: Tuesday 2 March
Fall 1901 retreats (if needed): Thursday 4 March

I'll generally try to have four days for major turns

and

one or two days for retreat and adjustment turns

thereafter

DEADLINE EXTENSIONS

Happy to extend deadlines on request, but please give

me

plenty of warning!

POWER ALLOCATIONS

And the bit you've all been waiting for....who's got

what

country!

So, we have...in charge of the dual monarchy, playing

as

Austria...Steve Andrew (stevenseph1-at-aim.com)

Say hello to the island ruler, playing as

England...Matt

Barnes(mlb767-at-aim.com)

Munching smelly cheese, garlic and other

stereotypical

Gallic food, and playing as France...Simon

Langley-Evans (Simon.Langley-evans-at-nottingham.ac.uk)

Guten Tag to our German player...Ajay Bhan (ajkbhan-at-gmail.com)

Say "Ciao bella!" to the Italian Stallion...Brian

Miller(chessman121212-at-gmail.com)

Coming out of the east, the Russian Bear...Sean

O'Donnell

(sean_o_donnell-at-hotmail.com)

And finally, our Turkish Delight...Mike Read (porkbelly00-at-gmail.com)

Any questions, or comments please shout and I'll do my

best

to respond.  You may want to introduce yourself to

the

other players...otherwise...game on!

Michael

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