The 2-way draw proposal comes from me and is endorsed by Turkey and Russia. The Russian solo is not, and will be voted down.

I would like to echo Adam's thanks to Jean-Luc for playing the game out, despite the fact that it hasn't been much fun for him lately. The same goes for Jeremiah earlier. Both of them are to be commended for standing up straight and following through on their commitment to the game and all its players. My respects to you, gentlemen.

Obviously this is in marked contrast to the 3 consecutive NMR's we've seen from France. "Disgraceful" is the first word that pops to mind, but I can't know for sure whether the NMR's are in fact some kind of petulant tantrum or, perhaps, whether Joe is having some serious real life issues that prevent his participation in the game. If it's the latter, I hope things are better soon and I urge you to let us know. If it's not, well, I guess all I can say is "I'm disappointed" and I hope you'll show some more pride in the future.

I hope Eric's NMR was just a one-time aberration and not a signal that he is going down the French path. I am happy to give him the benefit of the doubt for the time being.

Jeff and I decided a while ago that a 2-way draw with E and F as survivors was a sufficient result for us. We felt no need to push things out until it was 17-17. However, the recent spate of NMR's is making me rethink that position.

I would like to hear back publicly from Joe and Eric that they will be supporting the draw proposal. If they do, wonderful. We can be done as soon as Adam gets all the Yes votes.

If we don't hear from Joe in a couple of days, I believe that the three remaining players should plan as though he will NMR again. In that case, I believe we should go along with his obvious wishes and eliminate him from the game as follows:

Turkey: Marseilles and Spain
England: Brest and Paris
Russia: Belgium

We can accomplish this in the two seasons next week and then end the game.

Regards,
Chris

From: Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf-at-yahoo.com>
To: blitz-at-diplomaticcorp.com; Jean-Luc Granier <phantomas13-at-orange.fr>; David Harrison <harridav-at-cox.net>; Jeffrey Krauss <diplomacy-at-jeffreyk.com>; Jeremiah Lee <dadidea-at-gmail.com>; Eric Marr <ericmarr-at-gmail.com>; Chris Morse <camorse22-at-yahoo.com>; Joe Payne <josepayne-at-gmail.com>
Sent: Thu, March 4, 2010 12:31:35 PM
Subject: DC 293: F1908 Adjudication

Short summary: orders due from ALL *surviving* players tomorrow. Also, two end game proposal votes are due on Monday. England and France retreat. Russia and Turkey build. Italy does not survive. Our many fond farewells to Italy, a very dutiful submitter of prelims (which is high praise from a GM). Good luck in Round 2.

"Unit to hold!" That appears to be the order of the day. Or, more appropriately, it's the non-order of the day. France NMRs. England NMRs. My spectroscope NMRs (geek joke). All their units hold.

Retreats due tomorrow:
English F North Sea may retreat to London, Skagerrak, Yorkshire, or off the board.
French A Burgundy may retreat to Gascony, Paris, Picardy, or off the board.

The Italian fleet with no retreat is mercilessly disbanded.

Winter 1908 is due tomorrow; orders due from Russia and Turkey:

Adjustments:
England: Supp 5 Unit 5 Build 0
France: Supp 4 Unit 4 Build 0
Russia: Supp 14 Unit 13 Build 1
Turkey: Supp 11 Unit 10 Build 1

Two end-game proposals are brought forth:
Russian solo
Russian-Turkish two-way draw

Votes are needed by next Monday (not tomorrow). Any abstention is a 'no'. Even the proposer of the end-game proposal must vote.

Now, you may be asking yourself... what about France? He has NMR'd all of 1908. He has. But he may resurface. I would be happy if he did. If he does not, though, the tournament rules state: "Any country that has recorded an NMR for the last 4 consecutive spring or fall adjudications will automatically vote YES on any [end-game proposal]." This marks France's 3rd consecutive NMR. If he should NMR again in S1909, then he would automatically count as a Yes vote for all end-game proposals beginning next Thursday (F1909).

And, finally, the adjudication:

England:
A Belgium Hold
F Edinburgh Hold
F English Channel Hold
F Liverpool Hold
F North Sea Hold (*Dislodged*)

France:
A Burgundy Hold (*Dislodged*)
A Marseilles Hold
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean Hold
F Spain(sc) Hold

Italy:
F Gulf of Lyon Supports A Marseilles (*Disbanded*)

Russia:
F Denmark - North Sea
A Galicia - Rumania (*Bounce*)
F Helgoland Bight Supports A Holland
A Holland Supports A Kiel - Ruhr
A Kiel - Ruhr
A Munich Supports A Ruhr - Burgundy
F Norway Supports F Denmark - North Sea
F Norwegian Sea Supports F Denmark - North Sea
A Ruhr - Burgundy
F Sevastopol - Rumania (*Bounce*)
A St Petersburg - Finland
A Sweden - Denmark
A Tyrolia Supports A Serbia - Trieste (*Void*)

Turkey:
F Aegean Sea Convoys A Constantinople - Tunis
A Constantinople - Tunis
F Ionian Sea Convoys A Constantinople - Tunis
F Naples - Tyrrhenian Sea
A Piedmont - Marseilles (*Fails*)
A Rome - Tuscany
A Serbia - Albania
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Gulf of Lyon
A Venice - Piedmont (*Fails*)
F Western Mediterranean Supports F Tyrrhenian Sea - Gulf of Lyon