Hello Everyone
Thank You all for a well played game. Special thanks to John for GMing and doing such a good job of it.
Matt was right he was doing a very good job of playing England and myself against each other and after I made some mistakes in the first few rounds I was sure he or Turkey would get the solo.
The turning point for me was when Jerome defended Edinburgh when I had Liverpool for the taking. This showed me that he would defend England with great tenacity and forgive all other centres to do so. This would have worked in Germany favour who was already powerful. Jerome agreed to the logic of an alliance immediately after being attacked by me and the rest is history.
At no point did I ever fear being stabbed by England. I realized very early on that Jerome is a very trustworthy Allie and that we had a very good shot at moving far in this game. I expressed to Jerome when we first thought this game was coming to an end that it is rare to find two players that work together as we did. Because of the trust we had we were able to use our two armies as a single force with no fear of leaving centres undefended. John is right when he stated that this gave us a great advantage.
I would have no issues with playing with any of the players of this game again but fear that if Jerome and I ever end up on the same board again it would be unfair to the other players.
Just kidding, I'll take him out. My hat is off to Jerome, a new player who learnt a lot this game and I hope he continues to play.
Again thank you to all for a very enjoyable game and best of luck to all in the second round.
The Baron
Andy
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Thu, 3/31/11, John R <untitled36(at)hotmail.com> wrote:
From: John R <untitled36(at)hotmail.com>
Subject: DC 359 Game Over
To: "Wb 2011 france 1" <lebaron0819(at)yahoo.com>, "wb 1 2011 russia" <chessman121212(at)gmail.com>, "DC359 Italy" <dance.scholar(at)gmail.com>, "WB 2011 england 1" <jerome777(at)ymail.com>, "Joe Hackett" <jhack16(at)gmail.com>, "DC359 Austria" <ihatehairyspiders(at)hotmail.com>, blitz(at)diplomaticcorp.com, "wb 1 2011 germany" <matthew_barnes(at)brown.edu>
Received: Thursday, March 31, 2011, 6:28 AM
Hey all,
Well, the fat lady is singing, the cows have come home, and peace is celebrated throughout Europe. Good game, all. You were all the best kinds of players to have, cordial, punctual, and reliable (well, except for the Russian abandon...). I appreciate you all.
It was difficult not to comment on the game more than I did. I certainly tried to be careful in my press, and only point out things that were obvious to all. I hope I succeeded in that goal. But now that the game's over, I can share a couple thoughts. First, way back in the day I predicted (in my own mind) that Germany and Turkey would be the two powerhouses at games end. I still feel they were both very strong players, but they just got overwhelmed by the sheer number of troops France and England can muster.
Speaking of France and England, they formed an incredibly strong partnership. I think that's the power of alliances in Diplomacy. A tight knit pair of powers can
almost always defeat any number of loosely allied, untrusting enemies. Still, I have to admit my suprise that England did not at some point stab France. Specifically in Fall 09. At that point, England could have easily claimed 4 french centers, with the rest of france essentially undefended, and quite possibly led to an English win. By that point of the game France and England were pretty solid, so I wondered if England was even considering a stab at that juncture.
Anyway, that's my EoG. I'd love to hear all of yours!
Housekeeping-wise, a few things.
1) I will NOT reveal draw votes, because it is against DC house rules, which I told you guys in the beginning that I was following for the blitz. I do encourage you guys to reveal them though.
2) The score, to the best of my knowledge, should be:
Austria - 2 points
England - 16 Points
France - 15.9
Points
Germany - 2 points
Italy - 4.5 points
Russia - 2 points
Turkey - 4.9 points
Hope that helps! Thanks for playing!
John
