- BRITISH FLEETS DISGUISED AS ICEBURGS SINK RUSSIAN TITANICS IN SKAGGARAK
- LADIES OF THE SOUTH LET OUT REBEL YELLS AS GENERAL LEE SIGNS THE PEACE WITH THE NORTH
- RECENTLY ELECTED AUSTRIAN LEADERSHIP BRINGS BEER BACK TO BERLIN
- THE DUTCH SWALLOW THE PHILLIPINES AND LET OUT A MIGHTY BELCH

Hey folks. I'm glad to trot out the long-awaited Fall 1867 adjudication. As always, we have our share of blood and triumph as the scales continue to tip first one way, then the other. With regrets, this will be the final major season for our Confederate friends as they fall to the Yankees after many seasons of fierce combat. My great thanks goes to Jim for stepping into this role, as tough as it was, and playing it out to the end with class. We'll see you in the next one, Jim!

Also of note in this turn was a French misorder that allowed Brazil to succeed into the Virgin Islands where otherwise it would have been a 3:3 stand-off. F VRD was ordered twice, unfortunately. While it appears that the initial order was meant for the fleet in Toledo, the incorrect abbreviation was used. As per my house rules, in the case of multiple orders for a unit it is the first one taken, reading from top to bottom of the list. In this case, that was the void order. Hope that's clear with everyone - if anyone has any further questions on it than please just let me know.

We have four retreats to settle before moving to Winter adjustments. The aforementioned French fleet in the Virgin Islands, the Russians in Skaggarak, the Japanese in Fiji and the Mexicans in the West Carribean. Deadline for these retreats will be set for Tuesday, January 15th (11:59 PM GMT) please.

Finally - a DIAS has been proposed. Everyone please let me know with your winter adjustments (deadline to be set) whether you say yay or nay to this proposal. Failure to vote will count as a negative vote.

As always, please go through the adjudication with a fine-toothed comb to check me for errors. Cheers all!

Trout

Dip 1264 / DC110 Guns, Germs and Steel
An Imperial Variant Game Game Started: June 13, 2007





Current Turn: Fall 1867 Orders

Next Deadline: Early Winter 1867 Retreats
Tuesday, January 15th (11:59 PM GMT)



The Assembly of Nations

Austria: Mike Hoffman
mrh(at)panix.com ([email]mrh(at)panix.com[/email]) Brazil: Ted Morley
Ted.Morley(at)SEN.CA.GOV ([email]Ted.Morley(at)SEN.CA.GOV[/email]) Britain: Steve Lytton
stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]) China: Dave Watson
dipknight(at)comcast.net ([email]dipknight(at)comcast.net[/email]) Confederate States: Jim Atkins
savwa4(at)comcast.net ([email]savwa4(at)comcast.net[/email]) France: Lee Taylor
leewarrentaylor(at)yahoo.co.uk ([email]leewarrentaylor(at)yahoo.co.uk[/email]) Holland: Rudi van Hal
rvhgames(at)xs4all.nl ([email]rvhgames(at)xs4all.nl[/email]) Japan: Bret Pollack
bret_pollack(at)hotmail.com ([email]bret_pollack(at)hotmail.com[/email]) Mexico: Randolph
ruffhaus8(at)aol.com ([email]ruffhaus8(at)aol.com[/email]) Prussia: Shane Whatsit
shanefgtoledo(at)yahoo.com ([email]shanefgtoledo(at)yahoo.com[/email]) Russia: Rob Ackerley
rob_ackerley(at)yahoo.ca ([email]rob_ackerley(at)yahoo.ca[/email]) Turkey: Jerry Todd
sgttodd(at)mainecav.org ([email]sgttodd(at)mainecav.org[/email]) United States: Rupert Alesbury
writetorupert(at)gmail.com ([email]writetorupert(at)gmail.com[/email])



Humble GM: Former Trout
former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email]) Game Starting Map: http://www.diplom.org/Online/maps/imperial-small.gif Variant Description: http://www.diplom.org/Online/variants/imperial.html

CURRENT TURN:


FALL 1867 ORDERS:


AUSTRIA:
A Dar -> Gld [BOUNCE with KEN 1:1] A Asw S Sud OK A Sud Hold OK A Cai Hold OK F Cre Hold OK F Gre Hold OK A Bos -> Rmn OK A Sil S Bav -> Ber OK A Ven Hold OK A Bav -> Ber OK A Stu S ruh -> Kie OK A Ruh -> Kie OK

BRAZIL:
F P Basin - S Pacific OK F SCT S F P Basin - S. Pacific OK F C Basin - A Pacific [BOUNCE with APA 1:1] F Drake S F C Basin - A Pacific [CUT by AAT] F CoArgentina S F Drake OK F Falklands S F Drake OK A RDJ S F REC OK F Sargasso - VRG OK F NE Trades S F Sargasso - VRG OK F REC S F NE Trades OK F E Car S F Sargasso - VRG OK F Hai - W Car OK F Cuba S F Hai - W Car OK A Lima S A BGT OK A BGT H Ok A PRM H OK

BRITAIN:
Britain: F Abyssinia (aby) - Som OK Britain: A Denmark (den) spits at France OK Britain: F Dublin (dub) s f hudsen - north atlantic VOID (No Such Order) Britain: F Finland (fin)(nc) - Barents OK Britain: F Greenland (grn) does not trust the USA OK Britain: F Hong Kong (hko), waits to die OK Britain: F London (lon) s f nwg - nth OK Britain: F North Sea (nth) - ska OK Britain: F Norway (nwy) s f nth - ska OK Britain: F Norwegian Sea - nth [BOUNCE with NAN 2:2] Britain: F Persian Gulf (pgu) - hdr (nc) [DEFEATED by ARA 2:1] Britain: F Red Sea (rse) convoys A ASW -> Mec VOID (No Such Order) Britain: F Sweden (swe) s a den OK

CHINA:
A SHA - PEK [BOUNCE with PEK 3:3] A WUH S A SHA - PEK OK A LCH S A SHA - PEK OK A YUN - TNK OK A ANN S A YUN - TNK OK A CAN S F HKO OK A CHK - YUN OK A LCK - DEL OK A KAS S A LCK - DEL OK [GM NOTE: A BEN UNORDERED - HOLDS] OK

CONFEDERATE STATES:
F TAM s WCS-CUBA [DISBANDED by ATL 2:1] F GOM s WCS-CUBA [CUT by NOL]

FRANCE:
a pie to rom [BOUNCE with TYR 1:1] a hol support a met OK a cmn to okn OK a par support a met OK a met support a hol OK f tun to trp OK f tyr to rom wc [BOUNCE with PIE 1:1] f vrd to biscay VOID f ion hold OK f swp to fiji OK f lzn to philipines OK f nan to north sea [BOUNCE with NWG 2:2] f rou support f nan to north sea OK f azo support f can OK f vrg to sar [DEFEATED & DISBANDED by SAR 3:2] f vrd support f vrg to sar VOID (Multiple Order For Unit) f can support f vrg to sar OK f gcs support f m.adlantic OK f m.adlantic support f b.current OK f s.atlantic support f b.current OK f b.current s a.pacific to drake VOID (No Such Order) [GM NOTE: F VLD UNORDERED - HOLDS] OK

HOLLAND:
F Antarctic Atlantic Ocean (aat) - Drake (dra) [BOUNCE with DRA 1:3] F Antarctic Pacific Ocean(apa) - South Pacific (spa) [DEFEATED by PBA 2:1] F Arabian Sea(ara) - Hadramaut (hdr)(sc) OK F Bangkok (bnk)(wc) Hold OK F Barrier Sea (brr) - Tasman (tas) OK F Bismark Sea (bis) - Luzon (luz) OK F Bombay (bom) Supports F Madras (mds) - Arabian Sea(ara) OK F Cape Town (ctn) - Goodhope (goo) [BOUNCE with GOO 1:1] F Celebes Sea (cls) - Bismark Sea (bis) OK A Cochin (cch) Hold OK A Congo (cng) - Kenya (ken) [BOUNCE with KEN 1:1] F Coral Sea (cor) Supports F South West Pacific (swp) - Fiji (fij) OK F Goodhope (goo) Supports F South Atlantic (sat) OK F Gulf of Siam (gos) - South China Sea (scs) [BOUNCE with SCS 1:2] A Hadramaut (hdr) - Aden (ade) OK F Horn of Africa (hoa) Supports A Hadramaut (hdr) - Aden (ade) OK F Java Sea (jse) - Sunda (sun) OK A Kenya (ken) - Gall Land (gld) [BOUNCE with DAR 1:1] F Madras (mds) - Arabian Sea(ara) OK F Mindanao (mnd) Supports F Bismark Sea (bis) - Luzon (luz) OK F Oman (oma) Supports F Arabian Sea(ara) - Hadramaut (hdr)(sc) OK A Rajputana (raj) - Gujarat (guj) OK F Seychelles (sey) - Malagasy Channel (mch) OK F South Georgia Islands (sgr) Supports F Brazil Current (bcu) OK F Tasman (tas) - New Zealand (nzl) OK F Timor (tim) - New Guinea (ngu) OK

JAPAN:
F Sak to SOJ OK A Poa to Man OK A Pek support A POA to Man [CUT by SHA] F Yel support A Pek OK F Soj to IZU OK F Wst to W Pac OK F Kur support F Wst to W. Pac OK A Kag to Hold OK F Phi to Crl OK F Scs support F Luz to Lzn [CUT by GOS] F Luz to Lzn OK F Ecs to Sha [BOUNCE with SHA 1:1] F Eco to Mhl OK F Kiribati to Swp OK F Fij support F Kiribati to Swp [DISLODGED by SWP 2:1] F Haw support F Wst to W. Pac OK F For support F Scs OK

MEXICO:
A Merida - Mexico City [BOUNCE with MAZ 1:1] F Western Caribbean Sea - Cuba [BOUNCE with CUB 1:1; DISLODGED by HAI 2:1] A Panama - Bogota [BOUNCE with BGT 2:2] F Gulf of Panama supports A Panama - Bogota OK F Countercurrent - Eastern Pacific Ocean [DEFEATED by WCO 2:1]

RUSSIA: Russia: A Afganistan (afg), support Karachi hold. OK Russia: A Baku (bku), hold. OK Russia: A Bangalore (ban), support Karachi hold. OK Russia: F Black Sea (bla), support Baku Hold. OK Russia: F Caspian Sea (cas), support Baku hold. OK Russia: A Inner Mongolia (img), Support PEK. OK Russia: A Irkutsk (irk), to Vladivostok. [BOUNCE with YAK 1:1] Russia: A Karachi (krc), support Bangalore hold. OK Russia: A Kiel (kie), Support Skag to Denmark. [DISBANDED by RUH 2:1] Russia: A Prussia (pru), to Warsaw. OK Russia: F Skagerrak (ska), to Denmark. [BOUNCE with DEN 1:2; DISBANDED by NTH 2:1] Russia: F Sofia (sof)(ec), to Constantinople. [BOUNCE with CON 1:2] Russia: F St Petersburg (stp)(nc), to Finland(nc). OK Russia: A Tehran (teh), support Bangalore hold. OK Russia: A Vladivostok (vla), to KAM. OK Russia: A Yakutsk (yak), to Vladivostok. [BOUNCE with IRK 1:1]

TURKEY:
A Angora (ang) Supports A Constantinople (con) OK A Armenia (arm) Supports A Tabrize (tbr) OK A Baghdad (bag) Supports A Tabrize (tbr) OK A Constantinople (con) Supports A Angora (ang) [CUT by SOF] F Eastern Mediterranean (eas) - Aegean Sea (aeg) OK A Syria (syr) Supports A Angora (ang) OK A Tabrize (tbr) Supports A Baghdad (bag) - Bangalore (ban) VOID (No Such Order)

UNITED STATES:
F Ber SUPPORTS F Anc - NPa OK F Anc - NPa OK A Ala HOLDS OK F NPa - WCo OK F WCo - EPa OK F EPa - KSe (Kirbati Sea) OK F Glp SUPPORTS F WCo - EPa OK F Son - GoC OK A Maz - Mex [BOUNCE with MER 1:1] A Aus SUPPORTS A Ten - NOl OK A Okl - Nme OK A Chc - Okl OK A Ten - NOl [BOUNCE with NOL 1:1] F NOl - GoM [BOUNCE with GOM 1:1] F Atl - Tam OK F Bah SUPPORTS F Atl - Tam OK F Ric - ESe OK F Che - Hud [BOUNCE with HUD 1:1] F NSc - NAt OK F NAt - NPs OK F Hud - Grn [BOUNCE with GRN 1:1]

EARLY WINTER 1867 RETREATS:
Confederate F Tampa is Automatically Disbanded
French F Virgin Islands can retreat to Hai or OTB
Japanese F Fiji can retreat to Eco or OTB
Mexican F West Carribean Sea can retreat to Hon(ec), Gtm(ec) or OTB
Russian A Kiel is Automatically Disbanded
Russian F Skaggarak can retreat to Bal or OTB


WINTER 1867 ADJUSTMENTS:
Austria: BUILDS 4 Brazil: BUILDS 1 - Contingent On Retreats Britain: DISBANDS 4 China: BUILDS 2 Confederate States: DISBANDS 1 France: BUILDS 3 - Contingent On Retreats Holland: BUILDS 5 Japan: DISBANDS 2 Mexico: DISBANDS 1 Russia: BUILDS 1 Turkey: DISBANDS 3 United States: BUILDS 4



Unit / Supply Center Breakdown


Austria
12 Supply Centers - Vie, Bud, Crt, Ven, Ser, Bav, Sil, Sud, Ser, Trp, GAIN: Kie, Ber, Rmn, Cre, Gre Ruh, Cai LOSS: Trp 10 Armies - Stu, Sud, Dar, Kie, Ber, Tbq, Ven, Sil, Rmn, Fzz BUILDS 4 2 Fleets - Cre, Gre


Brazil
16 Supply Centers - Bra, Oli, Rec, Rdj, Prg, Brc, Uru, Lpa, Fal, Cyn, GAIN: Vrg Lim, Bgt, Prm, Hai, Cub, Sct LOSS: 4 Armies - Lim, Bgt, Prm, Rdj BUILDS 1 12 Fleets - Wcs, Ecs, Fal, Cub, Spa, Rec, Cba, Dra, Vrg, Coa, Sct, Net


Britain
13 Supply Centers - Lon, Edi, Dub, Bom, Hgk, Ade, Nwy, Grn, Oma, Aby, GAIN: Swe, Den, Tnk LOSS: Ade, Oma, Bom, Tnk 1 Army - Den DISBANDS 4 12 Fleets - Nwg, Ska, Nwy, Grn, Swe, Hgk, Som, Bar, Rse, Prs, Lon, Dub


China
10 Supply Centers - Lch, Chk, Snk, Can, Ben, Brm, Yut, Kas, Cch, Rng GAIN: Del, Tnk, Sha 10 Armies - Wuh, Ann, Del, Kas, Ben, Lch, Tnk, Can, Sha, Yun LOSS: Cch 0 Fleets - BUILDS 2

Confederate States
3 Supply Centers - Aus, Nol, Bha GAIN: 0 Armies - LOSS: Aus, Nol, Bha 1 Fleet - Gom DISBANDS 1

France
22 Supply Centers - Nan, Mrs, Par, Crs, Mnv, Gcs, Sie, Ivc, Pie, Vlc GAIN: Trp, Fij Vrd, Mrc, Tun, Cmn, Okn, Azo, Gib, Sal, Hol, Sic, Rom, Vrg LOSS: Vrg 5 Armies - Pie, Hol, Okn, Met, Par BUILDS 2 16 Fleets - Trp, Can, Vrd, Phi, Bcu, Azo, Tyn, Ion, Mat, Sat, Nan, Gcs, Rou, Fij
Tld, [Vrg]


Holland
26 Supply Centers - Ctn, Trn, Cey, Sum, Jav, Brn, Rho, Amn, Srw, Ngu GAIN: Cch, Luz, Mnd, Bom, Oma, Ade Mal, Ija, Bsw, Sey, Sgp, Mad, Bnk, Mld, Per, Qnl, Nsw, Del, Mds, Cmb LOSS: Del Nze, Sgr BUILDS 5 5 Armies - Cng, Guj, Cch, Ken, Hdr
21 Fleets - Aat, Oma, Bom, Luz, Bnk(wc), Apa, Hoa, Ade, Cls, Ara, Cor, Mch, Gos, Mnd,
Nze, Sgr, Goo, Ctn, Tas, Ngu, Sun


Japan
19 Supply Centers - Oki, Kag, Edo, Sap, Luz, Fsn, Sak, Seo, Crl, For, GAIN: Mhl, Poa, Sha, Vla, Mnc, Mnd, Haw, Pek, Fij LOSS: Sha, Luz, Mnd, Fij 2 Armies - Pek, Poa DISBANDS 2 15 Fleets - Yel, Fij, [Eco], Phi, Lzn, Wst, For, Sak, Haw, Scs, Kur, Soj, Kse, Ecs
Kag


Mexico
5 Supply Centers - Mer, Hon, Pan, Maz, Mxc GAIN: 2 Armies - Pan, Mer LOSS: Maz 3 Fleets - Ccu, Gop, [Wcs] DISBANDS 1

Russia
17 Supply Centers - Stp, Mos, War, Sev, Grg, Oms, Orn, Irk, Rmn, The, GAIN: Bku, Ban Tsh, Khv, Sof, Pru, Ber, Kie, Krc LOSS: Kie, Ber, Rmn 10 Armies - Yak, Afg, Nmg, War, Teh, Irk, Krc, Ban, Bku, Kam BUILDS 1 5 Fleets - Bla, Sof(ec), Fin(nc), Cas, [Ska]


Turkey
8 Supply Centers - Ang, Cyp, Bag, Ban, Bku, Cre, Con, Gre GAIN: 6 Armies - Arm, Ang, Tbr, Bag, Con, Syr LOSS: Cre, Bku, Ban, Gre 1 Fleet - Eme DISBANDS 3

United States
21 Supply Centers - Wdc, Nyo, Det, Sfo, Org, Sea, Neb, Kan, Vic, Alb GAIN: Aus, Nol, Bha, Maz Ric, Van, Yuk, Anc, Che, Nme, Que, Nsc, Okl, Atl, Glp LOSS: 6 Armies - Aus, Nme, Ala, Okl, Maz, Ten BUILDS 4 15 Fleets - Brs, Bha, Nps, Glp, Epa, Kse, Nat, Che, Wco, Tam, Nol, Npa, Goc, Ese,
Hud


PRUSSIA - ELIMINATED 1865


NEXT DEADLINE: EARLY WINTER 1867 RETREATS DUE TUESDAY, JANUARY 15TH (11:59 PM GMT)!!