Gents,
It would appear the generals have turned the war over to their children, as a dizzying array of void, invalid, failed and bounced moves resonate from one end of the Med to the other! This may have been the most futile turn in Dip that I've ever seen whilst all players are, presumably, still playing. I'm not trying to pick on you guys: it's just an odd confluence of orders!
No retreats, and the only center to change hands all year is Crete shifting from Grecian to Egyptian control. That means a build for Egypt, a disband for Greece. Get those in by Thursday - I will adjudicate as soon as I get orders unless told otherwise - and we can press on to the spring!
Dirk
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PLAYERS
Carthage - alhabashi / Jim Tapp / namaanbathing(at)yahoo.com
Egypt - ConradW / Charles Welsh / welsh_stroud(at)msn.com
Greece - fencertim / Tim Crosby / tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com
Persia - pedros / Pete Dale / pete(at)atlantichouse.org.uk
Rome - DrSwordopolis / Nick Powell / nick.s.powell(at)gmail.com
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HEADLINES
Legend of Hannibal grows as undermanned Carthaginians stave off mighty Rome
Nothing fancy for ascendent Egyptians
Warlike Greeks have only the fair people of Carthage to still battle with in this one
Not embracing either of their antagonists, Persians fight on
While seemingly safe, Rome and Scipio seem to have stalled
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Rome:
F Ausonian Sea Supports F Messenian Sea - Libyan Sea (*Void*)
F Berber Sea - Iberian Sea (*Bounce*)
A Dalmatia - Venetia
F Gulf of Tacape Supports F Messenian Sea - Libyan Sea (*Void*)
F Punic Sea Convoys A Sicilia - Carthage
A Saguntum - Mauretania (*Bounce*)
F Sardinia - Berber Sea (*Fails*)
A Sicilia - Carthage (*Fails*)
F Tyrrhenean Sea - Ligurian Sea
A Vindobona - Illyria (*Bounce*)
Carthage:
F Carthage - Gulf of Tacape (*Fails*)
A Cirta Supports F Carthage (*Ordered to Move*)
F Mauretania - Iberian Sea (*Bounce*)
A Numidia - Thapsus
A Sahara - Mauretania (*Bounce*)
Persia:
A Antioch Hold
Greece:
F Aegean Sea - Minoan Sea (*Bounce*)
A Armenia - Damascus (*Fails*)
A Byzantium Supports A Miletus
A Dacia - Illyria (*Bounce*)
F Messenian Sea - Crete (*Fails*)
A Miletus Hold
A Sinope - Galatia
F Sparta - Aegean Sea (*Fails*)
Egypt:
A Bayuda Hold
F Cilician Strait - Minoan Sea (*Bounce*)
F Crete Supports F Libyan Sea (*Cut*)
A Damascus Supports A Isauria - Cappadocia (*Cut*)
F Egyptian Sea Supports F Crete
F Gulf of Syrtis Supports F Libyan Sea
A Isauria - Cappadocia
F Libyan Sea Supports F Crete
A Marmarica Hold
A Sidon Supports A Damascus
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Ownership of supply centers
Carthage: Carthage, Cirta, Leptis, Numidia, Thapsus
Egypt: Alexandria, Crete, Cyprus, Cyrene, Jerusalem, Memphis, Petra, Sidon, Thebes, Tyre
Greece: Byzantium, Macedonia, Miletus, Sinope, Sparta
Persia: Antioch, Chersonesus, Damascus
Rome: Athens, Baleares, Dalmatia, Massilia, Neapolis, Ravenna, Roma, Saguntum, Sardinia, Sicilia, Vindonona
Carthage: 5 Supply centers, 5 Units: Remove 0.
Egypt: 11 Supply centers, 10 Units: Build 1.
Greece: 7 Supply centers, 8 Units: Remove 1.
Persia: 1 Supply centers, 1 Units: Remove 0.
Rome: 10 Supply centers, 10 Units: Build 0.
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Upcoming Deadlines (all orders are due at 5 PM EST, GMT -5)
Winter 07 Retreats and Adjustments, Thursday May 19
Spring 07 Prelims, Friday May 20
Spring 07 Orders, Tuesday May 24
Summer 07 Retreats, Thursday May 26
Fall 07 Prelims, Friday May 27
Fall 07 Orders, Tuesday May 31
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