Dear all
 
I am at my desk so I may as well respond
 
Firstly many thanks for the thoughtful and organised manner in which Alan adjudicated. Cheers to you!
 
Now to the game.
 
In many respects this was the most satisfying game I have ever played, for three reasons.
 
1 I like making alliances and in this game the replacement Germany was an excellent ally. We spent a long time discussing, sometimes disagreeing and frequently
haggling to establish a great alliance that did last. It took endless emails to negotiate the end of England, division of his resources and suitable stalemate in the north, freeing up as many units as possible for other areas of conflict. I am grateful to
Jake for this. I think there was one year he could have stabbed me, he had a three centre lead but at that time ah was not yet dead and he was far from sure of a solo. I also had a chance about two years ago to inflict a stab, had it have paid off I probably
would have solo’d but it was not certain and had it have gone wrong i would have ruined an alliance for a petty four way draw so I planned to stick with it. Had I have got to 17 I probably would have dropped into edi, sorry Jake, but it never came to that
and I kept pushing for a two way draw anyway. A great alliance Jake well done!
 
2 It was also good as I did not have it easy. In the early years both England and Italy conducted uncoordinated and unfruitful attacks on me. By about 03
I feared the worst but they failed to make any real progress and Italy turned his back on ah who gobbled him up. Eng failed to make a decent enough offer to Germany and the rest is history. But having been attacked so fiercely and determinedly, even to the
attacker’s detriment, I am pleased to have come out with a two way.
 
3 In a previous game I had solo’d as AH. In fact I was in almost exactly the same position as ah was at their zenith, but no alliance of the willing was forthcoming
and so I solo’d. so this game became satisfying as at AH’s height I absolutely went email crazy persuading everyone and anyone to attack ah. My main target was to stop turkey and Russia fighting and to turn on AH, as it was their stalemate and Italy’s neglect
that had led to ah’s meteoric rise (plus of course his good play). It was pleasing to be able to organise in some small way a coalition against the dominant player thus saving my skin and allowing me into Italy and Tunis. I have a pet theory that when a game
is populated by good players, no one should solo as if a solo is spotted early enough, and people are willing to adjust strategy accordingly, it can usually be stopped. Solos usually occur when one player’s rise is not spotted or reacted too and fruitless
stalemates are prolonged. Had r/t kept fighting AH probably would have solo’d. So all those emails were worthwhile.
 
Best wishes to all players and many thanks
I hope to cross swords another day
 
Alfred

From: Alan Farrington [mailto:alley_cat_1990(at)hotmail.com]


Sent: 28 August 2013 16:00

To: Dc 449; ed.mcintosh(at)gmail.com; thanksliving(at)hotmail.com; NICOL, Alfred (AMN); schwakiller9(at)gmail.com; john.c1arke(at)btinternet.com; jakewalters27(at)gmail.com; isaac.zinner(at)gmail.com

Subject: Dc 449: Winter 1910 Adjudication

 
After 10 Long years, there is peace in Europe once again!  A Draw has been agreed to by all the remaining powers.  France and Germany both tally up with 15 centers and Turkey gets to hold
on to 4.

I'd very much like to hear any end game commentary that you all have.  I'm quite surprised that the German/France alliance lasted so long and was never broken.  I'm curious as to if it was never broken because of a great commitment by both players or if the
opportunity never really arouse.





Orders:

France:

Build A Marseilles



Germany:

Build A Kiel

Build A Berlin



Turkey:

Remove F Black Sea







Ownership of Supply Centers

France:    Belgium, Brest, Greece, Liverpool, London,

           Marseilles, Naples, Paris, Portugal, Rome, Serbia,

           Spain, Trieste, Tunis, Venice.

Germany:   Berlin, Budapest, Denmark, Edinburgh, Holland, Kiel,

           Moscow, Munich, Norway, Rumania, Sevastopol, St

           Petersburg, Sweden, Vienna, Warsaw.

Turkey:    Ankara, Bulgaria, Constantinople, Smyrna.





Thanks,

Alan Farrington





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