Crunching this season's cookie, we find: Alas! The onion you are eating is someone else's water lilly.

The connotations of this one are endless, as the Heartland regains control of Chicago but loses Ontario, Cuba lands troops in South America even as Florida lands troops beside Havana and California and BC continue on their march to the Atlantic. Some familiar patterns become more entrenched, but there are some new fireworks making their presence felt on the board....

Several retreats are required after all of this. Heartland owes two and New York and Peru both owe one. Deadline for the Summer retreats will be set for Monday, February 11th (11:59 PM GMT).

As always, please let me know if I've erred in anything. Cheers!

Trout

DC-138 A Diplomaticcorp Game Fall of the American Empire 4 Variant Game Started:




Current Turn: Spring 2004
Next Deadline: Summer 2004 Retreats Monday, February 11th (11:59 PM GMT)


The Rowdy Cast
British Columbia Andrew Tanner damienthryn(at)gmail.com ([email]damienthryn(at)gmail.com[/email]) California Bruce Ray Raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]Raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]) Cuba Jason K. Githraine(at)yahoo.com ([email]Githraine(at)yahoo.com[/email]) Florida Lee Moore agenbite.lee(at)gmail.com ([email]agenbite.lee(at)gmail.com[/email]) Heartland Andy Ski a_c_2bcool(at)hotmail.com ([email]a_c_2bcool(at)hotmail.com[/email]) Mexico Bruce Quinn coebq(at)yahoo.com ([email]coebq(at)yahoo.com[/email]) New York Rob Ackerley rob_ackerley(at)yahoo.ca ([email]rob_ackerley(at)yahoo.ca[/email]) Peru Alex Schmidt wecanworkthisout(at)yahoo.com ([email]wecanworkthisout(at)yahoo.com[/email]) Quebec Mike Sims mike(at)southwall.com ([email]mike(at)southwall.com[/email]) Texas Nathan Deily ndeily(at)yahoo.com ([email]ndeily(at)yahoo.com[/email])


Humble GM: Former Trout former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email])
CURRENT SEASON:


SPRING 2004 ORDERS:


HEARTLAND:
A Indiana - Chicago OK A Milwaukee Supports A Indiana - Chicago OK A Minneapolis, no move received [DISLODGED by MAN 2:1] A Ontario - Michigan [BOUNCE with MIC 1:1; DISLODGED by NYS 2:1]

MEXICO:
A Dur holds OK A Nle holds OK A Mex to Pot OK F Gua to CoM OK F GCa S F Gua to CoM [CUT by MPO] F CoM to Gal OK F Lima S F CoM to Gal OK A Nic to CRi OK

NEW YORK:
A Chicago - Indiana [DEFEATED & DISLODGED by IND 2:1] F Massachusetts Bay Supports F New Brunswick(sc) - Nova Scotia OK A Maine - Beauce [BOUNCE with BEA 1:1] A Michigan Supports A New York State - Ontario OK F New Brunswick(sc) - Nova Scotia OK F New York City - Cape May OK A New York State - Ontario OK A Philadelphia - West Pennsylvania OK

PERU:
a ecu - cal OK f cal s ecu - cal VOID (No Such Unit) f pan h OK [GM NOTE: F GAL UNORDERED - HOLDS] [DISLODGED by COM 2:1]

QUEBEC:
A WON-NON OK A Bea S Que-Gas [CUT by MAI] A Que-Gas OK F SOL-GSL OK F NAO-NSc [DEFEATED by NBR 2:1]

TEXAS:
A Neb-Kansas OK A Okl-Missouri OK

BRITISH COLUMBIA:
F Anc - ARO OK F MPO - GoC [BOUNCE with GOC 1:1] A Nun - s A Sas - Man OK A Man - Min OK A Sas - Man OK A Dak - s A Man-Min OK

CALIFORNIA:
San Diego - Arizona OK Baja s Arizona - Chihuahua OK Arizona - Chihuahua OK New Mexico - Dallas OK Chihuahua - West Texas OK Colorado - Oklahoma OK Utah - Colorado OK

CUBA:
F Gulf of Mosquitos - Panama [BOUNCE with PAN 1:1] A Kingston - Antioquia OK F South Caribbean Sea Convoys A Kingston - Antioquia OK F Venezuela - Guajira OK F West Caribbean Sea Convoys A Kingston - Antioquia OK A Havana Hold OK

FLORIDA:
A in Hou supports A in NMe to Dallas OK F in San to Gom OK A in Ten holds OK A in Geo holds OK A in Jac to Tam OK A in Tam to Cam OK F in ApB convoys A from Tam to Cam OK F in SoF convoys A from Tam to Cam OK F in ECo to Bet OK

SUMMER 2004 RETREATS:
Heartland A Minneapolis may retreat to Iow, Won or OTB
Heartland A Ontario may retreat to Upe, Won, Mon or OTB
New York A Chicago may retreat to Iow, Ken or OTB
Peruvian F Galapagos Islands may retreat to Gog, Gpo, Spo or OTB




UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN
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HEARTLAND:
4 Supply Centers - Min, Mil, Kan, Ont
4 Armies - Chi, Ont, [Min], Mil
0 Fleets -


MEXICO:
8 Supply Centers - Gua, Mex, Ver, Gut, Dur, Nle,
Nic, Lim
4 Armies - Cri, Dur, Nle, Pot
4 Fleets - Gca, Lim, Gol, Com


NEW YORK:
8 Supply Centers - Nyc, Nje, Phi, Mas, Ohi, Wdc,
Chi, Mic
5 Armies - Mai, Mic, [Chi], Ont, Wpe
3 Fleets - Mab, Nsc, May


PERU:
3 Supply Centers - Cal, Bog, Pan
1 Army - Cal
2 Fleets - [Gal], Pan


QUEBEC:
5 Supply Centers - Mon, Que, Ung, Ont, Gre, Nsc
3 Armies - Non, Gas, Bea
2 Fleets - Nao, Gsl


TEXAS:
2 Supply Centers - Dal, Mis
2 Armies - Kan, Mis
0 Fleets


BRITISH COLUMBIA:
6 Supply Centers - Anc, Van, Cgy, Was, Haw,
Man
4 Armies - Dak, Nun, Man, Min
2 Fleets - Mpo, Aro


CALIFORNIA:
7 Supply Centers - Sfr, Los, Sdi, Ore, Ari, Col,
Chh
6 Armies - Okl, Dal, Chh, Wte, Col, Ari
1 Fleet - Baj


CUBA:
6 Supply Centers - Hav, Hol, Kin, Yuc, Dom, Ven,
2 Armies - Hav, Ant
4 Fleets - Scs, Guj, Gmo, Ecs


FLORIDA:
9 Supply Centers - Jac, Tam, Mia, Ten, Geo, Nca,
Lou, San, Hou
5 Armies - Ten, Hou, Geo, Tam, Cam
4 Fleets - Bet, Gom, Sof, Apb



NEXT DEADLINE: SUMMER 2004 RETREATS DUE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH (11:59 PM GMT)!!