Dear all,
First of all, please accept my apologies for falling off the face of the earth after my thorough ass-kicking in the diabolical hands of Turkey. I am a PhD student at a university that happens to be on a "quarter system" and it so happened that the fiasco in Diplomacy coincided with the busiest time of the school year. 

Here are some of my thoughts on this game:
1) Obviously the early NMRs by Austria resulted in confusion for everyone. My initial plan was to work with Austria against both Turkey and Germany, but the Austrian's unfortunate play forced me to make a decision between the two antagonists.  

2) I still believe that my decision to stab Turkey early in the game was the correct one, but I didn't follow through with the correct moves (stupidly building an army rather than a fleet in Sevastopol, for instance. We've all seen how important a fleet in the Crimea is for Russia). Turkey also played an excellent game and was able to correctly guess my tactics resulting in my early exit from the game.

3) The greatest regret I have is that Italy chose to work with Turkey rather than with me. I am still uncertain as to why he made this decision. I made genuine and consistent overtures to him from the beginning of the game and it seemed far more logical for him to work with a power who didn't have the same ambitions in the Mediterranean as did Turkey. I must admit that I experienced some Schadenfreude watching the Italian's eventual annihilation by Germany, France, and Turkey.

4) Germany played a marvelous game, somehow he was able to convince England to work against me in the north. Admittedly, my peons to England were less earnest than those that I made to Italy. I was fully ready for a full alliance with the Italian, but I genuinely liked the German and was thus prepared to work with him rather than against him. 

Thanks everyone for a great game! I look forward to hearing some more feedback from you.
best,
Greg


On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 1:05 AM, Christopher Mottau wrote:



Thanks John for GMing a great game.

Had a difficult time for a while, with an ally that took an early bath, then an ally who spent more time trying to get hold of my SCs than working back to back...

But between building some solid working relationships and a great deal of luck, managed to get a foothold in the game.


It did feel somewhat like being at the eye of a cyclone while everyone around me attacked their neighbours in a vicious circle around me - although I wasn't about to play mediator to stop it happening!

You're all such a great bunch, I feel genuinely guilty to those I stabbed at the end - particularly to Michael, my fellow Brit, who was steadfast and trusting and a general all-round great guy. I can only apologise for giving in to temptation!


I look forward to playing with you all again. I tried to be as honest and straightforward with you all as I could, so I hope I haven't marked my own card too badly with you all.

Very best of luck with the rest of the Blitz!


Chris

 


From: John R [mailto:untitled36(at)hotmail.com]

Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 02:49 AM GMT Standard Time
To: dc 298 england ; ddz999cat23(at)yahoo.com ; Christopher Mottau; wb 2 2010 turkey ; stevemlotter(at)yahoo.com ; psychosis1973(at)yahoo.com ; Greg.Shtraks(at)gmail.com ; gm haven ; orders ; blitz2014(at)diplomaticcorp.com

Subject: DC481 F10 GAME OVER

 


*Peace Finally Reigns*

Hey all,

The draw failed, and I apparently don't have moves from France. But the best France could have done is given Germany a mere 18 supply centers vs the 19 he ends with. The Germans win, and the first solo of the 2014 Blitz goes to Chris. It was a great game, and having played with many of you, I know there were some high caliber players on this map. May Round two treat you all well! 


Rp does not want me to paste the moves after the game ends for some reason, so you'll have to look at the map. But Germany gains Por, Spa, and Mar. I love hearing End of Game notes from everyone. What went well? Where did the game go horribly wrong? What devious machinations were in place? Share your thoughts!


John







ID
Country
Name
Email
Location

chknbrstl
Austria
Rob Bristol
rbristol(at)cogeco.ca

ddz999cat23
England
Daniel Dzikowicz
ddz999cat23(at)yahoo.com

dybeck
Germany
Chris Mottau
christopher.mottau(at)dft.gsi.gov.uk
Camberwell, GLONDON, UK

hurup
Italy
Poul Hurup
hurup(at)pc.dk
Holbaek, DK

LottoWinner
Turkey
Steve Lotter
stevemlotter(at)yahoo.com
Battle Creek, MI, US

psychosis1973
France
Michael Thompson
psychosis1973(at)yahoo.com
Chester le Street, DURHAM, UK

thecount1282
Russia
Greg Shtraks
Greg.Shtraks(at)gmail.com
monclair, NJ, US


















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