Welcome to the DC521 Gunboat Game!
I know that many of you are busy this time of year, in particular those that might be playing the in the Blitz games. So we will be taking this game a bit slower than a typical gunboat game might to not put pressure on anyone - including me. Thank you to everyone for getting your orders in on time. (Now we just need to get the GM to send out these reports in a timely manner.)
This season showed the typical opening moves on the standard map. There isn't much to report yet. I foresee many more bounces in the fall as everyone tries to grab the same supply centers.
You will find the Press at the bottom of the email, after the results.
Maps are attached to my emails (both bmp and gif files) showing the order movements and the results of the adjudication. I have will also send the dpy file in the event anyone wants to try some options before submitting orders. You will find these same files on the website game page as well.
Our Fall orders are due on Monday, January 26 at 8:30 pm MST (03:30 27-1-15 GMT)
Movement results for Spring of 1901. (DC521)
Austria: A Budapest - Serbia.
Austria: F Trieste - Albania.
Austria: A Vienna - Trieste.
England: F Edinburgh - North Sea.
England: A Liverpool - Yorkshire.
England: F London - English Channel (*Bounce*).
France: F Brest - English Channel (*Bounce*).
France: A Marseilles - Burgundy.
France: A Paris - Picardy.
Germany: F Prussia S Vie - Prussia (*Invalid Country*).
Germany: A Berlin - Kiel.
Germany: F Kiel - Denmark.
Germany: A Munich - Ruhr.
Italy: F Naples - Ionian Sea.
Italy: A Rome - Apulia.
Italy: A Venice Hold.
Russia: A Moscow - Ukraine.
Russia: F Sevastopol - Black Sea.
Russia: F St Petersburg(sc) - Gulf of Bothnia.
Russia: A Warsaw - Galicia.
Turkey: F Ankara - Constantinople.
Turkey: A Constantinople - Bulgaria.
Turkey: A Smyrna - Ankara.
Unit locations:
Austria: F Albania, A Serbia, A Trieste.
England: F London, F North Sea, A Yorkshire.
France: F Brest, A Burgundy, A Picardy.
Germany: F Denmark, A Kiel, A Ruhr.
Italy: A Apulia, F Ionian Sea, A Venice.
Russia: F Black Sea, A Galicia, F Gulf of Bothnia, A Ukraine.
Turkey: A Ankara, A Bulgaria, F Constantinople.
Ownership of supply centers:
Austria: Budapest, Trieste, Vienna.
England: Edinburgh, Liverpool, London.
France: Brest, Marseilles, Paris.
Germany: Berlin, Kiel, Munich.
Italy: Naples, Rome, Venice.
Russia: Moscow, Sevastopol, St Petersburg, Warsaw.
Turkey: Ankara, Constantinople, Smyrna.
Unowned: Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Holland, Norway, Portugal, Rumania, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Tunis.
Austria: 3 Supply centers, 3 Units: Builds 0 units.
England: 3 Supply centers, 3 Units: Builds 0 units.
France: 3 Supply centers, 3 Units: Builds 0 units.
Germany: 3 Supply centers, 3 Units: Builds 0 units.
Italy: 3 Supply centers, 3 Units: Builds 0 units.
Russia: 4 Supply centers, 4 Units: Builds 0 units.
Turkey: 3 Supply centers, 3 Units: Builds 0 units.
The next phase of DC521 will be Movement for Fall of 1901.
PRESS
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France would like to offer all other players in the game best wishes, and good luck!
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Turkey to Russia: I hope we see eye-to-eye on the Black Sea. Otherwise, it is going to mean war.
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Turkey to Austria: What happens with Russia in the Spring will determine if you're friend or foe.
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Turkey to Italy: You can expect southern fleets from me. It is up to you whether they are for offense or defense.
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Hello to Russia from Turkish Sultan.
Please, consider DMZ in black sea and joint operation against our enemies.
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Austria to England: Help?
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Austria to France: Help?
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Austria to Germany: Help?
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Austria to Italy: Friends?
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Austria to Russia: Friends?
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Austria to Turkey: Friends?
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Hiya,
I am very excited to play. I am open for suggestions, alliances and dmz's.
I will send one press each turn, and only one - so anyone else claiming to be Germany will be lying. I'm wondering if anyone here speaks Danish or Swedish?
I would also like to declare my alliance with our brethren in Austria - let there perpetual peace between us!
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England to France: You can have Belgium. Deal?
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England to Germany: You can have Belgium. Deal?
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England to Russia: As long as you don't build F StP(nc) we'll be tight.
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Russia to Germany: Any incursion into Sweden just guarantees yours will be the first nation eliminated in this game. Don't make me regret my initial kindness.
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Russia to Austria: It will be interesting to see who does what with Gal this turn. I'm going to trust what you wrote me.
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Austria and Italy, you should work together. Attack Turkey and I will help. Once the Turkey is gone, we can turn our forces toward the rest!
Tzar
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France to Italy: I propose Pie and Gol as DMZ with no fleet builds in Mar or Rom.
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France to Italy: Remember nobody knows that we're communicating privately. Keep it that way.
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Italy to Austria: Just covering my bases. I'd rather go Lepanto on Turkey's ass if you know what I mean.
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Russia to Turkey: Our private conversations guarantee us victory if you don't screw it up like you did last time. Everybody else is playing Gunboat.
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Craig Connell
"Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace" --Theodore Roosevelt
