Well done Michael.
This was a great game to be in, the type where you learn from your mistakes and others better tactics.
The turning point for me was breaking my alliance with the Turk- i needed another unit to make headway on my stalemate line and asked to borrow 1 from him- he had 2 banked. But he declined, leading me to the conclusion of an imminent stab which would finish me.
From there it was a case of trying to split the Franco/British alliance, my final tactic being to hold back the Brits and allow France an easier path but alas i failed to get Rene to see the obvious and here we are.
I took the time to review Michaels moves part way through the game and learnt a lot from some of his approaches- thanks!
Lastly many thanks to our reliable and witty GM Trout.
cheers all
see you in a game soon and good luck in round 2
Max

----- Original Message ----
From: Former Trout <former.trout(at)gmail.com>
To: blitz(at)diplomaticcorp.com
Cc: Eric Lindsay <ericzred(at)gmail.com>; Max Victory <maxatrest(at)yahoo.co.uk>; Michael Thompson <psychosis(at)sky.com>; Mike Sims <mike(at)southwall.com>; Rene Kroll <rk(at)giorsoine.dk>; Spencer Jensen <jensends(at)yahoo.com>; Steve Lytton <stevelytton(at)hotmail.com>; Troy Dulihanty <tdulihan(at)yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, 11 April, 2008 1:09:31 AM
Subject: DC152 (wb0817) - Fall 1914 - French Solo!!

It's over! France surges through the Balkans en route to an 18 center solo victory. And so the longest-running game of the first round ends....

There was one retreat from Russia in Constantinople. For the sake of the final map, I simply removed the fleet. Congratulations to Michael for the solo victory, as well as to all you surviving players. EOG statements are MORE than welcome. =)


Cheers everyone. Its been a pleasure being your GM for this one.


Trout




Movement results for Fall of 1914. (DC152 14 SPR)


England: F Baltic Sea Hold.
England: F Barents Sea - Norwegian Sea.
England: F Berlin - Kiel.
England: F Holland - North Sea.
England: F Kiel - Holland.
England: A Livonia - Warsaw (*Bounce*).
England: F London Hold.
England: A Moscow Supports A Livonia - Warsaw (*Cut*).
England: A Prussia Supports A Livonia - Warsaw.
England: A St Petersburg Supports A Moscow.


France: F Aegean Sea Supports F Bulgaria(sc) - Constantinople.
France: A Belgium Hold.
France: A Bohemia - Galicia.
France: F Brest Hold.
France: F Bulgaria(sc) - Constantinople.
France: A Burgundy - Munich.
France: F Eastern Mediterranean Hold.
France: F Greece - Bulgaria(sc).
France: A Munich - Bohemia.
France: A Piedmont - Venice.
France: A Serbia - Rumania (*Fails*).
France: A Silesia Supports A Bohemia - Galicia.
France: A Trieste - Budapest.
France: A Tyrolia - Trieste.
France: A Vienna Supports A Trieste - Budapest.


Russia: A Budapest - Vienna (*Disbanded*).
Russia: F Constantinople - Bulgaria(ec) (*Dislodged*).
Russia: A Galicia - Warsaw (*Disbanded*).
Russia: A Rumania Supports F Constantinople - Bulgaria(ec) (*Cut*).
Russia: A Sevastopol - Moscow (*Fails*).
Russia: A Ukraine Supports A Galicia - Warsaw.


Turkey: F Smyrna, no move received.


The following units were dislodged:


Russian F Constantinople can retreat to Ankara or Black Sea.


Unit locations:


England: F Baltic Sea, F Holland, F Kiel, A Livonia, F London, A Moscow, F
North Sea, F Norwegian Sea, A Prussia, A St Petersburg.
France: F Aegean Sea, A Belgium, A Bohemia, F Brest, A Budapest, F
Bulgaria(sc), F Constantinople, F Eastern Mediterranean, A Galicia,
A Munich, A Serbia, A Silesia, A Trieste, A Venice, A Vienna.
Russia: A Budapest, F Constantinople, A Galicia, A Rumania, A Sevastopol, A
Ukraine.
Turkey: F Smyrna.


Ownership of supply centers:


England: Berlin, Denmark, Edinburgh, Holland, Kiel, Liverpool, London,
Moscow, Norway, St Petersburg, Sweden, Warsaw.
France: Belgium, Brest, Budapest, Bulgaria, Constantinople, Greece,
Marseilles, Munich, Naples, Paris, Portugal, Rome, Serbia, Spain,
Trieste, Tunis, Venice, Vienna.
Russia: Ankara, Rumania, Sevastopol.
Turkey: Smyrna.


Austria: 0 Supply centers, 0 Units: Builds 0 units.
England: 12 Supply centers, 10 Units: Builds 2 units.
France: 18 Supply centers, 15 Units: Builds 2 units.
Germany: 0 Supply centers, 0 Units: Builds 0 units.
Italy: 0 Supply centers, 0 Units: Builds 0 units.
Russia: 3 Supply centers, 3 Units: Builds 0 units.
Turkey: 1 Supply center, 1 Unit: Builds 0 units.




GAME RESULT: 18 CENTER FRENCH SOLO!!












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