Gentlemen.

Round 2 is likely to kick off within the next week or so. There are a few adminstrative issues that need to be run before that
starts though.

Firstly, i need the players to confirm to me, if they are able to play in the second round of the competition.

Could i have yes or no confirmations asap please?

The game/variant for round 2 will be selected by voting on it. Once you have voted, you
are 'effectively' locked into the game and will score a CD if you choose not to play
based on the variant.

At this stage, I am waiting to hear from :-

Mike
Ray
Felix
Mikael
Eric
Kevin.



Stephen
aka Deathblade_penguin
www.diplomaticcorp.com
(Ps Vote for Marisa Tomei)

Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:41:08 -0600
From: former.trout(at)gmail.com
To: DiplomaticCorp(at)yahoogroups.com; DC104(at)diplomaticcorp.com
Subject: DC104 Invitational - Fall 1908 - Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)
CC: raybrucea(at)aol.com; swiatek(at)ruc.dk; felixkamchung(at)mac.com; kevinokelly(at)gmail.com; kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com; mike(at)southwall.com; stevelytton(at)hotmail.com; tfletch33(at)yahoo.com

Deep within the bomb-proof walls of an undisclosed location in southern Europe, the leaders of the unoccupied territories gathered. The walls shook as explosions rocked the ground above them - dust sifting from the ceiling with each bone-jarring thump to collect on the ground.

The Tsar pointed at the map spread on the table before them. "Nyet, comrades. This cannot be!" His finger hovered above the black dot that represented Vienna, as if somehow he could change it back from black to red.

The pink-clad Austrian before him grimaced. "Unfortunately, its true. The attack from Tyrolia was too much for us to hold."

"But can they really be at nineteen supply centers?" The Italian questioned - his voice cracking.

The Sultan smirked. "Their gains came in the west, from France, not from our Eastern centers." He sat in his chair quietly smoking his hookah and trying to ignore the sounds of the war above them. "We might as well all be waving white flags."

At that moment, the door opened and the French President walked in. His wardrobe consisted of shining white garments, from his stylish coat to his burnished shoes. A white beret topped his smiling face. Whistling to himself, he stopped as he suddenly noticed that the other four men were glaring at him. "What?" he asked. "Something I said?"

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And with France, so goes the board. Congratulations to Mike Sims for a sweeping 19 center German solo victory in DC-104. Finessing his way back into Vienna, the German also storms into Marseilles and Spain to seal the deal. And with that, the first round of the Invitational comes to a close.

There was one retreat required from Spain, but it had only the Gulf of Lyons to go to. But of course, that is purely window-dressing with the game resolved. My thanks to all you players who made this game a very memorable one.

EOG's are, of course, extremely welcome. I would greatly look forward to what all of you have to say about this crazy game of ours. It's been an honour being the GM for this - my hat is off to all of you.

As always, please let me know if I've made a mistake at all in the adjudication. For those who keep track of these things, the last few Subject Headers came from the great White Stripes album "Get Thee Behind Me Satan."

Cheers! (And congratulations once again to Mike..)

Trout

DC104 Invitational A Standard Game Game Started: May 29, 2007



Current Turn: Fall 1908
GAME RESULT: GERMAN SOLO - FALL 1908


The Rowdy Cast
Austria: Bruce Ray raybrucea(at)aol.com ([email]raybrucea(at)aol.com[/email]) England: Steve Lytton stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]) France: Felix Kam Chung felixkamchung(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]) Germany: Mike Sims mike(at)jenningstech.com ([email]mike(at)jenningstech.com[/email]) Italy: Kevin O'Kelly kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com ([email]kodiplomacy(at)gmail.com[/email]) Russia: Mikael Johannsen m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]) Turkey: Erik Swiatek swiatek(at)ruc.dk ([email]swiatek(at)ruc.dk[/email])


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

CURRENT SEASON:


FALL 1908 ORDERS:


TURKEY:
F ION C A Gre -> Apu OK A Gre -> Apu OK

AUSTRIA:
Vie s Tri - Tyrolia [DISBANDED by TYL 2:1] Bud s Vie [CUT by GAL]

FRANCE:
Spa, sc s Por [DISLODGED by MAO 2:1] Por H OK Nap - Rom OK Tyn Sea - West Med OK Tun - N. Afr OK

GERMANY:
A Gas S MAO-Spa(sc) OK F MAO-Spa(sc) OK F ENG-Bre OK F NAT-MAO OK F Nwy-NWG OK F Hol-NTH OK A Bur-Mar OK A Mun-Sil OK A Tyr-Vie OK A Boh S Tyr-Vie OK A Gal-Bud [BOUNCE with BUD 1:1; DISBANDED by UKR 2:1] A Sil-War OK A War-Ukr OK A Mos S War-Ukr OK A StP S Mos OK A Tus-Ven [BOUNCE with VEN 2:2] A Pie S Tus-Ven OK

ITALY:
a ven s tri VOID (Unit Ordered to Move) f adr s ven OK

RUSSIA:
Tri - Tyr OK Ser - Tri OK Sev - Ukr [DEFEATED by WAR 2:1] Arm - Sev [BOUNCE with SEV 1:1] Ukr - Gal OK Rum s Ukr - Gal OK

EARLY WINTER 1908 RETREATS:
Austrian A Vienna is Automatically Disbanded
French F Spain(sc) is Auto-Retreated to Gulf of Lyons
German A Galicia is Automatically Disbanded


WINTER 1908 ADJUSTMENTS:
Turkey: No Adjustments Austria: No Adjustments France: DISBANDS 2 Germany: BUILDS 3 Italy: No Adjustments Russia: BUILDS 1



UNIT / SUPPLY CENTER BREAKDOWN
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TURKEY:
2 Supply Centers - Smy, Gre GAIN: 1 Army - Apu LOSE: 1 Fleet - Ion


AUSTRIA:
2 Supply Centers - Tri, Bud GAIN: 1 Army - Bud LOSE: Tri 0 Fleets


FRANCE:
5 Supply Centers - Spa, Tun, Por, Mar, Rom GAIN: 1 Army - Por LOSE: Mar, Spa 4 Fleets - Rom, Wme, Naf, Gol DISBANDS 2

GERMANY:
17 Supply Centers - Mun, Kie, Ber, Bel, Hol, Den, Swe, Lon, Edi, Nwy, Lvp, Stp, War, Vie GAIN: Mar, Spa Par, Bre, Mos LOSE: 11 Armies - Tus, Gas, Pie, Stp, Ukr, Mos, Mar, Vie, War, Sil, Boh BUILDS 3 5 Fleets - Mao, Spa(sc), Bre, Nwg, Nth


ITALY:
2 Supply Centers - Nap, Ven GAIN: 1 Army - Ven LOSE: 1 Fleet - Adr


RUSSIA:
6 Supply Centers - Sev, Rum, Bul, Ser, Ank, Con GAIN: Tri 6 Armies - Tri, Ser, Arm, Rum, Sev, Ukr LOSE: 0 Fleets - BUILDS 1

ENGLAND - ELIMINATED 1907



1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 AUSTRIA 3 5 7 6 3 2 2 2 1 ENGLAND 3 4 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 FRANCE 3 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 GERMANY 3 6 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 ITALY 3 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 RUSSIA 4 6 4 4 6 7 7 6 7 TURKEY 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2

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