Dc189 Fall 858

The Draw Proposal with DCI scoring Failed.

There are 2 new draw proposals on the table. They needed to be voted for at the winter deadline.
NOTE - if I received all winter adjustments, I will adjudicate with or without votes.

Proposal 1 - DIAS
Proposal 2 - DIAS with DCI scoring.
The scoring for Proposal 2 would be

Angles, Britons, Welsh - 10 SC each would each score 6 points.
Norse - 8 SC would score 4 points.
Danes and Scots - 6 SC each would score 2.5 points each

GM correction on previous scores.
The irish and Picts would score 1 point each, not 1.5 as I previously stated.


Angles
F Borders Supports A Lothians
F Durham Supports F Wash
F Kent Supports F Thames
A London Hold
A Lothians Supports A Ayr - Argyll
A Mercia Hold
A Middlesex - Sussex
F Thames Supports F Hoek of Holland
F Wash Supports F Thames

Britons:
F Baie de la Seine - Straits of Dover (*Bounce*)
F Bay of Biscay - Finisterre
F Celtic Sea - Galway Bay
F Clare Supports A Connacht
A Connacht Supports F Armagh - Donegal (*Void*)
A Flanders Supports A Holland
F Hoek of Holland Supports F Thames
A Holland Hold
F Kerry Supports F Celtic Sea - Galway Bay
F Wight - Straits of Dover (*Bounce*)

Danes:
F Dogger Bank Supports F Firth of Forth
F Drenthe - Utrecht (*Bounce*)
F Firth of Forth Supports F Dogger Bank
F Frisian Isles - Utrecht (*Bounce*)
F Helgoland Bight Supports F Dogger Bank
A Jutland, no move received

Norse:
A Aberdeen - Grampian
F German Ocean Supports F Firth of Forth
F Grampian - Moray Firth
F Hordaland Fylke Supports F Dogger Bank
A Ostfold Hold
F Pentland Firth Hold
F Perth Supports F Firth of Forth
F Zetland Supports F German Ocean

Scots:
F Argyll Supports F Sea of the Hebrides - Clyde Firth (*Cut*)
F Donegal - Armagh (*Fails*)
F Highlands Supports F Argyll
F Inner Hebrides Supports F Argyll
F Rosemary Bank - Galway Bay (*Fails*)
F Sea of the Hebrides - Clyde Firth (*Fails*)
F Sutherland - Minch

Welsh:
F Armagh Supports F Clyde Firth (*Cut*)
A Ayr - Argyll (*Fails*)
F Bristol Channel Hold
F Cornwall Hold
F Clyde Firth Supports A Ayr - Argyll (*Cut*)
A Dublin Hold
F Gwynedd - East Irish Sea
A Louth Supports F Armagh
A Sussex - Wiltshire
F West Irish Sea Supports F Clyde Firth

Winter 858 is due Thursday 25th at 5pm, Australian EST.
Angles:
Build

Scots:
Remove

PRESS


let me know. In the meantime, forcing GAL seems like the next order of business, which in turn requires us to get our armies out of the way of our fleets!
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Angles, we're set with our two auto-moves. If there's anything you want to switch as our foes force us to press north, let me know. At this point, your expansion is more important than mine.

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Britons speak,


To Welsh,

Good thing to see ST withdrawn....but I would like Cor to sit in Dev rather than in Cor. Bri is no issue I think. Let's grind the Scots to dust.


To Angles,

Good to see that we are still on par. I'm not sure if the Danes will try and hit you...I hope not. Another possible configuration would be for Danes to join you me and Welsh and push against the Norse and Scots. That would boost his score considerably.


To Danes,

What do you think about turning on Norse? I think it's very doable, and if you do withdraw Dre (if you need more forces vs Norse), then I would withdraw Hol to Fla and Fla to Bur or Pic. You would boost your score considerably and also clear the way for a 4-way draw. Do consider this.

All: Still Voting for all Draws.

Britons/Welsh: OK, shall we? You both are pressing the Scots already. I am keeping the Norse/Danes occupied in Fir/Lot. The only thing that remain is for the Britons to hit the Danes from the South and we start coordinating around Dog, no?

Wales: I took Sus as I am in need of another Fleet and you added Arm. Make sense? I am happy to give it back and delete an army in 859. I don't think I can order A Lot - Arg with Per and Fir occupied by 'The Others'. I will support A Ayr - Arg in the mean time.

- Angles


WAB vs DNS contains significant risks : if WA stay as close as now, 3 way could become 2 way. If A wishes he can snap up several W dots in a year. If WB commit heavily against DNS that becomes a serious possibility. Gains gainst DNS are unlikely to be even, again increasing the change of a single country becoming a clear leader.



Danes to Norse: I will defend and hope that if a draw is not agreed, stab(s) will occur betwen WAB.

Danes to Britons: I hope our good terms continue. I doubt that you can easily make progress against me, without exposing your Irish centres to the Welsh.

Norse press. Well I am voting yes, seems clear to me that the only person not voting yes for this would be someone who thought that they were going to be in with a shout at winning the whole show... that is not going to be one of the 3 smaller powers.
Norse to Scots. A to GRA will support ARG so you can free up a fleet elsewhere.


Stephen Lytton
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