- AUSTRALIA OFFICIALLY CHANGES ITS OFFICIAL BEER TO HEINEKEN AS DUTCH NAVY DOMINATES
- CITIZENS SHRUG OFF MONTEZUMA'S REVENGE IN MEXICO CITY AND CELEBRATE MEXICAN ARMY RETURN
- UNITED STATES STEAM INTO QUEBEC - ENGLISH CANADIANS SAY 'YOU CAN HAVE 'EM, EH!'
- HABSBURGS TURN INTO DESERT RATS - ARRANGE FOR SPHINX TO BE TRANSPORTED TO VIENNA FOR DISPLAY

(Apologies to all you French-Canadians out there for the absolutely shocking third head-line...) =P

Well, the nastiness of Fall 1865 falls by the wayside. The currents twist and twirl, helping some emerging powers out and threatening to turn into a deadly little whirl-pool for others. Russia takes a step back from the Chinese proper, the British reclaim their perch in the North Atlantic and, alas, we say farewell to the Prussian empire. My thanks go to Shane for stepping into an extremely tough position. Also, many thanks to Suzanne for getting in that last set of orders in what proved to be a doomed effort. Split 3-ways by three different powers, Prussia becomes the games first elimination - but definitely not the last.

Several retreats are needed after this little tango of ours. If I could please hear from France, Japan, Mexico, United States and Britain I would appreciate it. Early Winter 1865 deadline will be set for Friday, November 2nd (11:59 PM GMT).

I'd like to set the Winter adjustment deadline for Sunday, November 4th and the Spring 1866 deadline for a week from tonight - for Wednesday, November 7th (11:59 PM GMT). If this is too quick for anyone, please let me know.

As always, please review the results and make sure I didn't make a bone-headed mistake. Cheers all!

Trout

Dip 1264 / DC110 Guns, Germs and Steel
An Imperial Variant Game Game Started: June 13, 2007





Current Turn: Fall 1865

Next Deadline: Early Winter 1865 Retreats
Friday, November 2nd (11:59 PM GMT)



The Assembly of Nations

Austria: Felix Kam Chung
felixkamchung(at)mac.com, felix388(at)mac.com ([email]felixkamchung(at)mac.com[/email]) Brazil: Ted Morley
Ted.Morley(at)SEN.CA.GOV ([email]Ted.Morley(at)SEN.CA.GOV[/email]) Britain: Steve Lytton
stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]) China: Dave Watson
dipknight(at)comcast.net ([email]dipknight(at)comcast.net[/email]) Confederate States: Jim Atkins
savwa4(at)comcast.net ([email]savwa4(at)comcast.net[/email]) France: Lee Taylor
leewarrentaylor(at)yahoo.co.uk ([email]leewarrentaylor(at)yahoo.co.uk[/email]) Holland: Rudi van Hal
rvhgames(at)xs4all.nl ([email]rvhgames(at)xs4all.nl[/email]) Japan: Eric Grinnell
eric.grinnell(at)yahoo.com ([email]eric.grinnell(at)yahoo.com[/email]) Mexico: Randolph
ruffhaus8(at)aol.com ([email]ruffhaus8(at)aol.com[/email]) Prussia: Shane Whatsit
shanefgtoledo(at)yahoo.com ([email]shanefgtoledo(at)yahoo.com[/email]) Russia: Rob Bristol
rbristol(at)cogeco.ca, rbristol(at)cargojet.com ([email]rbristol(at)cogeco.ca[/email]) Turkey: Jerry Todd
sgttodd(at)mainecav.org ([email]sgttodd(at)mainecav.org[/email]) United States: Rupert Alesbury
writetorupert(at)gmail.com ([email]writetorupert(at)gmail.com[/email])



Humble GM: Former Trout
former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email]) Game Starting Map: http://www.diplom.org/Online/maps/imperial-small.gif Variant Description: http://www.diplom.org/Online/variants/imperial.html

CURRENT TURN:


FALL 1865 ORDERS:


CONFEDERATE STATES:
F TAM - CUBA [BOUNCE with HAI 1:1] F BAH s ATL OK A NOL TEN OK A ATL s NOL-TEN OK A CHI - New Mexico [BOUNCE with NME 2:2] F AUS hold OK A OKL s CHI-New Mexico OK

FRANCE:
f nze support f a.pac to s.w.pac OK f a.pac to s.w.pac OK f celebes to sunda OK f p.basin support f sct OK f sct support f a.pac to s.w.pac OK f okn support f s.atl OK f ga.guinea support f s.atl OK a cnk support f okn OK f m.atl support f sar to ne.trades OK f sar to ne.trades OK f gcs support f m.atl OK f azo to n.atl [DEFEATED by DUB 4:3] f biscay support f azo to n.atl OK f nan support f azo to n.atl OK a par to met [BOUNCE with MET 1:1] a rhu to hol OK a rou support a rhu to hol OK a pie to mar [BOUNCE with MET 1:1] f rom wc to sal OK f tyr support f tun OK f tun hold OK f gib to mrc OK f n.atl to n.pas [BOUNCE with NPS 1:1; DISLODGED by DUB 4:1]

HOLLAND:
F Andaman Sea (ase) - Rangoon (rng) [BOUNCE with BNK 1:1] A Angola (agl) - Congo (cng) OK F Antarctic Indian Ocean(ain) - Antarctic Pacific Ocean(apa) OK A Bangkok (bnk) - Rangoon (rng) [BOUNCE with ASE 1:1] F Barrier Sea (brr) Supports F South Australia (sau) - New South Wales (nsw) OK F Bay of Bengal (bbe) - Hyderabad (hyd) OK F Coral Sea (cor) - Queensland (qnl) OK F East Indian (ein) Supports F Gulf of Manaar (gum) OK F Goodhope (goo) - Antarctic Atlantic Ocean (aat) OK F Gulf of Manaar (gum) Supports F Bay of Bengal (bbe) - Hyderabad (hyd) OK F Gulf of Siam (gos) - Cambodia (cmb) [BOUNCE with CMB 1:1] A Hyderabad (hyd) - Mandlah (mdh) OK F Malagasy Channel (mch) Supports F North East Monsoon (nem) - Horn of Africa (hoa) OK F Maldives (mld) - Arabian Sea(ara) [BOUNCE with ARA 1:4] F North East Monsoon (nem) - Horn of Africa (hoa) [BOUNCE with HOA 2:2] F Perth (per) - South East Trades (set) OK F Seychelles (sey) Supports F Malagasy Channel (mch) OK F South Atlantic (sat) Supports F Goodhope (goo) - Antarctic Atlantic Ocean (aat) OK F South Australia (sau) - New South Wales (nsw) OK F Timor (tim) Supports F Coral Sea (cor) - Queensland (qnl) OK

JAPAN:
A FUC - HK [BOUNCE with SCS 2:2] F ECS support A FUC - HK OK A SHA - sup A MAC - PEK OK F YELLOW - IZU OK A POA - MAC [BOUNCE with MNC 1:1] A MAC - PEK [BOUNCE with NMG 2:2] F MND - CELEBES SEA OK F BIS support F MND - CELEBES SEA OK F KAM - BER OK F KUR - WESTERLIES OK F WESTERLIES - HAW OK F HAW - EPAC OK F IZU - WPAC OK F KIRBATI sup F SWPAC - SCT OK F SWPAC - SCT [BOUNCE with SCT 2:2; DISLODGED by APA 3:2] F EQ-COU - FIJI OK F PEK - YELLOW OK F VLAD invents communism early OK

MEXICO:
F North Pacific Ocean - Counter Current OK F Gulf of California - Gulf of Panama OK A Oaxaca - Mexico City OK A Honduras - Panama [BOUNCE with BGT 1:1] F Haiti - Cuba [BOUNCE with TAM 1:1; DISLODGED by ECS 2:1]

PRUSSIA:
a hol s (Russian) a ber - kiel VOID (No Such Unit); [DISBANDED by RUH 2:1] a met - marseilles and orders a pastis (absinthe, if you prefer) [BOUNCE with PIE 1:1; No Pastis For You!]

RUSSIA:
Army Con Supports Fleet Rum To Sof [CUT by EME] Army Kra To Orn OK Army Afg To Ban [BOUNCE with BAG 2:2] Army Nmg To Pek [BOUNCE with MNC 2:2] Army Lvn To Pru OK Army Stp To Fin OK Army Teh Supports Army Afg To Ban OK Army Mon To Kra OK Army Kie Supports Army Stu To Ruhr OK Army Kir To Tsh OK Army Orn To Khv OK Army Geo To Bku [BOUNCE with BKU 1:1] Fleet Bal Supports Army Kiel OK Fleet Bla Supports Army Con OK Fleet Rmn To Sof [BOUNCE with AEG 1:1]

TURKEY:
F Aegean Sea (aeg) - Sofia (sof)(sc) [BOUNCE with RUM 1:1] A Angora (ang) Supports F Eastern Mediterranean (eas) - Constantinople (con) OK A Armenia (arm) Supports A Angora (ang) OK A Baghdad (bag) - Bangalore (ban) [BOUNCE with AFG 2:2] A Baku (bku) - Georgia (geo) [BOUNCE with GEO 1:1] F Bangalore (ban) - Persian Gulf (pgu) OK F Eastern Mediterranean (eas) - Constantinople (con) [BOUNCE with CON 2:2] F Horn of Africa (hoa) Hold OK A Tabrize (tbr) Supports A Baghdad (bag) - Bangalore (ban) OK

UNITED STATES:
A Anc - Ala OK F Goa - Anc OK F Van - Goa OK F Wba - Npa OK F Wco SUPPORTS F Wba - Npa OK F Son - GoC OK A Sfo SUPPORTS A Nme OK A Nme SUPPORTS A Neb - Kan [CUT by CHU] A Neb - Kan OK A Chc SUPPORTS A Neb - Kan OK A Ten - Ric [BOUNCE with ESE 1:1; DISLODGED by NOL 2:1] F Ese - Ric [BOUNCE with TEN 1:1] A Ohi SUPPORTS A Chc OK F Che SUPPORTS F Nyo - Que OK F Nyo - Que OK F Hud - Nsc [BOUNCE with NSC 1:1; DISLODGED by QUE 2:1]

AUSTRIA:
TRP-FZZ OK TBQ-CAI OK ION C GR-TRP OK ADR C GR-TRP OK GR-TRP OK CRT-BOS OK BOS-GR OK SIL-BAV OK BAV-STU OK STU-RH OK VEN S SIL-BAV OK BUD-VIE OK

BRAZIL:
F ECAR – HAI OK F VRG S F ECAR – HAI OK A BGT – PAN [BOUNCE with HON 1:1] A LIM S C Basin - QTO OK F NE Trades – E CAR OK F REC – NE Trades [DEFEATED by SAR 2:1] F B Current – REC [BOUNCE with RDJ 1:1] A RDJ – Rec [BOUNCE with BCU 1:1] F SGR S F Fal – B Current OK F C Basin – QTO OK F S Pacific S F Drake – CBasin OK F Drake – C Basin OK F Fal – B Current [BOUNCE with BCU 1:1] A PRM H and thumbs nose at the French Foreign Minister OK

BRITAIN:
F Arabian Sea(ara) Supports F Madras (mds) [CUT by MLD] F Bombay (bom) Supports F Madras (mds) OK f CCH - gulf of siam [BOUNCE with GOS 1:1] A Denmark (den) Hold OK F Dublin (dub) - North Atlantic (nat) OK F Greenland (grn) Supports F Quebec (que) - Hudson (hud) OK A Karachi (krc) Supports F Bangalore (ban) VOID (Unit Ordered To Move) F Kenya (ken) - Mozambique (moz) OK F London (lon) Supports F Dublin (dub) - North Atlantic (nat) OK F Madras (mds) Supports F Arabian Sea(ara) OK F North Passage (nps) Supports F Dublin (dub) - North Atlantic (nat) OK F North Sea (nth) Supports F Dublin (dub) - North Atlantic (nat) OK F Norway (nwy) Supports F North Sea (nth) OK A Nova Scotia (nsc) - Quebec (que) [DEFEATED by NYO 2:1] F Oman (oma) Supports F Arabian Sea(ara) OK F Quebec (que) - Hudson (hud) OK F Queensland (qnl) - New South Wales (nsw) [DEFEATED by SAU 2:1; DISLODGED by COR 2:1] F Somalia (som) Supports F Horn of Africa (hoa) OK f south china seas - HK. [BOUNCE with FUC 2:2] F Sweden (swe) Supports A Denmark (den) OK

CHINA:
A CAB S F S.CHINA - HKO OK A BKH - KIR OK A YUN - SNK OK A WUH S A LCH OK A CHK S A WUH OK A LCH S A IMG - PEK OK A BEN - TIB OK A YUT - BNK [BOUNCE with BNK 1:1] A CMB S A YUT - BNK [CUT by GOS]



EARLY WINTER 1865 RETREATS:
French F North Atlantic may retreat to Sar, Cny or OTB
Japanese F South-West Pacific may retreat to Cor, Eco or OTB
Mexican F Haiti may retreat to Wcs, Sar or OTB
Prussian A Holland is Automatically Disbanded
United States F Hudson may retreat to Rla, Ont or OTB
United States A Tennesee may retreat to Wdc or OTB
British F Queensland may retreat to Ntr, Tas or OTB




WINTER 1865 ADJUSTMENTS:
Confederate States: DISBANDS 2 France: DISBANDS 1 Holland: BUILDS 2 Japan: BUILDS 1 Mexico: No Adjustments Prussia: DISBANDS 1 Russia: BUILDS 2 Turkey: DISBANDS 2 United States: BUILDS 1 Austria: BUILDS 2 Brazil: BUILDS 2 Britain: DISBANDS 2 China: No Adjustments



Unit / Supply Center Breakdown


Confederate States
7 Supply Centers - Aus, Nol, Atl, Okl, Mxc, Bha, Cub GAIN: 4 Armies - Okl, Atl, Chu, Ten LOSE: Mxc 3 Fleets - Tam, Bha, Aus DISBANDS 1

France
23 Supply Centers - Nan, Mrs, Par, Crs, Mnv, Gcs, Sct, Sie, Ivc, Pie, GAIN: Hol Vlc, Prm, Glp, Nze, Vrd, Mrc, Tun, Fij, Cmn, Okn, Azo, Gib, Sal LOSE: Pmb, Fij 5 Armies - Pie, Hol, Cmn, Rou, Par DISBANDS 1 18 Fleets - Tun, Mrc, [Nat], Sun, Gog, Pba, Azo, Sal, Tys, Net, Mat, Okn, Swp, Nze,
Bob, Gcs, Sct, Nan


Holland
20 Supply Centers - Ctn, Trn, Cey, Sum, Jav, Brn, Rho, Amn, Srw, Ngu GAIN: Qnl, Nsw Mal, Ija, Bsw, Sey, Sgp, Mad, Bnk, Mld, Per, Rng LOSE: 3 Armies - Cng, Mdh, Bnk BUILDS 2 17 Fleets - Aat, Hyd, Mld, Qnl, Ase, Apa, Nem, Ein, Tim, Gum, Nsw, Sey, Cey, Set,
Brr, Sat, Mch


Japan
18 Supply Centers - Oki, Kag, Edo, Sap, Luz, Fsn, Sak, Seo, Crl, For, GAIN: Fij Mhl, Poa, Sha, Vla, Mnc, Mnd, Haw, Pek LOSE: 4 Armies - Mnc, Fuc, Sha, Poa BUILDS 1 14 Fleets - Cel, Yel, Epa, Fij, [Swp], Wpa, Bis, Brs, Wst, Ecs, Vla, Haw,
Kur, Izu


Mexico
5 Supply Centers - Mer, Hon, Pan, Hai, Maz GAIN: Mxc 2 Armies - Hon, Mxc LOSE: Hai 3 Fleets - Ccu, Gop, Cub


Prussia
3 Supply Centers - Ruh, Kie, Hol GAIN: 1 Army - Met LOSE: Hol, Ruh, Kie 0 Fleets - DISBANDS 1

Russia
15 Supply Centers - Stp, Mos, War, Sev, Grg, Oms, Orn, Irk, Rmn, The, GAIN: Kie, Con Tsh, Khv, Sof, Pru, Ber LOSE: 12 Armies - Con, Orn, Afg, Nmg, Pru, Fin, Teh, Kra, Kie, Tsh, Khv, Geo BUILDS 2 3 Fleets - Bal, Bla, Rmn


Turkey
9 Supply Centers - Ang, Con, Cyp, Bag, Cai, Ban, Sud, Bku, Cre GAIN: 5 Armies - Bku, Arm, Tbr, Bag, Ang LOSE: Con, Cai 4 Fleets - Eme, Aeg, Pgu, Hoa DISBANDS 2

United States
16 Supply Centers - Wdc, Nyo, Det, Sfo, Org, Sea, Neb, Kan, Vic, Alb GAIN: Que Ric, Van, Yuk, Anc, Che, Nme LOSE: 7 Armies - Nme, Kan, Ala, Chc, [Ten], Sfo, Ohi BUILDS 1 9 Fleets - Anc, Ese, [Hud], Goc, Npa, Wco, Que, Che, Goa


Austria
12 Supply Centers - Vie, Bud, Crt, Ven, Rom, Ser, Sic, Bav, Gre, Sil GAIN: Ruh, Cai Stu, Trp LOSE: 10 Armies - Stu, Cai, Fzz, Ruh, Bav, Trp, Ven, Vie, Bos, Gre BUILDS 2 2 Fleets - Ion, Adr


Brazil
14 Supply Centers - Bra, Oli, Rec, Rdj, Prg, Brc, Uru, Vrg, Lpa, Fal GAIN: Pmb, Hai Cyn, Lim, Sgr, Bgt LOSE: 4 Armies - Lim, Bgt, Prm, Rdj BUILDS 2 10 Fleets - Hai, Vrg, Spa, Sgr, Bcu, Ecs, Qto, Rec, Cba, Fal


Britain
21 Supply Centers - Lon, Edi, Dub, Nvs, Del, Bom, Hgk, Ade, Nwy, Krc GAIN: Grn, Nsw, Oma, Cch, Kas, Mds, Aby, Swe, Que, Qnl, Den LOSE: Qnl, Nsw, Que 3 Armies - Den, Nsc, Krc DISBANDS 2 17 Fleets - Bom, Moz, Cch, Hud, Nth, Nwy, Grn, Swe, [Qnl], Mds, Scs, Som, Nps, Ara
Oma, Lon, Nat


China
9 Supply Centers - Lch, Chk, Snk, Can, Ben, Brm, Yut, Cmb, Tnk GAIN: 9 Armies - Cnk, Cmb, Tib, Kir, Yut, Lch, Snk, Can, Wuh LOSE: 0 Fleets -


NEXT DEADLINE: EARLY WINTER 1865 RETREATS DUE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND (11:59 PM GMT)!!