Hi guys,
we now have our first results! Allow me a couple of observations:
- Neither the Spanish F Naples nor the Ottoman F Constantinople were ordered to the Ionian Sea. I find that rather remarkable. For I'd expect these two fleets would without any delay feature in a second Battle of Lepanto.
- Eight minor powers got taken out. DC499 saw seven suffer the same fate by Summer 1649. I suppose 8 might be an average haul.
- Both games saw the Spanish Army of Flanders hold. Perhaps one of those frequent mutinees going on? Or is the quintessentially noncommital policy of holding a virtue in its own right?
- And while on the subject of similarities between these two games, I again see Austria and Turkey not step on each other's toes. Are the Southeastern borderlands not attractive enough of an early Austrian target? Part of me wonders whether I ought to make Transylvania an Austrian build site. That might stoke more early conflict between the Emperor and Turkey (or Poland).
Regarding that other design matter we've been discussing (circumnavigating Africa) I've indeed so far designed it to be a transit route rather than a whole new battle-zone. A "Cape Colony" buffer space might however suck away Turkish or Spanish resources. Perhaps not a bad thing. But the game as presently designed contains my favoured solution.
I ought to also emphasise how four-way intersections (marked by arrows) work. They ensure that four spaces all adjoin. Such four-way crossroads can be found between:
- Flanders/UPr/GER/ENG
- Morocco/ATL/Sev/BAR
- Sicily/Naples/TYS/ION
- Constantinople/AEG/ION/Can
- Levantine Sea/AEG/CAN/Kar
- Tunis/ION/GOS/SOS
- Scotland/IRI/Ire/CAL
I was asked how Realworld is installed. Well, download:
http://diplomacy.dirknet.org/realworld/realworld.zip
Extract the exe-file. Run it. That will install the program.
The 1648 variant module needs to also be unzipped and then placed in Realworld's designated "Variant Files" folder. Thereafter you can launch Realworld and should find 1648 listed in the variants drop-down menu.
I generally will attach a realworld-status-file (.dpw) to adjucations. Open such using Realworld and you can then explore the program's functionality.
Happy dipping!
Charles
PLAYERS:
AUSTRIA: Samy Elias
DENMARK-NORWAY: Andrew Tanner
ENGLAND: George Atkins
FRANCE: Lynn Mercer POLAND-LITHUANIA: Wladimir Mysonski
RUSSIA: Leif Kjetil Tviberg
SPAIN: Ben Bratter
SWEDEN: Andras Vaski
TURKEY: Bryan Laferriere
HEADLINES:
IMPERIAL TROOPS MARCH WESTWARDS
DANISH OPERATIONS AT LAND AND AT SEA THWARTED
ENGLISH PROUDLY CONTROL HOME WATERS
LORRAINE DOTTED WITH VAUBAN FORTIFICATIONS
SEJM DEMANDS STRONG POSTURE IN EAST
CZAR FACES DIMISHING OPTIONS FOR SHORT-TERM GAINS
SPANISH DESIGNS ON ITALY AND NORTHERN AFRICA UNMOLESTED BY RIVALS
STOCKHOLM MAY ANNEX COURLAND AND BRANDENBURG
OTTOMAN RULE IMPOSED ON WALLACHIA AND PERSIA
ENGLISH PRESS:
The English Commonwealth will hold a gala execution of the tyrant king Charles Stuart at the Banqueting House this day. Free public attendance! Fun for the entire family! Hot dogs and lemonade for the kiddies, too! First 1000 visitors will get a Charles I bobble-head, ready to decapitate and reassemble for hours of good fun.
The Parliament was distressed to learn that long-negotiated agreements with certain foreign powers were to be immediately repudiated by these very governments, thereby upsetting the balance of power throughout Europe. "England must act in its own defense in light of this perfidy," announced the Prime Minister, "and for the safety of Europe, herself!"
ORDERS:
Austria:
A Prague Supports A Vienna - Bavaria
A Trieste - Tyrolia
A Vienna - Bavaria
Denmark-Norway:
F Christiania - German Sea (*Fails*)
F Copenhagen - Helgoland Bight
A Holstein - Lower Saxony (*Fails*)
England:
F Bristol - English Channel
F London - German Sea
France:
F Brest - Cantabrian Sea
A Marseille - Dauphine
A Paris - Lorraine
Poland-Lithuania:
A Cracow - Podolia
A Vilna - Vitebsk (*Bounce*)
A Warsaw - Volhynia
Russia:
A Moscow - Smolensk
A Novgorod - Vitebsk (*Bounce*)
A Voronezh - Crimea (*Fails*)
Spain:
A Flanders Hold
A Madrid - Leon
F Naples - Papal States(wc)
F Seville - Morocco
Sweden:
A Abo - Ingria
A Riga - Courland
A Stettin - Brandenburg
F Stockholm(ec) - Baltic Sea
Turkey:
A Belgrade - Wallachia
F Constantinople - Aegean Sea
A Damascus - Persia
Algiers:
F Algiers Supports F Seville - Morocco
Bavaria:
A Bavaria Hold (*Disbanded*)
Brandenburg:
A Brandenburg Hold (*Disbanded*)
Courland:
F Courland Hold (*Disbanded*)
Crimea:
A Crimea Hold
Ireland:
A Ireland Hold
Lorraine:
A Lorraine Hold (*Disbanded*)
LowerSaxony:
A Lower Saxony Hold
Mecklenburg:
A Mecklenburg Supports A Stettin - Brandenburg
Moldavia:
A Moldavia Hold
Morocco:
A Morocco Hold (*Disbanded*)
PapalStates:
A Papal States Hold (*Disbanded*)
Persia:
A Persia Hold (*Disbanded*)
Portugal:
F Portugal Hold
Prussia:
A Ducal Prussia Supports A Riga - Courland
Rhineland:
A Rhineland Supports A Lower Saxony
Savoy:
A Savoy Hold
Saxony:
A Saxony Supports A Holstein - Lower Saxony
Scotland:
A Scotland Hold
Swabia:
A Swabia Hold
Switzerland:
A Switzerland Supports A Paris - Lorraine
Transylvania:
A Transylvania Supports A Belgrade - Wallachia
Tunis:
F Tunis Hold
Turkestan:
A Turkestan Supports A Damascus - Persia
Tuscany:
A Tuscany Supports F Naples - Papal States(wc)
Ukraine:
A Ukraine Hold
UnitedProvinces:
F United Provinces Supports F London - German Sea
Venice:
F Candia Hold
F Venice Hold
Wallachia:
A Wallachia Hold (*Disbanded*)
SC OWNERSHIP:
Austria(3): Prague, Trieste, Vienna.
Denmark-Norway(3): Christiania, Copenhagen, Holstein.
England(2): Bristol, London.
France(3): Brest, Marseilles, Paris.
Poland-Lithuania(3): Cracow, Vilna, Warsaw.
Russia(3): Moscow, Novgorod, Voronezh.
Spain(4): Flanders, Madrid, Naples, Seville.
Sweden(4): Abo, Riga, Stettin, Stockholm.
Turkey(3): Belgrade, Constantinople, Damascus.
Minor Powers(30): Algiers, Bavaria, Brandenburg, Courland, Crimea, Ireland, Lorraine, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg, Moldavia, Morocco, Papal States, Persia, Portugal, Ducal Prussia, Rhineland, Savoy, Saxony, Scotland, Swabia, Switzerland, Transylvania, Tunis, Turkestan, Tuscany, Ukraine, United Provinces, Candia, Venice, Wallachia.
SCHEDULE (3 PM GMT):
Fall 1649 Moves: 7 October
Winter 1649 Retreats/Adjustments: 9 October |