I'm afraid I made yet another mistake. An inauspicious start. :(
Switzerland supported A Paris into Lorraine. The below is corrected accordingly.
Please check every adjucation for possible mistakes.
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A bug had A Moscow-Severia fail. This is now corrected in the below material.
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Hi guys,
the opening turn is always special in a game of Diplomacy. High hopes and creeping fears make first contact with reality. So where do Europe's nations stand after these first skirmishes?
The English and Danes collided in the German Sea. The Dutch would have given the latter a decisive edge had in not been for the Spaniards.
France and Austria made some progress in subjugating the minor powers located between them. And what of F Brest? Those sailors went on strike!
Turkey moved into the Hungarian plains. Does this mean war with the Emperor? We shall see. In any case, it looks like the Sultan may be at the receiving end of a Christian crusade. The Spaniards, supported by Tunis and the Venetians, now threaten Constantinople.
What of the Northern triangle? Sweden made progress in the Baltic duchies, while accomplishing nothing in Germany. Poland is apparently also making a play for its all-too autonomous Baltic fiefs. And the Tsar can rejoice at seeing "his little green men" creating facts on the ground in Crimea.
I look forward to seeing what happens next.
On another matter: I've been asked in what syntax DP orders ought to be written. I myself use a concise syntax on the following lines:
Alg: W2 S Tun H
Meaning two Swedish DPs (hence the letter W) allocated to Alg supporting Tunis.
Pap: F1 S GOL-Sav
If you adopt this syntax, my job becomes a simple copy-paste effort. But anything works. So don't worry.
Lastly, thanks for keeping me CCed. It's been most instructive so far.
Good luck!
Charles
PLAYERS:
AUSTRIA: Andrew Tanner
DENMARK-NORWAY: Patrick Cloutier
ENGLAND: Andras Vaski
FRANCE: Ciaran Boyle
POLAND-LITHUANIA: Douglas Kent
RUSSIA: Gert Petter
SPAIN: Mark Utterback
SWEDEN: Wladimir Mysonski
TURKEY: Max Victory
AUSTRIAN PRESS: The Holy Roman Emperor proclaims that the traditionally Catholic lands of Southern Germany will be directly administered by his representatives. So you Bavarians and Swabians and Saxons (whether or not you adhere to the True Faith), prepare to proclaim your allegiance! Probably may as well get used to the Austrian yoke yourselves, Venetians.
In other news, ill treatment of Jews is now prohibited by the Holy Roman Emperor himself! Seriously, people, we have Protestants enough to subdue to our will, without picking on the poor Jews.
Finally, responding to rumors that the Holy Roman Empire would one day expand to include Croatia, a minister for His Highness commented only that once these Croatians were located on a map, and a determination made as to whether or not they were good to eat, then thought might be taken about their proper place in or around the Empire
ORDERS:
Austria:
A Prague - Franconia
A Trieste - Venice
A Vienna - Bavaria (*Fails*)
Denmark-Norway:
F Christiania - German Sea (*Bounce*)
F Copenhagen - Helgoland Bight
A Holstein - Lower Saxony
England:
F Bristol - Scotland
F London - German Sea (*Bounce*)
France:
F Brest Hold
A Marseille - Savoy
A Paris - Lorraine
Poland-Lithuania:
A Cracow - Warsaw
A Vilna - Samogitia
A Warsaw - Royal Prussia
Russia:
A Moscow - Severia
A Novgorod - Siberia
A Voronezh - Crimea
Spain:
A Flanders - United Provinces (*Fails*)
A Madrid - Aragon
F Naples - Ionian Sea
F Seville - Barbary Sea
Sweden:
A Abo - Ingria
A Riga - Courland
A Stettin - Brandenburg (*Fails*)
F Stockholm(ec) - Baltic Sea
Turkey:
A Belgrade - Hungary
F Constantinople - Aegean Sea
A Damascus - Karaman
Algiers:
F Algiers Hold
Bavaria:
A Bavaria Hold
Brandenburg:
A Brandenburg Hold
Courland:
F Courland Hold (*Disbanded*)
Crimea:
A Crimea Hold (*Disbanded*)
Croatia:
A Croatia Hold
Ireland:
A Ireland Supports F Bristol - Scotland
Lorraine:
A Lorraine Hold
LowerSaxony:
A Lower Saxony Hold (*Disbanded*)
Mecklenburg:
A Mecklenburg Supports A Holstein - Lower Saxony
Moldavia:
A Moldavia Supports A Voronezh - Crimea
Morocco:
A Morocco Hold
PapalStates:
A Papal States Supports A Trieste - Venice
Persia:
A Persia Hold
Portugal:
F Portugal Hold
Prussia:
A Ducal Prussia Supports A Riga - Courland
Rhineland:
A Rhineland Hold
Savoy:
A Savoy Hold (*Disbanded*)
Saxony:
A Saxony Hold
Scotland:
A Scotland Hold (*Disbanded*)
Swabia:
A Swabia Hold
Switzerland:
A Switzerland Supports A Paris - Lorraine
Transylvania:
A Transylvania Supports A Belgrade - Hungary
Tunis:
F Tunis Supports F Naples - Ionian Sea
Turkestan:
A Turkestan Hold
Tuscany:
A Tuscany Supports A Marseille - Savoy
Ukraine:
A Ukraine Hold
UnitedProvinces:
F United Provinces Supports F Christiania - German Sea (*Cut*)
Venice:
F Candia Supports F Naples - Ionian Sea
F Venice Hold (*Disbanded*)
Wallachia:
A Wallachia Hold
RETREATS:
None.
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(31): Algiers, Bavaria, Brandenburg, Courland, Crimea, Croatia, 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: 17 March
Winter 1649 Retreats/Adjustments: 19 March
Spring 1650 Moves: 24 March |
