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G.M.	FuzzyLogic
G.M. email	mike-at-fuzzylogicllc-dot-com
Type	Regular
Build	Chaos [Wiki]
Map	World War IV [Wiki] [Stats]
Variant	Standard
Cur Season	Fall 01
Next Deadline	2009-07-24 @ 23:00:00 GMT
Result	Solo
S. C.	244
Players	35
Status	Closed
Start Date	2008-06-18
End Date	2009-07-26
Real-Life Time	404 days

\| FuzzyLogic's House Rules \| Rating Calculation

Seq	Country	Player	Result	S.C.	Seas	NMRs	Rtg Chg	Rtg New
0	Amazon	Ghandi	Eliminated	0	18	0	-1.7	1207.74
0	Argentina	former.trout	Survival	17	33	0	-0.16	1280.54
0	Australia	scaponig	Eliminated	0	10	0	-2.35	1218.46
0	Brazil	ndeily	Survival	21	33	0	0.72	1162.71
0	California	coebq	Eliminated	0	33	3	-1.2	1306.11
0	Canada	Amishambush	Abandon	6	5	0	-2.75	1197.25
1	Canada	john76	Eliminated	0	10	0	-0.81	1200.26
0	Catholica	m_don_j	Survival	22	33	1	-0.39	1302.74
0	Central Asia	Celestial	Abandon	8	4	1	-2.74	1197.26
1	Central Asia	trent_woodruff	Eliminated	0	14	0	-0.57	1194.53
0	Colombia	deathblade_penguin	Eliminated	0	18	0	-2.94	1324.48
0	Congo	baron003	Civil Disorder	0	13	2	-2.93	1204.1
0	Cuba	CanadaChris	Abandon	7	7	1	-2.75	1192.51
1	Cuba	Brutus	Eliminated	0	16	0	-0.45	1201.48
0	Egypt	Lothar	Eliminated	0	10	0	-2.18	1221.84
0	Germany	roback80	Eliminated	0	8	0	-2.3	1219.93
0	Illinois	MattTheLesser	Solo	51	33	0	57.5	1277.75
0	Inca	Vander	Abandon	7	5	0	-2.75	1197.25
1	Inca	vegas_iwish	Eliminated	0	16	0	-0.45	1198.72
0	India	Indy500	Civil Disorder	4	33	4	-2.79	1187.72
0	Indonesia	derekthefeared2	Eliminated	0	12	0	-2.58	1222.67
0	Iran	Steve_Janecek	Eliminated	0	18	0	-3.25	1249.15
0	Japan	bielf11	Eliminated	0	14	2	-2.81	1216.08
0	Kenya	psychosis1973	Eliminated	0	14	1	-2.52	1219.46
0	Manchuria	Viper	Eliminated	0	14	0	-2.14	1213.49
0	Mexico	kai.ermes	Abandon	10	14	0	-2.73	1197.27
1	Mexico	Adanine	Eliminated	0	24	2	-0.1	1207.05
0	Nigeria	slikrik66	Survival	7	33	1	0.2	1202.8
0	Oceania	egni	Survival	14	33	1	0.49	1194.8
0	Philippines	greg	Survival	15	33	0	0.46	1186.46
0	Quebec	alwayshunted	Eliminated	0	12	1	-2.36	1214.21
0	Russia	R13	Eliminated	0	18	0	-1.7	1195.97
0	Sichuan	dougburg	Abandon	27	30	1	-2.62	1195.94
1	Sichuan	pieandmash	Survival	32	33	0	2	1193.92
0	Song	cl2849	Eliminated	0	26	0	-1.92	1253.35
0	South Africa	Lequinian	Survival	26	33	0	0.64	1254.97
0	Texas	lycanthr	Eliminated	0	14	0	-2.26	1213.23
0	Thailand	Diplomancer	Civil Disorder	0	28	2	-2.52	1182.56
0	Turkey	MStrebe	Abandon	7	6	0	-3.51	1190.44
1	Turkey	txurce	Survival	32	33	0	1.35	1315.66
0	United Kingdom	FlapJack	Eliminated	0	32	3	-1.03	1179
0	United States	DamienThryn	Survival	3	33	0	0	1241.99
				244

PREV Spring 1911 Adjudication: NEXT

4 players are due a retreat, letâ€™s set it for Monday â€“
Song and Mexicoâ€™s are forced, Iâ€™ll adjudicate as soon as I get the 2 needed sets of orders:

**************************************************

RETREAT!

Brazil F Western South Atlantic Ocean(wsa) can retreat to
Recife(rec) or Fortaleza(for) or Maranhao(mrn) or
Belem(blm) or Suriname(snm).

Mexico F Acapulco(aca) can retreat to Michoacan(mch).

SongEmpire A Nanchang(nan) can retreat to Hunan(hun).

Thailand A Yunan(yun) can retreat to Guangxi Zhuangzu
Zizhiqu(gnx) or Shan Plateau(shn) or Mandalay(mdl).
Thailand F Timor Sea(tms) can retreat to Jakarta(jak) or
Surabaya(sby) or Timor(tim).

**************************************************

Argentina:
F Gulf of Panama(gop) Supports F Nicaragua(nic)(wc) -
F Gulf of Panama(gop) Supports F Nicaragua(nic)(wc) - Guatamala(gml)
F Nicaragua(nic)(wc) - Guatamala(gml) (*Bounce*)
A Acre(acr) - Amazon Basin(amz) (*Bounce*)
F Arequipa(arq) - Galapagos(glp)
F Bio Bio(bio) Hold
F Buenos-Aries(bue) - South West Atlantic(swa) (*Fails*)
A Ecuador(ecu) Supports A Lima(lim)
F Falkland Islands/South Georgia Islands(flk) Supports F
F Falkland Islands/South Georgia Islands(flk) Supports F Amundsen Sea(amu) - Weddell Sea(wed)
F Galapagos(glp) - South Central Pacific Ocean(scp)
A Gran Chaco(gra) - Paraguay(pgy) (*Bounce*)
A Lima(lim) Supports A Ecuador(ecu)
A La Paz(lpz) Supports A Santa Cruz(scz)
F Magallanes(mag) Supports F Amundsen Sea(amu) - Weddell Sea(wed)
A Patagonia(pat) - Buenos-Aries(bue) (*Bounce*)
A Santa Cruz(scz) Supports A Gran Chaco(gra) - Paraguay(pgy) (*Cut*)
A Uruguay(uru) - Buenos-Aries(bue) (*Bounce*)

Brazil:
F Cape Verde Islands(cpv) - Eastern South Atlantic Ocean(esa) (*Bounce*)
F Western South Atlantic Ocean(wsa) Supports F Cape Verde
F Western South Atlantic Ocean(wsa) Supports F Cape Verde Islands(cpv) - Eastern South Atlantic Ocean(esa) (*Dislodged*)
F Antilles(ant) Supports F Eastern Caribbean Sea(ecb) - Puerto
F Antilles(ant) Supports F Eastern Caribbean Sea(ecb) - Puerto Rico(pr)
F Eastern Caribbean Sea(ecb) - Puerto Rico(pr) (*Fails*)
A Panama(pan) Hold
F Trinidad & Tobago(trd) Supports F Caracas(crc) - Eastern
F Trinidad & Tobago(trd) Supports F Caracas(crc) - Eastern Caribbean Sea(ecb) (*Fails*)
F Amundsen Sea(amu) - Weddell Sea(wed)
A Bogota(bog) Supports A Medellin(med)
F Barranquilla(brn) Supports F Golfo De Venezuela(gov) - Western
F Barranquilla(brn) Supports F Golfo De Venezuela(gov) - Western Caribbean Sea(wcb)
F Caracas(crc) - Eastern Caribbean Sea(ecb) (*Bounce*)
F Golfo De Venezuela(gov) - Western Caribbean Sea(wcb) (*Fails*)
F Guyana(guy) Supports F Caracas(crc) - Eastern Caribbean
F Guyana(guy) Supports F Caracas(crc) - Eastern Caribbean Sea(ecb) (*Fails*)
A Manaus(man) - Amazon Basin(amz) (*Bounce*)
A Maracaibo(mcb) Hold
A Medellin(med) Supports A Panama(pan)
A Mato Grosso Do Sul(mgd) - Paraguay(pgy) (*Bounce*)
A Mato Grosso(mgr) - Santa Cruz(scz) (*Fails*)
F Mid South Atlantic Ocean(msa) Supports F Cape Verde
F Mid South Atlantic Ocean(msa) Supports F Cape Verde Islands(cpv) - Eastern South Atlantic Ocean(esa)
F Rio De Janeiro(rio) Supports F Mid South Atlantic Ocean(msa)
A Sao Paulo(sao) Hold
F South West Atlantic(swa) - St Helena(sth) (*Fails*)

California:
A Guadalajara(gdl) - Acapulco(aca)
F Guatamala Basin(gub) Convoys A Guadalajara(gdl) - Acapulco(aca)
A Sonora(son) Supports A New Mexico(nmx) - Chihuahua(chu)
F North Central Pacific Ocean(ncp) Supports F Bering Sea(brg) - North West Pacific Ocean(nwp)
F East Central Pacific Ocean(ecp) Supports F Guatamala Basin(gub)
F Hawaii(hi) Supports F Midway Island(mdw)
F Los Angeles(la) - North East Pacific Ocean(nep)
F Midway Island(mdw) Supports F North Central Pacific Ocean(ncp)
A Nevada(nev) Hold
A New Mexico(nmx) - Chihuahua(chu)

Catholica:
A Atlas Mountains(ats) - Tunisia(tun)
F Morocco(mor) Supports F Eastern North Atlantic Ocean(ena)
F Red Sea(red) Hold
A Austria(aus) - Munich(mun)
F Bay of Biscay(bis) Supports F Eastern North Atlantic Ocean(ena)
A Budapest(bud) - Prague(prg)
F Eastern North Atlantic Ocean(ena) Supports F Mid North
Atlantic Ocean(mna) - Western South Atlantic
F Eastern North Atlantic Ocean(ena) Supports F Mid North Atlantic Ocean(mna) - Western South Atlantic Ocean(wsa)
A Piedmont(pie) Hold
F Portugal(por) Supports F Eastern North Atlantic Ocean(ena)
A Serbia(ser) Hold
F Spain(spa)(sc) Supports F Eastern North Atlantic Ocean(ena)
A St Petersburg(stp) Supports A Moscow(mos) - Komi(kom)
F Tyrrhenian Sea(tyr) Hold
F Western Mediterranean Sea(wmd) Supports F Eastern North
F Western Mediterranean Sea(wmd) Supports F Eastern North Atlantic Ocean(ena)
F Gulf of Aden(gad) - Arabian Sea(ara) (*Fails*)

Illinois:
F Bahamas(bhm) - Sargasso Sea(sar)
A Belize(blz) - Guatamala(gml) (*Bounce*)
A Chihuahua(chu) - West Texas(wtx)
A Cienfuegos(cie) Hold
A Coahuila(coa), no move received
F Havana(hav) - Eastern Gulf of Mexico(egm)
F Jamaica(jam) Supports F Western Caribbean Sea(wcb) - Golfo De
F Jamaica(jam) Supports F Western Caribbean Sea(wcb) - Golfo De Venezuela(gov)
A Monterey(mon) Hold
A Mexico City(mxc) Supports A Guadalajara(gdl) - Acapulco(aca)
A Veracruz(vcz) Supports A Belize(blz) - Guatamala(gml)
F Yucatan Basin(yub) Supports F Jamaica(jam)
F Yucatan(yuc) - Belize(blz) (*Fails*)
F Norwegian Sea(nwg) - Iceland(ice)
F Bering Sea(brg) - North West Pacific Ocean(nwp) (*Fails*)
F Anchorage(anc) - Gulf of Alaska(goa) (*Fails*)
F Cascadia Basin(cas) Hold
A Corpus Christi(ccr) - Houston(hou)
F Gulf of Alaska(goa) - Bering Sea(brg) (*Fails*)
F Greenland(grn) Supports F Labrador Sea(lab)
A Kansas(kan) Hold
F Labrador Sea(lab) Supports F Norwegian Sea(nwg) - Iceland(ice)
A Memphis(mem) Hold
A Quebec(qbc) Hold
F Winnipeg(win) - Hudson Bay(hud)
A Yukon(yuk) - Anchorage(anc) (*Fails*)

India:
A Orenburgskaya Oblast(orn) Supports A Kazan(kzn)
F Arabian Sea(ara) - Persian Gulf(peg)
F Bay of Bengal(bob) Supports F Diego Garcia(die) - North Indian
F Bay of Bengal(bob) Supports F Diego Garcia(die) - North Indian Ocean(nio)
F Bombay(bom) - Arabian Sea(ara)
A Dhaka(dha) - Assam(asm)
F Madras(mdr) Supports F Bombay(bom) - Arabian Sea(ara)
A Magwe(mgw) - Rangoon(ran)
A Oman(oma) - Saudi Arabia(sau) (*Disbanded*)
F Persian Gulf(peg) - Baluchestan(blc)
F Sri Lanka(sri) Supports F Diego Garcia(die) - North Indian
F Sri Lanka(sri) Supports F Diego Garcia(die) - North Indian Ocean(nio)
A Aktyubinsk(akt) - Volgograd(vol) (*Fails*)
A Almaty(alm) - Kazakhstan(kaz)
F Karachi(kar) Supports F Arabian Sea(ara) - Persian Gulf(peg)
A Kashmir(kas) - Tibet(tib)
A Shiraz(shi) Supports A Tehran(teh)
A Tehran(teh), no move received

Mexico:
F Acapulco(aca) Hold (*Dislodged*)
F Guatamala(gml) Supports A Honduras(hon) - Nicaragua(nic) (*Cut*)
A Honduras(hon) - Nicaragua(nic) (*Fails*)

Nigeria:
A Chad(cha) - Libya(lib)
A Congo(con) Hold
F Dakar(dak) Supports F Gulf of Guinea(gog) - Eastern South
F Dakar(dak) Supports F Gulf of Guinea(gog) - Eastern South Atlantic Ocean(esa)
F Eritrea(eri) Supports A Khartoum(kha)
F Eastern South Atlantic Ocean(esa) - Ivory Coast(ivo)
F Gulf of Guinea(gog) - Eastern South Atlantic Ocean(esa) (*Bounce*)
A Khartoum(kha) Supports A Chad(cha) - Libya(lib)
A Mali(mal) - Tombouctou(tom)
F Mauritania(mau) Supports F Dakar(dak)
A Niger(ngr) - Ahaggar(aha)
F Somalia(som) Supports F Eritrea(eri)
A Sudan(sud) Hold
A Tombouctou(tom) - Grand Erg Oriental(geo)

Oceania:
F Arafura Sea(arf) Supports F Darwin(dwn) - Timor Sea(tms)
F Coral Sea(crl) Supports F Arafura Sea(arf)
F Darwin(dwn) - Timor Sea(tms)
F Nauru(nau) Supports F Soloman Islands(sol) - Micronesia(mic)
F New Guinea(ng) - Southern Philippine Sea(sps) (*Fails*)
F Papua New Guinea(pap) Supports F Soloman Islands(sol) -
F Papua New Guinea(pap) Supports F Soloman Islands(sol) - Micronesia(mic)
F Soloman Islands(sol) - Micronesia(mic)
A South Australia(soz) - Perth(per)
F Central Pacific Ocean(cpo) Supports F Soloman Islands(sol) -
F Central Pacific Ocean(cpo) Supports F Soloman Islands(sol) - Micronesia(mic)
F Pitcairn Island(pit) Hold
F Ross Sea(ros) Hold
F Tahiti(tah) Supports F Central Pacific Ocean(cpo)

Philippines:
F Guam(gua) Supports F Micronesia(mic) - Southern Philippine
F Guam(gua) Supports F Micronesia(mic) - Southern Philippine Sea(sps)
F Northern Philippine Sea(nps) Supports F Okinawa(oki) -
F Northern Philippine Sea(nps) Supports F Okinawa(oki) - Taiwan(tai)
F Okinawa(oki) - Taiwan(tai)
F Saipan(sai) Supports F West Central Pacific Ocean(wcp)
F Tokyo(tok) Supports F West Central Pacific Ocean(wcp)
F West Central Pacific Ocean(wcp) Supports F Sapporo(sap) -
F West Central Pacific Ocean(wcp) Supports F Sapporo(sap) - North West Pacific Ocean(nwp)
F Banjarmasin(bnj) - Java Sea(jav) (*Fails*)
F Cebu(ceb) - South China Sea South(scs)
F Micronesia(mic) - Southern Philippine Sea(sps)
F Ujungpandang(uju) - Banda Sea(bnd)

SichuanEmpire:
A Kazan(kzn) Supports A Aktyubinsk(akt) - Volgograd(vol)
A Omsk(oms) Supports A Zapadno-Sibirskaya Ravnina(zap)
A Perm'(prm) Supports A Kazan(kzn)
A Ufa(ufa) Supports A Perm'(prm)
F Akita(aki) Supports F West Central Pacific Ocean(wcp)
A Anhui(anh) Supports A Changsha(chg) - Nanchang(nan)
A Changsha(chg) - Nanchang(nan)
A Chongqing(cho) Supports A Wuhan(wuh) - Changsha(chg)
F East China Sea(ecs) - Fuzhou(fuz) (*Bounce*)
A Nanjing(njg) - Wuhan(wuh)
F Sea of Okhotsk(okh) Supports F Sapporo(sap) - North West
F Sea of Okhotsk(okh) Supports F Sapporo(sap) - North West Pacific Ocean(nwp)
A Sakhalinsk(sak) - Khabarovsk(khb)
F Sapporo(sap) - North West Pacific Ocean(nwp)
F Shandong(sdg) - Yellow Sea(yel)
F Seoul(seo) - East China Sea(ecs) (*Fails*)
A Siberia(sib) Hold
F Sea of Japan(soj) Supports F West Central Pacific Ocean(wcp)
A Wuhan(wuh) - Changsha(chg)
F Yellow Sea(yel) - Shanghai(sha)
A Irkutsk(irk) Supports A Siberia(sib)
A Srednesibirskoye Ploskogor'ye(srd) Supports A
A Srednesibirskoye Ploskogor'ye(srd) Supports A Zapadno-Sibirskaya Ravnina(zap)
A Zapadno-Sibirskaya Ravnina(zap) Supports A Perm'(prm)

SongEmpire:
A Da Nang(dan), no move received
F Guangdong(gdg) Supports F Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu(gnx) - Hong
F Guangdong(gdg) Supports F Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu(gnx) - Hong Kong(hk)
F Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu(gnx) - Hong Kong(hk)
A Guiyang(gyn) Supports A Guizhou(gzh) - Yunan(yun)
A Guizhou(gzh) - Yunan(yun)
A Nanchang(nan) - Fuzhou(fuz) (*Dislodged*)
F Taiwan(tai) - South China Sea North(scn) (*Disbanded*)

SouthAfrica:
F Angola Basin(anb) Supports F St Helena(sth)
A Angola(ang) Supports A Kinshasa(kin)
A Kinshasa(kin) Hold
F Lubango(lub) - South Atlantic Ocean(sat) (*Fails*)
F Madagascar(mds) - Central Indian Ocean(cio) (*Fails*)
A Mombasa(mom) Hold
F Somali Basin(sob) Supports F Diego Garcia(die) - North Indian
F Somali Basin(sob) Supports F Diego Garcia(die) - North Indian Ocean(nio)
F St Helena(sth) Supports F Lubango(lub) - South Atlantic
F St Helena(sth) Supports F Lubango(lub) - South Atlantic Ocean(sat) (*Cut*)
A Tanzania(tan) Supports A Mombasa(mom)
A Zambia(zam) Hold
F Central Indian Ocean(cio) - Java Trench(jvt) (*Fails*)
F Diego Garcia(die) - North Indian Ocean(nio)
F Southern Indian Ocean(sio) Supports F Madagascar(mds) -
F Southern Indian Ocean(sio) Supports F Madagascar(mds) - Central Indian Ocean(cio) (*Fails*)
F Strait of Malacca(stm) - Singapore(sng) (*Bounce*)
F South West Indian Ocean(swi) Supports F South Atlantic
F South West Indian Ocean(swi) Supports F South Atlantic Ocean(sat) - Weddell Sea(wed)
F South Atlantic Ocean(sat) - Weddell Sea(wed) (*Fails*)

Thailand:
F Gulf of Tongking(gto) - Ho Chi Minh(ho)
A Hanoi(han) Hold
F South China Sea North(scn) - Hong Kong(hk) (*Fails*)
A Yunan(yun) Hold (*Dislodged*)
F Ambon(amb) Supports F Molucca Sea(mlc)
F Java Sea(jav) - Singapore(sng) (*Bounce*)
F Java Trench(jvt) Supports F Timor Sea(tms) (*Cut*)
A Laos(lao) Supports A Hanoi(han)
A Medan(mdn) - Riau(ria)
F Molucca Sea(mlc) Supports F Ujungpandang(uju) - Banda Sea(bnd)
F North Indian Ocean(nio) - Medan(mdn)
A Riau(ria) - Kuala Lumpur(kua)
F Timor Sea(tms) Hold (*Dislodged*)

Turkey:
A Egypt(egy) Hold
A Donetsâ€™k(don) Supports A Volgograd(vol)
F Istanbul(ist) - Black Sea(bla)
A Jordan(jor) - Baghdad(bag) (*Fails*)
A Kiev(kie) Supports A Minsk(msk) - Moscow(mos)
F Mecca(mec) - Red Sea(red) (*Fails*)
A Moscow(mos) - Komi(kom)
A Minsk(msk) - Moscow(mos)
F Saudi Arabia(sau) - Oman(oma)
A Syria(syr) - Kurdistan(kur)
A Volgograd(vol) Supports A Minsk(msk) - Moscow(mos) (*Cut*)
A Yemen(yem) Supports F Saudi Arabia(sau) - Oman(oma)
A Azerbaijan(aze) Supports A Volgograd(vol)
F Baghdad(bag) - Persian Gulf(peg) (*Fails*)
A Tabriz(tab) Supports A Jordan(jor) - Baghdad(bag) (*Fails*)

UnitedKingdom:
F Azores(azo) Supports F North Atlantic Ocean(nat)
F Barents Sea(bar) - Norwegian Sea(nwg)
F Edinburgh(edi) Supports F Norway(nwy) - Norwegian Sea(nwg) (*Void*)
F Eastern North Sea(ens) Supports F Barents Sea(bar) - Norwegian
F Eastern North Sea(ens) Supports F Barents Sea(bar) - Norwegian Sea(nwg)
F Finland(fin) - Baltic Sea(bal)
A Hamburg(ham) - Eastern Germany(egr)
F Iceland(ice) Supports F North Atlantic Ocean(nat) (*Disbanded*)
A Komi(kom) - Murmansk(mur)
F Murmansk(mur) - Barents Sea(bar)
F North Atlantic Ocean(nat) Supports F Azores(azo)
F Norway(nwy) Supports F Barents Sea(bar) - Norwegian Sea(nwg)
F Western North Sea(wns) Supports F Barents Sea(bar) - Norwegian
F Western North Sea(wns) Supports F Barents Sea(bar) - Norwegian Sea(nwg)

UnitedStates:
F Guantanamo(gno) - Eastern Caribbean Sea(ecb) (*Bounce*)
F Hispaniola(his) Supports F Puerto Rico(pr)
F Puerto Rico(pr) Supports F Bahamas(bhm) - Sargasso Sea(sar) (*Cut*)
F Santa Clara(snc) - Bahamas(bhm)
F Western Caribbean Sea(wcb) - Golfo De Venezuela(gov) (*Fails*)
F Bermuda(bmd) Supports F Bahamas(bhm) - Sargasso Sea(sar)
F Gulf of St Lawrence(gsl) Supports F North East Coast(nec) -
F Gulf of St Lawrence(gsl) Supports F North East Coast(nec) - Mid North Atlantic Ocean(mna)
F Labrador(lbr) Supports F Labrador Sea(lab)
A Miami(mia), no move received
F Mid North Atlantic Ocean(mna) - Western South Atlantic
F Mid North Atlantic Ocean(mna) - Western South Atlantic Ocean(wsa)
F North East Coast(nec) - Mid North Atlantic Ocean(mna)
F Newfoundland(nwf) Supports F North East Coast(nec) - Mid North
F Newfoundland(nwf) Supports F North East Coast(nec) - Mid North Atlantic Ocean(mna)
A New York City(nyc), no move received
F Washington(was) - North East Coast(nec)

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