Shocking absolutely nobody, France stabs Venice to take three supply centers, which, along with one gained from Austria and Turkey, is enough to give Mike the solo. Congratulations Mike! That makes Mike the first three time winner of the DCI, as well as just the second player to win consecutive games!
I'd also like to congratulate Shaun, Garry, Warren, and John on their survivals, and offer my thanks to Tim, Gerry, and Dan on fighting a good fight.
In my opinion, the game just was a done deal after repeated attempts to get Venice onside with the help of stopping Mike soloing failed. I'd be very curious to know what went on behind the scenes there.
EOGS WELCOME!!!
I also realize that this game was often bogged down with my own errors, and for that I apologize.
Final standings for the DCI:
1st - Michael Sims
2nd - Shaun Goodwin
3rd - Garry Bledose
4th - Warren Fleming
5th - John Spicer
6th - Gerry Bayer
7th - Tim Crosby
8th - Dan Dzikowicz
Finally, thank you all for playing. I'd also recommend keeping your eyes peeled for a possible Summer Blitz (Garry? Mike? Thoughts?) possibly coming soon. It's been an honor being your GM, and I hope to meet (and stab) you all soon!
Best,
Dan
Final supply counts:
Austria, 2: Treviso, Venice.
France:, 23: Avignon, Corsica, Cremona, Genoa, Lucca, Mantua,
Marseille, Milan, Modena, Montferrat, Naples,
Palermo, Pavia, Piombino, Saluzzo, Sardinia, Savoy,
Siena, Swiss, Trent, Tunis, Turin, Tyrol.
Papacy, 1: Padua.
Turkey, 5: Albania, Bari, Durazzo, Messina, Ragusa.
Venice, 13: Ancona, Arezzo, Austria, Bologna, Carniola, Croatia,
Dalmatia, Ferrara, Florence, Hungary, Perugia, Pisa,
Rome.
Austria:
A Friuli Hold
A Venice Supports A Padua
A Verona Supports A Friuli
France:
A Aquila - Naples (*Bounce*)
A Bergamo Supports A Parma - Mantua
F Capua - Naples (*Bounce*)
A Carinthia Supports A Milan - Trent
F Central Mediterranean Supports F Palermo
A Cremona Supports A Parma - Mantua
A Genoa - Modena
F Ligurian Sea Supports A Genoa - Modena
A Lucca - Bologna (*Fails*)
A Milan - Trent
F Naples - Salerno
F Palermo Hold
A Parma - Mantua
A Piombino - Siena
A Pistoia - Florence (*Bounce*)
F Tunis - Western Mediterranean
A Tyrol - Austria (*Fails*)
F Tyrrhenian Sea Supports F Palermo
Papacy:
A Padua Hold
Turkey:
F Bari - Lower Adriatic (*Fails*)
F Gulf of Naples Supports F Messina
A Herzegovina - Albania
F Ionian Sea - Durazzo (*Bounce*)
F Messina Supports F Gulf of Naples
F Ragusa Hold
Venice:
F Ancona Supports F Lower Adriatic
A Austria Hold
A Bologna - Florence (*Bounce*)
A Bosnia - Dalmatia
A Carniola - Friuli (*Fails*)
A Croatia - Durazzo (*Bounce*)
A Ferrara Supports A Padua
A Hungary Supports A Austria
F Lower Adriatic Convoys A Croatia - Durazzo
A Mantua, no move received (*Disbanded*)
A Modena Supports A Pisa - Lucca (*Dislodged*)
A Pisa - Lucca (*Fails*)
A Rome Supports A Spoleto
A Spoleto Supports A Rome
F Upper Adriatic Convoys A Croatia - Durazzo |
