Fall 1902 Results

THE BALLOON GOES UP

The Following moves were recorded.

Austria:
A Bohemia Supports A Tyrolia - Munich
A Bulgaria Hold
A Galicia - Vienna
F Greece - Aegean Sea
A Trieste Hold

England:
A Belgium - Ruhr
F Edinburgh - North Sea
A Holland - Kiel
F North Sea - Helgoland Bight
F Norway Supports F Sweden - Denmark

France:
A Burgundy Hold
A Marseilles Supports A Burgundy Hold
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean Hold
A Paris Supports A Burgundy Hold
A Spain - Gascony

Germany:
F Denmark - North Sea
A Kiel Supports A Holland - Ruhr
A Munich - Berlin
A Ruhr - Holland

Italy:
F Eastern Mediterranean Convoys A Tunis - Syria
F Ionian Sea Convoys A Tunis - Eastern Mediterranean
A Tunis - Syria
A Tyrolia - Munich

Russia:
F Gulf of Bothnia - Baltic Sea
F Rumania Supports F Black Sea - Rumania
F Sevastopol - Black Sea
A Silesia - Berlin
F Sweden - Denmark
A Warsaw - Prussia

Turkey:
F Aegean Sea - Greece
F Black Sea Supports A Constantinople - Bulgaria
A Constantinople - Bulgaria

The resolution of the Orders Was like so:

Austria:
A Bohemia Supports A Tyrolia - Munich (Italy moves into Munich)
A Bulgaria Hold
A Galicia - Vienna
F Greece - Aegean Sea (*Fails*) (bounces against Turkish Fleet)
A Trieste Hold

England:
A Belgium - Ruhr (*Fails*)
F Edinburgh - North Sea (*Bounce*)
A Holland - Kiel (*Fails*)
F North Sea - Helgoland Bight
F Norway Supports F Sweden - Denmark (*Fails*)

France:
A Burgundy Hold
A Marseilles Supports A Burgundy
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean Hold
A Paris Supports A Burgundy
A Spain - Gascony

Germany:
F Denmark - North Sea (*Bounce*)
A Kiel Supports A Holland - Ruhr (*Void*)
A Munich - Berlin (*Disbanded*) Munich now occupied by Italian player
A Ruhr - Holland (*Fails*)

Italy:
F Eastern Mediterranean Convoys A Tunis - Syria (*Void*) F Ionian Sea Convoys A Tunis - Eastern Mediterranean (*Void*) (see note, below)
A Tyrolia - Munich
A Syria, no move received

NOTE: this is a Realpolitik response. I have tried it a few times and there's some nuance I'm missing to getting a leapfrog convoy to work in RealPolitik. I've emailed the developer about it, but in the meantime, there's nothing that would cut this move, I *know* it is legal to do it, and have seen it a few dozen times. So I manually moved A Tunis - Syria.

Russia:
F Gulf of Bothnia - Baltic Sea
F Rumania Supports F Black Sea - Rumania (*Fails*)
F Sevastopol - Black Sea (*Fails*)
A Silesia - Berlin (*Bounce*)
F Sweden - Denmark (*Fails*)
A Warsaw - Prussia

Turkey:
F Aegean Sea - Greece (*Fails*)
F Black Sea Supports A Constantinople - Bulgaria (*Cut*)
A Constantinople - Bulgaria (*Fails*)

NEWS, such as it is!

"In a stunning development, it is our sad duty to report that the Tsar has suffered a catastrophic stroke and is under the care of a team of doctors.The brain hemorrhage was brought on by reports out of Siberia. A team of cossacks were repulsed in their attempt to seize the capital of Iranistan. The reason for this disaster was the total failure of our supply services. The troops quickly ran out of food and had to forage.Cut off from their normal diet of prunes and bran, their ranks were swept by waves of constipation. Unable to maneuver, the army suffered an ignominious rout. Weare gratified to report that the leader of the force, Ivan Trowinchit, redeemedhimself in the traditional cossack fashion by throwing himself onto a large boulderas often as necessary. Oh, and by the way, we are now at war with Germany."

Tsar AlexievI

News from the Vatican -

The Pope has called for a new Crusade! At his recommendation, the Catholic armies of Italy have occupied the HolyLand, and are working on bringing the remains of the Holy Roman Empire back into the loving arms of the Church.

Lepanto (TM) - Giving the Italian something to do in 1902!

News from Berlin

No, I am not, and I repeat, it is NOT due to my position on the board...it is that I feel that some folks are forgetting that the name of the game is DIPLOMACY. That requires talking...to everyone...especially in this electronic media format. This game becomes a boring f*cking Euro without the talk...and rather pointless, an exercise in ludo-masturbation. I send out emails to everyone each time...would it hurt to at least respond, even if it is to say 'f*ck off'? At least then I'd figure it was received, and at least acknowledged. That's proper behavior for this game. Dead silence shows a lack of imagination, at the very least.

Sure, I know that some folks are more talkative than others...but I also know that, for damn near the whole game, only three people regularly correspond with me. I don't expect long diatribes, hell, just 'I hear you' would be enough...but in the electronic form of this game, you don't have anything to go on but silence. I can play this shit solitaire anytime I want...I would have thought that people got into this game for a bit of diplomatic banter & fun, but I guess I was wrong.

Mr. Nizz, I told you I was getting fed up with this, and I figure it's better to bring it out in the open rather than sit here seething. So, I'm sure this may make folks want to take me out, come & get it...I won't go down without a fight, even if it's a whimper...but to see the same pattern surfacing turn after turn...it's not why I play games...where's the 'fun' if there's no 'fun'? Note, I didn't say I had to WIN to have fun (heck, I had Italy last game, was doubly stabbed, and still had a blast! Why? Because people TALKED...) So, yes...I'm calling the silent ones on the carpet, Nizz. Consider it my 'News' for this round if you want.

News Flash, Reuters, Vienna, Imperial Foreign Service Public Affairs branch

Having secured our Western and Northern borders, the Army of the West will now stand down from expanding the Hapsburg Empire. Through marathon negotiations, a pact has been reached with the Italians. A fragile truce with the Russians continues to hold. Per the Ministries of State and War, we have no plans to expand into Germany at this time.

As for the East, we are making a steady progress in our expansion. With the help of the Italians, we plan to join in the Crusade to free the Middle East of the Evil Turks. While we continue to keep an eye on the rapidly expanding Russian.

And what of the British??