Diplomacy PBPM - Concert of Europe

[Grey Bishop]

Spring 1902


Sorry about the delay. Didn't realise Moody was still away. Yep, no honor needed on my part. I get the info after the fact and Moody still has the original to check behind me with. I can be as dishonorable as I need! Kiddin', clearly. But there's our map. Enjoy.

[viggo]

Army Raised in Vladivostok, Japanese Aggression to Blame

"We don't want those silly Japanese taking our homes and turning them into temples for their crazy religion. I mean, seriously, Shinto? What the hell?"

[Moody the Wise]

Spring 1902 orders due by 22:00 EST (GMT-5) tomorrow, Tuesday, March 13.

That is approximately 27 hours from now. It's daylight savings time here in the EST timezone (at least, in the U.S. it is). On the off chance that someone will be confused or think it unfair, I'll give you the extra hour if you need it. The time on the forum has not been adjusted for this daylight savings time, so if you get your orders in by 10:00 pm according to the forum's clock, you're good. Technically, it will be 11:00 pm for me when I post the orders.

Along with your orders this turn, please send me a brief description of your feelings about daylight savings time - do you live in the U.S.? Do you recognize daylight savings time? Are you really confused about the whole thing? Did you know it came earlier this year by decree of congress?

Should I clarify that the time for orders being due is just relative to GMT, and ignore the whole daylight savings time thing? That would mean that, unless someone changes the clock, things would just run very nicely by the forum's clock. This is what I'm leaning towards, but I'm open to suggestions.

[Moody the Wise]

Here are the Spring 1902 orders - someone will mappetize them and adjudicate as soon as possible.

France:
A Bur holds
A Par support A Bur
F Bre - Eng
A Por - Spa
F Mor - Mao
F Bor - Sch
A Sai - Ann

Japan:
F can holds
F kar - npo
F tok - spo
F osa - ecs
F phi - sch
A kyo - fuj

Austria:
A Rum - Sev
A Klu - Gal
A Vie S Klu - Gal
F Adr - Tri
A Ser - Bud

England:
F Cam-Tha(EC)
F Joh S F Cam-Tha (EC)
F Liv-Iri
F Ire-nat
A Lon-Wal
F Nth-Lon

Germany
A mun - bur
A bel - pic
A kie - ruh
A hol S A kie - ruh
F den holds
A ber - kie
A pos - sax

India:
A brm - sha
A cal - brm
A del - snd
A ira - tur
F jav - mal
F mad - eio

Turkey:
A Arm - Sev
F Con - Bla
F Smy - Eas
F Bul (SC) - Aeg
A Gre - Bul
A Egy Hold
A Ank Hold

Russia:
a vla -> man
a ukr -> rum
a gal supports a ukr -> rum
a sib -> sin
f kor -> yel
f gob -> swe
f bla -> sev

Italy:
F Pen - Egy
A Mag - Eth
F Yem - Red
F Nap - Ion
A Tri S A Ven - Tyr
A Ven - Tyr
A Apu - Ven

China:
A kan-->sin
A man-->pek
F vtn-->got
A han holds

[Grey Bishop]

General Notices

Russia:
A gal must retreat or be disbanded; can retreat to boh, sil, war.

Order Results

Austria:
F adr - tri
.....Bounced with tri (1 against 1).
A klu - galAustria: A rum - sev
.....Bounced with arm (1 against 1).
A ser - bud
A vie Supports A klu - gal

China:
A han Holds
A kan - sin
.....Bounced with omo (1 against 1).
A man - pek
F vtn - got

England:
F cam Supports F joh - tha/ec
F ire - nat
F joh - tha/ec
F liv - iri
A lon - wal
F nth - lon
F nwy Holds; No order for unit at Norway; Hold order assigned.

France:
F bor - sch
.....Bounced with phi (1 against 1).
F bre - eng
A bur Holds
F mor - mao
A par Supports A bur
A por - spa
A sai - ann

Germany:
A bel - pic
A ber - kie
F den Holds
A hol Supports A kie - ruh
A kie - ruh
A mun - bur
.....Bounced with bur (1 against 2).
A pos - sax

India:
A brm - sha
A cal - brm
A del - snd
A ira - tur
F jav - mal
F mad - eio

Italy:
A apu - ven
A mag - eth
F nap - ion
F pen - egy/nc
.....Bounced with egy (1 against 1).
A tri Supports A ven - tyr
.....Support cut by Move from Adriatic Sea.
A ven - tyr
F yem - red

Japan:
F can Holds
F kar - npo
A kyo - fuj
F osa - ecs
F phi - sch
.....Bounced with bor (1 against 1).
F tok - spo

Russia:
F bla - sev
.....Bounced with arm (1 against 1).
A gal Supports A ukr - rum
.....Support cut by Move from Klug. Dislodged from klu (2 against 1). Can retreat to boh, sil, war.
F gob - swe
F kor - yel
A sib - sin
.....Bounced with kan (1 against 1).
A ukr - rum
.....Failed because Austria: A rum - sev failed.
A vla - man

Turkey:
A ank Holds
A arm - sev
.....Bounced with rum (1 against 1).
F bul/sc - aeg
F con - bla
.....Failed because Russia: F bla - sev failed.
A egy Holds
A gre - bul
F smy - eas

[Grey Bishop]

Fall 1902

[J_Muller]

One of my orders is wrong. It was kan-->sin

Also, *shakes fist in the air* f*ck you Russia. F*ck you all the way to Hell.

[Moody the Wise]

That Russian retreat is due by Thursday, 10:00 PM Forum-Time.

Viggo - let me know in your PM if you're willing to just have the map updated as soon as your order comes in, rather than waiting until the deadline, since you're the only one.

J_Muller - I can tell your post wasn't meant to be hurtful, but let's keep the language - even with asterisks - clean.

[Grey Bishop]

One of my orders is wrong. It was kan-->sin[/I]

Corrected.

[Illuminaughty]

French Pirates repelled in South China Sea

Reports of French piracy in the South China sea have been confirmed by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Admiral Tatsumo Hiroshi was heard to claim to have bested hundreds of the French pirates, but rumors persist that he quickly ordered the retreat of the entire fleet after the first skirmish leaving the South China Sea unclaimed.

Yesterday, a chastened Hiroshi was publicly executed for cowardice after refusing to ritually disembowel himself. His replacement, newly promoted Yoshimoro Date, has sworn to show great honor in the next engagement having said, "Our Ninja-Marine is coming along nicely. The first detachments await deployment in Fuji. Within the next year, we expect they will have rid the Pacific of piracy proving once and for all ninjas are indeed better than pirates."

[J_Muller]

Russia Betrays China's Trust... Again.
The belligerent Russian Empire once again demonstrated their aggressiveness and foolishness when they went back on promises of a truce with China and invaded Manchuria. While the Manchurian Army Group was redeployed to Peking in preparation for the retaking of Canton, a Russian army entered the territory and claimed it for Russia. Chief Councilor Jhong Mingyu had this to say:
"The foreign aggressors may attack China, but they will never take Peking! Our courageous warriors will force them to pay a gallon of blood for every meter of our territory they seize! Long live China! Long live the Emperor!"

France planning to occupy Vietnam? ((OOC: Because we all know that's going to work so well...))
A French army moved north, apparently in preparation for a French takeover of Vietnam. The French had best be careful, however, as foreigners are known to be vulnerable to a famous Vietnamese disease that is making the rounds--Dien Bien Phlu.

[viggo]

Study shows Chinese really, really gullible, about to become extinct

Scientists at the Imperial Russian Academy for Arts, Sciences, Population Control, Disinformation and General Badassery released a study today that the Chinese people are incredibly suceptible to even the most obvious of deceptions. It's okay, though, their spokesperson said. "The Chinese will soon be mostly extinct. Maybe some pockets of resistance in the Himalayas, but nothing worth mentioning. It's a great day to be Russian, everything I am and own belongs to the Tsar, hail Mother Russia, dasvidanya."

Much Strangeness in the Balkans

"We just can't figure it out," said the Minister of Cartography, Geology, Anthropology, Biology but not Exobiology or Zoology but definitely Botany. "It's total chaos. There are Italians in Austria, Austrians marching toward Russia... We've been trying to redraw maps. Look at Turkey! No one even knows what to think about the Ottomans."

[thewamp]

Outer Mongolians Celebrate Independence for Another Season
The international community was astounded today, after the large hullabalu made about Outer Mongolia, that it is still untaken. "It remains to be seen whether the Tsar intends to move into it in the Fall, but we have to say, we're surprised," said a local paper from South Germany.

In other News, the Germans apologize profusely to the French: "we really didn't mean to go into Picardy. But you know, we had a hankering to travel, and those soldiers, would you believe it, took so long to pack their things that we had to stay for the summer.

[viggo]

Russian Foreign Minister responds to German press

Outer Mongolia is a part of Russia. They govern themselves to a high degree, and we don't impose taxes or draft laws on them. However, as it can be seen, we do not tolerate foreign aggression on the people of Outer Mongolia. They are a living, breathing part of our Empire, and the Russian Winter Wolves will not accept incursion into our territory.

And for the record, it's independence.

[Raveler1]

Turkey, Austria: Our Generals need to talk!

What could have been a swift attack on Russian soil, leading to a mild victory against this global aggressor led to a major faux pas as both Turkish and Austrian troops entered the country at the same time, rather than one supporting the other. The Ottoman General was seen yelling into a bannana for days before the battle. When notified of his mistake, and that there was no one on the other end of his "wireless field telephone", the general responded "I thought that Austrian man was being extremely quiet for a Western Soldier". No word yet as to whether the cucumber inserted halfway through the General's beltloop will function as a sword when needed.

Italians show proclivity for battle

At every turn, Ottoman troops are running into Italian patrols "just checking our borders". Even on the open seas, Italy has established a blockade against Turkish goods. Sultan Luke is unhappy that the Italians would try to spark a battle, as his major vice is Italian food. "Surely we can come to some agreement... like, you leave Yemen to our purposes, and we'll allow you to maintain your colonial borders next to Egypt, despite the military penalty that causes."

[viggo]

Austrians, Turks and Italians silly, Russians still totally awesome

"We're not global aggressors," said Foreign Minister Viktor Davidovich. "We're just defending our borders. Our policy of border protection extends no further than that - our borders.

Our Asian situation remains physically and politically seperated from Europe. Do not think Russia intends on harming its neighbors. It is only when provoked that the sleeping bear arises."

[J_Muller]

China finds Russian Claims Laughable
"Not global aggressors? Ridiculous. The Russians intend to dominate Europe and Asia. Make no mistake, they'll be coming for Austria or the Ottoman Empire next." --Jhong Mingyu, Chief Councilor, Grand Council

[Moody the Wise]

Russia's retreat:
A Gal-War

Updated map when Grey Bishop gets the chance, probably tomorrow morning, but until then it's not really a hard change to picture. =)

[viggo]

Back in the US, back in the US, back in the USSR

"You don't know how lucky you are, boys," said Foreign Minster Viktor Davidovich to the soldiers of the Russian Second Army. "Warsaw is absolutely wonderful this time of year."

[Grey Bishop]

Original map updated with retreat from Russia.

[KuH]

Germans About To Dominate Europe?

Faced with an apparent mass of German tourists desperate to invade the restaurants of Paris, the French announce themselves baffled. 'Surely the Germans can see that we brew no beer in France - this is wine country.'

'And of course, history shows that Germans who invade France will shortly thereafter find themselves the target of a unified force of allies, who will ultimately destroy the empire for overreaching itself.'

English Welcome French Cruise Ship

As a French cruise ship entered the English Channel, with an intention of protecting France's weakened North Coast from the attacks of the German army, they were pleased to notice the reception committee planned by the English. 'Your whole army and navy has turned out to welcome us - in London, Wales and the Irish Sea - how thoughtful of you. We're so sorry we are not here on a pleasure cruise - it would have been so merry.'

French Take Vietnam

In reply to Chinese threats about the danger to France of taking Vietnam, the French Foreign Legion was heard to laugh. 'This Dien Phu place you talk about - that is the home city of our legion. We plan to occupy it for at least the next generation if not longer. What happens after that is none of our affair.'

'However, if the Chinese navy will allow us to enter Vietnam unopposed, our troops may be merciful to any Chinese merchants we find remaining in the town.'

[Gygaxphobia]

Austria cheers for German victories!

It's been too long since the French were put in there place, and now the Kaiser seems prepared to do it.
Prinz Stefan was rumoured to have banned French newspapers from his palaces in contempt for their inaccuracy.
In a speech to a crowd he shouted, "Surely they know that the Germans always have Europe's support for invading France. Even if Napoloeon is dead and buried, his successor will get the same treatment! Long Live the Grand Alliance! We remember Austerlitz even if they don't!"

[Moody the Wise]

Somewhat less than 24 hour warning: Fall 1902 orders due by 10:00 PM EST (GMT - 4 to account for Daylight Savings Time) tomorrow, Tuesday, March 20. That's the time the forum clock now runs on, if you haven't noticed.

[Moody the Wise]

Results for Fall, 1901 (Movement)

General Notices

All dislodged units destroyed; advancing to next phase.

Order Results:

Austria:

Austria: F adr - ven

Failed because Italy: A ven - tyr failed.

Austria: A bud - tri

Bounced with tri (1 against 1).

Austria: A gal - klu

Austria: A rum Supports A arm - sev

Support failed. Supported unit's order does not match support
given.

Austria: A vie Supports A bud - tri

Support cut by Move from Tyrolia.



China:

China: F got - can

Bounced with can (2 against 2).

China: A han Supports F got - can

China: A kan Supports A pek

China: A pek Supports F got - can

Support cut by Move from Manchuria.




England:

The Fleet in Thailand cannot retreat; unit destroyed.

England: F cam - sai

England: F iri Supports F lon - eng

England: F lon - eng

England: F nat - mao

Failed because France: F mao - bre failed.

England: F nwy - nth

England: F tha/ec - joh

Bounced with mal (1 against 1). Dislodged from sha (2
against 1).

England: A wal Holds


France:

The Fleet in English Channel cannot retreat; unit destroyed.

France: A ann - cam

France: F bor - gos

France: A bur - bel

Bounced with hol (1 against 1).

France: F eng - bre

Bounced with mao (1 against 1). Dislodged from lon (2
against 1).

France: F mao - bre

Bounced with eng (1 against 1).

France: A par - pic

Bounced with pic (1 against 1).

France: A spa Holds


Germany:

No order for unit at Denmark. Hold order assigned.

Germany: F Ska-Nth (Failed-specified unit does not exist)

Germany: F den Holds

Germany: A hol - bel

Germany: A kie - hol

Germany: A mun - bur

Failed because France: A bur - bel failed.

Germany: A pic Supports A hol - bel

Support cut by Move from Paris.

Germany: A ruh Supports A hol - bel

Germany: A sax - mun

Failed because Germany: A mun - bur failed.



India:

India: A brm Supports A sha - tha

India: F eio - cey

India: F mal - joh

Bounced with tha (1 against 1).

India: A sha - tha

India: A snd - ira

India: A tur - sin


Italy:


Italy: F red Supports F Pen - Egy/nc

Italy: A eth Holds

Italy: F ion - tun

Italy: F pen - egy/nc

Italy: A tri Supports A tyr - vie

Support cut by Move from Budapest.

Italy: A tyr - vie

Bounced with vie (1 against 1).

Italy: A ven - tyr

Failed because Italy: A tyr - vie failed.



Japan:

Japan: F can Supports A man - pek

Support cut by Move from Gulf of Tonkin.

Japan: F ecs - for

Japan: A fuj Holds

Japan: F npo - spo

Japan: F phi - sch

Japan: F spo - ecs


Russia:

Russia: F bla - rum

Bounced with rum (1 against 1).

Russia: A man - pek

Bounced with pek (1 against 2).

Russia: A sib - oms

Russia: F swe Holds

Russia: A ukr - sev

Russia: A war - gal

Russia: F yel Supports F can


Turkey: Big Fat NMR.

So, I'll try to be better about reading over people's orders and making sure they're legal before the deadline, but it's honestly not my job to remind you where your units are. Be very careful in submitting orders.

No retreats, so builds will be due on Thursday this week to speed things up a little bit, mmkay?

[Moody the Wise]

Here's the map:

Spring 1903:

[KuH]

French Anticipate English Treachery

'Our forces were all set to head to Vietnam' said the commander of the French Foreign Legion today 'and then we received an intercepted courier warning of an English plan to take Saigon. We therefore redeployed our forces to Cambodia. Thank goodness the courier was accurate. If the English could not have been relied upon to betray us, then we would have been left in a very awkward position in Southeast Asia, but thankfully Cambodia was vacant and waiting for our troops.'

French Called Upon To Defend The Homeland

'To sea, all we see is a line of British fleets; by land, a row of German troops. Fall back, fall back, brave soldiers and defend la patrie. Put up a fight, cause our enemies to vacate their other possessions ... and then let's see how long they stand'. President Ku - speaking for posterity

[Moody the Wise]

Just as a reminder, I suppose:

Russia gained two supply centers. Russia gets two builds.
England gained no supply centers, but disbanded a unit. England gets one build.
France gained one supply center and disbanded a unit. France gets two builds.
Germany gained no supply centers. Germany gets encouraging words and a pat on the back.
Italy gained three supply centers. Italy gets three builds.
Austria gained no supply centers. Austria gets a tissue. (FF7 reference)
Turkey gained no supply centers. Oh well.
India gained three supply centers. India gets three builds.
China lost a supply center. China must disband one unit.
Japan gained one supply center. Japan gets one build.

[thewamp]

World Countries and Leaders Report
The following is a survey naming the 10 largest powers in the world.
1. Italy - In a recent burst of African colonialism, Italy has become the dominant world power with 10 supply centers
2. India - After spontaneously throwing off colonial chains a few years back, India has grown at a tremendous pace and has 9 supply centers
2. Russia - Though the bear has been large for years, it is still growing, leaving it tied in power with India
4. France - Though its forces are split and its colonial empire appears on the virge of collapse, the recent anexing of Spain has boosted France to 8 Supply centers
5. Britain - With one of the strongest navies in the world, rivaled only by Italy and Japan, Britain could lose its colonial empire as well. Still, the Island nation has a powerful 7 Supply centers
5. Germany - Siezing the lowlands and bringing the glory of Germany to these lands has swelled the size of Germany to 7 Supply centers
5. Japan - The nation of islands has now become the nation of many, many islands as Japan has, in recent years, swelled to 7 Pacific Supply centers
8. Turkey - Though Turkey has managed to maintain its recent landgrab in the Balkans, it has expanded to a relatively little 6 Supply centers
9. Austria - After recieving a sudden attack from Italy, only its Balkans territory has managed to sustain Austria at 5 Supply centers
10. China - Heavily beaten back by Russian and Japanese attacks, China appears to be on the virge of collapse, with 3 Supply centers

[Moody the Wise]

Just so everyone knows, I'm waiting until tonight (the usual night for builds) in the hope of avoiding an ugly NMR.

[viggo]

((OOC: I'm starting another game, Youngstown, sunday and wednesday due dates for orders. http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showt...06#post2246906 ))