Diplomacy - Subterfuge

[Psionic Dog]

Marvelous, more maniacal Machiavellian Master Minds mocking mediocre monotonous managers may make momentous monologues much more meaningful!

[Abelard]

Magnificent!

[Shular]

24 hour warning!

Unless Abelard would prefer an extension, of course.

[Abelard]

OK, Shular, that's just mean. Why would Turkey need an extension?

Talk about kicking a Sultan when he's down... :o(

[Shular]

3.5 hour warning!!

[Kroy]

Wait, aren't orders due Thursday, not today?

[Shular]

Wait, aren't orders due Thursday, not today?

HAH! Psyche! Of course they're due Thursday. That's what I posted, isn't it? Boy oh boy, you should have seen your faces.

Hahahaha

(okay, so I got the due date confused with the game I'm playing in, honest mistake, no need to be mean about it )

[Shular]

Now is just over 2 hour warning. The boards were a little laggy today (they seem better now), but most orders are in, so we'll see what's what at the deadline.

[Shular]

This is a really confusing game. Anyway...Spring 1905 reslts:



Russia:
Con - Aeg: OK
Ank - Arm: OK
War H: OK
Mos S War H: OK
StP S Fin H: OK
Bot S Fin H: OK
Fin H: OK

Italy:
Por - Spa: Bounce with Spa;
Pie - Mar: Bounce with Gas;
Ven H: OK
Nap - Apu: Bounce with Adr;
Sil - Ber: Bounce with Pru;

Germany:
Bur - Gas: Bounce with Gas;
Mun - Bur: Bounce with Bur;
Bel S Lon - Eng: Void;
Hol laughs maniacally: OK
Den - Kie: OK
Pru - Ber: Bounce with Sil;

France:
Bre - MAt: OK
Spa S Bre - MAt: Cut by Por;
Pic - Par: OK
Gas - Mar: Bounce with Pie;

Austria:
Tyr - Pie: Bounce with Pie;
Vie - Tyr: Bounce with Tyr;
Adr - Apu: Bounce with Nap;
Tri - Adr: Bounce with Adr;
Ser - Tri: Bounce with Tri;
Gre - Ser: Bounce with Ser;

England: NMR

No retreats.

Fall 1905 orders due
Sunday, Dec 21st, 23:00

I'd also like to hear from people about what sort of break over the holidays we should take.

[Psionic Dog]

That... that was a lot of bounces.

[Kroy]

Russia had zero bounces, while everybody else had at least one (just look at Austria!).

[Kalirren]

Looks like France is in pretty good shape. England seems to like playing the NMR. Russia ought to be more aggressive.

Why hasn't that rogue Italian army been destroyed yet?!
I like the arranged bounce in Berlin.
Austria, Austria, Austria...too fancy. Could have just walked into Venice. But no...

[Neftren]

England had a slight issue with their orders not reaching their appropriate destination(s).
If you haven't guessed already by now; Yes, I am England.

[Moody the Wise]

I'd also like to hear from people about what sort of break over the holidays we should take.

I'm good with continuing at our current pace. There might be days when I'm not on, but nothing too prolonged, and I'll just get orders in early.

[Shular]

So noted. I, on the other hand, will be spending days visiting family, and have no access to my computer. Speaking of which, I won't be home from tomorrow until Monday night, so while orders are technically due Sunday night, I'll accept any orders that have come in up until the time I start adjudicating.

[Shular]

Fall 1905 Results:

Anarchy in Italy (sorry, but I triple checked, just like I did for England the season before, but could not find any orders ).



Russia (again, please watch the spelling in your oders):
Arm - Sev: OK
Mos - StP: OK
StP - Lvn: OK
Fin S Mos - StP: Cut by Nwy; Dislodged by Nwy 2:1;
War S StP - Lvn: OK
Bot S StP - Lvn: OK
Aeg S Adr - Ion: OK

Germany:
Bel - Eng: OK
Hol - Bel: OK
Kie - Ruh: OK
Mun shakes its booty: OK
Pru - Ber: OK
Bur S Pie - Mar: Void;

France:
Spa - Por: OK
MAt S Spa - Por: OK
Par - Bur: Bounce with Bur;
Gas - Mar: OK

England:
Lon - Nth: OK
Nth - Nwy: OK
Lvn - StP: Defeated by StP 3:1; Dislodged by StP 3:1;
Swe S Nwy - Fin: OK
Nwy - Fin: OK

Austria:
Tyr - Ven: OK
Tri S Tyr - Ven: OK
Vie - Tyr: OK
Adr - Ion: OK
Ser H: OK
Gre H: OK

England may retreat fleet in Lvn to: Bal Pru

Russia disbands unit in Fin

Italy may retreat army in Ven to: Tus Rom Apu

Italy disbands unit in Por

Retreats due: Dec 23rd, 18:00
Builds due: Dec 24th, 23:00 (Is that okay Abelard?)
Spring, 1906 orders due: Monday December 29th, 23:00
(I've had a request for an extension due to being away for holidays. If anyone else has time concerns, please speak up now).

[Moody the Wise]

I'll have A Ven disband, please

[Shular]

Retreats:
Italian army Venice disbands
English fleet Livonia retreats to the Baltic Sea



Austria takes Ven from Italy.
France takes Por from Italy.

Russia may build 1 unit.
France may build 1 unit.
Austria may build 1 unit.

Build orders due:
Dec. 24th, 23:00

Now that will be Christmas Eve, so I suggest you send the build orders in sooner rather than later, since you never know what might come up.

Also, I will be away from my home computer (end hence the Diplo adjudicator) until Sunday, so I will simply post the builds without a map.

If there are any concerns about the above, please let me know.

[Abelard]

As most of you have figured out by now, I've taken over for France. So in that joie de vivre spirit, from our nation to yours, we wish you Joyeux Noel.

...aaaaand that's about all the French I know!

I'm away through Sunday 12/28, so your pleas for mercy from the mighty French military onslaught will fall on (temporarily) deaf ears.

[Shular]

1.5 hour warning!

However, I'm going to bed early because my nephew will wake me up early for Christmas, so I'll be posting results tomorrow (and I will take submissions up until I post).

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

and/or

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

[Kroy]

MERRY CHRISTMAS

[Shular]

Builds 1905:

Austria builds Army Vienna
France builds Fleet Brest
Russia builds Army Moscow

Best wishes.

Spring 1906 orders due
Monday December 29th, 23:00

This will, hopefully, give Abelard time to negotiate. I'll try to get a new map up before the due date.

[Shular]

Et voila...

[Shular]

This is your
22 hour warning!

[Shular]

3 hour (give or take) warning!

[Shular]

Spring 1906 results: All orders recieved! No NMRs! Good job guys.



Russia:
Aeg H: OK
Sev - Ukr: OK
War H: OK
Mos S StP H: OK
StP H: OK
Lvn S Bot H: OK
Bot S StP H: Cut by Swe;

Italy:
Pie - Tus: OK
Nap - Ion: Bounce with Ion;
Sil - Gal: OK

Germany:
Eng H: OK
Bel S Eng H: OK
Bur - Pic: OK
Ruh - Bur: OK
Mun S Ruh - Bur: OK
Ber - Pru: OK

France:
Bre S Por - MAt: OK
Por - MAt: OK
MAt - NAt: OK
Par - Gas: Bounce with Mar;
Mar - Gas: Bounce with Par;

England:
Swe - Bot: Bounce with Bot;
Bal S Swe - Bot: OK
Nwy - Bar: OK
Nth - Nwy: OK
Fin - StP: Bounce with StP;

Austria:
Ven - Rom: OK
Tyr - Ven: OK
Tri - Adr: OK
Gre - Ion - Tun: OK
Ion C Gre - Tun: OK

*** Adjudicated with Diplo 2.8 ***

No retreats.

Fall 1906 orders due:
Thursday, January 1st, 23:00
(unless an extension is needed...please let me know)

[Kroy]

Oooooooooohhhhhhhh, Italy looks all Christmassy!

[Kroy]

OK, now time for some moderately more serious battle analysis...

The future of the game seems to rely on one thing. Can Russia hold out for another turn? If the tzar's forces can hold back the Anglo-German attack this turn, then then France will take England, forcing them to demolish army after army, and not letting them build any new ones. With England out of the picture, Germany will be taken by a combined Russian, Austrian, French force.

However, If England takes StP, then then they can build an army in Edin, enough to hold the French at bay for a turn. They can then steamroll onto Moscow, and head south then west from there. The will win in the end, with England, Scandinavia, Russia, and Turkey under their control. Without having to fight Russia the Germans can focus their complete energy into France. It might take a few years, but the Anglo-German forces will win if the take StP.

[Kalirren]

What a strange turn of events in the Atlantic.

I really don't see how Russia is supposed to hold StP, though. I can't find a defense that holds against the English orders

Nwy, Bar S Fin -> StP
Swe-Bot
Bal-Lvn

Germany had better watch out. Those English fleets only really have one or two places to go after the Scandinavian campaign.

[Shular]

Per request, the deadline is extended 24 hours. Fall 1906 orders now due:
Friday, January 2nd, 23:00

Happy New Year!!