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Message from Turkey to Russia
Well, that didn't go as planned. Any chance I can get into Smy in the
fall to keep hope alive?
jason
Message from England to Russia
Eric -
Sorry about the move to BAR. It's got nothing to do with *you* or even our
relationship as such. It's just Jason's decision to collapse and throw his
centers to you puts me in a position in which I need to be closer to the
stalemate line.
Oh well.
Anyway, Jason's collapse *does* put you closer to the Med., though if you
would like to pursue a 2WD option, you probably will need a string of F
SEV's. . .
Ben
Message from Russia to England
Ben,
When (if) you read my private press from before the moves, you will see that
the problem I encountered with these moves was much more about what I did and
didn't do (despite knowing better) and less about your moves. Yes I'd prefer
to see you not attacking me, but obviously I saw the possibility clearly.
As to Jason, you can see how effectively he's handed me his centers :). No
worries for you there (though arguably the same comment from above holds true
there).
So where do we go from here? Losing Mun will actually make me much less
inclined to push towards a 2way if that's where Erik is going, but I don't
know if that's what's going on with the moves.
--- Eric
Message from Russia to Germany
Tony,
That is the nicest way I've ever been asked "What the %$(# were you
thinking!?!" :)
In my press to self prior to the moves I identified the need to be
aggressive, and then I failed to follow through. I had Tyl-Pie ordered and
undid it. Same with Arm S Con-Smy. Even if I wasn't going to be aggressive, I
should have stuck with Sil-Boh/War-Sil (which I also did and undid), which
are still better as neutral moves than what I did. I'd say that StP-Nwy was
the only move I made that was correct. Total screwup on my part.
--- Eric
Message from Russia to Russia
What crappy choices on my part. Never enter moves when you are stressed.
Although while I'd like to blame my moves on that, I was aware of what I was
doing. (Did I say all this to Ben?)
What I told Ben seasons ago is true. I prefer to get a good position and sit
back and let others snipe at each other to the point that I can move in and
take advantage of the situation. My direct concern in entering my moves is
that Andy does have the ability to throw to Ben, especially if Erik falls
quickly. If I take Andy out, I need to do it quickly. As Erik focuses less on
Andy, Andy's likelihood of seeing me as the "bad guy" increases. If Ben lets
Erik grow or hang around and Erik attacks Andy, then Andy will be more likely
to vent in Erik's direction.
But that's all a moot argument. Working more directly against Andy I could
have taken him down two or three, which makes his ability to throw that much
lower. And with the knowledge that Erik was likely to stay around, I could
have afforded the attack. Again, I am letting my emotional attachments and
hangups get in the way of my better judgement.
I'm beginning to wonder if my propensity to wait until near the deadline to
enter orders artificially raises my stress level, resulting in unnecessrily
bad move choices.
--- Eric
Message from England to Russia
Eric -
> When (if) you read my private press from before the moves, you will see
that
> the problem I encountered with these moves was much more about what I did
and
> didn't do (despite knowing better) and less about your moves. Yes I'd
prefer
> to see you not attacking me, but obviously I saw the possibility clearly.
"Attacking" is a strong word. . .
> As to Jason, you can see how effectively he's handed me his centers :). No
> worries for you there (though arguably the same comment from above holds
true
> there).
:-) The observers had an interesting game, for awhile. No doubt there is
life in it yet, though not much right now.
> So where do we go from here? Losing Mun will actually make me much less
> inclined to push towards a 2way if that's where Erik is going, but I don't
> know if that's what's going on with the moves.
I'm not interested in seeing you lose MUN, and noone has asked me about it
(yet). Overall I am pleased with our - yours and mine - status quo. I
agree the 2WD becomes more difficult for *you* to pursue without MUN, just
as it becomes more difficult for *me* to pursue without BER. These centers
will be essential for fine-tuning later, depending on how the south plays
out.
Defend MUN, is my suggestion, in case I do feint at it. I'll clue you in
if it's anything weird. I've had virtually no press this phase, from
anyone.
Ben
Message from Germany to Russia
> That is the nicest way I've ever been asked "What the %$(# were you
thinking!?!" :)>
:-)
Message from Italy to Russia
Eric,
Are we actually going to talk this turn??
Im trying to get out of your way, but you have those 2 units perched on
Venice...and with the build from BUL, I can move on the french, being in
Piedmont for me would be great.
Andy
Message from Turkey to Russia
Heading for Smy. If you could let me in, I'd appreciate it.
jason
Message from Russia to Italy
Andy,
I started writing press yesterday and got off two notes before becoming
overwhelmed by work. Then I dropped back into no-press mode. So you are
asking me to drop back from Ven, so I assume Tri-Vie, Tyl-Tri, Ser-Tri is a
good start. I realize that leaves me adjacent to Gre still, but if I have
another bounce in Tri, that let's me move back without much worry.
--- Eric
Message from Russia to Turkey
Jason,
Sorry for the silence -- it was just lack of time. I did get a few messages
off yesterday, but failed to write them in priority order, so didn't get
anything to you before I got busy again.
Yes, I will support you to Smy if you confirm that you are going there.
--- Eric
Message from Russia to France
Erik,
Well, now we're both being silent -- bad sign. I can keep Andy busy if Jason
works with me. But if I hit too hard (and ineffectively) he's likely to try
to throw to Ben.
You asked whether or not you should move south on Andy. I don't know if that
was a serious question, but my answer is that you should only do that if you
want to try seriously for a Russian solo and are willing to risk an English
one. Ben has attacked you every time you've turned your back on him, so I
don't see the value to you in going after Andy at this point.
Let me know if you want to coordinate anything. It might be worth trying to
get you into Mun -- with Par defended you should even pick up a build, which
might improve your situation significantly. I'd be even more excited about
the idea of loaning you Mun had I moved intelligently last season, but there
are some things we cannot change. :(
Write back if you get this.
--- Eric
Message from Russia to England
Yeah, well I've sent hardly any press either of the last two seasons, so I
can't complain much about the silence.
--- Eric
Message from Italy to Russia
> I started writing press yesterday and got off two notes before becoming
> overwhelmed by work. Then I dropped back into no-press mode. So you are
> asking me to drop back from Ven, so I assume Tri-Vie, Tyl-Tri, Ser-Tri is a
> good start. I realize that leaves me adjacent to Gre still, but if I have
> another bounce in Tri, that let's me move back without much worry.
Thats a decent set of moves.
I will ask...are you still giving me BUL.
I would like to build.
I figured you would want Tyrolia in Boh....England will have a 3rd army in
the mix by next spring and then he can force Munich.
I would like to know what you want to see from me.
Andy
Message from England to Russia
Eric -
Please do not go to FIN. I don't now & won't in the near future even
*threaten* STP, the way you have it defended. You don't, I imagine, want
to pull away from your central/southern defenses, and I don't want to have
to start crowding DEN, SWE, etc., myself.
As I said before - defend MUN.
Ben
Message from Russia to Italy
Andy,
Yes, I am giving you Bul. Don't know if you'll get this note in time to do
any good, though.
--- Eric
Message from Italy to Russia
Eric,
Thank you I appreciate it.
>
> Yes, I am giving you Bul. Don't know if you'll get this note in time to do
> any good, though.
>
> --- Eric
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England: Fleet Baltic Sea SUPPORT Fleet Berlin
England: Fleet Barents Sea SUPPORT Army Edinburgh → Norway
England: Army Belgium SUPPORT Army Ruhr
England: Fleet Berlin SUPPORT Fleet Baltic Sea
England: Army Brest → Paris (*bounce*)
England: Army Edinburgh → North Sea → Norway
England: Fleet English Channel SUPPORT Army Belgium
England: Army Kiel → Munich (*bounce*)
England: Fleet Mid-Atlantic Ocean → Portugal (*bounce*)
England: Fleet North Sea CONVOY Army Edinburgh → Norway
England: Army Ruhr SUPPORT Army Kiel → Munich
France: Army Burgundy → Paris
France: Army Picardy SUPPORT Army Burgundy → Paris
France: Fleet Spain (south coast) → Portugal (*bounce*)
France: Fleet Tunis HOLD
France: Fleet Western Mediterranean → Spain (south coast) (*bounce*)
Italy: Fleet Aegean Sea → Bulgaria (south coast)
Italy: Fleet Ionian Sea SUPPORT French Fleet Tunis
Italy: Army Rome → Apulia
Italy: Fleet Smyrna HOLD (*dislodged*)
Italy: Army Venice → Piedmont
Russia: Army Ankara SUPPORT Turkish Fleet Eastern Mediterranean → Smyrna
Russia: Fleet Bulgaria (east coast) → Constantinople
Russia: Fleet Constantinople → Aegean Sea
Russia: Army Livonia → St Petersburg (*bounce*)
Russia: Army Moscow SUPPORT Army Livonia → St Petersburg
Russia: Army Munich HOLD
Russia: Army Serbia → Greece
Russia: Army Silesia → Bohemia
Russia: Army St Petersburg → Norway (*bounce*)
Russia: Army Trieste → Venice
Russia: Army Tyrolia SUPPORT Army Munich
Russia: Army Warsaw → Silesia
Turkey: Fleet Eastern Mediterranean → Smyrna
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