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Message from England to France and Italy
Andy -
I hope you do not mind me copying Erik here:
> That press that Tony sent, that looks like he meant to send
> it elsewhere and *accidentily* broadcast it. I a load of crap.
I agree. He suspects I'm working with Erik & is trying to split us.
Ben
Message from Italy to England and France
> I hope you do not mind me copying Erik here:
> > That press that Tony sent, that looks like he meant to send
> > it elsewhere and *accidentily* broadcast it. I a load of crap.
>
> I agree. He suspects I'm working with Erik & is trying to split us.
Thank you
Lets smack our opponents around now.
Message from Germany to England and France
OK, where do we go from here?
I am a little worried about animosity from EF towards me.
My gut feeling says beware of EF, something I am sure you can understand.
My situation isnt to bad and we should be able to diplome our way forward.
Ideas?
Message from Russia to France
Greetings,
Sorry to have been out of contact. I don't intend for my build to
interfere with your assault on Germany, though I am concerned it
might have that effect. It was a sop to try and get him to help me
against Austria should I need it. I'm not sure whether you will find
the potentially tension causing move as bad (because it could
distract Ben) or good (because it could distract Ben).
I may want to ask for your help from Mun once you are enthroned there
to give me some support in the area around War. We'll see whether
that's in your best interests when the time comes.
--- Eric
Message from Master to all
Players,
Please keep in mind that if you'd like to share your plans, strategy
and whatnot with the commentators, you can do that by sending press to
yourself. That way the commentators will see your comments, but other
players will not. If you send "press to o", anyone can see your
comments by requesting a history of the game. If you send "press to
m", I will see your comments but the commentators will not.
You are not required to share information with the commentators, but
you are encouraged to do so.
Greg, GM
C2
Message from Austria to France
Hi Erik,
I'm analysing my options and I would like to
know if an attack on Venice is one of them?
Philippe
Message from England to France
Erik -
I'm at work - I can't remember if I've responded to your last note. Where are we? I think I'd proposed YOR - NTH - BEL and LON - ENG, in conjunction with your PAR - PIC, BUR - RUH, TYR - MUN.
I think my move to BEL is necessary to keep Germany out of RUH and BUR. I think my move to ENG is the natural follow-up, to allow us to make a play on BEL in the fall.
Is that ok?
I am trying to bait Russia with the prospect of BER in '03 or so. If you want to follow up with him, feel free.
So, what do you think?
Ben
Message from Germany to France
A little quiet on your side, should I be worried?.
Message from Russia to France
Erik,
Just checking in. Haven't heard from you in a while. Everything okay?
--- Eric
Message from England to France
Erik -
What do you think of me focussing on DEN instead of tapping BEL? This would
mean I would not need ENG, for now.
What do you think?
Ben
Message from France to Russia
>
>
> Erik,
>
> Just checking in. Haven't heard from you in a while. Everything okay?
>
> --- Eric
>
I sent you a long note the other day. Did you not get it? I'll try to dig
it out of sent mail, but my internet access is spotty right now.
Erik
Message from France to all
Players:
I just moved, and Verizon messed up my DSL move order (big surprise), so
I'm without reliable internet access outside of work for the next two
weeks. I will be offline more or less all weekend this weekend and will
get back to everyone Monday morning (EST).
Erik
Message from Master to all
Players,
I'm extending the deadline due to lack of internet access by one of
your brethren.
Greg, GM
C2
p.s. Boo!
Message from Austria to all
Hi,
I would also like everyone to know that I'm leaving for
the week-end in a few hours and that I will reply to
messages when I get back,
Take care,
Philippe
Message from England to all
Greetings all.
I have been swamped at work & at home these last few days. If any of you
feels I owe you a press, or I haven't responded to something, please let me
know.
Apologies all around.
Ben
Message from Germany to France
Are you stil away?
Message from France to Russia
Eric:
Here's the message I sent you last week (on the 28th):
Looks like you're staring down the barrel of an AT alliance. Not pretty.
On the plus side, you won't have to worry about Germany for a little
while. England and I (as the moves have demonstrated) are making a run at
taking him down, though I suspect it's going to be a protracted fight.
Do you have any idea what Italy's position is right now via-a-vis AT? Most
of his messages to me have been along the lines of "please don't attack",
but I don't actually know much about what he's planning. I'd love to see
him provide you with a little relief, because I definitely don't want to
see you get chewed up by AT.
I know you probably can't afford to make an enemy of G right now, but if
you can spare F Swe for a support move against Tony, it would be very
helpful to me. I'm doing everything I can to keep England out of the north
while you get your southern border taken care of, and as long as Ben and I
are working together against Germany, I think I can do that. If you could
lend a hand, it would probably help me argue to keep English fleets from
venturing further than they've already gone into Scandanavia.
Not much to add since then; I've been out of it moving.
Erik
Message from Russia to France
You are correct. I did get that message. It just came during a time
of such southern-looking angst that I got the "hold in there" part
but failed to realize it was the first half of a conversation I
didn't finish.
>Do you have any idea what Italy's position is right now via-a-vis AT? Most
>of his messages to me have been along the lines of "please don't attack",
>but I don't actually know much about what he's planning.
Well, all of Andy's press has been encouraging, and him being in Gre
has got to be a good thing in terms of sowing AT disharmony. But he
and I aren't close enough to directly support one another yet. All in
all, he seems to like playing it close to the vest, but I'm hopeful.
>I'd love to see
>him provide you with a little relief, because I definitely don't want to
>see you get chewed up by AT.
There is no one that agrees with that sentiment more than me!
>I know you probably can't afford to make an enemy of G right now, but if
>you can spare F Swe for a support move against Tony, it would be very
>helpful to me. I'm doing everything I can to keep England out of the north
>while you get your southern border taken care of, and as long as Ben and I
>are working together against Germany, I think I can do that. If you could
>lend a hand, it would probably help me argue to keep English fleets from
>venturing further than they've already gone into Scandanavia.
There is no doubt that I can spare the fleet. From a high level, my
concern is that with Ben having lots of fleets, and holding Den and
Nwy, there's not a lot I can do to maintain a presence in the north.
That's an issue for both of us, because if I'm not there to balance
him, he will inevitably move against you down the line. Or if you
move against him first, there won't be anyone on this side to
distract him from responding to you.
But that's all long-term concerns. For the short term, I'm still
looking at supporting Ben from Swe. I'm just trying to figure out how
I can parlay that into decent position in the long term. (I have to
assume that I survive AT in terms of planning, because if I don't the
other planning is not helpful).
--- Eric
Message from England to France
Erik -
Keeping you up to date on my thinking:
I have now submitted orders involving an attack against DEN, so I will leave
ENG open at your request.
I think there is a good chance for BEL - PIC, which means it will not be
necessary for me to tap BEL anyway.
I think your original move-set is good - by the end of the year I hope to
have HEL and DEN - we should be rolling through the German dots as of this
time next year.
Ben
Message from Austria to France
Erik,
Are you there?
Philippe
Message from France to Austria
Phillipe:
I am, in fact, here. I've been having some e-mail access problems, but I'm
hoping to get enough correspondence through today and tomorrow to make up
for it.
Indeed, A Tyr is most probably headed for an attack on Germany. I am
surprised that such an action is pleasing to you -- word on the street was
that you were in Germany's hip pocket as of turn one. Perhaps other
players have a bad view of the situation.
Of course, if you're friendly to my plans vis-a-vis Germany, I could
potentially give you a hand, if needed, with my army in Tyrolia. It's
unlikely that I'll end up in Munich this turn anyway; if you need support
into, say, Venice, I could potentially lend it.
Erik
Message from France to Germany
Tony:
I liked your "mistaken broadcast" of last week. Cute.
Anyway, I am back on the horn now, all ISP problems aside. While it's
pretty clear what my plans are, I'm always willing to change them if
there's a convincing argument to do so. A Tyrolia could always be used to
move on Italy, and Burgundy could back down.
Erik
Message from Germany to France
Great your back in town.
>While it's pretty clear what my plans are, I'm always willing to change them if
there's a convincing argument to do so. A Tyrolia could always be used to
move on Italy, and Burgundy could back down.>
What are your plans? I certainly dont know them, or was that ment to be the case.
For now I am assuming that you will be hostile, only an inclination as your previous press sometime ago shed some light on a possible FG friendship. Can we agree on anything? let me know.
Message from Austria to France
> Indeed, A Tyr is most probably headed for an attack on Germany. I am
> surprised that such an action is pleasing to you -- word on the street was
> that you were in Germany's hip pocket as of turn one. Perhaps other
> players have a bad view of the situation.
In a way, they are right. The AG association is a natural one
and I wish all the best to Tony; but if his good fortune is
made at your expense, then I don't appreciate it as much.
There's no need to tell the whole board about it, the important
thing is that we both know we need each other to take care of
Italy. If not sooner, then later.
> Of course, if you're friendly to my plans vis-a-vis Germany, I could
> potentially give you a hand, if needed, with my army in Tyrolia. It's
> unlikely that I'll end up in Munich this turn anyway; if you need support
> into, say, Venice, I could potentially lend it.
Thanks, good to know. Should I presume it would also be
available this fall?
Philippe
Message from France to England
Ben:
Sorry, just getting back into communication. Yes, the attack on Den makes
sense, and Russia indicated to me independently that he was supporting
such a move from Sweden.
Germany is either playing dumb or has some odd info, because he's acting
like there's nothing going on in his press to me -- he wonders what
my "strange moves" were all about, but that's about it. Odd.
So, Bur S Tyr - Mun, Par - Pic and Tyr - Mun. Can I assume Nth - Den with
support from Swe, Nwy - Ska, and Lon - Nth? Or did you have another plan?
Wish I could talk more about overall board issues, but I'm running a
little low on info right now. Austria's being awfully friendly to me,
which makes me think that he's going to want the use of A Tyr some time
soon if it's available. I think AT is rapidly becoming a dominant force
on the board. Perhaps we can at least enlist Austrian help against
Germany if Russia proves ineffectual.
Erik
Message from France to Italy
Andy:
FYI, Austria is showing renewed interest in gaining my assistance against
you, despite rejecting similar proposals at the beginning of the game. I
don't know where your relationship with him is going, but with a strong
AT clearly in place, I'd certainly don't want you and Russia to end up
falling to them alone.
Tyrolia will be making a (probably unsuccessful) attack against Munich,
so it may be around for a little while longer. Don't worry -- there's no
risk of attack against you by any of my units.
What are your plans?
Erik
Message from England to France
Erik -
> Sorry, just getting back into communication. Yes, the attack on Den makes
> sense, and Russia indicated to me independently that he was supporting
> such a move from Sweden.
Good. It's a good sign that he'll actually *do* it.
> Germany is either playing dumb or has some odd info, because he's acting
> like there's nothing going on in his press to me -- he wonders what
> my "strange moves" were all about, but that's about it. Odd.
I've put on a smiley face for him. Who knows, maybe he doesn't see the
writing on the wall.
> So, Bur S Tyr - Mun, Par - Pic and Tyr - Mun. Can I assume Nth - Den with
> support from Swe, Nwy - Ska, and Lon - Nth? Or did you have another plan?
You nailed it.
> Wish I could talk more about overall board issues, but I'm running a
> little low on info right now. Austria's being awfully friendly to me,
> which makes me think that he's going to want the use of A Tyr some time
> soon if it's available. I think AT is rapidly becoming a dominant force
> on the board. Perhaps we can at least enlist Austrian help against
> Germany if Russia proves ineffectual.
As it is AT is done. My guess is we are about to see a RTI sandwich with
Austria playing the part of the bologna. The army in TYR may become
important indeed, though for now I am sure you have the sense to keep it on
track. In fact, if the East resolves into a (god forbid) Juggernaut, then
you and I will have to be wiping the German blood from our swords while
they are still fiddling with Austria, or they could grow too quickly for
us.
You know, I almost overlooked your press amid the torrent of proposals for
the VG tournament format. So much e-mail, so little time.
Ben
Message from France to England
Okay, looks like we're on the same page. Good to hear.
What makes you think AT are finished? Every indication I've had -- and
granted, I've been away a bit -- are that they're still working together.
Erik
Message from France to Russia
Eric:
Your assistance to England is appreciated. I hear what you're saying
about his presence in Scandanavia, but as you said, that's a concern for
a few turns from now. I am trying, in the next year, to work in an
accepted fleet build in Bre, but that will be tough.
England seems to think that AT aren't going to last too long, which may
be good for you, but I have no reason to think he's correct.
Erik
Message from England to France
Erik -
> What makes you think AT are finished? Every indication I've had -- and
> granted, I've been away a bit -- are that they're still working together.
Separate paranoid notes from each, wondering about treachery from the other. A /very/ bad sign.
Ben
Message from Germany to France
Englands has requested that I move to PIC, is that wise?
Austria: Army Budapest SUPPORT Army Rumania → Serbia
Austria: Army Rumania → Serbia (*bounce, destroyed*)
Austria: Army Serbia → Bulgaria (*bounce*)
Austria: Fleet Trieste → Adriatic Sea (*bounce*)
Austria: Army Vienna → Trieste (*bounce*)
England: Fleet London → North Sea (*bounce*)
England: Fleet North Sea → Denmark (*bounce*)
England: Fleet Norway → Skagerrak
England: Army Yorkshire HOLD
France: Army Burgundy SUPPORT Army Tyrolia → Munich
France: Army Paris → Picardy
France: Fleet Spain (south coast) → Mid-Atlantic Ocean
France: Army Tyrolia → Munich
Germany: Army Belgium → Holland (*bounce*)
Germany: Army Berlin → Munich (*bounce*)
Germany: Fleet Denmark → North Sea (*bounce*)
Germany: Army Kiel → Holland (*bounce*)
Germany: Army Munich → Ruhr
Italy: Army Greece SUPPORT Turkish Army Bulgaria
Italy: Fleet Ionian Sea → Adriatic Sea (*bounce*)
Italy: Fleet Naples → Ionian Sea (*bounce*)
Italy: Army Venice HOLD
Russia: Army Moscow → Ukraine
Russia: Fleet Sevastopol SUPPORT Turkish Army Armenia → Rumania
Russia: Army St Petersburg → Norway
Russia: Fleet Sweden SUPPORT Army St Petersburg → Norway
Russia: Army Ukraine → Galicia
Turkey: Army Armenia → Black Sea → Rumania
Turkey: Fleet Black Sea CONVOY Army Armenia → Rumania
Turkey: Army Bulgaria SUPPORT Army Armenia → Rumania (*cut*)
Turkey: Army Constantinople SUPPORT Army Bulgaria
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