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Message from England to France
Erik -
> Regardless of what I end up disbanding, you should be aware than I am
> indeed still willing to work with you. You will excuse caution on my
> part, but I think history demands that I not turn a blind eye to you for
> a little while without a very good cause.
No, no, that's fine. I understand. A PIE was reasonable diplomatically, I
just think it was kind of a shame to remove our most advanced unit.
> We can talk more when discussions for the next phase begin.
Ok, here we go!
What do you have in mind for the spring? What do you want me to do
(besides push MAO north, which I am doing)?
Ben
Message from Germany to England and France
Have you two sorted out your problems yet? Russia is pushing me (and
probably france) to fight england. Surely all three of us realise that this
will only speed up his solo.
I can understand France being annoyed and untrusting towards england (as I
am/was). I think the two of you missed your best chance but it is never to
late. France and I can misuse russia's trust oin an GF against england to
our advantage.
I suggest nth - ska, hol - nth supported by hel and bel - nth, allow france
to pick up BEL. If all works well (although I expect SKA to bounce) then at
least we have a fighting chance. I am sure Ben doesnt mind risking one unit
for survival.. If you want we could even try;
ruh - mun supported by kie and bur.
hol - kie supported by hel, nth - nwg, bel - nth.
Still give france belgium. this way ben stays as he is as do i and france
picks up bel. Any suggestions are welcome but unless you two (all 3 of us)
work together we are alll doomned. Let me know.
Message from England to France and Germany
Gentlemen -
I am stepping out the door but I wanted to get in a quick response, on one point:
> allow france to pick up BEL.
I have already offered France Belgium and that offer stands.
I'll be glad to get into the tactics later - I agree that some cooperation is necessary or we (I) will embarass us even more in front of the gallery. . .
Ben
Message from Germany to England and France
>>or we (I) will embarass us even more in front of the gallery. . .>>
I think I have scored enough points there for all 7 players
Message from England to France
Erik -
(from Tony yesterday to both of us:)
> I suggest nth - ska, hol - nth supported by hel and bel -
> nth, allow france
> to pick up BEL. If all works well (although I expect SKA to
> bounce) then at
> least we have a fighting chance. I am sure Ben doesnt mind
> risking one unit
> for survival.. If you want we could even try;
> ruh - mun supported by kie and bur.
> hol - kie supported by hel, nth - nwg, bel - nth.
> Still give france belgium. this way ben stays as he is as do
> i and france
> picks up bel. Any suggestions are welcome but unless you two
> (all 3 of us)
> work together we are alll doomned. Let me know.
Let me know which of these you like or if there is something else you would
prefer. I'm up for any of these but I want it to be your choice - I don't
want to be pressuring you (yet).
Ben
Message from Germany to France
I know Ben has messed you around a few times so maybe SPA - POR and GOL -
SPA is the safe way to go. An attck by PIC/BUR on BEL should succeed. I
could attack Holland at the same time. My moves are not in, if you prefer
the attack on Russia then let me know. If BEn is being honest then you could
just push PIC - BEL and use BUR to support KIE into MUN. Let me know in
time.
Message from France to England and Germany
Gentlemen:
Obviously, I'd love to have Belgium returned to my control. Apart from
giving me the strength necessary to head where I need to head, it would
heal a lot of old wounds.
I think Tony's suggestions are probably the best course of action. The big
open issue for me is the South. I'm sure Andy was pleased to see my
disbandment, but is Jason's lessening of pressure going to cause him to
come West? I may need to keep those fleets down there for a little while.
Ruhr - Mun supported by Kiel looks good. Do you think you can get support
from Tyr for that move?
Erik
Message from France to Italy
No, no attack is imminent. Even if I were to continue down that foolish
path, I don't havwe the strength to do much. I'm hoping that we can
finally deal with Russia up north, and I'm obviously hoping that you'll
keep after Jason. My fleets will be covering Iberia.
Erik
Message from France to Russia
Eric:
Sorry about the delay. New Year's and all.
I am indeed hoping to get some assistance from Tony and perhaps can retake
a center or two. Your dive into Scandanavia was a huge help -- thank you.
What now? Do you cover Munich or hit Berlin? And any idea if Jason will
resume his attack?
Erik
Message from France to Turkey
Jason:
Why the aborted attack on Andy? You saw me steaming in the from the West; I
would think that would be a key time for you to step up the pressure,
especially given your relationship with Russia. Now that you've changed
your mind, I'm kind of in a bind, even taking into account England's
actions.
So now Andy's at 5 and Austria's still in the game. Aren't you a little
worried about blowback?
Erik
Message from Turkey to France
Well, I didn't expect England to get that many centers off of you - had
I known that, I would have kept Greece. I couldn't afford to let you
barrel into the Med, though, and cut me off.
I'm a little worred about AI, but I think I can hold them off, and Italy
can't afford to be at war with both of us. I'll put the squeeze on him a
little this turn, and we should be able to make some progress.
jason
Message from Germany to England and France
Well we spoke of kie - mun supported byruh and bur.
This woulkd allow Ben to push hol - kie supported by HEL whilst nth moved to nwg and bel to nth.
This would allow pic - bel leaving bur free to support kie - mun.
I have asked the italian for support but he hasnt yet replied.
Let me know on the kie-mun supported by ruh & bur.
If Ben pushes for KIE then kie will probably be destroyed, i am sure russia will go for ber & kie.
Thats why I believe we have to push kie - mun.
tony
Message from Russia to France
Erik,
I've been busy and with ISP troubles. How are things going with Tony? He
asked me to help him take Hol when he hadn't heard from you. Are you talking
with him now? What's the plan? I'm not sure if there's anything you need from
me. I'd prefer not to move Den if I don't have to, since I don't know whether
Ben's going to jump north or south.
I'll try to be responsive for the rest of the day today, though I've got
meetings in the afternoon that will take me away for a few hours.
--- Eric
Message from Germany to France
Russia thinks that you and I will be attacking BEL/HOL. I will send a press
stating just that. Ignore it.
Please support KIE - MUN.
Message from Germany to France and Russia
Just to reconfirm. I will be moving KIE - HOL supported by RUH. France will
be attacking BEL. The reason I am using KIE to attack with is that England
surely will attack KIE no matter what. Even if it is just with one unit.
Message from England to France and Germany
Gentlemen -
Ok, Tony's last press is fine with me; that's what I'll do unless I hear
otherwise from one of you.
I have out of town company & will have only *limited* access until the
deadline.
Erik as long as the East is uncertain and Andy is not being *attacked* from
that side you should fear he will come for you.
Do as you wish with your fleets - I am leaving MAO to go northward, as I
wrote you privately - but take care not to put them out of position. If
you dislodge MAO, I will understand; just think about what the board will
look like with your fleets there & there.
I will check press again before I put in my orders - sorry to be so hasty
on deadline day.
Ben
Message from Italy to France
Erik,
Can I get a support to Munich.
Message from France to Italy
Andy:
> Can I get a support to Munich.
>
That would kind of conflict with another order that I've promised. If your
goal, apart from center aquisition, is to take down Russia a peg, don't
worry -- it's in the works.
Also, Jason may flip courses again. He's been vague, but with me
withdrawing from the Med, I don't think he sees a need to keep you healthy
any more. Just an FYI (since I'd prefer to see you deal with him than deal
with me).
Erik
Message from France to Russia
Eric:
The plan is hazy. I'm trying to get control of Belgium while protecting Spa
/ Por, and England's been playing nice, but who knows. Andy asked for
support into Munich. Beyond that, I'm not sure. You could end up losing
Munich, so I'd concentrate on taking Berlin. It's more defensible, if you
know what I mean.
Jason said he's resuming a plan against AI, but he's vague as ever.
Erik
Message from France to England and Germany
Okay, I'll support Munich and go for Bel. Ben, my fleets will be taking
somewhat defensive action without trying to stray too far from Andy. Hope
you understand. We'll say where things stand next turn down south. I think
I'll be okay playing D for a turn with him.
Erik
Message from Italy to France
> Andy:
>
> > Can I get a support to Munich.
> >
>
> That would kind of conflict with another order that I've promised. If your
> goal, apart from center aquisition, is to take down Russia a peg, don't
> worry -- it's in the works.
So...you are supporting Kiel to Munich. If you are, I will order Tyrolia
to support it as well.
> Also, Jason may flip courses again. He's been vague, but with me
> withdrawing from the Med, I don't think he sees a need to keep you healthy
> any more. Just an FYI (since I'd prefer to see you deal with him than deal
> with me).
I know...he has been wayyyyyyy too quiet.
Message from France to Italy
>
> So...you are supporting Kiel to Munich. If you are, I will order Tyrolia
> to support it as well.
Bingo. I'd rather have a 2-center Tony than a 10-center Eric, and keeping
Tony around gives me a *little* leverage on Ben.
Erik
Austria: Army Trieste → Venice (*bounce*)
Austria: Army Vienna SUPPORT Russian Army Munich → Tyrolia
England: Fleet Belgium → North Sea
England: Fleet Helgoland Bight SUPPORT Fleet Holland → Kiel
England: Fleet Holland → Kiel
England: Fleet Mid-Atlantic Ocean → North Atlantic Ocean
England: Fleet North Sea → Skagerrak
France: Fleet Brest → Mid-Atlantic Ocean
France: Army Burgundy SUPPORT Army Picardy → Belgium
France: Fleet Gulf of Lyon HOLD
France: Army Picardy → Belgium
France: Fleet Spain (south coast) → Portugal
Germany: Army Kiel → Munich
Germany: Army Ruhr SUPPORT Army Kiel → Munich
Italy: Fleet Greece SUPPORT Fleet Tunis → Ionian Sea
Italy: Fleet Tunis → Ionian Sea
Italy: Army Tuscany → Venice (*bounce*)
Italy: Army Tyrolia SUPPORT German Army Kiel → Munich (*dislodged*)
Italy: Fleet Tyrrhenian Sea SUPPORT Fleet Tunis → Ionian Sea
Russia: Army Budapest → Serbia (*bounce*)
Russia: Fleet Denmark HOLD
Russia: Army Munich → Tyrolia
Russia: Fleet Sevastopol → Rumania
Russia: Army Silesia → Bohemia
Russia: Army St Petersburg HOLD
Russia: Army Sweden SUPPORT Fleet Denmark
Russia: Army Ukraine SUPPORT Fleet Sevastopol → Rumania
Russia: Army Warsaw → Silesia
Turkey: Fleet Aegean Sea SUPPORT Fleet Eastern Mediterranean → Ionian Sea
Turkey: Fleet Black Sea SUPPORT Army Constantinople → Bulgaria
Turkey: Army Constantinople → Bulgaria
Turkey: Fleet Eastern Mediterranean → Ionian Sea (*bounce*)
Turkey: Army Rumania → Serbia (*bounce, dislodged*)
Turkey: Army Serbia → Trieste (*bounce*)
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