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Message [from Germany] to all
Ye Ha Buckeroos.
We have.
AI vs RT
and
EG vs F
Least it looks that way to me. Other opinions are welcome.
The Phantom (knows)
Message from England to France
Good Prince,
This situation is all my responsibility.
Nothing you ever said to me provoked my moves. Your diplomacy was a model
of perfection. However, even before we "met" I was wishing and planning
for an EG alliance against what I was certain would be a French player of
the very highest level.
I had essentially given up on this plan a long time ago, and had internally
made my peace with an EF alliance, when Freddy came out of his shell and
sent me three messages on Saturday. I reverted to my original plan on
Sunday.
I know that I made a very risky gamble and that EF would have been much
safer and easier in the short run.
Your defenses are strong and your rear is secure. This could be a
difficult struggle.
Cordially,
Ivy
Message from France to England
Ivy:
I believe that you made the wrong choice. Germany would
have collasped quickly. I will not do so. There will be
a time, probably sooner than you realize, that you would
have wished that you stuck with the more reliable and
reasonable ally. Germany will tend to dictate and be a
bit abrasive while I would have been willing to
compromise and work things out.
It kind of silly actually to think that I am more
dangerous than Germany is. If you think about the
tournament, the players who did well in the first round
were ganged up on in the first round. I expect that they
did manage to struggle into this game. Hence they are in
powers like Germany, Italy, and Austria, perhaps England
and Russia. The Players who did well in the second round
were probably played by powers who eeked into the second
round. Therefore people playing Germany and Austria
probably did very well in two games (first round),
whereas the people playing France and Turkey did well in
only one game (second round). Who is really more
dangerous? In the end aren't we all.
There is still time to come to your senses.
I am not bitter, it is just a game. But it is always
disapointing when the choices seem to be made for reasons
outside the game. I too started the game thinking that I
wanted an FG to eliminate England. But I forced myself
to make the choice based on the playing styles and
situation, not my original choice without any
information.
Just so you know, it will be a long time before you get a
French center. Given a choice, I will defend against the
one who betrayed me the most. A very common reaction for
people, n'est pas?
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to Germany
Frederick:
Nice job turning England against me. I felt good about
my chances of him siding with me. I was also trying to
keep my options open to side with you as well. That
doors is not closed. With Austria and Italy likely to
grow large quickly, do you realy want to be caught in
between a large England and Austria? At least France is
at your flank and would have Italy in my face. Besides I
am not likely to be large after this set back.
My original preference was for an FG alliance. I was
leaning towards the FE because we had a lot more
communication in the beginning. Clearly an England that
can negotiate walking into both Belgium and Norway when
there could have been opposition to both is very skilled
and dangerous.
I still feel that you are putting your neck in a noose
choosing an EG. England will be exactly where you said
he could not be in such an alliance. He will be at both
Flanks (northern Scan and France). Coupling that with a
large Austria .... It is just a matter of time before
the pincher move while you defend against Austria (who
will have Russia before you can get a share).
-- Prince Boar
Message from England to France
Good Prince,
>I believe that you made the wrong choice. Germany would
>have collasped quickly. I will not do so.
Agreed. England/France would have made rapid progress.
>Who is really more
>dangerous? In the end aren't we all.
Yes, and I prefered to face the greatest danger in the beginning instead of
in the end. That was part of my reasoning.
>But it is always
>disapointing when the choices seem to be made for reasons
>outside the game.
This I must kindly deny. Had this not been a tournament with a history,
but just another game, I still would have quickly concluded that you were
the most able player in "titlest." Having reached this conclusion, I faced
the common dilemma, is it better to work with the strongest player or to
conspire against the strongest player. I put this question to player who
faced this choice in my last game and he replied, "do both." He allied
himself with the strongest player, but didn't survive.
>Just so you know, it will be a long time before you get a
>French center. Given a choice, I will defend against the
>one who betrayed me the most.
Yes. I have been in that position a number of times. The first person to
harm you is placed in a special category.
I know I don't have to say this -- I'm very certain that I don't -- but I
retain the greatest respect for the person behind the Prince Boar mask. In
a similar instance, I still exchange friendly e-mails with an individual
who did me permanent harm in one of the preliminary games. He is not in
this final.
Ivy
Message from France to England
Ivy:
Thanks for the note. Be honest, it was really the Trey
Wingo thing that set you against me? :-)
>>Who is really more
>>dangerous? In the end aren't we all.
>Yes, and I prefered to face the greatest danger in the
>beginning instead of in the end. That was part of
>my reasoning.
Ah, but you misunderstood me. My point was that I do not
believe that anyone of us is truly more dangerous than
any other. We are all pretty good players, we had to be
in order to get here. So how can you really say that
Germany is less dangerous than I.
>>But it is always
>>disapointing when the choices seem to be made for
>>reasons outside the game.
>This I must kindly deny. Had this not been a
>tournament with a history, but just another game, I
>still would have quickly concluded that you were
>the most able player in "titlest."
Perhaps. But I still cannot shake the feeling that I was
doomed before the game even began. You wanted an EG and
I had a very very uphill battle to prevent it. I started
working for the FG, but was willing to change my mind. I
guess that means you are just the better player, being
able to change my mind on it while I could not change
yours.
>Having reached this conclusion, I faced
>the common dilemma, is it better to work with the
>strongest player or to
>conspire against the strongest player.
If I put aside the notion that there really is no
strongest player and assume that you are correct, then
this is a difficult philosophical question. I believe
that we discussed it at the beginning of the game. In a
game with random players of mixed skill, then perhaps it
is a wise strategy to go after the strongest. In a game
with all skilled players you run a terrible risk that a
second group of the best players from the other end of
the board will instead choose to team up and dominate.
My opinion is the opposite of yours, I chose to seek out
the strongest ally that I could find. I liked my chances
getting to the mid game and end game with that plan. I
figured that I had the best chance at the win. It would
at least be a great challenge at the end, hence a lot of
fun. Why get stuck in mediocraty when there was a chance
at greatness?
In this game, I think that you are setting yourself up
for a draw at best. Together we could have worked as a
well oiled machine and dominated the board. Perhaps one
would have stabbed the other at mid-game and became the
dominate power. But as things stand now I think that
Austria and Italy will dominate the board and one will
emerge as the dominate power. Or perhaps they will stick
together and you will be the third power in a three-way
draw? I know that my speculations are a stretch at this
point. But how long can Turkey and Russia hold up? Not
long. I will be fighting you still when they come
looking for a piece of the action.
I may respect your style and abilities, but if you
persist in your course of action I must do everything
that I can to make you pay for it.
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to England
Ivy:
One last things. I just thought I would let you know
that Germany spent quite a bit of effort warning me about
your likely attack and trying to get me to attack you. I
am sure that does not surprise you. We all try to gain
subtle advantages on even out allies by pointing our
victims at them. The humorous thing is that I was not
doing that to you. I actively worked at getting Russia
to let you have Norway. I was trying to point Germany at
Russia and leave him open for you.
Since my plan was to side with you and dominate the
board, our joint success was critical. So your success
was equally important to mine. That is the only
way to dominate in a group of very good powers. Perhaps
I am a fool, but that was the type of ally you would have
had until at least the mid-game.
Cheers old chap,
Xavier Boar, Prince until the bitter end
Message from France to Russia
Czar Nicholas:
I was glad to hear that your wife is not in a critical
condition. I hope that the doctors will find the problem
and give her relief very soon. It puts silly things like
being stabbed in a game in perspective.
Nevertheless, that is where I find myself, betrayed.
Looking at your situation I do not see how you stand any
chance at taking Sweden. The EG alliance is alive and
well. The will try to make short work of us. There is
no chance that England will side with you against Germany
since he needs Germany against me. Germany will
certainly take Sweden. I suspect that England will try
to sneak into St. Petes. I suggest that you deny him it
by moving GoB to St. Petes. It may put off the
inevitable, but it will give us some time to turn Germany
on England.
Meanwhile, I will do everything that I can to hold
England back, thereby helping you as well. If you deny
him St. Petes, he will not get a build. Hence you will
be in better shape near St. Petes and I will be able to
hold out longer.
I was glad to see that you and Turkey are working
together. It is too bad that Austria and Italy are set
to make gains against you. I am not sure what I can do
in that area to help you.
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to Italy
Roberto:
Thanks for keeping our border safe. You look to be in a
very commanding position. I congratulate you. I am in a
poor position, unfortunately. I fear that I could not
overcome the "most dangerous person" fallacy. I will do
my best to defend your border. I think that I can hold
out for quite a while. I do appreciate anything you can
do to make Germany nervous and a bit tenative.
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to Austria
Ms. Felicia:
Congratulations on your strong position. You and Austria
seem to have the kind of alliance that I was seeking.
You two will soon dominate the board. I may survive to
see you come along and finish me off :-)
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to Turkey
Ali Baba:
Well, I guess that you did the best that you could with
the situation. It looks like Austria and Italy are very
strong. Unfortunately I will not be able to deter them
as I have my own problems. There goes our dreams :-)
-- Prince Boar
Message from Italy to France
>
> Thanks for keeping our border safe. You look to be in a
> very commanding position. I congratulate you.
>
Thank you. For the life of me, I still can't figure out how that happened.
I guess it's a rare occassion that Italy has to overcome the "most dangerous
person" fallacy.
> I do appreciate anything you can
> do to make Germany nervous and a bit tenative.
>
Partly why I'm in Tyrolia right now. It will keep him on his toes. I won't
consider any moves that will jeopardize his trust in me though until you're
at least in Burgundy in which case Tyrolia might be useful. You can be safe
in knowing though that Germany will not be able to pull the old end-around
to get to Piedmont via Tyrolia.
If there is anything I can do for you, just let me know.
Life is Beautiful,
Roberto
Message from Austria to France
> Congratulations on your strong position. You and Austria
> seem to have the kind of alliance that I was seeking.
> You two will soon dominate the board. I may survive to
> see you come along and finish me off :-)
Hungary has little choice, I'm afraid, but to ally with
Austria. However, Austria-Hungary is far from dominating the
board.
Your neighborhood seems to have gotten a bit warmer; perhaps
some support into Burgundy would be more effective?
At any rate, Italy is likely to be tied up for some time,
either in attacking Turkey or in attacking Austria-Hungary.
I wish I knew which. England and Germany seem to be
foregoing their opportunities in Sweden and St. Petersburg,
which will leave them without a build. So you will have
plenty of opportunity to point out to England and/or Germany
why they shouldn't be attacking France.
Felicia, for Austria-Hungary, by the grace of Archduke Ferdinand
Message from France to Austria
Ms. Felicia:
>Hungary has little choice, I'm afraid, but to ally with
>Austria.
Thanks for the chuckle. I mistyped in my haste. I meant
to say that you and Italy are in great shape. England
choose the long hard route of trying to eliminate
me rather than more quickly eliminating Germany. Italy
probably faces a similar dilmena. Hit you before you get
too big or else work with you and clean up your end of
the board fast. You can hope that he is smarter than
England is.
>Your neighborhood seems to have gotten a bit warmer;
>perhaps some support into Burgundy would be more
>effective?
I am trying, I am trying. I gave it all the support I
could (from Picardy) in the spring. It was enough to
repel the attack. But I may never enter Burgundy. OK, I
can guarantee it if I choose to. But I may not choose
to this season. I have other concerns.
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to England
Ivy:
I notice that you can still take Holland if you wish to
do so. It is not too late to change your mind as major
harm has not yet been done.
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to Germany
Frederick:
When pondering the board I see that there is still a
chance to hurt England before it is too late. All you
have to do is find something for him to do with the North
Sea other than support Belgium. If he is secure it in,
you could support me to Belgium. I am even
willing to help you take it first, but I think you
might be warry of being too large relative to your
neighbors. Another alternative is for you to attack the
North Sea from Denmark. This breaks that support. You
would need to count Russia ordering GoB to St. Petes,
which I think is *highly* likely. I can even push hard
to accomplish it. I imagine that you would not want to
talk too much to Russia about it so it does not get back
to England. That is where I could be of service.
I think that if you played things correctly, we would
each get a build and England would lose one. Do you
really want that monster at your back? Further, by
influencing his moves, you could set yourself up to
hasten your entry into the North Sea. I am willing to
make that a top priority over my invasion of England.
His forces would be focussed on me. If he is not willing
to do that, what is he up to?
I am not trying to grow too large, just on par or
slightly behind you. I will not have fleets hanging
around where they can nab several of your centers at any
time. Therefore you would not have to waste so many
units keeping an eye on me, as you would have to do with
England.
-- Prince Boar
Message [from Austria] to all
BG> Holey Rubbergundy Diploman, they bounced again!
DM> Yes Boy Gambit, both Germany and France seem to be more afraid of the other occupying Burgundy than wanting to occupy it themselfs.
BG> Are there any alliances yet?
DM> There's an RT, an EG, and an AI.
BG> Oh! France has no ally?
DM> That would appear to be correct, Boy Gambit.
BG> You mentioned RT? You mean, Russia and Turkey?
DM> Correct again, Boy Gambit.
BG> But the other powers will never permit that. Everyone knows the RT alliance is far too powerful. And didn't Russia open against England?
DM> The other powers seem to be encouraging it. Look, both Saint Petersburg and Sweden were left for Russia.
BG> Wow! So the other powers are afraid of AI!
DM> I don't think so Boy Gambit. Do you have another idea?
BG> Sorry, Diploman. I just don't understand it.
DM> Consider, Boy Gambit, what happens when England and Germany attack France.
BG> Don't they win, Diploman?
DM> Indeed, Boy Gambit. But who gets the southern French centers?
BG> Oh! Italy gets most of them.
DM> Unless?
BG> Unless Italy has to fight in the East! Wow, Diploman, this game is really complicated! So England and Germany are promoting the RT alliance so
they don't have to share the spoils in France?
DM> It certainly looks that way, Boy Gambit.
Message [from France] to all
BG> Holey Impostors Diploman, someone is trying to steal our gig!
DM> Yes Boy Gambit, when you become popular there always will be copy cats. At
least they cannot duplicate our nifty outfits.
BG> I bet they even wear underwear under their leotards!
DM> Uh hum, there is no need to reveal all our secrets.
BG> They do not even know that our role is to bring the betrayers to justice!
DM> Yes, they have other motives. Turning to our responsibilities, the obvious
targets are those that appear to be the winners. England and Germany obviously
betrayed France. Although the alliance were not yet obvious so it may be hasty
to call it a betrayal.
BG> But there must have been some lies told, and we are after those dirty
scoundrels as well!
DM> Certainly. It seems likely that Italy lied to and betrayed Turkey. At
least Russia seemed to keep his word based on the support for Rumania. Austria
is always under suspicion due to his actions last year.
GB> There seems to be too many betrayers out there for us to handle alone.
Perhaps we should team up with those Copy Cats.
DM> Perhaps we will, Boy Gambit. I just hope that they are not too furry. I
have allergies.
Message from Turkey to all
I usually have to chuckle when someone broadcasts a sad lament of betrayal,
as if betrayal isn't a part of Diplomacy, generally including a quote from
some private press which proves the dastardliness of the traitor beyond a
shadow of doubt. So I will not quote Italy's promise not to move into
eastern waters if I built an army, nor his warning to me that Austria would
move to Aeg, in the same breath he asked for support for Tun-Gre. The
leponto threat was clearly there, so more fool me for believing any of it.
No, I'm not here to scold Roberto, but to congratulate him. Over the years
I've generally been able to tell when someone is being straight with me and
when they're yanking my chain. I can usually smell a lark a mile away, let
alone a bald-faced lie. But you had me fooled, hook line and sinker. My
hat's off to you for your uncanny ability to simulate sincerity.
And to the rest of you, yes at last the RT has been revealed! Lock up your
daughters and hide the vodka, the Juggernaut is about to sweep the land!
The noble Turks pray to Allah for vengeance as they send another generation
of brave lads off to die in battle.
Sincerely,
Ali Baba
Message from Turkey to France
Prince Boar,
> Well, I guess that you did the best that you could with
> the situation. It looks like Austria and Italy are very
> strong. Unfortunately I will not be able to deter them
> as I have my own problems. There goes our dreams :-)
It certainly appears that way, doesn't it? I must admit, the Italian had me
fooled completely. He played me along with anti-Austrian hints and outright
promises from the start, but it's clear to me now that he and Austria are
joined at the hip. Unfortunately this is bad news for both of us.
I will fight on as best I can, but I don't give myself very good odds. My
money's on Austria right now, though of course the game is young yet. But
whether Germany helps Russia or attacks him, Austria is going to get very
strong very fast, and while Italy won't be able to keep up, he will grow as
well.
Ah well, all that's left me is to try to defend my homeland as best I can
and support Russia any way possible. Who knows, perhaps things will turn
around. But frankly I just don't see any chinks in AI solidarity at
present. In any case, Turkish units will fight to the last man. If there
is anything I can do to server French interests in some puny way, please do
not hesitate to write.
Ali Baba
Message from Russia to all
> Broadcast message from Turkey in 'titleist':
> I usually have to chuckle when someone broadcasts a sad lament of
betrayal,
> as if betrayal isn't a part of Diplomacy, generally including a quote from
> some private press which proves the dastardliness of the traitor beyond a
> shadow of doubt. So I will not quote Italy's promise not to move into
> eastern waters if I built an army, nor his warning to me that Austria
would
> move to Aeg, in the same breath he asked for support for Tun-Gre. The
> leponto threat was clearly there, so more fool me for believing any of it.
> No, I'm not here to scold Roberto, but to congratulate him.
While this might be interpreted as criticizm of the St. Petersburg
Pravda's
report of Archduke Ferdinand's breaking of the Galician DMZ, let me assure
the leaders of Europe that after intense questioning, the Foreign Ministry
official who leaked the treaty to "Pravda" indicated that he did so, not
because
he was distressed by Austria-Hungary's betrayal of trust, but rather because
he was disgusted by the lame and obviously insincere manner in which the
Austrian Ambassador attempted to claim that move was necessary for
Austrian self-defense.
> And to the rest of you, yes at last the RT has been revealed! Lock up
your
> daughters and hide the vodka, the Juggernaut is about to sweep the land!
Could somebody hand me a broom? 8-)
Nick.
Message from France to all
Tour de France Stage 16 Results:
German Jens Voight outmuscled and outdueled Australian
Brad McGee for a win today, adding a stage win to Credit
Agricole's excellent Tour so far. It looks like I picked
the wrong French team. Morceau (the winner of the
prologue) had dropped out. No one receives points in our
game.
The overall standings near the top did not change. There
was a late crash in the pack that knocked five riders out
of the race with injuries. How disappointing to make it
so far and then not finish due to an injury. They can
sit at the side lines and dream of what could have been.
It looks like Armstrong will win the Tour. Therefore it
seems almost certain that England will win our little
game. The Dauphin is currently planning where to take
his sister. His first priority, get some decent food in
her. She must be tired of that English rot. Then some
wine. Then some more wine .....
Is this English win in our game a prelude to a bigger
win? Time will tell.
Official Tally:
Austria (Domo-Farm Frites): 0 points
England (USPS): 30 points
France (Festina): 10 points
Germany (Telekom): 20 points
Italy (Fassa Bortolo): 10 points
Russia (Robobank): 20 points
Turkey (CSC): 20 points
Doug (O.N.C.E.): 0 points
Selected Standings:
1. Lance Armstrong (USP)
2. Jan Ullrich (TEL) @ 5:05
3. Andrei Kivilev (COF) @ 5:13
4. Joseba Beloki (ONC)@ 6:33
-- Prince Boar
Message from Russia to France
Prince Boar,
My how the mighty have fallen. Do you suppose it was France and
Russia's record of success, or do you think it's personal? I imagine your
defense will
keep EG occupied for some time, and I hope to be able to convince EG that
if they take Swe and particularly StP from me, that will just mean that the
East
will resolve more quickly. Ivy's bright enough to know that that would not
be
a good thing.
Cordially,
Czar Nicholas II.
Message from France to Italy
Roberto:
>Partly why I'm in Tyrolia right now. It will keep him
>on his toes. I won't consider any moves that will
>jeopardize his trust in me though until you're
>at least in Burgundy in which case Tyrolia might be
>useful.
Thank you. But if you were to hit Munich that might
increase my odds of being in Burgundy. I am sure that
you can argue it away to Germany. Just tell him that it
is not in your best interest to see me fall so quickly.
What is he going to do, open another front?
What if I said pretty please? Got down on my knees and
begged? I realize that I am asking a lot. But if I do
not ask there is no chance, right?
>You can be safe in knowing though that Germany will not
>be able to pull the old end-around
>to get to Piedmont via Tyrolia.
For that much I thank you.
>If there is anything I can do for you, just let me know.
See above :-)
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to all
Ali:
>No, I'm not here to scold Roberto, but to congratulate
>him. You had me fooled, hook line and sinker. My
>hat's off to you for your uncanny ability to simulate
>sincerity.
I feel your pain. Ivy can give him a run for his money
in that department. Perhaps they can form a club. Then
they can play Turkey and France next game and we can all
gang up on them :-)
>the Juggernaut is about to sweep the land!
Don't you mean the JuggerNOT. :-)
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to Turkey
Ali:
>In any case, Turkish units will fight to the last man.
>If there is anything I can do to server French interests
>in some puny way, please do
>not hesitate to write.
I wish you the best of luck. The only thing I ask for
myself is that you fight well and anything you can do to
keep Russia alive would be helpful. His presence may
help keep some of the wolves off us both.
I fully expect England and Germany to attack Russia.
They have nothing to gain by helping him and Russia could
not be so gullible to believe them, even if they promised
it??? Well if he is, straighten him out! :-)
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to Germany
Frederick:
I am sorry for my numerous messages. But while I do not
hear from you I assume that there is hope.
I want to share some thoughts with you. As you know I
started this game wanting an FG alliance. We had some
interesting discussions and I thought we could come to an
agreement on how to safely take out England. Russia
badly wanted FGR against England. You and I had the bike
conversations and the Tour de France in common.
Everything seemed set for a great match.
Yet somehow Ivy was able to turn me against you, despite
all that. The reasons is that he is very very good. He
builds relationship that people believe in. As you now
know I was complete surprised by his moves. He had me
very fooled.
When I am gone, he will have the upper hand on you
because I believe that he will have excellent
relationships with those on the other side of you. I
know he has a great one with Italy. Russia is obviously
an admirer. Even though I think that you have a good
approach, I like many of the honest things that you said,
I believe that he will win out with the others. I do not
think that I would stand a chance against him unless
there were strategic and tactical reasons for someone to
side with me, like his being between Russia and I. You
have none of those tactical advantages over him. In fact
you will have many tactical disadvantages, as we have
spoken at great length.
Can you afford to keep him around?
Also consider that a 6 center Germany and a 5 center
England will have a tough time against a 5 center France.
You will win out, but can you afford the time it will
take. But a 6 center Germany and a 6 Center France can
much more easily beat a 4 center England. Even though
his island is a great defense, it has many spread out
approaches. France is compact enough that I can more
easily defend it. It will not take Italy and Austria
long to clean Turkey's clock.
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to Russia
Czar Nicholas:
Yes Ivy is bright enough to know that you are slowing
down the east. But he is also smart enough to know that
he needs another fleet to fight me. He will have a hole
that I can exploit. He will probably take St. Petes if
you do not stop him. I think that there is a 100% chance
that Germany will take Sweden.
I hope that you do what you have to do. I wish you the
best of luck with your guess. I see it a 50-50 shot to
keep both Warsaw and Moscow.
Please do not take big gambles and fall hard and fast. I
am working on trying to turn Germany on England. Perhaps
you can try the same approach. Giving up on Sweden, when
you have almost no shot at it, could be a nice olive
branch to Germany.
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to England
Wingo:
It has become obvious to France that we have no
diplomatic opportunities with England. Our situation has
been revealed as a purely military one. Therefore
Prince Boar has been discharged as the Ambassador to
England. His services are no longer useful. If the
situation changes at some future date, you may request
his reinstatement.
If you have communications with France, you will direct
them to me.
Because my brother is sentimental and he is kin, I have
allowed him a short note to you (enclosed below).
Le DAUPHIN
======================
Ivy:
I regret the decision made by my brother. I can argue
with him, but ultimately he holds the mantle of power, so
he must be obeyed. I hope for a time when we may
continue our conversations.
I do wish you the best personally, although I am deeply
disappointed with the choices made by your country.
Your friend,
Xavier
================================
Personal note.
In regard to your decision to go after the strongest ally
right at the beginning. I do not know if you were just
feeding me a line to justify your actions and make me
feel a little better. It is good diplomacy and obviously
you are a very good player. On the chance that you were
being sincere about your choice to never side with the
strongest opponent, I truly recommend that you try it
some time. In my previous game I had such an alliance
that lasted for more than half the game. I so enjoyed
working with a competent ally in a true spirit of
cooperation. Sure we were careful; it was not a carebear
relationship. But together we accomplished so much more
than we each could have done alone. It was nice not to
have to do everything yourself. Your ally could be
counted on to mold situations as well. It was probably
one, if not the, most enjoyable situations I have found
in this game of diplomacy. Give it some thought for the
future. It is obvious a dead issue for this game.
Regards,
The person behind Prince Boar.
Message from Germany to England, France, Italy, and Russia
Gentlemen:
Please excuse my silence yesterday and today. There are 38 new
emails waiting for me today. And I haven't answered yesterday's yet.
But have no fear I'll be up to date shortly, and I'll respond to
everyone.
The good news is that I'm putting events that have been taking up my
time behind me continuously, and nothing is being added to the front
end. Last night was our big quarterly ski club meeting. Since I'm the
president, it's probably a good thing that I go. And of course I have
to socialize with the members afterwards. Wouldn't be right not to.
(No more ski club trouble for 3 months now)
BTW being in a ski club doesn't give away anything in a gunboat game.
I've heard that the biggest ski clubs are in Miami and Houston. Maybe
that's where I am.
Fredd
Message from Russia to France
Prince Boar,
> Yes Ivy is bright enough to know that you are slowing
> down the east. But he is also smart enough to know that
> he needs another fleet to fight me. He will have a hole
> that I can exploit. He will probably take St. Petes if
> you do not stop him. I think that there is a 100% chance
> that Germany will take Sweden. I am working on trying to
> turn Germany on England. Perhaps you can try the same
> approach. Giving up on Sweden, when you have almost
> no shot at it, could be a nice olive branch to Germany.
I've written to both offering my support against the other
if they let me have Sweden, and if I get Swe, Ivy can move
Nwy-Nwg-NAO, and plug that hole without a build. As I
see it, I can't afford to give up on Swe. Without a build, it's
just a matter of time before I fall to Austria. If England takes
StP, that will just occur that much faster.
> I hope that you do what you have to do. I wish you the
> best of luck with your guess. I see it a 50-50 shot to
> keep both Warsaw and Moscow.
I'm hoping to shift those odds in my favor, somewhat, but I
haven't worked out the details, yet.
> Please do not take big gambles and fall hard and fast.
You couldn't have told me this BEFORE S1901M? 8-)
Nick.
Message from England to France
Mr. Dolphin
You seem to be a leaner, meaner, fishier version of your good brother.
Please give him my regards.
Mr. Wingo
>================================
>Personal note.
>
>In regard to your decision to go after the strongest ally
>right at the beginning.
Less than a decision. I made it my first option. And I failed. Just read
the Italian/German/English correspondence when this is all over.
[Since even EOG statements are often self-serving and less than honest, I
can't wait to read the actual press this time. Or maybe there will be too
much.]
Then I tried to give the possibilities EF & EG equal weight, but the early
German correspondence was hopeless. I resigned myself to an EF alliance
even though I was afraid of you.
>On the chance that you were
>being sincere about your choice to never side with the
>strongest opponent, I truly recommend that you try it
>some time.
Oh, I certaily have, and with good results. If I used the word "never,"
that was simply a mistake. I have used all kinds of stategies in all kinds
of games.
As recently as Saturday morning I was still moving my wooden pieces around
trying to see how the EF campaign would go. Last minute correspondence
received from Germany, Italy, and Russia gave me pause (omitting lots of
details here). Finally I changed my mind.
Message from France to Russia
Czar Nicholas:
I understand your desire to improve your situation. But
I sincerely believe that going for Sweden is just
hastening your doom. Germany *will not* give it up. I
am basing this on conversations that I have had with him.
If Ivy makes you believe that he will help you, I have to
warn you that he is unbelievably good at getting you to
believe that he is your friend. I was so fooled that I
cannot begin to describe it. Usually I am nervous, last
spring I was not. I was shocked to see him side with
Germany. If he tells you that he will support you to
Sweden it is because he will be taking St. Petes. Trust
me, he is very good.
The best way to turn Germany on England is by putting up
such a strong defense that it seems like a hopeless
battle against me. The next option is to make England
grow quickly. That is less desirable because it will be
very hard to deal with him then and maybe be too late for
both of us.
I implore you to cover St. Petes.
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to Germany
Frederick:
I realize that you have many messages to deal with.
However I am hoping to at least have a chance to argue my
fate with you before my doom is sealed. I would think
that you would want the same.
If you prefer to talk only strategy and tire of my
philosophical and softer approach. The Dauphin is
willing to deal with your directly. He is very much more
direct. He has already taken over negotiations with
England.
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to England
Wingo:
Please do not waste my time with useless messages calling
me a fish or making jokes. If you have business to
attend to, I am more than willing to make the necessary
time. Otherwise, save yourself for the night clubs.
I suggest that you desist from attacking France. Holland
is much easier to take and coupled with Belgium you will
be near the point where you will almost certainly be
impossible to eliminate. Collect Scandinavia and a 8
center England will be in the end game. Any fool can see
that this is your best course of action.
Le DAUPHIN
Message from England to France
I sincerely apologize. I did not mean to offend.
Ivy Wingo
Message from Italy to France
>
> What if I said pretty please? Got down on my knees and
> begged?
>
Can I have a date with the Dauphin's sister? That way, when Armstrong wins
the Tour, Ivy would just get the 'sloppy seconds'. :)
Seriously, I'll give it some thought but it's unlikely at this time.
Roberto
Message from France to Italy
Roberto:
>Can I have a date with the Dauphin's sister? That way,
>when Armstrong wins the Tour, Ivy would just get the
>'sloppy seconds'. :)
We have no sisters that we know of. However many Kings
do have illegitamate children. If we discovery any, we
will let you know.
I do thank you for considering my request on Munich. I
understand why you do not wish to attack it. But let me
give you some incentive. Your attacking Munich will
guarantee that I get to Burgundy, which in turn will put
me in position to work with you on taking Munich.
There is no reason that Italy and France can not be more
active allies. Even if you decline this season, since it
is a fall turn. I hope that you would consider building
and army in Venice and then moving to Bohemia and
Tyrolia. Munich could be yours in a way that you could
keep.
-- Prince Boar
Message from Italy to France
>
> >Can I have a date with the Dauphin's sister? That way,
> >when Armstrong wins the Tour, Ivy would just get the
> >'sloppy seconds'. :)
> We have no sisters that we know of. However many Kings
> do have illegitamate children. If we discovery any, we
> will let you know.
>
I'll admit to being slightly confused in the Tour prize as the Dauphin gets
a date with Ivy's sister, not the other way around, but I do recall
something about a 90-year old chamber maid being the assistant to your
sister. I understand you wanting to protect your sister from the 'Great
Roberto', but, if you want a favor in Munich, you're going to have to cough
her up. :)
> Even if you decline this season, since it
> is a fall turn. I hope that you would consider building
> and army in Venice and then moving to Bohemia and
> Tyrolia. Munich could be yours in a way that you could
> keep.
>
I will most definitely keep this in mind. In return, would it be possible
for you to send good word to Austria about the importance of supporting my
convoy to Tunis?
Roberto
Message from France to Germany
Frederick:
Even if you will not consider betraying England this
year, I think that you should deny him a build. That
keeps your options open for next year.
I expect that Ivy will be bamboozling Russia into leaving
St. Petes open. All you have to do is let Russia know
that you will be taking Sweden without a doubt and he
will therefore resign himself to protecting St. Petes.
This would prevent England from getting a build without
it looking like you had a hand in it.
I do hope that will put some thought to turning on his
this year. The sooner the better in terms of the time
available to finish him off before IA come a calling.
Specifically, you make sure that Russia knows that you
will be supporting yourself to Sweden and inform him that
England will be going for St. Petes, which you encourage
England to do. This allows you to walk right into Sweden
and allows Denmark to attack the North Sea. It might
even make it in. At a minimum it breaks support for
Belgium and you could support Picardy to Belgium.
I am sure that you could arrange the situation
differently so that Belgium could fall and you could
still support yourself to Sweden. I am obviously not
privy to all the details that you and England worked out.
If you do not stab him soon, he will be impossible to
eliminate.
Just let me know.
-- Prince Boar
PS: Please tell Ivy that there is no need for him to
apologize for insulting the Dauphin. The Dauphin has
thick skin and things do not bother him. At the same
time he probably will not take the time to respond since
it is not necessary to his military operation. I hoped
to pass this message through you to Ivy. (Thanks)
Message from France to Italy
Roberto:
I did have a sister. But she was an Ivy supporter and
when he betrayed us, the Dauphin had her beheaded.
(Acutally I hid her in a Nunnery and the chambermaid was
sent to the guillotine. If I can sneak her out of the
country I will send her your way.)
>In return, would it be possible for you to send good
>word to Austria about the importance of supporting my
>convoy to Tunis?
Why do you want to convoy to Tunis? You are already
there? I am guessing you mean the convoy from Tunis to
Smyrna. I will mention it when I write to Ms. Felicia.
-- Prince Boar
Message from Russia to France
Prince Boar,
>I understand your desire to improve your situation. But Germany *will not*
>give [Sweden] up.
I will be rather surprised if I get Swe, myself.
Ivy has not offered more than verbal support, and I
don't expect him to, but I believe that between the
two of us, we might be able to convince Fredd of the
wisdom of letting me take Swe. If they don't, Germany
is likely to be facing Austrian Armies before EG
have eliminated you, and he certainly will be if
England takes StP.
>I implore you to cover St. Petes.
I understand and acknowledge your concern, but
I believe that Ivy sees that the short-term advantage
of taking StP is outweighed by the mid-term
consequences.
Czar Nicholas II.
Message from Italy to France
> Why do you want to convoy to Tunis? You are already
> there? I am guessing you mean the convoy from Tunis to
> Smyrna. I will mention it when I write to Ms. Felicia.
>
I hate it when I type too fast for my brain. Smyrna indeed. A convoy to
Tunis at this point would be a really bad move.
Roberto
Message from France to Russia
Czar Nicholas:
>I understand and acknowledge your concern, but
>I believe that Ivy sees that the short-term advantage
>of taking StP is outweighed by the mid-term
>consequences.
I am sorry that I am being so push about this. You see
that it is my fate that is also tied up in this and I am
of course more focussed on that. The choice is
ultimately yours. I gave you my opinion and will leave
it alone now. We in France pray that we will not be
saying that we told you so. Good luck.
Germany knows that I want to work with him, although he
has yet to acknowledge my messages. He knows that you
want to work with him as well. Tell him that 3 on 1 is
better than 2 on 2.
I have stopped bothering to negotiate with Ivy. I do not
need to hear hollow assurances and weak excuses.
Bonne Chance
-- Prince Boar
Message from Russia to France
And so, we wait for the axe to fall... Hearing anything interesting
from
the East? I've selected my moves, and I'm trying desperately to not start
erasing answers on the multiple-choice form. Still no word from Germany.
The weasel could at least tell me, 'No, I'm taking Sweden!' *grumble* Is
it 23:30, yet?
Nick.
Message from France to Russia
>And so, we wait for the axe to fall... Hearing anything
>interesting from the East?
Only that Turkey is aligned with you. Italy does not
seem 100% confident of Austria, but he often says things
just to try and confuse me.
>I've selected my moves, and I'm trying desperately to
>not start erasing answers on the multiple-choice form.
I hope you choose the safe thing.
>Still no word from Germany.
>The weasel could at least tell me, 'No, I'm taking
>Sweden!'
He does not have to lie to you if he does not write. I
hear little from his as well.
I have a dilemma my friend. If I have to choose where to
concentrate my defenses where do I slack off. On one
had I have the master betrayer who I believe made the
wrong choice and shamelessly lied to me. I do not want
him
to succeed because I want him to eventually realize that
he made the wrong choice. But then on the other I have
the weasel who does not have the decency to answer my
messages either. :-) I want to punish them both, but
will
have to choose! :-)
>Is it 23:30, yet?
Patience! :-)
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to England
Wingo:
There is no need to apologize. Your insults mean nothing
to me really. I know whom and what I am.
I do not want you to think that France refuses to
communicate with you. However, you have made it very
clear
that you will not consider siding with France. I will
show you that you made the wrong choice. By the way,
some
ally that you got there. It is just a matter of time
before he lets you down. A moment that I will cherish.
Perhaps I waste my breath, but there is still time for
you to take Holland. Yes, France will be set back from
where
we could have been. But we would still choose to
cautiously work with you. If a very slow elimination and
the
eventual transfer of much of our territory to Italy is
our other option, then why wouldn't we.
If it is Prince Boar that causes your cowardly heart so
much fear, I would be happy to lock him in the Bastille
and
throw away the key. I would handle all the negotiations
in the same manner which I deal with you. Do not worry
about him, he would glad sacrifice his freedom for the
good of France.
Le DAUPHIN
Message from France to Germany
Frederick:
I am truly disappointed that you did not bother to answer
any of my messages. Perhaps you were busy. But would
a simple "I am considering it" or a "I can't do that
right now, but hang on and an opportunity might come up
soon" be
so much trouble. If England betrays you, you might need
me.
At this point my orders will not change. Just do
something similar to what I asked and we can work from
there.
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to Austria
Ms. Felicia:
Italy wanted to me to ask you to support his convoy to
Smyrna. I suspect he was joking in that I could either
have
any influence over you or that you would consider doing
otherwise.
I actually would not mind Italy building. I may need
help defending my homeland and an extra fleet would be
handy.
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to Turkey
Ali Baba:
I have been desperately trying to talk Russia into
protecting St. Petes. He thinks that he has may have a
shot at
Sweden. I see 0% chance at that happening. I do not
want him to weaken by losing St. Petes. I also do not
want
England to build another fleet.
Anything you can do to influence him, please do. But
since I sent so many messages to him about it, I ask you
not to
mention to him that I asked you to do this. Thanks.
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to Austria and Italy
Ms. Felicia and Roberto
CC: Austrian Ambassador to Italy
I would like to formally apply to join your alliance. It
seems the best thing going around here. Here are my
qualifications:
* I am a lot of fun
* I communicate often
* I am reliable
* I am willing to discuss and work out agreed upon plans,
not try to force my own
* I happen to have access to the other side of both
stalemate lines you need to cross in Germany and into the
Atlantic
* I am the thing that is holding back your rival
alliance in England and Germany
My only request is that you keep me alive and that you
allow me the satisfaction of extracting revenge.
I realize that we will need to wait until after this move
to finalize an agreement. I just want to submit this
application
as soon as possible.
I really look forward to working with you guys. I hear
that A&I is a great place to work and grow a career as a
puppet and vigilante.
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to all
Tour de France Stage 17 Results:
Aside from a stab by the Germans (Jan Ullrich's team runs
over lance Armstong) it is apparent that England will win
out TdF game. Barring injury, Lance Armstrong will
certainly hold on to the Yellow Jersey. The only
interesting
battle is for the Green Jersey (sprinters points).
O'Grady leads Zabel by 11 points, but has lost a point
each day.
They are awarded based on the first so many riders to
cross the finish line and at some intermediate places.
That
race may come down to the final sprint into Paris.
Serge Baguet won today's stage. No points were awarded
in our game.
Official Tally:
Austria (Domo-Farm Frites): 0 points
England (USPS): 30 points
France (Festina): 10 points
Germany (Telekom): 20 points
Italy (Fassa Bortolo): 10 points
Russia (Robobank): 20 points
Turkey (CSC): 20 points
Doug (O.N.C.E.): 0 points
Selected Standings:
1. Lance Armstrong (USP)
2. Jan Ullrich (TEL) @ 5:05
3. Andrei Kivilev (COF) @ 5:13
4. Joseba Beloki (ONC)@ 6:33
-- Prince Boar
Message from Germany to France
Prince Boar:
Hope you don't think that I've been ignoring you because we bounced you
in BUR again. And it looks all the world like EG are taking you on.
I've just been busy the last two days. I've asked for an extension
because my mail is so back up. In fact I just sent my first piece off
to England as well. You can use that to drive a wedge between us.
Saying that it's not good to have an ally who responds erratically. But
then I'm sure you're already using that angle. (I have lots of respect
for you, my friend)
Austria certainly does look menacing doesn't he. I wonder what that
Italian army in TYR will do? What an opportunity for a stab.
I wouldn't plan your funeral yet. I notice that England is certainly
moving in your direction, but this is the fall. What a perfect time to
reverse direction. Don't forget, my theory is that alliances will
shift often. England will need three fleets to crack you open. While at
the same time we can't really push into your eastern border very
effectively. It's going to be two years before England can take Brest.
Will he wait that long? Tough call. I'm certain that you're pointing
all this out to him. I'd better get back on the stick email wise. (or
perhaps it's working in my favor - not sending out much mail. I can't
say the wrong thing that way)
France wrote:
>Yet somehow Ivy was able to turn me against you, despite
>all that. The reasons is that he is very very good. He
>builds relationship that people believe in. As you now
>know I was complete surprised by his moves. He had me
>very fooled.
Why is it that so many of the other powers in the games I've played in
think that I'm a dupe? This is not the first time that I've read this
kind of message. I made it to this round. Perhaps I'm the one pulling
the strings. On the other hand, maybe it's good that people think they
control me. Being underestimated makes me less threatening in the early
rounds. People WANT to ally with me. I think because they think they can
control me. Perhaps that is why I'm not currently being threatened
back. ;-)
I'm enjoying our conversations, and wish to continue them. Even if we're
at war. What's going on with AI and RT could be a most stimulating
conversation. Russia wants Sweden. Naturally to fight A. Should I give
it to him? I'd like to hear your thoughts. But I doubt if I get a
response back before the moves process on Friday.
Oops I see that there was one more message where you addressed exactly
this. I do like the idea of having Russia move back to STP.
Here's a topic. Put yourself in my shoes. There is a danger in the
east, growing. How would you handle it?
Fred VCEW (twice)
Message from Germany to France
Patience my friend. I was writting my last message to you while you
were writing this to me. It takes awhile to get through all that you
said. I have already been on email for close to 3 hours tonight, and I
have Italy, Turkey and Russia to get to yet.
Good thing Austria never writes.
Fred
>
> Message from France to Germany in 'titleist':
>
> Frederick:
>
> I am truly disappointed that you did not bother to answer
> any of my messages. Perhaps you were busy. But would
> a simple "I am considering it" or a "I can't do that
> right now, but hang on and an opportunity might come up
> soon" be
> so much trouble. If England betrays you, you might need
> me.
>
> At this point my orders will not change. Just do
> something similar to what I asked and we can work from
> there.
>
> -- Prince Boar
Message from Russia to France
>Message from France to Russia in 'titleist':
>
> >Still no word from Germany.
>
>I have a dilemma my friend. If I have to choose where to
>concentrate my defenses where do I slack off. On one
>had I have the master betrayer who I believe made the
>wrong choice and shamelessly lied to me. I do not want
>him to succeed because I want him to eventually realize
>that he made the wrong choice. But then on the other I
>have the weasel who does not have the decency to answer
>my messages either. :-) I want to punish them both, but will have to
>choose! :-)
For what it's worth, I got this from Ivy a bit ago.
:: 8:30 Thursday evening. No word from Freddy since
:: the moves. The person I selected for my ally.
:: What have I done?
:: The Boar is quite upset with me and he is probably right.
I suggested that he take Hol, support me into Swe,
and grovel to you. 8-) I also told him that if he did
so, I'd speak to you on his behalf. There may be the
potential here for you to be magnanimous, and ally with
him against the silent one.
Your Friend,
Nick.
Message [from Austria] to all
While I was one of those who received a "late" notice, my orders are in.
If I have an error flag, this message is to clear it.
Message from France to England
Wingo:
Hmm, someone is late. I wonder who that could possibly
be? Perhaps that ally that you need to count on?
Since there is currently no reason to discuss alliances,
I will spend the time doing what I love, talking tactics.
Image what would have happened if you had stayed with our
plan. We would have had the following:
Armies in Ruhr, Picardy, Burdungy, and Paris.
Fleets in the Bight, North Sea, London, Norway and the
Channel. (as well as a Russian one in GoB)
Germany would have had a Fleets in Denmark and Baltic,
armies in Munich, Holland, and Kiel.
We would have had so many options. Certainly there would
have been a guessing game between Kiel, Munich, and
Holland. But Germany could not have covered them all and
unless he guessed perfectly he would have lost one. I
even liked an option where you took Holland by Fleet and
moved London to the North Sea. Kiel would have fallen
even quicker with fleets in Hel, Hol, and Nth, as well as
an army in Ruhr. But there were also other options.
The Fleet in the Channel could have moved out this
turn and not waited. Russia would have likely been in
Sweden this turn to help you with Denmark and been very
grateful.
Now you are stuck trying to guess right just to make
progress, not take any center. And you have to worry
about my invading your homeland if you mess up.
Le DAUPHIN
Message from France to Germany
Fred:
I suspect that you are late and cannot write back, but
that does not mean that I cannot write to you. Let me
say some things.
First, I am patient. That is why I continue to write to
you.
Second, I did not say that you were a dupe. I was the
one duped remember. I said that I believe that England
had better relationships than you and is better
positioned for the future. I base this not just on my
interactions with the two of you but on my conversations
with everyone else. A big and likeable England at your
back is a dangerous thing. That is my point.
As for England, I spent a little time trying to tell him
that he made a mistake, certainly. But I have basically
given up talking to him about anything substantial. For
the reasons that I outlined to you above, I feel that
England must go. I do not want a strong and likeable
England at my back. Therefore my only choice for the
future is to try and change your mind. There is no
chance of me siding with England over you, unless I
became very desperate for survival. But that is a *long*
way off.
I am being purposely obnoxious to England to give you
some confidence that an EF could never materialize.
As for the South, I do not have any advice what to do
about it. There is little that can be done. Austria and
Italy will clean up Turkey and Russia very quickly. They
will look North. If you and England are still joined
against me, I will be forced to welcome them with open
arms and hope for the best.
-- Prince Boar
Message from Germany to France
Yes, I am late. I'm planning on turning in my orders sometime this
evening. I'll have the opportunity to read one more message from you
just before I turn in the orders.
Bye I'm off to work.
Fredd
Message from France to England
Wingo:
So Germany is late and is admittedly
waiting to turn in orders until he is ready.
If there was any chance at an alliance
with you I would proposed banding
together to punish such behavior.
What a spot to be in, having two
powers needing to work with you so much
that you can be obnoxious and get
away with it.
Le DAUPHIN
Message from Russia to England and France
Gentlemen,
Well, the good news is that Fredd is finally
talking. The bad news is that he seems to lack the
foresight to realize that if he takes Sweden,
instead of letting me have it, the RT defense
against AI is likely to rapidly collapse, and the
extra Army will do him no good, even if he sends
it East. I've laid it out for him in every way I
can think of, but he still seems determined to take
Swe. Ah well, I wish you both luck.
Sincerely,
Czar Nicholas II.
Message from England to France
Dauphin,
>There is no need to apologize. Your insults mean nothing
>to me really.
But I did not intend to insult. The humor was lame and, under the
circumstances, inappropriate.
>However, you have made it very clear
>that you will not consider siding with France.
Yeah, that's where we are right now.
I try to maintain the possibility of reversing course if circumstances
change. Especially if some third party threatens to run away from a game.
Once I proxied all my units to my game-long enemy so that he could stop
someone else from winning.
>By the way, some ally that you got there.
I think you will get some satisfaction from knowing that Germany did not
send me any note after the last set of moves until after 11pm last night.
8-)
Concerning your second note on what could have been:
>Russia would have likely been in
>Sweden this turn to help you with Denmark and been very
>grateful.
That was SO important to me! Russia refused! I had asked you about
Norway->StP, and you asked me not to do it. I accepted that, even though I
worried about your motivation for keeping Russia strong. I accepted that.
But when I offered to help Russia into Sweden in exchange for him helping
me into Denmark, he declined. He said he thought he should have Denmark
also. I couldn't believe it.
Water over the dam. I am going to try sticking with Germany and see how it
goes.
Ivy Wingo
Message from France to Germany
Fredd:
I said all that I had to say. You know my arguments and reasoning. I
also do not know if it would be appropriate to say more as it borders on
negotiating after the deadline.
I hope you do the right thing. I am ready and anxious to follow through
with you.
-- Prince Boar
Austria: Fleet Aegean Sea SUPPORT Italian Army Tunis → Smyrna
Austria: Army Budapest SUPPORT Army Serbia
Austria: Army Galicia SUPPORT Army Ukraine → Warsaw (*dislodged*)
Austria: Army Serbia HOLD
Austria: Army Ukraine → Warsaw
England: Army Belgium SUPPORT German Army Munich → Burgundy (*void*)
England: Fleet English Channel → Irish Sea
England: Fleet London SUPPORT Fleet North Sea → English Channel
England: Fleet North Sea → English Channel
England: Fleet Norway → Norwegian Sea
France: Fleet Brest SUPPORT Fleet Portugal → Mid-Atlantic Ocean
France: Army Gascony SUPPORT Army Paris → Burgundy
France: Army Paris → Burgundy
France: Army Picardy → Belgium (*bounce*)
France: Fleet Portugal → Mid-Atlantic Ocean
Germany: Fleet Baltic Sea SUPPORT Fleet Denmark → Sweden
Germany: Fleet Denmark → Sweden
Germany: Army Holland → Ruhr
Germany: Army Kiel → Munich
Germany: Army Munich → Bohemia
Italy: Fleet Eastern Mediterranean CONVOY Army Tunis → Smyrna
Italy: Fleet Ionian Sea CONVOY Army Tunis → Smyrna
Italy: Army Tunis → Ionian Sea → Eastern Mediterranean → Smyrna
Italy: Army Tyrolia HOLD
Russia: Fleet Gulf of Bothnia → Sweden (*bounce*)
Russia: Army Livonia → Moscow
Russia: Fleet Sevastopol SUPPORT Turkish Army Rumania
Russia: Army Warsaw → Galicia
Turkey: Fleet Black Sea SUPPORT Army Rumania
Turkey: Army Bulgaria → Greece
Turkey: Army Rumania SUPPORT Russian Army Warsaw → Galicia
Turkey: Army Smyrna HOLD (*dislodged*)
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