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Message from Master to all
As I mentioned before, there's a player who's asked for an extension
for August 14-20. Right now, the deadline is set for the evening
of the 14th; we'll extend the deadline following that if it involves
the missing player. If not, we'll retreat, build, and extend the
deadline for S1904M.
Please submit orders for F1903M on time. Thanks,
Doug
Message from Germany to Turkey
Ali:
Have a good time on your break. Or Hope you had a good time.
I don't have much to report. After rereading your press I noticed that
you're not planning on attacking Russia this turn. Probably a good move
on your part. Let me attack him, then perhaps I'll draw his forces up
north, then you can use that new army to grab SEV, etc.
What an interesting game. Too bad that you're not in RUM anymore. I
could support you to GAL. Just a thought for the future.
Fredd.
Message from Russia to all
My moves are in. Wait is NOT set. If you want to try to influence my
moves, contact me.
Czar Nicholas II.
Message from Russia to Italy and Turkey
Gentlemen,
War HOLD, Tri & Ser S Gal-Bud, Alb S Tri, Bla-Rum,
Bul S Smy-Con, EMed-Smy, Ion-Tun, takes four Centres
from Austria, giving me two builds, and you each one.
What do you think? I could certainly use two builds, and
I think we need to see Ion move west this turn.
In Alliance,
Nick.
Message from France to Turkey
Ali Baba:
Thanks for you note. I am glad that I was at least
useful to someone. I cannot seem to help myself.
Perhaps I will have to count on you to save me. You
certain turned around your situation, can you do so with
mine as well? I fear that the only thing that can help
me is a war between England and Germany. They seem to
leave no opportunities for such an occurrence. I do
appreciate your promise not to interfere with Italy's
ability to help support me. You can please go one step
further and encourage him to help me and not to betray me
to England. He must realize that he will not hold and
center he takes of mine. But it cannot hurt to remind
him of that fact.
Congratulations to you. I will go everything I can to
help you come out on top. It may be the only thing that
I have left to play for. England, Germany, and Italy
have not earn my desire to help them.
-- Prince Boar
Message from Italy to Russia and Turkey
>
> War HOLD, Tri & Ser S Gal-Bud, Alb S Tri, Bla-Rum,
> Bul S Smy-Con, EMed-Smy, Ion-Tun, takes four Centres
> from Austria, giving me two builds, and you each one.
> What do you think? I could certainly use two builds, and
> I think we need to see Ion move west this turn.
>
One of the provisions in IT talks was the Turkey wants to re-gain control of
Smyrna and I can hardly blame him. If we delay the re-acquisition of
Smyrna, one of Turkey's units will be out of action for all of next year.
Not ideal.
You seem supremely confident that Austria will not make a play for either
MOS or SEV. That doesn't sound like the Archduke I used to know.
'Tri s Gal-Bud' duly ordered.
Life is Beautiful,
Roberto
Message from Russia to Italy and Turkey
>Message from Italy to Russia and Turkey in 'titleist':
>
> > War HOLD, Tri & Ser S Gal-Bud, Alb S Tri, Bla-Rum,
> > Bul S Smy-Con, EMed-Smy, Ion-Tun, takes four Centres
> > from Austria, giving me two builds, and you each one.
> > What do you think? I could certainly use two builds, and
> > I think we need to see Ion move west this turn.
>
>One of the provisions in IT talks was the Turkey wants to re-gain control
>of Smyrna and I can hardly blame him.
I understand that, but I believe my plan is the only
way to be sure that we all grow, and that we do the maximum
damage to Austria. Trading Smy for Gre risks losing Tri,
or destroying TA Gre, and delaying your move to defend the
western Med.
>You seem supremely confident that Austria will not make a play for either
>MOS or SEV.
I'm hopeful, but given Tri & Ser S Gal-Bud, I'll
still build one, and he'll disband three, even if he
takes Mos or Sev, and I need the double support to
insure that build.
In Alliance,
Nick.
Message from Turkey to Italy
Roberto,
As you already realized, I'm not enthused about Russia's plan. I'd much
rather go with the orders you and I had discussed. I don't know if I can sell
this to Russia or not, but I'm really not willing to forego regaining Smy as
we had planned.
I'm entering orders of Ser S Tri, Gre-Bul, Bul-Rum, Smy Hold. At present Bla
is supporting the Rum move, though I'm still considering the self-bounce in
Con. A Ser is basically at your disposal, I'll be happy to order Ser S
Tri-Bud, or even Ser S Gal-Bud, if you request it.
The last I heard from Austria was that he's ordering Bul S Vie-Tri, Ukr-Mos or
Sev. I don't really know what he has planned, but his last press to me
requested support for Vie-Tri. Hopefully I'll hear from him again before the
deadline, and if I do I'll let you know.
Regards,
Ali
Message from Austria to Turkey
With this message, I am submitting my orders: Vie-Tri; Bud s Vie-Tri;
Aeg-Ion; Ukr-xxx (not Rum).
I think we do need Gre-Alb to cut that potential support for Tri. If
you're concerned about Alb s Ion-Gre, we could use Bul and Aeg to
protect Gre via beleaguered garrison. Let me know whether and how you
want to do this, if so.
Tamara, for Austria-Hungary, by the grace of Archduke Ferdinand
Message from Turkey to Russia
Nick,
I've been giving a lot of thought to your proposal, but I'm really hesitant to
move out of Smy. If and when I ever attack Italy, I'll need to build fleets,
and it would make a huge difference if Smy is available for that purpose. But
before I can do that, I need to occupy it in a fall move, then get back out
but keep the center open. Even a one-year delay in achieving that could make
a huge difference, depending on what Italy does.
That doesn't mean Ser might not support your attack on Bud, rather than
supporting Tri as Roberto would like. However that would undoubtedly have
unpleasant repercussions on my relations with Italy, if it means Austria takes
back Trieste.
Anyway, I hope you can understand my position regarding Smy. I'm hopeful we
can work out some other solution that still gives you the builds you need.
Ali
Message from Turkey to Austria
Tamara,
> With this message, I am submitting my orders: Vie-Tri; Bud s Vie-Tri;
> Aeg-Ion; Ukr-xxx (not Rum).
>
> I think we do need Gre-Alb to cut that potential support for Tri. If
> you're concerned about Alb s Ion-Gre, we could use Bul and Aeg to
> protect Gre via beleaguered garrison. Let me know whether and how you
> want to do this, if so.
Ok, I've entered Ser S Vie-Tri, Gre-Alb, Bul S Aeg-Gre. From what I know, I
think Alb S Ion-Gre is quite likely, so I'm hoping you'll agree to Aeg-Gre to
keep Italy out. I'll leave Wait set until I hear back from you.
Regards,
Ali
Message from Turkey to Italy
Roberto,
I just got a note from Austria. He says he's entered Bud S Vie-Tri. He also
proposes Gre-Alb, Bul S Aeg-Gre to cut support from Alb and still protect
Greece (which I told him I agreed to). I can't help but note that this plan
leaves Rum under-defended, so I'll probably leave my order for Bla intact.
If it's to be believed, then the ITR combination would be Ser S Tri, Tri S
Gal-Vie. I have not yet mentioned any of this to Russia; I'd rather hear your
thoughts on the matter before bringing it up with him.
Write when you get a chance,
Ali
Message from Italy to Turkey
>
> As you already realized, I'm not enthused about Russia's
> plan.
>
I hope you can tell by my response I was not overly excited about the plan
either. I do/did think there are some tactical advantages available to not
swap the centers this year but we're beyond that point and it's perfectly
reasonable for you to ask for your home center back.
>
> A Ser is basically at your disposal, I'll be happy to
> order Ser S Tri-Bud, or even Ser S Gal-Bud, if you
> request it.
>
Keep the order as is, supporting Trieste to hold. I've issued the support
for Gal-Bud but if Austria moves as he's told you the support will be cut
and Russia won't reach Budapest. Whether that is good or bad I suppose is
yet to be determined. I don't really think it much matters at this point
though.
> Hopefully I'll hear from him again before the
> deadline, and if I do I'll let you know.
>
Sounds like a plan. It would take something extremely substantial for me to
alter my orders though.
Just received in my inbox:
> If it's to be believed, then the ITR combination would
> be Ser S Tri, Tri S Gal-Vie. I have not yet mentioned
> any of this to Russia; I'd rather hear your thoughts
> on the matter before bringing it up with him.
Or the IT combination of Ser s Tri-Bud, Alb-Tri.
I would not mind changing my order to support Russia to Vienna instead of
Budapest if you can convince him and if you think it best to give Russia a
build. No guarantee he'd even get a build with SEV/MOS/STP all under
attack. Even if he did reach Vienna, taking it from him in a year or two
would be rather trivial I think.
I would tend to think Austria is being upfront with his moves (at least VIE
and BUD) with you. If you decide to spill the beans to Russia, I think he'd
feel more confident if you sent the message to both him and me.
Basically, I'm sort of leaving it up to you based on how much you want to
limit Russia's growth. Personally, I just want to make sure Austria has as
few centers as possible by year's end. Who gets them is less significant to
me.
Life is Beautiful,
Roberto
Message from Austria to Turkey
OK, I'm entering Aeg-Gre.
I've also revised my odds that you're going to accept my allegiance to 3-1
against. I'm not sure exactly why I feel so uncomfortable; but I usually
trust such feelings.
But in this case, I won't. If you want to kill me, it will be easy. If
you want to kill Italy first, I'll help you, and I prefer it that way.
You've probably already made your decision, one way or the other; but if
there's anything I can do to help you decide in my favor, please let me
know.
Tamara, for Austria-Hungary, by the grace of Archduke Ferdinand
Message from Russia to Turkey
Ali, My Friend,
> I've been giving a lot of thought to your proposal, but I'm really
hesitant to
> move out of Smy.
I understand your hesitation. My proposal was merely the only way I
could see to guarantee each of us a build. I would not mind seeing both
of us build two, and Roberto build zero, though.
> That doesn't mean Ser might not support your attack on Bud, rather than
> supporting Tri as Roberto would like. However that would undoubtedly have
> unpleasant repercussions on my relations with Italy, if it means Austria
takes
> back Trieste.
I NEED your support into Bud more than Roberto needs your support in
Tri. Alb S Tri holds Tri perfectly well.
> Anyway, I hope you can understand my position regarding Smy. I'm hopeful
> we can work out some other solution that still gives you the builds you
need.
I fear that my proposal is the only one that gives us each a build with
a good
shot at two for me. It also moves Ion west which is important to contain
England.
If you feel you'll need to stab Italy soon, though, I can understand why you
wouldn't move out of Smy.
In Alliance,
Nick.
Message from Turkey to Austria
Tamara,
> I've also revised my odds that you're going to accept my allegiance to 3-1
> against. I'm not sure exactly why I feel so uncomfortable; but I usually
> trust such feelings.
Please don't scare me like that. I'm nervous enough about my stab as it is, I
don't need to go down the path of worrying about whether or not *you* will
come through. I'm clinging to the premise that this is my big chance to pay
Italy back for his Leponto, and that it may be your last chance to pay him
back for Trieste.
To confirm, I have ordered Ser S Vie-Tri, Gre-Alb, Bul S Aeg-Gre. Bla will be
either attacking Rum or self-bouncing in Con. Italy isn't telling me what
he's ordered for Alb, but it is surely either to support Tri, attack Gre, or
support Ion-Gre. My gut tells me it's support Ion-Gre. In any case, our
orders will clearly win the day no matter what he does.
> But in this case, I won't. If you want to kill me, it will be easy. If
> you want to kill Italy first, I'll help you, and I prefer it that way.
I realize full well that killing Italy won't be all that easy. But if I don't
do something now, I'm not going to have much of a chance later on. This way
I'll have an ally in the matter, and I'll at least come out on the good end of
the exchange.
> You've probably already made your decision, one way or the other; but if
> there's anything I can do to help you decide in my favor, please let me
> know.
You've already done it. Or rather, you'll be doing it this fall. As long as
you don't leave me with major egg on my face this turn, it will be all good.
Regards,
Ali
Message from Turkey to Russia
Nick,
> I understand your hesitation. My proposal was merely the only way I
> could see to guarantee each of us a build. I would not mind seeing both
> of us build two, and Roberto build zero, though.
Thanks for understanding. I do agree that your proposal was the best way for
I/R/T to all come out ahead. I'm just not willing to give up regaining Smy
this turn if I can. However that doesn't mean we can't still guarantee you
Budapest.
> I NEED your support into Bud more than Roberto needs your support in
> Tri. Alb S Tri holds Tri perfectly well.
I'm not sure what Italy has planned for Alb, but I suspect he wants to use it
to ensure Greece. In any case, yes, your need is greater than Italy's. I'm
therefore willing to order Ser S Gal-Bud, and have done so. Austria is
telling me he's ordering Bud S Vie-Tri, so hopefully Tri will be safe and
Italy will forgive my indiscretion.
What I have not yet decided is whether to go along with Austria or Italy
concerning Greece. If the former, then I should be able to keep Gre; if the
latter, then I'll either move out or will be destroyed there. It's a tough
call, and I welcome your input on the matter.
> I fear that my proposal is the only one that gives us each a build with
> a good
> shot at two for me. It also moves Ion west which is important to contain
> England.
> If you feel you'll need to stab Italy soon, though, I can understand why you
> wouldn't move out of Smy.
It sounds like the best move on my part is to support you to Bud, but vacate
Gre to allow Ion-Gre, EMS-Ion. Is this your consensus as well?
Regards,
Ali
Message from Turkey to Italy
Roberto,
Here's the latest. Austria says he's ordered Bud S Vie-Tri, Aeg-Gre, and is
expecting Ser S Vie-Tri, Bul S Aeg-Gre. He also says he thinks the odds are 3
to 1 against my actually coming through as promised, though, so it's uncertain
whether he'll actually order that way. Russia is pleading for Ser S Gal-Bud,
but my order remains Ser S Tri (and will remain so unless you request
otherwise).
I've given much thought to the Gal-Vie angle, but (a) I'm not entirely sure
Austria will order as he tells me, and (b) I'm not sure I could convince
Russia to order the move, and (c) I'm not sure I really want Russia building.
If things go as I hope, then Austria and Russia will be at 3 each, and if
Austria moves to Sev or Mos then it will be difficult for them to work things
out and combine their efforts.
However, I'm only slightly leaning this way, and I'm a bit ambivalent about
it. I think in retrospect I ought to at least mention it in press to IR, and
see how Russia reacts. It's a bit close to the deadline to start changing
things around, but there is still time to work it out if Russia goes for it.
Given the anticipated German attacks against Russia, it might be best to limit
Austria as much as possible this turn.
Thoughts? Comments? Sorry I'm being so wishy-washy about it, I just don't
have a clear sense on the best way to go. Whatever happens, though, I'm
committed to long-term cooperation with Italy, and I will move as we've
discussed in accordance with the IT.
Regards,
Ali
Message from Russia to Turkey
Ali,
>I'm not sure what Italy has planned for Alb, but I suspect
>he wants to use it to ensure Greece.
I'll have to write to him again, and try to explain why
I think Ion-Tun is necessary this turn.
>I'm willing to order Ser S Gal-Bud, and have done so.
Thank you.
>Austria is telling me he's ordering Bud S Vie-Tri, so
>hopefully Tri will be safe and Italy will forgive my
>indiscretion.
Bud S Vie-Tri, Ukr-Rum would be ideal.
>It sounds like the best move on my part is to support you
>to Bud,
Yes. 8-)
>but vacate Gre to allow Ion-Gre, EMS-Ion. Is this your
>consensus as well?
I'm not sure that you can vacate Gre, unless Austria
takes Sev instead of trying for Rum. You have to defend
against Aeg-Con, so Smy S Bla-Con, or Bla-Con, Smy HOLD
makes the most sense, I think. That leaves, Bul-Rum,
Gre-Bul as the only way to vacate Gre, and that bounces
off almost any Austrian move except Ukr-Sev/Mos, Aeg-Con.
Politically it's probably wise to try Gre-Bul, though.
In Alliance,
Nick.
Message from Turkey to Italy and Russia
Gentlemen,
I have a new proposal to put on the table. Austria is now telling me he's
ordering Bud S Vie-Tri, and is expecting Ser S Vie-Tri. I believe there is a
good chance that he will indeed order this way. In that case, the best
outcome for all three of us would be Ser S Tri, Tri S Gal-Vie. This would
give Russia a build, two if Austria attacks Rum. If he does, then he will be
down to 1 unit by the end of this turn.
There is always the possibility that Austria is lying to me about his
intentions, but I have made every effort to convince him I will support him to
get back at Italy for the leponto, and he is clearly requesting support for
Vie-Tri. So, I feel this combination has a lot of promise.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Ali
Message from Turkey to England
Ivy,
Well once again I find myself without a clear sense of how things will go in
the south. I've been courted by Italy (who wants Ser S Tri), and by Austria
(who wants Ser S Vie-Tri), and by Russia (who wants Ser S Gal-Bud). Who'd
have guessed I'd be this popular all of a sudden. I'm still not sure which
way to jump, and I'm hoping for some further press that will guide my way. If
nothing else I'll just flip a coin or something. Now to find a 3-sided coin!
How have your discussions with Italy gone? He's still given me no indication
if he intends to support France or attack him. I hope your discussions along
that line have gone well.
Best of luck in the results, and don't hesitate to write with any thoughts.
Ali
Message from Turkey to Germany
Fredd,
You're right that I'm not planning to attack Russia this turn. My only real
attack would be Sev, and that might just bounce an Austrian move there.
However, my plan at this point is to go anti-Russian in the spring. Of
course, once again the things I'm hearing from my three neighbors don't quite
jive, so as always I cannot rule out the possibility that I may get screwed in
the result. But if things go as planned, then I should be building at least
one this year, and southern Russia beckons. I will also be attempting to
re-occupy Rum, and from there we will have a number of opportunities.
In any case, best of luck to you in the result. From what I know, there is at
least a slim chance that Russia will gain a center from Austria, though I
myself will do nothing to support him. I've also tried to nudge Austria
toward attacking Mos (indeed, I believe such an attack would succeed), in
which case he could be a big help with War/StP.
Please don't hesitate to write with any thoughts, concerns or comments.
Ali
Message from Turkey to France
Prince Boar,
Indeed my orders this turn will be pro-Italian. Italy has not told me
specifically whether he plans to support or attack you, but my impression is
that he intends to support you. I've been nudging him in that direction,
offering to support him against Austria so he has an avenue for growth. But
he doesn't say much on the subject, and I've been hesitant to push too hard
since we're still essentially building our relations anew.
In any case, I don't think EG conflict is completely out of the question. If
you can hang on, you should be able to stall English advances, especially with
Italian support. England has told me that the straw that would break the EG
camel's back would be if Germany outgrows him. And, all indications are that
Germany intends to attack War and StP next year. So, continued Germany growth
while England is stalled would go a long way to destabilize the EG.
Unfortunately, one logical conclusion from such an outcome may be EI
cooperation. Should that occur, it will mean I'll have the same concern
regarding Italy that England currently has about the German. So, I am eager
to maintain relations and communication between us. The landscape today looks
pretty different than it did a year ago, and it may look totally different
again in a year or two. So hang in there; if it's any consolation, at least
know that there are others on the board that want to see you remain strong.
Regards,
Ali Baba
Message from Turkey to Russia
Nick,
Since you didn't reply regarding the Vie attack, I assume you're not excited
about it. My gut feeling is that it would work, but ultimately I'll go with
whatever you think. The advantage for me, of course, is that it wouldn't piss
Italy off, while still getting you the build against Austria.
In any case, my order for Serbia is still to support Gal-Bud. I'll be
checking my mail frequently, so just let me know what you want me to do.
Ali
Message from Master to all
Just a reminder: please submit moves today. We have another extension
coming up and I'd like to get in the moves, retreats, and builds if
we can before his return.
Doug
PS: which player was it? Could the departing power please remind me?
Message from Russia to Turkey
>Message from Turkey to Russia in 'titleist':
>Since you didn't reply regarding the Vie attack, I assume you're not
>excited about it.
Actually, I'm at work, and checking dip mail on
the web when I have a free minute. I just got your
Vie proposal. I'll respond to it in a minute.
Nick.
Message from Russia to Italy and Turkey
>Message from Turkey to Russia and Italy in 'titleist':
>
>I have a new proposal to put on the table. Austria is now telling me he's
>ordering Bud S Vie-Tri, and is expecting Ser S Vie-Tri. I believe there is
>a good chance that he will indeed order this way.
Given Smy-Alb, Tyl-Tri, Rum-Ser, Austria has little
reason to suspect discord between you and Italy, so I'd
expect him to lie to you, and order Vie S Bud, Bud S Vie.
If you do order Ser S Vie-Tri, he still gets the benefit
of IT discord without risking the loss of Bud.
>the best outcome for all three of us would be Ser S Tri, Tri S Gal-Vie.
Tri & Ser S Gal-Bud would be just as effective against
Bud S Vie-Tri, since my attack cuts his support, and it
also works against Bud S Vie S Bud.
>I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
I'd say we should stick with Tri & Ser S Gal-Bud.
Roberto, what do you think?
In Alliance,
Nick.
Message from Italy to Turkey
> Here's the latest. Austria says he's ordered Bud S Vie-Tri, Aeg-Gre,
Which means I need to go into Greece with support which in turns means I
need Serbia to support Trieste in case of Vie s Bud-Tri.
Bottom line is, I think we need to stick to the orders we have entered and
unfortunately let Russia hang with Gal-Bud. I'll issue the support for his
move in hopes of Vie s Bud-Tri.
Since Serbia won't be supporting Russia into Budapest (and he'll be upset
that you don't issue the order) does it make sense to re-consider Bla-Sev?
If Austria goes for it, it would bounce otherwise you'd gain the center.
Russia would be even more upset but it wouldn't be much more than he's
already going to be when he sees the Serbian order. Just a thought.
> He also says he thinks the odds are 3 to 1 against my actually coming >
through as promised, though, so it's uncertain whether he'll actually
> order that way.
I hope you told him then that there's only a 1 in 3 chance you'll issue the
orders he wants. And he wonders why I stabbed him?!
> Russia is pleading for Ser S Gal-Bud, but my order remains Ser S Tri
> (and will remain so unless you request otherwise).
See above. I'd suggest no change.
Life is Beautiful,
Roberto
Message from Italy to Russia and Turkey
> Given Smy-Alb, Tyl-Tri, Rum-Ser, Austria has little
> reason to suspect discord between you and Italy, so I'd
> expect him to lie to you, and order Vie S Bud, Bud S Vie.
> If you do order Ser S Vie-Tri, he still gets the benefit
> of IT discord without risking the loss of Bud.
I would tend to agree with the above statement. Austria is probably lying
to both of you this phase in hopes of creating some kind of discord.
Whether he'll order mutual supports is open for debate. He's not a passive
player. I would expect him to make a play for either WAR/MOS/SEV with
Ukraine, use VIE/BUD in some form against TRI, and what he does with AEG is
anybody's guess.
> I'd say we should stick with Tri & Ser S Gal-Bud.
>
Trieste has been so ordered.
Life is Beautiful,
Roberto
Message from Turkey to Italy
Roberto,
Ok, pretty much as expected, but no harm running it up the flagpole. My
orders are Ser S Tri, Gre-Bul, Bul-Rum. I'm thinking about Sev, but at the
moment I'd rather put the pressure on Rum in hopes my A Gre actually goes to
Bul. It won't be a huge setback if the army is destroyed, but I'd much prefer
to see it just go to Bul. And, I'm still giving serious thought to the
self-bounce in Con.
I'm counting on Alb S Ion-Gre, EMS-Ion. If Austria moves as he tells me,
it'll be all good. Russia will be pissed, but hopefully with German pressure
there won't be much he can do about it.
Regards,
Ali
Message from Turkey to Russia
Nick,
> > I'd say we should stick with Tri & Ser S Gal-Bud.
> >
>
> Trieste has been so ordered.
Rather tactful of Roberto, eh? He comes off smelling like a rose, without
actually talking about Serbia.
In any case, I've left my orders unchanged. Whatever Austria does, you'll be
in Bud this fall.
Regards,
Ali
Message from England to Turkey
Ali,
>How have your discussions with Italy gone? He's still given me no indication
>if he intends to support France or attack him. I hope your discussions along
>that line have gone well.
Italy is going to the Western Med with the blessings of both France and
me. He has promised France to help him. He has explored dividing France
with me. Given his history, I don't think Italy's word means a thing. We
won't know what he will do until he does it.
Good luck with your decision.
Ivy
Message from Russia to Turkey
>Message from Turkey to Russia in 'titleist':
> > > I'd say we should stick with Tri & Ser S Gal-Bud.
> > Trieste has been so ordered.
>
>He comes off smelling like a rose, without
>actually talking about Serbia.
>
>In any case, I've left my orders unchanged.
He didn't reply to my letter to him regarding
Ion, either, so unless he's written to you, I'd
guess that means Alb S Ion-Gre, EMed-Ion. I don't
see a way to defend Gre, Rum and Con, while holding
Smy.
Nick.
Message from France to Turkey
Ali Baba:
>So hang in there; if it's any consolation, at least
>know that there are others on the board that want
>to see you remain strong.
Thank you for your words of encouragement.
My only wish is that those who wished me to stay strong
could/would do more about it. I realize that your are
ill-positioned to help. Any effort you put forth to
convince Italy to not betray me is appreciated. At least
Italy is sending one fleet to help. I could certainly
have used help from his Army in Tyrolia. It sat there
for quite a while and would not assist. But beggars
cannot be choosers I guess. I will take the help that is
available.
I do hope that you will not have Italy grow too quickly.
That would make me nervous. He may get to the point
where he feels that he can make a move to try and hold
part of France. Then he will no longer have incentive to
try and support France to prevent England from taking it.
It is also not in your best interest to see him get
strong. But I understand that you would not want him to
get ansty. I do hope to see England that way. Anything
subtle you can do to help Germany grow, is probably a
good thing for me.
Good luck
-- Prince Boar
Austria: Fleet Aegean Sea → Greece (*bounce*)
Austria: Army Budapest SUPPORT Army Vienna → Trieste (*cut*)
Austria: Army Ukraine → Sevastopol
Austria: Army Vienna → Trieste (*bounce*)
England: Army Belgium SUPPORT German Army Munich → Burgundy
England: Fleet Irish Sea → English Channel
England: Fleet London → North Sea
England: Fleet Mid-Atlantic Ocean SUPPORT Fleet Irish Sea → English Channel
England: Fleet North Atlantic Ocean SUPPORT Fleet Mid-Atlantic Ocean
France: Fleet Brest → English Channel (*bounce*)
France: Army Burgundy → Belgium (*bounce, dislodged*)
France: Army Gascony → Spain (*bounce*)
France: Army Picardy SUPPORT Army Burgundy → Belgium
France: Fleet Portugal → Spain (south coast) (*bounce*)
Germany: Fleet Baltic Sea → Livonia
Germany: Army Bohemia SUPPORT Austrian Army Budapest → Galicia (*void*)
Germany: Fleet Gulf of Bothnia SUPPORT Russian Fleet Livonia → St Petersburg (south coast)
Germany: Army Munich → Burgundy
Germany: Army Prussia → Warsaw (*bounce*)
Germany: Army Ruhr SUPPORT English Army Belgium
Italy: Army Albania SUPPORT Fleet Ionian Sea → Greece
Italy: Fleet Eastern Mediterranean → Ionian Sea
Italy: Fleet Ionian Sea → Greece
Italy: Army Trieste SUPPORT Russian Army Galicia → Budapest (*cut*)
Italy: Fleet Tyrrhenian Sea → Western Mediterranean
Russia: Army Galicia → Budapest (*bounce*)
Russia: Fleet Livonia → St Petersburg (south coast)
Russia: Army Warsaw HOLD
Turkey: Fleet Black Sea → Constantinople (*bounce*)
Turkey: Army Bulgaria → Rumania
Turkey: Army Greece → Bulgaria
Turkey: Army Serbia SUPPORT Italian Army Trieste
Turkey: Army Smyrna → Constantinople (*bounce*)
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