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Message from France to all
Just to let everyone know that I will be very busy today
at work and may not get to write messages. Tonight I
have a date with some little monsters. Hopefully they
will be less viscious than the lot of you ;-)
Happy Halloween
the Princes Boar
Message from Master to all
Thanks to everyone for submitting moves on time!
Note that there are no retreats, so the fall moves are Thursday night
(coinciding with the final out of the Diamondbacks 4-1 World Series
victory). Everyone has two full days to talk and I'd really like to
see moves process on time, then retreats and adjustments on Friday.
Thanks,
Doug
Message [from Russia] to all
An open question for those still watching:
I received this message recently in a game
I am playing, and was somewhat puzzled by
it.
>I did not stab you. Although I made moves that you expressly disapproved
>of, that does not constitute a stab.
The moves were, by the way into centers
that I controlled on a fall turn. So, my
question is, what does constitute a stab?
Message from Italy to Master, England, France, and Russia
I am out of email contact on Thursday (business trip). If you need to
negotiate with Italian management, it will have to be today (unless Doug
enters a deadline extension).
Idalia
Message from Italy to France
> Well I have a similar issue. You said that the movement
> of your armies were to remain secret. I have no problem
> with this. However, I do want to make certain that they
> stay east and do not wander towards Munich.
I assume that was far enough east for the time being.
>
> I think it likely that we will be able to help you take a
> Turkish center. Couple that with Turkey losing Moscow
> and you will be in good shape to exercise Turkey from the
> corner.
>
Well, because of Russia's stubborness (or stupidity depending on how you
look at it), I won't be able to support him to Moscow this turn. With your
assistance, I will be able to take Smyrna however.
I'll move EAS-SMY unless you see a reason I should move SYR-SMY.
Idalia
Message from Master to Italy
If you're out of town on Thursday and would like an extension until
Friday, I'll grant it.
Doug
Message from Italy to Master
>
> If you're out of town on Thursday and would like an extension until
> Friday, I'll grant it.
>
Much appreciated. It's not a negotiation ploy.
Message from Russia to Italy
Sorry about not supporting you into Ukr. I thought
Turkey would see the sense in cooperating with me.
I'm thinking Rum S Mos-Sev, Gal HOLD (or - Vie), and
I'll try to get France to support you into Smy. I'm
more than willing to consider alternatives, though.
Nick.
Message from Master to all
Extension at player request.
Doug
Message from England to Italy
>Message from Italy to France, England, Russia and Master in 'titleist':
Not on speaking terms with Turkey, eh?
------
As you see, I abandoned my dream of becoming a superpower, precisely at the
same moment that France decided to strike at me. I will no longer grow,
while France will continue to do so. I am content to defend and can only
hope that something works out.
France surely wants Turkey to survive in order to pick on him
later. Turkey cannot defend the corner against France, because he only has
one fleet there. You may be able to get help from Warsaw, and I have made
that suggestion to Russia. For example, Galicia supp War->Ukr permits
Russia to build in Warsaw and pressures both Moscow and Sevastopol in the
spring.
Ivy
Message from France to Italy
Idalia:
Just to make certain that I do not mess up, you are
asking F Aeg to support Eas to Smy?
And yes, the movement of your armies was excellent.
Thank you.
What did you think about my and Ivy's moves. If I am not
careful, he could win this thing. If I had not moved as
I had, he would have been in very good shape.
I may need Russia to pester England from behind, you
defect Turkey (with a little help from me), will you be
able to give Russia a little time? What will you want to
do next? I do not want you to get bored. Perhaps we can
get your armies North and having fun.
Well, we have time to ponder that.
I do not understand why Russia did not support you to
Ukraine. That seemed the smart thing to do. Oh well, he
can be very stubborn changing his ideas. Maybe this
gives you something to do for a while longer, to keep you
having fun :-)
Thanks.
--Prince Boar
Message from Italy to France
>
> Just to make certain that I do not mess up, you are
> asking F Aeg to support Eas to Smy?
>
Correct.
>
> What did you think about my and Ivy's moves.
>
Expected. Neither could let the other get too powerful.
> I may need Russia to pester England from behind, you
> defect Turkey (with a little help from me), will you be
> able to give Russia a little time?
>
As long as you continue to assist in the destruction of Turkey, I will move
in accordance with your wishes in Northern Russia. If you want to bide
Russia some time, so be it; if you want Russia to feel the wrath of the
Italian army, just say the word.
> I do not want you to get bored.
Don't worry about my boredom or lack thereof. I have no problems with the
direction the game has taken.
>
> I do not understand why Russia did not support you to
> Ukraine.
>
The only explanation, at least in my mind, is he didn't trust me not to try
for Warsaw instead of supporting him into Moscow. His loss.
Idalia
Message from France to Italy
Idalia:
Welcome back from your trip.
I have been looking over the map. I was debating which
fleet that you should use to take Smyrna and then I
realized that it really does not matter. I thought that
there might be some advantages to being in Smyrna and Eas
and removing the fleet in Greece. But either Eas or Gre
can get to Aegean. Although Eas can getter support
Smyrna if need be. Should we switch to Syr -> Smy?
Bul -> Con and Gre/Ser beleaguring Bulgaria is
obvious. I know that you will want to keep your other
armies secret. I see you have a choice between Rum ->
Ukr s by Gal; Bud -> Rum or Gal -> Ukr s by Rum, Bud ->
Gal. You could go for Sev, but I suspect that Turkey
will try and cover that. Then again, he risked Sev in
the spring.
--Prince Boar
Message from France to Italy
Idalia:
Right now I have F Aeg s Eas -> Smy. I have not heard
from Turkey. I am trying to soften him up for your
attack, but I do not know that there is anything worth
getting from him. We should just do the attack that we
know will work. I expect that he will cover Sev, which
is not a bad thing. That moves that fleet farther from
home.
--Prince Boar
Message from Russia to Italy
Idalia,
Time grows short. Any thoughts on the Franco-
Turkish situation? I favor War-Mos, Gal S Mos-Ukr,
Rum S Mos-Sev, for obvious reasons, but I'd be
happy to consider other options. Please write if
you can.
Nick.
Message from France to Italy
Idalia:
I have not heard from you, so I will assume that we are sticking with
Eme -> Smyrna (supported by Aeg, Ion will not bother Greece). Good luck
with your other decisions with your armies. Please do keep them moving
East. We have a good thing going, let's not mess with it :-) I am sure
that Ivy wants you to attack me to help him get into position for a
victory.
Let me know if I can be of further service. I have not heard from
Turkey, therefore I can offer no useful information.
--Prince
Message from Italy to France
>
> I have not heard from you, so I will assume that we are sticking with
> Eme -> Smyrna
>
I don't see any reason to change.
Message [from Russia] to all
Sorry, orders in with this note.
England: Fleet Belgium SUPPORT Army Holland (*cut*)
England: Army Denmark HOLD
England: Army Edinburgh HOLD
England: Army Holland SUPPORT Fleet Belgium (*cut, destroyed*)
England: Army London HOLD
England: Fleet North Atlantic Ocean → Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*bounce*)
England: Fleet North Sea → English Channel
England: Fleet Norway → Norwegian Sea
France: Fleet Adriatic Sea → Venice
France: Fleet Aegean Sea SUPPORT Italian Fleet Eastern Mediterranean → Smyrna
France: Fleet Brest → Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*bounce*)
France: Army Burgundy → Belgium (*bounce*)
France: Fleet Ionian Sea SUPPORT Fleet Aegean Sea
France: Army Munich SUPPORT Russian Army Kiel
France: Army Ruhr SUPPORT Russian Fleet Helgoland Bight → Holland
France: Fleet Tyrrhenian Sea → Western Mediterranean
France: Army Venice → Trieste
Italy: Army Budapest → Rumania
Italy: Army Bulgaria → Constantinople (*bounce*)
Italy: Fleet Eastern Mediterranean → Smyrna
Italy: Army Galicia SUPPORT Army Rumania → Ukraine
Italy: Fleet Greece → Bulgaria (south coast) (*bounce*)
Italy: Army Rumania → Ukraine
Italy: Army Serbia SUPPORT Fleet Greece → Bulgaria (south coast)
Italy: Fleet Syria SUPPORT Fleet Eastern Mediterranean → Smyrna
Russia: Fleet Helgoland Bight → Holland
Russia: Army Kiel SUPPORT Fleet Helgoland Bight → Holland
Russia: Army Warsaw → Moscow
Turkey: Army Ankara SUPPORT Fleet Smyrna
Turkey: Fleet Black Sea SUPPORT Army Constantinople → Bulgaria
Turkey: Army Constantinople → Bulgaria (*bounce*)
Turkey: Army Moscow → Sevastopol
Turkey: Fleet Smyrna HOLD (*destroyed*)
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