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Message from Italy to France
Fleet Western Med is at your disposal. Let me know what you want it to do.
Also, I haven't yet decided on what I will do with my new army in Venice.
If you want me to move it to Piedmont as further defense against EG I'd
consider it, but I'd rather move it to Tyrolia to cripple Vienna.
Life is Beautiful,
Roberto
Message from France to Austria
Ms. Felicia:
I was surprised by your adjustment. I expected that you
would have removed the fleet. You must have plans for
it that I do not guess. I admit that I have not really
studied the situation, I have my own problems.
Best of luck to you.
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to England
Wingo:
I guess that this is the moment of truth. I will have a
difficult time, but I do have a reasonable chance at
denying you a build. I have not had great luck so far,
but perhaps I am due, n'est pas?
Le DAUPHIN
Message from France to Germany
Fredd:
I expect that there is nothing that I can do to change
your mind, so I will not spend too much effort on it.
Just do not sell out too much and put all your trust in
Ivy. If he moved to the North Sea without permission, he
is not 100% reliable. Or did he really have permission?
Although I must hope that England does indeed betray
you, I am not wild about that possibility either. I
really do not want to see a very large England.
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to Italy
Roberto:
Thank you for the note. I had forgotten about the game
and did not realize that the deadline was tonight. An
empty mailbox can do that to you.
Any thoughts on what England might do? Anything that
you have heard that might help me? What has he
requested from your fleet? Has he made any offers?
My first impression is to ask you to support Brest to the
MAO. I know it is a bit of a risk, but I am getting a
bit desperate. I ask you to make that your default order
and I will study the map at lunch today.
Go ahead and use the new army in the East. Right now
there is little that it can do and it's presence in
Tyrolia may be just as useful as Piedmont. I realize
that it will probably not do actively anything useful for
me, but it may make Germany nervous enough to hesitate.
That in itself may help.
Thanks for remembering me.
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to Russia
Czar Nicholas:
How goes your negotiations? Mine go slow in that I have
had none :-) Is it a bad sign when no one writes to
you? :-) Sort of like when the jury will not look at
you, you know they are voting guilty!
My plan is to try and deny England a build. Have you had
any luck convincing him that Germany will get too
large unless he does something about it? I try, but I
wonder if I am even making an impression.
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to Turkey
Ali:
Greetings from your friend in France. I have not heard
from you lately. Please write as I am lonely. A single
message from Italy has kept the dust from overrunning my
mailbox.
Do you think that Italy will indeed help me or will he
turn on me?
I hope that things are going well for you. I am cheering
for you.
-- Prince Boar
Message from Austria to France
> I was surprised by your adjustment. I expected that you
> would have removed the fleet. You must have plans for
> it that I do not guess. I admit that I have not really
> studied the situation, I have my own problems.
Trade places ? :-)
Moriturus te salutat.
The obvious moves seemed likely to lead to dead ends. The
unobvious may as well, but exploration is sometimes enjoyable
even when unlikely to reach its putative goal.
Felicia, for Austria-Hungary, by the grace of Archduke Ferdinand
Message from Russia to France
Prince Boar,
>How goes your negotiations?
Italy has committed to supporting you this year,
but is undecided on whether to send A Ven to Pie, or
Tyl. I favor Tyl to pressure the German Home Centers
and force Fredd to pull back from France and/or Russia.
An endorsement of this idea from you to him would
prove helpful.
>My plan is to try and deny England a build. Have you had any luck
>convincing him that Germany will get too
>large unless he does something about it?
Negotiations continue. He says that he favors
continuing the attack on France, but recognizes that
odds are that he won't get a build this year, if he
does. He thinks that StP is Fredd's only likely gain
this year, but I have explained that my forces will
be committed to the Austrian Campaign, so Warsaw is
vulnerable, and that you are likely to defend in such
a way as to deny England a build, even at the risk of
Germany gaining Paris or Marseilles. He has not
responded to that message, yet, but I remain hopeful.
Your Friend,
Nick.
Message from France to Austria
Ms.Felicia:
Wow, you were on-line early. I thought that I was the
only one up at the crack of dawn. Worrying about your
countrymen no doubt. Very admirable.
I wish you luck on your idea for doing the unexpected.
May you find a niche to survive.
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to Russia
Czar Nicholas:
>An endorsement of this idea from you to him would
>prove helpful.
Already done actually, for the same reason, but put
pressure of Germany at home.
I have hestiated telling England outright that I will
allow Germany to take a center as long as I deny him one.
I do not want him to negotiate having Germany hand him
Denmark or Holland as compensation. But if I do not tell
him, then he may have no insentive to pull back. What
would you recommend that I do. Please do not mention
this to him, I just seek your advice. The sooner the
better actually :-)
I bet if Germany grew by 3 centers, England would have to
react. Perhaps in the fall, even the threat of it would
be enough, if we could somehow then deny Germany 2 of
those builds.
-- Prince Boar
Message from Russia to France
Prince Boar,
>Already done actually, for the same reason, but put
>pressure of Germany at home.
My thanks, I'll have to contact Ialy again, and
ask if he's made a decision about A Ven.
>I have hestiated telling England outright that I will
>allow Germany to take a center as long as I deny him one.
The disband of A Bur to build F Mar was a clear
signal of your intent. You might mention to him that
Austria is gone this year, and that means Italy is
likely to attack you next year, and you'll throw Centers
to Italy, rather than give them to EG, but if England
pulls back, you'll be able to turn and meet the Italian
threat.
>I bet if Germany grew by 3 centers, England would have to
>react. Perhaps in the fall, even the threat of it would
>be enough, if we could somehow then deny Germany 2 of
>those builds.
Yes, but for England to react effectively, he needs
to stab this Spring, I think.
Nick.
Message from England to France
>I guess that this is the moment of truth. I will have a
>difficult time, but I do have a reasonable chance at
>denying you a build. I have not had great luck so far,
>but perhaps I am due, n'est pas?
You are doing quite well, my friend. The whole world knows that you have
the French fleet at your disposal.
In spite of this, I can draw up a sequence of moves that guarantees me a
French center this year. Germany will not make those moves, unfortunately.
So it looks like you are winning where it counts the most -- on the
diplomatic front. I congratulate you.
Ivy
Message from France to England
Wingo:
>You are doing quite well
An overstatement, I am sure.
>The whole world knows that you have
>the French fleet at your disposal.
So you notice? :-) Take it as a statement of where my
priorities will be on defense.
>Germany will not make those moves, unfortunately.
>So it looks like you are winning where it counts the
>most -- on the diplomatic front. I congratulate you.
I doubt it is because of anything that Prince Boar is
doing. France = Oil, Germany = Water
France must be benefiting from something between you and
Germany. Not that it is that much of a benefit.
Do you notice that Italy is poised to grow more.
Certainly he will soon have a couple of more fleet over
to help around Iberia. This may allow you to
someday split France with him. But do you really gain
from that? A center or two and the Mediterranean
completely sealed off to you unless Turkey one day opens
it up for you. In that senario you get a couple more
French centers but Turkey gets Italy and the Balkans.
Germany will seal off Russia and be large and dangerous.
Where will you go for growth?
France seems to be important to you as a means for
preventing that senario. We also have that new fleet in
the south that could be useful. Go get your centers
elsewhere and then we can talk.
Le DAUPHIN
Message from France to France
I will not repeat the philosophy speech and commentary in
the message to myself. I realize that it makes no sense
to double up on that text.
What are my plans? I continue to try and break up
England and Germany. The English move to the North Sea
looked hopeful. I was disappointed that was all that he
did. Based on what I am hearing, I expect Germany and
England to stick together though. I can hope that
England just does not want to risk tipping his hand. But
I will not get my hopes up. I will therefore focus my
attention on denying England a build. I have to worry
about defending against Germany in the spring, so that he
is not positioned to help England in the fall. I will
probably end up gambling a bit with my moves. It will
probably back fire as it so often does, but I need to be
bold. I will discuss the moves in a separate message.
At least my plan to have Burgundy retreat so I could
build a fleet worked. It seemed to cause some talk,
although I was a involved in little of it. It will be
interesting to read all the press after the game.
I hope that Italy will truly help me. I will put blind
faith in him because I have no choice. If he betrays me
all is lost. If I can only hold on for a little while,
something may happen in the east that will change my
situation. I will not be a dominant power, but perhaps I
can be a surviving power and bide my time for an
opportunity.
Message from France to all
Spring 1904 Symposium on Philosophy, Europe and
Everything.
- by Prince Xavier Boar
[This is Stuart Scott here. Surprisingly I did not lose
my job. I think that the brothers are too busy trying to
defend France to worry about me. They definitely could
use a better middle linebacker, that guy in Burgundy
folded like a freshly dried bath towel. Maybe they
should try to trade for Ray Lewis.]
[Let's role the clip on the uncensored parts of Prince
Boar's speech.]
Countrymen, life in France remains hard. The English and
the Germans continue to press our borders. With horror
we witnessed the deaths of some brave lads in Burgundy.
The Dauphin tells me that their sacrifice was necessary
and will not go in vain, but it was a tragedy
nonetheless. The Dauphin and I will continue to do
everything we can to turn back the English fleets and
slow down, if we can, the German armies.
We do welcome the arrival of the Italian fleet. Its
presence may allow us to hold out for as long as
possible.
[Was the disaster in Burgundy really a sacrifice for that
new fleet or are they just trying to cover up their
blunder? He mentioned some private stuff to give the
French people hope. Hope that he will stop talking that
is! Here is his customary pedantic philosophy portion.
Hey, alliteration. I have to find a way to use that one
on SportsCenter. Boomer will be so jealous.]
Philosophy
Today's lecture is on the topic of doubt and will feature
a great French philosopher, Rene Descartes. Descartes is
best know for his classic conclusion: Cogito ergo sum, or
in French: Je pense donc je suis. For the benefit of our
English speaking brethren: I think, therefore I exist.
The Dauphin likes to modify this philosophy to: I fight
therefore I exist. But the important part of this
philosophy is that Descartes arrived at it from a
foundation of doubt.
Descartes sought a method for seeing the truth of things
based on reason alone. He suspended belief in everything
he learned from childhood, doubted everything, as a
deliberate strategy toward certainty. My failure to
France was not starting for this same location. I should
have doubted the existence of an English alliance until
there was proof to support it. I put France at risk by
being blinded by faith without certainty. But no more.
The Dauphin and I pledge to continue to defend France as
if she will continue to be invaded by England and German.
No matter what the words we are hearing, we shall wait
for proof.
I am sure that many of you have noticed the Italian fleet
off our borders and recall my earlier words welcoming
them. You must be thinking, but you have not proof of
their intentions. I admit it is true. Only can a real
necessity or benefit allow us to risk trust without
proof. Therefore we must trust the Italian intentions.
[I think therefore I am, an interesting philosophy. I
know many a lineman who doesn't really think. I wonder
if they exist? If a Quarterbacks simply refuse to
believe in the existence of that 300 pound lineman, would
the bull pass right through him? Of course if he is
wrong, he will have plenty of time in a hospital bed to
ponder his philosophies.]
[Well, that is all folks. Until next year, if there is a
next year for France. I wish the Dauphin good luck. I
like coming to France. Where else do the women
continually kiss you on the cheeks whenever you walk into
the room?
Really, where else do they do that? I want to know. I
have some vacation time coming and need to plan a trip
somewhere!
Stuart]
Message [from France] to all
BG> Holey Baloney Diploman, the French sure are taking some pot shots at the
English. They do not seem to need our services.
DM> Boy Gambit, our role is to expose the betrayers in the world, it is up to
the powers to decide how to handle those betrayals. Perhaps the French are
just a bunch of whiners!
BG> Was that whiners or "winers"? They drink a lot of wine, get it?
DM> Yes, ahem. It is sure nice to be back in action now that everyone is back
from vacation.
BG> Why were we so silent? It was boring watching all those reruns on cable!
DM> Well Boy Gambit, we do not want to broadcast during known absences. By a
process of elimination our identities would be revealed.
BG> Holey Brainwaves Diploman, you certainly are smart. I never thought of
that.
DM> We have missed a bit of action during our silence. The blood was barely dry
on the knife and the Italian promptly stuck it in the back of the Austrian.
BG> Yes, they certainly are active. Who will be the next one to feel his knife?
The French?
DM> We shall see Boy Gambit, we will watch Boy Gambit. Anything else strike
you as being naughty.
BG> Well, I can't help but wonder if the Germans really invited the English back
into the North Sea. Was that a betrayal Diploman?
DM> We are currently investigating that one. It is up in the air pending
further information.
BG> The Germans may not have much to complain about. The Russia move to
Livonia last spring suggests that they expected something else from the Germans.
DM> Good point Boy Gambit. You grow in awareness each day.
BG> Holey Flattery Diploman, you embarrass me.
Message from Italy to France
>
> Any thoughts on what England might do? Anything that
> you have heard that might help me? What has he
> requested from your fleet? Has he made any offers?
>
He first asked me if I was interested in participating in the French
destruction. I refused so he obviously made no requests of my fleet.
> My first impression is to ask you to support Brest to the
> MAO. I know it is a bit of a risk, but I am getting a
> bit desperate. I ask you to make that your default order
> and I will study the map at lunch today.
>
England did ask one thing - that I not support action into the MAO. Quite
frankly, I'd rather not as a retreat to North Africa would tie up one of my
fleets in the defense of Tunis. Can I make my default order Wes s
Mar-Spa/sc? That would give you (hopefully) three fleets on the MAO in the
fall.
> Go ahead and use the new army in the East. Right now
> there is little that it can do and it's presence in
> Tyrolia may be just as useful as Piedmont. I realize
> that it will probably not do actively anything useful for
> me, but it may make Germany nervous enough to hesitate.
> That in itself may help.
>
Okay, I won't move to Piedmont and will make an attempt for Tyrolia.
Life is Beautiful,
Roberto
Message from Russia to all
"St. Petersburg Pravda"
January, 1904
"Labor Unrest Worsens"
The work stoppages which have plagued the nation
since Production losses were anounced in 1902 have
worsened due to the flat economic results in 1903.
The employment crisis in Sevastopol, that was brought
about by the decommisioning of the Southern Fleet,
has been exacerbated by the garrisoning of the
Austrian 1st Calavry there last Fall. Czar Nicholas
has pledged that the Austrian 1st Cavalry will be
destroyed this Spring, and their horses slaughtered
to feed the residents of Sevastopol who were uprooted
from their homes last Fall. The Bolsheviks, always
the most radical memebers of the Union movement are
demanding a rethinking of the underlying unionization
strategy, and threatening revolution if there demands
are not met. There are rumors that the Czar's
personal guard are keeping the Royal Yacht, the
Standart, fully stocked, and prepared to leave port
at a moment's notice.
Message from France to Italy
Roberto:
I understand your concern for a possible English retreat.
But if it occurred, which is not certain, it would most
certainly go towards his Island. England knows that the
Dauphin would go right for his Britain if he left us an
opening. You could easily cover Tunis and we would
support you to the Mid-Atlantic Ocean.
I know it is a lot to ask, but the Dauphin's defense of
France is based on this move.
Actually, I want to know how Ivy can even ask you to not
support efforts to the MAO. First he is allied with
Germany who is attacking Russia, but Russia is still his
good friend, despite his refusing to do anything about
Germany. Then he moves into the North Sea and Germany
does not nothing about it and they remain almost
completely demilitarized. Does he also need to put
limitation on what you can and cannot do to support me in
defending France from him? Kind of unfair don't you
think? :-)
I really need that support for Brest to MAO. Please
reconsider.
-- Prince Boar
Message from Turkey to France
Prince Boar,
My apologies for my unseemly lack of communication. If it's any consolation,
my inbox has been rather dusty itself of late. Hopefully things will get
rolling again. In particular, I've heard nothing from either England or
Germany in a long while, which I find unsettling.
The word I'm getting from Roberto is that he plans to support you for the
immediate future. I would expect F WMS to do whatever it is you've requested
of it, except that as I understand it he won't support you to MAO for fear of
an English forward retreat to NAf. But to the best of my knowledge, he has no
immeditate plans to attack you.
My goal for the year is to see Austria eliminated. Hopefully, without Italy
becoming too strong as a result. My immediate goal for spring is to advance
my position so as to take some hand in the fate of Sev or Rum. I will surely
be attempting to take one or the other in the fall, though which one is still
the subject of some debate.
My sense is that it would be wise to keep Russia alive to the greatest degree
possible. Unfortunately, I rather damaged my relations with Russia when I
didn't support him to Bud last fall. That was a decision I may soon come to
regret, and I am attempting to mend that fence as best I can.
I have to say, your fleet build was certainly interesting. Not what I would
have expected from a defensive point of view. However, if hostilities break
out between England and Germany, then you'll be a lot better off if you can
depend on your own fleets, rather than those if Italy.
Regards,
Ali
Message from France to Turkey
Ali:
My fleet build is a statement that first and foremost, my priority will
be to defend against England over Germany. I cannot do both, so I will
put my effort where choose. If I can I will try to prevent England from
benefiting from his betrayal. If war does break out between England and
Germany, something I have basically given up hope on, I can reassess
then.
I am happy to hear that Italy plans to support me. Unfortunately he
refuses to do exactly what I wish him to do. I want support into the
MAO. I understand his concerns. But England could just as easily move
to North Africa if he really wanted it. Also it is just a fringe supply
center that could be defended, not his homeland :-) I doubt Ivy would
retreat there because he leaves an opening for me to get to his
homeland. Given my preference for seeing him suffer, could he take that
chance? I will try to change Italy's mind, but I fear that his help
will once again be very little help. I never really benefitted from his
being in Tyrolia. He would rather not help me than upset Germany. I
fear that the same will be true with England. Rather than cross a line
that England draws, no action against MAO, he will politely refuse me.
Anything that you can do to change his mind will be appreciated.
Thanks for your mail and good luck to you. Austria's disband also
surprised me. Maybe he has something unusual planned. It does tie down
your force a bit more than you would have liked.
-- Prince Boar
Message from Turkey to France
Prince Boar,
I have to admit, there have been few obvious cracks in the GE alliance so far.
The move to Nth could be all smoke and mirrors. However, I'd be surprised if
anyone in this game clings to such an alliance for very long. Even if Nth
moves to Norway or something, at least *some* English presence in the east
will cause Germany to be looking over his shoulder, which could have its own
domino effect.
I will encourage Roberto to agree to your requests, although to date I've had
little luck persuading him into any course of action. At present, I'm trying
to dissuade him from supporting Gre-Aeg; this would ostensibly be to drive
back the Austrian fleet, but I don't really want his fleets off my shores, and
if he combines it with Alb-Gre it could be a very bad thing. But I will try.
Is there a chance you might do me a favor on the diplomatic front? Russia has
proposed a plan to me, which I intend to accept (and to order). Of course, I
cannot rule out the possibility of AR collusion, and I'm not sure if Russia
will take my word for it. If you could "leak" to Russia that I am indeed
favoring his request, I would be greatly in your debt.
I think Austria's disband was pretty canny. Surely he knows that mutual
supports of Vie/Bud would ultimately be futile. And, he's no doubt upset that
I didn't support him to Trieste (which, perhaps foolishly, I promised him I
would do). He probably hopes that Germany and Italy will contest each other
over Vienna, which could certainly work to your advantage.
By all indications, it seems probable that Italy will attack Tyrolia. At
least, his build choice tells me he intends to assert Italian interests in the
center. Whether or not Germany goes for Vienna, such a move would surely
provide another point of contention between the two of them.
In any case, thank you for your warm wishes. Likewise, I wish you the best in
the coming year. It is my sincere hope that this year will bring about a
shake-up that is ultimately favorable to France.
Regards,
Ali
Message [from France] to all
>I think, therefore I exist.
On an evening such as this,
It's hard to believe that I exist
- Bare Naked Ladies
>Czar Nicholas
>has pledged that the Austrian 1st Cavalry will be
>destroyed this Spring, and their horses slaughtered
>to feed the residents of Sevastopol who were uprooted
>from their homes last Fall.
I heartily suggest that you choose the tail end of the horse. Everyone
knows that it is the best part. We enjoy it so much we often act like
one.
- Buck Naked Gentlemen
Message [from Turkey] to all
DATELINE: CONSTANTINOPLE
The official Turkish news agency announced today
that Sultan Suleiman, the Turkish ceremonial head
of state, is dead. The circumstances surrounding
the Sultan's death were not immediately made public.
Several witnesses to the elaborate state funeral
claim that the corpse on display, while bearing a
resemblance to the Sultan, was not actually that of
Suleiman himself.
The surprise announcement comes at a time when
the Turkish countryside is being ravaged by civil
war, and amidst growing concern about the mental
stability of Ali Baba, who continues to hold power
under the declaration of martial law following
last year's riots. Baba has been seen in public
muttering about how his "voices" will guide his
hand in military affairs, and several top generals
within the Turkish armed forces have either been
placed under house arrest or have fled the country.
Baba's personal security forces continue to
control the capital city, despite growing public
opinion against him. Though most Turks have been
hard-hit by rampant inflation as a result of the
war, Baba has repeatedly imposed harsh new taxes
to fund his military machine. The plight of the
Turkish peasants, many of whom are starving, stands
in sharp contrast to the lavish parties that have
frequently been held for top Italian officials.
Meanwhile, accusations of rampant corruption
within Baba's government are widespread. Many of
Baba's relatives and political supporters have been
installed in Turkey's recently-nationalized ship-
building industry, and are reportedly receiving
lucrative paychecks despite the fact that Turkish
shipyards have been mothballed for years.
Disturbing reports have also reached the city
that rival warlords have begun fighting openly
throughout the Turkish countryside. In one such
outbreak in Ankara, Baba's forces moved in to
observe but did nothing to resolve the conflict.
As the warring factions fought each other to a
standstill, it appeared that Baba was content to
let both sides demolish each other. Once the
bloodshed had ended, soldiers from both sides were
quickly conscripted into a new regular army unit.
Although Baba claims that the new force will be
used to help "liberate" southern Russia from its
Austrian occupation forces, outside observers have
noted that the commanders, chosen personally by
Baba, are generally believed to be responsible for
most of the pillaging, looting and other atrocities
committed during the Ankara conflict. In addition,
sources in Vienna now claim that European leaders
are closer than ever to charging Baba himself with
crimes against humanity.
Message from Italy to France
>
> I understand your concern for a possible English retreat.
> But if it occurred, which is not certain, it would most
> certainly go towards his Island.
>
Unfortunately, Ivy has told me otherwise. He said if I supported action in
the MAO that caused a dislodgement, he would retreat to North Africa. It
could be a bluff but I would tend to believe him.
> You could easily cover Tunis and we would
> support you to the Mid-Atlantic Ocean.
>
The Austrian fleet makes covering Tunis a bit of risk. Under no
circumstances do I want to allow him into the Ionean and I don't want to
allow England into the Western Med (and I'm fairly confident you don't want
Ivy in the West Med either). I don't like to make 'guess' orders when I
don't have too but I'd put myself in that situation wondering how to cover
Tunis and Greece and the Ionean and the Western Med in the fall.
>
> I really need that support for Brest to MAO. Please
> reconsider.
>
Is there anyway this support can wait for the fall? I'm still uncertain as
to the true intentions of the Turk and I've been trying to keep good
relations with Germany "just in case". I fear that hindering the EG attack
would provoke the German so as to lose my opportunity to eliminate Austria.
If I can add one more unit and eliminate the Austrian fleet, I'd be fully
prepared to support you into the MAO. I hope you understand my thought
process.
I've thought about this most of the day and I just can't get my fingers to
type the order. I truly am sorry. I do have a support order in place for
Mar-Spa/sc. If you want me to eliminate that support let me know. Perhaps
it would be an option for us to bounce in Spain this spring? Just a
thought.
Anyway, I wish Austria had disbanded his fleet but as long as my Ionean
fleet is distracted, I'm just not comfortable with the possibility of an
English fleet in North Africa. He may move there anyway and I'll have to
deal with it regardless but at least I wouldn't have felt like I contributed
to the move.
Life is Beautiful,
Roberto
Message from France to Italy
Roberto:
I do understand all your reasons. It is just
frustrating to be always told to wait or perhaps next
season. I am fighting for my life here. Preventing EG
from running me over is important to you (see below).
Will that ever take priority?
I will study the map some more and see if I can come up
with and alternative. Meanwhile have you considered
just giving me the support and then giving Ivy and
ultimatium of your own. Tell him if he retreats to
North Africa then he will be your sworn enemy for life
without any chance of ever reconciling it. Does he want
to take that step? You are a great diplomat, at least
as good as Ivy. It is evident in that you keep putting
me off and I am not really that upset about it, so far.
I must admit that I am again disappointed though. You
said that you would help me, but in your letter you talk
about not wanting to hinder the EG attack on France. It
is in your best interest to impede it. Do you want them
to get that large?? If you stonewall England he is
likely to stab Germany, which is exactly what you want!
You want them fighting so they are not a threat to you!
Sigh. OK, where did I put that #%&* map.
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to Turkey
Ali Baba:
With this letter I am sending the following to Russia:
****
Turkey tells me that he feels badly about not supporting
you last turn and suggests that he will try to make it
up to you. Perhaps the time is ripe to ask for some
help from him, he just might help you out. I am sure
that he wants to eliminate Austria and have an ally in
case Italy gets greedy.
*****
I hope that this helps you out.
In return can you pass on to England (without mentioned
that I requested it) that I told you that I will focus
my efforts on him over Germany. Thanks.
If you tried to talk to Italy thanks. He unfortunately
is putting his needs above mine. I understand that is a
natural thing to do. I just get tired of always hearing
next season, if .... but no follow through. Thanks for
listening to my problems.
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to Russia
Czar Nicholas:
Turkey tells me that he feels badly about not supporting
you last turn and suggests that he will try to make it
up to you. Perhaps the time is ripe to ask for some
help from him, he just might help you out. I am sure
that he wants to eliminate Austria and have an ally in
case Italy gets greedy.
Things seem to be are looking up for you a bit!
I am not so hopeful. Italy will not make the order that
I want him to make, so I am pressing him. I worry that
I will press too hard and he will throw his hands up in
the air and turn on me instead. But I grow tired of
always hearing, next season, next season, next season.
I may just roll over and give my centers to England. If
no one is willing to help me slow him down then I might
as well let the world see what I was trying to prevent!
At least England has been honest about his intentions of
continuing to fight me. I do not get broken and hedged
promises.
OK, take a deep breath. Breathe..... Ok, better now :-)
Good luck with Turkey!
-- Prince Boar
Message from France to Germany
Fredd:
I have not heard from you? Is your mailbox too full
with letters from Ivy trying to bend you to his will? I
am glad that you are too smart for that.
I am honestly not certain which way he will go.
Although I think that the odds are that he will still go
for France, do you want to place all your eggs in one
basket? I still think that you should refuse to help
him this one season until he gets out of the North Sea.
Make him earn your support. You need not pull out of
Burgundy, but do not be overly friendly. Have some
doubt and make certain with actions and facts and not
promises.
-- Prince Boar
Message from England to all
>Diplomacy game 'titleist' is waiting for some power's orders.
>Diplomacy game 'titleist' is waiting for some power's orders.
>Diplomacy game 'titleist' is waiting for some power's orders.
What is this? A novice game?
Message from Germany to France
Prince Boar:
Sorry for not responding to your last message. At this point I think
the less that I say the better.
Luckily everyone has warned me about that fleet in the North Sea.
That's what filled up my mailbox. I take that back, Austria has not
written. I find that odd after I supported a move of his last turn.
It is heartwarming that everyone cares so much for me. Almost brings a
tear to my eye.
Sorry, I can't say more. I'm holding back my typing hand. All will be
revealed by my moves.
Fredd
Message [from Germany] to all
His royal majesty King Frederick XXXVILLMCMMM would like to add to the
outstanding press reports originating in other neighboring countries.
We have good beer.
Our girls are cute, and wear short skirts.
Yes indeedy
Tah
Message from Russia to France
>Message from France to Russia in 'titleist':
>Turkey tells me that he feels badly about not supporting
>you last turn and suggests that he will try to make it
>up to you. Perhaps the time is ripe to ask for some
>help from him, he just might help you out. I am sure
>that he wants to eliminate Austria and have an ally in
>case Italy gets greedy.
>Things seem to be are looking up for you a bit!
Turkey is always willing to work with me when he's
gaining Centers from the deal, it's just when I'm
supposed to get the Center that his support is only
verbal.
>I may just roll over and give my centers to England. If
>no one is willing to help me slow him down then I might
>as well let the world see what I was trying to prevent!
I, obviously, urge you not to do this. Our only
hope, as I see it, is to resist, and let Germany grow,
and hope that England realizes it's stab, or be stabbed.
>Good luck with Turkey!
Thanks, good luck with Italy.
Nick.
Message from England to all
>What is this? A novice game?
Oops. That was supposed to be a gray broadcast.
The jury is instructed to disregard ...
Message from England to France
Dauphin,
I will be out of town from about noon today through Sunday evening.
Ivy
Message from England to all
I am off to visit my citizens in Aquitaine. Be back Sunday evening.
Ivy
Message from France to all
>Diplomacy game 'titleist' is waiting for some
>power's orders.
What the???????
I have at least a half dozen reply messages from the
Judge in my mail box that say:
>: Judge: USIN Game: Titleist Variant: Standard Gunboat
>: Deadline: S1904M Thu Aug 23 2001 04:30:00 +0000
I am late because I specifically planned for a thursday
deadline. I checked several times on Wednesday to verify
that I had a Thursday deadline. The judge went down Wed
evening and when it came up the deadline was suddenly Wed
and not Thur!!
Did anyone esle notice this?
What is going on??
Can we reset the deadline for tonight?
I was up most the night with work and just crawled out of
bed, blurry-eye to find this mess.
France
Message [from Russia] to all
>Broadcast message from France in 'titleist':
>
> >Diplomacy game 'titleist' is waiting for some
> >power's orders.
>What the???????
>
>I have at least a half dozen reply messages from the
>Judge in my mail box that say:
> >: Judge: USIN Game: Titleist Variant: Standard Gunboat
> >: Deadline: S1904M Thu Aug 23 2001 04:30:00 +0000
>I am late because I specifically planned for a thursday
>deadline. What is going on??
04:30 +0000 Thursday is 11:30 pm Wednesday Eastern time.
Perhaps you should update your registration and set your
timezone.
Message from Master to all
The F1903B orders processed at 00:24:44 on Aug 21. The new deadline
was set for 23:30:00 on Aug 22, in accordance with the 47 hour deadlines.
Everyone's moves are due, please submit them with promptly.
Doug
Message from France to all
My link to my e-mail is down.
I am sneaking this message out a different way.
I have not seen any mail since I sent my last broadcast
I hope it will be fixed this afternoon.
Otherwise I will be out of touch until
I get home tonight.
France
Message from France to all
OK, I got connected to my e-mail. I am sending in orders
with this message. Sorry for the delay.
Can someone give the idiot's guide explanation for this:
>04:30 +0000 Thursday is 11:30 pm Wednesday Eastern time.
>Perhaps you should update your registration and set your
>timezone.
Do you mean the registration with the judge? Or is there
something on my computer that I need to do.
I have never noticed this difference before. It might be
something between home and work.
Thanks,
France
Message from Turkey to France
> Can someone give the idiot's guide explanation for this:
>
> >04:30 +0000 Thursday is 11:30 pm Wednesday Eastern time.
> >Perhaps you should update your registration and set your
> >timezone.
> Do you mean the registration with the judge? Or is there
> something on my computer that I need to do.
Yes, with the judge. Send an email to the judge and type "whois
<your-email-address>", it will reply with your registration info. One of
those fields is "Timezone", which I had never really noticed before, or at
least I never knew it affected any timestamps from the judge. I'm still not
sure it does.
The date stamp we get back from the judge is a little confusing. The trick is
to determine the time zone, which you get from the +/- number in the date (the
number of hours before or after Grenwich Mean Time). So, "Thu Aug 23 2001
04:30:00 +0000" is 4:30 AM on 8/23, GMT, which equates to "Wed Aug 22
23:30:00 -0500", i.e. 11:30 PM on 8/22 Eastern time.
I've been confused by this myself, before. In particular, I often go by the
"wait" message, which in this case is "You have set 'wait' status so orders
will not be processed before Thu Aug 23 2001 04:30:00 +0000"... though when I
list the game, it shows it in Eastern time! Because of this, I also was
thinking the deadline was Thursday, until another player corrected me.
Hope this helps,
Ali
Austria: Fleet Aegean Sea → Bulgaria (south coast) (*bounce*)
Austria: Army Budapest → Rumania (*bounce*)
Austria: Army Sevastopol → Moscow (*bounce, destroyed*)
England: Army Belgium SUPPORT Fleet English Channel → Picardy
England: Fleet English Channel → Picardy
England: Fleet Mid-Atlantic Ocean HOLD
England: Fleet North Atlantic Ocean SUPPORT Fleet Mid-Atlantic Ocean
England: Fleet North Sea → English Channel (*bounce*)
France: Fleet Brest → English Channel (*bounce*)
France: Army Gascony → Burgundy
France: Fleet Marseilles → Spain (south coast)
France: Army Picardy SUPPORT German Army Burgundy → Belgium (*void, dislodged*)
France: Fleet Portugal → Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*bounce*)
Germany: Army Bohemia → Silesia
Germany: Army Burgundy → Ruhr
Germany: Fleet Gulf of Bothnia SUPPORT Army Prussia → Livonia
Germany: Fleet Livonia → Baltic Sea
Germany: Army Prussia → Livonia
Germany: Army Ruhr → Kiel
Italy: Army Albania → Trieste
Italy: Fleet Greece HOLD
Italy: Fleet Ionian Sea SUPPORT Fleet Greece
Italy: Army Trieste → Vienna
Italy: Army Venice → Tyrolia
Italy: Fleet Western Mediterranean SUPPORT French Fleet Marseilles → Spain (south coast)
Russia: Army Galicia → Ukraine
Russia: Fleet St Petersburg (south coast) CONVOY English Army Belgium → Berlin
Russia: Army Warsaw → Moscow (*bounce*)
Turkey: Army Ankara → Armenia
Turkey: Fleet Black Sea SUPPORT Army Rumania → Sevastopol
Turkey: Army Bulgaria → Rumania (*bounce*)
Turkey: Army Rumania → Sevastopol
Turkey: Army Serbia → Budapest (*bounce*)
Turkey: Army Smyrna → Constantinople
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