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France: Army Munich can retreat to Bohemia or Ruhr or Tyrolia
Message from Russia to France
Xavier,
> Movement results for Spring of 1910. (titleist.038)
> England: Fleet English Channel -> Picardy. (*bounce*)
> England: Fleet Irish Sea -> Mid-Atlantic Ocean. (*bounce*)
> England: Army Yorkshire -> North Sea -> Holland. (*bounce*)
Isn't it nice having a spy in the enemy war-room? ;^}
> France: Fleet Mid-Atlantic Ocean SUPPORT Russian Fleet Belgium -> English
Channel. (*void*)
*chuckle* Nice touch.
> Italy: Army Bulgaria -> Constantinople.
Interesting...
> Italy: Army Warsaw -> Silesia.
> Italy: Army Sevastopol -> Armenia.
Whew!
> Russia: Army Moscow -> Livonia.
> Russia: Army Berlin -> Munich.
> Russia: Army Ukraine -> Galicia.
If only I had Home Centers to build in!
> The French Army in Munich can retreat to Ruhr or Bohemia or Tyrolia.
Hmmm, Given the availibility of Pie-Tyl this Fall, retreating Mun-Ruh
almost makes sense. I have analysized it thouroughly, but it looks as
though it could clog up the ER attack on you for some time, and allow
additional time to cut Italy down to size. What do you think?
Your Friend,
Nick.
Message from Russia to France and Turkey
Xavier, and Ali,
I may have come up with a way to keep Turkey alive past Thanksgiving...
To defend against Aeg + Bla + Bul/SC vs. Con, Italy is likely
to order Smy S Con, Ank S Con, and to defend Sev, Rum-Sev,
Arm-Sev, and to defend Bud, ummm Ser S Gal-Bud, maybe.
So, if you order Aeg-EMed, Bul/SC-Aeg, Gre S Bla-Bul/EC,
Turkey should take Bul from Italy! Just an idea to think about.
Nick.
Message from France to Russia
Nick:
Thanks for your help. Did you know that England was
going to attack Belgium? What was that all about? Did
you know that he was moving to Sweden? Who insisted
that youmove to Livonia? It seems out of the way and
not useful against big bad France.
It seems that you can take St. Petes and Warsaw. How
does Italy expect to defend Sevastopol? Is that where we
should send Ali?
I do not know where I will retreat to. I have to study
it.
--Xavier
Message from France to all
In a quiet room in Versailles,
Prince Boar works over some papers
Let me read over this advertisement:
WANTED: New Military Leader
Must be willing to take on all Europe,
since most of Europe is attacking France.
Must like wine, cheese, and the Packers.
Incompetent generals need not apply,
we have had enough of that already.
Those suffering from Napoleonic complexes
are strongly encouraged to apply.
The Country of France is an equal opportunity employer.
-----
That looks pretty good. Now how to get rid of the
Dauphin. One just can't fire the heir to the throne.
Hmmm, he likes hunting. Perhaps an interesting book on
hunting, with sticky pages so he must lick his fingers to
get them to turn. A little poison on the edges....
perhaps I can use whatever the Dauphin used on my father.
He has been ill for many years, out of the way but alive.
The Dauphin is not well read, I am sure that he has not
read "la Reine Margot" by Dumas. This should work.
Message from England to Italy and Russia
Turkey is history. It does appear that he coordinated his move with
France, but the elimination of yellow from the board is far more important
than the loss of Bulgaria. Finally, Idalia (soon to be Roberto?) will be
able to push west in force.
We should be quite happy with events on the western front as well.
I stayed up after Monday Night football looking for moves, and I have a set
of moves that I really like. I assume that France will retreat to Ruhr.
Belgium really looks to be in danger, but I believe it is quite safe. Our
position is good and will only improve.
We are having Thanksgiving at home this year, so I should be able to
communicate a little each day right through the weekend. Provided, that
is, there will be someone to talk to!
Ivy
Message from Russia to France
Xavier,
>Did you know that England was going to attack Belgium? What was that all
>about?
Belgium? You attacked Belgium, England attacked
Holland and tapped Picardy to cut Pic S Hol-Bel.
>Did you know that he was moving to Sweden?
Yes, I wasn't thrilled with it, but he's supposed to
move to Den this Fall to be able to support Kiel.
We'll see.
>Who insisted that you move to Livonia?
That was my idea. EIR wanted War-Sil, but weren't
sure that you wouldn't order Mun-Sil or Tyl-Mun,
so we didn't want to see War-Sil, Mos-War both bounce.
Mos-Lvn, Ukr-Gal allowed Ukr S War-Sil, Lvn-Pru if
you pushed against Berlin. (Of course, it also
allows Lvn-StP, Gal-War, or Lvn-War, Gal-Bud. 8-)
>It seems that you can take St. Petes and Warsaw. How
>does Italy expect to defend Sevastopol? Is that where we should send Ali?
I would guess Rum-Sev, Arm-Sev.
Your Friend,
Nick.
Message from Russia to England and Italy
Gentlemen,
>Message from England to Italy and Russia in 'titleist':
>
>Turkey is history. It does appear that he coordinated his move with
>France,
Yes, Smy S Con, Ank S Con should keep them from
supporting Bla-Con, and Rum-Sev, Arm-Sev will protect
Sev. That does put Bud/Ser at risk, though. We'll
have to think about that.
>We should be happy with events on the western front.
I'm concerned about Mun-Ruh clogging things up, but
haven't really looked at that, yet.
>We are having Thanksgiving at home this year,
Sunny and I are visiting the In-Laws in Prussia, so
my access will be limited from the 21st until the 26th.
Nick.
Message from France to Russia
Nick:
yes, I realized my mistake about Picardy/Belgium. Sorry
for the confusion.
I think that our goal should be to take as many Italian
centers as possible. We also want to make certain that
you can build. I would like to end up with 14 centers at
the end of year as well, essentially breaking even. We
do want to keep me as a solo threat so that England will
not turn on you. But you will have to turn on Italy this
year. Ivy will just have to realize that if he wants to
be in the draw, he will have to accept it.
I think that the following might work:
BlS -> Rum s by Gal
Vie -> Bud s by Tri
Hol fails to take Bel and gets bounced
Lvn -> War
Bul is likely to fall to Italy, but if we can avoid it,
so much the faster that he will fall.
We could also consider letting you take Budapest, but
that essentially kills Turkey. Your other plan was too
unlikely for me to risk allowing Italy keep Bulgaria. I
would also need to ensure that I could keep one of
Belgium/Holland.
--Xavier
PS: Right now I am 90% certain that I will retreat to
Bohemia. If I am in Ruhr, I have almost no excuse for
failing to take Belgium.
Message from Russia to France
>Message from France to Russia in 'titleist':
>PS: Right now I am 90% certain that I will retreat to
>Bohemia. If I am in Ruhr, I have almost no excuse for
>failing to take Belgium.
Kie-Ruh, Nth-Hol, Mun-Bur, ECh-Pic is just one of
several options ER has to protect Bel. I'm not
insisting on a retreat to Ruhr, certainly, but if
you don't it's unclear how long we'll be able to
hold your line.
In Haste,
Nick.
Message from France to Russia
Nick:
Does my presence in Bohemia worry you? I plan to build
in Paris, which should allow me to hold my line for a
while, especially if you find a way for me to end up in
Holland. I am trying to keep you from doing what you did
last fall. I want to get this game over with. If my
retreating to Bohemia will make you panic, let me know.
In the south we can order BlS -> Con s by Bul and Aeg. I
admit that this is likely to fail though. Are you
unwilling to support BlS to Rumania? If so, I think that
we will just have to accept Turkey being eliminated,
hoping that he makes it to Con.
I do understand your advantage in not betraying Italy
this year. To do that, I would have to allow you into
Budapest and you would have to allow me to keep Holland
or take Belgium.
I am now retreating to Ruh, but waiting to hear your
final thoughts.
--Xavier
Message from Russia to France
Xavier,
>Does my presence in Bohemia worry you?
No, I just think FA Ruh would do more to clog
up and delay England's ambitions.
>I am trying to keep you from doing what you did
>last fall. I want to get this game over with. If my retreating to Bohemia
>will make you panic, let me know.
I view what I did last Fall as doing what was
necessary to keep England and Italy from deciding
to eliminate me. How do you view it? Mun-Boh
seems the weaker move, but it will not panic me.
>In the south we can order BlS -> Con s by Bul and Aeg. I admit that this
>is likely to fail though.
Ivy did not see the possibility of Gre S Bla-Bul/EC,
and I wrote to EI supporting his view, and suggested
that Rum-Sev, Arm-Sev, Smy S Con, Ank S Con should
eliminate Turkey, so Gre S Bla-Bul/EC should work,
while Bla-Con will almost certainly fail.
>Are you unwilling to support BlS to Rumania?
Yes, I will have, at most, five Units next Spring.
I cannot afford to actively betray England or Italy,
this Fall. I realize that you want a full-out attack
on Italy, but the fact remains that France plus Italy
is 20 Centers, and I'm not willing to risk Italy
handing the rest of his Centers to you the way he did
the first half. I'd rather see this game end as an
EFR draw in early 2002, than as a French Solo in late
2001. 8-)
>I do understand your advantage in not betraying Italy
>this year. To do that, I would have to allow you into
>Budapest and you would have to allow me to keep Holland
>or take Belgium.
England claims to have a wondrous plan in the North,
and Italy has yet to comment on the results, but in
principle, I have no problem with taking Bud, and
trading Bel for Hol, or bouncing Low Countries attacks
again this Fall.
>I am now retreating to Ruh, but waiting to hear your
>final thoughts.
If I were you, I'd retreat Mun-Ruh to protect France.
If you choose to risk western losses by retreating to
Boh, instead, that's your call, though.
In Alliance,
Your Friend,
Nick.
Message from France to Russia
Nick:
I viewed your moves last fall as siding with EI because
your feared my solo. But I do not pretend to know all
the negotiations and the pressure that you were under.
My purpose was to make certain that I understood your
position and concerns. I did not want you to betray me
because you felt that you had to. Keep me informed about
things and we can work through them.
If I give Turkey Bul, then I will want Budapest. I want
to stay at 14 centers. I need to get a fleet to Wes in
order to put up the necessary defense in France. The
better able I am to do this myself, the longer you can
continue to "side" with England. Is there a senario
where I can get Budapest? What will stop Serbia -> Bul
s by Con?
So many options. Perhaps it is best to wait until you
find out what people are doing. I would like to keep
Turkey alive, but not at the cost of Italy having more
units or worse, his attacking you.
--Xavier
Just for the record, Italy was never intending to hand me
all his centers. Our agreement was that I was to not
harass him as he eliminated Turkey and in return he would
let me take some centers. His goal was to get into the
corner where it was difficult to eliminate him. At the
same time he was trying to entice a war between England
and I. This he was successful at.
If Italy feels he is going to be eliminated, he may try
to throw the game to me. But when you openly attack him,
I am willing to promise to not take it. But I am willing
to try and delay your having to attack him.
Message from France to Russia
Nick:
I viewed your moves last fall as siding with EI because
your feared my solo. But I do not pretend to know all
the negotiations and the pressure that you were under.
My purpose was to make certain that I understood your
position and concerns. I did not want you to betray me
because you felt that you had to. Keep me informed about
things and we can work through them.
If I give Turkey Bul, then I will want Budapest. I want
to stay at 14 centers. I need to get a fleet to Wes in
order to put up the necessary defense in France. The
better able I am to do this myself, the longer you can
continue to "side" with England. Is there a senario
where I can get Budapest? What will stop Serbia -> Bul
s by Con?
So many options. Perhaps it is best to wait until you
find out what people are doing. I would like to keep
Turkey alive, but not at the cost of Italy having more
units or worse, his attacking you.
--Xavier
Just for the record, Italy was never intending to hand me
all his centers. Our agreement was that I was to not
harass him as he eliminated Turkey and in return he would
let me take some centers. His goal was to get into the
corner where it was difficult to eliminate him. At the
same time he was trying to entice a war between England
and I. This he was successful at.
If Italy feels he is going to be eliminated, he may try
to throw the game to me. But when you openly attack him,
I am willing to promise to not take it. But I am willing
to try and delay your having to attack him.
France: Army Munich → Ruhr
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