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Message from France to all
My adjustment is in, without wait. Any eoy statements by
me will be written this weekend, whether the adjustments
adjudicate before then or not. If Russia wants to let
the adjustments go forward, the next deadline will not
change. It is of course his option. I can pretty much
adjust my map now.
>Cool. I need something to use to potty-train my new
>puppy.
:-)
Now stop that! People look at me strange when I burst
out in laughter at work :-) Only send humor in the
evenings. My wife already knows that I am strange. She
things this game is strange :-)
--France
Message from France to all
1911 Symposium on Philosophy, Europe and
Everything.
- by Prince Xavier Boar
[Hello this is Ken L., your guest moderator for this
year. Last year's Symposium was canceled due to some
crisis in the castle. Something about some dogs getting
sick? It is hard to get a clear story out of the Prince
on that one. At any rate, I enjoyed studying the battles
that have occurred so far. I bet I could write a program
to simulate and control these fleets and armies. Matter
of fact, I think that I will! I have been meaning to
learn C anyway. I will ponder that while you listen to
the Prince's State of the Union Address.]
My dear French people. The Dauphin and I continue to
hold the status quo, keeping alive the prosperity of
France. We have once again repelled the English invaders
from Picardy, although they continue to attack it. Rumor
has it that Ivy lost the keys to the Royal Bathroom in
Picardy. He is hopping around on one foot desperately
trying to get it back. If anyone finds it, please let me
know.
[I believe that he means to melt it down, reform it into
a different shape and send it to England, just to torture
poor Ivy. What a "lowe" blow!]
The Dauphin and I pledge to end the wars soon. It will
of course depend on the cooperation of our neighbors. We
hope to enlighten them on the need for peace. We also
missed our opportunity last year to say goodbye to Ali
Baba, may he rest peace. I ask for a moment of silence
for our departed friend.
[Brings a tear to your eye, doesn't it? Speaking of
crying, it is time to endure the Prince's lecture on
Philosophy. I wonder if I could write a program that
would simulate me sitting here listening? Maybe I need
to include an option for no press in my code? At least
there is a limerik at the end of the speech!]
Philosophy
In honor of our dear friend Ivy, today's lesson is on the
philosophy of George Berkeley, a fellow Englishman. He
asserted that matter or substance of things around us is
an assumption. An alternative assumption is that God
places in our minds all the perceptions that we
experience. Why is the assumption of matter more
reasonable than the assumption of God? To put this in a
proper context, does the fleet in the Mid-Atlantic Ocean
really exits or maybe it we only perceive that it exists
in our minds. I submit that there is not really a little
plastic blue anchor floating in the ocean. It is not
real. Therefore Ivy need not worry about it and can move
his fleets away.
Berkeley believed that things must be perceived to exist,
but they always exist because God is the eternal
perceiver. His arguments disturbed many and they believe
his doctrines false, but they found them unanswerable.
In 1847 a reward of 500 pounds was offered to anyone who
could refute them. It has never been claimed. Perhaps
one of you will take up the challenge?
Ronald Knox's limerick captures the essence of his
philosophy:
There was a young man who said, "God
must think it exceedingly odd
if he find that this tree
continues to be
when there no one about in the Quad"
Dear sir,
Your astonishment's odd
I am always about in the Quad
and that is why the tree
will continue to be
Since observed by
yours faithfully,
God
[Wow, heavy stuff. They should name several cities and
perhaps a University or two after this guy.]
[This is Ken L. signing off.]
Message [from Russia] to all
> I enjoyed studying the battles that have occurred so far.
> I bet I could write a program to simulate and control
> these fleets and armies.
You'd need quite a random number generator to simulate
the "control" of THESE Fleets and Armies...
Message from France to all
>You'd need quite a random number generator to simulate
>the "control" of THESE Fleets and Armies...
Strong words from an anonymous coward!
Oh wait, I cannot reveal my last name, that makes
me an anonymous coward as well!
Nevermind then,
Ken L.
Nick wrote:
>We'll have to see if he has a response for dear
>George.
If he can refute Berkeley's claims, then Ivy
owes Rasputin 500 pounds!
--Prince Boar
Message from France to all
Someone pointed out to me that there was a Ken L in this game. Ooops.
I was referring to Ken Lowe, the writer of the Judge code. I put a
subtle hint in the message "lowe" blow. I keep forgetting the names of
all the players in the game. If I had remembered that there was a Ken
in the game, I would have used someone else.
I apologize if anyone was confused.
France
Message from England to Austria and England
>Very nice.
And thank you. In more ways than one.
We hope you may still be of service to us this coming year, possibly by
cutting Tyrolia and Trieste so that Venice will fall. If Turkey asks you
to support Serbia->Trieste, that would do as well. This is all very
preliminary, of course.
Let us know if you have other devious ideas that could do Italy & Russia
some harm.
John d'Arc
Message from England to Austria
Oops, you got a message meant for a different game.
Are you still out there listening in?
Ivy Wingo
>>Very nice.
>
>And thank you. In more ways than one.
>
>We hope you may still be of service to us this coming year, possibly by
>cutting Tyrolia and Trieste so that Venice will fall. If Turkey asks you
>to support Serbia->Trieste, that would do as well. This is all very
>preliminary, of course.
>
>Let us know if you have other devious ideas that could do Italy & Russia
>some harm.
>
>John d'Arc
Message from Austria to England
> Message from England to Austria and England in 'titleist':
> Let us know if you have other devious ideas that could do Italy & Russia
> some harm.
>
> John d'Arc
While I'd be delighted to do harm to Italy and Russia, I'm a bit puzzled as
to what you have in mind.
Perhaps this was intended for your other game?
Absently Yours,
Archduke Ferdinand (writing for himself, as his lovely heralds have all
sought other employment)
Message from England to Austria
> > Message from England to Austria and England in 'titleist':
>
> > Let us know if you have other devious ideas that could do Italy & Russia
> > some harm.
> >
> > John d'Arc
>
>While I'd be delighted to do harm to Italy and Russia, I'm a bit puzzled as
>to what you have in mind.
Gosh, you were my last hope.
>Perhaps this was intended for your other game?
Grrrr, yes. Sorry. Have I done this twice now?
Good old "titleist" will soon be over. I am dying to learn of everyone's
identities and say "hello" properly.
Ivy Wingo
Message from Austria to England
> Grrrr, yes. Sorry. Have I done this twice now?
Not with me. But I recognize some of the symptoms: the unknown signature
that should have been from France, the message to the same power it's from,
the references to units that aren't where they are presumed to be. (Not to
mention sending any message to poor stabbed eliminated Austria).
> Good old "titleist" will soon be over. I am dying to learn of everyone's
> identities and say "hello" properly.
I have guesses for most powers anyway. I'm sure you do as well.
Archduke Ferdinand, etcetera
Message from Russia to all
"St. Petersburg Pravda"
"Capital Liberated!"
by: Alix Hesse-Darmstadt January 12, 1912
The Russian Imperial Seat was finally liberated this
Fall, after six long years of foreign occupation.
The night was filled with cheers and songs as
thousands of people filled the streets to welcome
the Czar and Tsarina back to their city.
Czar Nicholas and the Tsarina Alexandria conducted
their now traditional Christmas Council in the Grand
Library of the Winter Palace. Finance Minister Witte
urged the Czar to celebrate this victory by pushing
ahead with plans to extend the railroad Trans-Siberian
Railway, so as to not squander the excess production
capacity Russia is currently enjoying.
Union Steward V. I. Lenin urged Czar Nicholas to
concentrate his efforts on restoring the docks and
shipyards at Kronstadt and upgrading those at
Murmansk, while laying plans to restore operations
in Sevastopol as soon as possible. Not surprisingly,
Naval Commander-in-Chief, General-Admiral Genrikh
Tsyvinsky, hardily endorsed this idea.
In a reversal of his prediction from last year, which
he denied ever making, Rasputin proclaimed that with
the assistance of our loyal French allies, (the ones
he claimed would be swept away last year), the Italians
and English would be nothing more than folk-tales used
the frighten children at this time next year. Pyotr
Rachkovsky, head of the Okhrana's Foreign Bureau,
reported the French efforts to undermine the Bureau's
operation in Paris were being successfully redirected,
chiefly by engaging the French Counter-intelligence
Corps in attempts to disprove George Berkeley's
theory about the nature of reality.
Message from Master to all
usin@thekleimans.com said:
>Recently, gunboat was breached in this game. For fairness, if you are
>interested in the details, send a non-grey press message to the
>remaining four players in the game. I will respond with the details.
>If you are not interested, simply press your delete key now.
An alternative is to simply switch to non-anonymous. Four "yes" votes
is all it would take to make that change. Please respond by press to
m for that one.
Doug
PS: Are there any players who don't know some/all the other identities
by this point in the game? Some by mistake, some by logical reasoning,
etc. . .
Message from England to all
>An alternative is to simply switch to non-anonymous.
It doesn't matter to me, one way or another.
> Are there any players who don't know some/all the other identities
>by this point in the game?
I think I know who France is. If I am correct, he is a total stranger to
me whom I have never played before. I have no idea about any others,
except I think Russia and I played in a previous game.
Ivy
England: Army Berlin → Silesia (*bounce*)
England: Fleet English Channel CONVOY Army London → Belgium
England: Fleet Irish Sea SUPPORT Fleet English Channel
England: Army Kiel → Ruhr
England: Army London → English Channel → Belgium
England: Fleet North Atlantic Ocean HOLD
England: Fleet North Sea SUPPORT Army London → Belgium
France: Fleet Aegean Sea SUPPORT Fleet Smyrna → Constantinople
France: Army Albania → Serbia
France: Fleet Brest SUPPORT Army Paris → Picardy
France: Army Burgundy SUPPORT Army Munich
France: Army Marseilles → Piedmont
France: Fleet Mid-Atlantic Ocean → English Channel (*bounce*)
France: Army Munich SUPPORT Italian Army Silesia (*void*)
France: Army Paris → Picardy (*bounce*)
France: Army Picardy → Belgium (*bounce*)
France: Army Rumania SUPPORT Army Albania → Serbia
France: Fleet Smyrna → Constantinople
France: Fleet Spain (south coast) SUPPORT Fleet Western Mediterranean → Mid-Atlantic Ocean
France: Army Tyrolia → Vienna (*bounce*)
France: Fleet Western Mediterranean → Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*bounce*)
Italy: Fleet Black Sea → Sevastopol (*bounce*)
Italy: Fleet Constantinople → Aegean Sea (*bounce, dislodged*)
Italy: Army Galicia → Vienna (*bounce, dislodged*)
Italy: Army Serbia → Rumania (*bounce, dislodged*)
Italy: Army Silesia → Berlin (*bounce*)
Russia: Fleet Belgium → Holland
Russia: Army Moscow → Sevastopol (*bounce*)
Russia: Army St Petersburg → Livonia
Russia: Army Trieste → Serbia (*bounce*)
Russia: Army Ukraine SUPPORT Army Warsaw → Galicia
Russia: Army Warsaw → Galicia
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