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England: Removes 1 unit
France: Builds 1 unit
Italy: Builds 1 unit
Turkey: Removes 1 unit
Message from France to all
1906 Symposium on Philosophy, Europe and
Everything.
- by Prince Xavier Boar
[This is Stuart Scott here, I'm back!! I was finally let
out of the Turkish prison. They stamped a serial number
on me, but I will not tell you where! Let's just say
that I will not ask anyone to kiss it for a while. I
hope that Reece was not too obnoxious in my place. It is
my goal to be the most obnoxious one!]
You may notice that the Symposium is early this year.
Due to complications surrounding trying to move the
Superbowl, we asked that the conference move their date
earlier, rather than waiting for spring. Being great
guys, they agreed to do it. A few millions Francs did
make them more amenable. The Prince was eager to get
started so lets roll the speech.]
Good people of France, given the stressful times I
thought that I would start out with a little
light-hearted philosophical humor.
Descartes sits down at a sidewalk café and orders some
coffee, black.
The server ask "are you sure that you do not want any
milk, it is excellent today."
Descartes retorts, "I think not!"
And then *poof* he immediately ceases to exits!
[Chuckle, hey maybe this guy is not as boring as Reece
made him out to be.]
The year 1905 has shown a reversal in fortune for France.
Many of the foreign invaders have left France and we
have formed a nice ring of defense around the country.
By some quirk of fate, we even have a build to complete
the circle. Our fleets were aimed at defending on all
fronts. We wanted to avoid Italy returning to the
Western Mediterranean. In case Germany moved to
Piedmont, we wanted to be in place to defend Marseilles
without using our armies, and we did not want the English
to sneak back into the Mid-Atlantic Ocean. Luckily none
of those occurred.
Although things are looking better, we are still not out
of the water yet. An English army remains within our
borders. German, England, and Italian forces are all
nearby. We have a lot of diplomatic and tactical work
ahead of us. Rest assured that the Dauphin and I will do
everything in our power to protect both your homes and
your families.
[I like that ring defense thing. I wonder if it would
stop Michael Jordan? Now that he is returning, his age
may be the only thing that could stop him. It will be
fun to watch. Will his come back be as dramatic as the
French, the Turks, or the Russians. We will have to get
a panel of ESPN experts together to analyze who had the
best come back.]
[We now skipped the sensitive stuff and will not jump
right to the philosophy part. Somehow the Prince manages
to identify with a famous actor, as I will mention
below.]
Philosophy
Today's lecture is on the philosophy of Albert
Schweitzer. Schweitzer struggled to find the meaning of
Civilization. And his discoveries are appropriate for
the conflicts that we find in Europe. Many think that
being civilized is proven by intellectual or material
accomplishments, or the territory a country may own. He
felt that only human beings who achieved a certain
positive stability in their ethical relationships could
fully enjoy those material benefits.
His problem was defined by the Lion and the Zebra. The
latter is often food for the former. But what is clearly
good for the lion (getting fed) is not good for the Zebra
(getting eaten). There are no principles to ameliorate
this situation and bring about a happy ending. But this
evolutionary ethic does need to hold for humans, our
thoughts and feelings allow to transcend this instinct.
We can attempt to avoid such predicaments and solve them
when we must.
His solution was a "reverence for life", that means
respecting the will-to-live of every living creature.
Although in our power struggles in Europe, we may not be
able accomplish the true essence of his goals. In many
ways we are stuck as the Lion and the Zebra. Growth must
come at the expense of someone else. But it is my hope
that we can continue to try to live to up to his
principles of respect, and yes, reverence for all great
powers and we deal with this seemingly unsolvable
problem.
[If I am following this, I think that he basically
restating Al Pacino. And here I can at best paraphrase
"On any given Sunday you are either going win or you are
going to lose. The question is, will you win or lose
like a man? This Boar guy is almost as deep at Al.
Wow!]
[The Prince wants me to mention that he will try to write
individual letters later, after the philosophical
reception.]
[Stuart]
Message from England to Russia
Nick,
Back in business are we?
How do we go about taking StP without risking Warsaw or Moscow? This is
the best that I can come up with.
Spring: War supp Mos->Livonia to drive back the German army to Prussia.
Norway->StP to insure the success of your move.
Fall: Norway supp Livonia->StP with War->Pru to insure the succuss of the
attack on StP.
Am I missing anything? Anyway, you see that you have the use of Norway
both spring and fall if needed. If you prefer some other combination, just
tell me what you want.
In exchange, I respectfully request that Sweden support Nth->Denmark. I
don't know when, though. I have to coordinate the North Sea with France,
because Holland may take first priority. Stay tuned.
Oh yes, that's right, I did willing give up Belgium to France so he could
mount a stronger attack on Italy. It was my idea. The convoy to save my
army was then France's idea in return.
France may worry that I might now double-cross him. He may ask your
opinion. Never. Germany is so juicy a target. We all have lots to gain.
Besides, Italy must be stopped. It's so logical, isn't it?
What happens after Italy is brought down to size and Germany is gone? I
guess we play musical chairs again. My advice: stay friendly with
everybody! Including me. I hope I proved this turn that I am not overly
selfish and that I can take risks and can trust a partner. Something
Germany didn't seem to be willing to do in this game.
Most cordially,
Ivy
Message from England to all
Friends,
We seem to have a judge bug operating. I got the following message
appended to return messages from USIN:
>Adjustment orders for Winter of 1905. (titleist.021)
>
>England: Defaults, removing the army in Picardy.
>
>
>Orders not received for all units. If complete orders are not
>received by Mon Oct 01 2001 12:22:44 -0500, you will be considered late.
>You will be considered abandoned if nothing is received by
>Thu Oct 04 2001 12:22:44 -0500.
Defaults! When the deadline is not until Monday.
Then I submitted an actual removal and received a response that seems to
indicate that all is now OK:
>'Wait' status set.
>
>Adjustment orders for Winter of 1905. (titleist.021)
>
>England: Removes [censored]
Perhaps others who had adjustments got strange defaults prematurely as well?
I set "wait," because I still don't know what removal I will ultimately
choose. I have also alerted Doug in a separate message to the master.
Ivy
Message from Master to all
I checked the status of the game and don't see any errors -- I think that
the message back from the judge for removals always says "Defaults, ..."
even if the game isn't NMR and it's not really going to make your decision
for you.
Just a little strangeness in the way the Judge works, that's all.
Doug
PS: I'm off to New Jersey for 24 hours -- driving down to Pine Valley
Golf Club (the best -- or at worst, second-best -- course in the United
States). I don't get to play, but I'll be watching the final of the
"Crump Cup" tournament. P.V. is only open to the public for six hours
each year, so this is really my only chance to see the great course in
person. I'm kind of a golf nut, in case you hadn't noticed . . .
Message from Russia to England
Ivy,
You Wrote >
> Back in business are we?
Finally.
> Spring: War S Mos-> Lvn to drive back the German army to Prussia.
> Norway->StP to insure the success of your move.
>
> Fall: Norway supp Livonia->StP
That's what I was thinking.
> In exchange, I respectfully request that Sweden support Nth->Denmark.
> I don't know when, though. I have to coordinate the North Sea with
> France, because Holland may take first priority. Stay tuned.
I think we should take Den in the Spring. If you support France into
Hol in Spring, and Hol retreats to Kiel, we have to worry about cutting
Kie S Den to take Den in the Fall.
> Oh yes, that's right, I did willing give up Belgium to France so he could
> mount a stronger attack on Italy. It was my idea. The convoy to save
> my army was then France's idea in return.
I expect you'll disband A Pic, though. (I'm not insisting on it, or
anything, it just seems the most likely.) *Nick thinks for a moment...*
Bel S Bur-Ruh, Pic-Bur, ECh-Nth, Swe S Nth-Den has a lot of
potential, though. That would imply a disband of NAO, I guess.
> What happens after Italy is brought down to size and Germany is gone?
> I guess we play musical chairs again. My advice: stay friendly with
> everybody! Including me. I hope I proved this turn that I am not overly
> selfish and that I can take risks and can trust a partner. Something
> Germany didn't seem to be willing to do in this game.
At this point, I'd think I'd attack Turkey. He's "changed his mind at
that last minute" without telling me too many times for me to trust him to
Juggernaut. A lot will depend on where I am, and who's around me,
though.
Your Friend,
Nick.
Message from England to Russia
Nick,
> I expect you'll disband A Pic, though. (I'm not insisting on it, or
>anything, it just seems the most likely.) *Nick thinks for a moment...*
>Bel S Bur-Ruh, Pic-Bur, ECh-Nth, Swe S Nth-Den has a lot of
>potential, though. That would imply a disband of NAO, I guess.
After all that trouble to save the army via a convoy, I hadn't even thought
of disbanding it. I guess that is a possibility, though.
I am also suggesting to France that I convoy Picardy to Holland. That
would disentangle our armies and still preserve an army for me. Your
suggestion is excellent also.
Ivy
Message from Russia to England and France
Gentlemen,
I'm including Prince Boar in this since it concerns him more directly
than it does me. 8-)
> > Note from Russia to England >
> Message from England to Russia in 'titleist':
>
> > I expect you'll disband A Pic *Nick thinks for a moment...*
> >Bel S Bur-Ruh, Pic-Bur, ECh-Nth, Swe S Nth-Den has a lot of
> >potential, though. That would imply a disband of NAO, I guess.
>
> After all that trouble to save the army via a convoy, I hadn't even
> thought of disbanding it. I guess that is a possibility, though.
>
> I am also suggesting to France that I convoy Picardy to Holland.
> That would disentangle our armies and still preserve an army for
> me. Your suggestion is excellent also.
Hmmm, will Bel S Bur-Ruh work? Fredd could block it with
Hol-Bel, Mun-Ruh, Tyl-Mun. I guess the other possibility is:
Bur S Bel-Ruh, ECh S Pic-Bel, both of those are forced moves.
(Well, given Mun S Hol-Ruh, FA Bel would retreat to Hol instead
of taking Ruhr, but that's almost as good. 8-) I think taking Ruh
this Spring is better than the convoy to Hol, since an enemy Army
in Ruhr is like one in the Ukraine, it makes defending the Homeland
nearly impossible. Taking Ruhr would also free up F Nth to take
Den, giving us supported attacks on Kie, Hol or Mun in the Fall.
I'll order Swe S Nth-Den no matter what, so you don't HAVE to
let me know what you two decide, but if you'd like my opinion, I'm
more than willing to contribute to the discussion.
Your Friend,
Nick.
Message from Russia to France
Xavier, My Friend,
Since I'm offering unsolicited advice, I thought I'd bother you,
as well. ;-) B F Mar, followed by either Mar-Pie, MAO-NAf,
WMed S Spa/SC-GoL, or Mar-GoL, Spa/SC-WMed,
WMed-TyS (Assuming TyS-Tun), MAO-NAf, both have
potential. I lean toward Mar-Pie, to keep Germany from ordering
or retreating Tyl-Pie, and you can then move Pie-Tus, to force TyS.
Nick,
(Who obviously has too much time, and not enough Units of his own...)
Message from Russia to Turkey
Ali,
Germany continues to be a thorn in my side, so I won't be able to
help you against Italy this Spring, but this also means I'm not going to
be demanding that you vacate Sev, either. Looking at the map, I
would think it would make the most sense to disband A Ank, but
that's your call. Please let me know what, if anything, you hear from
Fredd, and I'll reciprocate regarding Roberto.
Nick
Message from France to Russia
Nick:
Congratulations to you. I am glad to see that your
situation looks much brighter. England supported you to
Sweden as promised and you are in position to take back
St. Petes. I will write more soon and right now write a
joint message to you and Ivy
--Xavier
Message from France to England and Russia
Ivy, Nick:
It looks like we are in great position against Germany.
Some of our goals seem obvious: the liberation of St.
Petes, a Germany center for England, and if we can manage
it, taking a third center from Germany. We have a couple
of options. We can begin to ponder them. I still have
to decide on my adjustment and then we can go forward.
Let's pledge to stick together at least until Germany is
eliminated. I realize things may get tricky after that.
But we have one good goal. Shorter term, we need to
keep Italy and Germany from working together.
--Prince Boar
Message from England to Russia
Nick,
>Taking Ruhr would also free up F Nth to take
>Den, giving us supported attacks on Kie, Hol or Mun in the Fall.
Yeah. I am strongly recommending this to the Prince. Depending on
Germany's moves, I think Denmark and StP are in the bag to be followed be a
strong attack on either Holland or Munich. Just as you said above. 8-)
Ivy
Message from Russia to England
Ivy,
> Depending on Germany's moves, I think Denmark and StP are in the bag
> to be followed be a strong attack on either Holland or Munich.
Yes, he could try for Swe in the Fall, but that seems
counter-productive,
at best. The biggest danger to me is cooperation between G and T. That
seems unlikely, but if Italy pulls back to deal with the French threat, I'll
have to watch it more closely. I suppose that Italy could throw support to
Germany, he wouldn't have much reason to be loyal, I don't think.
Nick.
England: REMOVE Fleet North Atlantic Ocean
France: BUILD Fleet Marseilles
Italy: BUILD Army Venice
Turkey: REMOVE Army Ankara
Centers
England: 4
France: 6
Germany: 6
Italy: 9
Russia: 3
Turkey: 6
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