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France: Builds 2 units
Italy: Removes 1 unit
Russia: Builds 3 units
Turkey: Removes 1 unit
Message from France to Italy
Idalia:
Excellent! I had hoped that Ali would take St. Petes, but that was too
greedy I guess. We should soon talk about next year. I am building for
my fight with England. I do hope that you will still remove one of your
fleets. I will not be picky about which one.
As promised, I will not ask you to further reduce your forces. How may
Turkish centers are guaranteed for this year? I would like to build at
least one more fleet for my defense of France against England. Would it
be OK for me to take Greece or Vienna this year? We can talk about a
second if it looks certain that you will take two centers. But I do not
want to rush things. Do you need my fleet to remain in the Aegean?
Perhaps you can manuever your forces so you end up with a fleet in the
Black Sea? It would be nice for any push North. Although you look
positioned quite well already.
I will have to study things a bit more before rambling on further with
options.
--Prince Boar
Message from France to all
1908 Symposium on Philosophy, Europe and
Everything.
- by Prince Xavier Boar
[Hello, this is Allan C. The reason that there was no
seminar last year is that there was simply no
commentators. With Baseball, Football, Hockey, and
Basketball all going on at the same time, the ESPN crew
were too busy. So the organizers finally got a bright
idea. If ESPN can hire retired sport stars, that they
should look for retired stars of diplomacy. I do not
know much about philosophy, but the former commentators
assure me that Prince Boar really does not either. He
cannot even spell Buddha correctly!]
[Here is the non censored part of the State of the Union
Speech. Quite entertaining if you like social fiction.
Get it, I said social as opposed to science! Oh forget,
I will leave the comedy to the players in this game!]
My dear French citizens. It seems like deja vu. We are
again at war with England. And although our resources
seem greater than the last time, we still have about the
same number of forces defending the homeland. And yet
England is larger than he was before.
We expect the same type of war, with England nipping at
our edges trying to wear us down. This time the Dauphin
hopes to avoid casualties to French citizens by taking a
more conservative approach. We are less desperate,
therefore we must treat French lives as the dear
treasures that they are. But we will always remember the
sacrifice made by our lads in Burgundy in the year 1903.
No matter what happens, we assure you that we will not be
betrayed by Ivy a third time.
[Isn't the intention of any type of fiction to be
entertaining? How did I get myself into this gig?
Besides, I am English and I take offense to... Oops, I
forgot that my contract does not allow me to reveal my
identity. I am just Allan C., anonymous commentator.]
[Here is the philosophy portion of the seminar.]
Philosophy
This years lesson is on the philosophy of Voltaire. He
was often called the Laughing Philosopher. I chose to
speak of him because laughter can help us get through
these difficult times. Probably no philosopher ever
understood better the health-restoring role of laughter
in our lives. It has been suggested that his laughter
might have been his greatest contribution to his and
every age.
All of Voltaire's satirical work was an attack upon those
who took themselves too seriously, politicians, kings,
priests, axe grinders, etc., to those to who considered
other people's ideas as being obviously wrong and stupid.
He is one of the most quote philosopher with such
insights as "think for yourself and let others enjoy the
same privilege"; "It is only charlatans who are certain";
and "common sense is not so common". The latter Ivy was
trying to tell me just a short while ago.
In times of trouble or strife, may we all follow his
example and find laughter to be the antidote.
[Yes indeed, Voltaire spent his life attacking those who
belittled the beliefs and opinions of others. This was
Allan C. and now I am out of here!]
Message from France to all
Sorry for my silence this weekend. I have been busy and
even had to send messages from a different account. But
I can tell you that if you have children, Monsters Inc.
is a cute movie. It was a bit scarier than I thought it
would be, but all the kids did seem to like it. So if
you ever wondered where those monsters in your closet
came from ......
France
Message from England to all
Prince Boar,
You have one last chance. If you (1) pull back your armies from Germany,
(2) agree to neutralize the Mid-Atlantic, (3) return Italy to the Italians,
(4) and especially apologize openly to Russia, Turkey, and Italy for trying
to make saps out of them, then and only then I might, just might, let you live.
Ivy
Message from France to all
>Broadcast message from England in 'titleist':
>You have one last chance. If you (1) pull back your
>armies from Germany,
>(2) agree to neutralize the Mid-Atlantic,
>(3) return Italy to the Italians,
>(4) and especially apologize openly to Russia, Turkey,
>and Italy for trying to make saps out of them,
I was prepared to agree unilaterally to all your
terms until I read the last. For I believe them,
like you, to be good chaps who make their decisions
based on their perspectives. Who am I to tell them (or
you) that they are wrong :-)
>then and only then I might, just might, let you live.
:-) :-)
I guess that I am done for then! :-)
Since you brightened my morning with your humor, let me
try to repay you.
Why did Black Beard go broke?
Because he had to get his pirate crew's ears pierced and
it cost him a Buck-an-ear! :-)
--Prince Boar
PS: This does not mean that I am cheering for the
Buccaneers today. Go Packers (and Steelers ;-)!
Message from Russia to Italy
Idalia,
It's hard to say what the Turkey is thinking, but if I were him, I'd
disband
A Sev, hoping that you and I would bounce trying to take it. I'd therefore
like to propose that you disband A Ukr. If we're going to stop the French
Solo, you'll need Fleets in EMed and Aeg, and you should probably mount
a defense of Austria, while I attack Turkey from behind. What do you
think?
Nick.
Message from France to Italy
Idalia:
I am still trying to understand Ivy's broadcast. I think
that he called everyone saps? Or did he just mean that I
was trying to do so? Really, just because you see things
differently than he does, does not mean that you have to
be wrong! I hope that my broadcast response that he
intended it humorously was correct.
Write when you can, no rush. I hope you had a good
weekend.
--Prince Boar
Message from France to Italy
Idalia:
Is there any merit to trying to convoy Bulgaria to
Smyrna? I suppose this would require Smyrna -> Eme.
Would you need the Fleet in Syria to support this move?
This seems to put your fleets out of position? Maybe it
is a bad idea. Just something to think about.
Perhaps it is best to just take Sevastopol (assume Turkey
disbands A Sev) and then bring an army down the backside
next year.
Well, I best get to bed and stop thinking up hair brained
ideas. :-) I should leave the tactics to you and the
Dauphin.
--Prince Boar
Message from Italy to France
I have ordered the removal of the fleet in Greece. In return, I would ask
that you order Aeg to support Smy-Con.
Idalia
Message from Italy to Russia
I am not removing the army in the Ukraine as I want to personally make sure
that SEV is removed from Turkish possession this year. I will assume you
would want to support my effort as the sooner Turkey is eliminated the
sooner I can concentrate on preventing the French solo.
In exchange for your support into SEV, I will move Galicia away from Warsaw.
Idalia
Message from Russia to Italy
Idalia,
>I am not removing the army in the Ukraine. I want SEV removed from Turkish
>possession this year.
Fair enough, but I do hope that you will not disband
a Fleet since they are vital to keeping France out
of Turkey.
>In exchange for your support into SEV, I will move Galicia away from
>Warsaw.
Ok, I will order Mos S Ukr-Sev this Spring.
Nick.
Message from Italy to Russia
>
> Fair enough, but I do hope that you will not disband
> a Fleet since they are vital to keeping France out
> of Turkey.
>
Sorry to disappoint, but what other choice do I have? The armies are vital
to the elimination of Turkey and to keeping France out of Austria.
Message from Russia to Italy
Idalia,
>Message from Italy to Russia in 'titleist':
> > Fair enough, but I do hope that you will not disband
> > a Fleet since they are vital to keeping France out
> > of Turkey.
>The armies are vital to the elimination of Turkey and to keeping France out
>of Austria.
We can send Armies through Sev and Arm to eliminate
Turkey, but without Fleets in Aeg and EMed, holding
Rum, Bul, and Turkey will be impossible. This is
why I suggested that you disband A Ukr. There's a
good chance Turkey will disband A Sev, or F Bla,
anyway, and if he doesn't, an attack on Aeg, plus
Ser S Gal-Bud, and Mos S War-Ukr will position us
well to eliminate Turkey and hold off France.
In Hope of Alliance,
Nick.
Message [from Russia] to all
This pause is brought to you by the Observers at 'vgfp_titleist' who
encourage you to submit end of year statements. Analysis and speculation is
welcome even from Powers whom have forgotten that this is the Full-Press,
rather than to No-Press, Tournament (yes, you Turkey), or from Powers
already eliminated.
Message from France to Italy
Idalia:
>Aeg to support Smy-Con.
Absolutely!
--Prince Boar!
France: BUILD Fleet Marseilles
France: BUILD Army Paris
Italy: REMOVE Fleet Greece
Russia: BUILD Army Warsaw
Russia: WAIVE
Russia: WAIVE
Turkey: REMOVE Army Sevastopol
Centers
England: 7
France: 11
Italy: 7
Russia: 6
Turkey: 3
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