Smid's Diplomacy Game Thread #3

[Smid]

Moves for Fall 1908 were:



France
A Gascony - Brest (*Bounce*)
F Marseilles Supports F Spain (sc)
A Ruhr - Belgium (*Fails*)

Russia
A Berlin - Kiel
F Livonia - Baltic Sea
A Munich Supports A Berlin - Kiel
A Sevastopol Holds
A Vienna Supports A Bohemia - Tyrolia (*Dislodged*)
A Warsaw - Silesia

Italy
F Ionian Sea - Tyrrhenian Sea
F North Atlantic Ocean - Liverpool
F Spain (sc) Supports F Western Mediterranean (*Disbanded*)
A Trieste Supports F North Atlantic Ocean - Liverpool (*Fails*)
F Tuscany - Gulf of Lyon
F Western Mediterranean Supports F Tunis - North Africa

Germany
A Holland NMR

Austria-Hungary
N/A

Turkey
A Bohemia Supports A Budapest - Vienna
A Budapest - Vienna
A Bulgaria - Rumania
F Greece Holds
A Rumania - Galicia
A Serbia - Budapest
F Smyrna - Constantinople
F Tunis - North Africa

England
A Belgium Holds
F Denmark - Kiel (*Fails*)
F English Channel - Brest (*Bounce*)
F Gulf of Lyon - Spain (sc)
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean Supports F Gulf of Lyon - Spain (sc)
A Paris - Brest (*Bounce*)
F Portugal Supports F Gulf of Lyon - Spain (sc)
F Sweden - Denmark (*Fails*)

The map therefore appears thus:



A retreat is required for the Russian Army in Vienna, however I believe there is only one place it can retreat to, which won't affect builds.

Builds will be:

France Remove 2
Russia Build 1
Italy Build 1
Germany Build 0
Austira-Hungary N/A
Turkey Build 1
England Build 2

[minionofmidas]

Vienna shall prefer to dissolve into thin air.

[Smid]

Vienna shall prefer to dissolve into thin air.

I had neglected to think of that possibility! In that case, you have two builds!

[muon2]

You didn't list the English orders. From the map I presume they are:

A bel H
F den -> kie Failed.
F eng -> bre Bounced (1 against 1).
F lyo -> spa(sc)
F mao S F lyo -> spa(sc)
A par -> bre Bounced (1 against 1).
F por S F lyo -> spa(sc)
F swe -> den Failed because F den -> kie failed..

[minionofmidas]

Also, I think that should read "void", not "fails".

A Trieste Supports F North Atlantic Ocean - Liverpool (*Fails*)

Although it looks beautiful on the map.

[Smid]

You didn't list the English orders. From the map I presume they are:

A bel H
F den -> kie Failed.
F eng -> bre Bounced (1 against 1).
F lyo -> spa(sc)
F mao S F lyo -> spa(sc)
A par -> bre Bounced (1 against 1).
F por S F lyo -> spa(sc)
F swe -> den Failed because F den -> kie failed..

Cheers for pointing that out for me!

[Smid]

Builds for Winter 1908 were:

France
Disband A Gascony
Disband A Ruhr

Russia
Build A Warsaw
Build A St Petersburg

Italy
Build A Venice

Germany
N/A

Austria-Hungary
N/A

Turkey
Build A Ankara

England
Build A Edinburgh
Build F London

Therefore, the map now appears thus:

[Smid]

Moves for Spring 1909 were:



France
F Marseilles NMR

Russia
F Baltic Sea Supports A Kiel - Denmark
A Kiel - Denmark (*Fails*)
A Munich - Bohemia (*Fails*)
A Sevastopol - Rumania (*Fails*)
A Silesia Supports A Munich - Bohemia
A St Petersburg - Norway
A Warsaw - Ukraine (*Bounce*)

Italy
F Gulf of Lyon - Spain (sc) (*Fails*)
F Liverpool - North Atlantic Ocean
A Trieste Supports F Gulf of Lyon - Spain (sc) (*Fails*)
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Gulf of Lyon (*Fails*)
A Venice Supports F Gulf of Lyon - Spain (sc) (*Fails*)
F Western Mediterranean Supports F Gulf of Lyon - Spain (sc) (*Fails*)

Germany
A Holland NMR

Austria-Hungary
N/A

Turkey
A Ankara - Armenia
A Bohemia Supports A Budapest - Galicia (*Cut*)
A Budapest - Galicia (*Fails*)
F Constantinople - Black Sea
A Galicia - Ukraine (*Bounce*)
F Greece - Ionian Sea
F North Africa - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Fails*)
A Rumania Supports A Galicia - Ukraine (*Cut*)
A Vienna Supports A Bohemia

England
A Belgium Supports A Paris - Burgundy
F Denmark Supports F Sweden (*Cut*)
A Edinburgh Holds
F English Channel - Wales
F London Supports F English Channel - Wales
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean Supports F Spain (sc) (*Cut*)
A Paris - Burgundy
F Portugal Supports F Spain (sc)
F Spain sc) Supports F Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Cut*)
F Sweden Supports F Denmark

Following these moves, the map now appears thus:



No retreats are required.

[Smid]

Moves for Fall 1909 were:



France
F Marseilles - Spain

Russia
F Baltic Sea - Sweden
A Kiel - Denmark (*Fails*)
A Munich - Bohemia (*Fails*)
A Norway Supports F Baltic Sea - Sweden
A Sevastopol - Rumania (*Dislodged*)
A Silesia - Warsaw (*Fails*)
A Warsaw - Ukraine (*Bounce*)

Italy
F Gulf of Lyon Supports F Western Mediterranean - Spain (sc)
F North Atlantic Ocean Supports F North Africa - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
A Trieste - Liverpool (*Fails*)
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Tunis
A Venice - Piedmont
F Western Mediterranean - Spain (sc) (*Fails*)

Germany
A Holland NMR

Austria-Hungary
N/A

Turkey
A Armenia - Sevastopol
F Black Sea Supports A Armenia - Sevastopol
A Bohemia Supports A Burgundy - Munich (*Void*)
A Budapest - Galicia (*Fails*)
A Galicia - Ukraine (*Bounce*)
F Ionian Sea Holds
F North Africa - Mid-Atlantic Ocan
A Rumania Supports A Galicia - Ukraine (*Cut*)
A Vienna Supports A Bohemia

England
A Belgium - Ruhr
A Burgundy Supports A Belgium - Ruhr
F Denmark Supports F Sweden (*Cut*)
A Edinburgh Supports F Wales - Liverpool
F London - North Sea
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean Supports F Spain (sc) (*Dislodged*)
F Portugal Supports F Spain (sc)
F Spain (sc) Holds
F Sweden Supports F Denmark (*Dislodged*)
F Wales - Liverpool

Following the moves, the map now appears thus:



Retreats are required for:

English Fleets in Sweden and the Mid-Atlantic Ocean, and the Russian Army in Sevastopol.

Everyone got their orders in very promptly this week!

[minionofmidas]

Retreating to Moscow, as previously announced via the orders pm.

[Smid]

Retreating to Moscow, as previously announced via the orders pm.

I expected that (and indeed, I think no other province would have been legal) but I figured I'd give you the chance to change your mind if you wished.

[minionofmidas]

Retreating to Moscow, as previously announced via the orders pm.

I expected that (and indeed, I think no other province would have been legal) but I figured I'd give you the chance to change your mind if you wished.

Of course. I was just bragging.

Now I wanna know what Mikado is doing.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Retreating to Moscow, as previously announced via the orders pm.

I expected that (and indeed, I think no other province would have been legal) but I figured I'd give you the chance to change your mind if you wished.

Of course. I was just bragging.

Now I wanna know what Mikado is doing.

     I think we should have a strict deadline for making retreats, so we actually know what the situation on the board is when we diplomacize.

[Smid]

The two English retreats are to the English Channel and to the Gulf of Bothnia. I'll update the maps tonight once I get home.

Builds will be:

F No Change
R Build 1
I No Change
G No Change
A No Change
T No Change
E Remove 1

[Associate Justice PiT]

     England re-captured Liverpool, though, so I think your numbers are...slightly in error.

[Smid]

     England re-captured Liverpool, though, so I think your numbers are...slightly in error.

They are, too! My apologies, Mikado, I had misread the dotted lines for Spain. Fixed both England and Italy's build numbers.

[The Mikado]

Reluctantly...destroy the fleet in the English Channel.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Looking over the map, 11 supply centers have been under the dominion of the same power throughout the game, all of them home centers.

Ankara
Constantinople
Edinburgh
London
Marseilles
Moscow
Naples
Rome
Smyrna
St. Petersburg
Warsaw

     As a distinction, Turkey is now the only one to have not lost possession of any home centers at any point.

[Smid]

Retreats resulted in the following:



England to the Gulf of Bothnia (from Sweden) and to the English Channel (from Mid-Atlantic Ocean).

Russia to Moscow (from Sevastopol).

Builds were:

England Disbands F English Channel
Russia Builds A St Petersburg.

The map now appears thus:

[Smid]

Moves for Spring 1910 were:



France
F Marseilles Supports F Western Mediterranean - Spain (sc) (*Disbanded*)

Russia
A Kiel - Denmark (*Fails*)
A Moscow Supports A Warsaw - Ukraine
A Munich - Ruhr (*Fails*)
A Norway Supports F Sweden
A Silesia - Galicia (*Dislodged*)
A St Petersburg Supports F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Carribean (*Fails*)
F Sweden Supports A Kiel - Denmark (*Cut*)
A Warsaw - Ukraine (*Bounce*)

Italy
F Gulf of Lyon Supports A Piedmont - Marseilles
F North Atlantic Ocean - Irish Sea (*Bounce*)
A Piedmont - Marseilles
A Trieste sends apologies to France (Holds)
F Tunis - Tyrrhenian Sea
F Western Mediterranean - Spain (sc)

Germany
A Holland NMR

Austria-Hungary
N/A

Turkey
F Black Sea Supports F Denmark - Kiel (*Fails*)
A Bohemia - Silesia
A Budapest Supports A Galicia
A Galicia Supports A Bohemia - Silesia
F Ionian Sea - Tunis
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean Holds (*Dislodged*)
A Rumania - Ukraine (*Bounce*)
A Sevastopol Supports A Rumania - Ukraine
A Vienna - Bohemia

England
A Burgundy - Munich (*Fails*)
F Denmark - Kiel (*Fails*)
A Edinburgh - Liverpool (*Fails*)
F Gulf of Bothnia - Sweden (*Fails*)
F Liverpool - Irish Sea (*Bounce*)
F North Sea - English Channel
F Portugal Supports F Spain (sc) - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
A Ruhr Supports F Denmark - Kiel (*Cut*)
F Spain (sc) - Mid-Atlantic Ocean

Following Moves, the map appears thus:



Retreats are required for the Turkish Fleet in the Mid-Atlantic Ocean and the Russian Army in Silesia.

France exits the game... Sorry Gustaf...

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Epic order on Russia's part.

     Anyway, my fleet shall retreat to Brest.

[minionofmidas]

Prussia.

This went better than I could realistically hope.

[Јas]

Official Communiqué

The Government of Italy delivers its profound sympathies to the Government of France following Operation Catapult (II). This Operation was deemed necessary to more firmly and powerfully engage with the enemies of the Kingdom of Italy.

We acknowledge and greatly appreciate the previous standing goodwill of the French Republic, and so offer the honorable Mr Gustaf exile in Italy, until such time as he can be established once again in the Élysée.

Rome
Summer 1910

[Smid]

France exits the game... Sorry Gustaf...

Actually, I realised France doesn't technically exit the game until after the Fall turn. If Italy continued through Marseilles, France would have one supply centre and no units and be entitled to a build in Winter. Can't see that happening, though.

[Gustaf]

Official Communiqué

The Government of Italy delivers its profound sympathies to the Government of France following Operation Catapult (II). This Operation was deemed necessary to more firmly and powerfully engage with the enemies of the Kingdom of Italy.

We acknowledge and greatly appreciate the previous standing goodwill of the French Republic, and so offer the honorable Mr Gustaf exile in Italy, until such time as he can be established once again in the Élysée.

Rome
Summer 1910

I intend to encourage a resistance movement and then betray it for left-overs at the dinner table in Rome. (and, yes, I mean actual left-overs)

No hard feelings here, I'm beginning to think that I play with too high volatility in these games.