Smid's Diplomacy Game Thread #3

[minionofmidas]

Disband my non-home-center units.

I also officially give up. If you guys want to declare this a three (or four ) way draw you so totally can.

Of course, if you think the wars shall continue after I'm defeated, I'm ready to offers to throw my minimal remaining influence any which way as long as I'm still on the board.

[muon2]

Disband my non-home-center units.

Did you mean non-supply-center units?

[minionofmidas]

Disband my non-home-center units.

Did you mean non-supply-center units?

Yes. Sorry.

[Smid]

Disband my non-home-center units.

Did you mean non-supply-center units?

Yes. Sorry.

No worries.

[Smid]

Following retreats, the map appears thus:



I have heard disbands from England and Russia... just waiting on builds from Turkey and Italy (two each).

[Associate Justice PiT]

     What of the builds?

[Smid]

My apologies on the delay. I thought I was waiting on someone to give me builds/retreats and it turns out I actually hadn't noticed the message they'd sent. I'll push back the orders phase by 48 hours to compensate. Again, very sorry about that.

The build phase orders were:

F N/A
R Disband A Prussia, A Livonia
I Build F Rome, A Venice
G N/A
A N/A
T Build A Ankara, A Smyrna
E Disband A Edinburgh

The map now appears thus:

[The Mikado]

It really looks headed towards three-way tie.

[Lunar]

It really looks headed towards three-way tie.

That can be ended by two of the powers allying against the third.

[muon2]

It really looks headed towards three-way tie.

That can be ended by two of the powers allying against the third.

Though it can be disrupted by the losing power sacrificing centers to one of the two allies. That way they become kingmaker for a single power win.

[Smid]

Moves for Spring of 1912 were:   



France
N/A

Russia
A Moscow, no move received.
A Norway, no move received.
A St Petersburg, no move received.
F Sweden, no move received (*Disbanded*).

Italy
F Gascony - Brest (*Fails*).
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean Supports F Gascony - Brest (*Cut*).
A Paris Supports F Gascony - Brest.
A Piedmont - Marseilles.
F Portugal Supports F Mid-Atlantic Ocean.
F Rome - Tyrrhenian Sea.
A Trieste Supports A Venice - Tyrolia.
A Tyrolia - Bohemia.
A Venice - Tyrolia.
F Western Mediterranean Supports F Mid-Atlantic Ocean.

Germany
N/A

Austria-Hungary
N/A

Turkey
A Ankara - Rumania.
F Black Sea Convoys A Ankara - Rumania.
A Budapest Supports A Vienna.
A Galicia - Ukraine.
F Holland Hold.
F North Africa Supports F Mid-Atlantic Ocean.
A Sevastopol Supports A Galicia - Ukraine.
A Silesia - Galicia.
A Smyrna - Armenia.
A Vienna Hold.
A Warsaw Hold.

England
F Baltic Sea - Sweden.
A Berlin Supports A Munich.
F Brest Hold.
F Denmark Supports F Baltic Sea - Sweden.
F English Channel Supports F Brest.
F Irish Sea - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Fails*).
A Munich Supports A Berlin.
F North Atlantic Ocean Supports F Irish Sea - Mid-Atlantic Ocean.
F North Sea - Norway (*Fails*).


The map now appears thus:



There are no retreats, so we should be able to make up the time we lost. Next set of orders will be due by Sunday (my time... Friday midnight for anyone else), as per normal.

[muon2]

It's unfortunate that Turkey didn't bank on the civil disorder in Russia. It was somewhat suggested by Lewis' comment after the previous turn, but understandably not a certainty.

[Lunar]

It's unfortunate that Turkey didn't bank on the civil disorder in Russia. It was somewhat suggested by Lewis' comment after the previous turn, but understandably not a certainty.

Well, he'll still get the supply center and the extra unit, and he may have had an agreement with England to pull away from their shared border.  Not a big loss for a guaranteed shot at turning Moscow yellow.

Italy should have attacked the channel IMO, if he takes Northwestern France he'll have a spot to retreat to and England will have one less unit to throw at him.

[Smid]

Moves for Fall of 1912 were:



France
N/A

Russia
A Moscow Supports A Sevastopol - Central Turkestan (*Dislodged*).
A Norway Supports F Sweden - Iceland (*Fails*).
A St Petersburg Supports A Norway.

Italy
A Bohemia - Munich (*Fails*).
F Gascony - Brest.
A Marseilles - Burgundy.
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - English Channel (*Fails*).
A Paris Supports F Gascony - Brest.
F Portugal Supports F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Fails*).
A Trieste Supports A Tyrolia.
A Tyrolia Supports A Bohemia - Munich.
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Western Mediterranean (*Fails*).
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*).

Germany
N/A

Austria-Hungary
N/A

Turkey
A Armenia - Sevastopol.
F Black Sea Hold.
A Budapest Supports A Vienna.
A Galicia Supports A Vienna.
F Holland Hold.
F North Africa Supports F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean.
A Rumania Hold.
A Sevastopol - Moscow.
A Ukraine Supports A Sevastopol - Moscow.
A Vienna Hold.
A Warsaw Supports A Sevastopol - Moscow.

England
A Berlin Supports A Munich.
F Brest Hold (*Dislodged*).
F Denmark - Baltic Sea.
F English Channel Supports F Brest (*Cut*).
F Irish Sea Supports F North Atlantic Ocean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean.
A Munich Supports A Berlin (*Cut*).
F North Atlantic Ocean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*).
F North Sea - Norway (*Fails*).
F Sweden Supports F North Sea - Norway.




The following units were dislodged:

English F Brest can retreat to Picardy.
Russian A Moscow can retreat to Livonia.

[minionofmidas]

But but but... I read somewhere that Moscow adjoins Syria! I wanna retreat to Syria!

Okay. Livonia.

[The Mikado]

Central Turkestan?  Quite a walk, Lewis.

[minionofmidas]

Central Turkestan?  Quite a walk, Lewis.

Can't have that unit find its way back onto the map.

[The Mikado]

Brest-Picardy

[Lunar]

But but but... I read somewhere that Moscow adjoins Syria! I wanna retreat to Syria!

Okay. Livonia.

It looks like a short swim from the Moscow province's border, actually, no worse than going from Sweden to Denmark to Germany

[The Mikado]

For lack of a better option, disband North Sea.

[muon2]

For lack of a better option, disband North Sea.

That's not possible. I have Russia to disband 1, and Italy and Turkey to each build 1. England has 9 units and 9 centers, so no builds or disbands are allowed.

[Smid]

Following Retreats for Fall 1912, the map appears thus:



As Muon mentioned, Italy and Turkey both have one build (both received) and Russia has one disband. As soon as I have Russia's disband, I'll fill you all in - hopefully by tomorrow morning my time.

[Smid]

Builds/Disbands for Winter 1912 were:

Russia - Disband A Norway
Turkey - Build A Constantinople
Italy - Build A Venice

The map now appears thus:

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I suppose disbanding army Norway is punishment for stabbing you those years back, eh? To be honest, I would have done the same in your position.

[minionofmidas]

     I suppose disbanding army Norway is punishment for stabbing you those years back, eh? To be honest, I would have done the same in your position.

Oh, you would, would you? Damn. Should have insisted on being allowed to retreat to Syria.