Smid's Diplomacy Game Thread #1

[Smid]

There is a slight mistake in the first map that is corrected in the second...

[minionofmidas]

How are the builds affected by the retreats? The Italian fleet can't retreat to Bulgaria, there was fighting (ie a bounce) there, right? It can only retreat to either Albania or the Ionian (or dissolve).
And the Russian Army can retreat only to Vienna (or dissolve), as Albania is where its supplanter came from.

[Smid]

How are the builds affected by the retreats? The Italian fleet can't retreat to Bulgaria, there was fighting (ie a bounce) there, right? It can only retreat to either Albania or the Ionian (or dissolve).
And the Russian Army can retreat only to Vienna (or dissolve), as Albania is where its supplanter came from.

Hmmm... yes... looking at the map, I see you're quite right. I guess there's no reason to hold up builds in that case, so I should be able to post them at the same time as retreats.

[minionofmidas]

Well the Russian might want to dissolve rather than retreat to Vienna, in order to build one more unit at home... but I guess it's pretty unlikely.

[Хahar 🤔]

Who shall take Berlin?

[Јas]

Who shall take Berlin?

I think your level of interest in Berlin has reached concerning levels.

[Smid]

I probably should have given the numbers:

England
Build 1

Russia
Build 2

Italy
Remove 2

[Хahar 🤔]

Who shall take Berlin?

I think your level of interest in Berlin has reached concerning levels.

It does annoy me, yes.

[muon2]

I probably should have given the numbers:

England
Build 1

Russia
Build 2

Italy
Remove 2

If I read it correctly I think Russia builds only 1. They gain Ser, Gre and Con, but lose Swe and Tri.

[Gustaf]

I probably should have given the numbers:

England
Build 1

Russia
Build 2

Italy
Remove 2

If I read it correctly I think Russia builds only 1. They gain Ser, Gre and Con, but lose Swe and Tri.

I had my Sweden fleet disbanded, so I get another 1. Not that it looks likely to help me, of course.

[muon2]

I probably should have given the numbers:

England
Build 1

Russia
Build 2

Italy
Remove 2

If I read it correctly I think Russia builds only 1. They gain Ser, Gre and Con, but lose Swe and Tri.

I had my Sweden fleet disbanded, so I get another 1. Not that it looks likely to help me, of course.

Of course, my bad. I forgot about that spring disband.

[ilikeverin]

Who shall take Berlin?

I would take over for Germany!

[Хahar 🤔]

Who shall take Berlin?

I would take over for Germany!

I don't think there'll be opposition to that.

[Smid]

Who shall take Berlin?

I would take over for Germany!

I hereby decree that ilikeverin is now leader of Germany.

[minionofmidas]

I probably should have given the numbers:

England
Build 1

Russia
Build 2

Italy
Remove 2

If I read it correctly I think Russia builds only 1. They gain Ser, Gre and Con, but lose Swe and Tri.

I had my Sweden fleet disbanded, so I get another 1. Not that it looks likely to help me, of course.

Of course, my bad. I forgot about that spring disband.

Fall disband, actually.

[minionofmidas]

There is a slight mistake in the first map that is corrected in the second...

Finally found it!

[Smid]

There is a slight mistake in the first map that is corrected in the second...

Finally found it!

I was going to correct it - but then thought that you might want to see if you can spot it. Although corrected in map 2, it doesn't alter the result in map 3.

Anyway, the build orders are in. I'll update the map tonight.

England
Build F Edinburgh

Russia
Build A Warsaw
Build A St Petersburg

Italy
Disband F Aegean
Disband F Greece

Thus, at the conclusion of Winter 1905, the map appears thus:

[Smid]

My fiancee and I are babysitting overnight Saturday night. The place we're going to be doesn't have internet, wireless, dialup, broadband... nothing. I'm not sure when on Sunday I can expect to be home, but it will probably be afternoon or evening my time. It won't be a significant delay, but I thought it best to let you know that I'll be a little late doing the next update (at least it'll only be a matter of hours...).

[Smid]

The current moves were:



France
A Bohemia - Galicia
F Gulf of Lyon Hold
A Munich Hold
A Piedmont Supports A Trieste - Venice
A Tyrolia Supports A Trieste - Venice (*Cut*)
F Western Mediterranean - Tyrrhenian Sea (*Bounce*)

Russia
F Baltic Sea Supports A Finland - Sweden (*Dislodged*)
A Budapest Supports A Venice - Trieste
F Constantinople - Aegean Sea
A Finland - Sweden
A Greece - Albania
F Gulf of Bothnia Supports A Finland - Sweden
A Moscow - St Petersburg (*Fails*)
A Serbia Supports A Venice - Trieste
A Smyrna - Constantinople
A St Petersburg - Finland
A Vienna - Tyrolia (*Fails*)
A Warsaw - Silesia

Italy
F Apulia - Naples
A Rome Supports F Apulia - Naples
A Trieste - Venice (*Disbanded*)

Germany
NMR

Austria-Hungary


Turkey
F Naples - Ionian Sea
F Tuscany - Tyrrhenian Sea (*Bounce*)
A Venice - Trieste

England
F Barents Sea Supports A Norway - St Petersburg
F Denmark Supports F Sweden - Baltic Sea
F Edinburgh - North Sea
F Helgoland Bight Convoys A Kiel - Holland
F Holland - Kiel
A Kiel - Holland
F North Sea - Skagerrak
A Norway - St Petersburg
F Sweden - Baltic Sea

The moves therefore appear thus:



Before retreats, the map appears:



A retreat for the Russian fleet in the Baltic Sea is required. Since it's the only retreat, feel free to post it here, rather than PM'ing me if you wish.

[Gustaf]

I would like to retreat to Livonia.

[Smid]

Cool. I'll update the map tonight.

[ilikeverin]

Woah, it was Spring!

Okay, so I'm a bit out of habit of actually paying attention to this thread and having things actually happen in a game in this board

[Smid]

Woah, it was Spring!

Okay, so I'm a bit out of habit of actually paying attention to this thread and having things actually happen in a game in this board

I'll take that as a compliment - that I'm actually managing to keep the game chugging along

Russian fleet retreats from Baltic to Livonia:

[Lunar]

Question: Can a fleet on a coast, SUPPORT, but not attack, an inland province?

[The Mikado]

Question: Can a fleet on a coast, SUPPORT, but not attack, an inland province?

Not as I understand it.