Smid's Diplomacy Game Thread #3

[Associate Justice PiT]

The title of the next Act of this play: Death of an Austro-Hungarian (or Two).

And it's quite a plot twist from the end of 1902. I actually thought that a strong Austro-Italian alliance might prove to be a winning combination. Of course the Spring of 1903 found my thoughts to be misplaced.

Yep, it turns out Austria was an untrustworthy so-and-so...

In my defence, I'm still a novice at this.

Tip: never tell Russia you plan to move to Galacia. If you must, ask him if it's okay first

     I think Austria generally wants the move to Galicia to fail, actually.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Its diplomacy, you need to ask not tell.

The move itself is not the problem, its the words you use to explain it.

[Silent Hunter]

The actual lesson is check the state of play before stabbing someone...

[Associate Justice PiT]

The actual lesson is check the state of play before stabbing someone...

     For that matter, don't stab someone unless you are confident you can cripple/eliminate them. It also helps if you aren't fighting a war with the stabbee's assistance & if you can commit more than two units to actually invading your victim.

[muon2]

The actual lesson is check the state of play before stabbing someone...

     For that matter, don't stab someone unless you are confident you can cripple/eliminate them. It also helps if you aren't fighting a war with the stabbee's assistance & if you can commit more than two units to actually invading your victim.

It works even better if the stab is built on a new alliance with the erstwhile enemy.

[Smid]

I think Lunar's stab on Gustaf early last game was the textbook example.

[Lunar]

I felt so dirty after that though.

[Smid]

Moves for Fall 1906 were:



France
A Burgundy - Gascony
F Marseilles Supports F Western Mediterranean - Spain (sc)
A Munich Supports A Ruhr - Kiel
A Ruhr - Kiel

Russia
F Berlin - Baltic Sea
A Galicia - Vienna (*Bounce*)
A Sevastopol Holds
A Silesia - Berlin
A Warsaw - Livonia

Italy
A Tuscany - Venice
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Western Mediterranean
F Venice - Trieste
F Western Mediterranean - Spain (sc)

Germany
A Denmark - Kiel (*Fails*)
F Holland - Helgoland Bight
A Kiel - Holland
A Vienna Supports A Budapest (*Ordered to Move*)

Austria-Hungary
A Albania - Serbia (*Fails*)
A Budapest - Vienna (*Disbanded*)
F Trieste Holds (*Disbanded*)

Turkey
F Adriatic Sea Supports F Venice - Trieste
F Aegean Sea Holds
A Bulgaria - Serbia
A Greece Supports A Bulgaria - Serbia
A Rumania Supports A Serbia - Budapest
A Serbia - Budapest

England
A Belgium Holds
F Clyde - Liverpool
F English Channel - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - North Africa
A Paris Holds
F Spain (sc) Holds (*Dislodged*)
F Sweden Holds

Therefore, after moves, the map appears thus:



One unit needs to retreat: The English Fleet in Spain (sc).

I'm going to be away from the interneet for a couple of days, starting in a few hours. It may be that someone else may need to post a map, although I will be back online before the next set of orders are due (I'll be back online Tuesday evening my time - late Monday night in the US).

[muon2]

I've got the map covered. As soon as England posts the retreat I'll take builds. You can PM me or post them directly if you aren't worried about the publicity.

Austria: 0 centers, disband 1, eliminated.
England: 9 centers, build 2.
France: 3 centers, disband 1.
Germany: 3 centers, disband 1.
Italy: 6 centers, build 2.
Russia: 5 centers, no change.
Turkey: 8 centers, build 2.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Interestingly, Russia has been sitting on five supply centers this whole time. Picked up Rumania in Spring 1901, swapped it for Berlin in Fall 1902, & has remained stable ever since. Only one other country on the board has entered a Winter season without having lost any supply centers in the previous year.

[minionofmidas]

Shouldn't France (and Italy too, actually. And technically everybody else as well) have time until after Spain has withdrawn? There are after all two options. (Three if you count disbanding.)

[Silent Hunter]

Thanks for the great game everyone. I think I did better than last time.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Shouldn't France (and Italy too, actually. And technically everybody else as well) have time until after Spain has withdrawn? There are after all two options. (Three if you count disbanding.)

     He said he'll take builds once the English fleet has retreated, so I'm not sure what you mean, exactly.

[minionofmidas]

Shouldn't France (and Italy too, actually. And technically everybody else as well) have time until after Spain has withdrawn? There are after all two options. (Three if you count disbanding.)

     He said he'll take builds once the English fleet has retreated, so I'm not sure what you mean, exactly.

It means I cannot read. That should be obvious from my posting history anyways, though.

[The Mikado]

Retreat to the Gulf of Lyons.  Offensive retreat!

[muon2]

England retreats spa(sc) -> lyo. Now that the retreat is in, I'm open for builds.

You can PM me or post them directly if you aren't worried about the publicity.

Austria: 0 centers, disband 1, eliminated.
England: 9 centers, build 2.
France: 3 centers, disband 1.
Germany: 3 centers, disband 1.
Italy: 6 centers, build 2.
Russia: 5 centers, no change.
Turkey: 8 centers, build 2.

[Silent Hunter]

I think it's obvious which unit I'm disbanding...

[Lunar]

It'd be an interesting move for Germany to abandon its Southern flank,

[muon2]

At this point I am waiting for England's builds. I haven't seen the Mikado online since he posted his retreat almost 18 hours ago.

[Smid]

I've got the map covered. As soon as England posts the retreat I'll take builds. You can PM me or post them directly if you aren't worried about the publicity.

Cheers mate - I knew my flight wasn't until Tuesday, but wasn't thinking about how I was spending Sunday night through to Tuesday afternoon at a mate's place (who lives near the airport).

I won't be online much because I'm catching up with family and friends, but I won't have a problem maintaining the game - it doesn't take too long to upload maps.

[muon2]

At this point I am waiting for England's builds. I haven't seen the Mikado online since he posted his retreat almost 18 hours ago.

Mikado did not send any builds, but he might have sent them to Smid. The rest sent builds to me, and I don't know if Smid has them all. In order to keep the game moving I'll post what I have.

As for England, if he did send them to Smid by now, Smid can update the map accordingly and let everyone know. If not, England will have no builds for this turn but will be subject to the Smid's late build provision.

Here are the Fall 1906 adjustment orders as received:

Austria: 0 centers, disband A alb.
England: 9 centers, build 2, none received.
France: 3 centers, disband A kie.
Germany: 3 centers, disband F hel.
Italy: 6 centers, build F nap, F rom.
Russia: 5 centers, no change.
Turkey: 8 centers, build A con, F smy.



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[minionofmidas]

I'd never seen that mapping software's builds map before.
And they seem to be the one thing it does great.

[Associate Justice PiT]

I'd never seen that mapping software's builds map before.
And they seem to be the one thing it does great.

     It's pretty cool, I must say.

     I'd like to take the chance to point out that my first army from Smyrna at the beginning of the game is currently stationed in Rumania whereas my first fleet from Ankara is floating in the Adriatic Sea. I wonder where everybody else's first units are.

[The Mikado]

If it isn't too late, fleets on Edinburgh and London.  If it is too late...it's not a huge deal, my forces in play are enough for now.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

that mapping software makes me want to vomit. The only thing it does that is of any use is show builds.