Muon2 Diplomacy Game B

[muon2]

Since it now appears that the Gallery will be available, I feel comfortable in starting a thread for a new game. Here is what I propose based on the 2018 game A.

The game takes seven players, and I agree to judge the game. The official rules (5th edition) are here and includes a lot of examples. There is a abbreviated wikibooks version, too.

As before, the game will be based on turns of one move per week. Orders are sent by pm to the Judge by Friday 11:59 pm US Central Time (Daylight Saving Time when applicable). The judge will post the result of moves and issues requests for retreats and adjustments. Players are expected to respond promptly for retreats and adjustments on Saturday or Sunday, with a deadline at the Judge's discretion. The new position after retreats and adjustments will be made available by 11:59 pm US Central Time Sunday.

The Judge can declare vacation breaks based on the Judge's schedule or player requests, such as over the Labor Day weekend. In the event of a player formally abdicating by post or pm to the Judge, a minimum of one extra week will be allowed for the turn to facilitate replacing the player.

The 5.0 rules require the Judge to interpret illegal orders accordingly and cause the unit to Hold. This caused some distress among players in game A, and I propose a house rule to provide some relief. The Judge will notify a player if a submitted move is illegal, and the player will have 6 hours after notification to submit a revised move for those deemed illegal. Illegal orders include any that cannot be parsed by JDip which is used for map creation. Note that legal but unintended orders, such as ordering two different units to the same area would still be adjudicated as written. Similarly units given no orders are presumed to Hold and are not considered illegal orders.

Other house rules may be added by unanimous consent of the players and Judge.

Seven players will be selected randomly from those who respond by 11:59 pm CDT Friday Aug 16. If fewer than seven players respond by that time, an additional week will be added with initial respondents guaranteed places in the game. If more than seven players sign up, then those players not chosen will be given priority if a vacancy occurs.

[S019]

I would like to sign up for this

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Count me in.

[YPestis25]

I'd like to take part as well.

[NOVA Green]

Count me in!!!!!

[TJ in Oregon]

I'd like to play.

An opportunity to redeem myself from the debacle last time!

[GeorgiaModerate]

I'm in.

[muon2]

I count 6 players signed up by last night. I'll add another week to get more players. If more than one additional player signs up, then the six signed up are guaranteed spots and the seventh spot will be determined by a random draw with the others available as alternates should a player abandon their position.

I'll be traveling over Labor Day weekend, so if we get a game started next weekend I'll allow two weeks for negotiation on the first move.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Glad to see this is getting rolling.

[NOVA Green]

Glad to see this is getting rolling.

Well thanks to Muon2 for helping to work through this, even with the whole image posting issue, plus IRL stuff that we all have.

I can shoot out some PMs to some of the other individuals that expressed interest, since my initial focus was on those of you who I had already contacted prior to inquire about interest in a new game, and not all of us are always checking up on the Atlas Elections thread (Myself included)....

If any of y'all want to join in the recruiting effort for those that you know who expressed interest, or those who you might be tight with on the Forum, who seem serious about the commitment so we can get a stable 7th / and hopefully 2-3 pinch hitters in reserve just in case......

[NOVA Green]

okay--- so I PM'd the players expressing interest on the old thread with a brief rundown of current status and estimated timeline, including those who expressed interest back in June.

Continue the recruitment drive!!!!

[Gustaf]

I'd be happy to join!

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

I'd be happy to join!

[OBD]

Willing to be a backup player.

[muon2]

Thank you all for agreeing to play the game. Here are the assignments:

Austria: TJ in Oregon
England: Gustaf
France: Georgia Moderate
Italy: NOVA Green
Germany: YPestis25
Russia: Cath
Turkey: S019

Alternate: Oregon Blue Dog

This is the initial position (winter 1900):

AUS: A bud, F tri, A vie
ENG: F edi, F lon, A lvp
FRA: F bre, A mar, A par
GER: A ber, F kie, A mun
ITA: F nap, A rom, A ven
RUS: A mos, F sev, F stp(sc), A war
TUR: F ank, A con, A smy



The orders for Spring 1901 are due Fri Sep 6, 11:59 pm CDT.

[Gustaf]

Question: can preliminary orders be submitted and then amended before the deadline or are the orders we submit final?

[muon2]

Question: can preliminary orders be submitted and then amended before the deadline or are the orders we submit final?

I welcome preliminary orders, since they are the best insurance against missing the deadline. I will consider only the last submitted orders before the deadline. The exception is the house rule that will provide for correction of illegal orders.

[muon2]

Spring 1901

In my reports for orders I will use A for army, F for fleet, and the three-letter abbreviations for areas, with a /nc or /sc for fleet positions in areas that have two coasts. To avoid ambiguity it is best to include the coast for those areas in all orders involving fleets. Moves are indicated  by ->, and failed orders are underlined. Comments about orders are italicized.


Austria:
        A bud -> ser
        F tri -> alb
        A vie Holds

England:
        F edi -> nwg
        A lvp -> edi
        F lon -> nth

France:
        F bre -> mao
        A mar -> pie
          Bounced with ven (1 against 1).
        A par -> bur
          Bounced with mun (1 against 1).

Germany:
        A ber -> kie
        F kie -> den
        A mun -> bur
          Bounced with par (1 against 1).

Italy:
        F nap -> ion
        A rom -> apu
        A ven -> pie
          Bounced with mar (1 against 1).

Russia:
        A mos -> ukr
        F sev -> bla
        F stp/sc -> bot
        A war Holds

Turkey:
        F ank Holds
        A con Holds
        A smy Holds
     


No retreats are needed. The position after moves is this.

 
 
Orders for Fall 1901 are due Friday Sep 13 at 11:59 pm CDT.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Did Turkey not submit orders?

[muon2]

Did Turkey not submit orders?

Orders were submitted and executed. If no orders are received, I will indicate that with an italicized comment.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Did Turkey not submit orders?

Orders were submitted and executed. If no orders are received, I will indicate that with an italicized comment.

In that case, the Ottoman Empire is clearly under the control of an isolationist faction.

[muon2]

Fall 1901
The house rule permitting changes to illegal orders came up twice this turn. In one case the player submitted a timely correction which was used. In the other case no correction was issued in time and the illegal order (shown as strikethrough) was interpreted as no order given.

There are no retreats necessary. Unit adjustments are shown with the orders below. Please pm me your builds (type and location) as soon as possible, but no later than 11:59 pm CDT tonight.
   
Austria: 5 supply centers, 3 units. Units that may be built: 2.
        F alb -> gre
        A ser -> bul
          Bounced with con (1 against 1).
        A vie -> tri
     
England: 5 supply centers, 3 units. Units that may be built: 2.
        A edi -> bel
          Convoy path taken: edi->nth->bel.
        F nth Convoys A edi -> bel
        F nwg -> nwy
     
France: 5 supply centers, 3 units. Units that may be built: 2.
        A mar -> spa
        F mao -> por
        A par -> bur
          Bounced with mun (1 against 1).
       
Germany: 5 supply centers, 3 units. Units that may be built: 2.
        F den Holds
        A kie -> hol
        A mun -> bur
          Bounced with par (1 against 1).
       
Italy: 4 supply centers, 3 units. Units that may be built: 1.
        A apu -> tun
          Convoy path taken: apu->ion->tun.
        F ion Convoys A apu -> tun
        A ven Holds
     
Russia: 6 supply centers, 4 units. Units that may be built: 2.
        F bla Supports A ukr -> rum
        F bot ->swe
        A ukr -> rum
        A war Holds
     
Turkey: 3 supply centers, 3 units. No adjustments.
        F ank -> sev
          No legal order for unit at Ankara. Hold order assigned.
        A con -> bul
          Bounced with ser (1 against 1).
        A smy Holds
     


The position before adjustments is this.

[muon2]

Winter 1901 Adjustments:

Austria: Builds A bud, A vie
England: Builds F edi, A lon
France: Builds F bre, A mar
Germany: Builds A ber, F kie
Italy: Builds F nap
Russia: Builds A sev, A stp

This is the position to begin 1902.



I will be traveling next weekend. The orders for Spring 1902 are due by Thursday Sep 19, 11:59 pm CDT.

[muon2]

Spring 1902

Turkey did not submit orders this turn. If S019 wants to continue playing then he should post on this thread to confirm interest. If S019 does not post here by Sunday 9/22, Oregon Blue Dog is welcome to take over Turkey's position and should post to confirm that interest.

There are no retreats needed from this turn. Because of my travel plans, the orders for Fall 1902 will be due on Sunday Sep 29 by 11:59 pm CDT.

Austria:
        A bud -> ser
        F gre -> ion
          Bounced with ion (1 against 2).
        A ser -> bul
        A tri Supports A vie -> tyr
        A vie -> tyr

England:
        A bel Supports A lon -> hol
        F edi -> nwg
        A lon -> hol
          Bounced with hol (2 against 2). Convoy path taken: lon->nth->hol.
        F nth Convoys A lon -> hol
        F nwy Holds

France:
        F bre -> mao
        A mar -> bur
        A par Supports A mar -> bur
        F por -> spa/sc
        A spa -> mar
      
Germany:
        A ber -> mun
        F den Holds
        A hol Holds
        F kie Supports A hol
        A mun -> ruh
      
Italy: No order for unit at Venice. Hold order assigned.
        F ion Convoys A tun -> apu
        F nap Supports F ion
        A tun -> apu
          Convoy path taken: tun->ion->apu.
        A ven Holds
      
Russia:
        F bla Supports A sev -> arm
        A rum Supports A ser -> bul
        A sev -> arm
        A stp Holds
        F swe Holds
        A war Holds

Turkey: No orders received. All units ordered to Hold.
        F ank Holds
        A con Holds
        A smy Holds
      


This is the position to begin Fall 1902.

[muon2]

There's a downside to processing orders at 4 am. In this case it was a mouse click to the wrong sea for the Austrian F Gre. It was ordered to Ion, but my mouse was on Aeg when I clicked. With bleary eyes and no coffee yet, I missed the error.

I am away from my computer until the 29th, so I can't reprocess the map until then. With the corrected order, F Gre -> Ion bounces against the supported F Ion and remains in Gre. The position for Fall 1902 begins with the Austrian F in Gre not Aeg.

When I return I will modify the map, but you'll need to work from this erratum when you are planning orders for Fall.