Tom Is Too "Busy" To Process This Week, So I'm Doing It

Above:  Complete contents of Tom's briefcase

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While the Archduke was vacationing last week, pressing affairs of state piled up on his desk.  I'm stepping in and processing moves this week.  Send your moves to me at william.gerrard@gmail.com.  Lest anyone accuse me of shenanigans, I have already emailed my moves to the Sultan.  (France and Germany:  You've already emailed moves to Tom; he'll forward them to me later today, so you don't need to do anything.)

P.S.  You all have my word of honor that this is not just some clever (or not so clever) ploy on my part.  Please send the moves along ASAP so we can all get what we richly deserve.

Ahhh vacation...

Despite how ambitious I was, vacationing in South Carolina and processing moves at the same time is more of a nusiance then I had originally believed possible. I am postponing a week. Moves for the Fall of 1907 are due this coming Thursday. If anyone has objections, I can submit my moves (so the deadline is somewhat adhered too) and then not process them until Thursday.

-Tom

Results Spring 1907...a little late

Moves List:

Italy -

Smyrna -> Ag Sea

Tunis -> Ionian

Tyrolia -> Munich (bounce)

Venice -> Triests (bounce)

GOL -> Spain

Marsaillies S GOL -> Spain (cut)

WMED S GOL -> Spain

Spain -> Gascony

Austrian Federation

Vienna S Trieste

Trieste Holds

Bohemia -> Tyrolia

Bulgaria -> Greece

Rumania -> Bulgaria

Sevastapol -> Moscow

Warsaw -> Livonia

Germany

CIVIL DISORDER DECLARED ALL UNITS HOLD

France -

London -> Yorkshire

Belgium -> Holland (bounce)

Burgandy -> Marsaillies (bounce, cuts support)

Munich S Bohemia -> Tyrolia

Port Holds

MAO -> NAfrica

Russia -

Finland -> Stp (sc)

Edin S London -> York

NWG -> NS (bounce)

England -

Yorkshire S Norway -NS (support cut, unit dislodged, retreats off the board)

Wales -> London

Kiel -> Berlin

Norway -> NS (bounce)

Holland Holds

Turkey -

Ankara -> Smyrna

Const S Ankara -> Smyrna

Moves for this coming Thursday are due at 9pm. After that a 24 hour dealine will be in efffect, all countries not submitting by 9pm on Friday will be declared in CIVIL DISORDER.

Threat Down!

Do you all see what is happening?



Who is the real threat to America Diplomacy?

Winter Build Phase 1906

Moves are due for Spring 1907 by end of day Saturday

Italy builds army Venice

Austria builds fleet Trieste and Army Vienna

ENgland destroys fleet denmark

Russia destroys army moscow and army prussia

all others stay

Retreats posted, waiting for builds and destroyed units

Retreats are posted, waiting for builds from: Italy, England

The Partition of Poland

This will be the 101st post of this blog, and I would like to say, regardless of nationality, this has been a remarkably fickle and interesting game so far. and after I stopped and assessed the possibilities, I realized, horror of horrors, it is far from over.

An Assessment of the results Fall 1906 -

Pictured on the left, I have decided to redistrict poland according to a new, more ergonomic design. All Russian citizens will be kept in new G.ood H.ousing E.fficiencies T.errific T.o O.wn (or GHETTOS for short)

In the South, the Austrian governments careful assessment of the "Kill Craig at All Costs" plan, submitted by the Turkish Sultan has not fallen on deaf ears. Let me outline the primary aspects of the plan: (as related by the Sultan himself)

1. Craig must die. - This is the lynchpin of the entire plan, very important, works on several levels

2. Craig can't drive, and therefore can't get away. - An excellent point, a bike simply can't outrun an 8 cylinder Hemi

3. Craig is short. - Again, this plan rings of truth. Bullying short people is natures way of teaching them their place.

4. Craig is in a different time zone, and therefore, cannot be trusted. - correct again, I often wonder if I am talking to a Craig from some alternate timeline, or a future craig. One time he told me the sun had not yet set where he was....where is this strange place? New York's time zone is the only necessary one.

Finally, here is a quote I attribute to Owen, even though he never said it,

"Tom, lets be serious for a minute. Craig wins at everything, he always beats me. One time, when I was at home, he even beat me to the shower...and I don't know how he got in my house at 5am. There are a few things you can count on in this world; The sun will rise in the morning, Dennys will never be good for you, your haircut will never change, and I will wish for Craig's unending suffering...in short Tom, you can count on me."

The West - Larry the cable guy manages to control Berlin, and Sweden as the scandanavian campaign becomes a quagmire for all involved. Russia's epicly swift collapse continues and France's gallant crusade to stay alive continues to baffle all involved by succeeding (in large part due to my treachery)

Stay tuned: midgame awards are on the way.

Builds for Fall 1906

Builds are due by end of day Sunday. (9pm or so)

Austria controls the following centers: Vienna, Budapest, Trieste, Serbia, Rumania, Bulgaria, Sevastapol, Warsaw (8)

Austria builds Fleet Trieste and Army Vienna (already on board)




England controls the following centers: Liverpool, Holland, Denmark, Norway, Kiel (5)

England must destroy 1 unit




Russia controls the following centers: Edinborough, Moscow, St Petersburg (3)

Russia must destroy 2 units




Italy controls the following centers: Rome, Venice, Naples, Greece, Smyrna, Spain, Marsaillies, Tunis (8)

Italy may build 1 unit




Turkey controls the following centers: Constantinople, Ankara

Turkey may neither build nor destroy a unit




Germany controls the following centers: Berlin, Sweden

Germany may neither build nor destroy a unit




France controls the following centers: Paris, Brest, London, Belgium, Munich, Portugal (6)

France Neither Builds nor destroys a unit

Results Fall 1906 - Retreats and Builds needed

Thanks to all for getting the moves in, here are the results

please email me or double check for possible errors, it got complicated up north.

Austria -

Silesia -> Warsaw

Gallicia S Silesia -> Warsaw

Sevastapol -> Moscow (bounce)

Rumania S Bulgaria

Bulgaria S BS -> Constantinople

Bohemia -> Tyrolia (bounce)

Italy -

Spain Holds

WMED S Spain

Piedmont -> Marsaillies

GOL S Piedmont -> Marsaillies

Tyrolia -> Munich (bounce)

Ionian -> Tunis

Smyrna -> Constantinople (bounce)

Turkey -

BS -> Constantinople

Constantinople -> Ankara

Russia -

NS -> Edinborough

NWG S NS -> Edin

Finland -> St Petersburg (bounce)

Warsaw Holds (unit dislodged, must retreat)

Moscow S BS -> Constantinople (move did not occur)

France -

Port -> Spain (bounce)

MAO S Port -> Spain

Burgandy -> Marsaillies (bounce)

London holds

Munich -> Berlin (bounce)

Belgium -> Holland (bounce)

Germany -

Sweden Holds

GOB -> St Petersburg (bounce)

England -

Wales -> London (bounce)

Edinborough Holds (unit dislodged, must retreat)

Holland Holds

Kiel -> Berlin (bounce)

Skag -> Norway

Denmark -> Sweden (bounce)

Well it's the due date: the following nations have submitted:

Austria, Russia, Germany, France

The remaining countries have 24 hours to submit or they will be declared in civil disorder. I would rather that not happen. But you have been warned. The deadline is 10pm (NY time) Friday night.

Lets'go!

Retreats posted

France retreats Spain to Portugal

Results Spring 1906 - Retreats Needed

Moves:

England:

Skag S Sweden

Denmark -> NS (bounce)

Holland Holds

Edin -> York (Bounce)

London -> Wales

France:

MAO S Spain

Spain Holds (dislodged, must retreat)

Burgandy -> Marsaillies (bounce)

Munich -> Kiel (bounce)

Belgium Holds

EC -> Londond

Russia:

NS -> York (bounce)

Norway -> NWG

Finland Holds

Warsaw S Sevastapol -> Moscow

Sevastapol -> Moscow

Germany:

Baltic -> GOB

Sweden Holds

Turkey:

Ankara -BS

Constantinople Holds

Italy:

Smyrna Holds

Naples -> Ionian

Venice -> Tyrolia

Piedmont -> Marsaillies (bounce)

Marsaillies -> Spain

WMED S above move

GOL S above move

Austria:

Vienna -> Bohemia

Bohemia -> Silesia

Ukraine -> Sevastapol

Rumania S above move

Bulgaria -> Constantinople (bounce)

Gallicia -> Warsaw (bounce) cuts support

France must retreat a unit to either Gascony or Portugal

Move for the Fall due on Thursday this week: 2/7

The Date is now Feb 2nd, the day before the Superbowl. I have not received moves from Bill Gerrard or Larry Ansehl. And am waiting on them.

As the game is (theoretically anyhow) drawing into it's final phases, and there are those among us who stand a very low chance of winning or survival, it is time to have a serious conversation about the penalties for submitting late. As to date, there have been none.

I would like to hear everyone's opinion on this point. In the interest of speed, and possibly starting a new game with new countries and an opportunity for people to take revenge on me for all the wrongs done to them, we need to vote on the criteria for civil disorder.

I propose the following definition and rule: Any country which has not submitted moves within 24 hours of the deadline will be declared to be in civil disorder (without a government) all units will hold.

If any units are dislodged and forced to retreat and no orders come in for those retreats, those units are retreated off the board.

If this falls at the end of a fall turn, and it is necessary to destroy units in the absence of supply centers, I will remove one unit that is farthest removed from the fighting or the front lines.

If anyone has any additional suggestions or alterations to this rule, please post in this forum or as a comment to this post.

BILL GERRARD AND LARRY ANSEHL HAVE 24 HOURS TO SUBMIT MOVES

at 10 am on Sunday I will process without them.

Anyone who has already submitted may not alter moves at this point. Me included.