Spring 1908

Builds are in and it's time for Spring! Moves for Spring 1908 will be due on Sunday at midnight (as usual).

Here's your map:


In the meantime, keep up the smack talking!

1907 - An Illustrated History

R.I.P.

Owen was in the unenviable position of being situated between a juggernaut and the English navy. Of course, it didn't help that he was distracted by his summer camp duties, which involved wielding absolute power over a malnourished legion in the middle of the godforsaken woods. Mistah Kurtz, he dead.

JUGGERNAUT?

More like jugger-naught.

Albania, a little piece of Italy right in your backyard

Will Italy retake Venice in the spring (FYI to the Turks: you can't stop this) or will Italy decide to move on Trieste, Greece, the Agean or Serbia instead? Perhaps its fearless leader has another surprise move under his sleeve (i.e. maybe NOW is the time to convoy to Syria)...

Time to quake in fear and stock up on adult diapers: I'm coming for you!!!!!!

Fall 1907 Results

1907 has come to end with heated battles in the South contrasting against continued jockeying for postition in the North. The two alliances in the struggle now seem evenly matched, with the Anglo-Italian forces sharing 17 centers and the Russo-Turkish alliance doing the same. Can someone poke through in 1908? Or will a stalemate line solidify through central Europe?

Here are the moves:

Moves in the South were quite complicated, so it can be difficult to tell from the map what occurred. The basic jist is that the Italians used Piedmont to cut Albania's support into the Adriatic while simultaneously convoying Naples through the Ionion to Albania. With no place to retreat, the Albanian unit was disbanded.

And the results:


There are no retreats. The following builds will be due tomorrow (Tuesday, August 18th) at midnight:
England: 9 supply centers, 8 units. 1 unit may be built.
Italy: 8 supply centers, 9 units. 1 unit must be removed.
Russia: 8 supply centers, 8 units. No units to build or remove.
Turkey: 9 supply centers, 7 units. 2 units may be built.

And then there were 4 . . .

After retreats, here is your board:


Moves for Fall 1907 are due Sunday, August 16th at midnight.

Spring 1907 Results

In the Spring of 1907, the war between Italy and Turkey continues to escalate as a Turkish navy sails into Venice, only to be cut off from it's allies as the Italian navy regains control of the central Mediterranean. Meanwhile, in the North the British reaffirm their alliance with the Italians while taking the last of Germany's remaining centers as the Queen and the Tsar continue jockeying for position in their face off. Is a stalemate line forming in central Europe? Or will someone manage to break through?

The Moves:


The Results:


Retreats will be due tomorrow (8/4) at midnight. Moves for Fall 1907 will be postponed one week until Sunday, August 16th so that I can get married. The following retreats need to be made:

• Italy must retreat from Venice to Tuscany, Rome, or off the board.
• Turkey must retreat from the Ionian Sea to the Aegean or off the board.
• Germany must retreat from Kiel to Munich or off the board.

1906 Results

Builds for the Winter after 1906:


Your board for 1907:


Spring 1907 moves are due on Sunday at midnight.

Fall 1906 Results

As the last of Germany's centers are divided up like a steak thrown to a pack of wild dogs, the lone remaining German unit finds itself in the unprecedented position of having the British and Russian armies defending it against each other. Meanwhile in the north, England and Russia jockey for position, with England's slow naval assault matched against Russia's attempt to carry their Navy through the snows of northern Finland.

With it's home city of Venice under siege, Italy refuses to go quietly, threatening the south coast of much-needed ally England while recklessly ceding the Ionian in an attempt to pull a "delayed Lepanto." With Turkey and Italy both threatening each other's home lands while England and Russia spar over Scandinavia and northern Germany, we may have a stalemate developing in central Europe. Will someone be crafty enough to punch through? Or treacherous enough to turn on their allies?

The moves:

Note: Russia's attempt to support St. Petersburg into Norway failed because the fleet on the Finnish coast is not adjacent to Norway.

The results:


There are no retreats. The following adjustments are due Wednesday (7/29) by midnight:
England: 8 supply centers, 7 units. 1 unit may be built.
Germany: 1 supply center is, 2 units. 1 unit must be removed.
Italy: 9 supply centers, 8 units. 1 unit may be built.
Russia: 8 supply centers, 7 units. 1 unit may be built.
Turkey: 8 supply centers, 8 units. No units to build or remove.

Owen's Summer Vacation, 2009

Above: Owen greets newcomers at "camp."

Apologies

Gentlemen, I have an apology to issue all of you. As I'm sure you are all aware, I am directing a camp this summer and have limited communication. While that may not be necessarily accurate (I can get 1 bar of internet in my cabin) shit piles up quick, and I have been enjoying disappearing off of the grid for the summer. This has led me to neglect my diplomacy responsibilities out of no lack of respect of interest for the game but out of pure disinterest with staying "plugged-in" over the summer. Before I left for the summer this was one of the best games of Diplomacy I've played and I hope more will be played in the future that I can be a bigger part of. For the rest of the game, I leave the decision up to the interested parties left what the best course of action would be for my remaining 2 units. If it would be best for me to declare them in civil disorder for the rest of the game, I can certainly do that. If people think that such action would get in the way of the game or provide one person with an unfair advantage, etc. then I can certainly make an effort to strike up diplomatic relations with the remaining countries and play my role. It has been a pleasure, and I apologize if my neglect has held up the game as I'm sure it has. I hope everyone is enjoying their summer and I wish to see everyone soon. Take care, happy hunting, and auf wiedersehen from die vaterland.