CURRENT INFORMATION

The sharks smell blood in the water. (looks down) I appear to be bleeding profusely...into the water at my feet. Well no matter, things appear to be looking up for Austria. My simultaneous wars with Italy, Austria, Turkey and soon France, Germany and England, appear to be going well. (He puts a tin pot on his head and hides behind a sandbag barricade) If only Hitler's alpine retreat were available....but the Italians are in Tyrolia.

As of October 30th (Tuesday) this is the most current information available to me.

In Western News The above man has joined the war against England on Germany's side. Bill Gerrard....you're fired

Move are due Thursday

The following Countries have yet to submit moves for Spring 1902

Italy, Austria, England, Russia, Germany, France, Turkey

(As countries submit moves to my email address they will be slowly

removed from the above list)

Should all countries get their moves in early, I will make an attempt to process them early and post the results.

It has also occured to me that I need to make sure I am kept honest, so I will be emailing my moves to someone new each week (trusting you not to open them until they are processed) This way you will have a way of confirming that I didn't change them to adapt to someone else's - This weeks recipient will be Craig Rubens

FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

We paid for blood!

appologies

Sir Tominand, I meant my previous post only as a joke, and rallying cry to rid you of the game, which has nothing whatsoever to do with your facilitating role (which has been performed with integrity and skill) and has more to do with the fact that we all feel threatened by Austria (or at least I do, what with your move to cut my support and shift into Albania, I think I made the right move not to trust you.) But I do trust you with steering the game, and I apologize if the jesting went a bit too far. Here's hoping you will continue in your exemplary role as facilitator long after you have shit the bed (here's hoping soon!)

As for the slightly embarrassing picture I posted of High School Tom... well I just thought that was funny.

Low Blow

I apologize for making the mistake, when you have 30 units moving and 4 windows up in your browser, it is easy to overlook something and make a mistake. Sorry for the error, it is now corrected in the official map listed in the results post. (the moves below listed it as having happened and always did)

Implying that I would deliberately misrepresent official information for my own purposes is a low blow. I may be a liar, but I'm not a cheat.

Manipulating the truth as always...

As you all will clearly notice, the magnificent Archduck Tominand has manipulated the truth once again. For those of you who only look at the map to find out the moves (instead of reading the poorly organized grocery list of moves) you will find that Mr. Mullane has failed in putting one of my very important moves (which is listed in the grocery list) on the map, making me seem still hostile towards Russia, and also potentially voiding any moves I may make with that unit next fall. This move of course is Armenia-> Smyrna, and I would like it corrected.

It is obvious to me at this time, that Tom may have been making similar moves of dishonesty throughout the game, without us noticing, and the only way to truly ensure fair and even commentary and movements is to eradicate the Tominand blight from the game. Just call me the Black hand, and this is a slow, gradual assassination.

Pictured below:

Tom, not seeing it coming

A Conversation with Owen, Craig and Tony

My analysis of the current state of affairs.

In the West, it appears that Germany will be following the fate of her sister state in the south, and will be making an early exit from the game. England, France and Russia have things well in hand...well england and france do.

In the east, a prison style orgy on austria has begun in earnest, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't deserve it. Don't think I'm going down without a fight. Negotiations with Austria are officially closed. I knew it was coming as soon as the two of you hadn't submitted moves by thursday. It was only a matter of time before you had a conversation and realized what a scumbag I was. I think it went something like this

Turkey: Duh, I'm owen

Russia: I'm tired of doing whatever Tom tells me, how about you?

Turkey: Duh, I'm owen

Russia: yeah I know that, but will you support me into Rumania?

Turkey: Duh, I'm Owen

Russia: ok, Tom doesn't suspect a thing...wait, Italy, what do you think

Italy: -silence-

Russia: Craig?

Italy: -silence-

Russia: Is he still playing?

Turkey: Duh, I'm Owen

Italy: what? fuck tom? sure I'm in.

Russia: ok are we all clear in the plan?

Turkey: (in an english accent) I agree that the current state of affairs is satisfactory, Tom will be forced to concede, wholeheartedly, that we are a contentious, litigious and respectable bunch of ragamuffins. As long as I manage to kill Craig by the end of the game I will be heartily satisfied, he is a wiley bird.

Russia: um...what?

Italy: I'm sorry, I missed all that last part

Turkey: Duh, I'm owen

Russia: whatever

Results Spring 1902

Retreats have already been made, since France and Austria only had one venue open to them.

Moves for Fall of 1902 should be submitted by Thursday next week.

Actual Moves for countries:

Austria:

Vienna ->Trieste

Trieste->Albania

Budapest->Serbia(bounce)

Serbia->Bulgaria (bounce)

Rumania S Serbia->Bulgaria (Support cut, unit dislodged)

France

Spain->Marsaillies

Paris->Picardy (Bounce)

Burgandy->Paris (Bounce and unit dislodged)

MAO->ENG

England

Norway Holds

North Sea->Skag

Lon->North Sea

Wales->London

Germany

Belgium->Picardy (Bounce)

Ruhr->Burgandy

Munich S Ruhr->Burgandy

Denmark->Kiel

Kiel->Holland

Russia

Moscow->Warsaw

Ukraine ->Rumania

Sevastapol S Ukraine-> Rumania

(in the future, please note that moves do not need to be written in bold to emphasize that you are stabbing me, I figured it out all on my own, this goes for you as well turkey)

StPeters Holds

Sweden S North Sea->Skag (English fleet's move)

Turkey

Ankara->Black Sea

Armenia-Smyrna

Bulgaria S Ukraine->Rumania (Support is cut)

Constantinople->Aegean Sea

Italy

Venice->Tyrolia

Apulia->Venice

Naples-Apulia

Tunis->Ionian Sea

Builds Winter 1901

All Builds are in, Italy Built a fleet in Naples, and Turkey Built a fleet in Constantinople

Craig Posts Moves First....embarassing for all of us.

No, you can't, I'm Mike Tyson

From this point further, the excellent, Iron Mike Tyson, will be the spokesperson/Supreme General for the great country of Russia. In an interview earlier today, Mr. Tyson was asked, "What do you think of Archduke Tom's move against the Russian Empire?" He replied, "Tom is a conqueror? No. I'm Alexander, he's no Alexander. I'm the best ever. There's never been anybody as ruthless. I'm Sonny Liston. I'm Jack Dempsey, there's no one like me - I'm from their cloth. There's no one that can match me. My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious. I want your heart. I want to eat his children. Praise be to Allah!!!!" The reporter followed up with, "Do you think there's a chance that you'll lose to Tom?" Tyson quickly responded, "Perhaps if I chop off my arms."