I think at this point, we have a clear indication of how this game is going to end. The battleground will be on Russia's northern provinces. Will the English-German alliance reach the soft underbelly of Russia before the motherland raises her defenses? My opinion, no. No, they will get bogged down, and being creating a stalemate line on the northern front. St. Petersburg may fall this turn, but Moscow will not. In the south, Turkey will crush Italy and Austria-Hungary. Sorry Tom, you were right from the start. No one loves your Hitler raising country. Die your death so that other may die after you. France will slowly be gnawed to bits by Italy, but not before Italy falls victim to a similar fate from his Turkish neighbor. You should have been a better wing man Matt. You got greedy with France and you let Tom fall prey to Russia and Turkey. Now you will suffer the consequences. So in summation, the winners, Turkey, with Russia taking a back seat. The losers, Austria, Italy, and France. The survivor, Germany. And that leaves England. I hate England. So isolated up there in the northwest. Where will he end up? That remains to be seen, espically with Bill in command. Good luck to all of you.
France has wielded its naval power so well that it is well up inside the business of not one but two other players by the end of the third year.
From the very first year of the game, Austria-Hungry has seemingly done everything in its power to leap right into Russia's gaping maw.
"Time and chance happen to them all" - but mostly to these guys..jpg)
The ruins of the Italian and Russian empires are now on display in the British Museum.
Craig rescues Bill from an ugly stalemate, and by doing so narrowly escapes elimination.
Bill, on vacation from conquering Europe, inspects the progress of his PEACEFUL, CIVILIAN nuclear program at an underground bunker in Natanz. If you think that I'm working too hard on my vacation, please note the comfy blue slippers.
Above: Leo Landrey opts not to go gentle into that good night.
Italy and his new friend Russia use a visual aid to demonstrate what remains of Turkey's chances for victory.
A solo victory seems a long shot, but England can't resist the challenge.
After occupying Venice in 1907, Turkey allows two supply centers to slip through his fingers.
More like jugger-naught.
In a few months, we'll all be sure about one thing: he didn't wish not to lose at Diplomacy.
This blog has become BORING. Where's the smack talk? The insults? The death threats? The schadenfreude? I may have taken it all a bit too far last game, but if you guys aren't going to impugn each other's honor or delight in other's suffering, then you might as well be playing online bridge.
Matt, Josh, Owen and Craig perform a good old fashioned Turkish Bone Job on Tom -- a move attempted by yours truly last game, with poor follow-through. In truth, death comes as something of a relief to Tom's harem, as they were all getting sick and tired of being told they needed to watch Battlestar Galactica.
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