Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Fall 1910

Retreats are in. Here is your board for Fall 1910:


If you can get your moves in tomorrow (Thursday), I'm happy to process Friday morning so we can do another move on Sunday.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Spring 1910 Results

As Turkey and Russia tr to finish off Turkey in the Southeast, the English use the Spring of 1910 to move into position for their all-out invasion of the continent. Turkey seems to be putting up a strong fight for survival . . . will he hold out until help arrives in the form of British hegemony? Or can Italy and Russia finish him off in time to turn around and face their haggis-eating foes?

The moves:


The results:


The following retreats are due Wednesday at midnight:
Italy must retreat from the Aegean to the Eastern Med or off the board.
Russia must retreat from Stevastopol to Ukraine or off the board.

Friday, September 11, 2009

1910 is here

Below is your map for the start of 1910. Moves for the Spring of 1910 are due Sunday at midnight.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

1909 - An Illustrated History

DON'T LOOK, CRAIG! KEEP YOUR EYES SHUT!
Italy and his new friend Russia use a visual aid to demonstrate what remains of Turkey's chances for victory.

CHOOSE THE FORM OF THE DESTRUCTOR
A solo victory seems a long shot, but England can't resist the challenge.

Bill Gerrard = Adolph Hilter?


Welcome to Paris, you sonofabitch.

Supply Center Ownership

For clarity, here are the details on the current supply-center ownership:
Austria: None.
England: Belgium, Brest, Denmark, Edinburgh, Holland, Kiel, Liverpool, London, Norway, Paris, St. Petersburg, Sweden (12 total).
France: None.
Germany: None.
Italy: Marseilles, Munich, Naples, Portugal, Rome, Spain, Trieste, Tunis, Venice (9 total).
Russia: Berlin, Budapest, Moscow, Sevastopol, Warsaw (5 total)
Turkey: Ankara, Bulgaria, Constantinople, Greece, Rumania, Serbia, Smyrna, Vienna (8 total).

Fall 1909 Results

1909 saw England emerge from the pack, as British forces consolidated holdings in the North and, in a stunning betrayal of Italy, struck into Northern France to wrest centers from Italy's Western flank even as Italy and Russia had some success against the now retreating Turks.

Can England be stopped? Or is Bill on the way to a triumphant solo victory?

The moves:


The results:


There are no retreats. The following builds/disbands will be due Wednesday at midnight:
England: 12 supply centers, 10 units. 2 units may be built.
Italy: 9 supply centers, 10 units. 1 unit must be removed.
Russia: 5 supply centers, 6 units. 1 unit must be removed.
Turkey: 8 supply centers, 7 units. 1 unit may be built.

Monday, August 31, 2009

Spring 1909 Results

Winter's that was fast in 1909, with things really heating up in the Spring as alliances crumble and shift. Stymied in their war against the British, the Russians partner with the Italians to destroy their Turkish ally's unit in Vienna. The Italians, sensing the threat of British betrayal, bring more units into Southern France. And with British naval units moving into place for a North Sea convoy while their infantry marches into Northern France, Italy's worries appear well-founded.

Turkey, who once appeared to be the strongest power on the board, is now in a perilous position as enemies appear to surround him. Meanwhile it's not clear that anyone can stop the Royal Navy from claiming it's rightful dominion over the water's of Europe. What will happen in the Fall?

The Moves:


The Results:


There are no retreats (the dislodged unit in Vienna was forced to disband). Moves for Fall 1909 are due Wednesday at midnight so we can get two moves in this week.

Friday, August 28, 2009

1909

Here's the board as we begin 1909:


Moves for Spring 1909 will be due Sunday at midnight.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

1908 - An Illustrated History

THIRD TIME'S A CHARM
"Again we see there is nothing you can possess which I cannot take away."

WHOOPSIE WAGON
After occupying Venice in 1907, Turkey allows two supply centers to slip through his fingers.