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Subject:< DC223 - Spring 1910 & End of Game >
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Author:txurce
Posted:Apr 29, 2009 at 10:59 am
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I want to thank Frank for allowing me to take such an excellent starting position, running the game with his usual frightening efficiency, and adding the humor that always makes me enjoy the adjudications even more.

These adjudications were easy to enjoy on their own, of course, since I was handed a position where no one was threatening me, and well-established hostility further played into my hands.  At war with France, Germany had no choice but to accept me as his ally, even though his rear was exposed throughout.  We pushed west along the north while Turkey and I pushed west along the south.  There wasn't much France or Italy could do about it, since they were outnumbered on both fronts, and it became worse for France when the original Italian ruler failed to respond and dropped out.


The sword of Damocles fell on Germany just as he was about to swamp France, and from then on the solo was inevitable.  France saw the writing on the wall and helped bring about an end in which he was still in a strong position.  I started to cooperate with England toward the end, partly because I was impressed by how well he fended off invaders with two units. I appreciated everyone's efforts, as a matter of fact, so did my best to make sure that everyone survived.  In the process, I was glad to see that my ally Turkey never stopped moving forward.  This is my kind of alliance: one where everyone gains, but I gain more!


Thanks again,


Jorge

This message is in reply to post 10575:

"At the start of Spring 1910 the remaining Powers in Europe, having gone through months of extensive diplomacy, decided to acknowledge a Russian victory by accepting the proposed Russian Solo.
 
People throughout Europe rejoiced at the prospect of a lasting peace. No more sons and daughters that would go to faraway countries to never return. No more tax increases to fund fighting in places that no one had heard of before."
 
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Congratulations to Jorge Saralegui for taking Russia to these heights. Jorge took over from Joao at the end of 1905 with a Russia that with 9 SCs was already 2 ahead of the second-placed player. He never gave his lead away and ended the game with 16 SCs but more importantly a SOLO win.
 
Also congratulations to everyone that managed to survive this brutal war and the scheming of the nations' rulers. Players that were in it from the start: Max, Doug, Joshua and Stefan.
My hat-off to Max for consistently continued to play even though he saw his English units reduced to 2 already at the end of 1905 - after a brutal beating by the Russians - and never seemed to have recovered from it.
Stefan, you were next on Russia's path of destruction whne your units were halved by a major Russian invasion in 1908 and further reduced to 1 in 1909.
Jerry, my special thanks for stepping in for Italy in early 1907 so the distribution of power in the Mediterranean wouldn't be upset. Not the easiest start with an Italy that had just gone from 5 to 4 SCs.
Doug, being furthest removed from Russia, you played it well with your neighbours and survived with 7 SCs incl. London.
Joshua, with the Russian aggressor as your neighbour you must have extraordinary diplomacy skills to survive the game with 7 SCs incl. two in Italy.
 
Attached is the map as it exists at the end of the game.
I enjoyed it a lot to master this game. It had some interesting situations like the Russian Fleet in the English Channel and later the Italian army in Berlin.
For those of you who copied me in on their comments or sent me their often humorous remarks, thank you very much: this makes the difference between just adjudicating the game and living it.
 
The administration around the endgame and the scores will be updated on the website soon.
Meanwhile I would welcome your feedback on this game.
Frank

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DC223 - Spring 1910 & End of Game (bielf11) Apr 29, 10:34 am

DC223 - Spring 1910 & End of Game (txurce) Apr 29, 10:59 am

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