I would obviously vote YES as well, and I appreciate the proposal. I certainly don't think it is well-earned though - just a lot of lucky breaks fell my way and I was able to stick with the game while others dropped off.

Regardless, I've had fun playing with everyone, whether we play it out or stop things here.

Thanks,
Kevin

Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 08:44:27 -0500
Subject: Re: Dc197 Winter 1913
From: kevinokelly(at)gmail.com
To: brn2dip(at)yahoo.com
CC: stevelytton(at)hotmail.com; klynch427(at)hotmail.com; vincentdecattoire(at)yahoo.fr; dc197(at)diplomaticcorp.com; former.trout(at)gmail.com

I vote YES to that deal. Sorry to have it come to that. I never thought I'd last past a couple of years with where I started.

My reasonings for my play, before I fell off the map, was to have France and Germany fight before I continued any attack onto Austria. Once I had cleared Russia out of the south, Austria was in no position to fight F/G before France fell off the map. France had a fleet into ION and past the Austrian line. That was all I needed to stay viable at that point.

Once France fell off the map, I had to make a decision when to stab. I thought I had timed it well, but it seems I was one year too early. The year that I stabbed, Austria was really lining up to take a few centers and I thought he saw that it was in his best interests not to help me at that point.

I thought Germany and Russia played it well against Austria in the mid-game. Austria made a tactical error one of the years to let G/R advance all the way to Moscow and Warsaw. However, Austria regained the tactical advantage and pushed north while Germany.

I have a lot of thoughts on this game and may expound more after the wedding if I have some time. As disappointing of a finish as this is for me, and for my part in the finish of the others... there was a real dynamic to this game that presented itself and I wish I would have taken advantage of it better.

If the vote fails, well... maybe I'll change some of what I said.
-kevin




On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 6:01 AM, Packrat <brn2dip(at)yahoo.com ([email]brn2dip(at)yahoo.com[/email])> wrote:

That seals the deal.

I propose an Austria solo - he can get the three he needs by taking
TUN, GRE and either CON or SMY LOOOONNNNG before I can
get anywhere near the number I need to solo. Heck, GRE and TUN
are his for fall 1914.

I'm all for fighting as long as there is a chance, but this game is now past that
point.

(well earned ) Austrian solo - what say ye?



From: Stephen Lytton <stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email])>
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Subject: Dc197 Winter 1913



Dc197 Winter 1913

Austria:
Build A Budapest
Build F Trieste

Turkey:
Defaults, removing F Western Mediterranean

Spring 1914 is due Tuesday 2nd June, 7pm Australian DST

Stephen Lytton
Knight of the Alliance
Moderator of www.diplomaticcorp.com





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