Hi guys,
Stuart failed to submit any orders, even within the six hour grace
period. In keeping with my house rules, this leads to the NMRing
player being replaced and the deadline being postponed to allow
the new player to find his footing in the game.
Now, let me explain why I've chosen a zero-tolerance policy for
NMRs. I don't want the effort all participants put into these
games being devalued by such negligence. Particularly since these
are playtests and I don't want the results to be distorted by
NMRs. That's the lesson I've taken away from part contests in
which I allowed NMRs. IMO, it's much better to provide certain
safeguards (mandating preliminary orders, six hour grace periods)
that decrease the frequency of NMRs and - if need be - replace
some players until a committed group is formed. Might lead to the
odd delay early on in a game, but in the long run things are bound
to run smoother.
In any case, I'm glad and relieved to say that Matt Kelly has on
short notice volunteered to take charge of France. He had already
expressed his interest earlier in the position, but Stuart was
faster in getting back to me. Well, now it's Matt at the helm. He
already once helped me out as a replacement (as Sweden in DC279 -
a 1648 variant playtest), equally taking over a challenging
position. Great to have such individuals in the DC community!
In order to allow Matt to gain his footing in the game, I'm
postponing the Spring 1937 deadline until Friday 6 PM CET. Summer
1937 will then be shifted to Sunday 6 PM CET. Especially
considering how a number of players have voiced their preference
for as few delays as possible resulting from this unfortunate turn
of events, I mean to stick to the Wednesday Fall 1937 deadline.
But should any player want that to be shifted to say Thursday, I'm
perfectly happy to do so. Just opting here for the tighter
deadline schedule by default.
In any case, please give Matt a warm welcome. With a flawless DC
NMR record, he's the real deal.
Cheers,
Charles
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PLAYERS:
??? BRITAIN: Jimmy Ghostine <Jimmy.Ghostine(at)vtmednet.org>
??? FRANCE: Matthew Kelly <kelly058(at)verizon.net>
(Replacement Spring 1937)
??? GERMANY: Dirk Knemeyer <dirk(at)knemeyer.com>
??? ITALY & NAT. SPAIN: Andrew Tanner <feanorsfirstborn(at)gmail.com>
??? POLAND: Daniel Dzikowicz <ddz999cat23(at)yahoo.com>
??? SOVIET UNION & REP. SPAIN: Kyle Overby-Lee <tomjnkns.IL(at)gmail.com>
??? TURKEY: Joao Queiros <jlqueiros3(at)hotmail.com>
HEADLINES:
??? o EUROPE
PREPARES FOR A SECOND ROUND OF COMBAT
PRESS:
ITALY: "Our esteemed leader, il
Duce himself, proudly announces the cession of Austria to
Germany in the Spring of 1937. ?It seems only fitting that our
German allies pursue the dream of "Gro?deutschland", uniting the
whole of the German people under one government. The people
Italy also wish to reassure the other nations of Europe that
Italy views a healthy balance of power to be essential to the
peace and stability of Europe. ?Italia's ambitions are no more
than the western Mediterranean Sea and those territories
adjacent to it. ?The new Western Roman Empire has only peaceful
intentions to the north and east."
RETREATS:
France:
disband A Algiers
A Marseille-Gascony
Adjustments:
Britain:
Build F Edinburgh
France:
Remove A Iraq
Germany:
Build A Munich
Build F Hamburg
Italy:
Build F Naples
Build A Rome
Build waived
Poland:
Build A Cracow
Turkey:
Build F Istanbul
Build A Ankara
Republican_Spain:
Build A Valencia
SUPPLY CENTER OWNERSHIP (Winter 1936):
?? Britain(4+1=5)
Edinburgh,
Liverpool, London, +Norway+, Suez.
??? France(5+1-3=3): -Algiers, -Beirut-, Brest, +Iraq+, -Marseille-,
Paris.
??? Germany(3+2=5)
Berlin, +Denmark+, Hamburg, Munich, +Switzerland+.
??? Italy(4+3=7): +Algiers+, +Austria+, + Marseille+, Milan, Naples, Rome, Tripoli.
??? Poland(3+1=4)
Cracow, Gdynia, +Rumania+, Warsaw.
??? Turkey(3+2=5)
Ankara, +Beirut+, +Bulgaria+, Istanbul, Izmir.
??? USSR(3)
Leningrad, Moscow, Stalingrad.
??? Nationalist Spain(1): Burgos
??? Republican Spain(1+1=2): +Madrid+,
Valencia.
??? Minor Powers(23-7=16): -Austria-, Belgium, -Bulgaria-,
Croatia (Yug.), Czechia, -Denmark-, Egypt, Finland, Greece,
Hungary, Iran, -Iraq-, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco,
Netherlands, -Norway-, Portugal, -Rumania-, Serbia
(Yug.),?Sweden, -Switzerland-.
DEADLINE SCHEDULE: (all orders are
due NLT 6PM CET (GMT+1)...not local time)
??? o Spring 1937 Moves: 29 October
??? o
Summer?1937 Retreats: 31 October
??
o
Fall?1937
Moves
(3) 5
November
??? o
Winter?1937
Retreats/Adjustments: 7
November
RESULTS MAP:
