Diplomats,
It is with a heavy heart that I announce the Carthaginian leadership has apparently abdicated and the country is plunged into civil disorder.
We have a draw proposal to consider: a 3-way Egypt/Greece/Rome. Please submit a YES or NO vote with your fall orders. Failure to vote will be interpreted as a No.
The board gently shifts and you sense the participants are starting to think about the endgame. There is only one retreat: the Egyptian fleet Messenian Sea can retreat to Ausonian Sea or Libyan Sea or OTB. I've auto-retreated to the Libyan Sea. Charles, please correct or confirm this no later than Thursday at our deadline.
On to the fall! Prelims due Friday!
Happy dipping,
Dirk
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PLAYERS
Carthage - alhabashi / Jim Tapp / namaanbathing(at)yahoo.com
Egypt - ConradW / Charles Welsh / welsh_stroud(at)msn.com
Greece - fencertim / Tim Crosby / tim_crosby(at)hotmail.com
Persia - pedros / Pete Dale / pete(at)atlantichouse.org.uk
Rome - DrSwordopolis / Nick Powell / nick.s.powell(at)gmail.com
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HEADLINES
Carthage soldiers disperse as homelands to be defended by citizenry
Egyptians take defensive posture for first time in many seasons
Upswing for the Greeks as advances excite troops
Persians return home, perhaps part of a broader Egyptian consolidation?
Rome's position appears impenetrable as navy forms a wall
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Orders
Rome:
F Baleares - Berber Sea
F Berber Sea - Punic Sea
A Carthage - Thapsus (*Fails*)
A Gaul - Rhaetia
F Gulf of Tacape Supports A Numidia - Leptis (*Cut*)
F Libyan Sea - Gulf of Syrtis
A Massilia - Tarraconensis
F Neapolis - Ionian Sea
A Numidia - Leptis (*Fails*)
F Punic Sea - Sicilia
A Roma - Neapolis
F Sardinia - Tyrrhenean Sea
Carthage:
A Cirta, no move received
A Thapsus, no move received
Persia:
A Cappadocia - Antioch
Greece:
F Aegean Sea Supports F Sparta - Messenian Sea
A Byzantium - Macedonia
A Chersonesus Supports A Sinope
A Galatia - Cappadocia
F Miletus Hold
A Sinope Supports A Galatia - Cappadocia
F Sparta - Messenian Sea
Egypt:
F Alexandria - Egyptian Sea
A Armenia - Damascus
A Bayuda - Phazania
F Cilician Strait Supports F Alexandria - Egyptian Sea
F Crete Supports F Minoan Sea
A Damascus - Sidon
A Isauria - Cappadocia (*Fails*)
F Leptis Supports F Messenian Sea - Gulf of Tacape (*Cut*)
A Marmarica Supports A Bayuda - Phazania
A Memphis - Alexandria
F Messenian Sea - Gulf of Tacape (*Dislodged*)
F Minoan Sea Supports F Crete
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Ownership of supply centers
Carthage: Cirta, Thapsus
Egypt: Alexandria, Crete, Cyprus, Cyrene, Jerusalem, Memphis, Petra, Sidon, Thebes, Tyre
Greece: Byzantium, Macedonia, Miletus, Sinope, Sparta
Persia: Antioch, Chersonesus, Damascus
Rome: Baleares, Carthage, Dalmatia, Massilia, Neapolis, Numidia, Ravenna, Roma, Saguntum, Sardinia, Sicilia, Vindonona
Carthage: 2 Supply centers, 2 Units: Remove 0.
Egypt: 12 Supply centers, 12 Units: Build 0.
Greece: 8 Supply centers, 8 Units: Remove 0.
Persia: 1 Supply centers, 1 Units: Remove 0.
Rome: 12 Supply centers, 12 Units: Build 0.
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Upcoming Deadlines (all orders are due at 5 PM EST, GMT -5)
Fall 08 Prelims, Friday June 10
Fall 08 Orders, Tuesday June 14
Winter 08 Retreats and Adjustments, Thursday June 16
Spring 09 Prelims, Friday June 17
Spring 09 Orders, Tuesday June 21
Summer 09 Retreats, Thursday June 23
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