- DUTCH NAVY JOINS ST. GEORGE IN HIS QUEST FOR DRAGONS IN MYTHICAL LAND OF OFF-THE-BOARD
- WESTERN CARRIBEAN SEA CLAIMS ANOTHER FLEET - RENAMED SEA OF THE DEAD
- AUSTRIANS FIND THE MOST SAVAGE PART OF AFRICA IS THE FOLKS IN THE ORANGE UNIFORMS
- CHINA PRESENTS RUSSIA WITH THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE

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Nope.. Still not getting any better at writing those.. *sigh*

The board stays awash with action in Spring 1869 as some trends continue unbroken and yet one or two small surprises find their way into the mix of things. Only two nations were untouched by either retreat or disband - China and the US. Retreats are required from Austria, France, Japan and Russia. We'll set the Summer 1869 deadline for Monday, February 25th (11:59 PM GMT).

Please just let me know if you spot any errors. Cheers folks!

Trout

Dip 1264 / DC110 Guns, Germs and Steel
An Imperial Variant Game Game Started: June 13, 2007





Current Turn: Spring 1869

Next Deadline: Summer 1869 Retreats
Monday, February 25th (11:59 PM GMT)



The Assembly of Nations

Austria: Mike Hoffman
mrh AT panix DOT com Brazil: Ted Morley
Ted DOT Morley AT SEN DOT CA DOT GOV Britain: Steve Lytton
Stevelytton AT hotmail DOT com China: Dave Watson
dipknight AT comcast DOT net Confederate States: Jim Atkins
savwa4 AT comcast DOT net France: Lee Taylor
leewarrentaylor AT yahoo DOT co DOT uk Holland: Rudi van Hal
rvhgames AT xs4all DOT nl Japan: Bret Pollack
bret_pollack AT hotmail DOT com Mexico: Randolph
ruffhaus8 AT aol DOT com Prussia: Shane Whatsit
shanefgtoledo AT yahoo DOT com Russia: Rob Ackerley
rob_ackerley AT yahoo DOT ca Turkey: Jerry Todd
stgttodd AT mainecav DOT org United States: Rupert Alesbury
writetorupert AT gmail DOT com



Humble GM: Former Trout
former DOT trout AT gmail DOT com Game Starting Map: http://www.diplom.org/Online/maps/imperial-small.gif Variant Description: http://www.diplom.org/Online/variants/imperial.html




CURRENT TURN:


SPRING 1869 ORDERS:


RUSSIA:
A Afganistan (afg) Supports A Karachi (krc) OK A Angora (ang) Supports A Tabrize (tbr) - Armenia (arm) OK A Bangalore (ban) Supports A Georgia (geo) - Tabrize (tbr) OK F Black Sea (bla) Supports F Constantinople (con) OK F Caspian Sea (cas) Convoys A Georgia (geo) - Tabrize (tbr) OK F Constantinople (con) Hold OK F Finland (fin)(nc) - Norway (nwy) [BOUNCE with NWY 1:1] A Georgia (geo) - Tabrize (tbr) OK A Irkutsk (irk) - Yakutsk (yak) OK A Karachi (krc) Supports A Kashmir (kas) - Rajputana (raj) VOID (No Such Order) A Krasnoyarsk (kra) - Irkutsk (irk) OK A Manchuria (mac) - Port Arthur (poa) OK A Warsaw (war) Supports A Prussia (pru) [CUT by GAL] A Prussia (pru) Supports A Warsaw (war) [DISLODGED by SIL 2:1] A Sakhurlin (sak) Supports A Vladivostok (vla) OK A Sevastopol (sev) Supports A Warsaw (war) OK F St Petersburg (stp)(sc) - Gulf of Bothnia (bot) OK A Tabrize (tbr) - Armenia (arm) OK A Vladivostok (vla) Supports A Inner Mongolia (img) - Manchuria (mac) [CUT by KAM] A Moscow (mos) Supports A Sevastopol (sev) OK

UNITED STATES:
F Kam - Vla [BOUNCE with VLA 1:2] F Wst SUPPORTS F EPa - Haw OK F Anc - NPa OK F Ore - WBa OK F SFo - WCo OK F Maz - GoC OK F EPa - Haw OK F PBa - CBa [DEFEATED by APA 2:1] F Sct - SPa [BOUNCE with SPA 1:1] F GoP - Hon [BOUNCE with HON 1:1] F Glp - PBa [BOUNCE with PBA 1:1] A Oax SUPPORTS A Mer - Gtm OK A Mer - Gtm OK A Mex - Mer OK A Sea - Van OK A Aus HOLDS OK A Ten - Ric OK F GoM SUPPORTS F Cub - WCa OK F Cub - WCa OK F Bah SUPPORTS F Tam - Cub OK F Tam - Cub OK F Atl - ESe [BOUNCE with ESE 1:1] F Sar - Hai [BOUNCE with HAI 1:2] F ESe - NAt [BOUNCE with NAT 1:1] F Che SUPPORTS F ESe - NAt OK F NSc SUPPORTS F ESe - NAt OK F Hud SUPPORTS F NAt - NPs OK F NAt - NPs [BOUNCE with DUB 2:2] F NPs - Nwg [BOUNCE with NWY 1:1]

AUSTRIA:
A Sil -> Pru OK A Ber S Sil -> Pru OK A Gal -> War [BOUNCE with WAR 1:2] F Crt -> Adr OK A Stu -> Met [BOUNCE with MET 1:1] A Ruh S Kie -> Hol OK A Kie -> Hol OK A Ven Hold OK A Vie -> Sil OK A Bud S Ven OK A Cai Hold OK F Cyp -> EME OK F Gre -> Ion OK F Aeg S Gre -> Ion OK A Rum -> Bos OK A Sof Hold OK A Dar -> Gal [BOUNCE with GLD 1:1; DISLODGED by KEN 2:1] A Aby S Dar -> Gal [DISLODGED by SOM 2:1] A Sud -> Asw OK

BRAZIL:
F A Pacific - C Basin OK F S pacific S F A Pacific - C Basin [CUT by SCT] F Honduras S F W Car [CUT by GOP] F E Car S F Haiti OK F Ne Trades - VRG OK F Haiti S F NE Trades - Haiti [CUT by SAR] F PRM - NE Trades OK F Rec S F PRM - NE Trades OK A RDJ s F Rec OK F OLI - URU OK F Co Argentina s F Drake OK f Drake S F A pacific - c Basin OK f Falklands s F Drake OK A lima S A BGT OK A BGT S A Pan OK A PAN blares loud rock music outside American embassy [REQUEST LINE FILLS UP WITH CHANTS FOR FREEBIRD] [GM NOTE: F WEST CARRIBEAN UNORDERED - HOLDS] [DISBANDED by CUB 2:1]

BRITAIN:
F Nth S HR - HOlland. VOID (No Such Order) Fleet Hong Kong supports Japanese fleet east china seas to south china seas [DISBANDED by CAN 2:1] Fleet Greenand supports f dublin - north east passage OK f dublin - north east passage [BOUNCE with NAT 2:2] f london - edi OK f den s f nth OK f nwy - nwg sea [BOUNCE with NPS 1:1] f bar s f greenland OK

CHINA:
F SHA - YELLOW [BOUNCE with ECS 1:1] A CAN - HK OK A FUC S A CAN - HK OK A ANN - TNK OK A PEK - MNC OK A KSG - BKH OK A KAS - KSG OK A DEL - KAS OK A BEN - TIB OK A WUH - PEK OK A TNK - CAN OK A IMG S A PEK - MNC OK [GM NOTE: A YUT UNORDERED - HOLDS] OK

FRANCE:
a Rom to sal OK a Met support f hol [CUT by STU] a Okn hold OK a Mar to pie OK a Par support f bis to nan OK a Pie to rom OK f Trp to ion [DEFEATED BY GRE 2:1] f Can support f sar OK f Vrd support f mnv to mat OK f Bcu to sgr OK f Azo support f can OK f Tyn to ion [DEFEATED by GRE 2:1] f Sic hold OK f Mat to bcu OK f Aat support f bcu to sgr OK f Nan to rou OK f Sat support f mat to bcu OK f Hol support f nan to rou [DISLODGED by KIE 2:1] f Fij to eo.countercurrent OK f Bis to nan OK f Mnv to mat OK f Wme to tun OK f Gcs to ga.guinea OK

HOLLAND:
A Aden (ade) - Nejaaz (nej) OK F Antarctic Indian Ocean(ain) - Barrier Sea (brr) [BOUNCE with TAS 1:1] F Arabian Sea(ara) - Madras (mds) OK A Baghdad (bag) Hold OK F Bangkok (bnk)(wc) Hold OK F Bismark Sea (bis) - Philippine (phi) OK A Cambodia (cmb) Supports F Bangkok (bnk)(wc) OK F Cape Town (ctn) Supports F Goodhope (goo) OK F Celebes Sea (cls) Supports F Irian Java (ija) - Bismark Sea (bis) OK F Cochin (cch) Supports F Gulf of Siam (gos) - South China Sea (scs) OK A Congo (cng) - Okrana (okn) [BOUNCE with OKN 1:1] F Coral Sea (cor) Supports F Irian Java (ija) - Bismark Sea (bis) OK A Gall Land (gld) Supports A Kenya (ken) - Dar Es Sallam (dar) OK F Goodhope (goo) Supports F Antarctic Atlantic Ocean (aat) OK A Gujarat (guj), no move received [GM NOTE: HOLDS] OK F Gulf of Siam (gos) - South China Sea (scs) OK F Hadramaut (hdr)(nc) Supports A Baghdad (bag) OK F Horn of Africa (hoa) - Arabian Sea(ara) OK F Irian Java (ija) - Bismark Sea (bis) OK F Java Sea (jse) - Malaysia (mal) OK A Kenya (ken) - Dar Es Sallam (dar) OK F Luzon (luz) Supports F Bismark Sea (bis) - Philippine (phi) OK F Mindanao (mnd) - Luzon Sea (lus) OK F New Guinea (ngu) Supports F Irian Java (ija) - Bismark Sea (bis) OK F New Zealand (nzl) - Antarctic Pacific Ocean(apa) OK F Persian Gulf (pgu) Supports A Baghdad (bag) OK F Red Sea (rse) Supports F Somalia (som) - Abyssinia (aby) OK F Somalia (som) - Abyssinia (aby) OK F South Georgia Islands (sgr) Supports F Middle Atlantic (mat) - Brazil Current (bcu) [DISBANDED by BCU 2:1] F South West Pacific (swp) Supports F New Zealand (nzl) - Antarctic Pacific Ocean(apa) OK F Sunda (sun) Supports F Mindanao (mnd) - Luzon Sea (lus) OK F Tasman (tas) - Barrier Sea (brr) [BOUNCE with AIN 1:1]

JAPAN:
A Seo to Poa [BOUNCE with MNC 1:1] F WPa to Kur OK F ECS to Yel [BOUNCE with SHA 1:1] F Oki support F SCS to Yel VOID F Phi to ECS [BOUNCE with ECS 1:1; DISLODGED by BIS 2:1] F Luz to SCS [DEFEATED by GOS 2:1; DISBANDED by MND 2:1] F Izu to SoJ OK F Crl to Izu OK F Mhl to WPa OK F Haw support F Mhl to WPa [DISLODGED by EPA 2:1] F For support F Phi to ECS OK

SUMMER 1869 RETREATS:
Russian A Prussia may retreat to Liv or OTB
Austrian A Dar Es Salaam may retreat to Fzz, Sud or OTB
Austrian A Abyssinia may retreat to Sud or OTB
Brazilian F West Carribean is Automatically Disbanded
British F Hong Kong is Automatically Disbanded
French F Holland may retreat to Hel
Dutch F Saint Georges Island is Automatically Disbanded
Japanese F Phillipines may retreat to Crl or OTB
Japanese F Hawaii may retreat to Ccu, Kse or OTB
Japanese F Luzon Sea is Automatically Disbanded




Unit / Supply Center Breakdown


Russia
20 Supply Centers - Stp, Mos, War, Sev, Grg, Oms, Orn, Irk, The, Tsh
Khv, Pru, Krc, Bku, Ban, Con, Ang, Mnc, Vla, Sak
15 Armies - Vla, Afg, Poa, War, Tbr, Irk, Krc, Ban, Ang, Sak, [Pru], Sev,
Mos, Yak, Arm
5 Fleets - Bla, Con, Fin(nc), Bku(ec), Bot


United States
29 Supply Centers - Wdc, Nyo, Det, Sfo, Org, Sea, Neb, Kan, Vic, Alb
Ric, Van, Yuk, Anc, Che, Nme, Que, Nsc, Okl, Atl, Glp, Aus, Nol, Bha, Maz
Sct, Mex, Mer, Cub
6 Armies - Aus, Mer, Oax, Van, Gtm, Ric
23 Fleets - Kam, Bha, Glp, Pba, Sct, Nat, Che, Haw, Wca, Nol, Wst,
Gop, Sar, Hud, Nsc, Ese, Cub, Nps, Npa, Wba, Wco, Goc, Atl


Austria
19 Supply Centers - Vie, Bud, Crt, Ven, Ser, Bav, Sil, Sud, Ser, Ruh,
Cai, Kie, Ber, Rmn, Cre, Gre, Cyp, Sof, Aby
15 Armies - Stu, [Aby], [Dar], Hol, Ber, Cai, Ven, Pru, Sof, Asw, Gal, Bos, Ruh
Bud, Sil
4 Fleets - Eme, Aeg, Ion, Adr


Brazil
17 Supply Centers - Bra, Oli, Rec, Rdj, Prg, Brc, Uru, Lpa, Fal, Cyn,
Lim, Bgt, Prm, Vrg, Hon, Pan, Hai
4 Armies - Lim, Bgt, Pan, Rdj
12 Fleets - Hon(ec), Ecs, Fal, Spa, Rec, Cba, Dra, Hai, Coa, Vrg, Net, Uru


Britain
8 Supply Centers - Lon, Edi, Dub, Hgk, Nwy, Grn, Swe, Den
0 Armies -
7 Fleets - Nth, Nwy, Grn, Den, Bar, Edi, Dub


China
13 Supply Centers - Lch, Chk, Snk, Can, Ben, Brm, Yut, Kas, Rng, Del
Tnk, Sha, Pek
12 Armies - Pek, Tnk, Kas, Ksg, Tib, Nmg, Yut, Fuc, Mnc, Hgk, Bkh, Can
1 Fleet - Sha


France
23 Supply Centers - Nan, Mrs, Par, Crs, Mnv, Gcs, Sie, Ivc, Pie, Vlc
Vrd, Mrc, Tun, Cmn, Okn, Azo, Gib, Sal, Hol, Sic, Rom, Trp, Fij
6 Armies - Sal, Met, Okn, Pie, Par, Rom
17 Fleets - Trp, Can, Vrd, Sgr, Azo, Tyn, Sic, Bcu, Aat, Rou, Sat, [Hol], Eco,
Nan, Mat, Tun, Gog


Holland
31 Supply Centers - Ctn, Trn, Cey, Sum, Jav, Brn, Rho, Amn, Srw, Ngu
Mal, Ija, Bsw, Sey, Sgp, Mad, Bnk, Mld, Per, Qnl, Nsw, Mds, Cmb, Nze
Sgr, Cch, Luz, Mnd, Bor, Oma, Ade, Bag
7 Armies - Dar, Guj, Cmb, Gld, Bag, Cng, Nej
24 Fleets - Ain, Hdr(ec), Mds, Lus, Bnk(wc), Tas, Rse, Aby, Phi, Pgu,
Swp, Ara, Scs, Lus, Apa, Goo, Ctn, Cor, Ngu, Sun, Bis, Cls, Cch, Mal


Japan
11 Supply Centers - Oki, Kag, Edo, Sap, Fsn, Seo, Crl, For, Mhl, Poa
Haw
1 Army - Seo
9 Fleets - Oki, Izu, [Phi], For, [Haw], Wpa, Soj, Ecs, Kur


PRUSSIA - ELIMINATED 1865


CONFEDERATE STATES - ELIMINATED 1867


MEXICO - ELIMINATED 1868


TURKEY - ELIMINATED 1868




NEXT DEADLINE: SUMMER 1869 RETREATS DUE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH (11:59 PM GMT)!!