- OKLAHOMA OPENS ON BROADWAY WITH WIDE ACCLAIM AND FANFARE!!
- TURKISH NAVY VESSELS DISGUISED AS LEIDERHOSEN FREIGHTS SLIP INTO GREECE
- BRITISH HIGH SOCIETY REELS AS INDIAN SPICES ARE BLOCKADED BY RUSSIAN/DUTCH/CHINESE EMBARGO
- BRAZILIAN MEN FIND OUT THAT SOMETIMES A HAVANA CIGAR IS JUST A HAVANA CIGAR
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Another bloodbath in the Fall of 1866. If you are Britain or the Confederates, ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee. Many automatic disbands as a result of the Fall orders, and some retreats as well. Britain owes three retreats, Confederates owe one, and Japan and Brazil both owe one as well. Deadline for Early Winter 1866 retreats will be set for Friday, December 7th (11:59 PM GMT) please.
Which brings us to some fun points:
1. I think we can squeeze one more turn in before Christmas. Ideally, however, I would like to play through - with a few days off for the holiday itself. I need to know if this is all right with everyone though - or if some of us are either going on trips or know that they won't be checking their email regularlay the last couple weeks of December. Please let me know how I can best fit the deadlines to your schedule.
2. Sadly, I have to announce that we are losing another of our original players. Russian Rob has plans and will be away and out of touch for three or four weeks. Rather than delay the game, he has chosen to step down gracefully and allow a replacement to come on. As of Early Winter 1866, we will have a NEW Russian Rob - Rob Ackerley. His email address is rob_ackerley@yahoo.ca
I'd like to gratefully welcome New Rob to the game, and wish Original Rob best of luck on his near travels. Thanks for bringing your best to the game - to both of you. =)
That's all I have for now though. Please just correct me if you spot any of my common errors. Cheers!
Trout
Dip 1264 / DC110 Guns, Germs and Steel
An Imperial Variant Game
Game Started: June 13, 2007
Current Turn: Fall 1866
Next Deadline: Early Winter 1866 Retreats
Friday, December 7th (11:59 PM GMT)
The Assembly of Nations
Austria: Felix Kam Chung
felixkamchung@mac.com, felix388@mac.com
Brazil: Ted Morley
Ted.Morley@SEN.CA.GOV
Britain: Steve Lytton
stevelytton@hotmail.com
China: Dave Watson
dipknight@comcast.net
Confederate States: Jim Atkins
savwa4@comcast.net
France: Lee Taylor
leewarrentaylor@yahoo.co.uk
Holland: Rudi van Hal
rvhgames@xs4all.nl
Japan: Bret Pollack
bret_pollack@hotmail.com
Mexico: Randolph
ruffhaus8@aol.com
Prussia: Shane Whatsit
shanefgtoledo@yahoo.com
Russia: Rob Ackerley
rob_ackerley@yahoo.ca
Turkey: Jerry Todd
sgttodd@mainecav.org
United States: Rupert Alesbury
writetorupert@gmail.com
Humble GM: Former Trout
former.trout@gmail.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:
FALL 1866 ORDERS:
BRITAIN:
F Abyssinia (aby) waits to die. [WAITS A LITTLE LONGER]
F Barents Sea (bar) - finland (nc) [BOUNCE with FIN 1:1]
F Bombay (bom) waits to die. OK
A Denmark (den) waits to die OK
F Greenland (grn) just waits OK
F HK S A WUH – FUC OK
F Horn of Africa (hoa) - red sea OK
A Karachi (krc) optomistically supports china ksg to bkh [DISLODGED by BKH 2:1]
F Kenya (ken) - somalia OK
F London (lon) supports f nth OK
F North Atlantic (nat) - biscay [DEFEATED by NAN 2:1; DISLODGED by HUD 2:1]
F North Passage (nps) supports fleet hudson - nao OK
F North Sea (nth) s denmark OK
F Norway (nwy) supports sweden OK
F Persian Gulf (pgu) - oma OK
F South China Sea (scs) - cch [DEFEATED by CMB 2:1; DISLODGED by ECS 2:1]]
F Sweden (swe)s f denmark [CUT by FIN]
CHINA:
A CMB - CCH OK
A Yut - Rng OK
A KSG - KAS OK
A TIB - BEN OK
A WUH - FUC OK
A CAN S A WUH - FUC OK
A CHK - WUH OK
A YUN S A CHK - WUH OK
A LCH - PEK
CONFEDERATE STATES:
A NOL-TEN [BOUNCE with TEN 1:1]
A ATL s NOL-TEN [DISBANDED by RIC 2:1]
A AUS s OKL VOID (Unit Ordered To Move)
A OKL - CHC [BOUNCE with CHC 1:1; DISBANDED by KAN 2:1]
F CUB - HAI [BOUNCE with HAI 1:1; DISLODGED by WCS 2:1]
F BHA - CUB [DEFEATED by WCS 2:1]
FRANCE:
a Pie hold OK
a Hol hold OK
a Cmn hold OK
a Met support a hol OK
a Par to nan OK
f rou support a par to nan OK
f nan to biscay OK
f azo support f nan to biscay OK
f can support f sar OK
f sar support f ne.trades to vrg OK
f ne.trades to vrg OK
f tun hold OK
f lzn to mnd [BOUNCE with MND 1:1]
f rom wc hold OK
f tys to sic OK
f ga.guinea to s.atlantic OK
f okn support f ga.guinea to s.atlantic OK
f m.atl support f ga.guinea to s.atlantic OK
f gcs support f m.atl OK
f nze to s.w.pac OK
f sct to kir [BOUNCE with KIR 1:1; DISBANDED by SPA 2:1]
HOLLAND:
F Andaman Sea (ase) Hold OK
F Antarctic Atlantic Ocean (aat) Supports F Antarctic Pacific Ocean(apa) - Drake (dra) OK
F Antarctic Pacific Ocean(apa) - Drake (dra) DEFEATED by FAL 3:2]
F Arabian Sea(ara) Convoys A Madras (mds) - Hadramaut (hdr) OK
A Bangkok (bnk) - Cambodia (cmb) OK
F Barrier Sea (brr) - Antarctic Pacific Ocean(apa) [BOUNCE with APA 1:1]
F Celebes Sea (cls) Supports F Java Sea (jse) - Sunda (sun) OK
A Congo (cng) Supports A Mozambique (moz) - Kenya (ken) OK
F Coral Sea (cor) Supports F Tasman (tas) - New Zealand (nzl) OK
F East Indian (ein) Supports F Arabian Sea(ara) OK
F Goodhope (goo) - Malagasy Channel (mch) OK
F Gulf of Manaar (gum) Supports F Hyderabad (hyd) - Madras (mds) OK
F Gulf of Siam (gos) Supports A Cambodia (cmb) - Cochin (cch) OK
F Hyderabad (hyd) - Madras (mds) OK
F Java Sea (jse) - Sunda (sun) OK
A Madras (mds) - Hadramaut (hdr) OK
F Malagasy Channel (mch) - Seychelles (sey) OK
A Mandlah (mdh) - Delhi (del) OK
A Mozambique (moz) - Kenya (ken) OK
F North East Monsoon (nem) - Horn of Africa (hoa) OK
F South Georgia Islands (sgr) Supports F Okrana (okn) - South Atlantic (sat) VOID (No Such Order)
F Tasman (tas) - New Zealand (nzl) OK
JAPAN:
A POA to Pek via Yellow Sea [BOUNCE with LCH 1:1]
F Yellow convoy A POA to Pek OK
A Mnc suppor Vla [CUT by NMG]
F Vla to hold OK
F S of Japan support F Vla OK
A Fuc to Wuh [DEFEATED and DISBANDED by WUH 3:2]
A Sha support A Fuc to Wuh OK
F Philippine to Luz OK
F E. China to S. China OK
F Formosa support F E. China to S. China OK
F Izu to Philippine. OK
F Kiribati support F Haw [CUT by SCT]
F Haw support F Westerlies OK
F Berring support F Westerlies [DISBANDED by ANC 2:1]
F Westerlies support F Haw OK
F SW Pacific to Equitorial Countercurrent OK
F Fiji to hold OK
F Mnd to Lzn [BOUNCE with LZN 1:1]
MEXICO:
A Mexico City - Merida OK
F Honduras (ec) - Western Caribbean Sea OK
A Panama supports F Gulf of Panama - Bogota Ok
F Gulf of Panama - Bogota [BOUNCE with BOG 2:2]
F Countercurrent supports USF West Coast - Eastern Pacific Ocean OK
RUSSIA:
Army Irk to Yak OK
Army Ber To Kie [BOUNCE with KIE 1:1]
Army Afg Supports Bkh To Krc OK
Army Nmg To Mac [BOUNCE with MNC 1:1]
Army Fin To Swe [BOUNCE with SWE 1:2]
Army Teh To Ban [BOUNCe with BAG 1:1]
Army Kra To Irk OK
Army Kie To Den [BOUNCE with DEN 1:2]
Army Tsh To Bkh OK
Army Bkh To Krc OK
Army Geo To Bku [BOUNCE with BKU 1:2]
Army Yak To Kam OK
Fleet Bal To Skag OK
Fleet Bla To Con [BOUNCE with CON 2:2]
Fleet Sof(ec)Supports Fleet Bla To Con OK
Fleet Stp(nc) To Bar [BOUNCE with BAR 1:1]
TURKEY:
F Aegean Sea (aeg) - Greece (gre) OK
A Angora (ang) Supports A Constantinople (con) OK
A Baghdad (bag) - Bangalore (ban) [BOUNCE with TEH 1:1]
A Baku (bku) Supports A Tabrize (tbr) [CUT by GEO]
A Constantinople (con) Supports A Angora (ang) [CUT by BLA]
F Eastern Mediterranean (eas) - Cairo (cai)(nc) [BOUNCE with TBQ 1:1]
A Tabrize (tbr) Supports A Baku (bku) OK
UNITED STATES:
A Ala HOLDS OK
F Anc - Ber (Bering) OK
F GoA SUPPORTS F NPa OK
F NPa SUPPORTS F Anc - Ber OK
F WCo - EPa OK
F EPa - Glp (Galapagos) OK
A Son - Chi (Chihuahua) OK
A NMe SUPPORTS A Kan - Okl OK
A Kan - Okl OK
A Chc SUPPORTS A Ten - NOl (New Orleans) [CUT by OKL]
A Ten - NOl (New Orleans) [BOUNCE with NOL 1:1]
F ESe SUPPORTS F Ric - Atl OK
F Ric - Atl OK
F WDC - Ric OK
F Che SUPPORTS F Hud - NAt OK
F Que - NSc OK
F Hud - NAt OK
AUSTRIA:
BOS S RUSSIAN F SOF OK
DAR S ASW-SUD OK
ASW-SUD OK
TBQ-CAI [BOUNCE with EME 1:1]
TRP -FZZ OK
GRE-TRP OK
ION C GRE-TRP OK
ADR S ION OK
VEN S BAV OK
BAV S STU OK
STU S RH OK
RH S STU OK
SIL S BER OK
BRAZIL:
F S. Pacific - SCT OK
F P Basin S F S Pacific - SCT OK
F Fal - Drake [BOUNCE with APA 2:2]
F C Basin S F Fal - Drake OK
F CoArgentina S F B Current OK
F B Current S F Fal - Drake OK
A RDJ S F Rec OK
F CYN - NE Trades OK
F Rec S F CYN - NE Trades OK
F VRG - Sargasso [BOUNCE with SAR 1:1; DISLODGED by NET 2:1]
A PRM H OK
F W Car - Cuba OK
F Haiti S F W Car - Cuba OK
A Lima S A BGT OK
A BGT issues Bronx Cheer in honor of courage of French Fleets in Pacific [OY! OY! OY!]
EARLY WINTER 1866 RETREATS:
British Fleet North Atlantic may retreat to Dub or OTB
British Fleet South China Sea may retreat to Tnk, Ann or OTB
British Army Karachi may retreat to Raj, Guj or OTB
Confederate Army Atlanta is Automatically Disbanded
Confederate Army Oklahoma is Automatically Disbanded
Confederate Fleet Cuba may retreat to Tam, Gom or OTB
French F Scott Islands is Automatically Disbanded
Japanese A Fuchan is Automatically Disbanded
Japanese F Bering Sea may retreat to Kur or OTB
Brazilian F Virgin Islands may retreat to Ecs or OTB
WINTER 1866 ADJUSTMENTS:
BRITAIN: DISBANDS 5
CHINA: BUILDS 2
CONFEDERATES: DISBANDS 1
FRANCE: BUILDS 2
HOLLAND: BUILDS 4
JAPAN: BUILDS 2
MEXICO: No Adjustments
RUSSIA: BUILDS 1
TURKEY: BUILDS 1
UNITED STATES: BUILDS 4
AUSTRIA: DISBANDS 1
BRAZIL: BUILDS 1
Unit / Supply Center Breakdown
Britain
18 Supply Centers - Lon, Edi, Dub, Nvs, Del, Bom, Hgk, Ade, Nwy, Krc GAIN:
Grn, Oma, Cch, Kas, Mds, Aby, Swe, Den LOSS: Nsc, Kas, Del, Mds, Cch, Krc
2 Armies - Den, [Krc] DISBANDS 5
15 Fleets - Bom, Som, [Scs], Nps, Nth, Nwy, Grn, Swe, Hgk, Aby, Bnt, Rse, Oma, Lon
[Nat]
China
9 Supply Centers - Lch, Chk, Snk, Can, Ben, Brm, Yut, Cmb, Tnk GAIN: Kas, Cch, Rng
9 Armies - Wuh, Cmb, Ben, Kas, Rng, Lch, Yun, Can, Fuc LOSS: Cmb
0 Fleets - BUILDS 2
Confederate States
6 Supply Centers - Aus, Nol, Atl, Okl, Bha, Cub GAIN:
2 Armies - Aus, Nol LOSS: Okl, Atl, Cub
2 Fleets - [Cub], Bha DISBANDS 1
France
22 Supply Centers - Nan, Mrs, Par, Crs, Mnv, Gcs, Sct, Sie, Ivc, Pie, GAIN: Sic, Rom, Vrg
Vlc, Glp, Nze, Vrd, Mrc, Tun, Cmn, Okn, Azo, Gib, Sal, Hol LOSS: Sct, Glp, Nze
5 Armies - Pie, Hol, Cmn, Met, Nan BUILDS 2
15 Fleets - Tun, Can, Sar, Lzn, Sat, Azo, Rom(wc), Sic, Vrg, Mat, Okn, Bis, Gcs, Rou
Swp
Holland
22 Supply Centers - Ctn, Trn, Cey, Sum, Jav, Brn, Rho, Amn, Srw, Ngu GAIN: Del, Mds, Cmb, Nze, Sgr
Mal, Ija, Bsw, Sey, Sgp, Mad, Bnk, Mld, Per, Rng, Qnl, Nsw LOSS: Rng
5 Armies - Cng, Del, Cmb, Ken, Mds BUILDS 4
17 Fleets - Aat, Hdr, Mld, Cor, Ase, Apa, Hoa, Ein, Cls, Gum, Nze, Sey, Gos, Sun,
Brr, Sgr, Mch
Japan
19 Supply Centers - Oki, Kag, Edo, Sap, Luz, Fsn, Sak, Seo, Crl, For, GAIN:
Mhl, Poa, Sha, Vla, Mnc, Mnd, Haw, Pek, Fij LOSS:
3 Armies - Mnc, Sha, Poa BUILDS 2
14 Fleets - Mnd, Yel, Fij, Eco, Phi, Luz, Wst, For, Vla, Haw, Scs, Kur, Soj, [Brs]
Mexico
5 Supply Centers - Mer, Hon, Pan, Maz, Mxc GAIN:
2 Armies - Pan, Mxc LOSS:
3 Fleets - Ccu, Gop, Hon(ec)
Russia
17 Supply Centers - Stp, Mos, War, Sev, Grg, Oms, Orn, Irk, Rmn, The, GAIN: Krc
Tsh, Khv, Sof, Pru, Ber, Kie, Con LOSS: Con
12 Armies - Yak, Afg, Nmg, Ber, Fin, Teh, Irk, Kie, Bkh, Krc, Geo, Kam BUILDS 1
4 Fleets - Ska, Bla, Sof(ec), Stp(nc)
Turkey
7 Supply Centers - Ang, Cyp, Bag, Ban, Sud, Bku, Cre GAIN: Con, Gre
5 Armies - Bku, Ang, Tbr, Bag, Con LOSS: Sud
2 Fleets - Eme, Gre BUILDS 1
United States
17 Supply Centers - Wdc, Nyo, Det, Sfo, Org, Sea, Neb, Kan, Vic, Alb GAIN: Nsc, Okl, Atl, Glp
Ric, Van, Yuk, Anc, Che, Nme, Que LOSS:
6 Armies - Nme, Okl, Ala, Chc, Chh, Ten BUILDS 4
11 Fleets - Brs, Ese, Nat, Glp, Npa, Epa, Nsc, Che, Goa, Ric, Atl
Austria
14 Supply Centers - Vie, Bud, Crt, Ven, Rom, Ser, Sic, Bav, Gre, Sil GAIN: Sud
Stu, Trp, Ruh, Cai LOSS: Sic, Rom, Gre
11 Armies - Stu, Sud, Dar, Ruh, Bav, Tbq, Ven, Sil, Bos, Fzz, Trp DISBANDS 1
2 Fleets - Ion, Adr
Brazil
16 Supply Centers - Bra, Oli, Rec, Rdj, Prg, Brc, Uru, Vrg, Lpa, Fal GAIN: Cub, Sct
Cyn, Lim, Sgr, Bgt, Prm, Hai LOSS: Sgr, Vrg
4 Armies - Lim, Bgt, Prm, Rdj BUILDS 1
11 Fleets - Hai, [Vrg], Bcu, Cub, Pba, Rec, Cba, Dra, Net, Coa, Sct
PRUSSIA - ELIMINATED 1865
NEXT DEADLINE: EARLY WINTER 1866 RETREATS DUE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7TH (11:59 PM GMT)!! |
