CivDip XVII: Radio Free Europe

[slappy]

Just a reminder to those of us in North America that we now have a one hour greater difference between local time and GMT. For instance, the usual 11:59pm GMT deadline meant 7:59 pm here in the Toronto area, and now it means 6:59pm.

You have been warned.

Prevent any possible mix ups and submit those provisionals nice and early, eh?

 

[slappy]

Austria:
Build F Trieste

England:
Build A Edinburgh
Build A London

France:
Build F Marseilles

Italy:
Remove A Piedmont

Russia:
Remove A Rumania
Remove A Ukraine

Spring 1905 deadline is Friday, Nov.4 at 11:59pm GMT

 

[slappy]

One NMR.

Austria:
A Albania - Serbia
A Budapest - Trieste
F Bulgaria(sc) - Black Sea (*Fails*)
A Greece Hold
F Trieste - Albania
A Vienna Supports A Budapest - Trieste

England:
F Baltic Sea Supports A Kiel - Berlin
A Denmark - Sweden (*Fails*)
A Edinburgh - Yorkshire
F Gulf of Bothnia Convoys A Sweden - Livonia
A Kiel - Berlin
A London - Denmark (*Fails*)
F North Sea Convoys A London - Denmark
F Norway Supports A St Petersburg
A St Petersburg Supports A Sweden - Livonia (*Cut*)
A Sweden - Livonia (*Bounce*)

France:
A Burgundy - Munich
F Marseilles - Gulf of Lyon
A North Africa Supports F Western Mediterranean - Tunis
A Tyrolia - Venice
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Ionian Sea (*Fails*)
A Venice - Apulia
F Western Mediterranean - Tunis

Germany:
F Berlin Hold (*Dislodged*)

Italy:
F Ionian Sea, no move received
F Naples, no move received
A Tuscany, no move received

Russia:
F Finland - St Petersburg(sc) (*Fails*)
A Moscow Supports F Finland - St Petersburg(sc)
A Sevastopol - Armenia (*Fails*)
A Warsaw - Livonia (*Bounce*)

Turkey:
A Armenia - Sevastopol (*Fails*)
F Constantinople - Aegean Sea
A Smyrna - Constantinople

German F Ber can and does retreat to Prussia.

Fall, 1905 orders are due on Friday, November 11 at 11:59pm GMT

 

[slappy]

Austria:
F Albania - Ionian Sea (*Bounce*)
F Bulgaria(sc) Supports A Greece (*Cut*)
A Greece Supports F Bulgaria(sc)
A Serbia Supports F Bulgaria(sc)
A Trieste Hold
A Vienna - Budapest

England:
F Baltic Sea Convoys A Denmark - Prussia
A Berlin Supports A Denmark - Prussia
A Denmark - Prussia
F Gulf of Bothnia Convoys A Sweden - Livonia
A London - Denmark
F North Sea Convoys A London - Denmark
F Norway Supports A St Petersburg
A St Petersburg Supports A Sweden - Livonia (*Cut*)
A Sweden - Livonia (*Bounce*)
A Yorkshire, no move received

France:
A Apulia Supports F Tyrrhenian Sea - Naples
F Gulf of Lyon - Tuscany
A Munich - Silesia
A North Africa - Tunis (*Fails*)
F Tunis - Ionian Sea (*Bounce*)
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Naples
A Venice Supports F Gulf of Lyon - Tuscany

Germany:
F Prussia, no move received (*Disbanded*)

Italy:
F Ionian Sea - Naples (*Fails*)
F Naples - Rome
A Tuscany Supports F Naples - Rome (*Dislodged*)

Russia:
F Finland - St Petersburg(sc) (*Fails*)
A Moscow Supports F Finland - St Petersburg(sc)
A Sevastopol Hold
A Warsaw - Livonia (*Bounce*)

Turkey:
F Aegean Sea Supports A Constantinople - Bulgaria
A Armenia - Sevastopol (*Fails*)
A Constantinople - Bulgaria (*Fails*)

Autumn Adjustments

Italian A Tuscany can retreat to Piedmont or OTB

Italy's retreat deadline is 11:59 pm GMT on Saturday, Nov. 12

Winter Adjustments

Austria: Supp 6 Unit 6 Build 0
England: Supp 11 Unit 10 Build 1
France: Supp 9 Unit 7 Build 2
Germany: Supp 0 Unit 0 Build 0
Italy: Supp 1 Unit 3 Remove 2
Russia: Supp 4 Unit 4 Build 0
Turkey: Supp 3 Unit 3 Build 0

The Winter 1905 adjustment deadline is 11:59 pm GMT on Monday, Nov. 14
BUT if everyone marks their builds/disbands "FINAL", I will adjudicate earlier.

 

[slappy]

A Tuscany retreats OTB.

Remember to mark your build orders "FINAL" for early adjudication.

 

[slappy]

England:
Build A Edinburgh

France:
Build F Marseilles
Build A Paris

Italy:
Remove F Ionian Sea

The Spring, 1906 deadline is Friday, November 18 at 11:59pm GMT

 

[slappy]

One NMR.

Austria:
F Albania, no move received
A Budapest, no move received
F Bulgaria(sc), no move received
A Greece, no move received
A Serbia, no move received
A Trieste, no move received

England:
F Baltic Sea Convoys A Denmark - Livonia
A Berlin - Silesia
A Denmark - Livonia
A Edinburgh, no move received
F Gulf of Bothnia Supports A Denmark - Livonia
F North Sea Convoys A Yorkshire - Denmark
F Norway Supports A St Petersburg
A Prussia Supports A Denmark - Livonia
A St Petersburg Supports A Denmark - Livonia
A Sweden - Finland (*Fails*)
A Yorkshire - Denmark

France:
A Apulia - Naples
F Marseilles - Gulf of Lyon
F Naples - Ionian Sea
A North Africa Hold
A Paris - Burgundy
A Silesia - Galicia
F Tunis - Tyrrhenian Sea
F Tuscany - Rome
A Venice Supports F Tuscany - Rome

Italy:
F Rome Hold (*Disbanded*)

Russia:
F Finland - St Petersburg (*Invalid Coast*)
A Moscow Supports A Warsaw
A Sevastopol Supports A Moscow (*Cut*)
A Warsaw Hold

Turkey:
F Aegean Sea Supports F Albania - Ionian Sea (*Void*)
A Armenia - Sevastopol (*Fails*)
A Constantinople - Bulgaria (*Fails*)

Fall, 1906 orders are due on Friday, Nov. 25 at 11:59pm GMT

 

[slappy]

Apologies for my oversight in the results posting. I should have acknowledged Italy departing the game and thanked him for being a reliable player.

 

[Gnarfflinger]

Also in the final messages, I was informed that I could take off the mask. Seeing as I was quickly eliminated again, you guys should have already guessed that I was Italy. One of the challenges of this game was that I couldn't openly use the words Lepanto opening in the communications, thus early offensives against Turkey faltered. I'm not sure if Austria would have gone along with that anyway, but it was the best idea I could think of. I've yet to see Italy succeed after an early war with Austria.

So basically, I was stuck trying to fight Turkey with no idea what Russia or Austria (pre-replacement) were doing. Then when Germany folded, France began looking my way. Seeing as I was out of position, I was basically meat. Then comes a night when I was late getting home followed by having to get up at 5 am the next morning (and orders due that night), so my first CFC NMR could not have come at a worse time. I'll be watching the thread to see if France completes the sweep and snags the solo.

Thanks for the game guys...

 

[slappy]

One NMR (different empire this time):

Austria:
F Albania - Ionian Sea (*Fails*)
A Budapest Supports A Trieste
F Bulgaria(sc) Supports A Greece
A Greece Supports F Bulgaria(sc)
A Serbia - Rumania (*Bounce*)
A Trieste Supports A Budapest

England:
F Baltic Sea Convoys A Denmark - Prussia
A Denmark - Prussia
A Edinburgh - Denmark
F Gulf of Bothnia Supports A Sweden - Finland
A Livonia Supports A St Petersburg - Moscow
F North Sea Convoys A Edinburgh - Denmark
F Norway - St Petersburg (nc)
A Prussia - Warsaw
A Silesia Supports A Prussia - Warsaw
A St Petersburg - Moscow
A Sweden - Finland

France:
A Burgundy - Munich
A Galicia - Rumania (*Bounce*)
F Gulf of Lyon - Western Mediterranean
F Ionian Sea - Aegean Sea (*Fails*)
A Naples - Rome
A North Africa Hold
F Rome - Tyrrhenian Sea
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Naples
A Venice Hold

Russia:
F Finland Hold (*Dislodged*)
A Moscow Hold (*Dislodged*)
A Sevastopol Hold
A Warsaw Hold (*Dislodged*)

Turkey:
F Aegean Sea - Bulgaria (sc) (*Fails*)
A Armenia - Sevastopol (*Fails*)
A Constantinople Supports F Aegean Sea - Bulgaria

Autumn Adjustments
Russian A Moscow can retreat to Ukraine.
Russian A Warsaw can retreat to Ukraine.

There's really no point in waiting for Russian retreats. So I'm posting the DPY file as post-retreat, with one of the Russian armies in Ukr (the other is obviously disbanded).

Winter Adjustments
Austria: Supp 6 Unit 6 Build 0
England: Supp 12 Unit 11 Build 2
France: Supp 10 Unit 9 Build 1
Germany: Supp 0 Unit 0 Build 0
Italy: Supp 0 Unit 0 Build 0
Russia: Supp 3 Unit 3 Build 0
Turkey: Supp 3 Unit 3 Build 0

Could I please have build orders by 11:59 pm GMT on Sunday, November 27? Thanks.

Could I ask a favour of England and France? RP is picky about "Gulf of Lyon" (no "s") and "St Petersburg" (no ".") so if you think of it, it would speed things up a little for me to have those characters dropped from orders with those province names. If you forget, it's really no big deal.

 

[slappy]

One NBR, which activates my Rule 13...

England (GM's builds)
F Edi
A Liv

France
A Par

The Spring, 1907 deadline is Friday, December 2 at 11:59pm GMT

 

[slappy]

Russia NMRs for the second straight season and is declared in Civil Disorder.

Austria:
F Albania - Adriatic Sea (*Bounce*)
A Budapest - Vienna (*Bounce*)
F Bulgaria(sc) - Greece (*Fails*)
A Greece - Serbia (*Fails*)
A Serbia - Bulgaria (*Bounce*)
A Trieste - Budapest (*Fails*)

England:
F Baltic Sea - Denmark
A Denmark - Kiel
F Edinburgh - North Sea
A Finland - St Petersburg
F Gulf of Bothnia - Baltic Sea
A Liverpool - Yorkshire
A Livonia - Warsaw
A Moscow Supports A Warsaw - Ukraine
F North Sea - English Channel
A Prussia - Silesia (*Fails*)
A Silesia - Galicia (*Fails*)
F St Petersburg(nc) - Norway
A Warsaw - Ukraine

France:
A Galicia - Vienna (*Bounce*)
F Ionian Sea - Adriatic Sea (*Bounce*)
A Munich - Bohemia
F Naples Supports F Tyrrhenian Sea - Ionian Sea (*Fails*)
A North Africa - Tunis
A Paris Hold
A Rome - Venice
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Ionian Sea (*Fails*)
A Venice - Tyrolia
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean

Russia:
A Sevastopol Hold
A Ukraine Hold (*Dislodged*)

Turkey:
F Aegean Sea - Eastern Mediterranean
A Armenia Supports A Moscow - Sevastopol (*Void*)
A Constantinople - Bulgaria (*Bounce*)

GM's retreat orders: Russian A Ukraine can and does retreat to Rumania.

Your Fall, 1907 deadline is Friday, December 9 at 11:59pm GMT.

 

[TrailblazingScot]

You've certainly managed to pick real lame ducks for Tsar this game...

 

[slappy]

Well, it's not exactly a gruelling selection process

 

[TrailblazingScot]

CivDip are you tough enough...with ex-SAS Seargent Andy McAdder

 

[slappy]

One NMR...

Austria:
F Albania Hold
A Budapest Hold
F Bulgaria(sc) Hold
A Greece Hold
A Serbia Hold
A Trieste Hold (*Disbanded*)

England:
F Baltic Sea - Denmark
F Denmark - North Sea
F English Channel - Irish Sea
A Kiel Hold
A Moscow - Sevastopol
F North Sea - Belgium
F Norway - Norwegian Sea
A Prussia - Berlin
A Silesia Hold
A St Petersburg - Moscow
A Ukraine Supports A Moscow - Sevastopol
A Warsaw Supports A Ukraine
A Yorkshire Hold

France:
A Bohemia - Vienna
A Galicia Supports A Bohemia - Vienna
F Ionian Sea - Albania (*Fails*)
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Brest (*Bounce*)
F Naples Supports F Tyrrhenian Sea - Ionian Sea (*Fails*)
A Paris - Brest (*Bounce*)
A Tunis Hold
A Tyrolia Supports A Venice - Trieste
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Ionian Sea (*Fails*)
A Venice - Trieste

Russia:
A Rumania Hold
A Sevastopol Hold (*Disbanded*)

Turkey:
A Armenia Supports A Ukraine - Sevastopol (*Void*)
A Constantinople - Bulgaria (*Fails*)
F Eastern Mediterranean - Aegean Sea

No retreats.

Winter Adjustments

Austria: Supp 4 Unit 5 Remove 1
England: Supp 14 Unit 13 Build 1
France: Supp 12 Unit 10 Build 2
Germany: Supp 0 Unit 0 Build 0
Italy: Supp 0 Unit 0 Build 0
Russia: Supp 1 Unit 1 Build 0
Turkey: Supp 3 Unit 3 Build 0

Winter build/disband deadline is Sunday, December 11 at 11:59pm GMT

 

[slappy]

PLEASE READ the holiday break announcement at the bottom of this message!

No orders received. All builds and disbands according to GM's rules:

Austria:
Remove F Albania

England:
Build F Edinburgh

France:
Build F Brest
Build A Marseilles

Spring, 1908 deadline: Friday, December 16 at 11:59pm

HOLIDAY ALERT! PLEASE NOTE: I intend to declare a holiday break in this game from Fri. Dec 23 to Thu. Dec. 29, inclusive. This means we could conceivably have one more movement turn (Fall, '08) adjudicated on Thursday, Dec. 22 at the absolute latest.

I'm aware that some of you might need to break even earlier than Dec 23, or might be unavailable later than Dec. 29, so I ask each of you to email me with any request for the holiday break to start earlier or end later. I will make a follow-up announcement with the adjudication on Dec. 16. Thanks!

 

[TrailblazingScot]

Think I've worked out who the Kaiser is


Should I say Slappy? Aaaaaaaaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah?

 

[slappy]

We can end the gunboat any time everybody is willing. Feel free to add that to your emails about vacation dates, if you like. If everyone is in favour, I'll call for guesses followed by an unmasking. The game will then proceed with names as well as pseudonyms...

 

[slappy]

Okay folks, I have heard nothing from our Austrian player since way before the last deadline, and an email inquiring as to current status has gone unanswered for over 48 hours. This being the case, I've posted a couple of notices on our forum for replacement players.

Until a new Austria is found, we'll need to pause the game. There's still a chance we'll be able to get one more turn done before the holidays.

By the way, I've had a request that the holiday break run from Dec. 20 - Jan 4. So that's the range we're looking at for now.