Austria makes a major move towards Turkey, leaving England to freely capture Warsaw and Moscow. Turkey sneaks into Budapest, but I think the stay won't be long.
Deadline for the next orders is 26.6.2002, 12:00 GMT.
A Mos-Sev (disbanded)
A Ukr S A Gal-Rum
A Gal-Rum
A War-Gal
A Boh-Vie
A Tyr-Tri
A Tus-Ven
F TYS-Nap
F Apu S F Tun-ION
F Tun-ION (disbanded)
F GOL-TYS
F HEL-Hol
F NTH S F HEL-Hol
F BAL S A Kie H
A Kie S German A Mun H
A StP-Mos
A Lvn S A StP-Mos
A Pru-War
F Wal (no order received)
F WMS-Tun
F NAf S F WMS-Tun
A Bur-Mun (fails)
A Ruh S A Bur-Mun
F Bre H (no such unit)
A Mar H
F Bel (no order received)
A Ber S English A Kie-Pru (void)
A Mun S English A Pru-Sil (void)
F AEG-ION (bounce)
F Alb S F ION-ADR
F BLA-Sev (bounce)
A Con-Bul
F EMS S F AEG-ION
F ION-ADR
A Rum-Bud
to England: You said before that nobody listens
to consistent lying, is that making fun of me for
believing Turkey? You cannot possibly be
referring to me - the press is all on the webpage
and anyone who want to see who has been playing
honest can just go through and read. Can't you
just appreciate that I'm throwing the game to you
and be nice to me in your press, hmmm? You
couldn't possibly be stupid enough to think that
the Turkish move was a good idea for =him= and
have gotten yourself into this position (don't
confirm that in press, of course) - his maximal
result is still a draw, there's no way he can
cross the stalemate line and he's now got a 10 SC
power whose intent is to suicide on him.
I would greatly appreciate it if you'd let me
walk out of my centers before you take them so
that you don't hinder my progress against the
Turk. If you have conditions just let me know,
I'm only here to throw you centers anyway, but I'd
like to eliminate the Turk first, if you don't
mind.
France: Please move all your units into the Med
so England can take your centers easily so we get
this game over with. Congratulations on destroying
my fleet in Tunis.
Germany: I think we both have enough problems of
our own, no need for forces on our border, huh?
No need for a stalemate line either, as England
will already be over the line (I'm helping him
take and hold enough centers in the east that he
can solo with what he can take easily in the
west). I am not going to try to hold Mos and War,
on the contrary, I'll be actively throwing them
to England.
Austria;
Thanks for the 'Congratulations', but like I've been trying to say ...its
not time for draw lines and it won't be a solo for ANYONE any time soon.
If you truly are disheartened, don't be...lots of life left in a Diplomacy
game and just cause you lose a couple of SC's doesn't mean its lights out.
Wether you're winning OR losing enjoy the game...shouldn't matter if its
over quickly or not, but wether everyones having a good time.
Germany;
Hmmmm...sorry, I don't want to make the same mistakes Austria made.
If you are in Silesia then Berlin is safe from me.
Don't know quite yet how France feels about an alliance with you,
I'm stuck in between two alliances again not knowing which path to take...
All;
Its been a bit of time before the last turns...while we get up to speed it
would be good to know what some of the more quiet people at the table intend
to do now... ~hint hint~
From the German "high" command:
It is times like these which try all alliances. Surely Austria can try
and "throw" the game to England, and just as surely England can
roll in and claim the open centers. However, he currently only
sits at 9 centers. Even if he takes ALL (both) of my centers and
all that is laid before him by Turkey he only moves (readily) to
13. Sure, Turkey gets tied up and growth is slow, but he should
still be able to grow none the less.
Now, what of France? Surely now that the east is in conflict he
will rethink his tactics. This press likely finds him in Munich as he
gears up his war machine to hit England's flank. Equally assured
will be some press from either Turkey OR France asking the
other to hold and combine against E/A.
If something other than that happens I will be surprised. But
we all must see this as proof of the primary tenet of the Knights.
The Knights exist to show dedication to cat 23 they are NOT
an indication of player ability.
Now, I say we lock Austria in the "whine" cellar and move on.
No hard feelings at all. This is how the game is played. I'm
actually amazed (pleased, yes) to still be here. I'm still waiting
to make my move and solo.