Spring 12: Results & emergency map

I've been here, there, everywhere and Nottingham this week so it's only a quick post up of the map and unedited orders. I'll pretty things up later this weekend.

NMR from Italy. Sorry.

Orders in at Sunday 7pm. You know the drill.



Sorry.

Germany: A war Holds
Austria: A vie Supports A boh
Austria: A ven -> pie
Austria: A ukr -> war
Austria: A tyr -> mun
Austria: F tun Supports F ion -> tys
Austria: F tri -> adr
Germany: F stp/nc -> nwy
Germany: A spa -> mar
Germany: A sil Supports A war
Austria: A rum Supports A gal
Germany: A ruh -> bur
Germany: A pru Supports A war
Germany: A mun Holds
Austria: A mos Supports A ukr -> war
Germany: F mao -> naf
Germany: A lvn -> stp
Germany: A kie -> hol
Austria: F ion -> tys
Austria: A gre -> bul
Austria: A gal Supports A ukr -> war
Germany: F eng -> mao
Austria: A con -> bul
Austria: A boh Supports A tyr -> mun
Germany: A ber Supports A mun
Austria: F apu -> nap

Fall 1911: Orders and Results

Here's the updated map, so be sure to push the little armies and fleets around on the massive table top map of Europe with 3D terrain that you've undoubtedly made. Be sure to update the little supply center flags too.



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It's now Spring 1912. Please could I have your orders by 7pm, on Sunday 25th July.

Fall 11 Orders

Austria

F Adr -Apu
A Boh S A Bud - Gal
A Bud - Gal
A Con - Bul Bounced with Gre (1 against 1)
A Gre - Bul Bounced with Con (1 against 1)
F Ion S F Tys - Tun
A Mos S A Ukr - War
A Nap - Rom
A Rum S A Bud - Gal
A Sev S A Mos
A Tyr S A Boh
F Tys - Tun
A Ukr - War Bounced with War (2 against 2)
A Ven S A Tyr

Germany

A Ber - Pru
F Eng - Mao
A Lvn S A War
A Mun Holds
F Pic - Eng
A Ruh S A Mun
A Sil - Gal Bounced with Bud (1 against 1)
A Spa Holds
F Stp(nc) Holds
A War Holds

Italy

F Aeg - Con Failed because Austria: A Con - Bul failed.
A Bre S A Par
F Edi Holds
F Lyo - Tys
A Par S A Bre
A Pie Holds
F Wes - Tun Bounced with Tys (1 against 1)

Fall 11 Retreats

No retreats

Fall 11 Builds and Disbands

Austria: 16 Supply Centres (+1)
Builds Fleet Tri
Builds Army Vie

Germany: 12 Supply Centres
Builds A Kie
Builds A Ber

Italy: 6 Supply Centres (-1)
Disbands A Pie (this disband was randomly determined)

Spring 11: Orders and Results

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It's now Fall 11. Please could I have your orders by 7pm, on Sunday 18th July. Don't forget it's a Fall turn with all the accompanying build orders to be submitted.

(you all spotted my typo in the last post too)

Spring 11 Orders

And these are the orders:

Austria

F Apu - Ion
A Bud - Gal Bounced with War (1 against 1).
A Bul - Rum
A Con Holds
A Mos S A Rum - Ukr Support cut by Move from Livonia.
F Nap - Tys
A Rom - Nap
A Rum - Ukr
A Ser - Gre
A Sev S A Mos
F Tri - Adr
A Tyr S A Vie - Boh
A Ven S A Tyr
A Vie - Boh

Germany

F Bel - Pic
A Ber - Sil
A Boh S A War - Gal Support cut by Move from Vienna. Dislodged from vie (2 against 1).
A Kie - Ber
A Lvn - Mos Bounced with Mos (1 against 2).
A Mun Holds
F Nth - Eng
F Nwy - Stp(nc)
A Ruh S A Mun
A Spa Holds
A War - Gal Bounced with Bud (1 against 1)n

Italy

A Bre Holds
F Edi Holds
F Ion - Aeg
A Mar - Pie
F Mao - Wes
A Par Holds
F Wes - Lyo

Spring 11 Retreats

The German Army in Bohemia cannot retreat - unit destroyed

Fall 10: Orders and Results

Sadly 1910 saw the end of the League of non-aligned smaller states.

The story of France was long and tragic, and will be the subject of many a fine play and parody when the new order emerges in Europe. France initially filled up the Iberian peninsula with enthusiasm and splendid breakfast pastries, but at the very point where her fleets swung north into the la Manche in search of breakfasts which actually fill you up, the Spanish population were beginning to learn the ways of making fine antipasti for their new rulers. Eventually a plucky lone French fleet landed in Liverpool but by that point all hope of re-establishing a military presence in Marseille was lost. The final French fleet was ordered into Belgium in 1906 where it remained untroubled whilst Europe waged war around it, until Germany finally could not resist the tempting Flemish prize.

Turkey had a different story to tell, putting up a fine prolonged fight in the Balkans. Things must have looked good for the Turkish people in 1903 as they pushed the Austrians out of Greece and established dominance over the Eastern Med, at one point landing a fleet in Naples itself, which provided vital supplies for the effort back home and prolonged the life of the Turkish empire. But the quiet northern boarder that allowed this expansion in the Med was ultimately due to Austrian movements behind it, eventually this tactical pivoting allowed Austria to drop quiet assassins into Syria and Armenia. The weak point of any Sultan. The end of Turkey was a long drawn out campaign featuring an exciting cat and mouse chase up the Danube, but the overnumerousness of the Austrian war machine was eventually too much.

Turkey will long be remembered for the Black Sea Hop - a fabulous dance named after the Turkish orders in Spring 09, which is currently sweeping the cabarets of Europe.



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It's now Spring 1911. Please could I have your orders by the final whistle of the world cup final, on Sunday 18th July.

Fall 10 Orders

These were the orders which saw the end of the league.

Austria

F Adr - Apu
A Apu - Rom
A Arm - Sev
A Con - Bul
A Gal - Vie
F Nap - Tys Bounced with Wes (1 against 1)
A Pie - Mar Bounced with Mar (1 against 1) Dislodged from Tus (2 against 1)
A Rum S A Tri - Bud
A Ser - Gre Bounced with Ion (1 against 1)
A Sev - Mos
A Smy - Con
A Tri - Bud
A Ven S A Apu - Rom

France

F Bel Holds Dislodged from hol (2 against 1)

Germany

F Eng - Nth
A Gas - Spa
F Hol - Bel
A Lvn S A Sil - War
A Mun - Boh
F Nth - Nwy
A Ruh S F Hol - Bel
A Sil - War

Italy

A Bre S A Par
F Edi Holds
F Ion - Gre Bounced with ser (1 against 1)
A Mar S A Tus - Pie
F Nao - Mao
F Nwg - Nao
A Par S A Bre
A Tus - Pie
F Wes - Tys Bounced with Nap (1 against 1)
F Edi S Nrg - Nth Illegal move, hold order assigned

Turkey

A bud Holds Dislodged from tri (2 against 1).

Fall 10 Retreats

A Bud retreats to Gal
A Pie retreats to Tyr
F Bel retreats to Pic

Fall 10 Builds and Disbands

Austria: 15 Supply Centres (+1)
Builds Fleet Tri
One build is left unused

France: 0 Supply Centres (-1)
Disbands F Pic

Germany: 12 Supply Centres (+4)
Builds A Mun
Builds A Kie
Builds A Ber

Italy: 7 Supply Centres (-3)
Disbands Pie
Disbands Nao

Turkey: 0 Supply Centres (-1)
Disbands A Gal

Spring 10: Orders and Results

The results are in. Who's going to make it through to the semis?



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It's now Fall 10. Although there was a delay in getting these orders out, I'm going to stick with the Sunday deadline unless anyone lets me know that they can't do that or wants more time - so please could I have your orders by 7pm, on Sunday 4th July. Don't forget it's a Fall turn with all the accompanying build orders to be submitted.

Spring 10 Orders

And these are the orders:

Austria

F Adr C A Tri - Apu
A Ank - Arm
A Boh - Gal
A Bud - Ser
A Con - Bul Bounced with rum (1 against 1)
A Gal - Rum
F Nap S A Tri - Apu
A Sev S A Gal - Rum
A Smy - Con Failed because A Con - Bul failed
A Tri - Apu Convoy path taken Tri to Adr to Apu
A Tyr - Pie
A Ven - Rom Bounced with Apu (1 against 1)
A Vie - Tri

France

F Bel Holds

Germany

A Ber - Sil
A Bur - Gas
F Hel - Hol
F Lon - Eng
A Mun Holds
F Nth S F Lon - Eng
A Ruh S A Mun
A Stp - Lvn

Italy

A Apu - Rom Bounced with Ven (1 against 1). Dislodged from Tri (2 against 1)
F Edi Holds
F Lvp - Nao
F Mao - Wes
F Nwy - Nwg
A Par Holds
A Pic - Bre
A Pie - Mar
F Tun - Ion
A Tus - Ven Failed because A Ven - Rom failed

Turkey

A Rum - Bul Bounced with Con (1 against 1). Dislodged from gal (2 against 1)

Spring 10 Retreats

The Italian Army in Apulia cannot retreat - unit destroyed

The Turkish Army in Rumania retreats to Budapest

It'll be over by Christmas

I thought now was a good point to recap when Diplomacy ends, as we've moved past the end of the beginning and are firmly into midgame to endgame territory.

There are two endings, a win or a draw.

Win

In order for a single player to win outright they must sucessfully control 18 supply centres, (there are 34 in the game and so this represents one over the halfway point, or an overall majority).

This can only be a solo victory, you get nothing for a coalition, not in this game.

Draw

If all players can agree a ceasefire then the game finishes in a draw between everyone remaining in the game. A draw is entirely equal whether you have one unit or seventeen units left on the board. Players who have been eliminated don't get any of the glory of the draw.

There must be a complete concord amongst the remaining players in order for a draw to be legitimate. If one player, no matter how many units they have, does not agree to a draw then there cannot be one.

To declare the game a draw, I must recieve a message from every remaining player in the same turn saying that they agree to the draw.

There are also some articles on mid and endgame strategy on The Diplomacy Archive.

Fall 09: Orders and Results

We say goodbye to another corner of the Diplomacy map this turn, as the fleets which have circled the British Isles for a while moved inland. Every Prime Minister faces the difficulty of establishing a foothold on mainland Europe, and aside from the sympathetic voices in The Storting, this was no exeption. Europe's beaches and ports were firmly off limits to the English, so when the war on the mainland spilled over into the Atlantic and North Sea, there were few options left open. However, 1909 does represent a significant lenth of time to remain an independent power, so congratulations PM Neil! Let us hope that the Italians or Germans will find a comfortable role for you in administering their occupation.

Here's the map



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It's now Spring 10, and well done to the powers who have lasted 10 years in the current tense political climate.

Please could I have your orders by 7pm, on Monday 28th June. I've extended this Spring turn by a day (daylight savings) in case any players or GMs are at major festivals and their phone runs out of power. The deadline after that will be 4th July and then we'll be back onto the week long turns with deadline on the Sunday.

Fall 09 Orders

These were the dance steps in Fall 09

Austria

F Adr S A Tyr - Ven
A Ank - Con Bounced with Smy (1 against 1)
A Boh - Tyr
A Con - Bul Bounced with Bla (1 against 1)
A Gal - Rum Bounced with Rum (1 against 1)
F Ion - Nap
A Sev - Rum Bounced with Gal (1 against 1)
A Sil - Boh
A Smy - Con Bounced with Ank (1 against 1)
A Tri S A Tyr - Ven
A Tyr - Ven

England

F Lon Holds Dislodged from Wal (2 against 1)

France

F Bel Holds

Germany

A Ber Holds
F Den - Hel
A Hol - Ruh
A Mun S A Ruh - Bur
F Nth S F Wal - Lon
A Nwy - Stp
A Ruh - Bur
F Wal - Lon

Italy

F Bar - Nwy
A Bur S A Pic - Bel Support cut by move from Ruh. Dislodged from Ruh (2 against 1)
F Eng - Mao
A Mar - Pie
F Nao - Lvp
F Nwg - Edi
A Pic - Bel Bounced with Bel (1 against 1)
A Pie - Tus
F Tys - Tun
A Ven - Apu

Turkey

F Bla - Bul(ec) Bounced with Con (1 against 1)
A Rum S F Bla - Bul(ec) Support cut by Move from Sevastopol

Fall 09 Retreats

F Lon retreats to Yor
A Bur retreats to Par

Fall 09 Builds and Disbands

Austria: 14 Supply Centres (+3)
Builds A Vie
Builds A Bud
One build was unused

England: 0 Supply Centres (-1)
Disbands F Yor

France: 1 Supply Centre

Germany: 8 Supply Centres (-1)

Italy: 10 Supply Centres

Turkey: 1 Supply Centre (-1)
Disbands F Bla