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.

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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

Spring 09: Orders and Results

There's some interesting parallels between Diplomacy and the football world cup. For example, did you know that neither game uses dice!

Here's the new pitch



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It's now Fall 09, and please could I have your orders by 7pm, on Sunday 20th June. Don't forget to submit builds.

Spring 09 Orders

And these are the orders:

Austria

F Aeg - Ion
A Arm - Ank
A Boh S A Tyr
A Con S A Arm - Ank
A Mos - Sev
A Sil Holds
A Syr - Smy
F Tri - Adr
A Tyr S A Vie - Tri
A Vie - Tri
A War - Gal

England

F Yor - Lon

France

F Bel S F Lon - Eng Support cut by Move from Picardy.

Germany

A Ber Holds
F Den S F Nwy - Nth
A Hol S F Bel
A Kie - Ruh
F Lon - Eng Bounced with eng (1 against 1). Dislodged from yor (2 against 1).
A Mun S A Kie -Ruh
F Nwy - Nth
A Stp - Nwy

Italy

A Bur - Ruh Bounced with kie (1 against 1).
F Eng S F Yor - Lon
A Mar - Bur Failed because A Bur - Ruh failed.
F Mao - Nao
F Nth - Nwg
F Nwg - Bar
A Pic - Bel Bounced with bel (1 against 2).
A Pie S A Ven
A Ven Holds
F Wes - Tys

Turkey

A Ank - Rum Convoy path taken: Ank to Bla to Rum
F Bla C A Ank - Rum

Spring 09 Retreats

A Lon retreats to Wales

Fall 08: Orders and Results

A sad day, as we say a farewell to Russia. The Russian bear was seemingly billed for a troublesome existance after the dust was kicked up over Warsaw in 1901, but did exceptionally well to survive as a state this long whilst keeping an influence on Scandinavian politics, most recently through the Grand Dutchy of Finland. Well played Tim!

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It's now Spring 09, and please could I have your orders by 7pm, on Sunday 13th June.

Fall 08 Orders

Here's what you did do.

Austria

F Aeg S A Bul - Con
A Arm - Ank Bounced with Ank (1 against 1).
A Boh S A Tri - Tyr
A Bul - Con
A Gal - Vie
A Sil S A Ruh - Mun
A Syr - Smy Bounced with Smy (1 against 1).
A Tri - Tyr
A Ukr - Mos
A War S A Ukr - Mos

England

F Edi - Yor

France

F Bel Holds

Germany

F Bal - Den
A Ber S A Ruh - Mun
A Hol S F Bel
A Lvn - Stp
F Nth - Lon
F Nwy S A Lvn - Stp
A Ruh - Mun

Italy

A Bur - Mun Failed.
F Eng - Nth
A Mar - Bur Failed because A Bur - Mun failed.
F Mao - Eng
F Nwg S F Eng - Nth
A Par Holds
A Pic Holds
A Rom - Ven
A Tyr S A Bur - Mun Support cut by Move from Trieste. Dislodged from Tri (2 against 1).
F Tys - Wes
F Wes - Mao

Russia

NMR. Hold order Assigned.

F Fin - Holds

Turkey

A Ank S A Smy Support cut by Move from Armenia.
F Con S A Ank Support cut by Move from Bulgaria. Dislodged from bul (2 against 1).
A Smy S F Con Support cut by Move from Syria

Fall 08 Retreats

A Tyr retreats to Tyr cannot retreat and is disbanded. They probably go to Switzerland to start cattle farming in their spare time, why not. I'll let you know how they get on.

F Con retreats to Bla

Fall 08 Builds and Disbands

Austria: 11 Supply Centres (+1)
Builds F Tri

England: 1 Supply Centre

France: 1 Supply Centre

Germany: 9 Supply Centres (+2)
Builds A Kie
One build was unused

Italy: 11 Supply Centres (-1)
Disbands A Par

Russia: 0 Supply Centres (-1)

Turkey: 2 Supply Centres (-1)
Disbands A Smy