squires@csd2.UUCP (Charles S Squires Jr) (01/20/86)
*** SQUIRES-DIPLOMACY NEWSLETTER ** Next move: SPRING 1907 ***
(posted on net.games.pbm and mailed to the following:)
Charles Squires Gamesmaster squires@nyu-csd2.ARPA
----- Players: -----
Clark Cooper Aus/Hun coopercc@ge-crd.ARPA
Terry Dougherty France fadoc@brl-tgr.ARPA
Geoffrey Sauerborn Germany geoffs@brl-tgr.ARPA
Lewis Jansen England lrj@lasspvax.ARPA
Kevin Knight Russia knight@harvard.ARPA
----- Mailing list: -----
Jeff Hanes: jeffh@brl-vgr.ARPA Previous player for Germany
Tom Tedrick: tedrick@ucbernie.ARPA Previous player for Italy
Daryll Strauss: strauss@cmu-cs-gandalf.ARPA Previous player for Turkey
Results of Fall 1906 orders: ==========================================
Austria: A-Ven-Rom OK
F-Ion-Tun Standoff against France
A-Tri-Vie OK
A-Tyr-S-A-Tri-Vie OK
A-Ser-Bud OK
A-Alb-Ser OK
F-Gre-HOLD OK
England: A-Swe-HOLD OK
France: A-Edi-HOLD OK
F-Bar-S-A-Yor-Nwy OK
A-Yor-Nwy OK
F-Nth-C-A-Yor-Nwy OK
F-NAO-NwS OK
A-Par-Pic OK
A-Bur-HOLD OK
F-TyS-Tun Standoff against Austria
F-Nap-Ion Insufficient support
Germany: A-Bel-Ruh OK
A-GOB-Swe Insufficient support
F-Bal-S-F-GOB-Swe OK
A-Gal-War OK
A-Pru-S-A-Gal-War OK
A-Kie-HOLD OK
Russia: F-Nwy-StP/N OK
A-Fin-S-ENGLISH-A-Swe OK
A-Mos-War Germany has greater support
A-War-Sil OK
A-Vie-Boh OK
A-Rum-Ukr OK
A-Bud-Rum OK
F-Bla-Bul/E OK
F-Con-S-F-Bla-Bul/E OK
A-Smy-HOLD OK
Turkey: (civil disorder)
F-Age-HOLD OK
Retreats and Disbands due to dislodgement: ============================
none
Builds and Adjustments: ===============================================
Austria: BUILD-F-Tri
France: BUILD-F-Bre
Germany: BUILD-A-Ber
Russia: DISBAND-A-Smy
DISBAND-F-StP
Turkey: DISBAND-F-Smy
Announcements: ========================================================
At this time, Turkey has been eliminated from the game. Please
note the new mailing list and make necessary changes to your .mailrc
files. Daryll will continue to receive the game results, unless he
asks otherwise.
Spring 1907 orders, along with press releases and potential
retreats, are due Wednesday, January 22, 1986 at 7pm eastern standard
time. I realize this period is slightly shorter than we've become
accustomed to, but as fate has it, I may not be able to continue to
GM the game after January 30, so I want to pick up the pace a little
and see if we can get into 1908 before that time. I will keep you
posted. If I can't continue to GM, I may be able to find an
alternate.
News from around Europe: ==============================================
Headlines from the Fall of 1906:
TURKISH FLEET IN AEGEAN SINKS. SULTAN REPORTED MISSING AS LAST TURKISH
UNITS ARE SUBJUGATED BY RUSSIA. RUSSIA WINS BALTIC WAR.
FRENCH UNITS ATTACK RUSSIANS IN SCANDANAVIA HEATING UP WAR OF WORDS.
GERMANS ATTACK WARSAW IN 6-YEAR-OLD BALTIC WAR. RUSSIA TAKES BEATING ON
NORTHERN FRONTS, BUT SENDS ARMIES INTO THE HEART OF GERMANY, BEHIND
GERMAN FRONT LINES. BERLIN AND MUNICH WITHIN RANGE OF RUSSIAN TROOPS
WHILE ST. PETERSBURG AND MOSCOW ARE WITHIN RANGE OF GERMAN TROOPS.
LONE ENGLISH UNIT IN SWEDEN CONTINUES TO HOLD OUT DESPITE MASSIVE BOMBARDMENT
FROM OFFSHORE GERMAN FLEETS.
RUSSIA EVACUATES AUSTRIAN CITIES, APOLOGIZES FOR UNDECLARED INVASION.
AUSTRIAN/FRENCH COOPERATION IN ALLEGED TRI-POWER ALLIANCE NOT EVIDENT AS
AUSTRIAN AND FRENCH CONFLICT IN MEDITERRANEAN. ANALYSTS CALL
AUSTRIANS "NOT STUPID" AS FRENCH ATTEMPTS TO RETAKE TUNIS AND ADVANCE
FURTHER EAST INTO THE IONIAN ARE FOILED. AUSTRIANS RE-SECURE ROME.
FRENCH UNITS CONTINUE TO FLOCK TO GERMAN BORDER, DESITE CLAIMS OF FRIENDSHIP
ON BOTH SIDES.
AUSTRIAN, FRENCH, AND GERMAN TROOP STRENGTHS EACH RISE 1 UNIT, WHILE RUSSIA
DROPS 2 UNITS- THE FIRST DECLINE IN RUSSIA DURING THE 20th CENTURY.
The following are press releases (also known as propaganda) from the
governments of England, France, Germany, and Russia:
===== From Stockholm, English-occupied Sweden =====
The prime minister is reported to be in Moscow, having almost killed
Mad Ludvig when he tried to crashland his blimp into parliment...
===== From Paris, France =====
TRI-POWER ALLIANCE
General P.A. LaFayette in a meeting with the Tri-Power members, discussed the
new economic and trade agreements with Germany and Austria-Hungary. The Tri-
Power Alliance denounced the undeclared invasion of Russia into the Austrian
homeland. Austrian Underground Freedom Fighters have reported numerous
stories of Russian Imperialist troops murdering the men and boys of the
captured cities after they have been forced to watch the Russians defile their
young women and wives. It is reported that the Russian troops are looting and
burning the countryside in an uncontrolled rampage. The Tri-Power Alliance
condemns the Russian actions and fully supports the Austria-Hungary war
against the Imperialist actions of Russia.
PEACE REIGNS IN ENGLAND
The Free French Democratic government returned control of all local matters
to the King and Queen of England. The 7th Tours and the 1st Parisian French
Armies will shortly be removed from England, returning all local police
actions to the British local police. The French government has sent a
delegation to the surrounded British army in Sweden and has offered terms of
peace and safe conduct back to the British homeland. Those terms were
accepted by the British General staff. In response French troops moved into
Norway to assist the German's in transporting the British troops back home
from Sweden.
The French Cherboug, Brest and Normandy fleets have secured the Northern Seas
and have guaranteed the safety of all international vessels.
FORMER BRITISH PRIME MINISTER AND `MAD LUDWICK` REPORTED SEEN
In a copyright story from the New York Times, Paris reported today that the
former British Prime Minister with his mistress were seen in the company of
`Mad Ludwick` of Germany at the ever popular Sands Resort in Las Vegas,
Nevada. It was reported that both the former heads of state had transferred
large sums of their national treasuries to secret Swiss bank accounts prior
to their departure. Suits have been filed by both the new German government
and the acting colonial government of Britian with the International World
Court in an attempt to get the money returned to the rightful governments.
FRANCE PREPARES SUPPORT TO GERMANY AND AUSTRIA FOR LONG WAR WITH RUSSIA
The Free French Government is delaying an announcement of an "official
declaration of war" with Russia. France still hopes that a peaceful solution
can be worked out by all countries concerning the undeclared invasion by
Russian Troops into Austria-Hungary and the attacks by Russian marauders
against the German food distribution outposts within Galacia. France is
continuing it's preparation for providing support to the Tri-Power Alliance
partners in their Great War with Russia. French forces are being recalled
from its victories in the British Isles for the war support in central and
northern Europe. France has warned the Russian Czar that if a peaceful
solution can not be found to the current hostilities, France will join in the
undeclared war against Russia.
The German and French fleets in a cooperative show of force threaten the
Russia homeport of St. Petersburg and caused the Russian fleet in Norway to
retreat back to St. Petersburg to defend the Russia homeland.
The Marseilles and Monaco French fleets have moved into supporting positions
in the Mediterranean Sea area and will provide assistance to the Austria
fleets in their war against Russia.
(Editor's note: the nature of such "support" of Austria is questionable in
light of the Fall 1906 turn of events)
FRANCE DENOUNCES CZAR`S COMMENTS
The Free French Government dismissed the comments by the Russian Czar's
concerning the state of French politics as the the ravings of a mad man.
France is known as the birthplace of liberty, freedom and the democratic
principle of government. France will continue to support any nation in
its fight for freedom and justice.
General P.A. LaFayette, called the Czar`s comments as "Saber Rattling by an
Imperialistic Tyrant. The Red menace will be his own blood flowing from
the effects of a French cannon ball as it cuts him off at the knees".
===== From Berlin, Germany =====
In a speech to his cabinet members Hanz Heimatstadt denounced the
recent advance of Russian troops into the very heart of the
Austo-Hungarian homeland. "This along with the Russian atrocities to
the Hungarian people in the province of Galacia which were discovered by
liberating German forces gives Germany a renewed resolve to end Russian
imperialism and bring the Czar's unruly troops to trial!" Herr
Heimatstadt went on to call upon rest of the world to join Germany
in freeing eastern Europe from Russian police-statism and returning it
to peace and freedom. "All peace loving people of the world must unite
to insure that the light of freedom is not squashed in Eurasia. We call
upon the Fins, Turks, Pols, and all nations who have found themselves
engulfed by a gluttonous Russian bear. We even extend a hand of
understanding to the betrayed English who, through Russian pressure,
were dragged into a war with France against their will."
In a jester of reconciliation to the British people, he even offered
amnesty to all misguided English troops still in uniform. "They only
need lay down their arms and they will receive safe escort from the
German Navy back to England. There they will find a renewed air of
democracy. A refreshing breath of freedom in a country that for so long
was smothered under the tyranny of a royal heal." Of course the
Chancellor was referring to the recent public elections held in
liberated Britain.
===== From Moscow, Russia =====
MOSCOW, October 4, 1906. Today the Czar ordered all Russian troops to
vacate the capitals of Austria and Hungary. Calling the incursion
"inexcusable", the Czar returned all Austro-Hungarian lands and humbly
requested a Pan-Slavic peace treaty with the Austrian rulers.
In other news, the Czar warned the new German rulers to look
beyond the immediate future. In order to make even the immediate future
look a little less rosy, the Czar's troops were ordered to vacate Norway
and enter German home territory.
===== End of press releases =====
Current Positions: ====================================================
A/H A/H Eng Fra Fra Ger Ger Rus Rus
Armies Fleets Armies Armies Fleets Armies Fleets Armies Fleets
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A-Ser F-Ion A-Swe A-Edi F-Bar A-War F-GOB A-Fin F-Con
A-Bud F-Gre A-Nwy F-Nth A-Pru F-Bal A-Mos F-Bul/E
A-Vie F-Tri A-Bur F-NwS A-Ber F-Kie A-Ukr
A-Tyr A-Pic F-TyS A-Ruh A-Rum
A-Rom F-Nap A-Sil
F-Bre A-Boh
Existing Wars Between the Powers: =====================================
BALTIC WAR - Declared Fall 1902 - England/Russia vs Germany.
& England vs France/Germany.
(undeclared attacks on Russian units by France, F1906)
(undeclared Austrian/French skirmishes, F1906)
Current Supply Center Ownership: ======================================
Ctry '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 Cities Owned
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A/H 3 5 5 6 6 7 8 Bud, Tri, Ven, Ser, Gre, Rom, Tun,
Vie
Eng 3 4 5 4 4 1 1 Swe
Fra 3 5 5 7 8 9 10 Par, Mar, Bre, Por, Spa, Nap, Lon,
Liv, Edi, Nwy
Ger 3 5 5 6 5 6 7 Ber, Mun, Kie, Hol, Den, Bel, War
Ita 3 4 5 2 1 - - -
Rus 4 6 6 6 8 10 8 Mos, StP, Sev, Rum, Bul, Ank, Con,
Smy
Tur 3 4 3 3 2 1 - -
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