squires@csd2.UUCP (Charles S Squires Jr) (11/20/85)
*** SQUIRES-DIPLOMACY NEWSLETTER ** Next move: SPRING 1904 *** (posted on net.games.pbm and sent to the players via e-mail) Charles Squires Gamesmaster squires@nyu-csd2.ARPA Charles Cooper Aus/Hun coopercc@ge-crd.ARPA Terry Dougherty France fadoc@brl-tgr.ARPA Jeff Hanes Germany jeffh@brl-vgr.ARPA Lewis Jansen England lrj@lasspvax.ARPA Kevin Knight Russia knight@harvard.ARPA Daryll Strauss Turkey strauss@cmu-cs-gandalf.ARPA Tom Tedrick Italy tedrick@ucbernie.ARPA Results of Fall 1903 orders: ========================================== Austria: A-Tri-Ven OK A-Tyr-S-A-Tri-Ven OK F-Adr-Apu Fails. Adr taken. Must disband. A-Ser-Tri Conflict with Ita-A-Alb-Tri F-Gre-HOLD OK England: A-Bel-Hol Fails. Bel taken. Must disband. A-Den-Swe OK F-Nth-Nwy Fails. Insufficient support. F-Eng-Bre Conflict with Fra-A-Par-Bre F-Lon-Eng Eng not evacuated. France: A-Bur-Bel OK A-Par-Bre Conflict with Eng-F-Eng-Bre F-Pic-S-A-Bur-Bel OK F-Gas-MAO OK F-WMd-Tun OK Germany: F-Bal-S-Eng-A-Den-Swe OK F-Hol-HOLD OK A-War-Mos Fails. Defeated by Rus-A-StP-Mos A-Kie-Den OK A-Ruh-S-Fra-A-Bur-Bel OK Italy: F-Ion-Adr OK F-Apu-S-F-Ion-Adr OK. (Adr cannot cut support) A-Alb-Tri Conflict with Aus-A-Ser-Tri A-Ven-S-A-Alb-Tri Support cut. Ven taken. Retreat. Russia: F-Nwy-HOLD OK F-Swe-S-Eng-A-Den Fails. Eng-A-Den did not comply. Swe taken. Retreat. A-StP-Mos OK A-Ukr-S-A-StP-Mos OK F-Rum-S-F-Bla-Bul/E OK F-Bla-Bul/E OK Turkey: F-Age-Gre Fails. Insufficient support. F-Con-Smy OK A-Ank-Con OK Retreats and Disbands: ================================================ AUSTRIA-F-Adr-DISBAND (Forced) ENGLAND-A-Bel-DISBAND (Forced) ITALY-A-Ven-Rom RUSSIA-F-Swe-DISBAND (Instead of retreating) Builds and Adjustments: =============================================== (NB: One Italian unit was forcibly disbanded in the Spring) Austria: F-Tri-BUILD A-Vie-BUILD France: F-Bre-BUILD A-Mar-BUILD Germany: F-Kie-BUILD Italy: A-Alb-DISBAND F-Adr-DISBAND Russia: A-StP-BUILD Announcements: ======================================================== Spring 1904 orders, press releases, and potential retreats are due on Friday, November 22, 1985 at 3pm eastern standard time. News from around the world: =========================================== Highlights of Spring 1903: 1) BALTIC WAR WIDENS. NORTHERN EUROPEAN ALLIANCES ALL BROKEN. CONFUSION REIGNS AS BELGIUM, DENMARK, AND SWEDEN FALL. BREST AND NORWAY UNDER ATTACK. WARSAW SEIGE CONTINUES. FRANCE DECLARES WAR ON ENGLAND, CEASE FIRE WITH GERMANY. GERMANY HELPS ALLIES FIGHT EACH OTHER. ENGLAND ATTACKS RUSSIAN UNIT WITHOUT DECLARATION OR PROVOCATION. 2) AUSTRIA WINS SMASHING VICTORIES AGAINST ITALY. VENICE FALLS. ITALIANS FORCED OUT OF ALBANIA, FLEE TO ROME AND SOUTHERN ITALY. 3) RUSSIA TAKES BULGARIA FROM AUSTRIAN ALLY. STATE OF THE BALKAN WAR UNCERTAIN. BLACK SEA QUIET AS TURKS PUSH WEST. TURKEY ATTACKS AUSTRIAN POSITIONS IN GREECE. 4) FRANCE TAKES TUNIS. 5) FRANCE RISES TO NUMERICAL SUPREMACY. AUSTRIA AND GERMANY ALSO GAIN POWER. ENGLAND AND ITALY LOSE POWER. TURKEY AND RUSSIA REMAIN THE SAME. The following are news bulletins out of European capitals. London has been placed under a news blackout this season. Berlin continues its traditional news blackout. *** From France *** In a surprise overthrow of the French Monarchy by the French Army, King Lousie the XVI has been arrested, and exiled from France. In a public uprising due to the King's unpopular peace treaty with England and his declaration of war on Germany, the French Army with the support of the common people of France, removed the King from power and declared a Free French Democratic Nation. By popular demand and support, General Paul Andre LaFayette, General of the Free French armies, was appointed as President of Free France. The new Free French government has renounced the King's peace treaty with England and has declared that a state of war now exists with England. The German and Italian governments have recognized the new Free French Government. Germany has joined alliances with France and has announced its support of the Normandy War against England. [Interjection by Geneva Press: there has been no formal announcement of this from Rome or Berlin] It has been reported that King Lousie and his monarch has fled to England, in hopes of getting help from the Prime Minister to regain his throne in Paris. *** From Russia *** MOSCOW, Nov. 18. Russians are one season closer to tossing the Teutonic Hordes out of the Motherland. The Czar raises his glass to all the foes of Germany: To sudden victory! *** From Turkey *** Turkish forces press westward and pledge support to the Italian regime. Current Positions: ==================================================== A/H Eng Fra Ger Ita Rus Tur --- --- --- --- --- --- --- A-Ser A-Swe A-Par A-Ruh A-Rom A-Mos A-Con A-Tyr F-Eng A-Bel A-Den F-Apu A-Ukr F-Smy A-Vie F-Nort A-Mar A-War A-StP F-Aeg A-Ven F-Lon F-Pic F-Bal F-Nwy F-Tri F-Bre F-Hol F-Rum F-Gre F-MAO F-Kie F-Bul/E F-Tun Existing Wars Between the Powers: ===================================== BALKAN WAR - Declared Fall 1901 - Austria/Russia vs. Turkey. ADRIATIC WAR - Declared Spring 1902 - Italy vs. Austria. GREAT WAR OF NORTHERN EUROPE - (formerly, the Baltic War) - Baltic war declared by Eng/Rus on Ger F1902-Pres - Channel War betw. Eng and Fra. F1901-S1903 - Fra. joins Baltic War against Ger S1903-F1903 - Normandy War decl. by Fra against Eng F1903-Pres - Undeclared conflict over Sweden betw Eng/Rus F1903 Current Supply Center Ownership: ====================================== Ctry 1901 1902 1903 1904 Cities Owned ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ------------ A/H 3 5 5 6 Vie, Bud, Tri, Ven, Ser, Gre Eng 3 4 5 4 Lon, Liv, Edi, Swe Fra 3 5 5 7 Par, Mar, Bre, Por, Spa, Bel, Tun Ger 3 5 5 6 Ber, Mun, Kie, Hol, War, Den Ita 3 4 5 2 Rom, Nap Rus 4 6 6 6 Mos, StP, Sev, Rum, Bul, Nwy Tur 3 4 3 3 Con, Smy, Ank /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Charles Squires, Rm 619 WWH, | ARPA: squires@nyu-csd2.ARPA | | Courant Institute of Mathematical | UUCP: ...cmcl2!csd2!squires | | Sciences, New York University | CSNET: squires@nyu-csd2@csnet-relay | | 251 Mercer St, NY, NY, 10012 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/