squires@csd2.UUCP (Charles S Squires Jr) (11/14/85)
*** SQUIRES-DIPLOMACY NEWSLETTER ** Next move: FALL 1903 *** (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 Spring 1903 orders: ======================================== Austria: A-Bud-Tri OK A-Tyr-S-A-Bud-Tri OK F-Adr-Alb Albania not evacuated. F-Bul/S-Gre OK A-Ser-S-F-Bul/S-Gre OK England: A-Den-HOLD OK F-Nth-Hel Fails. Equal attack by Germany. F-Lon-Nth Fails. Nth not evacuated. F-Eng-S-F-Lon-Nth Fails. Self-dislodg. prohibited. A-Bel-S-FRA-A-Mar-Bur OK France: F-GOL-WMd OK A-Mar-Bur OK A-Par-S-A-Mar-Bur OK F-Bre-Gas OK F-Pic-S-ENG-A-Bel OK Germany: A-Bur-Ruh OK A-War-Mos Fails. Equal attack by Russia. A-Kie-HOLD OK F-Hol-Hel Fails. Equal attack by England. F-Bal-HOLD OK Italy: A-Ven-Tri Fails. Trieste invaded by Austria. F-Apu-Adr Fails. Adr not evacuated. F-Nap-Ion OK A-Alb-S-A-Ven-Tri Support cut by Austrian fleet Adr. F-Gre-Age Fails. Greece taken. Disbands. Russia: F-Nwy-HOLD OK F-Swe-S-ENG-A-Den OK A-StP-Mos Fails. Equal attack by Germany. A-Sev-Ukr OK F-Rum-Sev Self-standoff. F-Bla-Sev Self-standoff. Turkey: F-Aeg-S-F-Ank-Con Support cut by Italian fleet Gre. F-Ank-Con OK A-Arm-Ank OK Retreats and Disbands: ================================================ ITALIAN-F-Gre-Disbands; retreat impossible. Announcements: ======================================================== Fall 1903 orders, press releases, and any potential retreats, builds, and adjustments are due by Mon., November 18 at 7 PM eastern standard time. News from around the world: =========================================== This season, major events included: 1) Bilateral cease-fire between England and France. 2) France joins England and Russia in the war against Germany. 3) All parties in the Balkan War back off this season. 4) Major Austrian counteroffence in Adriatic War. 5) Germans attack Moscow. Russia mobilizes defenses. The following are press releases copied directly from government dispatches from major European capitals. It should be noted that due to the fighting in Constantinople last season, there has been no news out of the Turkish capital. From England: ******* LONDON, WINTER 1903 --- In a surprise move, the PM announced today that the Channel War, which stemmed from false information, has been ended with the signing of a peace treaty. He said that the treaty also contained an agreement to aid France in attacking Germany. when questioned about other things, he said 'No comment'. From France: ******* King Lousie the XVI, King of France announces the peaceful settlement of the Channel War with England. France while under a news black-out was secretly holding peace meetings with the Prime Minister of England and has declared a bilateral cease-fire with the signing of the peace treaty. FRANCE DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY ------------------------------ France in response to an unprovoked attack by German Forces on soverign French homeland and the failure of those forces to withdrawl, declares War on the German Butchers. France joins with the great nations of England and Russia in their war against Germany. From Russia: ******* MOSCOW, Nov. 11. The Czar vowed today to eliminate the German invaders from Russian soil and beyond. Russians look forward to the partitioning of Germany. Current Positions: ==================================================== A/H Eng Fra Ger Ita Rus Tur --- --- --- --- --- --- --- A-Ser A-Den A-Par A-Kie A-Alb A-StP A-Ank A-Tyr F-Eng A-Bur A-Ruh A-Ven A-Ukr F-Con F-Gre F-Nort F-Gas F-Hol F-Apu F-Swe F-Aeg F-Adr A-Bel F-Pic F-Bal F-Ion F-Rum A-Tri F-Lon F-WMd A-War F-Bla F-Nwy Existing Wars Between the Powers: ===================================== BALKAN WAR - Declared Fall 1901 - Austria/Russia vs. Turkey. ADRIATIC WAR - Declared Spring 1902 - Italy vs. Austria. BALTIC WAR - England/Russia/France vs. Germany (declared by Eng., Rus., Ger. Fall 1902) (declared by Fra. Spring 1903) Current Supply Center Ownership: ====================================== Ctry 1901 1902 1903 Cities ---- ---- ---- ---- ------ A/H 3 5 5 Vie, Bud, Tri, Bur, Ser Eng 3 4 5 Lon, Liv, Edi, Den, Bel Fra 3 5 5 Par, Mar, Bre, Por, Spa Ger 3 5 5 Ber, Mun, Kie, Hol, War Ita 3 4 5 Rom, Ven, Nap, Tun, Gre Rus 4 6 6 Mos, StP, Sev, Rum, Swe, Nwy Tur 3 4 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 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/