squires@csd2.UUCP (Charles S Squires Jr) (10/29/85)
*** ARPANET-DIPLOMACY NEWSLETTER ** Next move: FALL 1902 *** (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 1902 orders: ======================================== Austria: A-Tyr-Ven Succeeds F-Tri-S-A-Tyr-Ven " F-Gre-Ion Insufficient strength A-Ser-Gre F-Gre did not move A-Bud-Ser A-Ser did not move England: A-Nwy-Den Succeeds F-Nth-C-A-Nwy-Den " A-Lon-Wal " F-Eng-HOLD " France: F-Bre-Eng Insufficient strength A-Par-Bre F-Bre did not move F-Mar-Spa/S Fails. Self-standoff with A-Spa A-Spa-Mar Fails. Self-standoff with F-Mar (Please consult the rulebook secs. VIII, IX.3, IX.4) F-Por-MAO Succeeds Germany: F-Kie-Bal " F-Bel-S-ENG-A-Lon-Pic A-Lon did not comply. Unit HOLDs. A-Ruh-Bur Succeeds A-Mun-Sil " A-Den-Swe Fails. Must retreat to Kie. Italy: A-Tun-Alb Succeeds F-Ion-C-A-Tun-Alb " F-Nap-Apu " A-Ven-Tri Fails. Must retreat. Russia: F-Sev-Bla Succeeds F-Rum-S-F-Sev-Bla Support cut by A-Bul A-Ukr-Sev Succeeds F-StP/N-Nwy " F-Swe-S-ENG-A-Nwy-Den " A-Fin-S-F-StP/N-Nwy " Turkey: A-Bul-Rum Fails. Cuts support by F-Rum. A-Ank-Arm Succeeds. F-Con-Ank " F-Smy-Age " Retreats: ============================================================= Germany: A-Den-RETREAT-Kie Italy: A-Ven-RETREAT-Rom Announcements: ======================================================== Fall 1902 orders and press releases are due by Friday, November 1, 1985 at 4 pm eastern time. I may not be able to post the results until Monday, but I've decided it's not fair to have a weekend deadline. Also, I will not be able to respond to mail sent after Thursday afternoon and before the deadline. During this time, and over the weekend, I will be in Rochester, NY, without access to my (or any) machine. Please anticipate builds when you make your Fall 1902 moves. It would be best to submit a list of prioritized builds/adjustments with your fall orders. If your builds are not executable, or if you do not submit them with the Fall moves, you will be contacted by private e-mail and asked for build orders. So take this into account during the Fall 1902 diplomacy period as you will have little time or information afterwards. If you copy me on some note that you sent or received, and you do not label it as confidential, I will leak it to the press for the next seasonal newsletter. So... be careful of what you say to each other, or you might end up reading it in next week's 'enquirer' ;-) News from around the world: =========================================== BALKAN WAR RAGES ON. AUSTRIA SCALES DOWN ATTACKS WHILE RUSSIAN AND TURKISH CONFLICT HEATS UP. In the second season of the Baltic War, Russia successfully took the Black Sea, threatening the Turkish coastline. Meanwhile, Turkish ground troops have take the land offensive moving into Albania. Austrian attacks on Turkey have not materialized due to Austria's other war, against Italy. Russia has proclaimed that its invasion of the Black Sea is of great symbolic significance in that they are defeating the so-called Pirates on the very seas on which the war broke out. CHANNEL WAR INTENSIFIES France rejected English calls for a bilateral cease-fire and moved naval forces to the Mid-Atlantic. England has prepared for the possibility of a future ground attack on the British Isles and a possible covoy to France by moving Troops into Wales. ADRIATIC WAR BREAKS OUT Italy, previously seen as not having a clear policy, declared war on Austria in response to her attacks on Turkey and her buildup along the Venetian border. The Italians made a successful landing in Albania; however, Venice has fallen to the Austrian army. It is not clear whether Austria can expect to hold this Italian city. France has condemned the move by Austria and has stated that any attack on Italian territory would be considered an attack on France. Sources are quoted, however, as saying that there is no power behind the French statements. Italy has welcomed this gesture of Friendship. Italy's new leadership also claims that this the war with Austria is not an extension of the Balkan War, and has not declared war on Russia. Likewise, Russia has not declared war on Italy. For these reasons, as well as a failure by Austria to take concrete action against Turkey, the Russian/Austrian alliance is seen as weakening, and rumors have been spreading that Austria and Turkey may negotiate a cease-fire. Both Vienna and Constantinople have denied this. Russia has, however, publicly condemned the Italian action. GERMANY MOBILIZES. DENMARK LOST, RUSSIAN FRONT CAMPAIGN BEGINS. Previous peaceful, and still under a virtual news blackout, the German military has sprung to life, moving into Burgundy and moving against Russian position. Germany's moves into Scandanavia have been smashed by a the Russian-backed English troops; however, new troops sent eastward are threatening Russia in the previously peaceful region of Poland. German armies in Silesia pose an ominous threat to Warsaw, a city which has been left defenseless. Warsaw is expected to come under attack this fall. RUSSIA COMES TO ENGLAND'S RESCUE Russia has declared that it is sending assistance to England. This report has been confirmed by the Parliament in London, which expresses its appreciation. Russian troops helped support England's move into Denamark, in exchange for a firmer Russian hold on the Scandanavian peninsula. This announcement was accompanied by anti- German statements calling the Germans liars. For these reasons and the rapid German advances to the east, experts expect war to break out between Germany and Russia soon. This new bridge in the geopolitical gap between east and west only further increases the chances of the local wars exploding into a continental world war with two strong camps. DUTCH PANEL LASHES MAJOR POWERS The independent civilian government of Holland has claimed that the major powers have conscripted soldiers from the occupied smaller nations, forcing young men to go to war for the imperialist nations. Says the Prime Minister of Holland, "Not one of the seven powers is innocent of war crimes. Their policies destroy the small nations, and in the end, defeat the imperialists themselves, as paranoia and mistrust spreads throughout a Europe embroiled in the conflict of wars... wars which can have no victors." Current Positions: ==================================================== A/H Eng Fra Ger Ita Rus Tur --- --- --- --- --- --- --- A-Ser A-Den A-Par A-Kie A-Alb A-Fin A-Bul A-Ven F-Eng A-Spa A-Bur A-Rom A-Sev A-Arm F-Gre F-Nort F-MAO F-Bel F-Ion F-Swe F-Ank F-Tri A-Wal F-Bre F-Bal F-Apu F-Rum F-Aeg A-Bud F-Mar A-Sil F-Bla F-Nwy Existing Wars Between the Powers: ===================================== BALKAN WAR - Declared Fall 1901 - Austria/Russia vs. Turkey. CHANNEL WAR - Declared Fall 1901 - England vs. France. ADRIATIC WAR - Declared Spring 1902 - Italy vs. Austria. Current Supply Center Ownership: ====================================== Ctry 1901 1902 Cities ---- ---- ---- ------ A/H 3 5 Vie, Bud, Tri, Gre, Ser Eng 3 4 Lon, Liv, Edi, Nwy Fra 3 5 Par, Mar, Bre, Por, Spa Ger 3 5 Ber, Mun, Kie, Bel, Den Ita 3 4 Rom, Ven, Nap, Tun Rus 4 6 Mos, War, StP, Sev, Rum, Swe Tur 3 4 Con, Smy, Ank, Bul /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 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 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/