[net.games.pbm] Fall 1901 results for StJohns01

msj@gitpyr.UUCP (Mike St. Johns) (07/15/85)

These are the fall 1901 results for StJohns01.

Moves in <> failed.

Russia	  
f sev (s) a gal - rum
<F GOB - SWE>
a gal - rum
<A UKR - WAR>
>>>>> Positions >>>> f sev, f gob, a rum, a ukr

Italy
a apu - tun
f ion (c) a apu - tun
a trl - mun
>>>>> Positions >>>> a tun, f ion, a mun

Germany
<F DEN - SWE>
a ruh - hol
<A SIL - WAR>
>>>>> Positions >>> f den, a hol, a sil

England
f nrg - nwy
<F NTH - BEL>
a edi (h)
>>>>> Positions >>>> f nwy, f nth, a edi

Austria
f alb - gre
<A SER (S) TURKISH A BUL - RUM>  (Not so ordered)
<A BUD (S) TURKISH A BUL - RUM>  (Not so ordered)
>>>>> Positions >>>> f gre, a ser, a bud

France
<A PIC - BEL>
a bur (s) italian a trl - mun
f mid - por
>>>>> Positions >>>> a pic, a bur, f por

Turkey
Move Received LATE!  Although I couldn't accept the move,
I will neither consider this as an NMR nor ask for alternates
to submit moves unless the Turkish player so requests.
>>>>> Positions >>>> a bul, f ank, a arm
	

Center Allocation for Winter 1901

+CENTER+ indicates a gained center
-CENTER- indicates a lost center

Austria-Hungary
tri, vie, bud, +SER+, +GRE+  Gain 2, lose 0, 2 builds

England
edi, lvp, lon, +NWY+  Gain 1, lose 0, 1 build

France
bre, par, mar, +POR+  Gain 1, lose 0, 1 build

Germany
ber, kie, -MUN-, +HOL+, +DEN+ Gain 2, lose 1, 1 build

Italy
ven, rom, nap, +MUN+, +TUN+  Gain 2, lose 0, 2 builds

Russia
stp, mos, war, sev, +RUM+ Gain 1, lose 0, 1 build

Turkey
con, ank, smy, +BUL+  Gain 1, lose 0, 1 build


Winter '01 builds must be posted by 0000hrs 18 July 1985.
Spring '02 moves will probably be due around 5 August.
-- 
Mike St. Johns
Georgia Insitute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
...!{akgua,allegra,amd,hplabs,ihnp4,seismo,ut-ngp}!gatech!gitpyr!msj
StJohns@MIT-Multics.ARPA  (404) 982-0035

david@fisher.UUCP (David Rubin) (07/19/85)

Pardon me for changing the presentation of the orders, but I, for one,
am made dizzy by the way they are being posted.  Capitalized orders
fail -- if they were holds, the unit is dislodged, if they were
supports, the support was cut, if they were convoys, the convoy is
disrupted, and if they were moves, the unit doesn't.  [u] = unordered.
[nso] = no such order.  There were no retreats.
 
Russia:		A Gal - Rum		F Sev S A Gal - Rum
		F BOT - SWE		A UKR - WAR

Russia does what she must.  Perhaps she could have confused the issue
in the north by ordering F Bot -> Bal, but there's nothing to
criticize in actual Russian actions.  Under the circumstances, Russia
could hardly be blamed for attempting to patch things up with Austria
by ordering A Gal into Rum rather than A Ukr.  Despite looming disaster,
Russia did her best -- and is rewarded when the Turks fail to submit the
orders that would probably have cost Russia Rumania and the Black Sea.
Providence appears to have only delayed Russia's decline, however,
unless Russia can capitalize on diplomatic openings now created in
Berlin and especially Constantinople.

Italy:		A Apu - Tun		F Ion C A Apu - Tun
		A Trl - Mun

Bravo!  The logical completion of a strong year for the tight
Austro-Italian alliance.  Italy serves herself AND the balance of
power in the West, as it appeared that an Anglo-German alliance
was in the offing.  Even though their grip on Munich is tenuous, the
Italians have done very well, indeed.  It will be a long time before
any Western power can threaten the Mediterranean.  The puzzle, though,
is Italian policy towards Turkey.  Evidently, their Austrian partners
have reached a modus vivendi with the Turks.  Italy would naturally
prefer the emasculation of the Eastern naval threat.  It is likely
that she will move to dispatch Turkey with Austria's blessing once the
Turks have given Vienna the leg up on Russia.  The immediate threat of
a Lepanto, though, may drive Turkey into alliance with Russia before
Austria can fully cope.  Is Rome undercutting Vienna intentionally?
Or have the Turks unintentionally helped themselves by NOT attacking
Russia, as it appears the Austro-Italians are already sharpening their
carving knives?

Germany:	F DEN - SWE		A Ruh - Hol
		A SIL - WAR

I told you so.  Germany should have read my prophetic tract on German
openings, which predicted that even should Germany actually begin with
its Western neighbors' good will, an attack upon Russia will create
such weaknesses in the West that even an angelic neighbor will be
sorely tested.  Germany misjudged where her enemies lay, and must now
make haste to repair the damage.  Because Germany diddled in Silesia,
rather than trying to gain all three bordering neutrals, the loss of
Munich is serious rather than merely an inconvenience.  The difficulty
will now be in treading the wire between London and St. Petersburg: the
former has probably been promised support into Sweden, while it is in
Germany's interests to disengage from the latter (to retake Munich).
As Germany now needs England more than the other way around, it looks
likely that the Germans will continue, albeit uncomfortably, the two
front war.

England:	F Nrg - Nwy		F NTH - BEL
		A Edi Holds

England seems likely to have promised Belgium to Germany in exchange
for Sweden.  An eminently fair arrangement.  Perhaps, though, England
should examine the costs of preventing Russia from taking Sweden,
especially if the Turks do not defect from the Austro-German attack
upon Russia.  Why is the army still at Edinburgh? To answer my own
question, because England seeks to reassure Russia.  This may mean
that England is satisfied with Norway (ha!), wishes to maneuver for a
larger attack on Russia, or wishes to limit a future war with Russia
to the very specific matter of the disposition of Sweden.

Austria:	F Alb - Gre		A SER S TURK A BUL - RUM [nso]
					A BUD S TURK A BUL - RUM [nso]

Tidy.  Austria has evidently secured the friendship of all her
neighbors save her intended victim.  Unfortunately, it appears that the
Italians are now ready to launch an eastward attack upon Turkey BEFORE
Turkey is committed to an attack on Russia.  And Vienna worked so hard
to set St. Petersburg up...

France:		A PIC - BEL		A Bur S Ital A Trl - Mun
		F Mid - Por

Inefficient.  France guessed wrong, and probably guessed wrong because
of pressure from the Italians.  A Bur wasted its move.  France faced
no attacks from any of its neighbors save for a half-hearted English
swipe at Belgium, yet managed only one build.  Makes one wonder if the
Italians didn't set up the stand-off in Belgium to keep France
dependent on Italy.

Turkey:		A Bul [u]		F Ank [u]
		A Arm [u]	

The most brilliant unintentional, but constructive, use of civil
disorder in 1901!  Turkey would likely have participated in the
Austro-German attack on Russia, bringing the Tsarist collapse about
quickly, just as the Italians mobilized for a convoy toward Syria.
Now there is time to reconsider destroying the only power that could
aid Turkey against an Austro-Italian alliance --- or demand that the
Italians NOT build a fleet in Naples.

Doing Very Well:		Italy
Doing Well:			England
Doing Well:			Austria
Doing As Expected:		Turkey(!)
Living In The Fast Lane:	Germany
Living Dangerously:		Russia
Off To A Slow Start:		France

					David Rubin
			{allegra|astrovax|princeton}!fisher!david