[net.games.pbm] Myers#1 Fall '02 Results...

myers@uwmacc.UUCP (Jeff Myers) (03/11/85)

A for Army, F for Fleet, (SC) for South Coast, (NC) for North Coast.
Failed moves are in [], final postions are in CAPS.

Fall, 1902 Moves --

England:	[F IRISH SEA-liverpool], [A norway holds],
		F north sea-HOLLAND, F norwegian sea-NORTH SEA
Germany:	[A MUNICH-burgandy], A kiel-DENMARK,
		[A BURGUNDY-paris], F HELGOLAND BIGHT supports a kiel-denmark
Russia:		F BULGARIA supports f black sea-constantinople,
		F black sea-CONSTANTINOPLE, [F SWEDEN-denmark],
		A ST. PETERSBURG supports f barents sea-norway,,
		A ruhr-BELGIUM, [A RUMANIA-budapest], F barents sea-NORWAY,
Turkey:		Permanent Civil Disorder, F SMYRNA holds,
		A ANKARA holds, [F constantinople holds]
Austria-Hun.:	Permanent Civil Disorder, [A serbia holds], A GALICIA holds
Italy:		F TYRHENNIAN SEA holds, F ionian sea-GREECE, A TYROLIA holds,
		[A VENICE-trieste], [A BUDAPEST supports a triest-serbia],
		[A TRIESTE-serbia]
France:		F brest-ENGLISH CHANNEL, [A GASCONY-paris], A portugal-SPAIN,
		F spain(sc)-MID-ATLANTIC OCEAN,
		[F NORTH-ATLANTIC OCEAN-liverpool]

Disbands:	F Constantinople, A Norway

Builds:		Turkey, none; Austria, loses one; Italy, builds two;
		Germany, none; France, none; England, builds one;
		Russia, builds three

Next move should be mailed by 03/17/85.

david@fisher.UUCP (David Rubin) (03/15/85)

> Fall, 1902 Moves --
 
> England:	[F IRISH SEA-liverpool], [A norway holds],
> 		F north sea-HOLLAND, F norwegian sea-NORTH SEA

I don't know how much was due to devious planning and how much was due
to luck, but England wins one by having the Russians eliminate the
Norwegian Army.  This, combined with the lack of Dutch defense
(England anticipated the Danish conflict) allows England a build at home.
With Russia perhaps sated in the North, the anti-English attack may now
sputter.

> Germany:	[A MUNICH-burgandy], A kiel-DENMARK,
> 		[A BURGUNDY-paris], F HELGOLAND BIGHT supports a kiel-denmark

Silly; while under attack by England and threatened with Russian
encirclement, Germany goes for the gusto--a stab of his only friend in
the world.  Had the stab succeeded, greater gains would have been
accrued by England (end of French attack) and Russia (shifting of
Western forces to the French theater) than Germany.

> Russia:	F BULGARIA supports f black sea-constantinople,
> 		F black sea-CONSTANTINOPLE, [F SWEDEN-denmark],
> 		A ST. PETERSBURG supports f barents sea-norway,,
> 		A ruhr-BELGIUM, [A RUMANIA-budapest], F barents sea-NORWAY,

Bravo!  Tactically, the moves are not that spectacular (but they are
businesslike).  Diplomatically, it is apparent that the Russians have
done quite a job in the west.  England is attacking Germany, Germany
is attacking France, France is attacking England, Austria and Turkey
have both packed it in, and new Russian armies can reach the Balkans
more quickly than Italian ones.

> Turkey:	Permanent Civil Disorder, F SMYRNA holds,
> 		A ANKARA holds, [F constantinople holds]
> Austria-Hun.:	Permanent Civil Disorder, [A serbia holds], A GALICIA holds

How unsporting it is to quit---and how it rewards those who attacked
you.  Does revenge hold no attractions?  By the way, A Ser Holds
succeeds (the Russians thwarted the Italian attack).

> Italy:	F TYRHENNIAN SEA holds, F ionian sea-GREECE, A TYROLIA holds,
> 		[A VENICE-trieste], [A BUDAPEST supports a triest-serbia],
> 		[A TRIESTE-serbia]

Am I missing something?  Why not A Tyl -> Vie?

> France:	F brest-ENGLISH CHANNEL, [A GASCONY-paris], A portugal-SPAIN,
> 		F spain(sc)-MID-ATLANTIC OCEAN,
> 		[F NORTH-ATLANTIC OCEAN-liverpool]
  
France is now ready to convoy to Britain.  Too bad the Germans cannot
be trusted...the most consistent of the Western powers inhabits a
region which appears little better than an insane asylum.

> Disbands:	F Constantinople, A Norway
> Builds:	Turkey, none; Austria, loses one; Italy, builds two;
> 		Germany, none; France, none; England, builds one;
> 		Russia, builds three

Summary: the chaos in the West would not be serious detriment to the
three powers involved, except that the overly rapid demise of Austria
and Turkey has launched Russia into superpower status, and has done
nearly as much for Italy.  Should both Russia and Italy move against
the West, the three powers there would be unable to establish any firm
defensive line.  However, Russia would likely gain far more from such
an alliance than Italy.  Italy apparently recognizes this, as the
Italians have scrupulously maintained their distance from the French.
Thus, if the situation in the West soon settles, Italy, Russia, and
the combined forces of the victorious Western alliance would emerge on
approximately equal footing; if not, the Russians will be free to
batter the Italians in the Balkans (slowly but surely) and emerge as
the predominant (if not the winning) power in the game. Thus:

	Power:				Immediate Strategic Goal:

	Russia				Continued Western Pandemonium

	Italy				Emergence of SOME Western
					alliance (France and EITHER
					Germany or England; an
					Anglo-German alliance will
					move its forces AWAY from
					Russia)

	France				Same as Italy(!)

	England				End of French Attack

	Germany				Removal of Anglo-Russian
					forces from the immediate
					neighborhood

Now, it may just be someone who is playing will disagree.  Ok,
surprise me...

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