Center Chart Foxtrot: 05.07.11 @ Red Cap's Corner
Center Chart Foxtrot: 05. 07. 11 @ Red Cap's Corner
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A Christian 5 4 4 5 6 7 6 8 9 10
E Brandon 4 5 6 7 7 9 10 12 14 15
F Gio 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 3 0
G Josh 5 4 3 2 1 0 - - - -
I Eric 4 5 4 5 5 8 8 6 8 9
R Zafir 5 6 6 5 3 0 - - - -
T Mathias 4 4 5 4 4 2 2 1 - -
Please post EOG statements here:
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this first board played by the Philadelphia Diplomacy club. It was a pleasure meeting all the other members today, and for those that didn't show, I hope you meet you in the future. I had an absolute blast, and fun, and believe everyone played an excellent game. Look forward to seeing you all again.
ReplyDeleteWhat a good game! There was plenty of treachery and also a good bit of confusion. As France, I wasn't in the game for too long, but I will give my impressions, as best as I can remember them.
ReplyDeleteAt the start of the game, I intended to do no harm and make no enemies until at least one or two seasons in. Unfortunately, England made that plan impossible for me since he darted into the English Channel right off the bat, reneging on our DMZ. It didn't take too long for Germany to smell blood and bring armies westward to "help" me against England.
Naturally, I thought this minor speedbump would merely delay my unstoppable growth, as I figured I could just hole up in France with interlocking, supporting armies until England and Germany either got bored and started fighting each other or until the Russian broke loose and threatened one of them (probably England) in the north.
Two things ruined my hopes: Russia imploded and Italy attacked me. Maybe, juuuuuust maybe, I would have stood a chance if one of these two calamitous events hadn't occurred. Italy's confusing orders in the first year gave me the false impression that he would be a harmless neighbor and I unfortunately did not take his threat seriously enough, hoping that he would get swept up in some sort of squabble with Austria. In the second year, however, his orders crystallized in a swift punch to the gut, as he maneuvered his way into Spain through diabolical manipulation of MY OWN FORCES. If I remember correctly, this is how the dastardly deed went down:
France
F Gulf of Lyon -> Marseilles
A Spain -> Marseilles
Italy
F W. Med -> Spain
A Piedmont S A Spain -> Marseilles
I think that's right. Anyway, I attempted to bounce myself at Marseilles as he had an army threatening it from Piedmont and a fleet threatening Spain from W. Med. He supported MY OWN army into Marseilles so that W. Med could waltz right into Spain, with no resistance at all. Why my Spanish army was so gullible, I will never know.
After that disaster, it was all over. I made a couple more feeble attempts to diplome my way out of the mess but was essentially hopeless. My deathbed wish was to keep Germany out of France, and I was surprisingly successful on this count. But I was not able to keep alive the way that Austria splendidly did by carving out a little Venetian exclave. I spent my last few turns desperately trying to get England to stop turning the knife, but he naturally did no such thing.
Then I got a muffin.
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England EOG:
ReplyDeleteAfter pulling the dark blue block, I set out to gather information from the German and French players. My goals were: Norway and Belgium in '01 with the army preferably in Belgium.
Eric (France) wanted Belgium and insisted on taking it via Picardy. Not exactly a thrilling offer. I considered it and agreed to a DMZ in the channel.
Germany's offer was much more lucrative. Joel pledged support into Belgium in the fall in exchange for a move to the channel in the spring. I also pressed him for a bounce in Sweden, thus assuring that there was not a supported attack on Norway in Spring 1902. He agreed and the E/G was off and running.
My concerns over Norway were unfounded, as Mathias (Russia) was never afforded the luxury of a build. I threw Sweden to Germany and slipped into St. Pete's in 1902, thus ending Mathias' Scandinavian offensive.
The REAL monkey wrench came in the form of Scott's (Italy's) well run Western campaign. Joel and I invited Scott aboard as a minor partner, figuring he would command only the fat and gristle from our slaughter of the French (sorry, Eric!). However, a strong alliance with sneaky sneaky Carl in Austria and a few sets of truly inspired orders put him in the driver's seat in Iberia. This slowed down the E/G machine a bit and gave Vic some time to become a force in the East.
Carl played an excellent Austria. He managed an excellent balancing act, pitting the German, Russian, Turk and Italian against each other while benefitting from every transaction. This went on until Vic (Turkey) and Joel met in the region of Rum/Gal and decided to push all the pretty red pieces into the sea. Extra Credit to Carl for rallying the anti-Turkish troops while holding tight with just one remaining unit (in Venice.)
The endgame was fairly run of the mill, with England and Germany building defensive fleets and Turkey (confessing to) vetoing a draw in order to complete a minor stab and top the board.
All told, Joel and Victor (my proteges, I confess) represented themselves very well, demonstrating patience and sound tactics. Eric put up a stellar defensive effort. Scott showed flashes of brilliance. Carl and Mathias successfully made the transition from email to face to face games. And hey, I got some dots to boot.
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Also! Next Game will be March 5th @ Redcap's Corner!