Smid's Diplomacy Game Thread #1

[Smid]

The moves for Fall 1913 were as follows:



France
F Aegean Sea - Bulgaria (sc)
F Albania Supports A Venice - Trieste (*Cut*)
A Burgundy Supports A Munich
F Eastern Mediterranean Supports A Syria - Smyrna
F Ionian Sea - Aegean Sea (*Bounce*)
A Munich Holds
F Naples - Ionian Sea (*Fails*)
A Piedmont - Venice (*Fails*)
A Syria - Smyrna
A Trieste - Vienna (*Bounce*)
A Venice - Trieste (*Fails*)

Russia
A Armenia - Syria
A Bohemia Supports A Silesia
F Constantinople - Aegean Sea (*Bounce*)
A Greece Supports A Serbia (*Ordered to Move*)
A Moscow Supports A Warsaw (*Cut*)
A Sevastopol Supports A Moscow
A Silesia Supports A Warsaw
F Smyrna - Eastern Mediterranean (*Disbanded*)
A Tyrolia - Vienna (*Bounce*)
A Warsaw Supports A Silesia

Italy
A Serbia - Albania (*Fails*)

Germany
N/A

Austria-Hungary
N/A

Turkey
N/A

England
F Baltic Sea - Kiel
F Barents Sea - St Petersburg (nc) (*Fails*)
F Berlin - Baltic Sea
F Gulf of Bothnia Supports A Livonia
F Helgoland Bight Holds
F Holland Holds
A Kiel - Berlin
A Livonia Supports A Prussia
F North Sea Holds
A Prussia Supports A Kiel - Berlin
A St Petersburg - Moscow (*Fails*)

Therefore, after moves, the map now appears thus:



Two build orders are required from France.

[Smid]

A Marseilles and A Paris, please.

Cheers for that, the map now appears:

[Smid]

Wait, why couldn't I retreat Smy-Aeg?

It was only vacant because of a standoff. Specifically, the rules state:

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[Smid]

Sorry about the delay. After church we had a few things planned, so I haven't had a chance to sit down and do this until now.

The moves were:



France
F Albania Supports F Ionian Sea - Greece
F Bulgaria (sc) Supports F Ionian Sea - Greece (*Disbanded*)
A Burgundy - Ruhr
F Eastern Mediterranean - Aegean Sea
F Ionian Sea - Greece
A Marseilles - Piedmont
A Munich - Tyrolia
F Naples - Ionian Sea
A Paris - Burgundy
A Piedmont - Venice
A Smyrna - Constantinople (*Fails*)
A Trieste - Budapest
A Venice - Trieste

Russia
A Bohemia Supports A Silesia
F Constantinople Supports A Greece - Bulgaria (*Cut*)
A Greece - Bulgaria
A Moscow Supports A Warsaw
A Sevastopol Supports A Warsaw
A Silesia Supports A Warsaw
A Syria - Armenia
A Tyrolia - Vienna
A Warsaw Supports A Silesia

Italy
A Serbia Supports A Greece - Bulgaria

Germany
N/A

Austria-Hungary
N/A

Turkey
N/A

England
F Baltic Sea - Denmark
F Barents Sea - Norwegian Sea
A Berlin Supports A Prussia
F Gulf of Bothnia - Baltic Sea
F Helgoland Bight - Holland
F Holland - Belgium
F Kiel Supports A Berlin
A Livonia Supports A Prussia
F North Sea - English Channel
A Prussia Supports A Berlin
A St Petersburg Supports A Livonia

No retreats are required, so going into Fall, the map appears thus:

[Smid]

The moves for Fall 1914 were:



France
F Aegean Sea Supports F Greece - Bulgaria (sc)
F Albania Supports A Venice - Trieste
A Budapest Supports A Trieste - Serbia
A Burgundy Supports A Ruhr - Munich
F Greece - Bulgaria (sc)
F Ionian Sea - Greece
A Piedmont - Venice
A Ruhr - Munich (*Bounce*)
A Smyrna - Constantinople (*Dislodged*)
A Trieste - Serbia
A Tyrolia - Vienna (*Fails*)
A Venice - Trieste

Russia
A Armenia Supports F Constantinople - Smyrna
A Bohemia - Munich (*Bounce*)
A Bulgaria Supports A Serbia - Rumania (*Dislodged*)
F Constantinople - Smyrna
A Moscow Supports A Warsaw (*Cut*)
A Sevastopol Supports A Moscow
A Silesia Supports A Bohemia - Munich
A Vienna - Tyrolia (*Fails*)
A Warsaw Supports A Silesia (*Dislodged*)

Italy
A Serbia - Rumania

Germany
N/A

Austria-Hungary
N/A

Turkey
N/A

England
F Baltic Sea Supports Livonia
F Belgium - English Channel
A Berlin practices the goosestep
F Denmark - North Sea
F English Channel - Brest
F Holland - Belgium
F Kiel elects sailors' soviets
A Livonia Supports A Prussia - Warsaw
F Norwegian Sea - North Atlantic Ocian
A Prussia - Warsaw
A St Petersburg - Moscow (*Fails*)

Following the moves, the map appears thus:



There are three retreats required:
France: A Smyrna
Russia: A Bulgaria and A Warsaw

[Smid]

Smid, can you delay my retreat orders for 24 hours?  I have something I want to think over.

If it's not kosher then I'll retreat as stated

I don't think that's a problem.

[Smid]

After retreats, the map is:



I have received build/retreat orders from one player, but I need them from two others. The status is:

England - build 2
France - build 2
Russia - remove 3

[Smid]

Winter 1914 Builds were:



France
A Paris
F Marseilles

England
A London
F Liverpool

Russia
Disbands: Smyrna, Armenia and Vienna

Heading into Spring 1915, the map appears thus:



On 25 April, 1915, Australian soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) land on the Gallipoli Peninsula on the Dardanelles. Further information can be found here:

http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/

[Smid]

My cousin is in town this weekend, come down to visit and stay with me. We had a great time going out for dinner on Lygon Street tonight - not that there's any relevance in that comment. He flies out on Sunday afternoon at about 4pm my time. I don't expect to be more delayed than on some weekends, but if it's a little bit late, it may be because I can't log on until after he's headed to the airport.

[Smid]

The moves for Spring 1915 were:



France
F Aegean Sea - Constantinople
F Albania - Adriatic Sea
A Ankara - Smyrna
A Budapest Supports A Serbia - Rumania
F Bulgaria (sc) Holds
A Burgundy - Gascony
F Greece - Ionian Sea
F Marseilles - Spain (sc)
A Paris Supports A Burgundy - Gascony
A Ruhr Supports A Tyrolia - Munich
A Serbia - Rumania
A Trieste - Vienna
A Tyrolia - Munich
A Venice Holds

Russia
A Bohemia - Galicia
A Moscow Supports A Ukraine (*Cut*)
A Sevastopol - Armenia
A Silesia - Prussia
A Ukraine Supports A Moscow

Italy
A Rumania - Sevastopol

Germany
N/A

Austria-Hungary
N/A

Turkey
N/A

England
F Baltic Sea - Denmark
F Belgium Supports A London - Picardy
A Berlin Supports A Bohemia - Munich (*Void*)
F Brest - Gascony (*Fails*)
F English Channel Convoys A London - Picardy
F Kiel Supports A Berlin
F Liverpool - North Atlantic Ocean
A Livonia Supports A Warsaw
A London - Picardy
F North Atlantic Ocean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
F North Sea Supports F Belgium
A St Petersburg - Moscow (*Fails*)
A Warsaw Supports A St Petersburg - Moscow

There are no retreats required, so the board appears thus heading into the Fall of 1915:

[Smid]

Should we just submit our final moves now?

If people submit their moves, I'll adjudicate when all orders are received, unless someone says with their orders that they would prefer me to hold off until the weekend.

[Smid]

Everybody's submitted their orders, so I'm going to adjudicate it tonight unless someone changes their mind between now and then.

The moves for Fall 1915 held a few surprises, thanks Lewis for making the final turn more interesting than might have otherwise been the case! Jas also took the opportunity to convoy to Tunis. Lunar moved to the usually unused (except for a few times by Jas this game) Syria. Lewis targetted just about every place on the map which usually wouldn't appear in anyone's orders (Jas could have taken Belgium and Kiel, Lunar could have reclaimed St Petersburg).



France
F Adriatic Sea Convoys A Venice - Tunis
A Budapest Supports A Rumania
F Bulgaria (sc) - Constantinople
A Gascony - Spain
F Ionian Sea Convoys A Venice - Tunis
A Munich Supports A Ruhr - Burgundy
A Paris Supports A Ruhr - Burgundy
A Ruhr - Burgundy
A Rumania Holds
A Smyrna Supports F Constantinople - Ankara
F Spain (sc) - Portugal
A Venice - Tunis
A Vienna Holds

Russia
A Armenia - Syria
A Galicia Supports A Prussia - Warsaw
A Moscow Supports A Prussia - Warsaw
A Prussia - Warsaw
A Ukraine Supports A Moscow

Italy
A Sevastopol Supports A Moscow

Germany
N/A

Austria-Hungary
N/A

Turkey
N/A

England
F Belgium - Holland
A Berlin Supports A Warsaw - Silesia
F Brest Supports A Paris - Gascony (*Void*)
F Denmark - Sweden
F English Channel - Wales
F Kiel - Denmark
A Livonia Holds
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Irish Sea
F North Atlantic Ocean - Clyde
F North Sea - Yorkshire
A Picardy - Burgundy (*Fails*)
A St Petersburg - Finland
A Warsaw - Silesia

The final map is:



I've changed the title of this thread so we can start a new game in future.

Thanks everyone for playing and thanks also for your support!

Congratulations Jas!

Thank you to Ben, Erc, Gustaf, Jas, Lewis, Lunar, Mikado and Xahar for participating! It's been a pleasure adjudicating this and I hope you all felt that I was neither unfair nor harsh in my decisions. I'm looking forward to starting up a new one - probably within the next couple of days, certainly by the end of the week.