Re: Diplomacy rules question

From: daybell@aludra.usc.edu (Donald Daybell)

Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1992 15:42:43 +0000

Someone said in response to what someone else said:

>> I have been only playing Diplomacy for a short time, and a
>>position has arisen which the rules are unclear about.
>>
>>Move:
>>(English) Fleet Norway -> Sweden
>>(German) Fleet Denmark s. Fl. Norway -> Sweden
>>(English) Fleet North Sea -> Norway
>>(English) Fleet Norwegian Sea s. Fl. North Sea -> Norway
>>(Russian) Army Finland -> Norway
>>(Russian) Fleet Sweden s. A. Finland -> Norway
>>(Russian) Fleet St. Petersburg (N. Coast) s. A. Finland -> Norway
>>[ s. = supports ]
>>
>>Obviously the attack on Sweden succeeds.
>[remainder deleted]>
>
>No.  The attack on Sweden fails.  This is where you misunderstand the
>example.  You are correct that the attack from Norway cannot cut support
>to itself.  What you miss is that because the unit it is attacking is
>in support of the attack on itself, the two attack are directly
>opposing, so the stregth 3 attack *from* sweeden succeeds, and the
>stength 2 attack *to* sweeden fails.  If we delete the english attack
>the result is the same(the second english attack, that is).

NO, NO!!  The attack on Sweden succeeds!  There is no strength 3 attack from
SWEDEN.  The attack is from FINLAND, therefore does NOT stand off the
strength 2 attack from Sweden.  This attack, which can cut a support of an
attack against itself, since it dislodges the supporting unit, succeeds, and
the Russian attack, now strength 2, stands off the English attack into Nwy.

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References

Diplomacy rules question
chpetk@gdr.bath.ac.uk (Toby Kelsey)
Mon, 24 Feb 1992 18:33:56 +0000
Re: Diplomacy rules question
nicholso@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Melvin H. Nicholson YBH)
Mon, 24 Feb 1992 19:22:45 +0000