Diplomacy Zine --- The Lost Chapter

From: tedward@durin.cs.cornell.edu (Ted Fischer)

Date: Sun, 08 Jul 1990 20:08:13 +0000

Chapter Two of ELECTRONIC PROTOCOL:

This chapter contains results from DRAGONSLAYER,
and gunboat games JACAL, VERSAILLES, MANHATTAN, and DRESDEN.

Issue #171
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Results from Versailles 1909
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VERSAILLES: Spring 1909
---England----------------------------------Turkey-----------------------------
A BER S (A Kie H)     	   		|A UKR - Gal		BOUNCE (Rum)
A KIE S (A Ber H)	CUT (Hol)	|A GRE S (A Alb H)
A DEN S (A Kie H)			|A ALB S (A Gre H)
A WAL H         			|F ADR S (F Eme - Ion)
A Edi - NWY                             |F AEG S (F Eme - Ion)
F LON H 				|F EME - Ion		BOUNCE (3:3)
F BAL S (A Kie H) 			|---Austria----------------------------
F NTS C (A Edi - Nwy) 			|A Mos - LVN
F STN H        				|A SER - Rum		FAIL
---France-------------------------------|A War - SIL
A MUN S (A Hol - Kie)  		 	|A Tri - TYL
A BUR - Bel		FAIL		|A RUM - Gal		BOUNCE (Ukr)
A Tyl S (A Mun H)	FAIL (Ret. ???)	|A BUD S (A Ser - Rum)
A HOL - Kie		FAIL           	|A VIE S (A Tri - Tyl)
A BEL - Hol		FAIL  		|---Italy------------------------------
F Ech - BRE                  		|A VEN H
F TYS S ITA (F Tun - Ion)		|A ROM H
F Mar - GOL				|F TUN - Ion		BOUNCE (3:3)
----------------------------------------|F NAP S (F Tun - Ion)
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French A Tyl can retreat to Pie, Boh, or it may disband.

POSITIONS:
Austria:  7	A Lvn Ser Sil Tyl Rum Bud Vie
England:  9	A Ber Kie Den Wal Nwy		F Lon Bal Nts StN
France:   8	A Mun Bur ??? Hol Bel		F Bre Tys GoL
Italy:    4	A Ven Rom			F Tun Nap
Turkey:   6	A Ukr Gre Alb			F Adr Aeg Eme

PRESS:
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Italy -> Austria: If my bid for the Ionian fails, then in the Fall I
will just do it again.  Feel free to continue eating away at Turkey.
If it succeeds, then I will be helping break supports and stuff.
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Austria -> Turkey/Italy: Come one guys, this is your last chance to
stop the West from winning. I'm doing my part. I have nothing to prove
against either of you, Turkey can be defeated but not without giving
the victory to England/France. Join me in preventing their victory.

Stop your war and move your fleets west asap. Lets at least get a
stalemate line. Turkey, if you moved into Moscow, take StP next
season. Otherwise, plan to do so next year. Watch how many centers you
retake from me, our units are better as armies once you and Italy have
the fleets you need to push back France.

Don't waste a single season! We do not have the time. There is no
point in fighting each other any longer. Sure, write a response to
prove me wrong and then read it yourself! It won't hold water! There
is no point in playing the game if you don't want to win (or tie).
England and France are in a position to win and they know it. Wake up
and make them fight for it.
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France -> England: Ok, I am out of your hair,can I have Kiel now?

France -> Italy: We need to figure out a way for my other fleet to be
beneficial to you.

France -> Austria: Hi..

France -> Turkey: Bye...

France -> World: Now, unless somebody else does something really
silly, we will be down to 4 in a fairly short time.  Does anyone want
to continue, or would everybody just prefer a 4 way draw?
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VERSAILLES: Summer 1909
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French A Tyl retreats to Boh

POSITIONS:
Austria:  7	A Lvn Ser Sil Tyl Rum Bud Vie
England:  9	A Ber Kie Den Wal Nwy		F Lon Bal Nts StN
France:   8	A Mun Bur Boh Hol Bel		F Bre Tys GoL
Italy:    4	A Ven Rom			F Tun Nap
Turkey:   6	A Ukr Gre Alb			F Adr Aeg Eme

PRESS:
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England -> World: So what's next?  France proposed a 4-way draw.  I
assume he means to leave out Turkey.  That's fine by me.  Basically,
I'll accept any endgame that includes me.
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Italy -> Austria: Turkey will grab all he can now that you've turned
your back.  I really hope he doesn't though.  You really have played
well.

Italy -> France: I am not going to change sides now.  I just hope you
remember that when (and if) you and England can win.  This Fall, send
Tyrh to Ion and I will double support.  That way you can put your
second fleet in the Tyrh.  Turkey may stop us, but I think he will be
too busy grabbing chunks of Austria.
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Turkey -> Austria: Ok I've moved to Moscow and I'll support the move
to St. Peters next turn.
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France -> England: Well...looks like we both know what to do next,
don't we?  It looks like we are on our way to peace, but those little
red ants are causing both of us headaches.  What do you say you head
toward Moscow and I head toward Warsaw, or even better you head toward
*ALL* of Russia and I head toward Austria itself.. BTW, what's the
scoop? Am I getting Kiel this century?

France -> Italy: Oops, I didn't expect that one from Austria.  Looks
like my fleet will be busy plugging up the hole in Marseilles,
sorry... Seems, like you will have to keep bouncing in the Med with
Turkey.  Unless you tell me otherwise I will continue with the same
support into Ionian.  BTW, I wouldn't be too trusting of Austria.  Try
to take out a center or two from him as soon as you can.

France -> Austria: I warned you....

France -> Turkey: Don't get your hopes up...Just because I am going
after Austria doesn't mean I will help you.
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VERSAILLES: Fall 1909
---England----------------------------------Turkey-----------------------------
A Ber - PRU				|A UKR - Mos		BOUNCE (Lvn)
A Kie - BER				|A GRE S (A Alb H)
A DEN - Kie		BOUNCE (Hol)	|A ALB S (A Gre H)
A WAL H         			|F ADR S (F Eme - Ion)
A Nwy - STP                             |F AEG S (F Eme - Ion)
F LON H 				|F EME - Ion		BOUNCE (Tys)
F BAL S (A Den - Kie)			|---Austria----------------------------
F Nts - HEL				|A LVN - Mos		BOUNCE (Ukr)
F StN - BAR    				|A Ser - BUL
---France-------------------------------|A Sil - WAR
A MUN S (A Hol - Kie)  		 	|A Tyl - TRI
A BUR S (A Mun H)			|A Rum - SEV
A Boh - TYL				|A Bud - RUM
A HOL - Kie		BOUNCE (Den)	|A VIE S (A Tyl - Tri)
A BEL - Hol		FAIL		|---Italy------------------------------
F BRE S ENG (A Kie - Lvn) ILLEGAL	|A VEN - Tri		FAIL (1:2)
F TYS - Ion		BOUNCE (Eme)	|A ROM - Ven
F GoL - PIE				|F TUN S FRE (F Tys - Ion)
----------------------------------------|F NAP S FRE (F Tys - Ion)
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POSITIONS:
Austria:  7	A Lvn Bul War Tri Sev Rum Vie
England:  9	A Pru Ber Den Wal StP		F Lon Bal Hel Bar
France:   8	A Mun Bur Tyl Hol Bel		F Bre Tys Pie
Italy:    4	A Ven Rom			F Tun Nap
Turkey:   6	A Ukr Gre Alb			F Adr Aeg Eme

SUPPLY CENTERS:
Austria:  9	Vie, Bud, War, Mos, Tri, Ser, Rum, BUL, SEV
England:  9	Lvp, Edi, Lon, Nwy, Swe, Den, Kie, Ber, StP
France:   8	Mar, Par, Bre, Spa, Por, Bel, Hol, Mun
Italy:    4	Rom, Nap, Tun, Ven
Turkey:   4	Con, Smy, Ank, (Sev), (Bul), Gre

BUILDS:
Austria:  2
Turkey:  -2

PRESS:
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Turkey -> Austria: Ok I've moved to Moscow and I'll support the move
to St. Peters next turn.
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Austria -> Italy: Actually I was just kidding. I do believe
France/England will win but I wanted to see if I could screw up anyone
bad enough that they would make an error... If they didn't I probably
look like a fool. But what the heck.

Austria -> England: Boy, France sure knows what is best for you. Is he
your mom or something?
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England -> France: No you may not have Kiel.  I know I promised it to
you, but what's going to stop you from taking Kiel and building
another fleet to use against me?  Instead of fighting me over Kiel,
why don't you worry about fighting Austria as you said you will.
Another unit is not going to help you is it?  Why don't you move
Belgium to Burgundy and Burgundy to Marseilles.

I removed my fleet from the North Sea so you won't have to worry about
Belgium.  Also, from Helgoland I can support Kiel and free up my
armies to move East.  If we're going to have an alliance, let's stop
fighting each other.

If you want to help, get your fleet out of here.  Move it to Wes Med
or something.  Then, I can convoy my last army to northern Germany and
move my fleet to GoB.

England -> Italy: I won't forget the help you've given me.  Thanks and
hope to see you at the end of the game.
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France -> England: So what do you say?  Let's cooperate and push those
Austrians out of here...BTW, any news on Kiel?

France -> Italy: I am doing as I am told..Keep it up my fleet will be
heading to help you as soon as possible

France -> Turkey/Austria: Look, you can't have the cake and eat it
too.  One of you will be eliminated soon enough.  So the question is
who wants to be in on the 4 way draw?
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VERSAILLES: Autumn 1909
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no retreats

PRESS:
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Italy -> Austria: Just help us finish off Turkey and then we can have
a 4-way draw.  Otherwise, while my/French fleets bounce the Turkish
fleets in the Med, England will start marching into Russia.  There is
not a lot you can do to stop him.  This game is getting less
interesting, so let's get it done.

Italy -> France: In the Spring move your fleets to Naples and Tys.
Then in the Fall we have 4:3 on the Ion (which he may take in the
Spring).  This will begin to break this deadlock in the Ionian.  Of
course if Turkey disbands a fleet, then just do the same move as last
turn, and you will move into the Ionian.
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Austria -> England: The way I count, we have 18 centers and a lock
from the North Atlantic to Sevestopol. Neither Turkey nor France has
done anything to deserve to be our allies. Swing your fleets into the
Atlantic and strengthen your army positions in Germany. I'll swing
down into Turkey and we can call it a draw. Ok?

Austria -> Italy: I saw that. What the heck do you think you are doing
trying for Trieste? And after telling me to watch out for Turkey.
Hell, Turkey made the wrong assumption about by moves but at least he
was honest.

Austria -> France: If you want to be in on any draw yourself, I
suggest you are going about it the wrong way.
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England -> France: So make up your mind.  Do you want to go for a
4-way with Austria, or just a 3-way with you, me, and Italy?

I hope you'll move Munich -> Bohemia and Burgundy -> Munich in the
Spring.

Other than Kiel 8-) , is there anything else I can do for you?
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France -> England: Ok, sounds good to me.. My siege of Kiel will stop
this instant.  Thanks for moving your fleet to Helgoland Bight.
Holland and Belgium will breathe a little easier.  As far as Brest
goes, I think it will hold there for a while longer to see how things
develop.  This will serve, among others, to keep Brest occupied so
that you won't have to worry about me building a fleet there.  As far
as moving your army from Wales to northern Germany, go ahead..I won't
bother you (ok, so you heard that one before...), but I like I said
before, I don't plan on making the same mistake twice.

France -> Italy: Wellll...isn't this interesting...looks like we have
the same plan.  Now that it seem like England and I are cooperating (I
hope), I suggest you get one of your fleet into Adriatic Sea as soon
as possible.  My fleet is heading to fill in the holes.  Let me know
if what you want me to do with my fleet in Tyrrhenean.

France -> Austria: No I'm not his mother...
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Turkey -> Austria: Go for it, it's all yours - don't settle for a draw
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VERSAILLES: Winter 1909
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BUILDS:
Austria:  2	A Bud, (declined)
Turkey:  -2	(A Ukr), (A Alb)

FINAL POSITIONS:
Austria:  8	A Lvn Bul War Tri Sev Rum Vie Bud
England:  9	A Pru Ber Den Wal StP		F Lon Bal Hel Bar
France:   8	A Mun Bur Tyl Hol Bel		F Bre Tys Pie
Italy:    4	A Ven Rom			F Tun Nap
Turkey:   4	A Gre				F Adr Aeg Eme

PRESS:
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Italy -> Austria: I was actually only trying to screw up any attack on
France that you might attempt (if you remember, you were advocating
everyone vs. F/E).  I was just helping out my French buddies.  (They
send lots of wine).  I didn't really expect you to be silly enough to
leave it empty.

Italy -> France: See last turn (we need to know whether a Turkish
fleet disbanded) About the Adriatic, after we take the Ion, then we
have (at worst) 3:3 plus one more fleet that goes into the Adriatic.
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France -> England: The way I see it we have 17 centers between us, if
you throw in Italy, we have 21.  What do you say we dissect Austrian
holdings and call it either a 2 way or 3 way win...  Right now we have
a lock from Barents Sea to Tunis, and if you know Diplomacy at all,
Austria vs. England is an almost guaranteed draw, while France is the
only power left that can break that draw.  I say f**k them all, it's
you, me and Italy...let's roll!!  As far as deserving to be your ally,
I don't remember ever taking a center from you..unlike Austria and his
excursion into St.Pet (ok, so I tried, and so did everyone else...)

France -> Austria: It's been fun, but...WAR IS HELL!!!

France -> Italy: Eh? hold on a sec there, I can't move to Naples and
Tys in the same season.  Mmy fleet is in Piedmont.  If you want to try
this move next Spring, that's more like it, but right now I doubt it
will work.  I will move my fleet again into Ionian, depending on what
Turkey disbanded, we'll see what happens.  If you're serious about
getting into Trieste, go ahead and move there.  I'll either support
you into it or support my army into Bohemia.  Don't want to reveal the
plan to keep Austria guessing.

France -> Turkey: Oh sure...just give Austria all your centers, just
what exactly has he done for you to deserve such an honor?!  Let's see
he stabbed you more than once (I warned you BTW), all Italy did was
give you a chance to live so that you had a chance.  How about
returning the favor?
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Austria -> England:
>> England -> France: So make up your mind.  Do you want to go for a
>> 4-way with Austria, or just a 3-way with you, me, and Italy?

Stop and look around for a few minutes. Why not try for a two way
draw? With Austria, not with that pain in France.
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More to follow.

Cheers,
Lord Valentine

References

Diplomacy Zine --- The Lost Chapter
tedward@durin.cs.cornell.edu (Ted Fischer)
Sun, 08 Jul 1990 19:50:17 +0000