Diplomacy zine -- Chapter Three From: Eric_S_Klien@cup.portal.com Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1989 02:48:16 +0000 Issue #104 of ELECTRONIC PROTOCOL: ******************************************************************** Yates just couldn't resist. "I got a six-fingered, red-skinned, white-eyed alien in my office that says he's from another dimension and wants help building a beacon to send a distress call home before the bad guys chasing him show up here and turn us all into meat pies." ******************************************************************** Chapter One contains: D-DAY, NAVARONE, BLITZKRIEG, OPERATION OVERLORD, GETTYSBURG, and HMS HOOD And is published by Daybell@aludra.usc.edu/Donald Daybell Chapter Two contains: DRAGONSLAYER, DOUGHBOY, BISMARK, COLD WAR, JACAL, and TRENCHFOOT And is published by Tedward@cs.cornell.edu/Ted Fischer ------------- Chapter Three ------------- Spring '03 of the game TANNENBURG (BNC number 1989HZ) (GM is ebrosius@lucy.wellesley.edu/Eric Brosius) Not Received. Fall '01 of the gunboat game VERDUN (MNC number 1989AZrb32) (GM is sccs6069@iruccibm.bitnet/Michael O'Regan) Announcing the NEW and IMPROVED .... +++++++++++++++++ Verdun Fall '01 +++++++++++++++++ .... now available with LEMON fresh smell. Moves in * * failed, or bounced or whatever. Austria *A(Gal) -> Rum* A(Ser) S *A(Gal) -> Rum* *F(Tri) -> Ven* England F(Lon) -> ENG A(Edi) -> Nor F(NTH) c A(Edi) -> Nor France F(Bre) -> Pic A(Mar) -> Spa *A(Bur) -> Bel* Germany A(Kie) -> Den A(Ruh) -> Bel F(Hol) S A(Ruh) -> Bel Italy F(TYS) -> Tun A(Ven) -> Tyr *A(Rom) -> Ven* Russia A(Lvn) -> War F(GoB) -> Swe *A(Ukr) -> Rum* F(Sev) S *A(Ukr) -> Rum* Turkey F(Ank) -> BLA A(Con) -> Bul A(Bul) -> Gre ********** UNIT POSITIONS Austria : F(Tri), A(Gal), A(Ser) England : F(ENG), F(NTH), A(Nor) France : F(Pic), A(Bur), A(Spa) Germany : F(Hol), A(Bel), A(Den) Italy : F(Tun), A(Tyr), A(Rom) Russia : F(Sev), A(Ukr), A(War), F(Swe) Turkey : F(BLA), A(Gre), A(Bul) ********** Ownership of Supply Centers 00 01 Austria 3 4 Home, Ser Build 1 England 3 4 Home, Nor Build 1 France 3 4 Home, Spa Build 1 Germany 3 6 Home, Bel, Den, Hol Build 3 Italy 3 4 Home, Tun Build 1 Russia 4 5 Home, Swe Build 1 Turkey 3 5 Home, Bul, Gre Build 2 ********** GM -> All Well I'm back and the voting went in favour of England ! Who said that this is a game for schemeing slimey backstabbing bastards? Eric allowed the re-adjudication since the English moves were sent before the results were posted. Why they were so long in coming I'll never know. So everyone please submit your builds if you haven't already done so, or if ye want to change them, by all means do so. ********** DEADLINE SUMMARY WINTER 01 retreats/builds + press Mon Oct 9th SPRING 02 moves + press Wed Oct 11th SUMMER 02 retreats + press Fri Oct 13th FALL 02 moves + press Sun Oct 15th If anyone has any problem with these dates let me know ! Mike ********** Austria to Italy: The Austrian Government requests that Italy view the world in a more Continental respect rather than a local one. Stay off our back if you want to survive! Keep your eyes on the west! ********** Austria to Italy: Sorry that we bounced there around Venice and Trieste. I guess we both didn't trust each other, but maybe we can turn it around into a strong alliance. I propose that we demilitarize those areas as soon as possible to reduce stress between our nations. We need to work together to have any chance of stopping the Russo-Turkish alliance. ********** Austria to Turkey: I cannot be stopped...especially by the likes of you flea- infested drinkers of camel's milk!! ********** Austria to Turkey: Keep watch of the balence of power. The answer you need lies in the West! ********** London, England (UPI) Today, the Queen praised the recent actions of the Italian navy. She reportedly said that "a move to the Tyrrhenian Sea indicates a desire to work with Her Majesty's Royal Navy to eradicate the French forces. When questioned about last season's proposal to work with the French, she said "That was before they tried to occupy OUR channel. Yes, OUR channel. It does have our name on it. We didn't really expect them to try such a bold move. All bets are off. We are at war. -- End -- ********** France -> Germany: Let's blow the English boats out of the water. ********** Berlin: October 12, 1901 The Kaiser expressed outrage at England's reported desire to ally with France to attack Germany. France has repeatedly expressed a desire to ally with Germany and Russia against England. Germany has not aided the French in this quest, but has extended peace laurels to "our cousins the English". The Kaiser warns that continued English aggression towards Germany will result in severe actions being taken by Germany. ********** Italy -> A/H: Let's get out of the closet, shall we? ********** Italy -> Germany: Just maneuvering. The Italian government's stand against A/H is on public record. Good luck in the lowlands. ********** Italy -> Russia: As is readily apparent, Mr. Roberti's intelligence reports have been verified. Treachery against the Czar is as blatent as it is against Italy. "Not to be viewed as hostile"!!!! Bah! Let's get 'em! ********** Italy -> Turkey: Don't those Balkan dots look goooood to you.... ********** Russia -> France: The English boats are a pain in the neck. Lets get England, with or without Germany's help. ********** Russia --> Germany We appreciate your move to Holland to leave Sweden to us uncontested. In return, we promise to so all we can to help you against those filthy Brits. ********** Russia --> Turkey Congratulations on the naval exercises in the Black Sea. They were a wonderful success and I think it has prepared our forces for some military action against....Austria? ********** Turkey -> Italy You can consider them stopped in this direction. You take Trieste and Vienna, Russia can take Rumania and Budapest, and I will take Serbia and Greece. After that has all been done, I assume we will have to renegotiate depending upon the position at that time. How well I get along with Russia will be depend upon how determined he is at having a fleet in the Black Sea. ********** Turkey -> Russia Read my note to Italy and you will know my stand. ********** Spring '15 of the 1914 variant ENTENTE (MNC number not known) (GM is matt@oddjob.uchicago.edu/Matt Crawford) Due October 13th. Winter '01 of the Blind variant MULHOUSE (MNC number not known) (GM is barry@freezer.it.udel.edu/Barry T. Fausnaugh) Received. Can't show results obviously! Spring '01 of the game DAWN PATROL (BNC number not known) (GM is sinhaa@mcmaster.ca/Anand Sinha) Sorry for the delay, a player's moves got bounced around for 4 days. GM notes: Capitals indicate final positions. ** indicate failed moves. Since there are no retreats/builds/disbands, the next deadline is Sunday October 8, 1989 at 10:00pm EDT. Monday October 9 is a holiday (Thanksgiving) here in Canada, so the results may be a little late coming out. Please bear with me as I get stuffed, err eat stuffed turkey. Well here are the results ========================================================================== Austria England A Vie - GAL F Lon - NTS A Bud - SER A Lvp - EDI F Tri - ALB F Edi - NWG France Germany A Par - BUR A Ber - KIE A Mar - SPA A Mun - RUH F Bre - MAO F Kie - DEN Italy Russia F Nap-ION F SEV - Bla ** A VEN hold A Mos - UKR A Rom-APU A War - SIL F StP - GOB Turkey F Ank - Bla ** A Con - BUL A Smy - ARM ======================================================================= Supply Centre Count: Austria : VIE, BUD, TRI England : LIV, LON, EDI France : BRE, PAR, MAR Germany : KIE, BER, MUN Italy : VEN, ROM, NAP Russia : WAR, SEV, MOS, STP Turkey : CON, SMY, ANK ========================================================================= Press: Hmmm... there is none. ========================================================================= Having problems with one player. Summer Nothing happened of course. Fall '01 of the game RATATOSK (BNC number not known) (GM is jall@diku.dk/Mogens Jallberg) Hi everybody. This time you managed to get all the moves through to me before I send out the position. Keep it up. As usual [] means "move failed". Note that I consider a support to succesful unless it is cut, regardless of the destiny of the supprted unit. England: -------- Orders: F Eng -> MAO A Yor -> Norway F NTS C A Yor -> Norway Builds +1: F Lon Position: A Norway F MAO F NTS F Lon Centers 4: London, Edinbourgh, Liverpool and Norway France: ------- Orders: [A Pic -> Bel] A Spa H F MAO -> Por Builds +2: A Par A Bre Position: A Pic A Spa A Par A Bre F Por Centers 5: Paris, Brest, Marseille, Portugal, Spain Germany: -------- Orders: A Kie -> Hol [A Ruh -> Bel] [F Den -> Swe] Builds +2: A Ber A Mun Position: A Hol A Ruh A Ber A Mun F Den Centers 5: Berlin, Munich, Kiel, Denmark, Holland Italy: ------ Orders: A Pie -> Ven A Apu -> Gre F Ion C A Apu -> Gre Builds +1: A Nap Position: A Gre A Ven A Nap F Ion Centers 4: Rome, Naples, Venice, Greece Russia: ------- Orders: A Ukr S A Sev -> Rum [A Sev -> Rum] [F GoB -> Swe] [F Rum -> Bul (nc)] Retreats: A Sev -> Mos Position: A Ukr A Mos F GoB F Rum Centers 4: Moscow, Skt. Petersburg, Warsaw, Rumania Turkey: ------- Orders: A Bul S Austrian A Bud -> Rum A Arm S F Bla -> Sev F Bla -> Sev Builds +2: F Con A Ank Position: A Bul A Arm A Ank F Sev F Con Centers 5: Smyrna, Constantinople, Ankara, Sevastopol, Bulgaria Austria-Hungary: ---------------- Orders: A Vie -> Gal [A Bud -> Rum] F Tri -> Alb Position: A Gal A Bud F Alb Centers 3: Vienna, Trieste, Budapest Status: ======= Turkey, France and Germany : 5 Italy, England, Russia : 4 Austria : 3 The next deadline is Thursday Oct 12 @ 19:30 GMT. Since I have recived no suggestions to change the procedure about retreat and builds, I will continue in the present way, i.e conditional retreats in the spring and the fall, and conditional builds (and dibands) in the Fall. Note that since this is regular diplomacy, you will be able to use the move or position of any unit at the board as a condition. E.g. build army if XX supported YY, fleet otherwise. When you make conditions, be very awere of ambiguity. Some of the conditions I recieved this season, could be interpret in more than one way, but I felt I understood the idea. For your own sake, be very precise. Spring '01 of the game BUSHIDO (BNC number not known) (GM is ronin@cory.berkeley.edu/Sam Parazette) I know the game is now organized, don't have the Spring '01 deadline yet. Spring '01 of the game ?? (BNC number not known) (GM is willis@trwind.ind.trw.com/Willis Marti) I don't even have a game name at this stage. Spring '01 of the gunboat game ?? (MNC number not known) (GM is sccs6016@iruccibm.bitnet/Gearoid Casey) I don't even have a game name at this stage. GM comments: Quote from Target by Janet Morris and David Drake. We have now raised $5.00 for our full page ad in Paper Mayhem! The donator was not even a subscriber to either of my zines. He was Ron Cameron, a member of the DIPCON Administration Committee that ran this year's DIPCON. We need another $245.00. Send contributions to Eric Klien, 1 Sinai Circle B10, Chelmsford, MA 01824 and let me know if you want to be annoymous. I am continuing to start games at a faster and faster pace. In my two zines combined, I am now runing 25 games with 22 guest GMs. I have over 135 players combined in these zines. Obviously, it is becoming harder and harder to keep track of all the games and make sure that they are being run smoothly. If anyone would like to fill some bureaucratic positions in this zine, let me know. I am starting to reach my limits. I also need more GMs, my continuous starting of games is draining my supply. (Particulary for variants and for my postal zine.) I will obviously be breaking off a new chapter quite soon! *********************************************** Transmitted via scribe code name Video Dienstag *********************************************** Taken from The Watergate Vol.1 Issue 9: France: The Key to the World By Nicholas A. Ulano It is clear that while at first glance, France appears to be in a very good position, because of the proximity to France, and distance from the other Major powers, of Iberia, France in fact is often in a very poor position because of her difficult border with Germany, and her nearness to England and Italy. Often France may be doing well in a game, and in one stroke, be wiped out. Notwithstanding, the course France takes at the beginning of the game, and at points further on in the course of the game (until, and if, she is no longer significant) determines the outcome, and certainly at least the direction, of the game. For instance, if France goes against Germany at the start of the game, the way is opened for Russia and Austria to also attack Germany. In turn, Russia and Austria are involved on one front, and it is made easier for Turkey, Italy, and England to attack them. Not to be ignored is the fact that in attacking Germany at the outset of the game, Iberia must be to some extent ignored, and thus France is not very strong in the Spring of '02; this leaves the way open for Italy and/or England to attack France. France can also swing the outcome of a game by changing its attacking course and changing the advantageous moves for the other countries in the game. No other nation may influence the outcome as much as France, except, possibly Russia who has so many front to attack simultaneously on. But if Russia follows such a course, it is almost always knocked out of the game. So, truly France has the greatest influence on the course of the game. Of course, the course which France takes can be influenced by what other countries do. If Germany attacks her, likely she will get involved in a Franco-German WAR. If the French player does a poor job, the game is liable to be very screwy, and hard to predict. Now what does all this influencing mean for a French player? Basically, it is a great bargaining point. Particularly at the beginning of a game, the French player should point out his ability to influence the game's outcome, and thus his/her desirability as an ally. So, if you play France, use your position as a powerbroker, and if you play another country, make an alliance with France, get a guarantee of her neutrality towards you, or get her out of the game as soon as possible. And for you skeptics, try antagonizing a strong French player. Remember that the more that you guys type in, the more articles that I can print! I am enjoying moderating this zine, keep that mail coming! Eric Klien Up