Dip 1211 – Standard
Win for Russia
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Players
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Power |
Name |
Duration |
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GM: |
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Erik Skoglund |
Spring 1901-end |
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Players: |
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Russ |
Spring 1901-Fall 1909 |
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Bob Salyerds (Klatzer) John Hughes |
Spring 1901-Spring 1904 Fall 1904-end |
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Dylan Petrusma |
Spring 1901-end |
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Andrew Chirgwin Scott Troemel (Packrat) |
Spring 1901-Winter 1903 Spring 1904-end |
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David Holley Reinhard Horst Rob Bristol |
Spring 1901-Winter 1904 Spring 1905-Winter 1907 Spring 1908-end |
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Spring 1901-end |
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Turkey |
Andy Hyland Adam Silverman |
Spring 1901-Winter 1904 Spring 1905-Fall 1909 |
Supply Centres
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Year |
01 |
02 |
03 |
04 |
05 |
06 |
07 |
08 |
09 |
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Austria |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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England |
4 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
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France |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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Germany |
5 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
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Italy |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
11 |
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Russia |
6 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
13 |
16 |
17 |
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Turkey |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
EOG Statements
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First of all, thanks for voting the game finished, which lets me keep my deviously cunning final set of moves to myself. I'm quite pleased with my first PBEM win as Russia, given how precarious my position was at various times. I had a little bit of luck on my side, but then again, most solos do. There were three keys to this game: silence, replacements and survival instincts. The silence of various players, notably Russ, the original Turkey and Dylan towards the end, condemned them. You don't even need to be particularly good at the diplomacy side of the game to win, but if you don't bother with it, you're dead meat. I was a little surprised at France's sudden silence, though, as I never stabbed him or said a bad word against him. As always, replacement players changed the course of the game strongly. Scott galvanised the west and led opposition to me; Bobby headed west and transformed Italy's fortunes; Adam restored a bit of sense to Turkey's play; John first turned England against me but in the end his goodwill was crucial to my solo. Finally, I was lucky in that the survival instincts of players helped me more than they hindered me. Turkey didn't join the early IAG alliance against me because he needed to retake his homes centres; Austria took Munich in order to survive; England and France ignored my growth for fear of being stabbed if they turned to face me. However they also ignored Italy's rampaging attack which could only have been stopped by burying the hatchet. I'm quite pleased with my endgame tactics, but as always, my solo depended upon the random elements in diplomacy. While Scott did his best to bring a stop-the-leader alliance together, he could do nothing about the fact that Turkey, Austria, England and France couldn't join the alliance without risking elimination. I don't know how much poor communications aided this, but on the other hand, the introduction of higher calibre players with more objective agendas certainly made my task harder. A quick word of praise for Scott and Bobby, who were unpredictable, dangerous and entertaining. Russ, John, Adam and Dylan all showed potential but didn't have the rub of the green - sometimes there's nothing you can do if external elements go against you. Meanwhile, as usual, the poorer players weeded themselves out through abandonments. Thanks Eric for running the game very smoothly and see you all in the next one! |
