The Discord of Europe: Let's Play Diplomacy

[Nerroth]

To whom it may concern,


Cheers and celebrations echo across Alsace and Lorraine, as these long-oppressed lands are finally re-united with their brothers and sisters in the rest of the Republic! At long last, France is divided no more.

With the collapse of the German imperial government, the issue of sovereignty over the wider Ruhr region (where the remit of a Great power no longer formally held sway) was, of course, of considerable concern to France. We had extended an offer to the Dual Monarchy which would have seen the establishment of a mutually-agreed-upon demilitarised zone in the area; alas, this went unanswered. Thus, while we have moved to re-unite the Republic, we are aware of our responsibilities as protectors of the peace in the Saarland and elsewhere in the parts of the region beyond Alsace-Lorraine itself. You may rest assured that we do not stand at the the shores of the Ruhr as conquerors, but as trustees to a more democratic and just future.

Speaking of peace, it is unfortunate that the Hapsburgs were so quick to move against the protected zone the United Kingdom had recently established in northern Germany. Our gratitude for the actions of Austria-Hungary in ending the Kaiser's rule does not extend to an acceptance of further militarism on behalf of Vienna and Budapest.

War already stains the shores of the Mediterranean; there is still the chance to step back from this new brink, and spare the peoples of central Europe yet further conflict.


Regards,

Théophile Delcassé, Ministère des Affairs étrangères, République française.

[SeiKeo]

Russia retreats to Livonia and Italy retreats to Tuscany.



Orders due 14:00 GMT May 29

[SeiKeo]

The Tsar continues to refuse to go quietly, attempting to retake his capitol.



Unfortunately for him, the Sultana is able to fend the attack off with one hand from the Ukraine, and uses the rest of her armies to... not do much. Her contribution to the war seems limited by the fact that she's stuck behind her ally, although she does support the Austrian army's retreat back to Berlin.



The support is taken gladly, and with some extra added from Munich. His army in Tyrolia supports an Italian attack on Piedmont, and his Ionian fleet moves up, possibly to take the Italian's spot?



That seems to be the intent. Apparently having explored the possibility of parallel lines, he is now intrigued by perpendicular ones, ordering his northern units north, and his southern units east. None of these attacks are supported (except for Tuscany), however, so the chance of their success seems low...



But it works out for the Italian, as French moves in the Med are stymied yet again, and a fleet is destroyed! This puts the French in a uncomfortable position, seeing as they won't be able to build a new one in Marseilles, and the Italians have been quite able in blocking reinforcements from the Atlantic so far. In the north, the army in the Ruhr supports an English convoy to Kiel.



The English accept this, applying their philosophy of "if you don't succeed in you convoy, convoy harder next time," using a supported convoy to take Kiel for real. Their Baltic fleet actually helps the Austrians out, as the army in Prussia tries to keep them in. It is a mystery. Their Atlantic moves are still foiled by the army in Tunis.

Full moves:



Result:



Russia: 1 disband
Turkey: 1 build
France: 1 build

[SeiKeo]

Orders in text form:

A Ruhr to support A Edinburgh to Kiel
A Burgundy to Marseilles
A Gascony to Spain
A Marseilles to Piedmont
F Piedmont to Gulf of Lyon
F W Med to Gulf of Lyon

F MAO - Naf
F Eng - MAO
A Edi - Kie
F Nth C A Edi - Kie
F Hel C A Edi - Kie
F Hol S A Edi - Kie
A Pru - Ber
F Bal S A Kie - Ber

A Tun -> Naf
F Tys -> Wes
F Lyo -> Mar
A Tus -> Pie

A Sil Supports Austrian Kie -> Ber
A Mos Hold
A Ukr Supports Mos Hold
A Rum -> Gal
A Alb Hold
F Bla Hold
F Aeg -> Ion

A STP-MOS
A LVN S A STP-MOS

F Ion -> Tys
A Tyr Supports A Tus -> Pie
A Gal -> Bud
A Mun Supports A Kie -> Ber
A Kie -> Ber
Hold F Apu
A War -> Sil

[SeiKeo]

Sorry, I can't get screenshots up today: Photobucket hates me. Builds:

A CON
F BRE

Disband:

A LVN

Orders are due 14:00 GMT June 2.

[alfheimwanderer]

Builds:



Results:

[alfheimwanderer]

Even after going into exile on the isle of Hawai'i, the former Kaiser still retains an interest in the affairs of the Old World. Thankfully, while he may have no more land than an average landowner these days (though he is considering going into the pineapple business, having found this exotic fruit to be quite tasty), he still has access to immense reserves of bullion from one of the great cruisers that carried him into exile - money enough to buy information and pay his network of spies.

Orders included for convenience:

England:
F BAL S A KIE
F ENG H
F HEL-DEN
F HOL-NTH
A KIE H
F MAO-NAF
F NTH-NWY
A PRU S A BER-SIL

France:
F BRE-MAO
A BUR-MUN
A MAR-PIE
A RUH S A BUR-MUN
A SPA-GAS
F WES-LYO

Austria:
F APU-ION
A BER-KIE
A BUD-VIE
F ION-TYS
A MUN S A BER-KIE
A TYR-MUN
A WAR S A SIL-PRU

Turkey:
F BLA C A CON-SEV
A CON-SEV
A GAL-BOH
A MOS-LVN
A SIL-PRU
A UKR-MOS
All others hold

Italy:
F LYO S F TYS-WES
A PIE-MAR
A TUN-NAF
F TYS-WES

Analysis:



In the north, the Russians have been seemingly paralysed by the scope of the disaster that has befallen them, and so their army does nothing in the face of a Turkish advance. There is not even a sally from St. Petersburg against occupied Moscow, futile as it would be. Perhaps the Czar has finally lost his spirit.



In the south-west, a epic struggle takes place on land and sea, as the combined military might of the English and French face off against the Grand Alliance of Austrian-Italian-Turkish forces, to varying degrees of success.

The English launch a daring raid on North Africa, but like the Romans of old, the Italians are prickly about their assets, and so hurl the seadogs back to the ocean whence they came. The warmongering French take Munich, as they had clearly been intending to do since the beginning, with the coerced assistance of the peoples of the Ruhr.

The English army in Prussia, however, is smashed by a combination of Turkish-Austrian might, as the island invader is pushed back once more, pinned against the sea and slaughtered by field artillery.



In contrast, all is quiet on the eastern front except mobilization for the fall campaign.

Full Moves:



Results:



Retreats:
Austria: A Mun - Sil
France: F WMS - Spa/sc

Final Results:

[SeiKeo]

Full moves:



The Med manages to not change much for another year, but the Italians are disappointed by the lack of their English BBQ buddies in Casablanca. And elsewhere... pretty much all moves were holds, support-holds, or bounced. That qualifies as an unproductive year in my book.



Mike, one build ASAP please.

[SeiKeo]

Army London.



Orders are due June 8 20:00 GMT

[SeiKeo]

Sorry all for the lack of pics. Blame Cox for giving me internet that works like 60% of the time.

Austria:

A BER S A MUN-KIE
F ION-TYS
A MUN-KIE
A SIL-MUN
A TYR S A SIL-MUN
F TYS-LYO
A WAR-SIL

England:

F BAL-KIE
F ENG-MAO
A KIE-MUN
A LON-HOL
F MAO-POR
F NTH C A LON-HOL
F NWY S A STP
F SWE-BOT

France:

F BRE H
A BUR S A MAR
A GAS S F SPA
A MAR H
A RUH S A KIE-MUN
F SPA H

Italy:

F LYO-WES
A NAF-TUN
A PIE-MAR
F WES-NAF

Russia:

A STP H

Turkey:

F AEG-GRE
A ALB-TRI
F BLA-CON
A BOH-VIE
A LVN-STP
A MOS S A LVN-STP
A PRU S A BER
A UKR-WAR

No retreats required.

Orders are due 14:00 GMT June 11.

[alfheimwanderer]

Orders:



Results:

[SeiKeo]

England:

F MAO H
F Por S F Spa H
F Nth - Eng
F Bot - StP
F Bal - Pru
F Nwy S F Bot - StP
A Kie H
A Hol S A Kie H

Austria:

F Lyo - Mar
A Mun - Bur
A Tyr - Mun
A Sil S A Tyr - Mun
A Ber - Kie
A War - Pru
F Tys S F WMS Hold

Italy:

F wes Supports F lyo -> spa/sc
A tun -> naf
A pie -> mar
F naf -> mao

Turkey:

A vie - boh
A pru - lvn
A ukr hold
A lvn - stp
A mos s A lvn - stp
A tri - alb
F gre -> ion
F con -> aeg

A Mar H
A Gas S A Mar H
A Bur H
F Spa H
A Ruh S A Kie H
F Bre S F MAO H

[alfheimwanderer]

Movement:



Result:

[SeiKeo]

France disbands F BRE

England builds F Liverpool

Orders are on hold until we have confirmation of a draw or not.