Gulf of Lyon(s)

[foodcoats]

Just noticed that the small map shows Gulf of Lyon, whereas the big map and the orders log say Gulf of Lyons. My physical board says Lyons as well. Not sure if this is a bug or a character limit/aesthetic thing.

[Squigs44]

The small map is only capable of containing one Lyon, whereas the large map has a larger Gulf capable of containing multiple Lyons.

[foodcoats]

I think you're lyon to me.

[Aurelin]

There’s also Galacia/Galicia depending on the map.

[Claesar]

I think you're lyon to me.

Lyon? Only in Kenya.


Google suggest it should be Gulf of Lion, so I'm not even sure where this name came from.

There’s also Galacia/Galicia depending on the map.

Wikipedia insists that's a typo.

[ghug]

I've never seen it spelled with an i. Maybe it's different in Dutch?

[Mercy]

It is indeed spelled 'Gulf of Lion', according to the English wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Lion

[ItsHosuke]

"Lion" could be the French spelling. But I've always seen it spelled with a "y" instead.

[dargorygel]

Why are you all just Lyon around? Get to work!

[tobieee911]

I've never seen it spelled with an i. Maybe it's different in Dutch?

I am also Dutch, and i have never seen it spelled that way.

[Foxcastle]

If I ask Google Maps to show me the Gulf of Lyon, it directs me to a Shell gas station in Arlington, VA...

[tobieee911]

If I ask Google Maps to show me the Gulf of Lyon, it directs me to a Shell gas station in Arlington, VA...

I don't even get results if i ask the same

[2ndWhiteLine]

My bookshelf game version of Diplomacy spells "Eastern Mediterrranean" with three Rs.

[Tugster]

the actual name is:

Gulfe du Lion, and it is not pronounced at all like the English word "lion" the big cat, The first syllable has a ee sound, not an i sound. So it's sort of like lee - ON, but the on is nasal sound unique to French. It sounds nothing like Lion in English.

[Tugster]

sorry with an o, typo

Golfe du Lion

but is was named by the Romans even before the French.

[A_Tin_Can]

I believe Gulf of Lyon is an old spelling, which (while largely out of fashion) was still used at the time of Diplomacy's publication. You can see it on older maps. Similarly with Rumania (now Romania).

[A_Tin_Can]

English spellings of French names are often different. I quite enjoy "Marseilles", from the French "Marseille". I guess English speakers figured there must have been an extra silent letter there, and so added one.

Related fun fact: Google Maps set to UK English says "Marseilles", set to US English it says "Marseille".

[Enriador]

The rulebook says "Gulf of Lyon" https://www.wizards.com/avalonhill/rules/diplomacy.pdf

[Claesar]

Rulebook? That's like a manual. No man reads that stuff.

[A_Tin_Can]

Claesar, are you sure that “don’t read the rules” is the position you want to be taking as a moderator?