or below . . .

did not use the following game types:

games that ended before 1904
7-way draws
games with clear indications of multi-accounting
games in which 3 or more players resigned:

When Germany draws, who else draws?
England: 59%
Turkey: 59%
Italy: 50%
France: 46%
Russia: 40%
Austria: 39%

When Germany's eliminated, who solos?
Russia: 28%
France: 21%
Turkey: 18%
England: 14%
Austria: 11%
Italy: 8%

When Germany solos, who's eliminated?
Russia: 69%
England: 55%
Austria: 54%
France: 49%
Italy: 34%
Turkey: 26%

Best Ally: Italy
Greatest Adversary: Russia
Average year of victory: 1910

Although the common view is that A/G make a great pair, I didnt see this in the numbers. Seeing that Germany is eliminated in over 50% of all Austrian solos and the same holds true for Austria in German solos leads one to believe that the alliance is a great one only for the first few years. After one country (Russia for example) is eliminated relieving pressure off of G/A and the other gets a strong hold, clearly the case is that theres a stab soon in the mix. Additionally, of the first 100 draws seen, only 1 ended in a 2-way draw between the two countries. It was far more common to see the Juggernaut of R/T and even that is a stretch.

It seemed to me that Italy was a far more valuable tool after the first few years. Italy can continue to put pressure on Austria without really allowing G or I to directly influence the other. That, coupled with the fact that Italy participated in 50% of all German draws and that italy had one of the lowest elimination rates in German solos and the lowest solo rate in German elim's illustrates their ability to work together.

Turkey was still shown as a huge benefactor of the conflict in the western triangle (E/F/G).

Another thing that wasn't directly illustrated with the way i showed the statistics is that Germany had the fastest speed to 18 centers than any country examined thus far (the actual number for mean value of year of victory was 1910.02). This is faster even more so than france who clocked in at 10.12 years till victory.

Russia was the clear standout as Germany's primary enemy. Only Austria participated in less draws and Russia solos more often than any other country when Germany is eliminated and Russian grounds were a clear path to Germany victory where R was eliminated in nearly 70% of all G solos.

In terms of the western triangle, france is still the greatest threat but clearly if adequate borderlines are set, then the two of them can move separate ways and end the game in a draw--especially in light of the G/A conflict that develops in later years.

above...it takes a while to type all of that and it wont fit in the opening post

Ha ha, I can imagine!
Wow, in 23 out of 25 games Germany is eliminated, Italy does not solo! That actually makes sense, sine Italy is usually the Englishman's next target.
By the way, are you going to compile all these country statistics in one big post eventually?

But then, Germany and the Brits draw all the time?

when germany draws, england participates in the draw almost 60% of the time.

and yes, im going to formalize everything and submit it to TGM with a formal analysis. i will also take time to look at when a country is eliminated, what the major factors are or at least some of the key things that contribute to the elimination (ie: france or england losing the channel to the other).