I really enjoyed that game. It was very dynamic throughout, and I felt that there were a lot of good individual battles all over the board. Thanks all.

Barn3tt, great game. Well done coming out on top in a very fluid eastern half.

thatwasawkward, we never really hit it off in that one -- I really enjoyed some of our dueling throughout.

Babak, great game to you, too. We had a rocky relationship throughout, and I felt like we never really trusted each other, but in the end I think we were very beneficial to one another and achieved a fine result. After all, it's not everyday the Czech gets eliminated. I enjoyed both our partnership and conflict.


The rest of you, gg. Sorry we didn't have more opportunity to interact directly.

Thanks.

I do get eliminated every day just ask Barn.

Just in the low pot live games, Czech. Czech's noobaneese is not as fluent as mine.

That's why Ava and I get along so well. :P

Haha all true

great game all and congrats to jmeryer and barn3tt as well.

this was quite a busy game right off the bat with 5 neutral's going unclaimed in year one and it did not slow down all the way to the end. There were so many twists and turns that its fun just to flip through the seasons and see how crazy it was getting. Look at 1902 and tell me you would have predicted that FGT would be the outcome. lol.

jmeyer, you are absolutely right that there was no trust. from the initial German move to burgundy, all the way to the last season hahaha... But I loved that we all had to keep on our toes the entire time and no one really had a sense of security until all the draw votes had to be cast. I literally did not know if this game would end in a 3WD until the last set of moves.

The only question I ask is why you simply would not give up attacking Bur in a 4-5 season stretch there? I wanted us to move our separate ways but had to devote 4 units to blocking your 'defensive' attack. Finally I just said screw it and attacked you instead. I wonder if I had not taken Tunis you'd be as afraid of a potential solo.

In fact, I'd like to ask that of the other gunboaters... do you all feel that once France takes Tunis, everyone just becomes more afraid of France and simply can't accept France as an ally? it seems to me to be a pivitol center that France can not afford to take early just because it carries too much risk for other potential allies.

oh, and jmeryer - I'm curious why you built a fleet instead of an army in 1907. That single build basically told me you wanted war with me.

@Babak

Agreed on all counts pretty much. It was great fun trying to keep on top of everything and staying alert to stabs on all fronts. To answer your questions:

The attacks on Burgundy were purely defensive. Looking back, I'm seeing that it was '04 when that stalemate began. In '03, Burgundy was not occupied, and I was feeling pretty good about our ability to disentangle, so I left MUN. But then in Spring you supported yourself to Burgundy, tapped BEL, and moved to TYL. The first two were probably defensive, but the TYL move made me a bit nervous, even though it was not overtly anti-me. But I was stalemated against Warsaw so withdrew to a more defensive position. Then by '05 you picked up 2 more scs, occupied PIC & BUR, and built another northern fleet. These moves I considered anti-German, especially considering the jump you had on me against England. From the point on I was expecting an attempt on BEL and was determined to at least slow down any attack. I tried intermittently to signal support from BEL, but I can understand how that might not have been enough.

I agree it would have been better for us to go our separate ways, but it was just hard. Too bad. I'm curious to know if you agree with my reasoning process.

2nd question: I consider France a threat after TUN only if there's a weak England.

3rd question: At that point it you had 4 fleets to my three, and they were definitely northward-oriented. I figured I would be seeing a French armada headed my way. Maybe I was wrong? But coupled with Russia's move to GOL, I needed the fleet to at least cover BAL.

That's my story and I'm sticking with it.

Congrats all. Not a great game for me, probably my worst of this tournament (so far). I couldn't get anything going from the start and once I did Babak attacked Tunis, through me right off. I was in scramble mode for a while and eventually got a piece of Austria (sorry Mujus, you didn't deserve that). Tried to regain some control but France came back and a juggernaut seemed to emerge. I support Turkey to VIE in 1910 in potentially the dumbest move of my career (sorry, twa).

I kinda sewered the east, minus Turkey, at various stages of the game. Which I will in turn try and blame on Babak. But it worked for him, evidently.

Two more to go. Could be tough for anyone to surpass the Czech.

bump.

jmeyer, I'll get back to you in a bit. gotta go watch the Knicks game!