Cross, Quill and Swords

[unmerged(1631)]

... I was just thinking, if Eli doesn't post or icq within the next couple days, we should assume that real life interrupted again and have Sweden annex Denmark. It has been awhile since we've heard from our Dane and we can't have Denmark AI next session.

- DSY .... what happened?
- Fraese .... take Duma's suggestion and fix your darned router!

 

[unmerged(3158)]

... I was just thinking, if Eli doesn't post or icq within the next couple days, we should assume that real life interrupted again and have Sweden annex Denmark. It has been awhile since we've heard from our Dane and we can't have Denmark AI next session.

- DSY .... what happened?
- Fraese .... take Duma's suggestion and fix your darned router!

Fraese router might be fixed. Was working with it with Fraese and we found out he didn't open all the port's. He had about half the port's that were needed openned.

 

[unmerged(1631)]

kinda small or you can try here: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/mrlifford/Europa1516.jpg

 

[fraese]

Good news - I fixed my router, just tested it with KJ, and it's smooth.

 

[unmerged(27214)]

... I was just thinking, if Eli doesn't post or icq within the next couple days, we should assume that real life interrupted again and have Sweden annex Denmark. It has been awhile since we've heard from our Dane and we can't have Denmark AI next session.

- DSY .... what happened?
- Fraese .... take Duma's suggestion and fix your darned router!

Dibs on Holstein and half of Denmark's refineries if DS gets the rest.

 

[unmerged(34993)]

Good news - I fixed my router, just tested it with KJ, and it's smooth.

That is great news!

 

[unmerged(1631)]

Dibs on Holstein and half of Denmark's refineries if DS gets the rest.

Actually I wasn't thinking about breaking Denmark up and giving it away piecemeal, I meant just letting Sweden annex Denmark outright so that you and I have to fight the new Sweden if we want our provinces.
If Denmark was still in the game we would have to fight both of them to get what we want anyway so really there is no difference.

However with DSY still MIA the point could be moot anyway.

 

[DSYoungEsq]

First of all, my sincere apologies. <sigh>

Last Wednesday, first: Power went out, due to thunderstorms that rolled through the area (the same wave of storms that has stayed stuck over New England, now, for five days). When it came back on in 90 min., the ISP was a goner, which wasn't too surprising since it had cut out off and on that evening before the storm hit.

When it came back, I don't know. Real life has thrown me a heave curve ball, in the form of a spousal-type unit who has admitted to an affair and is not certain she wants to continue having me live with her. I've spent the last few days out of the hosue in a hotel (and if you don't think THAT sucks, well, it does). You can guess what nights she was often out playing around with the other man .

I don't know where this will all lead; she is supposedly working with a counselor tonight to help straighten her out (she professes to love me, can't understand why she can't help sleeping with him, yadda yadda). Because I'm in love and quite probably a bit of a fool, I'm willing to let her sort it out, so long as she isn't seeing the guy. So for now, I'm here, and not going anywhere, but that is subject to change.

If, however, I do go, damn sure the computer is coming with me!

I do not wish to dump the campaign; I've only done that once and I hated myself for it. So I will persevere on. I'm really pissed about Wednesday, cause I had the definite feeling JTU and I might have had some "diplomacy" over the Baltic coast, which I was looking forward to.

Again, I'm sorry about Wednesday.

 

[unmerged(34993)]

I am really sorry for ya. I hope you will manage to handle all problems you are having...

 

[unmerged(1631)]

I am really sorry for ya. I hope you will manage to handle all problems you are having...

... holy crap DSY I'm really sorry to hear that mon ami.

 

[unmerged(1631)]

1516 Victory Points ​

Player Wars

Ottoman Empire vs Austria - +50 each - Austrian Victory +100vps
Ottoman Empire vs Spain - +50 each - Draw
France vs Venice - +50 each - French Victory +100
Austria vs Venice - +50 each - Austrian Victory +100
Spain vs Venice - +50 each - Draw
Austria vs Ottoman Empire - +50 each - Ongoing
Austria vs Venice - +50 each - Ongoing
England vs France - +50 each - Ongoing

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1st) Ottoman Empire - 3976 - (6 Wars - 1win/2 Losses/ 1 ongoing + 300, 2 Fake Wars(+100) = 400), +100 Crt 9, +226 Infra

2nd) France - 3956 - Wars - 7 Wars, 4 wins/2 losses - 1 Ongoing + 750, +100 Infra 4, +100 Infra 5 , +281 Infra
3rd) Spain - 3629 - (2 Wars - 2 Draws +300, +268 Infra)

4) Muscowy - 3616 - (2 Wars - 2 Fake (1w/1L +50), +241 Infra)
5) Austria - 3171 - (7 Wars - 3 Win/2 Losses - 2 Ongoing, +650, +146 Infra)
6) England - 2960 - (3 Wars, 1 win/1 loss/ 1 Ongoing + 250, +100 Trade 4, +310 Infra)
7) Venice - 1651 - (5 War - 4 Losses/ 1 Ongoing - +250 +100 Trade 3, +176 Infra )
8) Brandenburg - 1187 - (1 Fake War, +162 Infra)


** Greater Sweden - 4114 - (1 Fake War - 1 Loss, + 389 Infra)


I left out the Danes assuming that since we haven't heard from Elijah for a few weeks that they will be merged with Sweden creating Uber Sweden
The bulk of Greater Sweden's vp's is tied up in European provinces (35 of them)...... I guess it will be up to some unmentionable monarchs to get off their duff's and start "liberating" these provinces.
The Swedish Vp's will be off a little of course since I simply merged the 2 nations.

As always, let me know if I've missed anything. King John, feel free to do the vp's next session... I have them in an excel sheet I can send over if you feel like doing them

 

[King John]

Sure Dave . Send the file over whenever you catch me online.

 

[King John]

MT 1516 (with wars now giving .75 points rather than .5)

I just had an idea. Rather than rounding MT scores up or down, we can keep track of however far we round up or down and either subtract or add it on for the next session. So if France has 1.5 MT, and it's rounded up to 2 MT, the score for the next session would then be subtracted by .5 MT. So everyone gets credit for exactly what they earn eventually.

Anyway, I give you the scores

France - 1.75
OE - 2.25
Venice - 3
Austria - 3.5
Spain - 1.5 (i didn't count vs VEN and the OE as victories)
England - .75

 

[unmerged(1631)]

MT 1516 (with wars now giving .75 points rather than .5)

I just had an idea. Rather than rounding MT scores up or down, we can keep track of however far we round up or down and either subtract or add it on for the next session. So if France has 1.5 MT, and it's rounded up to 2 MT, the score for the next session would then be subtracted by .5 MT. So everyone gets credit for exactly what they earn eventually.

Anyway, I give you the scores

France - 1.75
OE - 2.25
Venice - 3
Austria - 3.5
Spain - 1.5 (i didn't count vs VEN and the OE as victories)
England - .75

... oh .... should we count them as victories for the VP's? I wasn't sure about it

 

[King John]

... oh .... should we count them as victories for the VP's? I wasn't sure about it

It could be debated, but by definition they weren't victories so I would say no...

 

[unmerged(1631)]

It could be debated, but by definition they weren't victories so I would say no...

.. ok changed the Spanish total. They drop by 200vp's but still hanging in at 3rd spot

 

[admiral drake]

i'm not sure tbh alliancevictorys should count as a victory for both, if spain had no goal but to help his ally austria win then he achieved his goals

 

[DSYoungEsq]

Drake, have you decided what to do about Denmark? I have some diplomacy to engage in which depends heavily upon your answer...

 

[fraese]

When are leaders going to be generated for the next session? Last I heard it was to be done asap to ensure we don't have to skip MT again.

 

[fraese]

Hmm, looks like there is another playoffs conflict with this game. I'm looking for a sub.