TopGunBoat Journal—Table of Contents
Introduction | Spring 1901 | Fall 1901
Winter 1902 | Spring 1902 | Fall 1902
Winter 1903 | Spring 1903 | Fall 1903
Winter 1904 | Spring 1904 | Fall 1904
Winter 1905 | Spring 1905 | Fall 1905
Winter 1906 | Spring 1906 | Fall 1906
Winter 1907 | Spring 1907 | Fall 1907
Winter 1908 | Spring 1908 | Fall 1908
Winter/Spring 1909 | Fall 1909
Winter/Spring 1910 | Fall 1910
Winter/Spring 1911 | Fall 1911
1912 | Conclusion | End of Game
With Russia eliminated, the board is firmly England/France vs. Austria/Italy…
Fall 1909 Adjudication
England
F fin S A stp
F wes – tys (*bounce*)
F mao – eng
F bal S France A ber – kie (*void*)
F tun S F tys – ion
A stp H
F tys – ion (*bounce*)
F eng – nth
France
A bur S A ber – mun
F spa/sc – lyo
A pru – sil
(*bounce, dislodged*)
A ber – mun
A pie – tyr (*bounce*)
A mun – ruh
F bre H
F lyo – tus
Italy
A rom S F ion – nap
A ven S Austria A tyr – pie (*void*)
F eas – ion (*bounce*)
F ion – nap
Austria
A tri S A tyr
A arm – sev
F aeg S Italy F ion (*void*)
A bul – ser
A war S A sil – pru
A lvn S A sil – pru
A mos S A lvn
A sil – pru
A boh S A gal – sil
A gal – sil
A tyr S Italy A ven – pie (*void*)
F adr S Italy F eas – ion
GM Observations
Scratch a solo attempt by England. England offered Kiel to France which means England has decided to play for a draw as well. This looks like it’s heading for a 4-way draw since Austria has moved away from attacking Italy.
This leads me to wonder why these players have all decided to play for a draw. Austria had an opportunity to go for a solo, as did England. Both have passed them up. I suppose England still could, but it would probably be somewhat self-destructive since France would probably turn against England to allow A/I to grow more. It will be interesting to read from the players why they chose this path. Perhaps they value a draw as much as a solo. Perhaps they were afraid of being retaliated against to the point that they would be eliminated or give up a solo. Or, perhaps something will change and one of them will go for a solo yet. There’s also the chance that E/F gets Austria to take over Italy and narrow this to a 3-way draw. If the players care about their ranking on the website, there’s a good chance they will do this.
Player Journals
England
The only hope I see now of participating in a victory and it not being a 4-way is to invite Austria into Italian Centers.
We need to first shore up the stalemate line in Germany. Once that is solidified, if we haven’t made surprise gains against Italy, we should be safe in supporting Austria into Italian Centers. As long as we can keep him out of Germany and hold the Tunis through Marseilles line, Austria will be prevented from getting to 18 and we can cut the draw to a 3-way.
France
russia gone, nice step, Northern Territory is secured
Bal s Ber will secure Ber too, so next step is to secure Mun.
This is well possible by Bur and Ruh support Mun.
hopefully we can take out Italy to get a three-way draw
Italy
Well, that went well. Now to turtle up and hope for the best. I suppose Austria will take me out eventually, but there wasn’t anything better on offer.
Austria
sil-pru
war s sil-pru
lvn s sil-pru
mos s lvn
gal-sil
boh s gal-sil
arm-sev
bul-ser
aeg s ion
adr s eas-ion
tri s tyr
tyr s ven-pie
This all starts to work if France defends MUN at all costs. If he takes the correct risk, then it will have limited success.
Let’s also hope that Italy is aware of the support he will be receiving. Italy must hold the line for a 4-way to be possible. If not, well…..
Fall 1909 Retreat Adjudication
France: A pru-ber