Perdita Logs
I think it's about time that I presented the current game history graph, which
has been maintained by Suzi throughout the game.
Note the early lead of Italy,
and her subsequent rapid decline, note also the rise of the two leaders, France
and Germany, maintaining parity all the way and each benefitting as a result of
their alliance. When one looks at the gap that became important in 2004, the stab between France
and Germany in this year doesn't seem at all surprising, what is
surprising is that France did not foresee hostilities and order appropriately.
Suzi in Egypt wrote the following to Piers in the Ukraine:
Piers,
I'm trying to formulate the next movement...
[Snip]
I have started to formulate an "attack" plan using our combined forces
and the movements so far are as shown below:
In general... the troops I have aimed at France will continue to be aimed
at France. The rest... will be used as a combined force to try and stop
further France/Germany incursion, and if possible halt it and push back!
One movement I am considering is:
UKRAINIAN A Pod - Hun
UKRAINIAN A Rum s A Pod - Hun
UKRAINIAN A Bul s A Ser
UKRAINIAN A Ser s A Pod - Hun
EGYPTIAN F ADR - Cro (to cut support to Hun)
This should mean Hungary falls (even if Germany and France help each
other in support of Hungary) - and as it has nowhere to retreat to, it
will be Disbanded NRP... giving us one less unit in the central region to
worry about, and a compensatory SC to make up for any losses elsewhere. I
would convoy A Ank across to Ode to help keep a front against the Germans
(and hopefully move another Army across in the Autumn to swell the
numbers... That requires some trust from Piers, however, I
wouldn't be too surprised if he took up the offer, desperate times, desperate
measures and all that if I can move one of these into Mol or Pod then we keep your
SC count up - and if your Fleet Georgia moves into EBS then I can convoy
the second unit into Don... This will give us maximum Army coverage
without (hopefully) the loss of any more of your units)).
I will continue to give this some thought...
Let me know how you want to proceed...
Suzi
I asked Suzi how sincere she was in this email, she replied as follows:
This is accurate... but it is subject to change under negotiation with the
Ukraine... to hold Germany off, Ukraine and I need to work as one, but I
cannot let down my guard against the French!... I do, however, have one or
two armies which can be convoyed into the front against Germany (which
would come as a bit of a shock to Hippie <g>). Ukraine is dead in the
water without me (as Germany has no reason to stop attacking him with the
end in sight if he can get Ukraine's SCs), and I am an also-ran if Ukraine
goes under in this fashion...
The downside is that if Germany sees that Ukraine and I are working
together then he may change tack and decide to just block us and
concentrate on taking bits of France!
I do need to control this carefully though... I mustn't let Ukraine grow
as a result of this!
Suzi
Piers emailed his orders to me with the following comment:
I have been forced to sue for peace and, as part of the deal, my forces
are placed at the disposal of The Empress of Egypt.
Spring 2007 Results. |
Britain (Jim Hill) R.I.P. 2005 |
Egypt (Suzi Holyoake)
F Nap s A Apu - Rom
A Apu - Rom
F ION - Apu
F ADR - Cro (*bounce*)
A Gre - Alb
A Ank - WBS - Ode
A Mor - Alg (*bounce*, *dislodged*, *disbanded NRP*)
F Tun s F MAL - TYR
F Lib s F Tun
F Ale - LBN
F Cai - EME
F MAL - TYR (*bounce*)
A Arm - Irn
A Izm - Ank
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France (Mike Smith)
A WSA Support F SAO - Mor
F SAO - Mor
F Alg Support F WME - Tun (*cut*)
F WME - Tun (*bounce*)
F Tyr Support F WME - Tun (*cut*)
F Lig Support A Rom Hold (*void*)
A Rom - Nap (*bounce*, *dislodged*)
A Hun Support GERMAN A Kra - Pod (*void*, *dislodged*, *disbanded NRP*)
A Aus supoort A Hun Hold
A Cro - Ser (*bounce*)
A Ven Support A Cro Hold (*void*)
A Mil Support A Ven Hold
A Swi Support A Aus Hold
A Par - Als (*bounce*)
A Lyo - Als (*bounce*)
F Nav Hold
A Auv - Mar
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Germany (Hippie)
F NAO - MAO
F ENG - BOB
F Wal - ENG
F Den - NTH
A Bel - Pic
A Ruh - Als
A Ham - Ruh
A Mun s A Ruh - Als
A Sax - Aus (*bounce*)
A Slo s A Sax - Aus
A Ber - BHM - Den
F BHM c A Ber - Den
A Mos - Vol (*bounce*)
A Gor s A Mur - Ura
A Mur - Ura
A StP - Mos (*bounce*)
A Lat s A StP - Mos
A Lit s A War - Bie
A War - Bie
A Bie - Pod
A Kra s A Bie - Pod
F BAL hold
A Cze s A Slo h
| Italy (John Fouhy) R.I.P. 2005 | Poland (Drew Buddie) R.I.P. 2004 | Russia (Ross A Chapman) R.I.P. 2002 | Spain (Jason Gool) R.I.P. 2002 | Turkey (David Ashton) R.I.P. 1998 |
Ukraine (Piers Forrest)
A Pod - Hun
A Rum s A Pod - Hun
A Ser s A Pod - Hun
A Bul s A Ser
F WBS c EGYPTIAN A Ank - Ode
F Geo - Ros
A Kie s A CRP
A CRP s A Kie
A Kha s A Ura - Vol
A Ura - Vol
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The French army in Rome retreats to Tuscany.
To this set of moves, Mikey, in France, responded with:
You Bastard!
(I realise that some people might be offended but i think, in the
circumstances, I might be forgiven.)
.. a well thought out and worded piece of prose, I think you'll agree.
Hippie, in germany came out with this fine piece of propaganda,
which was also posted publicly.
It is with deep regret that the German government must report that as of
8pm tonight the alliance between France and Germany signed in the earliest
days of 1995 and known unofficially as le Truck de Leyland and which has
quietly been persuading people of the benefits of the single European
currency, came to an end.
Although historians will no doubt ponder over the why`s and
wherefores of the demise of this highly successful union,it should be
pointed out that 2 major points were fundamental in its downfall.The first
of these was Frances move into the DMZ thus creating the first inkling
that Mike may not be trusted beyond all circumstances .The second reason
was that Mikes reasoning for this incursion was based on what he would do
if he was the German Chancellor .It was plain from this point that sooner
or later the French would seize the DMZ and therefore defensive measures
were necessary.
The upshot of all this is clear. Any right thinking person can
clearly see that the German high command has a clear conscience and
that these sad defensive measures are obviously all Mikes fault
Hair Piphie
Hippie is looking stronger than ever, though he has to be decisive in his stab against France,
he can't afford to fart around in the same way he did with the Brit.
To this end, I'd convoy a unit to Navarra, probably from Denmark, but possibly
from Pic. This makes for a strong attack into the Spanish mainland, one which armies need to
be recalled from the front lines to stop.
Hippie does have a weak point, the Alsace, it ties up many units to reliably defend this. he
may decide that it's not worth the effort, and stay on the attack - I think that is
the best policy for him. I'd order Saxony west, possibly convoying Lithuania west as well if it can be spared.
Picardy I'd sent to Bri, going for position at this stage.
I.e. At first glance, I'd order the following:
A Den-NTH-ENG-BOB-Nav
F NTH C A Den-Nav
F ENG C A Den-Nav
F BOB C A Den-Nav
F MAO S A Den-NTH-ENG-BOB-Nav
A Pic-Bri
A Als-Par (or Als-Lyo)
A Mun-Als
A Ruh S A Mun-Als
A Sax-Mun
A Lit-BAL-BHM-Den
F BAL C A Lit-Den
F BHM C A Lit-Den
This will get an army into Northern Spain, position an army in the French mainland,
threaten a French SC from Alsace should a French army move to Spain, and it also
protects Alsace against up to two attacking units. If Alsace is dislodged by
Switzerland, Lyons and Paris working together, then it may retreat to Pic or Bel, as appropriate.
In the next phase, another Convoy from Denmark is possible.
France doesn't lose any SCs to Germany this turn, but France loses a lot of position.
As long as France doesn't gain an SC then it should be a matter of time. If Egypt wants to
make life tricky for Germany then moving out of Rome would be a good plan.
It may be that Germany goes for the straight SC grab, especially as it's an autumn phase. This may
be good in the very short term, but it gives time for France to Corral her forces, a straight
SC grab here doesn't leave the German in as advantageous a position. Indeed,
it could leave the German bouncing all over the map!
Egypt claims to have sent the following to France before the last phase, this is
unconfirmed at the time of writing:
I don't know whether you've noticed - but Germany now only needs 10 SCs
to win... he will not get all of them from the Ukraine (as I will take
some of that while it disintegrates in the path of Germany's onslaught!)
- so he *will* be heading in your direction too... for the extra few SCs
he needs to win.
This is the chance for you to halt him... although you are pitted against
me in the Med (and I have no realistic way to think that you will cease
and desist here), there are forces at your disposal which would best be
used against Germany which are not involved in the battle for the Med,
especially if you can use them to get control of Britain away from him
while his forces are concentrated elsewhere (ie. while he's away in
Ukraine).
I cannot do this as I am too far away - Ukraine cannot do this as he is
now too weak - you are the only one in a position to halt the exponential
spread of Germany...
So the question is... do you want Germany to win?
A few days after I wrote the above, Mikey (France) wrote the
following missive to Piers (Ukraine) and Suzi (Egypt).
Dear both of you.....
I acknowledge the inherent stupidity in waitin' just one more turn' to try
& break suzi's grip on north africa. I acknowledge the inherent stupidity
in helping the strongest player on the board take on the ukraine. for
both of the above, I apologise. Doh!
Having perused the board, i can see that we can stop hippie. certainly in
the west, piersa, i havnt really had time to peruse the latest map to any
great extent in the east, it's up to yiou there.
Suzi, I think I need a build next go, i need a fleet in bordeaux
sharpish, the only way to guarentee one is a build. this can be
achieved in one of two ways, i gain an sc (haha - three years trying & no
success!1) or a disband followed by a build. to that end how about your
fleets bopping my Tyr fleet a bit. this would also confuse the hipster
who must be expecting a threeway alliance.
He will get por this fall, my worst fear being thatb he does it with his
army based in denmark - that would be a nightmare for all concerned and
the best move in the circumstances, but if i defend that move, he gets
into Bor & my flank crumbles.my armies can hold out indefinitely as long
as the line isnt turned.( i think - watch this space for unforced errors &
general incompetence!!)
What do you two reckon - i am open to suggestions.......
Yours rather sheepishly (piers dont get excited)
Mike
PS. It is probably offensive to suggest but as murky said in the last
game, I cant defend from Hippie & suzi at the same time..................
Mikey's thoughts re: Convoy to Spain are similar to mine - though he is assuming that Hippie will
go straight for the SC, whereas I assumed that Hippie will go for position.
Hippie's orders were as follows, I've placed my predicted orders alongside, and italicised any
differences:
Hippie's orders | My predictions |
A Ura hold | no prediction made |
A Gor s A Mos hold | no prediction made |
A StP - Mur | no prediction made |
A Bie - Lit | no prediction made |
A Pod - Bie | no prediction made |
A Mos s A Pod - Bie | no prediction made |
A Lat s A Pod - Bie | no prediction made |
A Kra s A Pod - Bie | no prediction made |
A Slo hold | no prediction made |
A Cze s A Slo hold | no prediction made |
A Den - Nav | A Den-NTH-ENG-BOB-Nav |
F NTH c A Den - Nav | F NTH C A Den-Nav |
F ENG c A Den - Nav | F ENG C A Den-Nav |
F BOB c A Den - Nav | F BOB C A Den-Nav |
F MAO - SAO | F MAO S A Den-NTH-ENG-BOB-Nav |
A Lit - Den | A Lit-BAL-BHM-Den |
F Bal c A Lit - Den | F BAL C A Lit-Den |
F BHM c A Lit - Den | F BHM C A Lit-Den |
A Pic - Bri | A Pic-Bri |
A Ruh s A Als hold | A Ruh S A Mun-Als |
A Als hold | A Als-Par (or Als-Lyo) |
A Mun s A Als hold | A Mun-Als |
A Sax s A Mun hold | A Sax-Mun |
Hippie comments:
With Egypt and Ukraine's alliance last turn, I`m now stopped in the
east. These orders effectively moves the Army in Pod to Spain in 2
moves which should hopefully throw them for a bit and give me the
numbers to take the west before they can mount a defensive line. I do
believe that this is heading for a draw though.
Shortly after this, Mikey submitted orders... I feel that he has erred
in Navarra. Also, he does not have an agreement with Egypt to keep Rome
French - for the Egyptian this would be better too as it gets a forward unit
against the German.
(I later discovered that there'd be a planned dislodge of the Tys fleet
to get the same effect).
F Mor - SAO
F Alg - SOG
A WSA - Alg
F WME - And
F Lig s EGYPTIAN Rom Hold
A Par - Bor
A Lyo - Par
A Mar - Lyo
F Nav - Por
A Swi Hold
A Aus Hold
A Mil support A Swi Hold
A Ven support A Aus Hold
A Cro Support A Aus Hold
F Tyr Hold
A Tus - Pie
Mikey commented with his orders:
ohshitohshotohshit
What can I say, I knew it was coming but fell victim to the old 'just one
more year' syndrome. I was about to give up on trying to get through Suzi
and reorientate myself for an anti german-stab move this year -
Hippie got there one year too quick for me. Doh!
Autumn 2007 Results. |
Britain (Jim Hill) R.I.P. 2005 |
Egypt (Suzi Holyoake)
A Irn - Kaz
A Ank hold
A Ode s UKRAINE A Kie
A Alb s UKRAINE A Ser
A Rom s F Nap
F Nap s A Rom
F EME hold
F LBN s F Lib
F Lib s F Tun
F Tun s F MAL - Tyr
F MAL - Tyr
F Apu s F Nap
F ADR - ION
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France (Mike Smith)
F Mor - SAO (*bounce*)
F Alg - SOG
A WSA - Alg
F WME - And
F Lig s EGYPTIAN Rom Hold
A Par - Bor
A Lyo - Par
A Mar - Lyo
F Nav - Por
A Swi Hold
A Aus Hold
A Mil support A Swi Hold
A Ven support A Aus Hold
A Cro Support A Aus Hold
F Tyr Hold (*dislodged*)
A Tus - Pie
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Germany (Hippie)
A Ura hold
A Gor s A Mos hold
A StP - Mur
A Bie - Lit
A Pod - Bie
A Mos s A Pod - Bie
A Lat s A Pod - Bie
A Kra s A Pod - Bie
A Slo hold
A Cze s A Slo hold
A Den - Nav
F NTH c A Den - Nav
F ENG c A Den - Nav
F BOB c A Den - Nav
F MAO - SAO (*bounce*)
A Lit - Den
F Bal c A Lit - Den
F BHM c A Lit - Den
A Pic - Bri
A Als hold
A Ruh s A Als hold
A Mun s A Als hold
A Sax s A Mun hold
| Italy (John Fouhy) R.I.P. 2005 | Poland (Drew Buddie) R.I.P. 2004 | Russia (Ross A Chapman) R.I.P. 2002 | Spain (Jason Gool) R.I.P. 2002 | Turkey (David Ashton) R.I.P. 1998 |
Ukraine (Piers Forrest)
A Hun S French A Aus
A Ser S A Hun
A Rum S A Hun
A Bul-WBS-Sev
F WBS C A Bul-Sev
A Kie S A CRP
A Kha S A CRP
F Ros S A Vol
A CRP S A Vol
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The French unit in Tys disbands.
The following table summarises the changing SC situation - this is
not always the same as the number of adjusts!
B | Eliminated |
|
E | Ale, Asw, Cai, Sau, Isr, Izm,
Ada, Ira, Lib, Gre, Nap, -Mor,
Tun, Ank, +Rom, +Ode | +1
|
F | Bor, Lyo, Mar, Par, Mon, -Hun
Bar, Mad, Por, Mil, Gib, Sve,
Ven, -Rom, Aus, Swe, Cro, +Mor | -1
|
G | Ber, Fra, Ham, Mun, Hol, Lon
Den, Nwy, Ire, Swe, StP, Lit
Mur, Edi, Cze, Kra, Bel, War
Gda, Gor, Lvp, Bie, Mos | -
|
I | Eliminated |
|
P | Eliminated |
|
R | Eliminated | |
S | Eliminated | |
T | Eliminated | |
U | Kha, -Ode, Sev, Ros, Kie, Ser,
Geo, Rum, Ist, Bul, +Hun | -
|
The following table summarises the changing situation, detailing
the number of units currently owned, the number of SC's and the
number of available adjustments, after the number of
free SCs has been considered. A positive adjust number means
that builds are due, a negative number means that units are
to be removed. Note, builds do not have to be taken, they can be
waived - please send a waive order to the GM if you wish
to do this.
Also detailed are the number of SC's required to win (the
win condition is 33 SC's).
Power |
Current Units |
Current SCs |
Available Adjusts |
SCs needed to win |
Britain | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Egypt | 13 | 15 | +2 | 18 |
France | 15 | 16 | +1 | 17 |
Germany | 23 | 23 | -- | 10 |
Italy | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Poland | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Russia | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Spain | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Turkey | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Ukraine | 10 | 10 | -- | 23 |
The following table contains a game summary, broken down by power.
The NMR/Late score are for the current player.
Power | Late | NMR | Start 95 | End 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 |
Britain | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | | | | |
Egypt | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | | | | |
France | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | | | | |
Germany | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | | | | |
Italy | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | | | | |
Poland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | | | | |
Russia | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | | |
Spain | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | | |
Turkey | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | | |
Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | | | | |
Dropouts:
No players have yet dropped out of this game. Though
Ydris (Turkey),
Ross (Russia),
Drew (Poland),
Jason (Spain),
Jim (England) and
John (Italy)
have been eliminated.
The following table contains a game summary, broken down by SC. Sc's are
grouped roughly according to geographical area.
Start End
SC 95 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11
----Africa----------------------------------------------------------
Libya . E E E I I I E E E E E E E
Morocco . B S S S S S S F F F E E F
Tunisia . I I I I I I I E E F F E E
---Britain----------------------------------------------------------
Edinburgh B B B B B B B B B G G G G G
Gibraltar B B B S S S F F F F F F F F
Liverpool B B B B B B B G G B B G G G
London B B B G G G B B G G G G G G
-Central Europe-----------------------------------------------------
Austria . I I I I G G G G F F F F F
Bulgaria . T T I I I I U U U E U U U
Croatia . I I I I I I I I I I F F F
Czechoslovakia . P P P P P P P P G G G G G
Greece . T T I I I I E E G E E E E
Hungary . U U U I I I I U U U U F U
Rumania . U U U I U I U U U U U U U
Serbia . . I I I I I I E E E U U U
----Egypt-----------------------------------------------------------
Alexandria E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Aswan E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Cairo E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
----France----------------------------------------------------------
Bordeaux F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
Lyon F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
Marseilles F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
Paris F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
---Germany----------------------------------------------------------
Berlin G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
Frankfurt G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
Hamburg G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
Munich G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
----Italy-----------------------------------------------------------
Milan I I I I I I F F F F F F F F
Naples I I I I I I I I E E E E E E
Rome I I I I I I I I I F F F F E
Venice I I I I I I I I I F F F F F
--Middle East-------------------------------------------------------
Iran . T T T E E E E E E E E E E
Israel . E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Saudi Arabia . E E E E E E E E E E E E E
----Poland----------------------------------------------------------
Gdansk P P P P P P P P P P G G G G
Krakow P P P P P P P P P G G G G G
Warsaw P P P P P P P P P P G G G G
----Russia----------------------------------------------------------
Gorky R R R R R R R R U U G G G G
Moscow R R R R R R R R P U U U G G
Murmansk R R R R R R R G G G G G G G
Rostov R U U U U U U U U U U U U U
St. Petersburg R R R R R R R R P G G G G G
-SovSatellite-------------------------------------------------------
Bielorussia . P P P R R U P P P U U G G
Georgia . T R R R R U U U U U U U U
Lithuania . P P P P R P P P G G G G G
--Scandinavia-------------------------------------------------------
Denmark . G G G G G G G G G G G G G
Norway . B B B B B G G G G G G G G
Sweden . R R P P P G G G G G G G G
----Spain-----------------------------------------------------------
Barcelona S S S F F F F F F F F F F F
Madrid S S S S F F F F F F F F F F
Seville S S B B S F S F F F F F F F
----Turkey----------------------------------------------------------
Adana T T T T E E E E E E E E E E
Ankara T T T U U U U U U U U U E E
Istanbul T T T I I I E E E E E U U U
Izmair T T T E E E E E E E E E E E
---Ukraine----------------------------------------------------------
Kiev U U U P U U U U U U U U U U
Kharkov U U U U U U U U U U U U U U
Odessa U U U U U U U U U U U U U E
Sevastipol U U U U U U U U U U U U U U
-West Europe--------------------------------------------------------
Belgium . G G G G G G G B B G G G G
Holland . G G G G G G G G G G G G G
Ireland . B B B B B G G G G G G G G
Monaco . F F F F F F F F F F F F F
Portugal . S S B B F F F F F F F F F
Switzerland . F F F F F F F F I F F F F
Egypt builds armies in Cairo and Alexandria.
France builds an army in Marseilles.
Egypt comments:
In fact - I warned Mike that a convoy was the most likely possibility and he
also had spotted it (but we thought Germany would aim for Por...), we were
deliberately trying to get a build for Mikey nearer where it would do some
good (A fleet in Bor would have been best... but it looks like it'll have
to be an Army in Mar...
Even so... not too bad a movement... stopped Germany getting any
builds... the trick is going to be the next couple of years stopping him
rampaging through Spain!
<my italics>
Germany comments:
I did consider supporting the convoy to Navarra but I also
thought that Mike might convoy A Tus - Lig - tyr - WME - Bar which would,
assuming Mor - SAO leave him just one army short of a stalemate in Spain.
Now however I can move freely and shift the second A into the
same area with support as it does not matter if he goes to SOA this
coming turn.
I was also wondering if my previous stabs would come into Mikes
reckoning as in each of those I went for the sc`s ASAP so thought he might
feel obliged to cover them rather than take the risk of leaving his fleet
where it was,and I did fear he might bounce himself in Bor or try to oust
my army in Alsace...... however good fortune once again looked down and the
Fat lady opera singer with horns is celebrating tonight....... just a
bugger I`m stuck here at work!!!
<my italics>
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