August
2017
By Douglas Kent 911
Irene Drive, Mesquite, TX 75149
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feel like) at http://www.aftersomewine.com
That’s all folks,
the last ES game is done, and both games I took over from TAP are done (one was
already done and one passed a draw after Jim Burgess passed away).
If I ever decide to
continue Eternal Sunshine I will let you know.
The Yahoo and Facebook groups will remain open, and any updates will be
posted there.
Remember, the
deadline for the next issue of Diplomacy World – which is the Jim Burgess
tribute issue – is October 1. Please consider writing a letter or a full
tribute to Jim. Of course, other
Diplomacy-related material is also badly needed.
Diplomacy,
“Milk and Trash”, 2015A, End Game
Concession
to Germany Declared in Winter 1912
Diplomacy,
“The Terry Tallman Memorial”, 2016A, End Game
DIAS
Declared in Winter 1904
Terry
Tallman (Austria): Austria-Hungary's
play was chiefly influenced by Italy's Tyrolian army. Italy proved an amenable
ally. Austria-Hungary stabbed Russia.
Not being attacked makes any player look
smart, doesn't it? As long as this truncated game lasted, Austria-Hungary was
lucky not to be attacked.
Hugh Polley (Germany): I was shattered when hearing of the
passing of a player and GM I greatly admired!
My condolences go out to Jim Burgess family and friends. When a GM passes I believe the game should
end by DIAS if there is no clear winner or be awarded to players close to
win. Which is why I
voted as I did. I also believe
when a player passes, the other players should award a solo to that player.
Everyone played game close to vest. I went for an alliance with Russia which
broke down after I aided his capture of Nwy, while he
entered Pru then did not deliver Swe
as previously agreed to by Treaty Contract.
Thaddeus without a doubt was the best diplomat in the game, he persuaded
an Italy attacking France to combine on Mun. Do not see how that helped the Italian
position. If the Italians had not lead me to believe from his actions that he
was firmly in the Austrian camp; I would have grabbed Paris or supported an
attack on Mar given the French demand of Belgium around year 3. My last chance
for a good finish ended when England attacked Bel instead of Nwy despite my promising a solid alliance with England
against Russia and Austria/Italy. Paul
of France unfortunately was in no position to offensively ally with me, he was
the most reasonable and agreement friendly of the players in the game. Thaddeus
no doubt wonders why I did not make some of the moves he suggested; nothing
kills trust with Austria like an unnecessary attack on Munich.
Diplomacy,
“The Don Williams 57 Memorial”, 2016A, End Game
Austria/Russia
Draw Declared After Fall 1908
Brad
Wilson (Italy):
I was a late standby in a hopeless spot who toadied to Eric and Paul because
they asked me to. Congrats to them for a well-played game. And to our late GM
for a fun time; Mr. Burgess, you will be missed! So sad.
Paul Rauterberg (Russia): Well, the way this game started out was
disappointing. I misordered
a key move, and my invasion of Austria met with a brick wall. Eric seemed to anticipate my every move. The key to bringing things back to rights was
my double stab of Turkey and Germany. I
caught both of them napping, and I went right for their throats-- the home
dots. They never recovered.
I had won a previous game as Russia, that
time getting 21 dots without holding onto either St Pete or Scandinavia. This time I resolved to start building up a
northern fleet right away. I benefitted
from the length of time that it took Germany and France to finally subdue
England. I was getting closer to England
myself before they ever eliminated poor Fred.
On the turn that I stabbed my erstwhile
allies, I allied with Austria and Italy in the south. Having Eric on my side was key,
giving us time to quickly crush the German homeland. Italy was slow in fulfilling his treaty
obligations, and
AR was obliged to stab and subdue him as
well.
After that, it became a tactical
exercise. I am proud to be the co-winner
with Eric, who has been a good friend for 35 years. We haven't always gotten along in games, but
this time it was simply the logical thing to do.