We are into the first year of play of a classic scenario and we need a new Austrian emperor.

Everything has been calm so far, so there are no wars hanging around and politically Austria seems to be pretty aligned with Prussia, Russia and GB.

<r> Wait! Are you saying that you are not sure combat die rolls are random?<br/>
You know, I have seen pretty low probability rolls for the last 5-6 game months which basically thwarted all my efforts to conquer Europe as Nappy.<br/>
Rare extreme events happens, no problem with that, but if you ...

Sorry to ask, but why you need more then one tester to test one year of pbem? One single tester can effectively simulate 7 players in a very short time on
locally on a single machine.

<t> Del, just one question:<br/>
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It is pretty easy to create such a game completely on a single PC, I have done it a few times to test game behavior ahead of a crucial move (for instance, I discovered that the retreat rule is partially bugged and that the game lets GB guard loaned to Russia ...

<t> A) Winter movement: YES, it is indeed a Classical EIA optional rule, not an EIANW wizardry<br/>
B) Third Party Combat: NO<br/>
C) France and GB start at war: YES<br/>
D) Options may be changed during game: YES (for practical resons only)<br/>
E) Eco Manipulation: YES<br/>
F) Fog of War ...

<r> Fifteen minutes of standin applause fot delatbabel<br/>
In particular
<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>The problem with all of the chit based naval combat rules I've seen (including the one from The General and variants of it) is that they don't accurately reflect combat of the (post-1st-June) era between ...

I am interested, count me in. Which are the options?

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>3) And finally, because there are no proportional losses, France can use its minors in sucide raids on ports, or in attacks on blockading forces (i.e. the Swedes sail to a French blockaded port, join the French fleet there, and sail out and overwhelm the blockading fleet).<e ...

<t> I already won a pbem EIANW game with 7 players as GB. Or to be more precise, my opponents decided any hope was lost and they conceeded after 3 years. So it is indeed possible to win.<br/>
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Indeed GB had some advantages: <br/>
i) the lack of naval evasion (now fixed) helps surprise ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>I dont think its a major impact, since its only 1 of many.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
Bresh, I know there are many game deviations.<br/>
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What I argue is that this can be pretty major, since you can use it<br/>
to reduce all enemy movement inside your controlled ...

<t> Guys, one quick comment (I am having this discussion with Mike over one of our games):<br/>
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Marshall obviously misinterpreted this rule from EIA, so it is more a rule deviation<br/>
than a bug.<br/>
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However, think to its implication: with garrisoned depots you can slow down ...

<r> Hi Marshall, thank for the commitment [:)]<br/>
My humble suggestion is to give higher priority to the "critical issues" of my list and perhaps to the bugs Dancing bear added<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Bug-1. Garrison limits<br/>
Bug-2. Straslund movement bug.<br/>
Bug-3. Nelson placement ...

<r> I forgot to add the problem of garrisoned depots stopping movement, which of course should not do.<br/>
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@Ted:
<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>B8 - zip file support. Make EIANW automatically generate zipped files and be able to read zipped files.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
I think Marshall said this ...

<r> Hi everyone, here I am trying to regroup a list of the features/bug which are missing for a better PBM<br/>
experience. No rule variations outside the EIA canon will be discussed here, neither rule deviations<br/>
which Marshall already pointed out cannot be amended (such as the lack of proper ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Do you move into battle now or wait another turn?? FOW becomes more interesting when enemy formations are being placed and being moved well beyond your spotting ranges and uncertainty is introduced into the game. Now you have to consider more unknowns and actually use your ...

<r> Indeed I sometimes found annoying to download and unzip several files before I can finally play my move...<br/>
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On the other hand, it is sometimes useful to be able to check the situation outside your turn (like you are Prussia allied with Austria, France already did its land phase and ...

<t> Mardonius, I do not think GB has to roll every three months, it is not written anywere explicitely. <br/>
On the contrary, it is clear that if a GB-US war starts, it will last until GB pays 5pp.<br/>
I always interpreted that rule as "GB rolls once when it stops trade and this lasts until the ...

<r> Hi Mardonious,
<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>I would (being the questioning person that I am) ask you to not be 100% confident of the statement "Obviously Malta was needed as an intermediate base, to forage troops and to protect communications between France and Egypt."<br/>
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There was no ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Yes In combat terms my Medium ship type has the same +1 Combat as a Heavy,but I would like to increase Heavies to a +2 combat,this is just an idea at this stage,other than that Heavy can carry twice as much factors as a medium type ship.As for Lights I was advocating that ...

<r> Hi hellfire,<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Another problem I have with the game, I see no need for a depot to be used for supply,during the Napoleonic era Heavy & Light ships,had more than enough provision to last for long periods at sea,and if they were running low on fresh water,food etc,they ...