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[gwheelock]

and WE'RE OFF!!!

Here is the bid results :

RESULTS:

Nation VP Cost Name Email

Britain 18 Jimmer jimmerseia@comcast.net
France 30 G. Wheelock EIAPlayer_gwheelock@comcast.net
Russia 10 Ian isjhunter@gmail.com
Austria 5 Michael Whe wheelock_michael@hotmail.com
Prussia 4 Thomas Whit trw2264@hotmail.com
Spain 2 Angela Whe arwheelock@sbcglobal.net
Turkey 1 J.D. twolf11@comcast.net



EXISTING WARS:

Nation Britain France Russia Austria Prussia Spain Turkey

Britain - War - - - - -
France - - - - - - -
Russia - - - - - - -
Austria - - - - - - -
Prussia - - - - - - -
Spain - - - - - - -
Turkey - - - - - War -



INDIVIDUAL BIDS:

Player Nation Won Britain France Russia Austria Prussia Spain Turkey

Angela Whe Spain 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Thomas Whit Prussia 15 16 2 3 4 5 1
Ian Russia 8 9 10 2 1 3 4
G. Wheelock France 9 30 20 10 5 3 1
Jimmer Britain 18 20 15 6 1 4 2
Michael Whe Austria 7 1 2 5 4 10 3
J.D. Turkey 10 11 5 4 3 2 1


Initial war declarations France vs Britain (as required) ... and Turkey vs Spain

[gwheelock]

[center]Paris Revolutionary Gazette[/center][center] [/center][font=verdana]Dr Joseph Guillotine announces the opening of new barber shop :[/font][/align][font=verdana]"Our motto is 'No haircut too short'." says he.[/font][/align][font=verdana][/font] [/align][font=verdana]Lime shortages increase...government spokesman blames[/font][/align][font=verdana]market monopolization by "Lime-pec" countries [/font][/align][font=verdana][/font] [/align][font=verdana]Congress to investigate [/font][font=verdana]price fixing by Lime processing companies ... [/font][/align][font=verdana]promises "heads will [/font][font=verdana]roll"[/font][/align][font=verdana][/font] [/align][font=verdana]Paris mob decrys use of grapes as cannon shot ...[/font][/align][font=verdana]getting stains out of clothing requires "excessive use of force" say they.[/font][/align][font=verdana][/font] [/align][font=verdana]"Don't sabre me 'bro" cries demonstrator during arrest[/font][/align][font=verdana][/font] [/align][font=verdana]Marie Antoinette executed for stupidity ... "Lets see her 'eat cake' without a head." yells heckler[/font][/align][font=verdana][/font] [/align]

[gwheelock]

[font=arial]To All Imperialist Agressors : BE WARNED![/font][/align][font=arial][/font] [/align][font=arial]The freedom loving people of France stand sholder-to-sholder with their revolutionary brethren of[/font][/align][font=arial]central Europe.  Millions of free Frenchmen are ready to volunteer to fight side-by-side in support[/font][/align][font=arial]of the poor and downtrodden against your reactionary, war-mongering, imperialist, counter-revolutionary, [/font][/align][font=arial]running-dog, bourgeois lackey minions.[/font][/align][font=arial][/font] [/align][font=arial]Power to the people!!![/font][/align][font=arial]Vive Le Revolution!!![/font][/align][font=arial][/font] [/align][font=arial]Le Emperour Napoleon[/font][/align][font=arial][/font] [/align]

[fatfloyd]

Monsieur Bonaparte,

You speak as if being imperialist, reactionary and counter-revolutionary is a bad thing!

What is the world coming too!

Tsar Alexander

[gwheelock]

[font="times new roman"]Yes; but only to the evil central coalition of Britian, Prussia & Austria.  They are warmongering bourgeoisie.[/font]
(Especially the British; who stoop to PAYING others to fight & die for them - Perfidious Albion indeed)
 
I, of course, do not count your enlightened RUSSIAN government amoung these.
 
Le Emperour Napoleon

[trw2264]

The narrow minded thought process of the French government should not assume that there is a coalition or that there is an enlightened Russian government or else more Frenchmen could loose their heads for inaccurate information.

Prussian Propaganda Ministry

[gwheelock]

Well the first info is in ...
seems the Russians are up to SOMETHING in the Baltic.
They couldn't be planning to INVADE SWEDEN could they??
Nah - probably just that new Ski Chalet in St. Pete...

[gwheelock]

There also looks to be SOMETHING going on around the Prussian border...
Defence, Attack or Assistance (and to WHOM[:D]) ... I wonder ...
(and apparently SO DO THE PRUSSIANS)

[gwheelock]

The Austrians; meanwhile; seem to have complete trust in the
benevolence of their Russian and Turkish neighbors.

[gwheelock]

But they seem to harbor suspicions of the peace-loving French
I'm sure those worries will prove to be COMPLETELY UNFOUNDED.

[gwheelock]

And in the meantime; the Turks seem to be planning a "Party at the Pyramids"
(I don't remember getting an invitation ... DId YOU get an invitation ... hmmm)

[trw2264]

Yes, the presence of Russian troops in at-risk forage areas for the winter months does warrant concern from the Prussian General Staff.

[gwheelock]

Spain has also created an almost ... automated (shall we say "Artificial") setup

[gwheelock]

Meanwhile; French troops comtemplate the beautiful scenery along the Rhine.
(Portions of this image have been "redacted" for security purposes)

[gwheelock]

Gaze across the channel at the shining white cliffs of Dover.

[gwheelock]

... and enjoy the warm Mediterranian sun.

[gwheelock]

London seems well guarded ... and all of those evil French fleets are tucked neatly into

their ports

[gwheelock]

And the "rock" has a good ... SOLID ... presence
(as does Malta). Interresting that the Brits have almost as many CORP on
the board as they have troop factors. Could some of these be almost .... EMPTY?

[ess1]

gwheelock,

Many thanks for your most iteresting reports. Keep 'em coming please.

Oh the prose, oh the pictures[:)].   Diplomacy... those were the days[;)]

[gwheelock]

Well; we just had two players (Spain & Austria) drop out this morning.  Because
of this & because of the nearness of the patch; the general concensus is to drop
this game & restart with the patch.
 
Guy