By 1906, Russia was doing a better job of attacking the West, than the West were doing attacking Russia. Yet after England collapsed, I actually got worried about Russia getting blocked in the North, and then stabbing me in Trieste or Serbia. I wanted Russia, Germany, and France to get engaged in war so that either I could stab Russia, or hit France in the back with a large fleet.
I figured out a way that Germany could use a clever convoy in Spring 1906 to attack Sweden in the Fall, and I told the plan to France and Germany. Then I regretted doing so, and leaked their moves to Russia so he covered Denmark. Germany could have pulled off a similar maneuver in the Fall and gained ground against Russia, if France had supported her convoy in the North Sea instead of grabbing London for himself.
I campaigned to France and Russia for Germany’s survival, but it was too late. Thausler, Alex and I had realized that a three-way draw was inevitable, so the rest of the game was a formality.
I was the one to propose the draw. But first, I went to France and Russia individually and asked them if they wanted to try to eliminate the other with me for a two-way. I didn’t want to seem too eager for a draw too soon, which could have looked like a sign of weakness. Luckily, we achieved a consensus that if any of us attempted a two-way draw, it would be too easy for someone to end up soloing.
Individual comments:
Randaly: Thanks for GMing. I really appreciated the wiki updates and maps.
England (Kevin): I don’t think I ever heard from you after 1901, which was a shame, because we could have cooperated against Russia if we’d had more communication. I was a little confused about what was going in out West.
Austria (Wrongbot): Similarly, I wish we’d had more communication. You might have been able to get me to stab Russia in 1902, and hold out against Italy.
Germany (tenshiko): I appreciated that you were the main person in the West who actually wrote to me early game. Our ability to cooperate was limited by people screwing you over, and some unfortunate tactical issues. It’s a shame I couldn’t keep you alive longer.
Italy (Alexandros): You played a very strong opening game, that was especially impressive for a beginner. But you got the short end of the stick after Austria was eliminated because you left yourself too vulnerable to Russia by attacking me, and then later you just didn’t offer me as a good a deal as Russia.
France (AlexMennen): It’s a shame we didn’t have more coordination early game. There were various times I wished you had another fleet to attack England or Italy with. You were quite correct to recognize the danger of my fleets: they were indeed coming for you, and you made the right choice by going after your own expansion and eliminating Germany to cement a draw.
Russia (Thausler): Despite your stab in 1903, you seemed to understand the needs of an ally, and you were consistently communicative. You succeeded in “making up” for the stab by giving me an equitable alliance (and the only reason you ended up with more centers was because the West handed them to you). I was interested in stabbing you, but without help from the West, a good opportunity never arose. (And btw, you DMZing more wouldn’t necessarily have guaranteed that I stabbed you.) East side!
1906-1909
By 1906, Russia was doing a better job of attacking the West, than the West were doing attacking Russia. Yet after England collapsed, I actually got worried about Russia getting blocked in the North, and then stabbing me in Trieste or Serbia. I wanted Russia, Germany, and France to get engaged in war so that either I could stab Russia, or hit France in the back with a large fleet.
I figured out a way that Germany could use a clever convoy in Spring 1906 to attack Sweden in the Fall, and I told the plan to France and Germany. Then I regretted doing so, and leaked their moves to Russia so he covered Denmark. Germany could have pulled off a similar maneuver in the Fall and gained ground against Russia, if France had supported her convoy in the North Sea instead of grabbing London for himself.
I campaigned to France and Russia for Germany’s survival, but it was too late. Thausler, Alex and I had realized that a three-way draw was inevitable, so the rest of the game was a formality.
I was the one to propose the draw. But first, I went to France and Russia individually and asked them if they wanted to try to eliminate the other with me for a two-way. I didn’t want to seem too eager for a draw too soon, which could have looked like a sign of weakness. Luckily, we achieved a consensus that if any of us attempted a two-way draw, it would be too easy for someone to end up soloing.
Individual comments:
Randaly: Thanks for GMing. I really appreciated the wiki updates and maps.
England (Kevin): I don’t think I ever heard from you after 1901, which was a shame, because we could have cooperated against Russia if we’d had more communication. I was a little confused about what was going in out West.
Austria (Wrongbot): Similarly, I wish we’d had more communication. You might have been able to get me to stab Russia in 1902, and hold out against Italy.
Germany (tenshiko): I appreciated that you were the main person in the West who actually wrote to me early game. Our ability to cooperate was limited by people screwing you over, and some unfortunate tactical issues. It’s a shame I couldn’t keep you alive longer.
Italy (Alexandros): You played a very strong opening game, that was especially impressive for a beginner. But you got the short end of the stick after Austria was eliminated because you left yourself too vulnerable to Russia by attacking me, and then later you just didn’t offer me as a good a deal as Russia.
France (AlexMennen): It’s a shame we didn’t have more coordination early game. There were various times I wished you had another fleet to attack England or Italy with. You were quite correct to recognize the danger of my fleets: they were indeed coming for you, and you made the right choice by going after your own expansion and eliminating Germany to cement a draw.
Russia (Thausler): Despite your stab in 1903, you seemed to understand the needs of an ally, and you were consistently communicative. You succeeded in “making up” for the stab by giving me an equitable alliance (and the only reason you ended up with more centers was because the West handed them to you). I was interested in stabbing you, but without help from the West, a good opportunity never arose. (And btw, you DMZing more wouldn’t necessarily have guaranteed that I stabbed you.) East side!