From: ccoprmd@prism.gatech.EDU (Matthew DeLuca)
Newsgroups: rec.games.empire
Subject: BBN II: Blood, Sweat, and Tears
Date: 26 Jul 92 03:47:15 GMT
Organization: The Dorsai Grey Captains


     After nearly two months of play, the warfare continues in BBN II...

     The top news item of the day is the resumption of expansion by the feared
and hated nation of Guzzer.  After nearly a week of retrenchment and recession, 
possibly brought about by the simultaneous declarations of war by the countries
of Ghostlands, Mirkwood, Negativland, and Dorsai, the offensive has resumed 
with a massive push into Ghostlands.  Despite the still-valiant resistance by
the Ghost Armies, world leaders are pessimistic about the ability of the 
Ghostlands economy to sustain total war long enough for others to come to the 
rescue.  

     In a related note, the Elven Fleet of Mirkwood was dealt a stunning blow
today as newly-deployed cruise missiles were used to devastating effect by 
Guzzer against five ships of the line.  The battleships, patrolling off the 
coast of a peanut farming colony recently liberated by Mirkwood from Guzzer, 
went down in simultaneous explosions with the loss of all hands.  The Elven-
King, in a hastily-called news conference, promised retribution, but observers
are skeptical at the ability of the crazed King to carry his threat out, 
considering the relative strengths of the two nations.

     Also worthy of mention is the recent surge in the charts by the nation 
of Dorsai.  After a couple weeks of relative inactivity marked by only 
sporadic fighting in the wastelands of Crunzz and Gondolin, the Grey Captains
resumed expansion with a lightning-fast annexation of the nation of Vernaria.
With economic growth following rapidly behind the advance of the front lines, 
Dorsai has moved ahead of Pern in the standings and is considered to be in 
good position for a bid for first place.  With a recent declaration of war
on Mantarr, there is no sign that the surge will end anytime soon.

     Finally, the Forever War between Talakula/Yikes and Lersing/Albania/
Dreamlands still shows no signs of abating.  The most recent spate of activity
was mutual raiding between Albania and Talakula, with some DreamLands 
participation.  Political circles were rife with rumors of Mantarr intervention
against Albania in favor of Talakula, but with the recent sinking of 27 out of 
30 ships and 10 out of 20 planes by the Dorsai High Seas Fleet, Mantarr 
participation in any future flareup is expected to be minimal.


     From the highest mountain in the country, this has been an exclusive
                        report by Radio Free Dorsai.


     - = [   Empire Power Report   ] = -
      as of Sat Jul 25 22:17:55 1992

         sects  eff  civ  mil shell gun  pet iron dust food oil  pln ship money
   Guzzer 225   98% 216K 6.0K 2.3K 955  4.3K  22K 600   49K 900  170   20   40K
  Bwandir 200   98% 178K  11K 4.1K 770  5.5K  11K 650   97K 2.5K 160   50  200K
   Dorsai 215   97% 162K 5.3K 2.9K 575  4.2K  27K 1.4K  60K 2.6K 100   50  130K
     Pern 175   95% 142K 7.5K 4.3K 595  3.5K  16K 1.9K  75K 4.7K  60   40   65K
Negativla 165   91% 109K 2.8K 3.3K 175  1.4K  26K 2.7K  56K 1.1K 110   30   25K
Stronghol 170   95% 100K 4.6K 1.6K 330  5.2K  26K 550   56K 1.4K 150   30   45K
  WREKage 180   83%  99K 5.8K 2.1K 200  1.7K  20K 950   65K 1.6K  40   40   25K
 Talakula 125  100% 120K 3.8K 5.1K 865  3.4K 9.4K  50   30K 1.1K 120   30   35K
  Flipper 145   92%  99K 7.8K 2.4K 160  4.3K  11K 1.6K  33K 3.7K  90   40   50K
 Wineland 115  100%  95K 7.1K 3.7K 455  3.9K  13K 750   52K 1.2K  90   30   35K
  Lersing 120   99%  99K 2.2K 2.1K  65  900   20K 2.1K  18K 1.8K  70    9   20K
DreamLand 125   91% 108K 2.2K 1.1K 385  700   11K 1.2K  33K 1.8K  90   20   10K
Kazzad'ur 120   93%  86K 5.5K 2.6K 605  1.0K  18K 550   26K 1.1K  30   20   45K
Crusty_To  85   97%  80K 4.2K 2.6K 425  700  6.3K 800   39K 2.8K  80   30   10K
  Mantarr  95  100%  82K 3.6K 2.6K 170  3.1K 4.0K 700   32K 1.9K  10    4   35K
Ghostland  85   93%  80K 4.0K 1.9K 265  2.0K 4.5K 1.4K  13K 900   70   20  5.0K
    Yikes  65  100%  60K 3.1K 3.1K 285  1.7K  11K 150   33K 500   50   30   55K
  Baldric  75   99%  74K 3.6K 1.6K 115  350  9.2K 400   27K 700   40   10   10K
  Albania  70   95%  64K 1.8K 1.1K 325  1.5K 4.7K 1.1K  13K 650   40   20   20K
 Mirkwood  65   93%  60K 3.1K 2.0K 440  850  6.6K 100   17K 1.4K  50   50   30K
  Eclipse  60  100%  57K 3.5K 2.2K 105  2.1K 3.2K  33  9.5K 1.6K  30    2  5.0K
 Crapulus  70   95%  56K 3.2K 1.1K 260  800   11K 550   19K 1.0K  10   30   25K
Tharkadia  90   84%  51K 1.5K 625   60  750  3.6K 800   19K 1.4K  40   40   65K
  Dolgopa  70   94%  59K 2.2K 1.4K 150  1.4K 4.2K 400  9.4K 1.4K  50   10   25K
   Bethel  55  100%  56K 2.5K 2.9K 115  650  4.0K  13   17K 250   20   20   30K
   Fraidh  50   98%  31K 1.6K 1.0K 250  250  450   12  6.0K  50   10    7   30K
 Fredonia  50   88%  26K 1.6K 350   80  200  1.8K 150  7.5K  50    0   10   30K
The_Excha  30   97%  28K 1.9K 150  115    0  400   50  2.5K 150    6    4  267 
   Nyissa  30   96%  13K 1.1K 325   40  550  2.0K 350   13K 400    0    3   10K
Dead_meat  20   97% 1.6K 150  200   25    0  2.4K  50  1.1K 100    0    4   35K
    Hades   4   98% 1.1K 100  100   25  100  1.0K  30  1.0K   0    0    9 -4.8K
 Moonshae   1   91%  31   42   17    4    0    0    0  200    0    0    9   20K
   Himmel   2   95% 1.5K 200    1    0   20    0    0  1.1K   0    0   10 -7.4K
 Elsinore   2   52% 150   40   50   10    0    0    0  200    0    0    3   15K
   Actium   1   25%  17    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0   15K
Ballybran   0    0%   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   20K
    Pixie   0    0%   0    5    0    1    0    0    0  100    0    0    2   15K
 vernaria   0    0%   0    6    5    0    0    0    0   19    0    0    1  1.2K
     HELL   0    0%   0    1    2    1    0    0    0   19    0    0    1  1.4K
          ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
worldwide 3.1K  95% 2.5M 114K  63K 9.4K  57K 309K  22K 931K  41K 1.8K 720  1.3M
-- 
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