From: sclera@milori.ccit.arizona.edu
Newsgroups: rec.games.board
Subject: Re: EiA: Solve a problem
Summary: Looming dominance
Keywords: Empires in `Arms
Date: 12 Jan 93 15:58:51 GMT
Reply-To: bob@sclera.physics.arizona.edu
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 Courtesy of: charbonn@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (gary charbonneau)
>In article <1993Jan11.112746.1@milori.ccit.arizona.edu> bob@sclera.physics.arizona.edu writes:
>>Time for y'all to display your Empires in Arms wisdom.  1805 scenario,
>>we are in April.  France has crushed Austria in one month, so the HRE lost
>>2/3 of her corps and Mack was captured.  Before that, war erupted between
>>Prussia (me) and Russia over Denmark.  We reached an informal peace after
>>Alexander botched an attack from Copenhagen.  Oh, and the Austrians refused
>>our summons, so that when France attacked, justice was served 8^|
>>
>>The evisceration of Austria scared everybody else into forming alliances.
>>France refused to ally with Prussia (yikes), so we allied with a rather
>>hapless Brit, as did the Russians.  Austria and Turkey allied with France,
>>and Spain is being "clever."
>>
>>Now, I read carefully the talk last month on reasons to dump on England
>>early on.  My attempts at convincing our group of this wisdom fell on 
>>deaf (and dumb) ears.  This is why Prussia has the Danish fleet counter,
>>and is building its own fleet - to be placed at a later date 8^}  OK, we
>>are really doing a fleet for the sheer fun of it.  We have a referee who
>>is keeping track of where ships are built, in case of overuns.
>>
>>Napoleon has a stack moving down the Italian boot, and two more sitting in 
>>Bavaria.  The Russians are poised on the Prussia/Austria border.  And the
>>Germanic horde is currently taking the Duchies.  The Turk has not even
>>raised his feudal corps yet, and is bogged down in Egypt due to poor die
>>rolling.
>>
>>* My question: Given the botch job in the game so far, should the Russians
>>and Prussians DOW on France now, or wait for them to come for us?  Natch,
>>the Brits will fund us, ship us, etc.  Yes, if victorious we intend to 
>>keep the French fleet intact at all costs.
>>
>>bob@sclera.physics.arizona.edu

>Where is everybody on the political status chart?  Are you using economic
>manipulation?  If so, who is manipulating, and for what?  More specifically,
>is France in a decent position in the dominant zone, and can he stay without
>having to fight someone else?
>
>-Gary Charbonneau
> charbonn@silver.indiana.edu

From memory - and since I am a non-fanatic this is not accurate :) -
France is way ahead, in a -2 box in the Dom. Zone.  The rest of us are 
scatterred about the next lower zone.  Manipulation is allowed, but only
the English use it, at +1, so far.  France is on the way to creating Italy,
which could keep him from squishing a neighbor for a while.  

We are also using the alternate naval combat rules, and no crossing arrow
@Calais.  The group was convinced that the new rules were reasonable after
we did a trial battle, English vs. Americans.  The English won, got 13 hulks,
but lost Nelson.  There was much rejoicing.

My concern is that even should France be placid for a while, it could take a
VERY long time for Austria to recover.  Meanwhile, France will do well,
England will do almost as well, and the rest of us will just weaken each
other.  Or am I just being paranoid - er, more paranoid than usual?

Thanks for responding.

bob@sclera.physics.arizona.edu
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