What no commentary! What is this thread for then?! :P

This seems confusing. People may not see this

We can use this for commentary from now on. Why won't people see this?

If we BUMP it enough

Seconded. BUMPBUMPBUMP. Wait, are multiple simultaneous consecutive BUMPs supposed to have spaces between them?

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well, England just got boned... Russia and Austria need to work something out to hold down Turkey (Italy wildcard). some one (Germany) should take a stab at the free Scandinavian peninsula... anything else, John?

Fbgav... you aren't involved in this are you?

no, thats the point of commentary... this isnt a "public press" game

Well i have no problem with your commentary. But the idea is the commentators have set goals to influence in the game.

I dont like picking sides... I just kinda want to see how things go from what I am seeing

fbgav - with all due respect this is a kind of public press game. and in any case, you're not part of the game, and you are asked to not post in this thread. that was quite explicit in the other thread but didn't get repeated here.

so, for you and others: please do not post in this thread unless you are a commentator on this game, or a player bumping the thread.

speaking of comentary - aoe3rules, why didn't you add your commentary instead of bumping? we haven't heard from your expert opinion in a minute!

i like the french moves. italy and austria should stop fighting and pick france and turkey as their enemies respectively. turkey although with 7 scs doesnt seem capable of achieving much. germany and england are disappointing.

I'd like to apologize then, I found the other thread...
just a follow-up on how do I become a commentator (obviously for a new/next game)

but dj, how was I expected to know that this is a semi-public press thing... espically how airborne was asking for commentary honestly someone needed to say something.
and leading off with a "you're not part of the game" is kinda tactless considering how everyone was asking for input and noone was giving any
Sorry I tried to help


consider this a bump... a very long bump

that's why i said with all due respect, since i could understand that you got confused. no harm done. it was kind of hard to round up enough people for this game, but maybe more folks are interested now? maybe you could try to organize a new one?

Sorry Fbgav, maybe next time, check the forums. If you would like to participate I'm sure no one would protest if you sided with England. No one else will the poor bugger.

Basically I'm holding off on commentary because I think Chrisp is going to make an important decision and I don't want to waste me breath if I don't know where his mind is at. But I do know that he shouldnt be worried about that French fleet.

Austria- You should probably show Italy some leeway, see if you cant get back into this;

no harm no foul kinda thing... I just cant help but read "with all due respect" without a hint of sarcasm in the serif of the font.
But I would kinda imagine its kinda hard getting seven people for a game sometimes... then getting 7 more, kinda rough.

I hope this works out for everyone involved and good luck

I hate to post right after you've asked non-participants not to (and I probably shouldn't) but I'd just like to say that the commentary twist makes this really fun to watch, and thank the people involved for making this public. :-)

Spring 1903 :
England:
The fleet at English Channel convoy to Brest from Belgium.
The army at Belgium move to Brest via convoy.
The fleet at North Sea move to Norway.
The army at Norway move to Sweden.
France:
The army at Brest hold.
The army at Liverpool move to Edinburgh.
The fleet at Mid-Atlantic Ocean move to English Channel.
The fleet at Marseilles move to Spain (South Coast).
The fleet at Irish Sea support move to English Channel from Mid-Atlantic Ocean.
The army at Burgundy support move to Belgium from Ruhr.
Italy:
The army at Albania move to Trieste.
The fleet at Ionian Sea move to Adriatic Sea.
The army at Venice support move to Trieste from Albania.
The army at Tyrolia support move to Trieste from Albania.
Germany:
The army at Munich hold.
The fleet at Heligoland Bight move to North Sea.
The army at Ruhr move to Holland.
The army at Holland support move to Belgium from Ruhr.
The fleet at Denmark support move to North Sea from Heligoland Bight.
Austria:
The fleet at Adriatic Sea move to Apulia.
The army at Budapest move to Trieste.
The army at Vienna support move to Trieste from Budapest.
Turkey:
The army at Rumania move to Bulgaria.
The fleet at Greece move to Bulgaria (South Coast).
The fleet at Ankara move to Black Sea.
The army at Smyrna move to Ankara.
The army at Armenia move to Sevastopol.
The army at Serbia support move to Trieste from Tyrolia.
The fleet at Constantinople support move to Black Sea from Ankara.
Russia:
The army at Sevastopol hold.
The army at St. Petersburg move to Norway.
The fleet at Black Sea move to Bulgaria (North Coast).
The army at Galicia support hold to Budapest.


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Bump me.

and what a turn!

the german team fumbles, missing an incredible shot on goal! france was there for the assist, bu the krauts have let their fans down on this one. the blue teams continues in its banner streak, mopping up the english team - tho the gains this turn may be temporarily rolled back.

in the south, italy finally makes the breakthrough they've been trying for, but at the expense of an austrian fleet behind enemy lines.

russia makes the right move to try to help austria, signally clear intentions to work against th turk, but loses black sea! and turkey is still trying to help italy, tho with a misplaced order it does no more than signal intention. still, you've got to wonder if italy is getting the short end of the stick here.

similarly on the north side germany needs to be way of france expanding too quickly. but for now, it's all good.

more after the break!

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On the idea of another, similar game, I think I'd like to be a player in that one. Back to the action:
England is fighting back Tenaciously, Giving no quarter to the foreign invaders. For every territory he loses, he gains one back elsewhere. What a show!
Germany has had a slip-up, but It might have been purposeful. Will he work with france to demolish the bangers & mash? Or will he Become the pink team's saviour, and mop up the pieces of the dirty frog-eaters?
Italy's made some nice leeway, and that unit behind his lines is nothing to worry about at this stage. With a build of his own coming up, at the very least, he can expect a swap with Austria.
But Is the Austrian about to turn the tables? With no foothold in the balkans, We may just be privy to history in the making, folks.

it's true onar, this game has become quite interesting. russia needs to start thinking about life post-england - hell, so do france and germany. i'd have to say tho that the germans are not in their right mind of they're thinking of bailing on their beneficial alliance with the french. but you never know.

france and germany may want to start thinking about what their backside will look like once austria is done. turkey may press the fight against russia - or russia may join in and attack germany. meanwhile italy shouldn't be much of a match for france, but with a solid ally to the east, it could be a good clash.

austria has played a magnificent game but unfortunately the tide was against the red team. they may pull something out yet, but it's looking slim.

This no Diplomacy thing is killing me. I'm itching to let my plans out of my head. =(

If this starts up again, I think I'd prefer to be a commentator. Haha.

i know what you mean chrisp this is killing me

Me three...

I think next time we could make it like commentated diplomacy, Global press only and three or four commentators.