looks like two of group 1 games have started.

would that last person please join game 3 so countries can be checked. i'm asking favors of people and don't want to take up more of their time than is needed. thanks

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and we're off and away!

All good

Great pace so far my group

And pretty interesting games too!

I'm in full agreement with the last two posts.

Semi-Finals summary

Group 1:
gameID=45576
gameID=45578
gameID=45579
doofman
Frank
Barn3tt
gramilaj
48v4stepansk
Kamen
LittleBigMatt

Group 2:
gameID=45563
gameID=45564
gameID=45565
Lando Calrissian
trip
Gobba
JesusPetry
Troodonte
TheCzech
IKE

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Some strange games going on in group 1. To bad I'm not playing in that in set.
I want a transfer:) I do like playing 3 games all at 1 time. Very interesting.

Yeah this is tons of fun

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First game of round two complete: gameID=45565.

Great game everyone. Congrats IKE, trip and Troodonte.

I was worried after trip reshuffled it scared Troo into retreating I thought maybe we lost the stalemate. I am so thankful that Troo recognized the need for his fleet in Gulf of Lyons early enough.

That was fun.

Good game guys, I wanted that 1. Hopefully someone from this group wins the championship.

I almost went to ion at the same time as troodonte.

Great game guys. That's two near solos for you this tourney, IKE. Well played.

That would have been damaging. We would have had one more chance to do it I think but we would have lost Marseilles. And if you had bounced a second time or both got cold feet we would have been sunk. Classic Prisoner's Dilemma that would have been.

Glad I went back and changed my order.

Thanks for not playing the Lepento.

I would have loved to play the Lepanto. Unfortunately (or fortunately I don't know) JP made that pretty difficult for me with his fleet build in Marseilles. Glad I played it safe in S02.

Thank you Jesus!

Great game guys.
I had some diffilcult moments against R and T but I managed to keep alive. I think I did some bad moves sometimes...
Yes, I went back because I feared the turkish stab when we were stalemating Germany.
About the fleet to GoL, it should have gone earlier, I think, because the turn before it arrived to GoL, germany could have gone for mar... he decided to hit spain to get MAO...
That was a good thing to happen for us...
Even if he got MAR I think we would have stalemated him at 17.

Good luck fr the rest of the games ;)

When he hit Spain it was supporting Marseilles so his cut effectively did nothing. I had given up on the MAO I knew Marseilles was more important especially with you coming to the rescue next turn MAO did not matter anymore.

But you're right about 17 I think. But still thanks to your fleet.

Well, 2 almost wins add up to 0. It's been fun & I look forward to next year. I needed to win this game. Sorry for stretching it out. I knew I could not get mars without MAO.
Did not matter in long run.

Are you sure you needed to win it? Don't speak too soon.

The fleet build in Marseilles was an error. I really should have built an army. But I think I did an important part of the job in stopping the solo, if that's any consolation. Good game, all!

You are right Lando... didin't notice that spain supported MAR and not MAO.
It was obvious that MAO would be lost and retreating to Portugal would seal the stalemate line.