WM02-SEMIFINAL 4 - Early winter 1904 Report

Map attached.

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SEMIFINAL 4 --->  GM EGBERT FERREIRA

Austria: Jon Crocker (The Watergate Seven)
England: Pat "Knight VI" D'Hyon (The Knights who say Ni)
France: Michael Weinzimer (Is this the Risk Tournament?)
Germany: Peter Hart (Psycho Bunny Wunny)
Italy: Steve Langdon (Basking Sharks)
Russia: Walter "Ebisu" de Oude (Shichi-Fukujin)
Turkey: John Colledge (Old Contemptibles)

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Fall 1904

PRESS from Turkey
The Sultana to "Big Bad Wolf"

Oooooh Shuga' Daddy. You su' do say the NICEST things to liddle old me! Ah
don' think you is a Big Bad Wolf at all!

Sorry? Oh! Did nobody explain that the Sultan married a Southern Belle? :-)

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PRESS from Austria:  Farewell to all, enjoy the rest of the game.  (Did I mention I really HATE playing Austria?)  I guess I better keep working at it.

thanks,
Jon

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Turkey:
Arm S Sev H:    OK
Sev S Ser - Rum:    OK
Con S Smy - Bul: Void;  Dislodged by Bul 2:1;   
Ank S Con H: Cut by Bla;   

Russia:
Bla - Ank: Bounce with Ank 1:1;   
Bul - Con:    OK
Swe S StP - Nwy: Cut by Den;   
Rum - Sev: Bounce with Sev 2:2; Dislodged by Ser 2:1;   
StP - Nwy: Bounce with Nwy 1:1;   

Italy:
Vie S Tri - Bud:    OK
Tyr - Ven:    OK
Ser - Rum:    OK
Tri - Bud:    OK
Eas S Smy H:    OK
Smy S Bul - Con:    OK
Aeg - Bul:    OK
Ion - Aeg:    OK

Germany:
Yor - Lon:    OK
Nwy H:    OK
Hol H:    OK
Mun H:    OK
Den - Swe: Bounce with Swe 1:1;   

France:
Bur - Mar:    OK
Bre - Pic:    OK
Bel S Hol H:    OK
Iri S Cly - Liv:    OK
Eng S Yor - Lon:    OK
Cly - Liv:    OK

England:
Nth - Edi:    OK
Liv - Cly: Defeated by Cly 2:1; Dislodged by Cly 2:1;   
Bar - Nrg:    OK
Lon H: Dislodged by Yor 2:1;   

Austria:
Pie - Tus:    OK



England may retreat fleet in Liv to: NAt Wal 

Turkey disbands unit in Con

England may retreat fleet in Lon to: Wal Nth 

Russia may retreat army in Rum to: Gal Ukr 

*** Adjudicated with Diplo 2.8.2 ***






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GM PRESS:  Farewell to Jon.  Thank´s for standing till the bitter end.  Indeed Austria is NOT your best choice!

And what was that at Balkans and at England!?  I smell blood at Stonehendge and also I se thousands of blades at Balkans...  But dudes...  WHO DIDNT KNOW THAT IT WAS COMING?!?!? ;-)  Great Steve!  Russia is deadly hurt and now probably learned a hard lesson! :-)
Now I understand how hard was to stop your solo last WM when I replaced that England! ;-)) 

Well, SURELY the games approaches its end sooner than expected!
It is still S1905 and we have clearly somehow 3 dudes that will try the finals spot!  I have my bet, but surely, I can be wrong!  ;-)

Lots of cooperation here and there...  But as I said, I have my opinion! :-)
(A pity that I cannot use my experience to place a bet, since I am the GM! ;-)))  )
hehehe...

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Ok, DEADLINE to retreats will be THURSDAY, 17th Jun, 2004, 23:00 -3GMT.

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I plan to sendyou a report and then set another deadline to builds, as it is imposed by WM rules, I must have 2 alternate seasons! ;-)  

ALso, it may gives Mike a bit more time then! :-)

Please be sharp with your deadlines!

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Egg.
GM