Diplomacy World #121, Spring 2013 Issue

Austria: : Build A Vienna, A Budapest..Has A Budapest, F Greece, A Serbia, A Trieste, A Vienna.
England: Build F Edinburgh..Has F Edinburgh, F London, A Norway, F Norwegian Sea.
France: Build A Marseilles, A Paris..Has A Belgium, F English Channel, A Marseilles, A Paris, A Spain.
Germany: Build A Berlin, F Kiel..Has A Berlin, F Denmark, A Holland, F Kiel, A Munich.
Italy: Build F Naples..Has F Naples, F Tunis, A Tyrolia, A Venice.
Russia: Build A Moscow, A Warsaw..Has A Moscow, A Rumania, F Sevastopol, A St Petersburg, F Sweden,
A Warsaw.
Turkey: Build F Smyrna..Has F Black Sea, A Bulgaria, A Constantinople, F Smyrna.
Anon:
What a Silly Move
Where does Tyrolia Go
France Has a Big Smile
PRESS
Winter 1901 Commentary:
Jim Burgess (BOLD)
Rick Desper (Normal Font)
Jack McHugh (Comic Sans MS)
And this is a great example of how a build season can
be filled with new information.
The simple:
Austria and Russia had no choices. Two armies for
each in the only places they could build.
Yes, but worth mentioning what the issues in those
choices are. Austria's armies nail down one of the
classic defenses against opposing units. In Spring,
all five of his centers are defensible (though
obviously Russia can bring more to bear). Austria
should have a good negotiating position to offer
help against someone. Russia has to decide
whether to try to defend the north against hostiles,
or use the builds working with Austria and Germany
together. If Russia does NOT do that, he is some
trouble.
The predictable:
Italy builds F Nap, Turkey builds F Smy. The most likely
and typical builds for each power when they get exactly
one build in 1901.
There is less interest here except in who Italy and
Turkey are going to work with from those builds.
Here I want to comment on the press about Italy's A
Tyrolia, France should have a big smile. I might
have built A Rome and tried to push Italian armies
further north. Otherwise, it is a bit unclear what Italy
can manage right now.
The flexible:
Germany builds F Kie, A Ber. Typical mix for Germany
with two fleets and three armies. Even if he's facing a
strong E/G he's well positioned for defense.
I think Germany could well have a plan to work with
Russia here, and that will be interesting, one of
those cases where Germany can withstand an E/F.
which brings us to...
The telling:
England builds F Edi, France builds two armies.
The English build says that he's not all that concerned
about the possibility of a French invasion. Liverpool is
essentially undefended. The French builds say he's not
looking to start any kind of naval warfare. Which rules
out a shooting war with England or Italy.
Yes, indeedy do. We have the French making a clear
commitment, but how will France advance on
Germany without help from behind? Is this what
Italy will contribute? If so, my French take would
have been to encourage A Rome and the moves as
suggested above.
Looks like Germany is lagging on the diplomatic front.
For now. Things could change quickly.
Possibly, but also Germany/Austria/Russia could
have a pretty committed set-up and that wouldn't be
bad for Germany.
I agree...Rick said it all.
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