Napoleonic Empires: Free For All

[Gargantua]

I’m loving how russia gets to hold are her cards close to her chest until LAST. :)

[Gargantua]

@seththenewb:

@Gargantua:

Prussia Declares WAR on Sweden,

You do realize half your income lies along the Baltic right?

Is that FEAR I smell?

You do realize your ENTIRE income lies along the Baltic, and you failed to even respond to attempts to negotiate any terms whatsoever - despite my correspondence with you.

And then you posture you navy in attack formation, and just expect me to lie idly by…  Pfftp, please.  I’d rather let every other player in this game stomp my territory and capital, than be ruled by a Swede!

[Gargantua]

OTTOMANS: The point is that I am getting attacked already by two powers, now probably a third, and no one is attacking them. France even asked open borders to prussia. If nobody but me fights them the best way to “survive” is to become a protecorate of a strong country.

As for political actions: nothing

When did France ask me for open borders?  That’s news to me?

As for your complaints, What have you done to secure frienships?  I see you’ve only made some kind of arrangement with Russia,  you two are probably just waiting it out, trying to gobble up the middle east, and avoid conflict to become super powerful later.

Don’t think I don’t see through your muslim plot, of laying low until kinder winds prevail.  I can just imagine how you and the Russians are planning to carve me.  You probably even have a deal with the Austrians.

“Oh let me be a protectorate state”  Pfttp.

Clearly YOU are the world power who needs to be stopped ASAP!

[seth4god]

@Veqryn:

@seththenewb:

@Veqryn:

@seththenewb:

@Veqryn:

prussia has no good route to you, and will probably have to defend his overstretched coast with sweden soon.

Declaring war on me was rather silly of him wasn’t it?

Ceasefire offer to Russia & Great Britain

I am at ceasefire with you already.

The game starts us off at war . . . so yes unofficially we already have a NAP, just have to make it game official.

Ah, I was mixing my players up. I thought you were Ottomans for a minute (which I have a ceasefire with).

I will sign a ceasefire with you, after I have removed Swedish naval influence from the north sea.

So we will have to wait til next round for that.

There aren’t any Swedish ships in the North sea, I consolidated my fleet in a strong defensive position and one where I could sail in whichever direction. Are you talking about my convoy marker? Do you think I’m going to sign a ceasefire with you after you’ve removed some of my income and after you’ve already killed a civilian cruise ship looking for whales?

[seth4god]

@Gargantua:

You do realize your ENTIRE income lies along the Baltic, and you failed to even respond to attempts to negotiate any terms whatsoever - despite my correspondence with you.

And then you posture you navy in attack formation, and just expect me to lie idly by…  Pfftp, please.  I’d rather let every other player in this game stomp my territory and capital, than be ruled by a Swede!

It’s also a defensive position  :-P

Sorry about the unanswered email, I was shooting guns at targets and preparing for a jump that later was canceled with the NG on Friday. I had some free time and read your email and thought I’d shot some answer your way. It would’ve been more of the waiting for the winds noncommittal answer. But guess I didn’t and WAR it is!

[Gargantua]

I support any move by the UK, to reduce needless Swedish Income,  and Support a British Landing on the Nuetral Territory of Norway.

I also Absolutely support the removal of Swedish territory from mainland Europe, by French and/or British means.

You will PAY for your international indescretions!

Making tourist money off of enslaved whales…. that’s sick.

[Funcioneta]

Ho, ho, ho, nobody wants a war against Russia. A luck that I’m in the other corner of the map  :lol:

[Guest]

@Veqryn:

@Gargantua:

Prussia also declared open borders with Russia. :)

woops, forgot about that.

Here is the new save, starts with Prussia’s politics phase…

France �- (Cow) �- �Propose Spain Open Borders (Spain accepts)

UK �- (Veqryn) �- �No actions.

Spain �- (Funcioneta) �- �No actions.

Prussia �- (Gargantua) �- �To War with Sweden. �Also Propose Open-Borders with Russia Russia accepts

Sweden �- (Seth The Newb) �- �Propose Ceasefire with Russia (Russia rejects)

Austria �- (Canuck) �- �Propose Open-Borders with Russia (Russia accepts/rejects??)

Ottoman Empire �- (Noll) �- �No actions

Russia �- (Ol’ Blood & Guts) �- �_Propose Open Borders with England_

The Emperor has decided to accept Open Borders with Prussia, however do NOT think you take one step towards Moscow!!!

The Emperor also rejects Sweden’s proposal!

After much research through the archives, our strategists have recommended that I propose Open Borders with England and the great King Veqryn

[Guest]

The Emperor has decided to respectfully decline the Austrian’s proposal. He is a little paranoid.

[Guest]

@Funcioneta:

Ho, ho, ho, nobody wants a war against Russia. A luck that I’m in the other corner of the map  :lol:

HA!!! The Spaniards are welcome to come see us and experience our scorched earth tactics  :evil:

[Funcioneta]

Nah… we’re ruled by the true and real ‘Prince of Peace’, do you remember :-D ?

[Veqryn]

@Ol’:

The Emperor has decided to accept Open Borders with Prussia, however do NOT think you take one step towards Moscow!!!

The Emperor also rejects Sweden’s proposal!

After much research through the archives, our strategists have recommended that I propose Open Borders with England and the great King Veqryn

King George III accepts this gracious offer

[seth4god]

@Gargantua:

Making tourist money off of enslaved whales…. that’s sick.

I took the liberty of finding you a couple images for your war banners
http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2011/6/26/ea5338c7-d380-496c-81d0-46cd63649fe0.jpg

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/202/5/3/Save_the_Whales_by_mantis484848.jpg

[Gargantua]

LOL.

I wonder what will happen when fat people go extinct.

[Veqryn]

France  - (Cow)  -  Propose Spain Open Borders (Spain accepts)

UK  - (Veqryn)  -  No actions.

Spain  - (Funcioneta)  -  No actions.

Prussia  - (Gargantua)  -  To War with Sweden.  Also Propose Open-Borders with Russia (Russia accepts)

Sweden  - (Seth The Newb)  -  No actions.

Austria  - (Canuck)  -  No actions.

Ottoman Empire  - (Noll)  -  No actions

Russia  - (Ol’ Blood & Guts)  -  Propose Open-Borders to UK (UK accepts)

I took the liberty of making the save.  It is now Cow’s French turn.

[Guest]

And now the real fun begins  8-)

[Noll]

I don’t care about your political propaganda Gargantua.

From a gameplay perspective, Verqyn said in the regular game the Ottomans gets attacked by Russia-Austria-Prussia while France and Sweden attack them. That’s -FAIR-.

I didn’t complain that you and canuck decided to attack me, while your attack on me is questionable, the Austrian one looks like the best route to more income/victory.

What I am complaining is that while in the regular game this type of gank is somewhat balanced by the fact that the centrla powers have to resist pressure from France Sweden Spain combined, in this game this is not happening, and I don’t get how I’m supposed to resist a 3 power attack with my limited income/resources.

This is NOT going to be a fun game to me with these terms, so my -best way- to scare this action off is to concede my territories to another, more worthy power, to ensure you do not win.

You’re also seeking England protection from Sweden, in my language you are a “paraculo”, that’s unstranslable.

Oh and I’m not kidding, since Verqyn doesn’t like me conceding territories, I offer them to France.

[Veqryn]

@Noll:

I don’t care about your political propaganda Gargantua.

From a gameplay perspective, Verqyn said in the regular game the Ottomans gets attacked by Russia-Austria-Prussia while France and Sweden attack them. That’s -FAIR-.

I didn’t complain that you and canuck decided to attack me, while your attack on me is questionable, the Austrian one looks like the best route to more income/victory.

What I am complaining is that while in the regular game this type of gank is somewhat balanced by the fact that the centrla powers have to resist pressure from France Sweden Spain combined, in this game this is not happening, and I don’t get how I’m supposed to resist a 3 power attack with my limited income/resources.

This is NOT going to be a fun game to me with these terms, so my -best way- to scare this action off is to concede my territories to another, more worthy power, to ensure you do not win.

You’re also seeking England protection from Sweden, in my language you are a “paraculo”, that’s unstranslable.

Oh and I’m not kidding, since Verqyn doesn’t like me conceding territories, I offer them to France.

Lets remember that we are all playing a game here.  Noone is out to get anyone, and none of this is personal.  I quite expect to see some of these newly made peace/ceasefire/open-border/alliance treatise to get broken and/or back-stabbed.  I also fully expect that some of these war paths will turn perhaps unexpectedly into peace.

Secondly, we are only on the 2nd round.  Do not project too many rounds down the road.  A LOT can happen in just a few rounds, especially politically.

Third, you only have 2 people attacking you, Austria and Prussia, while the only other power (russia) has a ceasefire with you.  In a few turns, Prussia probably won’t have any way to reach you, and they will be too busy with Sweden.  Therefore, you are only “really” at war with Austria.

Forth, you are in the corner.  Playing a nation in the corner is comparatively easy compared with playing centrally located powers like Austria and Prussia.  I feel sorry for whoever plays austria and prussia in ever game of this, and also in every game of “Diplomacy”.  Very soon, Austria and Prussia will need to be engaging in hectic diplomacy with literally every nation on the board, every single turn, just to stay alive.  The corner powers, meanwhile, can sit back, relax, and maybe talk to one of their few neighbors, if they want to.

Fifth, this is a free for all game.  Players will notice quickly who is gaining ground and who is losing it.  You will find that people who are gaining ground have more trouble making friends, and more often back-stabbed.  If Player X is only 1 victory city away from claiming victory, you can bet people will start ganging up on him a bit to slow him down.

Sixth, even if you do lose, don’t be a bad sport about it.  Giving away your territories, or suiciding yourself, is kind of being a bad sport.  You are a king of an empire.  You kneel to noone, not even in defeat!

[Canuck12]

Everything said by V is seconded by myself. With the addition of: Take it like a man. Or, failing that, remember that it’s just a game.

[Noll]

So taking it like a man means I should just get owned without looking for allies? I see!

GG