05-03-2003, 10:36 AM
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cbattey/diplomacy/ - New board up (Fall 1903)
France seems to be moving agains't England.
England seems to be moving agains't Russia.
Russia seems to be moving agains't me.
The Russian army moving from Ukraine to Rumania makes me think that trusting him might have been a mistake - that army would seem to exist for the sole purpose of backstabbing either me or Austria. Fortunantly I think a backstab agains't Austria is likely, but it I'm rather worried having a knife that close to my back.
Italian defence of Apulia is suspicious. He could have been retreating since he saw I had two fleets posed to strike at him, but having Tunisia support him in holding the Ionian would have been much more sensible. Russia WAS aware of the convoy I was launching (me, Russia and Austria are temporarily allied in taking out Italy), and so I naturally suspect him - unfortunantly there isn't much I can do about that now.
Builds aren't posted yet. If he builds in Stevastopol I know that I'm doomed. Unfortunantly holding the Black Sea probably wouldn't have helped too much - Sev supports Rum in to the Black S0ea, then Sev takes Armenia, thus flanking me and putting me in a position to play guessing games. Austria isn't going to be much of a help defending me, especially since there's enough Russian armies right on her border to crush her if she sides agains't Russia - but she's going to need all her units to keep Italy at bay anyways.
So I suppose once again I'm hoping that I can trust Russia, because if I can't trust Russia I'm doomed. Oh how I hate this feeling of helplessness :)
France seems to be moving agains't England.
England seems to be moving agains't Russia.
Russia seems to be moving agains't me.
The Russian army moving from Ukraine to Rumania makes me think that trusting him might have been a mistake - that army would seem to exist for the sole purpose of backstabbing either me or Austria. Fortunantly I think a backstab agains't Austria is likely, but it I'm rather worried having a knife that close to my back.
Italian defence of Apulia is suspicious. He could have been retreating since he saw I had two fleets posed to strike at him, but having Tunisia support him in holding the Ionian would have been much more sensible. Russia WAS aware of the convoy I was launching (me, Russia and Austria are temporarily allied in taking out Italy), and so I naturally suspect him - unfortunantly there isn't much I can do about that now.
Builds aren't posted yet. If he builds in Stevastopol I know that I'm doomed. Unfortunantly holding the Black Sea probably wouldn't have helped too much - Sev supports Rum in to the Black S0ea, then Sev takes Armenia, thus flanking me and putting me in a position to play guessing games. Austria isn't going to be much of a help defending me, especially since there's enough Russian armies right on her border to crush her if she sides agains't Russia - but she's going to need all her units to keep Italy at bay anyways.
So I suppose once again I'm hoping that I can trust Russia, because if I can't trust Russia I'm doomed. Oh how I hate this feeling of helplessness :)