tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post4500148656487005458..comments2024-03-19T16:55:34.065+08:00Comments on One Sided Miniature Wargaming Discourse: Play by Email DiplomacySun of Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-12284625242145444962014-12-07T09:43:54.860+08:002014-12-07T09:43:54.860+08:00Thanks. I suppose the elephant in the room that s...Thanks. I suppose the elephant in the room that should be acknowledged was that the absence of Austria crueled Germany and gave me an advantage. But as I said somewhere, that seems historical.Sun of Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-59325190652352695672014-12-07T04:45:58.193+08:002014-12-07T04:45:58.193+08:00I thought early on England and Turkey would do a d...I thought early on England and Turkey would do a deal - and worked out well for both of them. As for Italy's attack on France when already at war with Turkey, I could make sense of it only well after the fact by imagining she had done a deal with England.<br /><br />Having said that, I have only once before seen Italy even approach the success achieved by that power in this game. It's a very hard power to play, having few real resources available, and probably the poorest negotiating position on the board (Germany and Austria-Hungary are difficult for other reasons).<br /><br />As for your handling of England - a power I have never done well with - I reckon it was as Roger Lodge would say: 'That's how it is done.'Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430244424351512966.post-49144232643179612332014-12-06T23:01:47.284+08:002014-12-06T23:01:47.284+08:00A well played game. It was tough figuring out what...A well played game. It was tough figuring out what exactly was going on in your head. ;)PatGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379668269395518541noreply@blogger.com