THE ABYSSINIAN PRINCE #341

November 11, 2013

Jim Burgess, 664 Smith Street, Providence, RI 02908-4327 USA, (401)351-0287, jfburgess of gmail.com

E-MAIL/WEB ONLY ISSUE! PDF will be available on the website. We also are being reproduced in Eternal Sunshine.

Web Page Address: /Postal/Zines/TAP/index.html

There is interest in a NEW regular Diplomacy game and a Breaking Away game. Sign up, let's see if we can get seven for Dip and six for Breaking Away! I think the Breaking Away game is filled and we will get it started in the next issue.

This issue continues the szine/subszine inversion. As most of you know, this thing began as a ßubszine" to Terry Tallman's North Sealth, West George, then became its own szine with a host of subszines. The subszines remaining will appear as sub-subszines to our new flipflopped home in Doug Kent's Eternal Sunshine. Doug's incessant nagging is not keeping us on schedule, but will make it so we will charge forward and finish the remaining games that I have in here. After that, we'll see how it goes and what I do next. I'd like to keep writing and doing some game GMing. You all should see first what I actually do.

For production, in addition to the HTML's of each separate product on the web page, I will also have a PDF that you can print of the entire subszine (including my famous handdrawn maps!). You can just print the maps if you like, but remember maps are for pikers anyway, you don't need no steenkin' maps, keep them up in your head where they belong.

General information about the mailing list is at: /mailman/listinfo/tap You can sign up from there, or send E-Mails to: Tap-request of diplom.org; with the word `help' in the subject or body (don't include the quotes), and you will get back a message with instructions. You must know your password to change your options (including changing the password, itself) or to unsubscribe.

THE ABYSSINIAN PRINCE LETTERS SECTION

((For upcoming cons around the world: /Face/cons/index.php, but note that some of the Americans have stopped posting the tournaments there. Shame, shame, shame... The Diplomacy World deadline is coming up on January 1, 2014, please think about writing some articles for us, especially if you went to Tempest or Carnage, TempleCon is coming up second weekend in February, more shortly.))

DIPLOMACY WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT IS ONGOING - YOU CAN STILL JOIN!

This is the latest incarnation of this team based tournament. I am helping to lead the Nor'Easter team for people in the Northeast part of the United States. https://www.facebook.com/groups/123795024327261/ is the Facebook page for the event.

And you can sign up for the Tournament at: http://aqmn.asciiking.com/. Other US regional teams are the ones in the Pacific, Dixie, and Chicago. Its unique aspect, that is proving to be a bit distorting but in interesting ways, is its "solo only" feature. You advance from the preliminaries to the finals only by soloing, and then need solos in the finals against the other soloists. Though this started in January, it probably will be going on for at least two years, and there is PLENTY of time to jump in. As usual, for those who know me well, I screwed up my first game and allowed a solo to someone from team US. I still don't have a solo in over three decades, but maybe I can do it in my next game. Yes, in C-Diplo, you can easily throw games, and in this format you can do it. I wonder why people like to drop the levels of the game in this way. It fascinates me. But in the finals of this tournament, it shouldn't happen, should it?

So, really, come join, it is being operated on a web-assisted Judge platform that is really pretty easy to use. Ask me if you have any questions. There is about to be a huge uptick in games starting as September approaches in a few days. My game is waiting for more players to start, won't you come join me???

THE ABYSSINIAN PRINCE GAMES SECTION

I am continuing to note cut or failed support orders with a small "s" instead of a capital "S". This will make it easier on the E-Mailed version of the szine to see what happened, since the italics don't show there. The italics DO show on the web page just fine. Since I'm not postal mailing the szine any more, I've dropped back to just reporting the disguised E-Mail addresses. As someone notes, if you need some more contact information, go back to past issues or ask me.

Standby lists:

Mike Barno, Dick Martin, Brad Wilson, Jack McHugh, Glenn Petroski, Steve Emmert, Mark Kinney, Vince Lutterbie, Eric Brosius, Paul Rauterberg, Bob Osuch, Doug Kent, Sean O'Donnell, Heath Gardner, Paul Kenny, and Jeff O'Donnell stand by for regular Diplomacy. Let me know if you want on or off these lists, especially OFF given the new policies.

GAME OPENING INFORMATION

I'm going to start the game opening list over. Under the new regime, who wants to play?

DIPLOMACY: First off, another regular Diplomacy game is open. Spencer Sawyer, Doug Kent and Brad Wilson are in, anyone else?

BREAKING AWAY: Also, a new Breaking Away game is open. Currently Andy York, Rick Desper, David Burgess, and Brendan Whyte are on board. Doug Kent might be willing to play to fill it out. I'm going to dig up six people to do this next time, be one of them! This is the game I really like running and want to start another one. It's easy, very low maintenance.

THE PHIL REYNOLDS MEMORIAL: 2006B, Regular Diplomacy

THE DUE DATE FOR WINTER 1908 IS NOVEMBER 23RD, 2013

Fall 1908

AUSTRIA (Burgess): f aeg-BUL(SC), a RUM S a vie-gal, a vie-GAL, a BUD S a rum,

f ION S ITALIAN a alb-gre, a SER S f aeg-bul(sc).

ENGLAND (James): f nwg-BAR, a LON h, a yor-DEN, a swe-FIN, f NTH C a yor-den,

f TYH S FRENCH f wes-tun, f nwy-SWE, a KIE S f bal-ber, f NAP S f tyh, f bal-BER.

FRANCE (Williams): a BUR S a mun, a pie-VEN, f wes-TUN, a MUN s ENGLISH f bal-ber,

f gol-WES, a tyo-TRI.

ITALY (Crow): a alb-GRE.

RUSSIA (Gardner): a STP h, a UKR S a sev, a SEV S a ukr, a WAR h,

a ber s a sil-mun (d r:pru,otb), f SMY S f gre-aeg, a SIL-mun, f gre-AEG, f GOB S a stp.

Supply Center Chart

AUSTRIA (Burgess):

VIE,BUD,ser,rum,bul

(has 6, rem 1)

ENGLAND (James):

EDI,LVP,LON,nwy,bel,swe,hol,

(has 10, bld 2)

den,kie,rom,nap,ber

FRANCE (Williams):

PAR,BRE,spa,por,mun,MAR,tri,

(has 6, bld 3)

ven,tun

ITALY (Crow):

gre

(has 1, even)

RUSSIA (Gardner):

WAR,STP,SEV,MOS,con,ank,smy

(has 8 or 9, rem 1(r:otb) or 2))

Neutral:

none

(Total=34)

E-Mail Addresses of the Participants

AUSTRIA: David Burgess, burgesscd of roadrunner.com or dburgess of glensfallshosp.org

ENGLAND: Drew James, kjames01 of twcny.rr.com or karelanddrew of gmail.com

FRANCE: Don Williams, wllmsfmly of earthlink.net or dwilliams of fontana.org ($5)

GERMANY: Marc Ellinger, mellinger of blitzbardgett.com

ITALY: John Crow, johnny.crow of hotmail.com

RUSSIA: Heath Gardner (aka Heath Davis-Gardner), heath.gardner of gmail.com

TURKEY: Fred Wiedemeyer, wiedem of telus.net or wiedem of shaw.ca

Game Notes:

1) As soon as I selected Heath Gardner to play Russia, he went in the hospital for major stuff and has been in and out ever since. We think he's back with all bones on the mend, and we're up and running again in the game too. Any interest in joining the new game? Or maybe the new Breaking Away game? But then, maybe we're NOT going to keep going...

2) The five way DIAS was rejected.

Press:

(AUSTRIA to OLD RUSSIA) - Sorry to see you leave. Hope all is well with the family!

(RUSSIA to WORLD): I will vote yes to any draw. Standing policy.

(AUSTRIA to NEW RUSSIA) - CHARGE!!!!!!

(SOMEWHERE IN A FRENCH DAYDREAM):

I'd love to conquer Venice in the Summer when it's hot.

I'd love to conquer Venice in the Winter when it's not.

But soon after this springtime, in fact, when now it's Fall,

I'm rolling into Venice with no contest at all!

(SOMEWHERE ELSE IN ANOTHER FRENCH DAYDREAM):

Oh better far to live and die

Under this tri-color flag I fly!

Than play a sanctimonious part

With a scoundrel's soul and a Dipper's heart!

So I'll be true to the song I sing and live and die a Froggy King!

For I am the Froggy King!

And it is, it is, a glorious thing, to be the Froggy King!

(STILL ANOTHER FRENCH DAYDREAM):

In dreams I've seen the glory of the capture of Trieste

Troops trampling through the mountains as they march from the northwest

Shocked face of the Austrian as we call the place "New Brest"

The fleur-de-lis flies on!

(WINTHORP to VALENTINE) - Looking good Billy Ray.

(VALENTINE to WINTHORP) - Feeling good Louis.

(LE DUC to THE ARCHDUKE): Sorry, mon sieur, but I simply couldn't see passing up the riches of Trieste for a tantalizing but ephemeral feel good alliance between us after all this time. As you have stated, the Union Jack flies alongside the French tri-color, not the brave double eagle of the Hapsburg banner, which even now flutters across the battlefield on the foe's side of the line.

SPIRALS OF PARANOIA: 2005A, Regular Diplomacy

THAT'S IT, ANY LAST ENDGAME STATEMENTS ARE WELCOME

G.M.: Jim Burgess

Date Started: April 2005

Date Completed: July 2013

Notes: Two players in this game fell ill and had illness replacements. We dedicate the ending of this game to Terry Tallman and Buddy Tretick, and hope they both feel much better soon. I just sent Terry a get-well card, if anyone wants more details on his situation ask me or Eric Ozog.

The Players:

AUSTRIA:

Paul Rauterberg (elim F08)

ENGLAND:

Fred Wiedemeyer (elim F08)

FRANCE:

Buddy Tretick (ill W08);

Jim Tretick (draw W10)

GERMANY:

Terry Tallman (ill F02);

Eric Ozog (draw W10)

ITALY:

Marvin Baker (res W01);

Jeff O'Donnell (res F06)

Doug Kent (elim F10)

RUSSIA:

Matt Sundstrom (draw W10)

TURKEY:

John Biehl (drop W08);

Vince Lutterbie (elim F09)

SUPPLY CENTERS:

AUSTRIA:

ENGLAND:

FRANCE:

GERMANY:

*14

ITALY:

RUSSIA:

TURKEY:

Neutral:

* = Plays one short

E-Mail Addresses of the Participants

AUSTRIA: Paul Rauterberg, paul.rauterberg of att.net

ENGLAND: Fred Wiedemeyer, wiedem of telus.net or wiedem of shaw.ca

FRANCE: Buddy Tretick, 5023 Sewell's Pointe Way, Fredericksburg, VA 22407

FRANCE: Temporary Standby is Jim Tretick, jtretick of gmail.com

GERMANY: Terry Tallman, terryt of whidbey.net

GERMANY: Temporary Standby is Eric Ozog, ElfEric of Juno.com

ITALY: Doug Kent, dougray30 of yahoo.com

RUSSIA: Matt Sundstrom, mattandzoe of earthlink.net

TURKEY: Vince Lutterbie, melvin4852 of sbcglobal.net

LAST WORD: Come to TempleCon, February 7-9, 2014 here in Providence, RI!!!

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