Spring, 1901: GameMaster: Please remember that negotiations before the game begins are not allowed.
16 Dec 16 UTC
Spring, 1901: Info: This is a choose your country game.
17 Dec 16 UTC
Autumn, 1902: I am at work today so I will try to check in periodically.
17 Dec 16 UTC
Spring, 1903: I'm travelling, so same. England's maneuverability is going to be a pain to overcome.
17 Dec 16 UTC
Autumn, 1903: By the way, I don't think I know this reference.
17 Dec 16 UTC
Spring, 1904: The maneuverability is nice, but multiple convoys each year eats up a lot of fleet use.
17 Dec 16 UTC
Spring, 1904: I couldn't think of a direct one for this situation, so I just combined old sayings for Turkey and England: the old man of Europe and the British bulldog, respectively.
17 Dec 16 UTC
Autumn, 1904: Experiencing a nightmarish travel day. I'll be off until tomorrow. I'll respond to your other messages in the other game then.
18 Dec 16 UTC
Autumn, 1904: Hope you are not caught in the nasty winter storm. Take care!
19 Dec 16 UTC
Spring, 1905: Sorry for the delay....delivered Amazon parcels today and just returned home 20 minutes ago.
20 Dec 16 UTC
I think you have me here!
20 Dec 16 UTC
Very good game. I thought you had me from the moment you took Tunis.
20 Dec 16 UTC
Well done, Sir Atticus! In retrospect, I didn't build up my land forces enough to hole either St Pete or Munich. I should have built only enough fleets to keep a yearly convoy into Europe and to hold Tunis. I didn't need to have 5 fleets around the Med. Looking forward to the next one!
20 Dec 16 UTC
Yes, I was confused when you kept sending fleets southward. Truly, my lucky break was when you supported Burgundy to Marseilles from GoL instead of vice-versa. That gave me Munich and prevented your win last year.
At this rate, a pattern's developing of whoever chooses the map wins against the stats.
The Old Man and the Bulldog 
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