HY1, 1916 Expansion

[Kaiser Kirk]

Folks,

I would like to have the HY1 1916 expansion on Friday February 26th- March 1st 5:30pm PST.

I am seeking to get to a 'regular schedule', and
I'd like to have the "Last Weekend" of the month generally be "Expansion weekend"

If this is not a good time frame, let me know.

I have a suspicion that a 4-week schedule is a little short, and a 6-week a little long,
but we'll try the 4-week when there are no wars, 6 week when there are wars.

If there is a desire to delay so the Acapulco conference can move further along, that's fine too.

I will try to remember to send a PM to all players Friday morning when I get the available land/dep points figured and posted.

This is the current basemap that will be used for Expansion.  I think I have it right this time...

in other news : The Parthian naval encyclopedia is nearly updated.

[The Rock Doctor]

I don't see a need to delay on account of Acapulco at this time.

I reckon four weeks is good, but I'm just a player and not a mod.

[Kaiser Kirk]

but I'm just a player and not a mod.

There's no Sim without the players :)
Ultimately you're free to kick me to the curb and get a new Mod.
Say one with prior experience...gee Rocky, didn't you used to do this gig ?

[Darman]

...gee Rocky, didn't you used to do this gig ?

:o

[TacCovert4]

I don't see a need to delay on account of Acapulco at this time.

I reckon four weeks is good, but I'm just a player and not a mod.

I would agree.  With Acapulco dead in the water before it began, it's good RP, but nothing else unfortunately.

[Jefgte]

1 month is good, let's go.

;)

[The Rock Doctor]

but I'm just a player and not a mod.

There's no Sim without the players :)
Ultimately you're free to kick me to the curb and get a new Mod.
Say one with prior experience...gee Rocky, didn't you used to do this gig ?

*Rocky having traumatic flashbacks to moderating New Zion/Italian naval battles*

[Kaiser Kirk]

Again :
PLEASE DO NOT SEND EXPANSION PLANS UNTIL FRIDAY when I "OPEN"  Expansion.

A) I don't want to hunt through PMs for them
B) I have not gone through and made the 'Colony count' yet.
C) I have not yet made plans for Parthia
D) I have not yet made plans for the NPCS

C & D are important, as I don't want knowledge of your plans to bias those movements.
Plan on doing B-D on Thursday night, providing my brain is awake. Otherwise Friday morning.

[maddox]

Sorry for the misunderstanding.

I'll resend the Inca plans if needs be.

[Kaiser Kirk]

Here is the 'Colony Count'

Now I'll go "Move" Parthia and the NPCs, and then announce that Expansion is open.

Further note - I see yet another expansion order prior to start, AFTER MY Prior statement.

THIS IS TICKING ME OFF.

Date :	Beginning HY1 1916
			Maximum Units sent on Land assaults		Maximum Units sent on overseas assaults	Number of  Separate Amphibious Task Forces					Offensive Amphibious lift		Colonial	Colonial IC		Committed	Available
Nation								Amphibious Tech	Land Units	Deployment Units			Provinces			Deployment	Deployment
Northern Kingdom			2		2	3		1905	105	57	10		56	1		55	2
	Northern Kingdom is assumed to have built 3 Land, 1 Air, 2 Dep per HY since HY1, 1912
Imperial Roman Republic			36		7	3		1905	205	42	7		22	16		6	36
Wilno Union			10		10	3		1905	174	85	28		103	28		75	10
Byzantine Empire			33		8	3		1905	159	47	8		34	20		14	33
Iberian Kingdom			41		20	5		1910	121	60	20		32	13		19	41
1914 HY2Report
Empire of Japan			21		6	3		1905	70	33	6		39	27		12	21
Parthian Empire			15		14	3		1905	180	85	14		99	29		70	15
Inca Empire			10		5	3		1905	58	29	5		25	6		19	10
Aztec			23		8	3		1905	133	45	8		28	6		22	23
China			26		6	3		1905	173	34	6		8	0		8	26

[Desertfox]

Sorry, I though the expansion period started today. Didn't want to get my orders in late like last time.

[Kaiser Kirk]

A)   Expansion is now open. It will close when I get home from work Monday, about 6pm PST.

B) I will now go PM all the players A)

C) I consider 'no early turns' a very simple request based on practical considerations.
I said it repeatedly, I have explained it repeatedly.

I am very ticked that after my statement not to send in early turns, I got a 3rd early turn.
I considered simply rejecting the early turns, but that would be an 'after the fact' reaction, and not 'fair'.
So I will accept the early turns this time.

New policy : In the future, any "Early" turns will be disregarded without notice.

I will continue to work with players around real life issues - vacations, workload, Emergency response, disasters, medical stuff, etc, 
and so do Early / Late turns, on a case-by-case basis.

[Kaiser Kirk]

Hi All,

Got started on mapping the various expansion to late,
brain already going to sleep.
Going to finish Tuesday night.

[Kaiser Kirk]

Again, Sorry about yesterday, misplanned my evening.

As always, let me know where I mucked it up.

HY1 1916

Iberia :
Land :
Expand along the coast South of Dakar: expand 1 land province southward (the one closest to the coast)
Expand South of Puerto Montt (Chili)
Expand South of Gabon towards Matadi (Congo).

Inca :
Land :
Expansion north and south of the Amazon corridor.
Expansion between the Rio Caqueta and Rio Putamaya* 
Expansion in the Catamarca* area

*Looking at my oldest Atlas, on a 1904 S. America map that seems to be roughly where.

Byzantine :
Land :
NE of Maputo, occupying S. Mozambique.
South from Walvis Bay, Namibia and the little harbor of Luderitz *
West from Salvador into the Rio de San Francisco (Amazon) basin.

*Luderitz is an example of a non-Port Symbol. Used during the days of sailing ships, it has a hard rock shallow bottom which inhospitable to steam ships. However, they are now building a long wharf to get out to deep water, to make it an international port again – an example of IC modifying things.

Rome :
Marches North to seize the remaining 2 parts of Oklahoma.
Takes SE Missouri
Takes SW Kentucky.

Wilno :
Wilno occupies Central Ohio west of the Muskinggum river.
Wilno marches south of North Piaui state and occupies South Piaui state, taking the plateau draining to the Parnaiba river.
Wilno continues it's long western expansion along the Gulf of Guinea.

Japan :
Marches East along the North bank of the Colombia River.
Occupies Coastal Borneo.

Aztec :
Africa – Expands inland from Angola in 3 provinces.
Utah – Expands Northward towards the Salt Lake.
Colorado – Expands Northward and Captures South Park, kills Kenny.

Parthia :
Spending those land/dep points she's been building....

East along the South bank of the Columbia River.
2/2 NE along the West bank of the Colorado River
NNW of Guanabara (Rio)
NNW of Cubatao (Rio)
2/2 NW of Puerto Alegre into the headwaters of Rio de San Francisco (Amazon) basin.
NW from Lake Nyasa (Malawi) to Lake Tanganika
NW from Mombasa to Lake Rudolf (Turkana)

China : Does not expand.

NPCs :

Ethiopia : None. In the short time Anchorsteam had Ethiopia, he outlined expansion plans, which I have followed.

Maya : Take Northern Alabama

Deccan Sultanates : Take South Georgia Islands.

Rajasthan : Advances into South Central Africa in Southern Rhodesia.

Norse :
Norse try to take Upper Penninsula,
Norse advance into Iowa. Amaized by corn.

5 Tribes :
Land : 1 to Michigan.

Having owned lakefront property for sufficient duration to build an IC, launch 3 amphibious attacks
2/2 to UP / N & S Wisconsin.

Battle of Upper Peninsula :
1 Norse land unit vs. 2x5 Tribes Amphibious Units :
Round 1 – Norse inflict 60pts.
Round 2 – Norse inflict 48pts, 5 Tribes 77pt.   Norse at 2/5, Five tribes at 2/4, 3/4.
Norse Withdraw.

[The Rock Doctor]

Fun to see the Norse and 5 Nations fight, but I guess the latter are just about boxed in now.

I had been confusing the South Georgia islands color for Parthian all this time.