Webs of Power: Tournament 2008 - International News for Turn 17

From the NewsWire:

From the Grapevine:

  • Lenin's people are protesting the lack of leadership in their Provinces!

  • Explorers loyal to Death have connected to a region belonging to 08-Independents!
  • Explorers loyal to Death have connected to a region belonging to Prenthenil!
  • Explorers loyal to Lord Lovat have connected to a region belonging to 08-Independents!
  • The Dissident has renamed the region Skunk Works-92 as Executor.
  • Jonny Alpha has renamed the region Independents-118 as The Doghouse.
  • Jonny Alpha has renamed the region Independents-119 as Upminster.
  • GW Hayduke has renamed the region Earth First!-96 as Dissent!.
  • The Dissident has renamed the region Skunk Works-82 as Red Dwarf.
  • Spies claim that Infections loyal to Death were spotted Scouting out the forces of Prenthenil at Retired Warlords-100.
  • Battle! There are reports that Jonny Alpha attacked 08-Independents at Independent-122! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
    ... the victorious attackers rename the region Strontium Dogs-122 and capture its 0 production!

  • Spies claim that 15 Units loyal to Lar-se were spotted Scouting out the forces of 08-Independents at Independent-120.
  • Battle! There are reports that Jonny Alpha attacked 08-Independents at Independent-121! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
    ... the victorious attackers rename the region Strontium Dogs-121 and capture its 3 production!

  • Fighting! There are reports that The Dissident fought with 08-Independents at Independent-117! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
    ... the victorious attackers rename the region Skunk Works-117 and capture its 2 production!

  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Kilcoy and Kessock has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Selusa Secondus and Giedi Prime has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.
  • W.P. Census Report: The Universe now contains a total of 124 regions controlled by a total of 10 Leaders. 97 of these regions belong to the 7 Leaders controlling Major (i.e. interconnected) nations.

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    The Leading Leaders on Turn 17

    (To be listed this turn, a Leader must control 1 or more Regions and be among the top 10 Leaders for a given stat.)

    Most
    Regions    		Most
    Units    		Most
    Production    		Best Regions
    (Prod./Region)    		Best Defenses
    (Units/Region)    		Maxing Out
    (Units/Prod.)
    1.Death 15
    2.Lar-se 14
    3.Lord Lovat 14
    4.Frodo 14
    5.GW Hayduke 14
    6.Prenthenil 13
    7.The Dissident 13
    8.Gedaki 8
    9.Jonny Alpha 4
    10.Lenin 2
    1.Lord Lovat 346
    2.Frodo 298
    3.Death 286
    4.Lar-se 270
    5.GW Hayduke 255
    6.Prenthenil 245
    7.The Dissident 194
    8.Lenin 167
    9.Jonny Alpha 163
    10.Gedaki 155
    1.Lord Lovat 58
    2.GW Hayduke 47
    3.Lar-se 43
    4.The Dissident 41
    5.Prenthenil 37
    6.Gedaki 37
    7.Frodo 35
    8.Death 33
    9.Jonny Alpha 15
    10.Lenin 10
    1.Lenin 5.0
    2.Gedaki 4.6
    3.Lord Lovat 4.1
    4.Jonny Alpha 3.8
    5.GW Hayduke 3.4
    6.The Dissident 3.2
    7.Lar-se 3.1
    8.Prenthenil 2.8
    9.Frodo 2.5
    10.Death 2.2
    1.Lenin 83.5
    2.Jonny Alpha 40.8
    3.Lord Lovat 24.7
    4.Frodo 21.3
    5.Gedaki 19.4
    6.Lar-se 19.3
    7.Death 19.1
    8.Prenthenil 18.8
    9.GW Hayduke 18.2
    10.The Dissident 14.9
    1.Lenin 16.7
    2.Jonny Alpha 10.9
    3.Death 8.7
    4.Frodo 8.5
    5.Prenthenil 6.6
    6.Lar-se 6.3
    7.Lord Lovat 6.0
    8.GW Hayduke 5.4
    9.The Dissident 4.7
    10.Gedaki 4.2

    Strategic Status Summary for Turn 17

    Units and Production

    LeaderNationRegionsUnitsIndustryTradeTot. ProductionProd/RegionUnits/RegionUnits/Prod
    DeathInfected15  286  25  8  33   2.2   19.1   8.7  
    FrodoThe Hobbits14  298  27  8  35   2.5   21.3   8.5  
    GW HaydukeEarth First!14  255  35  12  47   3.4   18.2   5.4  
    GedakiDagekia8  155  25  12  37   4.6   19.4   4.2  
    Jonny AlphaStrontium Dogs4  163  13  2  15   3.8   40.8   10.9  
    Lar-seThe Trag14  270  32  11  43   3.1   19.3   6.3  
    LeninSocialist Republic2  167  9  1  10   5.0   83.5   16.7  
    Lord Lovatna Frisealaich14  346  41  17  58   4.1   24.7   6.0  
    PrenthenilRetired Warlords13  245  29  8  37   2.8   18.8   6.6  
    The DissidentSkunk Works13  194  32  9  41   3.2   14.9   4.7  

    Connections, Borders and Links

    LeaderNationRegionsNeighboring
    Nations    		Established
    Borders    		Internal
    Links    		Borders
    per Region    		Links
    per Region
    DeathInfected15  5  7  34   0.47   2.27  
    FrodoThe Hobbits14  4  5  26   0.36   1.86  
    GW HaydukeEarth First!14  4  9  32   0.64   2.29  
    GedakiDagekia8  1  6  14   0.75   1.75  
    Jonny AlphaStrontium Dogs4  0  0  6   0.00   1.50  
    Lar-seThe Trag14  6  8  32   0.57   2.29  
    LeninSocialist Republic2  0  0  2   0.00   1.00  
    Lord Lovatna Frisealaich14  5  8  26   0.57   1.86  
    PrenthenilRetired Warlords13  5  10  24   0.77   1.85  
    The DissidentSkunk Works13  4  6  28   0.46   2.15  

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