Webs of Power: Tournament 2009 - International News for Turn 227

From the NewsWire:

From the Grapevine:

Explorers loyal to Ben Franklin have connected to a region belonging to 09-Independents!

Explorers loyal to Ben Franklin have connected to a region belonging to Sunshine!

Ben Franklin has renamed the region ANewGrid - 100 as Healing Herbs.

Ben Franklin has renamed the region ExperimentOver-70 as Optoelectronics.

Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Sunshine invaded UniNet at snakeweed! The overmatched defenders fought bravely!
... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 3 production!

Battle! There are reports that Sunshine attacked UniNet at UniGrid 86! The overmatched defenders fought bravely!
... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 4 production!

Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Sunshine invaded UniNet at Eastman! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 5 production!

Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Ben Franklin invaded 09-Independents at Independent-110! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
... the victorious attackers rename the region Real Capitalists-110 and capture its 4 production!

Producer in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Producer 1 Infinite Loop owned by Leader Ben Franklin. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Producers.

Region Disconnect: The connection between 1 Infinite Loop and Jungle Harvesters has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between 1 Infinite Loop and BeehivesForHoney has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between 1 Infinite Loop and Construction Crew has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Region Power-Flower owned by Leader Sunshine. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Regions.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Power-Flower and wooly loco has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Power-Flower and morning glory has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Region bull thistle owned by Leader Sunshine. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Regions.

Region Disconnect: The connection between bull thistle and Rockefeller has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between bull thistle and orange blossoms has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Region picotee cosmos owned by Leader Sunshine. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Regions.

Region Disconnect: The connection between picotee cosmos and prairie orchid has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between picotee cosmos and penstemmon has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between picotee cosmos and ageratum has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Node in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Node virtual flowers owned by Processsor UniNet. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Nodes.

Region Disconnect: The connection between virtual flowers and OrganicElectronic has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between virtual flowers and no names left has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Node in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Node blazing star owned by Processsor UniNet. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Nodes.

Region Disconnect: The connection between blazing star and Irrigated Fields has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between blazing star and Hammer has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Region vinca owned by Leader Sunshine. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Regions.

Region Disconnect: The connection between vinca and liatris has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Glassblowers and Zeiss has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Glassblowers and Mellon has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Glassblowers and Delta Vega has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Farmers and Down The Drain has broken. The connection has been permanently damaged and must be rebuilt.

W.P. Census Report: The Universe now contains a total of 100 regions controlled by a total of 3 Leaders. 102 of these regions belong to the 3 Leaders controlling Major (i.e. interconnected) nations.

Region Crises Expected: The Major nations in the Universe have grown larger than the sustainable equilibrium. There are likely to be more Region Crises next turn.

The next update is scheduled for Saturday at 20:00 U.S. Pacific Time.

The Leading Leaders on Turn 227

(To be listed this turn, a Leader must control 1 or more Regions and be among the top 3 Leaders for a given stat.)

Most
Regions Most
Units Most
Production Best Regions
(Prod./Region) Best Defenses
(Units/Region) Maxing Out
(Units/Prod.)

1. Sunshine 40

2. Ben Franklin 33

3. UniNet 22

1. Ben Franklin 1586

2. Sunshine 1530

3. UniNet 1213

1. Ben Franklin 151

2. Sunshine 148

3. UniNet 109

1. UniNet 5.0

2. Ben Franklin 4.6

3. Sunshine 3.7

1. UniNet 55.1

2. Ben Franklin 48.1

3. Sunshine 38.2

1. UniNet 11.1

2. Ben Franklin 10.5

3. Sunshine 10.3

Strategic Status Summary for Turn 227

Units and Production

Leader	Nation	Regions	Units	Industry	Trade	Tot. Production	Prod/Region	Units/Region	Units/Prod
Ben Franklin	Real Capitalists	33	1586	106	47	151	4.6	48.1	10.5
Sunshine	Field of Flowers	40	1530	113	35	148	3.7	38.2	10.3
UniNet	Mgmt TKOVR	22	1213	76	33	109	5.0	55.1	11.1

Connections, Borders and Links

Leader	Nation	Regions	Neighboring Nations	Established Borders	Internal Links	Borders per Region	Links per Region
Ben Franklin	Real Capitalists	33	3	13	68	0.39	2.06
Sunshine	Field of Flowers	40	3	22	58	0.55	1.45
UniNet	Mgmt TKOVR	22	2	15	34	0.68	1.55

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