Webs of Power: Tournament 2009 - International News for Turn 229

From the NewsWire:

From the Grapevine:

Explorers loyal to Sunshine have connected to a region belonging to UniNet!

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

Explorers loyal to Sunshine have connected to a region belonging to UniNet!

Skirmish! A small force loyal to Sunshine challenged UniNet at ANewGrid-97! But the attackers were disastrously outmatched!
... the defenders report the incident to headquarters!

Spies claim that 5 Units loyal to Sunshine were spotted Scouting out the forces of UniNet at chokecherry.

Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Ben Franklin invaded UniNet at soapwort! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 4 production!

Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Ben Franklin invaded UniNet at Irrigated Fields! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 4 production!

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

Region Disconnect: The connection between Recyclers and pretty stuff has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.

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

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

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

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

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

Region Disconnect: The connection between Seuss and black-eyed susans has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Seuss and pretty stuff has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

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

Region Disconnect: The connection between Healing Herbs and stonecrop has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Healing Herbs and Romulus has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Healing Herbs and Wildcatters has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

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

Region Disconnect: The connection between Electric Sunlight and carnation has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Electric Sunlight and M-113 has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Electric Sunlight and Mellon has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

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

W.P. Census Report: The Universe now contains a total of 90 regions controlled by a total of 3 Leaders. 91 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 229

(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 36

2. Ben Franklin 33

3. UniNet 17

1. Ben Franklin 1588

2. Sunshine 1368

3. UniNet 984

1. Ben Franklin 152

2. Sunshine 130

3. UniNet 90

1. UniNet 5.3

2. Ben Franklin 4.6

3. Sunshine 3.6

1. UniNet 57.9

2. Ben Franklin 48.1

3. Sunshine 38.0

1. UniNet 10.9

2. Sunshine 10.5

3. Ben Franklin 10.4

Strategic Status Summary for Turn 229

Units and Production

Leader	Nation	Regions	Units	Industry	Trade	Tot. Production	Prod/Region	Units/Region	Units/Prod
Ben Franklin	Real Capitalists	33	1588	106	46	152	4.6	48.1	10.4
Sunshine	Field of Flowers	36	1368	102	28	130	3.6	38.0	10.5
UniNet	Mgmt TKOVR	17	984	65	25	90	5.3	57.9	10.9

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	14	70	0.42	2.12
Sunshine	Field of Flowers	36	3	17	50	0.47	1.39
UniNet	Mgmt TKOVR	17	2	12	24	0.71	1.41

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