Webs of Power: Tournament 2009 - International News for Turn 236

From the NewsWire:

From the Grapevine:

Sunshine has renamed the region Grid 2.0-126 as trout lily.

Sunshine has renamed the region UniGrid 86 as aster.

Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Ben Franklin invaded UniNet at ANewGrid - 92! But the attackers were disastrously outmatched!
... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

Fighting! There are reports that Sunshine fought with 09-Independents at Independent-1! The overmatched defenders fought bravely!
... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

Skirmish! A small force loyal to Sunshine challenged UniNet at The Firmament Grid-88! But the attackers were disastrously outmatched!
... the defenders report the incident to headquarters!

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

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

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

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

W.P. Census Report: The Universe now contains a total of 79 regions controlled by a total of 3 Leaders. 77 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 Wednesday at 08:00 U.S. Pacific Time.

The Leading Leaders on Turn 236

(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 34

2. Ben Franklin 33

3. UniNet 9

1. Ben Franklin 1719

2. Sunshine 1452

3. UniNet 793

1. Ben Franklin 146

2. Sunshine 140

3. UniNet 63

1. UniNet 7.0

2. Ben Franklin 4.4

3. Sunshine 4.1

1. UniNet 88.1

2. Ben Franklin 52.1

3. Sunshine 42.7

1. UniNet 12.6

2. Ben Franklin 11.8

3. Sunshine 10.4

Strategic Status Summary for Turn 236

Units and Production

Leader	Nation	Regions	Units	Industry	Trade	Tot. Production	Prod/Region	Units/Region	Units/Prod
Ben Franklin	Real Capitalists	33	1719	104	42	146	4.4	52.1	11.8
Sunshine	Field of Flowers	34	1452	104	36	140	4.1	42.7	10.4
UniNet	Mgmt TKOVR	9	793	47	16	63	7.0	88.1	12.6

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	68	0.42	2.06
Sunshine	Field of Flowers	34	3	17	52	0.50	1.53
UniNet	Mgmt TKOVR	9	2	4	14	0.44	1.56

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