Power's Edge: Crisis of Integrity - International News for Turn 138

From the NewsWire:

P.E. Population now 21
Turn 138 - (P.E. Census)
P.E. H.Q. - With these 1 new Leaders, there are now 21 Leaders in the Power's Edge Universe.

New Leader: Lail
Turn 138 - (P.E. Census)
Somewhere - Welcome to Power's Edge, Lail!

pestes Retires
Turn 138 - (P.E. Census)
Somewhere - Alas, Leader pestes has not started a new nation and is no longer with us.

Shion Retires
Turn 138 - (P.E. Census)
Somewhere - Alas, Leader Shion has not started a new nation and is no longer with us.

From the Grapevine:

  • Observers report seeing a diplomatic message pass between khobius and Star.
  • Observers report seeing a diplomatic message pass between J Fo Mac Man and khobius.
  • Observers report seeing a diplomatic message pass between khobius and maria.
  • A secret message has leaked! One Leader reportedly sent this message to another:
    We are not strong enough to support you explicitly, but in this conflict our simpathy is on your side.

  • Observers report seeing a diplomatic message pass between J Fo Mac Man and Senile One.
  • A secret message has leaked! One Leader reportedly sent this message to another:
    SOrry I forgot what i said, how may you do what?

  • Observers report seeing a diplomatic message pass between MuscularPacifists and Karaliene.
  • Emissaries of maria carry this message to all:
    An only connected nation I herby claim Indp-62.

  • Emissaries of Boosmer carry this message to all:
    FFM - we are not happy about your advance into Black Bart territory. We deserve this regions as compensation for the harm he inflicted to us.

  • Emissaries of Fast Food Maven carry this message to all:
    If we're not going to talk about anything useful, I'll send my units back to the border and prepare for a world war.

  • Emissaries of MuscularPacifists carry this message to all:
    Senile - short on messages, sorry to not reply to sooner, or privately. Those units were lent on an interest-free basis for as long as you need them. Please put them to good use!

  • Emissaries of J Fo Mac Man carry this message to all:
    I was unable to find my papers from the last turn...I apologize for this disorder and ask that those who faxed me, fax the papers again.

  • Explorers loyal to Ali Baba IV have connected to a region belonging to CI-Independents!
  • Explorers loyal to Taurus have connected to a region belonging to Star!
  • Explorers loyal to Mockingbird have connected to a region belonging to Woody!
  • Explorers loyal to Mockingbird have connected to a region belonging to Tacitus!
  • Taurus has renamed the region Covenant-142 as Nar Shadaa.
  • Star has renamed the region Sky-4 as Draco.
  • Ali Baba IV has renamed the region New Babylonia-76 as Mirevan.
  • Fighting! There are reports that Mockingbird fought with Black Bart at Circle K! But the defenders outnumbered the attackers!
    ... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 2 production!

  • Skirmish! A small force loyal to Ali Baba IV challenged CI-Independents at Independent-52! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
    ... the victorious attackers rename the region New Babylonia-52 and capture its 0 production!

  • Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to MuscularPacifists invaded CI-Independents at 247! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
    ... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 2 production!

  • Fighting! There are reports that Karaliene fought with CI-Independents at Independent-79! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
    ... the victorious attackers rename the region Karaliene-79 and capture its 0 production!

  • Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Boosmer invaded Mockingbird at Circle K! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
    ... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 2 production!

  • Region in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Region Post Office owned by Leader Mockingbird. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Regions.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Post Office and Chamavia has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Post Office and Ingraham has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Post Office and Walmart has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Post Office and Capn Crunch has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.
  • Principality in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Principality Mirevan owned by Sultan Ali Baba IV. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Principalitys.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Mirevan and Dalston has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Mirevan and Byzantiar has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.
  • Region in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Region Dogwood owned by Leader Tacitus. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Regions.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Dogwood and Vangiona has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Dogwood and Usipia has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Dogwood and Chaucia has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.
  • Region in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Region Power Station 1 owned by Leader Mockingbird. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Regions.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Power Station 1 and Thurgau has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Power Station 1 and Hope has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Power Station 1 and Ban Canyon has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.
  • Region in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Region 247 owned by Chief Pacifist MuscularPacifists. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Regions.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between 247 and Sector 0501 has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between 247 and Interlaken has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.
  • P.E. Census Report: The Universe now contains a total of 389 regions controlled by a total of 21 Leaders. 360 of these regions belong to the 18 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 138

    (To be listed this turn, a Leader must control 10 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.Woody 37
    2.Tacitus 36
    3.Mockingbird 35
    4.Boosmer 32
    5.Fast Food Maven 32
    6.MuscularPacifists 29
    7.Karaliene 19
    8.Senile One 17
    9.maria 15
    10.Taurus 15
    1.Woody 1424
    2.Mockingbird 1061
    3.MuscularPacifists 1035
    4.Fast Food Maven 1034
    5.Tacitus 1024
    6.Senile One 812
    7.Boosmer 744
    8.Karaliene 548
    9.maria 433
    10.J Fo Mac Man 388
    1.Woody 100
    2.Boosmer 98
    3.Fast Food Maven 89
    4.MuscularPacifists 85
    5.Tacitus 81
    6.Mockingbird 75
    7.Senile One 51
    8.J Fo Mac Man 45
    9.maria 44
    10.Karaliene 42
    1.J Fo Mac Man 3.2
    2.Boosmer 3.1
    3.Senile One 3.0
    4.khobius 3.0
    5.maria 2.9
    6.MuscularPacifists 2.9
    7.Fast Food Maven 2.8
    8.Ainokar 2.8
    9.Merlin 2.7
    10.Woody 2.7
    1.Senile One 47.8
    2.Woody 38.5
    3.MuscularPacifists 35.7
    4.GregoriusXVI 34.8
    5.Fast Food Maven 32.3
    6.khobius 31.5
    7.Mockingbird 30.3
    8.maria 28.9
    9.Karaliene 28.8
    10.Merlin 28.5
    1.Senile One 15.9
    2.Woody 14.2
    3.Mockingbird 14.1
    4.Star 13.3
    5.Karaliene 13.0
    6.GregoriusXVI 12.9
    7.Tacitus 12.6
    8.MuscularPacifists 12.2
    9.Fast Food Maven 11.6
    10.Taurus 10.6

    Strategic Status Summary for Turn 138

    Units and Production

    LeaderNationRegionsUnitsProductionProd/RegionUnits/RegionUnits/Prod
    AinokarCavitas Imperium13  337  36   2.8   25.9   9.4  
    Ali Baba IVNew Babylonia13  274  35   2.7   21.1   7.8  
    Black BartWild West3  104  10   3.3   34.7   10.4  
    BoosmerBoosmer32  744  98   3.1   23.2   7.6  
    Fast Food MavenJunkFoodHaven[R]32  1034  89   2.8   32.3   11.6  
    GregoriusXVIGregoriusXVI10  348  27   2.7   34.8   12.9  
    J Fo Mac ManJ Fo Mac Man14  388  45   3.2   27.7   8.6  
    KaralieneKaraliene19  548  42   2.2   28.8   13.0  
    LailLail2  211  10   5.0   105.5   21.1  
    MerlinMidland11  314  30   2.7   28.5   10.5  
    MockingbirdMockingbird35  1061  75   2.1   30.3   14.1  
    MuscularPacifistsMuscularPacifists29  1035  85   2.9   35.7   12.2  
    OrionOrion6  245  18   3.0   40.8   13.6  
    PhilbertUphoria5  131  18   3.6   26.2   7.3  
    Senile OneInsanity17  812  51   3.0   47.8   15.9  
    StarSky13  319  24   1.8   24.5   13.3  
    TacitusGermania36  1024  81   2.2   28.4   12.6  
    TaurusCovenant15  340  32   2.1   22.7   10.6  
    WoodyThe Ents37  1424  100   2.7   38.5   14.2  
    khobiusterra externus11  347  33   3.0   31.5   10.5  
    mariamaria15  433  44   2.9   28.9   9.8  

    Connections, Borders and Links

    LeaderNationRegionsNeighboring
    Nations    		Established
    Borders    		Internal
    Links    		Borders
    per Region    		Links
    per Region
    AinokarCavitas Imperium13  7  9  34   0.69   2.62  
    Ali Baba IVNew Babylonia13  6  9  26   0.69   2.00  
    Black BartWild West3  2  4  2   1.33   0.67  
    BoosmerBoosmer32  15  50  70   1.56   2.19  
    Fast Food MavenJunkFoodHaven[R]32  12  37  70   1.16   2.19  
    GregoriusXVIGregoriusXVI10  6  6  18   0.60   1.80  
    J Fo Mac ManJ Fo Mac Man14  6  10  32   0.71   2.29  
    KaralieneKaraliene19  7  13  34   0.68   1.79  
    LailLail2  0  0  2   0.00   1.00  
    MerlinMidland11  3  5  20   0.45   1.82  
    MockingbirdMockingbird35  13  41  66   1.17   1.89  
    MuscularPacifistsMuscularPacifists29  14  32  58   1.10   2.00  
    OrionOrion6  1  3  12   0.50   2.00  
    PhilbertUphoria5  1  2  10   0.40   2.00  
    Senile OneInsanity17  9  14  34   0.82   2.00  
    StarSky13  7  10  24   0.77   1.85  
    TacitusGermania36  9  30  72   0.83   2.00  
    TaurusCovenant15  8  9  36   0.60   2.40  
    WoodyThe Ents37  14  44  58   1.19   1.57  
    khobiusterra externus11  5  8  18   0.73   1.64  
    mariamaria15  10  17  28   1.13   1.87  

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