Power's Edge: Quivering Tyrants - International News for Turn 289

From the NewsWire:

From the Grapevine:

Observers report seeing a diplomatic message pass between Nboma and Francis Ham.

Emissaries of snardock carry this message to all:

Dr Smith: what on earth are you talking about? The deal i proposed is a purchase offer for that independent that was between us. you need to read your messages again

Emissaries of Nboma carry this message to all:

Dr. Smith should concider withdrawing from my property. War is costly business. Unless everyone close their eyes and let it happen. So who'll be the next to face the Anvil and Hammer, eh? Will you let that happen? Of course we voted for it! Bullies always win! Be a bully, it pays off!

Spies claim that 4 Mobs loyal to Nboma were spotted joining with the forces of SunnyDay at Nboma-37.

Spies claim that 7 Mobs loyal to Nboma were spotted joining with the forces of Francis Ham at Mystery Pork.

Battle! There are reports that Egwene Al'Vere attacked QT-Independents at Independent-103! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
... the victorious attackers rename the region Egwene Al'Vere-103 and capture its 1 production!

Battle! There are reports that Nboma attacked Dr. Smith at Nboma-112! The overmatched defenders fought bravely!
... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 3 production!

Spies claim that 250 Mobs loyal to Nboma were spotted joining with the forces of Francis Ham at McDonnellDouglas.

Locational Area in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Locational Area tjarkzy owned by Captain snardock. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Locational Areas.

Region Disconnect: The connection between tjarkzy and Dr. Smith-22 has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.

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

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

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

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

Region in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Region Diamond-93 owned by Leader Diamond. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Regions.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Diamond-93 and Eutaw Springs has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Diamond-93 and Diamond-8 has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Region Egwene Al'Vere-142 owned by Leader Egwene Al'Vere. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Regions.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Egwene Al'Vere-142 and Egwene Al'Vere-70 has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Egwene Al'Vere-142 and Egwene Al'Vere-140 has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Egwene Al'Vere-142 and Egwene Al'Vere-189 has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Egwene Al'Vere-142 and Egwene Al'Vere-1 has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

P.E. Census Report: The Universe now contains a total of 196 regions controlled by a total of 13 Leaders. 176 of these regions belong to the 10 Leaders controlling Major (i.e. interconnected) nations.

The next update is scheduled for Wednesday at 08:00 U.S. Pacific Time.

The Leading Leaders on Turn 289

(To be listed this turn, a Leader must control 1 or more Regions and be among the top 13 Leaders for a given stat.)

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

1. Francis Ham 22

2. Dr. Smith 21

3. Trajan 19

4. Diamond 18

5. Egwene Al'Vere 18

6. SunnyDay 17

7. Nathanael Greene 16

8. Ruskin 15

9. snardock 15

10. Nboma 12

11. Capt Jo 7

12. John Galt 4

13. jeremy 2

1. Francis Ham 1156

2. Trajan 973

3. Diamond 841

4. Ruskin 753

5. snardock 726

6. Egwene Al'Vere 702

7. Nathanael Greene 665

8. SunnyDay 663

9. Dr. Smith 499

10. Capt Jo 275

11. John Galt 186

12. jeremy 146

13. Nboma 134

1. Francis Ham 78

2. Trajan 62

3. Nathanael Greene 51

4. Diamond 48

5. snardock 48

6. Egwene Al'Vere 45

7. Dr. Smith 45

8. Ruskin 41

9. SunnyDay 40

10. Nboma 34

11. Capt Jo 21

12. John Galt 15

13. jeremy 11

1. jeremy 5.5

2. John Galt 3.8

3. Francis Ham 3.5

4. Trajan 3.3

5. snardock 3.2

6. Nathanael Greene 3.2

7. Capt Jo 3.0

8. Nboma 2.8

9. Ruskin 2.7

10. Diamond 2.7

11. Egwene Al'Vere 2.5

12. SunnyDay 2.4

13. Dr. Smith 2.1

1. jeremy 73.0

2. Francis Ham 52.5

3. Trajan 51.2

4. Ruskin 50.2

5. snardock 48.4

6. Diamond 46.7

7. John Galt 46.5

8. Nathanael Greene 41.6

9. Capt Jo 39.3

10. Egwene Al'Vere 39.0

11. SunnyDay 39.0

12. Dr. Smith 23.8

13. Nboma 11.2

1. Ruskin 18.4

2. Diamond 17.5

3. SunnyDay 16.6

4. Trajan 15.7

5. Egwene Al'Vere 15.6

6. snardock 15.1

7. Francis Ham 14.8

8. jeremy 13.3

9. Capt Jo 13.1

10. Nathanael Greene 13.0

11. John Galt 12.4

12. Dr. Smith 11.1

13. Nboma 3.9

Strategic Status Summary for Turn 289

Units and Production

Leader	Nation	Regions	Units	Production	Prod/Region	Units/Region	Units/Prod
Capt Jo	MS Discovery	7	275	21	3.0	39.3	13.1
Diamond	Diamond	18	841	48	2.7	46.7	17.5
Dr. Smith	Dr. Smith	21	499	45	2.1	23.8	11.1
Egwene Al'Vere	Egwene Al'Vere	18	702	45	2.5	39.0	15.6
Francis Ham	Almeaty	22	1156	78	3.5	52.5	14.8
John Galt	Abel	4	186	15	3.8	46.5	12.4
Nathanael Greene	The Patriots	16	665	51	3.2	41.6	13.0
Nboma	Nboma	12	134	34	2.8	11.2	3.9
Ruskin	Ruskin	15	753	41	2.7	50.2	18.4
SunnyDay	SunnyDay	17	663	40	2.4	39.0	16.6
Trajan	SPQR	19	973	62	3.3	51.2	15.7
jeremy	jeremy	2	146	11	5.5	73.0	13.3
snardock	snorf continuum	15	726	48	3.2	48.4	15.1

Connections, Borders and Links

Leader	Nation	Regions	Neighboring Nations	Established Borders	Internal Links	Borders per Region	Links per Region
Capt Jo	MS Discovery	7	1	5	12	0.71	1.71
Diamond	Diamond	18	8	11	34	0.61	1.89
Dr. Smith	Dr. Smith	21	9	20	38	0.95	1.81
Egwene Al'Vere	Egwene Al'Vere	18	9	15	34	0.83	1.89
Francis Ham	Almeaty	22	8	20	58	0.91	2.64
John Galt	Abel	4	1	1	6	0.25	1.50
Nathanael Greene	The Patriots	16	9	15	32	0.94	2.00
Nboma	Nboma	12	8	12	28	1.00	2.33
Ruskin	Ruskin	15	8	13	30	0.87	2.00
SunnyDay	SunnyDay	17	8	9	30	0.53	1.76
Trajan	SPQR	19	8	12	34	0.63	1.79
jeremy	jeremy	2	1	1	2	0.50	1.00
snardock	snorf continuum	15	6	7	38	0.47	2.53

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