Power's Edge: Silent Bloodshed - International News for Turn 259

From the NewsWire:

Plautus Retires
Turn 259 - (P.E. Census)
Somewhere - Alas, Leader Plautus has not started a new nation and is no longer with us.

From the Grapevine:

Llyod101's people are protesting the lack of leadership in their Regions!

Majestic12's people are protesting the lack of leadership in their Regions!

dpopa's people are protesting the lack of leadership in their Regions!

Explorers loyal to Laura have connected to a region belonging to Amy Melitain!

Explorers loyal to Magnus have connected to a region belonging to Wet Furry Muumuus!

Explorers loyal to Laura have connected to a region belonging to Magnus!

Explorers loyal to Wet Furry Muumuus have connected to a region belonging to SB-Independents!

Explorers loyal to Amy Melitain have connected to a region belonging to Laura!

Wet Furry Muumuus has renamed the region W.F.M.-99 as Magnus-MutualDef?.

The nation known as Ei'avu Érlin has been renamed Elmarris!

Wet Furry Muumuus has renamed the region W.F.M.-114 as Mozart-MutualDef?.

Fighting! There are reports that Ei'avu Érlin fought with SB-Independents at Independent-179! The overmatched defenders fought bravely!
... the victorious attackers rename the region Elmarris-179 and capture its 4 production!

Spies claim that Units loyal to Wet Furry Muumuus were spotted Scouting out the forces of SB-Independents at Dark Materials-111.

Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Magnus invaded SB-Independents at Paperweights-87! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
... the victorious attackers rename the region Magnus-87 and capture its 1 production!

Battle! There are reports that Beneficial attacked Viking at Viking-24! But the attackers were disastrously outmatched!
... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

Fighting! There are reports that Wet Furry Muumuus fought with SB-Independents at Independent-174! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
... the victorious attackers rename the region W.F.M.-174 and capture its 2 production!

Fighting! There are reports that Ei'avu Érlin fought with SB-Independents at Independent-184! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
... the victorious attackers rename the region Elmarris-184 and capture its 0 production!

Spies claim that Units loyal to Laura were spotted Scouting out the forces of Magnus at Magnus-134.

Battle! There are reports that Magnus attacked SB-Independents at Independent-107! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
... the victorious attackers rename the region Magnus-107 and capture its 1 production!

Skirmish! A small force loyal to Amy Melitain challenged SB-Independents at Independent-116! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
... the victorious attackers rename the region Amy Melitain-116 and capture its 0 production!

Battle! There are reports that Amy Melitain attacked Majestic12 at Paris! The overmatched defenders fought bravely!
... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 1 production!

Fighting! There are reports that Wet Furry Muumuus fought with SB-Independents at Independent-182! Evenly matched, the two sides fought heroically!
... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

Region in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Region Layenne's Tomb owned by Leader Amy Melitain. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Regions.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Layenne's Tomb and Bostonia-29 has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Layenne's Tomb and Elk Tribe Keep has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Region Creators' Ruins owned by Leader Amy Melitain. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Regions.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Creators' Ruins and Paperweights-142 has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Creators' Ruins and Coldwood has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Region Beneficial-104 owned by Leader Beneficial. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Regions.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Beneficial-104 and Noreikiskes has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Beneficial-104 and Beneficial-166 has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Beneficial-104 and Beneficial-113 has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Region Goblin Caves owned by Leader Amy Melitain. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Regions.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Goblin Caves and Dark Materials-111 has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Goblin Caves and Majestic12-62 has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Goblin Caves and Bugbear Caves has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Goblin Caves and Luskan has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

P.E. Census Report: The Universe now contains a total of 188 regions controlled by a total of 15 Leaders. 145 of these regions belong to the 8 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 259

(To be listed this turn, a Leader must control 1 or more Regions and be among the top 15 Leaders for a given stat.)

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

1. Amy Melitain 38

2. Magnus 32

3. Laura 19

4. Beneficial 14

5. Wet Furry Muumuus 13

6. Mozart 12

7. Viking 9

8. Elendil 7

9. Converter 6

10. redsoxsyskins 5

11. Majestic12 4

12. Ei'avu Érlin 4

13. Llyod101 2

14. dpopa 2

15. smully 2

1. Amy Melitain 1289

2. Magnus 1005

3. Beneficial 410

4. Laura 378

5. Mozart 293

6. Wet Furry Muumuus 289

7. Elendil 267

8. smully 237

9. Llyod101 226

10. Converter 212

11. dpopa 206

12. Ei'avu Érlin 193

13. Viking 174

14. Majestic12 114

15. redsoxsyskins 82

1. Amy Melitain 107

2. Magnus 97

3. Laura 44

4. Beneficial 33

5. Wet Furry Muumuus 32

6. Mozart 26

7. Elendil 22

8. Viking 20

9. Converter 16

10. Ei'avu Érlin 13

11. Llyod101 11

12. redsoxsyskins 11

13. smully 10

14. dpopa 9

15. Majestic12 6

1. Llyod101 5.5

2. smully 5.0

3. dpopa 4.5

4. Ei'avu Érlin 3.2

5. Elendil 3.1

6. Magnus 3.0

7. Amy Melitain 2.8

8. Converter 2.7

9. Wet Furry Muumuus 2.5

10. Beneficial 2.4

11. Laura 2.3

12. Viking 2.2

13. redsoxsyskins 2.2

14. Mozart 2.2

15. Majestic12 1.5

1. smully 118.5

2. Llyod101 113.0

3. dpopa 103.0

4. Ei'avu Érlin 48.2

5. Elendil 38.1

6. Converter 35.3

7. Amy Melitain 33.9

8. Magnus 31.4

9. Beneficial 29.3

10. Majestic12 28.5

11. Mozart 24.4

12. Wet Furry Muumuus 22.2

13. Laura 19.9

14. Viking 19.3

15. redsoxsyskins 16.4

1. smully 23.7

2. dpopa 22.9

3. Llyod101 20.5

4. Majestic12 19.0

5. Ei'avu Érlin 14.8

6. Converter 13.2

7. Beneficial 12.4

8. Elendil 12.1

9. Amy Melitain 12.0

10. Mozart 11.3

11. Magnus 10.4

12. Wet Furry Muumuus 9.0

13. Viking 8.7

14. Laura 8.6

15. redsoxsyskins 7.5

Strategic Status Summary for Turn 259

Units and Production

Leader	Nation	Regions	Units	Production	Prod/Region	Units/Region	Units/Prod
Amy Melitain	Amy Melitain	38	1289	107	2.8	33.9	12.0
Beneficial	Beneficial	14	410	33	2.4	29.3	12.4
Converter	Converted	6	212	16	2.7	35.3	13.2
Ei'avu Érlin	Elmarris	4	193	13	3.2	48.2	14.8
Elendil	Byzantine	7	267	22	3.1	38.1	12.1
Laura	Laura	19	378	44	2.3	19.9	8.6
Llyod101	Llyod101	2	226	11	5.5	113.0	20.5
Magnus	Magnus	32	1005	97	3.0	31.4	10.4
Majestic12	Majestic12	4	114	6	1.5	28.5	19.0
Mozart	Mozart	12	293	26	2.2	24.4	11.3
Viking	Viking	9	174	20	2.2	19.3	8.7
Wet Furry Muumuus	W.F.M.	13	289	32	2.5	22.2	9.0
dpopa	dpopa	2	206	9	4.5	103.0	22.9
redsoxsyskins	Bostonia	5	82	11	2.2	16.4	7.5
smully	smully	2	237	10	5.0	118.5	23.7

Connections, Borders and Links

Leader	Nation	Regions	Neighboring Nations	Established Borders	Internal Links	Borders per Region	Links per Region
Amy Melitain	Amy Melitain	38	8	42	72	1.11	1.89
Beneficial	Beneficial	14	5	14	20	1.00	1.43
Converter	Converted	6	1	2	10	0.33	1.67
Ei'avu Érlin	Elmarris	4	0	0	6	0.00	1.50
Elendil	Byzantine	7	1	8	18	1.14	2.57
Laura	Laura	19	5	16	34	0.84	1.79
Llyod101	Llyod101	2	0	0	2	0.00	1.00
Magnus	Magnus	32	6	33	62	1.03	1.94
Majestic12	Majestic12	4	3	5	4	1.25	1.00
Mozart	Mozart	12	2	2	26	0.17	2.17
Viking	Viking	9	5	7	20	0.78	2.22
Wet Furry Muumuus	W.F.M.	13	4	8	26	0.62	2.00
dpopa	dpopa	2	0	0	2	0.00	1.00
redsoxsyskins	Bostonia	5	0	0	8	0.00	1.60
smully	smully	2	0	0	2	0.00	1.00

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