Power's Edge: Tournament 2007 - International News for Turn 17

From the NewsWire:

Arroyo Retires
Turn 17 - (P.E. Census)
Somewhere - Alas, Leader Arroyo has not started a new nation and is no longer with us.

Wheeedledie Retires
Turn 17 - (P.E. Census)
Somewhere - Alas, Leader Wheeedledie has not started a new nation and is no longer with us.

From the Grapevine:

  • Observers report seeing a diplomatic message pass between Frodo and apeloverag3.
  • Emissaries of Superthing carry this message to all:
    Ha! Do I see a grouping of like minds over there?

  • Explorers loyal to 2Cool have connected to a region belonging to Dolanir!
  • Explorers loyal to Fluffy Duckie have connected to a region belonging to 07-Independents!
  • Explorers loyal to Veovis have connected to a region belonging to 07-Independents!
  • Explorers loyal to Superthing have connected to a region belonging to Deep Thought!
  • Frodo has renamed the region The Hobbits-116 as The Fireplace.
  • Frodo has renamed the region The Hobbits-46 as Smaug's Lair.
  • Gordon has renamed the region Albumia-149 as Oh Mercy.
  • Fighting! There are reports that Dolanir fought with 07-Independents at Independent-167! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
    ... the victorious attackers rename the region Dolania-167 and capture its 1 production!

  • Fighting! There are reports that Frodo fought with 07-Independents at Independent-165! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
    ... the victorious attackers rename the region The Hobbits-165 and capture its 1 production!

  • Fighting! There are reports that Dolanir fought with 07-Independents at Independent-101! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
    ... the victorious attackers rename the region Dolania-101 and capture its 1 production!

  • Battle! There are reports that apeloverag3 attacked 07-Independents at Independent-166! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
    ... the victorious attackers rename the region Melbourne-166 and capture its 1 production!

  • Battle! There are reports that Superthing attacked 07-Independents at Independent-26! Evenly matched, the two sides fought heroically!
    ... the victorious attackers rename the region Bit-26 and capture its 4 production!

  • Battle! There are reports that Fluffy Duckie attacked Dolanir at Dolania-101! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
    ... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 1 production!

  • Spies claim that 9 Units loyal to Scorpion were spotted Scouting out the forces of 07-Independents at Independent-36.
  • Fighting! There are reports that Dolanir fought with 07-Independents at Independent-137! Evenly matched, the two sides fought heroically!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • place in Crisis: Disaster has struck the place Torpid-147 owned by cool cat 2Cool. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent places.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Torpid-147 and Torpid-162 has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Torpid-147 and Really Cool has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Baby Birdie and Algae has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Gemedet and D'ni has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.
  • P.E. Census Report: The Universe now contains a total of 159 regions controlled by a total of 12 Leaders. 144 of these regions belong to the 11 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 17

    (To be listed this turn, a Leader must control 1 or more Regions and be among the top 12 Leaders for a given stat.)

    Most
    Regions    		Most
    Units    		Most
    Production    		Best Regions
    (Prod./Region)    		Best Defenses
    (Units/Region)    		Maxing Out
    (Units/Prod.)
    1.Fluffy Duckie 16
    2.Superthing 16
    3.Scorpion 14
    4.Frodo 14
    5.Deep Thought 13
    6.Veovis 13
    7.2Cool 13
    8.Dolanir 13
    9.apeloverag3 11
    10.Gordon 11
    11.Apollyon 9
    12.Small Fish 6
    1.Frodo 283
    2.Veovis 279
    3.Fluffy Duckie 277
    4.Scorpion 241
    5.Gordon 237
    6.Superthing 223
    7.Apollyon 221
    8.Deep Thought 208
    9.2Cool 190
    10.apeloverag3 161
    11.Dolanir 143
    12.Small Fish 73
    1.Fluffy Duckie 50
    2.Veovis 38
    3.Scorpion 35
    4.Superthing 33
    5.Dolanir 33
    6.Frodo 32
    7.Deep Thought 31
    8.Gordon 29
    9.2Cool 27
    10.Small Fish 25
    11.Apollyon 24
    12.apeloverag3 21
    1.Small Fish 4.2
    2.Fluffy Duckie 3.1
    3.Veovis 2.9
    4.Apollyon 2.7
    5.Gordon 2.6
    6.Dolanir 2.5
    7.Scorpion 2.5
    8.Deep Thought 2.4
    9.Frodo 2.3
    10.2Cool 2.1
    11.Superthing 2.1
    12.apeloverag3 1.9
    1.Apollyon 24.6
    2.Gordon 21.5
    3.Veovis 21.5
    4.Frodo 20.2
    5.Fluffy Duckie 17.3
    6.Scorpion 17.2
    7.Deep Thought 16.0
    8.apeloverag3 14.6
    9.2Cool 14.6
    10.Superthing 13.9
    11.Small Fish 12.2
    12.Dolanir 11.0
    1.Apollyon 9.2
    2.Frodo 8.8
    3.Gordon 8.2
    4.apeloverag3 7.7
    5.Veovis 7.3
    6.2Cool 7.0
    7.Scorpion 6.9
    8.Superthing 6.8
    9.Deep Thought 6.7
    10.Fluffy Duckie 5.5
    11.Dolanir 4.3
    12.Small Fish 2.9

    Strategic Status Summary for Turn 17

    Units and Production

    LeaderNationRegionsUnitsProductionProd/RegionUnits/RegionUnits/Prod
    2CoolTorpid13  190  27   2.1   14.6   7.0  
    ApollyonSun9  221  24   2.7   24.6   9.2  
    Deep Thought4213  208  31   2.4   16.0   6.7  
    DolanirDolania13  143  33   2.5   11.0   4.3  
    Fluffy DuckieFluffy Duckie16  277  50   3.1   17.3   5.5  
    FrodoThe Hobbits14  283  32   2.3   20.2   8.8  
    GordonAlbumia11  237  29   2.6   21.5   8.2  
    ScorpionSkunk Works14  241  35   2.5   17.2   6.9  
    Small FishBig Pond6  73  25   4.2   12.2   2.9  
    SuperthingBit16  223  33   2.1   13.9   6.8  
    VeovisD'ni13  279  38   2.9   21.5   7.3  
    apeloverag3Melbourne11  161  21   1.9   14.6   7.7  

    Connections, Borders and Links

    LeaderNationRegionsNeighboring
    Nations    		Established
    Borders    		Internal
    Links    		Borders
    per Region    		Links
    per Region
    2CoolTorpid13  5  5  22   0.38   1.69  
    ApollyonSun9  3  3  16   0.33   1.78  
    Deep Thought4213  6  6  26   0.46   2.00  
    DolanirDolania13  5  5  26   0.38   2.00  
    Fluffy DuckieFluffy Duckie16  7  9  34   0.56   2.12  
    FrodoThe Hobbits14  6  11  28   0.79   2.00  
    GordonAlbumia11  5  6  22   0.55   2.00  
    ScorpionSkunk Works14  4  4  34   0.29   2.43  
    Small FishBig Pond6  0  0  10   0.00   1.67  
    SuperthingBit16  5  7  36   0.44   2.25  
    VeovisD'ni13  8  10  26   0.77   2.00  
    apeloverag3Melbourne11  2  4  22   0.36   2.00  

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