Webs of Power: Tournament 2008 - International News for Turn 45

From the NewsWire:

W.P. Population now 14
Turn 45 - (W.P. Census)
W.P. H.Q. - With these 4 new Leaders, there are now 14 Leaders in the Webs of Power Universe.

New Leader: Marcus Glorious
Turn 45 - (W.P. Census)
Somewhere - Welcome to Webs of Power, Marcus Glorious!

New Leader: Moloch
Turn 45 - (W.P. Census)
Somewhere - Welcome to Webs of Power, Moloch!

New Leader: Joe Stalin
Turn 45 - (W.P. Census)
Somewhere - Welcome to Webs of Power, Joe Stalin!

New Leader: Beetlejuice
Turn 45 - (W.P. Census)
Somewhere - Welcome to Webs of Power, Beetlejuice!

From the Grapevine:

Meep has renamed the region Independents-93 as Myst-1.

Prenthenil has renamed the region Infected-70 as DisInfected.

Meep has renamed the region Independents-97 as Myst-2.

Battle! There are reports that Meep attacked 08-Independents at Independent-99! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
... the victorious attackers rename the region Beep-99 and capture its 1 production!

Skirmish! A small force loyal to Gar-re challenged GW Hayduke at Disinfected! Evenly matched, the two sides fought heroically!
... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 3 production!

Battle! There are reports that Death attacked Prenthenil at DisInfected! The overmatched defenders fought bravely!
... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 2 production!

Fighting! There are reports that Kelly Johnson fought with Death at Infected-15! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 2 production!

Battle! There are reports that Meep attacked 08-Independents at Independent-108! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
... the victorious attackers rename the region Beep-108 and capture its 1 production!

Fighting! There are reports that Kelly Johnson fought with Jonny Alpha at Red Dwarf! But the attackers were disastrously outmatched!
... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

Skirmish! A small force loyal to Prenthenil challenged Death at Infected-115! But the attackers were disastrously outmatched!
... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

Battle! There are reports that Frodo attacked Death at Infected-115! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 4 production!

Spies claim that 1 Retired Warlords loyal to Prenthenil were spotted Scouting out the forces of Death at Infected-69.

Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Gar-re invaded GW Hayduke at Mount Shasta! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 4 production!

Battle! There are reports that Frodo attacked Death at Infected-100! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 2 production!

Skirmish! A small force loyal to GW Hayduke challenged Gar-re at Veneta! But the attackers were disastrously outmatched!
... the defenders report the incident to headquarters!

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

W.P. Census Report: The Universe now contains a total of 140 regions controlled by a total of 14 Leaders. 122 of these regions belong to the 8 Leaders controlling Major (i.e. interconnected) nations.

The next update is scheduled for Saturday at 20:00 U.S. Pacific Time.

The Leading Leaders on Turn 45

(To be listed this turn, a Leader must control 1 or more Regions and be among the top 14 Leaders for a given stat.)

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

1. Frodo 21

2. Gar-re 19

3. Jonny Alpha 19

4. Lord Lovat 18

5. Kelly Johnson 18

6. Death 15

7. GW Hayduke 7

8. Prenthenil 5

9. Meep 4

10. Riggy Ziggy Jiff 2

11. Beetlejuice 2

12. Joe Stalin 2

13. Moloch 2

14. Marcus Glorious 2

1. Lord Lovat 652

2. Jonny Alpha 584

3. Frodo 446

4. Gar-re 426

5. Kelly Johnson 387

6. Death 316

7. Marcus Glorious 231

8. Joe Stalin 226

9. Meep 221

10. Riggy Ziggy Jiff 214

11. Moloch 213

12. Prenthenil 196

13. Beetlejuice 196

14. GW Hayduke 194

1. Lord Lovat 78

2. Jonny Alpha 68

3. Gar-re 59

4. Kelly Johnson 59

5. Frodo 56

6. Death 42

7. GW Hayduke 30

8. Prenthenil 24

9. Meep 10

10. Beetlejuice 10

11. Joe Stalin 9

12. Moloch 9

13. Marcus Glorious 8

14. Riggy Ziggy Jiff 8

1. Beetlejuice 5.0

2. Prenthenil 4.8

3. Joe Stalin 4.5

4. Moloch 4.5

5. Lord Lovat 4.3

6. GW Hayduke 4.3

7. Marcus Glorious 4.0

8. Riggy Ziggy Jiff 4.0

9. Jonny Alpha 3.6

10. Kelly Johnson 3.3

11. Gar-re 3.1

12. Death 2.8

13. Frodo 2.7

14. Meep 2.5

1. Marcus Glorious 115.5

2. Joe Stalin 113.0

3. Riggy Ziggy Jiff 107.0

4. Moloch 106.5

5. Beetlejuice 98.0

6. Meep 55.2

7. Prenthenil 39.2

8. Lord Lovat 36.2

9. Jonny Alpha 30.7

10. GW Hayduke 27.7

11. Gar-re 22.4

12. Kelly Johnson 21.5

13. Frodo 21.2

14. Death 21.1

1. Marcus Glorious 28.9

2. Riggy Ziggy Jiff 26.8

3. Joe Stalin 25.1

4. Moloch 23.7

5. Meep 22.1

6. Beetlejuice 19.6

7. Jonny Alpha 8.6

8. Lord Lovat 8.4

9. Prenthenil 8.2

10. Frodo 8.0

11. Death 7.5

12. Gar-re 7.2

13. Kelly Johnson 6.6

14. GW Hayduke 6.5

Strategic Status Summary for Turn 45

Units and Production

Leader	Nation	Regions	Units	Industry	Trade	Tot. Production	Prod/Region	Units/Region	Units/Prod
Beetlejuice	Pinto	2	196	10	0	10	5.0	98.0	19.6
Death	Infected	15	316	28	14	42	2.8	21.1	7.5
Frodo	The Hobbits	21	446	43	13	56	2.7	21.2	8.0
GW Hayduke	Earth First!	7	194	19	11	30	4.3	27.7	6.5
Gar-re	The Trag	19	426	40	19	59	3.1	22.4	7.2
Joe Stalin	Communia	2	226	9	0	9	4.5	113.0	25.1
Jonny Alpha	Strontium Dogs	19	584	48	20	68	3.6	30.7	8.6
Kelly Johnson	Skunk Works	18	387	43	16	59	3.3	21.5	6.6
Lord Lovat	na Frisealaich	18	652	53	25	78	4.3	36.2	8.4
Marcus Glorious	Democratic Republic of Gloriousity	2	231	8	0	8	4.0	115.5	28.9
Meep	Beep	4	221	10	0	10	2.5	55.2	22.1
Moloch	Madmen	2	213	9	0	9	4.5	106.5	23.7
Prenthenil	Retired Warlords	5	196	16	8	24	4.8	39.2	8.2
Riggy Ziggy Jiff	GTFO	2	214	8	0	8	4.0	107.0	26.8

Connections, Borders and Links

Leader	Nation	Regions	Neighboring Nations	Established Borders	Internal Links	Borders per Region	Links per Region
Beetlejuice	Pinto	2	0	0	2	0.00	1.00
Death	Infected	15	6	18	30	1.20	2.00
Frodo	The Hobbits	21	4	12	44	0.57	2.10
GW Hayduke	Earth First!	7	5	9	14	1.29	2.00
Gar-re	The Trag	19	6	10	42	0.53	2.21
Joe Stalin	Communia	2	0	0	2	0.00	1.00
Jonny Alpha	Strontium Dogs	19	4	9	44	0.47	2.32
Kelly Johnson	Skunk Works	18	5	14	32	0.78	1.78
Lord Lovat	na Frisealaich	18	6	10	42	0.56	2.33
Marcus Glorious	Democratic Republic of Gloriousity	2	0	0	2	0.00	1.00
Meep	Beep	4	0	0	6	0.00	1.50
Moloch	Madmen	2	0	0	2	0.00	1.00
Prenthenil	Retired Warlords	5	4	8	8	1.60	1.60
Riggy Ziggy Jiff	GTFO	2	0	0	2	0.00	1.00

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