Webs of Power: Tournament 2009 - International News for Turn 215

From the NewsWire:

From the Grapevine:

  • Explorers loyal to Sunshine have connected to a region belonging to Hive-mind!
  • Explorers loyal to UniNet have connected to a region belonging to Hive-mind!
  • Battle! There are reports that UniNet attacked Ben Franklin at Varian! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
    ... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 5 production!

  • Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Ben Franklin invaded UniNet at WindTurbineMakers! But the defenders outnumbered the attackers!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • Battle! There are reports that UniNet attacked Sunshine at fraidy flower! The overmatched defenders fought bravely!
    ... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 4 production!

  • Battle! There are reports that UniNet attacked Ben Franklin at Whitney! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
    ... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 7 production!

  • Battle! There are reports that UniNet attacked Sunshine at Eastman! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
    ... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 4 production!

  • Battle! There are reports that Ben Franklin attacked UniNet at WindTurbineMakers! But the attackers were disastrously outmatched!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • Producer in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Producer Edison owned by Leader Ben Franklin. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Producers.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Edison and Varian has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Edison and Mellon has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Edison and Tesla has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.
  • Region in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Region Field of Flowers-137 owned by Leader Sunshine. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Regions.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Field of Flowers-137 and morning glory has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Freemasons and Land has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.
  • Region Disconnect: The connection between Freemasons and Glassblowers has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.
  • W.P. Census Report: The Universe now contains a total of 131 regions controlled by a total of 4 Leaders. 130 of these regions belong to the 4 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 215

    (To be listed this turn, a Leader must control 1 or more Regions and be among the top 4 Leaders for a given stat.)

    Most
    Regions    		Most
    Units    		Most
    Production    		Best Regions
    (Prod./Region)    		Best Defenses
    (Units/Region)    		Maxing Out
    (Units/Prod.)
    1.Sunshine 43
    2.UniNet 40
    3.Ben Franklin 33
    4.Hive-mind 12
    1.Sunshine 1631
    2.UniNet 1444
    3.Ben Franklin 1207
    4.Hive-mind 251
    1.UniNet 187
    2.Sunshine 145
    3.Ben Franklin 143
    4.Hive-mind 40
    1.UniNet 4.7
    2.Ben Franklin 4.3
    3.Sunshine 3.4
    4.Hive-mind 3.3
    1.Sunshine 37.9
    2.Ben Franklin 36.6
    3.UniNet 36.1
    4.Hive-mind 20.9
    1.Sunshine 11.2
    2.Ben Franklin 8.4
    3.UniNet 7.7
    4.Hive-mind 6.3

    Strategic Status Summary for Turn 215

    Units and Production

    LeaderNationRegionsUnitsIndustryTradeTot. ProductionProd/RegionUnits/RegionUnits/Prod
    Ben FranklinReal Capitalists33  1207  97  46  143   4.3   36.6   8.4  
    Hive-mindThe Borg12  251  32  8  40   3.3   20.9   6.3  
    SunshineField of Flowers43  1631  115  30  145   3.4   37.9   11.2  
    UniNetGrid 2.040  1444  130  57  187   4.7   36.1   7.7  

    Connections, Borders and Links

    LeaderNationRegionsNeighboring
    Nations    		Established
    Borders    		Internal
    Links    		Borders
    per Region    		Links
    per Region
    Ben FranklinReal Capitalists33  4  18  72   0.55   2.18  
    Hive-mindThe Borg12  3  6  20   0.50   1.67  
    SunshineField of Flowers43  3  15  66   0.35   1.53  
    UniNetGrid 2.040  3  20  82   0.50   2.05  

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