Webs of Power: Tournament 2009 - International News for Turn 225

From the NewsWire:

From the Grapevine:

Explorers loyal to Sunshine have connected to a region belonging to UniNet!

Region Orion has declared itself Independent!

Region Romulus has declared itself Independent!

Region Delta Vega has declared itself Independent!

Region Rigel has declared itself Independent!

Region M-113 has declared itself Independent!

Region Qo'noS has declared itself Independent!

Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Sunshine invaded UniNet at no names left! But the attackers were disastrously outmatched!
... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

Spies claim that Workers loyal to Ben Franklin were spotted Scouting out the forces of 09-Independents at Qo'noS.

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

Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to UniNet invaded Sunshine at Eastman! Evenly matched, the two sides fought heroically!
... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 5 production!

Exile! The The Borg Hive-mind of The Borg is without a Planet and has gone into exile.
... May Hive-mind rise to greater glory in a new nation!

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

Region Disconnect: The connection between Violets and purple coneflower has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

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

Region Disconnect: The connection between crocuses and Grid 2.0-126 has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.

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

Producer in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Producer 3-Phase AC System owned by Leader Ben Franklin. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Producers.

Region Disconnect: The connection between 3-Phase AC System and nasturtium has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between 3-Phase AC System and UniGrid 86 has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between 3-Phase AC System and Glassblowers has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between 3-Phase AC System and Construction Crew has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Node in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Node ANewGrid - 102 owned by Processsor UniNet. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Nodes.

Region Disconnect: The connection between ANewGrid - 102 and ANewGrid-97 has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between 1 Infinite Loop and Whitney has broken. The connection has been permanently damaged and must be rebuilt.

Region Disconnect: The connection between 1 Infinite Loop and Flood Control Dam has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between ANewGrid - 92 and ANewGrid - 30 has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

W.P. Census Report: The Universe now contains a total of 114 regions controlled by a total of 4 Leaders. 110 of these regions belong to the 3 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 Saturday at 20:00 U.S. Pacific Time.

The Leading Leaders on Turn 225

(To be listed this turn, a Leader must control 1 or more Regions and be among the top 3 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 45

2. Ben Franklin 34

3. UniNet 27

1. Ben Franklin 1604

2. Sunshine 1532

3. UniNet 1205

1. Ben Franklin 167

2. Sunshine 167

3. UniNet 129

1. Ben Franklin 4.9

2. UniNet 4.8

3. Sunshine 3.7

1. Ben Franklin 47.2

2. UniNet 44.6

3. Sunshine 34.0

1. Ben Franklin 9.6

2. UniNet 9.3

3. Sunshine 9.2

Strategic Status Summary for Turn 225

Units and Production

Leader	Nation	Regions	Units	Industry	Trade	Tot. Production	Prod/Region	Units/Region	Units/Prod
Ben Franklin	Real Capitalists	34	1604	109	59	167	4.9	47.2	9.6
Hive-mind	The Borg	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Sunshine	Field of Flowers	45	1532	125	42	167	3.7	34.0	9.2
UniNet	Mgmt TKOVR	27	1205	88	41	129	4.8	44.6	9.3

Connections, Borders and Links

Leader	Nation	Regions	Neighboring Nations	Established Borders	Internal Links	Borders per Region	Links per Region
Ben Franklin	Real Capitalists	34	3	13	86	0.38	2.53
Hive-mind	The Borg	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
Sunshine	Field of Flowers	45	3	24	76	0.53	1.69
UniNet	Mgmt TKOVR	27	2	15	42	0.56	1.56

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