Webs of Power: Tournament 2009 - International News for Turn 231

From the NewsWire:

From the Grapevine:

Explorers loyal to Sunshine have connected to a region belonging to Ben Franklin!

Explorers loyal to Ben Franklin have connected to a region belonging to Sunshine!

Sunshine has renamed the region Grid 2.0-13 as creeping charlie.

Sunshine has renamed the region Grid 2.0-122 as delphinium.

Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Sunshine invaded 09-Independents at Delta Vega! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 4 production!

Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Sunshine invaded UniNet at The Firmament Grid-88! But the defenders outnumbered the attackers!
... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

Spies claim that 6 Workers loyal to Ben Franklin were spotted Scouting out the forces of Sunshine at Carnegie.

Battle! There are reports that Ben Franklin attacked UniNet at miners lettuce! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 3 production!

Battle! There are reports that Ben Franklin attacked UniNet at Mgmt2! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 4 production!

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

Region Disconnect: The connection between Allis-Chalmers and Pumped Irrigation has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Allis-Chalmers and Carnegie has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Producer in Crisis: Disaster has struck the Producer Auto Assemblers owned by Leader Ben Franklin. The surviving units and population are being merged into adjacent Producers.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Auto Assemblers and Wildcatters has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Auto Assemblers and Metalworkers has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between Auto Assemblers and Construction Crew has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

W.P. Census Report: The Universe now contains a total of 83 regions controlled by a total of 3 Leaders. 82 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 231

(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. Ben Franklin 34

2. Sunshine 33

3. UniNet 13

1. Ben Franklin 1599

2. Sunshine 1339

3. UniNet 922

1. Ben Franklin 151

2. Sunshine 124

3. UniNet 78

1. UniNet 6.0

2. Ben Franklin 4.4

3. Sunshine 3.8

1. UniNet 70.9

2. Ben Franklin 47.0

3. Sunshine 40.6

1. UniNet 11.8

2. Sunshine 10.8

3. Ben Franklin 10.6

Strategic Status Summary for Turn 231

Units and Production

Leader	Nation	Regions	Units	Industry	Trade	Tot. Production	Prod/Region	Units/Region	Units/Prod
Ben Franklin	Real Capitalists	34	1599	107	44	151	4.4	47.0	10.6
Sunshine	Field of Flowers	33	1339	97	27	124	3.8	40.6	10.8
UniNet	Mgmt TKOVR	13	922	56	22	78	6.0	70.9	11.8

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	15	68	0.44	2.00
Sunshine	Field of Flowers	33	3	17	42	0.52	1.27
UniNet	Mgmt TKOVR	13	2	9	22	0.69	1.69

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