Webs of Power: Tournament 2009 - International News for Turn 233

From the NewsWire:

From the Grapevine:

Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Ben Franklin invaded UniNet at 3Com! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 4 production!

Fighting! There are reports that UniNet fought with Ben Franklin at 3Com! But the attackers were disastrously outmatched!
... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Sunshine invaded UniNet at no names left! The defenders were hopelessly outnumbered!
... the victorious attackers take control of the region's 9 production!

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

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

Region Disconnect: The connection between Zeiss and Irrigated Fields has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

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

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

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

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

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

Region Disconnect: The connection between elderberries and The Firmament Grid-88 has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.

Region Disconnect: The connection between OrganicElectronic and OFF LIMITS has broken. Both places now have an additional external connection possible.

W.P. Census Report: The Universe now contains a total of 81 regions controlled by a total of 3 Leaders. 80 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 233

(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 34

2. Ben Franklin 34

3. UniNet 10

1. Ben Franklin 1661

2. Sunshine 1418

3. UniNet 934

1. Ben Franklin 151

2. Sunshine 135

3. UniNet 64

1. UniNet 6.4

2. Ben Franklin 4.4

3. Sunshine 4.0

1. UniNet 93.4

2. Ben Franklin 48.9

3. Sunshine 41.7

1. UniNet 14.6

2. Ben Franklin 11.0

3. Sunshine 10.5

Strategic Status Summary for Turn 233

Units and Production

Leader	Nation	Regions	Units	Industry	Trade	Tot. Production	Prod/Region	Units/Region	Units/Prod
Ben Franklin	Real Capitalists	34	1661	107	44	151	4.4	48.9	11.0
Sunshine	Field of Flowers	34	1418	102	33	135	4.0	41.7	10.5
UniNet	Mgmt TKOVR	10	934	47	17	64	6.4	93.4	14.6

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	70	0.44	2.06
Sunshine	Field of Flowers	34	3	14	46	0.41	1.35
UniNet	Mgmt TKOVR	10	2	6	14	0.60	1.40

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