International News for Turn 48:

Alas, Leader Hammer has not started a new nation and is no longer with us.
A new player, Psientist has joined the game.  Welcome!
A new player, Alice in Wonderland has joined the game.  Welcome!
A new player, Robo the Devil has joined the game.  Welcome!
With these 3 new players, there are now 23 players in the game.
Observers report seeing a diplomatic message pass between Captain Hook and Pooh.
Emissaries of Captain Hook carry this message to all:

These are the words of the low-life 'Am-a-rant', some turns ago: "-Do you think that together we could pick off Captain Hook ?" Am-a-rant! I will rip you of one region for each syllable of your offensive talk - now go, and rinse your mouth with soap!

A secret message has leaked!  One player reportedly sent 
this message to another:

Write message here

Observers report seeing a diplomatic message pass between Alice in Wonderland and Alice in Wonderland.
Observers report seeing a diplomatic message pass between Falcon and Thugwompus.
Emissaries of Falcon carry this message to all:

Happy New Year! Let the next thousand of years brings you more fun than the last one! ;-)

Emissaries of Gandalf carry this message to all:

To Lord Amaranth... We will be soon in contact and we'd like to inform you of our peaceful intentions. Sir Gandalf

Explorers loyal to Sir Uriah have connected to a region belonging to Neutrals!
Explorers loyal to Sir Uriah have connected to a region belonging to Turin Turambar!
Explorers loyal to Miralus of Miralath have connected to a region belonging to Jewel!
Observers report seeing a diplomatic message pass between J.K.Dampener and Jake.
Explorers loyal to J.K.Dampener have connected to a region belonging to Jewel!
Scouting!  A 1-unit force loyal to Miralus of Miralath scouted Jewel at Jewel-159!
   ... the defenders report the incident to headquarters!

Scouting!  A 1-unit force loyal to Gandalf scouted Neutrals at Neutral-117!
   ... the defenders report the incident to headquarters!

Fighting!  There are reports that Captain Hook attacked Lord Amaranth at Lord Amaranth-118!
   ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers are destroyed!

Fighting!  There are reports that Sir Uriah attacked Turin Turambar at Turin Turambar-252!
   ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers are destroyed!

Scouting!  A 1-unit force loyal to Miralus of Miralath scouted Neutrals at Neutral-200!
   ... the defenders report the incident to headquarters!

Fighting!  There are reports that Sir Uriah attacked Neutrals at Neutral-64!
  ... the victorious forces rename the region Sir Uriah-64!

Scouting!  A 1-unit force loyal to Lord Amaranth scouted Neutrals at Neutral-24!
   ... the defenders report the incident to headquarters!

Fighting!  There are reports that J.K.Dampener attacked Dragonfly at Dragonfly-198!
  ... the victorious forces rename the region J.K.Dampener-198!

Fighting!  There are reports that Sir Uriah attacked Neutrals at Neutral-267!
  ... the victorious forces rename the region Sir Uriah-267!

Fighting!  There are reports that Falcon attacked Dragonfly at Dragonfly-172!
  ... the victorious forces rename the region Falcon-172!

Fighting!  There are reports that Thugwompus attacked Jake at Jake-191!
   ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers are destroyed!

Fighting!  There are reports that Falcon attacked Dragonfly at Dragonfly-204!
  ... the victorious forces rename the region Falcon-204!

Fighting!  There are reports that Falcon attacked Dragonfly at Dragonfly-199!
  ... the victorious forces rename the region Falcon-199!

Scouting!  A 1-unit force loyal to J.K.Dampener scouted Jewel at Jewel-235!
   ... the defenders report the incident to headquarters!

Fighting!  There are reports that Thugwompus attacked Neutrals at Neutral-222!
   ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers are destroyed!

Fighting!  There are reports that LordPi attacked Neutrals at Neutral-255!
  ... the victorious forces rename the region LordPi-255!

Scouting!  A 1-unit force loyal to Robo the Devil scouted Neutrals at Neutral-277!
   ... the defenders report the incident to headquarters!

Fighting!  There are reports that HeeterBob attacked Neutrals at Neutral-262!
   ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers are destroyed!

Fighting!  There are reports that Psientist attacked Neutrals at Neutral-280!
  ... the victorious forces rename the region Psientist-280!

Fighting!  There are reports that Gandalf attacked Sir Uriah at Sir Uriah-64!
  ... the victorious forces rename the region Gandalf-64!

Fighting!  There are reports that Psientist attacked Neutrals at Neutral-279!
  ... the victorious forces rename the region Psientist-279!

Fighting!  There are reports that Aragorn attacked Neutrals at Neutral-266!
   ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers are destroyed!

Fighting!  There are reports that Gandalf attacked Neutrals at Neutral-269!
  ... the victorious forces rename the region Gandalf-269!

Fighting!  There are reports that Phoenix attacked Neutrals at Neutral-264!
  ... the victorious forces rename the region Phoenix-264!

Scouting!  A 1-unit force loyal to Alice in Wonderland scouted Neutrals at Neutral-278!
  ... the victorious forces rename the region Alice in Wonderland-278!

Fighting!  There are reports that Phoenix attacked Neutrals at Neutral-265!
  ... the victorious forces rename the region Phoenix-265!

Resignation!  Leader Dragonfly is stepping down as leader of Dragonfly!
              ... Some regions are joining the Neutrals, others are dissolving in chaos!
Region Dragonfly-176 has reverted to Neutral-176.
Exile!  The Leader Dragonfly of Dragonfly is without a Region and has gone into exile.
        ... May Dragonfly rise to greater glory in a new nation!

Strategic Status Summary for Turn 48:

Nation	Leader	Regions	Production	Units	Prod/Region	Units/Region	Units/Prod
Alice in Wonderland	Alice in Wonderland	3	7	55	2.3	18.3	7.9
Aragorn	Aragorn	4	13	24	3.2	6.0	1.8
Captain Hook	Captain Hook	13	20	275	1.5	21.2	13.8
Dragonfly	Dragonfly	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
Falcon	Falcon	20	43	282	2.1	14.1	6.6
Gandalf	Gandalf	15	31	314	2.1	20.9	10.1
Gourdy	Gourdy	6	8	72	1.3	12.0	9.0
HeeterBob	HeeterBob	3	8	28	2.7	9.3	3.5
J.K.Dampener	J.K.Dampener	15	17	113	1.1	7.5	6.6
Jake	Jake	10	12	55	1.2	5.5	4.6
Jewel	Jewel	9	11	192	1.2	21.3	17.5
Lord Amaranth	Lord Amaranth	22	36	414	1.6	18.8	11.5
LordPi	LordPi	9	11	102	1.2	11.3	9.3
Miralus of Miralath	Miralus of Miralath	9	9	82	1.0	9.1	9.1
Phoenix	Phoenix	4	7	49	1.8	12.2	7.0
Pooh	Pooh	15	18	396	1.2	26.4	22.0
Prenthenil	Prenthenil	8	25	573	3.1	71.6	22.9
Psientist	Psientist	4	6	55	1.5	13.8	9.2
Robo the Devil	Robo the Devil	2	7	60	3.5	30.0	8.6
Sir Uriah	Sir Uriah	6	10	34	1.7	5.7	3.4
Thugwompus	Thugwompus	17	31	255	1.8	15.0	8.2
Turin Turambar	Turin Turambar	7	9	73	1.3	10.4	8.1
Victor Jan Davion	Victor Jan Davion	8	11	121	1.4	15.1	11.0

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