Power's Edge International News for Turn 108

From the NewsWire:

orkboi Retires
Turn 108, orkboi-764 (P.E. Census) - Alas, Nob orkboi has not started a new nation and is no longer with us.

From the Grapevine:

  • A secret message has leaked! One player reportedly sent this message to another:
    I think I offered you peace once, but you didn't respond. Does it mean that you prefer war with our nation?

  • Uncle Sam has renamed the region American Pride-576 as Alaska Deal.
  • Uncle Sam has renamed the region Corum-682 as Alamo.
  • Lenin has renamed the region Workers' World-465 as Staroderevenskaya.
  • Emissaries of Gandalf carry this message to all:
    The United Nations has been funded. A chart will follow, but each nation is to send us messenger at our embassies. Gandalf's can be found at faubert@swissonline.ch. Sir Gandalf

  • The leader +UN Gandalf has taken over from Gandalf!
  • The nation known as Gandalf has been renamed Middle Earth!
  • Emissaries of PK JKD carry this message to all:
    PK - M.: Stay away of our friend or we will have to cease your Jikhad forever!

  • PK JKD has renamed the region Gondolin as JKD-612.
  • PK JKD has renamed the region JKD PK-743 as JKD-743.
  • The leader +UN JKD has taken over from PK JKD!
  • Observers report seeing a diplomatic message pass between Miralus and Uncle Sam.
  • Miralus has renamed the region errant liver as Shontikor.
  • Explorers loyal to Sam-I-am have connected to a region belonging to No Leader!
  • Explorers loyal to Sam-I-am have connected to a region belonging to No Leader!
  • Sam-I-am has renamed the region And-208 as In A Tree.
  • Emissaries of Caesar carry this message to all:
    The United Nations is born!

  • The leader +UN Caesar has taken over from Caesar!
  • Emissaries of Thugwompus carry this message to all:
    Peace Killers eat one another! Could we trust them now?

  • Longstreet has renamed the region Republica-650 as Cumberland Gap.
  • Observers report seeing a diplomatic message pass between PK Rohal theWise and PK Thingol.
  • Emissaries of PK Rohal theWise carry this message to all:
    Falcon: Perhaps it is as you say. But with your behave at these postings you cry out for attacks somehow. You are very fast threatening other players.

  • Emissaries of PK Genghis carry this message to all:
    Phoenix - yes. Ageas - are you crazy?

  • Emissaries of PK - M. carry this message to all:
    Ageas, your alleged 'purchase' of Theology is cute, but how do you explain the fact that when you first moved in, you took it from *my* Believers? And why was the transfer of deed not publicly notarized by the late Mr. Bly at the county courthouse? No sale!

  • A secret message has leaked! One player reportedly sent this message to another:
    My ships will jump back into my ancestral World of Heeter-9 next turn. Please evacuate to avoid unwanted casualties!

  • Emissaries of Bob carry this message to all:
    Uncle Sam - My ships will jump back into my ancestral World of Heeter-9 next turn. Please evacuate to avoid unwanted casualties! Falcon - I was only surprised, not upset as you seem to get.

  • Emissaries of Falcon carry this message to all:
    M - if you really care about public diplomacy only, please tell me how it proves that poor Corum 'asked for it'. // Egghead, on behalf of Ithil I ask you to stop your attack on her and give back what you already took. Otherwise, I believe that I'll have to revenge for her once/if you and me meet :(.

  • Emissaries of PK Phoenix carry this message to all:
    I am forming new alliance, Balance of Power! Contact my new ambassador at AmbassadorPhoenix@yahoo.com for details. I will choose all members. 1st rule is we target all BP-impostors. Will send other BP alliance rules next turns.

  • The leader BP Phoenix has taken over from PK Phoenix!
  • Explorers loyal to Egghead have connected to a region belonging to Goldmond!
  • Egghead has renamed the region Observatory as Humpty Dumpty.
  • Egghead has renamed the region EggSandwich-49 as Egg Shell.
  • Emissaries of PK Thugwompus carry this message to all:
    Thugwomups -- this is getting very confusing for me, so it must be for others. Could you kindly choose another name? Falcon -- Getting attacked goes with being so far in the lead. Don't complain, feel flattered!

  • PK Thugwompus has renamed the region Bree as nasal passage.
  • PK Thugwompus has renamed the region Gandalf-63 as snout.
  • Duke Timmy has renamed the region orkboi-771 as Abhe Bad.
  • Zeus has renamed the region Gandalf-125 as Edhessa.
  • Battle! There are reports that Rufus T Firefly attacked No Leader at orkboi-809!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • Skirmish! A small force loyal to Thugwompus challenged No Leader at Independent-223!
    ... the victorious attackers rename the region ^v^&& PK-223!

  • Battle! There are reports that PK - M. attacked ageas at Theology!
    ... the victorious attackers take control!

  • Battle! There are reports that Bonanza attacked Egghead at Humpty Dumpty!
    ... the victorious attackers take control!

  • Battle! There are reports that Falcon attacked PK Thingol at Legolas' Castle!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • Skirmish! A small force loyal to Zeus challenged No Leader at Magyarorszag-330!
    ... the defenders report the incident to headquarters!

  • Spies claim that Units loyal to Goldmond were spotted Scouting out the forces of No Leader at Independent-234.
  • Fighting! There are reports that Egghead fought with Bonanza at Humpty Dumpty!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • Battle! There are reports that Bard of Prey attacked No Leader at Independent-221!
    ... the victorious attackers rename the region Bard's Nest-221!

  • Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to +UN JKD invaded PK Thingol at Himring!
    ... the victorious attackers take control!

  • Battle! There are reports that +UN Caesar attacked PK Captain Hook at NeverNeverLand!
    ... the victorious attackers take control!

  • Battle! There are reports that Rufus T Firefly attacked No Leader at Independent-168!
    ... the victorious attackers rename the region Fredonia-168!

  • Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Miralus invaded +UN Gandalf at Gandalf-314!
    ... the victorious attackers take control!

  • Battle! There are reports that Sam-I-am attacked No Leader at Independent-216!
    ... the victorious attackers rename the region And-216!

  • Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Geez invaded m! at Lumumbaville!
    ... the victorious attackers take control!

  • Fighting! There are reports that Linthar fought with No Leader at Independent-226!
    ... the victorious attackers rename the region Haroninin-226!

  • Battle! There are reports that Falcon attacked PK Thingol at Legolas' Castle!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Zeus invaded +UN Gandalf at Gandalf-283!
    ... the victorious attackers take control!

  • Spies claim that Units loyal to Egghead were spotted Scouting out the forces of Ithil at A Secret City.
  • Skirmish! A small force loyal to Egghead challenged Egghead at Humpty Dumpty!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • Fighting! There are reports that Macrofeesh fought with No Leader at Independent-790!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • Battle! There are reports that Bob attacked +UN Gandalf at Gandalf-196!
    ... the victorious attackers take control!

  • Spies claim that Units loyal to Thugwompus were spotted Scouting out the forces of No Leader at orkboi-764.
  • Battle! There are reports that Miralus attacked +UN Gandalf at Gandalf-285!
    ... the victorious attackers take control!

  • Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to PK Thugwompus invaded +UN Gandalf at Gandalf-71!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • Battle! There are reports that Psientist attacked No Leader at Independent-217!
    ... the victorious attackers rename the region the MetaNetwork-217!

  • Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to PK Captain Hook invaded +UN Caesar at Caesariensis!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • Skirmish! A small force loyal to PK Captain Hook challenged +UN Caesar at NeverNeverLand!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • Skirmish! A small force loyal to PK Captain Hook challenged +UN Caesar at NeverNeverLand!
    ... the defenders report the incident to headquarters!

  • Battle! There are reports that PK - M. attacked ageas at PAROS!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • P.E. Census Report: The gamespace now contains a total of 678 regions controlled by a total of 42 Leaders.

    The Leading Leaders on Turn 108

    (To be listed, a Leader must control 10 or more Regions and be among the top 10 Leaders for a given stat.)

    Most
    Regions    		Most
    Units    		Most
    Production    		Best Regions
    (Prod./Region)    		Best Defenses
    (Units/Region)    		Maxing Out
    (Units/Prod.)
    1.+UN Caesar 50
    2.Falcon 39
    3.+UN Gandalf 37
    4.+UN JKD 29
    5.Uncle Sam 23
    6.PK - M. 22
    7.PK Thugwompus 20
    8.Miralus 19
    9.Geez 19
    10.Zeus 19
    1.+UN Caesar 933
    2.+UN JKD 592
    3.Falcon 551
    4.+UN Gandalf 515
    5.Uncle Sam 486
    6.Geez 398
    7.Buehler 398
    8.Zeus 395
    9.PK Thugwompus 386
    10.Miralus 386
    1.+UN Caesar 96
    2.+UN JKD 68
    3.Falcon 60
    4.+UN Gandalf 58
    5.PK - M. 56
    6.Uncle Sam 44
    7.PK Thugwompus 41
    8.Bob 37
    9.Zeus 36
    10.Lenin 36
    1.Sally 3.0
    2.PK - M. 2.5
    3.Minimal 2.4
    4.+UN JKD 2.3
    5.Lenin 2.2
    6.PK Thingol 2.2
    7.Egghead 2.1
    8.PK Rohal theWise 2.1
    9.Bob 2.1
    10.PK Thugwompus 2.0
    1.PK Rohal theWise 27.2
    2.Minimal 26.1
    3.Sally 26.0
    4.Paskar 24.8
    5.Bonanza 23.7
    6.Egghead 23.5
    7.Buehler 22.1
    8.ageas 21.2
    9.Uncle Sam 21.1
    10.Geez 20.9
    1.Ithil 18.5
    2.Geez 14.2
    3.Victor Ian Davion 13.8
    4.PK Rohal theWise 13.0
    5.Miralus 12.9
    6.Bonanza 12.7
    7.ageas 12.5
    8.Paskar 12.4
    9.BP Phoenix 12.1
    10.Longstreet 11.8

    Strategic Status Summary for Turn 108

    Units and Production

    LeaderNationRegionsUnitsProductionProd/RegionUnits/RegionUnits/Prod
    +UN CaesarRoman Empire50  933  96   1.9   18.7   9.7  
    +UN GandalfMiddle Earth37  515  58   1.6   13.9   8.9  
    +UN JKDJKD29  592  68   2.3   20.4   8.7  
    BP PhoenixCentral Kingdom11  206  17   1.5   18.7   12.1  
    Bard of PreyBard's Nest8  192  22   2.8   24.0   8.7  
    BobHeeter18  301  37   2.1   16.7   8.1  
    BonanzaBonanza15  355  28   1.9   23.7   12.7  
    BuehlerBuehler18  398  35   1.9   22.1   11.4  
    CorumCorum2  123  8   4.0   61.5   15.4  
    Duke TimmyDjibouti17  254  29   1.7   14.9   8.8  
    EggheadEggSandwich15  352  32   2.1   23.5   11.0  
    FalconFalcon Isles39  551  60   1.5   14.1   9.2  
    GeezGeez19  398  28   1.5   20.9   14.2  
    GoldmondGoldmond9  238  24   2.7   26.4   9.9  
    IceBergInsurgency2  129  9   4.5   64.5   14.3  
    IthilIthilien11  222  12   1.1   20.2   18.5  
    KustodioSabina9  356  26   2.9   39.6   13.7  
    LeninWorkers' World16  312  36   2.2   19.5   8.7  
    LintharHaroninin12  164  18   1.5   13.7   9.1  
    LongstreetRepublica13  260  22   1.7   20.0   11.8  
    MacrofeeshColumbiaCounty14  271  24   1.7   19.4   11.3  
    MinimalMinimal's World12  313  29   2.4   26.1   10.8  
    MiralusMiralath19  386  30   1.6   20.3   12.9  
    PK - M.Pan Galactic Jihad22  312  56   2.5   14.2   5.6  
    PK Captain HookPirates9  95  10   1.1   10.6   9.5  
    PK GenghisMongol Hordes18  295  29   1.6   16.4   10.2  
    PK Rohal theWiseAventurien12  326  25   2.1   27.2   13.0  
    PK ThingolHidden Kingdom12  249  26   2.2   20.8   9.6  
    PK Thugwompus^v^&&20  386  41   2.0   19.3   9.4  
    PaskarPaskar10  248  20   2.0   24.8   12.4  
    Psientistthe MetaNetwork9  195  21   2.3   21.7   9.3  
    Rufus T FireflyFredonia17  331  32   1.9   19.5   10.3  
    SallySilly Land10  260  30   3.0   26.0   8.7  
    Sam-I-amAnd12  159  23   1.9   13.2   6.9  
    Thugwompus^v^&& PK12  185  22   1.8   15.4   8.4  
    Uncle SamAmerican Pride23  486  44   1.9   21.1   11.0  
    UpRightManUpRightMan2  127  8   4.0   63.5   15.9  
    Victor Ian DavionUnited Suns18  277  20   1.1   15.4   13.8  
    ZeusOlympus19  395  36   1.9   20.8   11.0  
    ageasAgea13  275  22   1.7   21.2   12.5  
    fishyfishtank8  185  21   2.6   23.1   8.8  
    m!BelgiqueCongolaise9  261  19   2.1   29.0   13.7  

    Connections, Borders and Links

    LeaderNationRegionsNeighboring
    Players    		Established
    Borders    		Internal
    Links    		Borders
    per Region    		Links
    per Region
    +UN CaesarRoman Empire50  17  29  128   0.58   2.56  
    +UN GandalfMiddle Earth37  12  24  86   0.65   2.32  
    +UN JKDJKD29  13  24  64   0.83   2.21  
    BP PhoenixCentral Kingdom11  6  7  22   0.64   2.00  
    Bard of PreyBard's Nest8  1  2  14   0.25   1.75  
    BobHeeter18  7  10  36   0.56   2.00  
    BonanzaBonanza15  8  10  38   0.67   2.53  
    BuehlerBuehler18  7  10  42   0.56   2.33  
    CorumCorum2  0  0  2   0.00   1.00  
    Duke TimmyDjibouti17  4  6  32   0.35   1.88  
    EggheadEggSandwich15  10  13  32   0.87   2.13  
    FalconFalcon Isles39  17  42  82   1.08   2.10  
    GeezGeez19  7  12  40   0.63   2.11  
    GoldmondGoldmond9  5  6  18   0.67   2.00  
    IceBergInsurgency2  0  0  2   0.00   1.00  
    IthilIthilien11  7  10  22   0.91   2.00  
    KustodioSabina9  3  3  20   0.33   2.22  
    LeninWorkers' World16  7  11  38   0.69   2.38  
    LintharHaroninin12  2  2  22   0.17   1.83  
    LongstreetRepublica13  9  12  32   0.92   2.46  
    MacrofeeshColumbiaCounty14  9  12  32   0.86   2.29  
    MinimalMinimal's World12  2  4  26   0.33   2.17  
    MiralusMiralath19  4  5  40   0.26   2.11  
    PK - M.Pan Galactic Jihad22  9  16  50   0.73   2.27  
    PK Captain HookPirates9  3  6  16   0.67   1.78  
    PK GenghisMongol Hordes18  12  15  34   0.83   1.89  
    PK Rohal theWiseAventurien12  5  6  22   0.50   1.83  
    PK ThingolHidden Kingdom12  8  13  20   1.08   1.67  
    PK Thugwompus^v^&&20  8  13  38   0.65   1.90  
    PaskarPaskar10  3  3  24   0.30   2.40  
    Psientistthe MetaNetwork9  1  1  16   0.11   1.78  
    Rufus T FireflyFredonia17  6  8  36   0.47   2.12  
    SallySilly Land10  6  6  18   0.60   1.80  
    Sam-I-amAnd12  2  3  22   0.25   1.83  
    Thugwompus^v^&& PK12  3  5  24   0.42   2.00  
    Uncle SamAmerican Pride23  17  23  46   1.00   2.00  
    UpRightManUpRightMan2  1  2  2   1.00   1.00  
    Victor Ian DavionUnited Suns18  11  13  44   0.72   2.44  
    ZeusOlympus19  12  14  40   0.74   2.11  
    ageasAgea13  8  13  32   1.00   2.46  
    fishyfishtank8  6  10  16   1.25   2.00  
    m!BelgiqueCongolaise9  8  11  16   1.22   1.78  

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