Power's Edge International News for Turn 123

From the NewsWire:

Goldmond Retires
Turn 123, Somewhere (P.E. Census) - Alas, Leader Goldmond has not started a new nation and is no longer with us.

UN Sim!ba RS Retires
Turn 123, Louisville (P.E. Census) - Alas, President UN Sim!ba RS has not started a new nation and is no longer with us.

From the Grapevine:

  • Emissaries of Thugwompus carry this message to all:
    JKD -- this game is fun because it is meaningless and fake. Please do not equate tragic events in the real world with silly events in a game. I don't agree with Sim!ba, but there are some things I won't 'play' at.

  • Macrofeesh has renamed the region Graph Centrality as Elysburg.
  • Emissaries of Caesar carry this message to all:
    It was not a threat of war, Zeus, it was a warning to stop your unprovoked attacks on Gandalf, or face my retribution. You did, and thus I did not attack. Then you decide to back-stab me instead!

  • Caesar has renamed the region Graecia as Macedonia.
  • The leader Justinian has taken over from Caesar!
  • The nation known as Roman Empire RS has been renamed Byzantine Empire!
  • A secret message has leaked! One player reportedly sent this message to another:
    Dear Sir thanks for the note, but I an confused, because I am not battleing the person you mentioned, I am having a Battle with Rome but no one else. I hope all is well with your nation

  • Emissaries of UN JKD RS carry this message to all:
    No one is happy about Afganistan bombing, but how else we could deal with these animals (BinLaden etc.)?

  • UN JKD RS has renamed the region Unfortunate Scar as JKD-218.
  • UN JKD RS has renamed the region HOPE as JKD-193.
  • Explorers loyal to IceBerg have connected to a region belonging to No Leader!
  • Rohal the Wise RS's people are protesting the lack of leadership in their Grafschafts!

  • Emissaries of Zeus carry this message to all:
    It would be great if other players could join in and Attack Rome while he is busy, he has ober 100 production and a 1000 Units we need to bring him back into the pack.

  • A secret message has leaked! One player reportedly sent this message to another:
    Kind neighbor, what are your thoughts regarding the Zeus-Caesar conflict?

  • Emissaries of Prophets of the ?? carry this message to all:
    Minimal, JKD, Ageas - The Prophets suggest we all leave Nouvelle Kalombo alone as a peaceful neutral border. Invasion by any nation will result in war.

  • Prophets of the ?? has renamed the region Goldmond-799 as Spirituality.
  • Prophets of the ?? has renamed the region Goldmond-814 as Ecumenical.
  • An Ordinary Guy has renamed the region KaiFeng as A Dull Place.
  • The nation known as Peaceful Worlds RS has been renamed Peaceful Worlds!
  • An Ordinary Guy has renamed the region Anyang as City Limits.
  • Victor Ian Davion's people are protesting the lack of leadership in their Stars!

  • Emissaries of John Doe, MBA carry this message to all:
    To all - just to clarify, Widgets Inc. is led by the same human as Mongol Hordes were. Just using a new character. This game need not be a 'war' - just a competition. The business metaphor seems to fit well. To greater profits all around!

  • John Doe, MBA has renamed the region False Truth as Fiber Optics.
  • John Doe, MBA has renamed the region Goldmond-821 as Facial Cosmetics.
  • Emissaries of UN Falcon RS ASAP carry this message to all:
    Zeus, poor Caesar doesn't have even close to 97 regions that you managed to count ;).

  • Explorers loyal to UN Falcon RS ASAP have connected to a region belonging to No Leader!
  • Fighting! There are reports that UN Lenin RS fought with No Leader at Independent-790!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • Battle! There are reports that Zeus attacked Justinian at Hispania!
    ... the victorious attackers take control!

  • Battle! There are reports that IceBerg attacked No Leader at Nouvelle Kalombo!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • Battle! There are reports that Minimal attacked No Leader at Nouvelle Kalombo!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • Battle! There are reports that ageas attacked No Leader at Nouvelle Kalombo!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Zeus invaded Justinian at Italia!
    ... the victorious attackers take control!

  • Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Sam-I-am invaded No Leader at Louisville!
    ... the victorious attackers rename the region And-435!

  • Fighting! There are reports that UN Alice RS fought with No Leader at Independent-259!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to UN Alice RS invaded Sally at Sally J!
    ... the victorious attackers take control!

  • Skirmish! A small force loyal to Geez RS challenged No Leader at Kin!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • Fighting! There are reports that UN JKD RS fought with UN Alice RS at Devotion!
    ... the victorious attackers take control!

  • Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Thugwompus invaded Justinian at Macedonia!
    ... the victorious attackers take control!

  • Battle! There are reports that Minimal attacked No Leader at Kin!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • Fighting! There are reports that Thugwompus fought with Justinian at Gallia!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • Battle! There are reports that Psientist RS attacked No Leader at Independent-774!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Justinian invaded Zeus at Aegyptus!
    ... the victorious attackers take control!

  • Battle! There are reports that Justinian attacked Thugwompus at Macedonia!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Prophets of the ?? invaded No Leader at Goldmond-800!
    ... the victorious attackers rename the region Pacifist DefendeRS-800!

  • Battle! There are reports that UN JKD RS attacked Thugwompus at scruff!
    ... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

  • P.E. Census Report: The gamespace now contains a total of 687 regions controlled by a total of 33 Leaders.

    The Leading Leaders on Turn 123

    (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.Justinian 52
    2.UN Falcon RS ASAP 48
    3.HA Gandalf 36
    4.Prophets of the ?? 33
    5.UN JKD RS 33
    6.Thugwompus 26
    7.John Doe, MBA 25
    8.Cleo 24
    9.Zeus 23
    10.Miralus 22
    1.UN Falcon RS ASAP 984
    2.Justinian 960
    3.UN JKD RS 849
    4.HA Gandalf 784
    5.Cleo 691
    6.Prophets of the ?? 680
    7.An Ordinary Guy 600
    8.Buehler 506
    9.Thugwompus 477
    10.Zeus 470
    1.Justinian 92
    2.UN Falcon RS ASAP 83
    3.UN JKD RS 80
    4.Prophets of the ?? 79
    5.HA Gandalf 57
    6.Zeus 47
    7.Cleo 45
    8.An Ordinary Guy 45
    9.Thugwompus 45
    10.UN Lenin RS 45
    1.IceBerg 3.3
    2.Kustodio 2.7
    3.Bard of Prey 2.6
    4.UN JKD RS 2.4
    5.Prophets of the ?? 2.4
    6.Minimal 2.3
    7.Egghead 2.2
    8.Psientist RS 2.2
    9.An Ordinary Guy 2.1
    10.Rohal the Wise RS 2.1
    1.Kustodio 37.5
    2.Paskar 31.7
    3.Rohal the Wise RS 31.6
    4.Bard of Prey 30.9
    5.IceBerg 29.9
    6.Cleo 28.8
    7.An Ordinary Guy 28.6
    8.Longstreet 26.7
    9.Sam-I-am 26.4
    10.ageas 26.2
    1.Paskar 15.8
    2.ageas 15.5
    3.Cleo 15.4
    4.Rohal the Wise RS 15.2
    5.Geez RS 15.0
    6.Victor Ian Davion 14.4
    7.Longstreet 14.4
    8.Miralus 14.1
    9.Kustodio 13.8
    10.HA Gandalf 13.8

    Strategic Status Summary for Turn 123

    Units and Production

    LeaderNationRegionsUnitsProductionProd/RegionUnits/RegionUnits/Prod
    An Ordinary GuyPeaceful Worlds21  600  45   2.1   28.6   13.3  
    Bard of PreyBard's Nest12  371  31   2.6   30.9   12.0  
    BonanzaBonanza16  303  29   1.8   18.9   10.4  
    BuehlerBuehler22  506  43   2.0   23.0   11.8  
    CleoEgypt24  691  45   1.9   28.8   15.4  
    Duke Timmy RSDjibouti19  374  38   2.0   19.7   9.8  
    EggheadEggSandwich14  319  31   2.2   22.8   10.3  
    Geez RSGeez17  404  27   1.6   23.8   15.0  
    HA GandalfMiddle Earth36  784  57   1.6   21.8   13.8  
    IceBergInsurgency10  299  33   3.3   29.9   9.1  
    John Doe, MBAWidgets, Inc. RS25  384  42   1.7   15.4   9.1  
    JustinianByzantine Empire52  960  92   1.8   18.5   10.4  
    KustodioSabina11  413  30   2.7   37.5   13.8  
    Linthar RSHaroninin14  248  20   1.4   17.7   12.4  
    LongstreetRepublica14  374  26   1.9   26.7   14.4  
    MacrofeeshColumbiaCounty16  345  28   1.8   21.6   12.3  
    MinimalMinimal's World15  380  35   2.3   25.3   10.9  
    MiralusMiralath22  450  32   1.5   20.5   14.1  
    NOOGD T FireflyFredonia20  449  35   1.8   22.4   12.8  
    PaskarPaskar10  317  20   2.0   31.7   15.8  
    Prophets of the ??Pacifist DefendeRS33  680  79   2.4   20.6   8.6  
    Psientist RSthe MetaNetwork10  245  22   2.2   24.5   11.1  
    Rohal the Wise RSAventurien12  379  25   2.1   31.6   15.2  
    SallySilly Land9  243  28   3.1   27.0   8.7  
    Sam-I-amAnd13  343  27   2.1   26.4   12.7  
    Thugwompus^v^&&26  477  45   1.7   18.3   10.6  
    UN Alice RSWonderland16  257  27   1.7   16.1   9.5  
    UN Falcon RS ASAPFalcon Isles48  984  83   1.7   20.5   11.9  
    UN JKD RSJKD33  849  80   2.4   25.7   10.6  
    UN Lenin RSWorkers' World22  463  45   2.0   21.0   10.3  
    Victor Ian DavionUnited Suns20  332  23   1.1   16.6   14.4  
    ZeusOlympus23  470  47   2.0   20.4   10.0  
    ageasAgea13  340  22   1.7   26.2   15.5  

    Connections, Borders and Links

    LeaderNationRegionsNeighboring
    Players    		Established
    Borders    		Internal
    Links    		Borders
    per Region    		Links
    per Region
    An Ordinary GuyPeaceful Worlds21  7  8  48   0.38   2.29  
    Bard of PreyBard's Nest12  3  5  26   0.42   2.17  
    BonanzaBonanza16  7  10  40   0.62   2.50  
    BuehlerBuehler22  8  16  50   0.73   2.27  
    CleoEgypt24  16  23  50   0.96   2.08  
    Duke Timmy RSDjibouti19  6  7  38   0.37   2.00  
    EggheadEggSandwich14  8  12  30   0.86   2.14  
    Geez RSGeez17  8  11  36   0.65   2.12  
    HA GandalfMiddle Earth36  10  23  82   0.64   2.28  
    IceBergInsurgency10  5  5  22   0.50   2.20  
    John Doe, MBAWidgets, Inc. RS25  12  19  50   0.76   2.00  
    JustinianByzantine Empire52  16  35  126   0.67   2.42  
    KustodioSabina11  5  5  24   0.45   2.18  
    Linthar RSHaroninin14  4  4  26   0.29   1.86  
    LongstreetRepublica14  11  14  34   1.00   2.43  
    MacrofeeshColumbiaCounty16  11  14  42   0.88   2.62  
    MinimalMinimal's World15  3  7  34   0.47   2.27  
    MiralusMiralath22  6  8  48   0.36   2.18  
    NOOGD T FireflyFredonia20  8  9  44   0.45   2.20  
    PaskarPaskar10  3  3  24   0.30   2.40  
    Prophets of the ??Pacifist DefendeRS33  9  17  76   0.52   2.30  
    Psientist RSthe MetaNetwork10  4  7  18   0.70   1.80  
    Rohal the Wise RSAventurien12  4  6  22   0.50   1.83  
    SallySilly Land9  6  6  18   0.67   2.00  
    Sam-I-amAnd13  4  5  26   0.38   2.00  
    Thugwompus^v^&&26  10  24  50   0.92   1.92  
    UN Alice RSWonderland16  9  17  32   1.06   2.00  
    UN Falcon RS ASAPFalcon Isles48  15  43  110   0.90   2.29  
    UN JKD RSJKD33  14  31  62   0.94   1.88  
    UN Lenin RSWorkers' World22  11  16  56   0.73   2.55  
    Victor Ian DavionUnited Suns20  9  14  50   0.70   2.50  
    ZeusOlympus23  11  20  48   0.87   2.09  
    ageasAgea13  8  13  32   1.00   2.46  

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