Power's Edge: Web of Intrigue - International News for Turn 8

From the NewsWire:

P.E. Population now 31
Turn 8 - (P.E. Census)
P.E. H.Q. - With these 1 new Leaders, there are now 31 Leaders in the Power's Edge gamespace.

New Leader: Huitzilopochtli
Turn 8 - (P.E. Census)
Somewhere - Welcome to Power's Edge, Huitzilopochtli!

From the Grapevine:

Observers report seeing a diplomatic message pass between Harald Hardrada and Drixtar.

Observers report seeing a diplomatic message pass between Kirdel and Balzar.

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

Hi, dear neighbour, may our encounter be fruitful. I am looking forward to signing some kind of non-agression pact lasting until turn 15. We can then be free to negotiate any kind of alliance. What do you think? Sincerely, Sorceress Kirdel

Observers report seeing a diplomatic message pass between Harald Hardrada and Tzu Doh Nam.

Observers report seeing a diplomatic message pass between Balzar and Elessar.

Observers report seeing a diplomatic message pass between Balzar and Harald Hardrada.

Emissaries of Kirdel carry this message to all:

Greetings from Kirdel, your messengers will be welcomed and honored in my lands... Sorceress Kirdel

Emissaries of Balzar carry this message to all:

For any of you who read Elessar's slander last time I would like to say that the only reason I explored a little recklessly is because I was exploring from one of my home base regions and wasn't expecting anyone to be so close so soon. Elessar has proven himself a rash, aggressive leader. Beware.

Explorers loyal to Tzu Doh Nam have connected to a region belonging to Mr. Potato Head!

Explorers loyal to temple have connected to a region belonging to Tomas!

Explorers loyal to Hawk have connected to a region belonging to painted dog!

Explorers loyal to Ubuu have connected to a region belonging to Jaranka!

Explorers loyal to temple have connected to a region belonging to Angus the Great!

My Pretty Pony has renamed the region My Pretty Pony-194 as Butterfly.

Kirdel has renamed the region Kirdel-213 as Infinite Stepps.

Jaranka has renamed the region Tau Baba Mundi-248 as Itty Bitty Mundi.

Thakgar Bigteeth has renamed the region Tuskoids-258 as Scherzis.

Ubuu has renamed the region Ubuu's World-216 as Awning.

painted dog has renamed the region okavango-205 as lego.

painted dog has renamed the region okavango-219 as brio.

Elessar has renamed the region Coastal Tower as Cardolan.

Kirdel has renamed the region Kirdel-106 as Travincal.

Balzar has renamed the region Lands of Magic-242 as Elfhame Palace.

temple has renamed the region temple-128 as Hagerstownopia.

Jaranka has renamed the region Tau Baba Mundi-238 as Rockamundi.

Mr. Potato Head has renamed the region Parker Brothers-201 as Yahtzee.

My Pretty Pony has renamed the region My Pretty Pony-199 as Lovey.

Thakgar Bigteeth has renamed the region Tuskoids-196 as Patagonia.

Mr. Potato Head has renamed the region Parker Brothers-113 as Pictionary.

temple has renamed the region Appalachia-225 as Gerrardstowni.

Drixtar has renamed the region Yuxtors-206 as Juxalip.

Ubuu has renamed the region Ubuu's World-150 as Phoenix.

Battle! There are reports that Elessar attacked WI-Independents at Independent-259!
... the victorious attackers rename the region Endor-259!

Battle! There are reports that Bynder attacked WI-Independents at Independent-274!
... the victorious attackers rename the region Byn-274!

Fighting! There are reports that Hawk fought with WI-Independents at Independent-239!
... the victorious attackers rename the region Hawk-239!

Battle! There are reports that My Pretty Pony attacked WI-Independents at Independent-270!
... the victorious attackers rename the region My Pretty Pony-270!

Battle! There are reports that painted dog attacked WI-Independents at Independent-247!
... the victorious attackers rename the region okavango-247!

Fighting! There are reports that Harry Palmer fought with WI-Independents at Independent-254!
... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

Skirmish! A small force loyal to temple challenged Tomas at Tomas-249!
... the defenders report the incident to headquarters!

Battle! There are reports that Mr. Potato Head attacked WI-Independents at Independent-257!
... the victorious attackers rename the region Parker Brothers-257!

Fighting! There are reports that Balzar fought with WI-Independents at Independent-234!
... the victorious attackers rename the region Lands of Magic-234!

Spies claim that armys loyal to Elessar were spotted Scouting out the forces of Balzar at Maze of Ith.

Fighting! There are reports that Drixtar fought with WI-Independents at Independent-233!
... the victorious attackers rename the region Yuxtors-233!

Battle! There are reports that Batu attacked WI-Independents at Independent-241!
... the victorious attackers rename the region Golden Horde-241!

Fighting! There are reports that H. Hornblower fought with WI-Independents at Independent-245!
... the victorious attackers rename the region Royal Navy-245!

Battle! There are reports that Jokhar attacked WI-Independents at Independent-155!
... the victorious attackers rename the region Jamaat-155!

P.E. Census Report: The gamespace now contains a total of 278 regions controlled by a total of 31 Leaders.

The Leading Leaders on Turn 8

(To be listed this turn, a Leader must control 9 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. Balzar 13

2. Tzu Doh Nam 12

3. Ubuu 12

4. painted dog 12

5. Elessar 11

6. temple 11

7. Batu 11

8. Drixtar 11

9. Kirdel 11

10. Hawk 11

1. Elessar 180

2. Hawk 169

3. painted dog 168

4. Kirdel 168

5. Tomas 163

6. Mr. Potato Head 159

7. temple 157

8. Tzu Doh Nam 153

9. Batu 152

10. Drixtar 151

1. Elessar 35

2. painted dog 29

3. Balzar 26

4. Tzu Doh Nam 24

5. Jokhar 24

6. Kirdel 23

7. Tomas 23

8. temple 23

9. Batu 23

10. Hawk 22

1. Elessar 3.2

2. Jokhar 2.7

3. Tomas 2.6

4. painted dog 2.4

5. Frobenius 2.2

6. Kirdel 2.1

7. temple 2.1

8. Batu 2.1

9. Balzar 2.0

10. Tzu Doh Nam 2.0

1. Tomas 18.1

2. Jokhar 16.6

3. H. Hornblower 16.6

4. Elessar 16.4

5. Angus the Great 16.0

6. Hawk 15.4

7. Kirdel 15.3

8. Frobenius 15.1

9. Jaranka 15.1

10. Mr. Potato Head 14.5

1. Drixtar 9.4

2. H. Hornblower 8.8

3. Angus the Great 8.0

4. Jaranka 7.9

5. Hawk 7.7

6. Mr. Potato Head 7.6

7. Ubuu 7.5

8. Kirdel 7.3

9. Tomas 7.1

10. Frobenius 6.9

Strategic Status Summary for Turn 8

Units and Production

Leader	Nation	Regions	Units	Production	Prod/Region	Units/Region	Units/Prod
Angus the Great	Valhalla	9	144	18	2.0	16.0	8.0
Angust	Angust	2	127	10	5.0	63.5	12.7
Balzar	Lands of Magic	13	141	26	2.0	10.8	5.4
Batu	Golden Horde	11	152	23	2.1	13.8	6.6
Bynder	Byn	8	146	19	2.4	18.2	7.7
Drixtar	Yuxtors	11	151	16	1.5	13.7	9.4
Elessar	Endor	11	180	35	3.2	16.4	5.1
Frobenius	The Order	10	151	22	2.2	15.1	6.9
H. Hornblower	Royal Navy	9	149	17	1.9	16.6	8.8
Harald Hardrada	Norseland	8	121	16	2.0	15.1	7.6
Harry Palmer	Harry Palmer	7	167	17	2.4	23.9	9.8
Hawk	Hawk	11	169	22	2.0	15.4	7.7
Huitzilopochtli	Huitzilopochtli	2	111	10	5.0	55.5	11.1
Ima Noob	Diseased	2	135	10	5.0	67.5	13.5
Jaranka	Tau Baba Mundi	10	151	19	1.9	15.1	7.9
Jokhar	Jamaat	9	149	24	2.7	16.6	6.2
Kirdel	Kirdel	11	168	23	2.1	15.3	7.3
Mr. Potato Head	Parker Brothers	11	159	21	1.9	14.5	7.6
My Pretty Pony	My Pretty Pony	8	129	19	2.4	16.1	6.8
Rezo The Red	Rezo The Red	2	131	10	5.0	65.5	13.1
Thakgar Bigteeth	Tuskoids	8	125	28	3.5	15.6	4.5
The Eye	The Eye	4	157	13	3.2	39.2	12.1
The Watchers	Watchers	6	161	17	2.8	26.8	9.5
Tomas	Tomas	9	163	23	2.6	18.1	7.1
TwoCool	Coolsville	6	131	16	2.7	21.8	8.2
Tzu Doh Nam	Plack	12	153	24	2.0	12.8	6.4
Ubuu	Ubuu's World	12	150	20	1.7	12.5	7.5
Wes M. Edwards	Wes M. Edwards	2	145	10	5.0	72.5	14.5
erez	erez	2	147	9	4.5	73.5	16.3
painted dog	okavango	12	168	29	2.4	14.0	5.8
temple	Appalachia	11	157	23	2.1	14.3	6.8

Connections, Borders and Links

Leader	Nation	Regions	Neighboring Players	Established Borders	Internal Links	Borders per Region	Links per Region
Angus the Great	Valhalla	9	2	2	18	0.22	2.00
Angust	Angust	2	0	0	2	0.00	1.00
Balzar	Lands of Magic	13	5	5	28	0.38	2.15
Batu	Golden Horde	11	1	1	20	0.09	1.82
Bynder	Byn	8	1	1	16	0.12	2.00
Drixtar	Yuxtors	11	1	1	20	0.09	1.82
Elessar	Endor	11	2	2	20	0.18	1.82
Frobenius	The Order	10	2	2	18	0.20	1.80
H. Hornblower	Royal Navy	9	1	1	16	0.11	1.78
Harald Hardrada	Norseland	8	3	3	14	0.38	1.75
Harry Palmer	Harry Palmer	7	1	3	14	0.43	2.00
Hawk	Hawk	11	1	1	20	0.09	1.82
Huitzilopochtli	Huitzilopochtli	2	0	0	2	0.00	1.00
Ima Noob	Diseased	2	1	2	2	1.00	1.00
Jaranka	Tau Baba Mundi	10	1	1	20	0.10	2.00
Jokhar	Jamaat	9	1	2	16	0.22	1.78
Kirdel	Kirdel	11	4	5	20	0.45	1.82
Mr. Potato Head	Parker Brothers	11	2	3	20	0.27	1.82
My Pretty Pony	My Pretty Pony	8	0	0	14	0.00	1.75
Rezo The Red	Rezo The Red	2	0	0	2	0.00	1.00
Thakgar Bigteeth	Tuskoids	8	1	3	14	0.38	1.75
The Eye	The Eye	4	1	1	6	0.25	1.50
The Watchers	Watchers	6	1	6	10	1.00	1.67
Tomas	Tomas	9	2	3	18	0.33	2.00
TwoCool	Coolsville	6	0	0	10	0.00	1.67
Tzu Doh Nam	Plack	12	2	2	24	0.17	2.00
Ubuu	Ubuu's World	12	2	2	22	0.17	1.83
Wes M. Edwards	Wes M. Edwards	2	0	0	2	0.00	1.00
erez	erez	2	0	0	2	0.00	1.00
painted dog	okavango	12	2	2	22	0.17	1.83
temple	Appalachia	11	2	3	22	0.27	2.00

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