Power's Edge: Web of Intrigue - International News for Turn 28

From the NewsWire:

P.E. Population now 31
Turn 28 - (P.E. Census)
P.E. H.Q. - With these 2 new Leaders, there are now 31 Leaders in the Power's Edge gamespace.

New Leader: Beastman
Turn 28 - (P.E. Census)
Somewhere - Welcome to Power's Edge, Beastman!

New Leader: brennus
Turn 28 - (P.E. Census)
Somewhere - Welcome to Power's Edge, brennus!

Balzar Retires
Turn 28 - (P.E. Census)
Nany-nany-boo-boo - Alas, Wizard Balzar has not started a new nation and is no longer with us.

From the Grapevine:

Trinity's people are protesting the lack of leadership in their Sectors!

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

Fearless leader Jaranka, we are found to be with a common border, can we form a pact of peace about this shared interest, your humble neighbor, Afeng

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

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

Observers report seeing a diplomatic message pass between Kirdel and Angus the Great.

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

You seem to have many enemies, and as I am in debt to you from my unhonorable attack; I wish to be of service to you. I will transfer men and/or fight alongside you, contact me to discuss details at grants_emailau@yahoo.com My apoligies.

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

Contact me privately at simon.french@arts.usyd.edu.au regarding your request.

Observers report seeing a diplomatic message pass between W.T.Sherman and The Watchers.

Emissaries of temple carry this message to all:

Fellow leaders,I am recieving threats from Elessar to lay claim to lands that I captured fairly. For those whom I have discussed this with,ready your troops.I feel war is imminent.For those he feels are his allies, the time is near.For those still undecided, you may be his next victim. CdBeta

Emissaries of Ima Noob carry this message to all:

Hawk - truce negotiations require that you give up land or units for peace, not run your mouth for more war! Jump from your sinking ship while you have time.

Emissaries of Hawk carry this message to all:

Watchers - I can't talk as Kirdel is angry. Kirdel - sorceress aren't dumb, so I think you possibly accidently skipped piles of shit that Tzu throwed on me and Sherman, after which we're trying to clean ourselves... Hope you won't ever be betrayed by your ally, or you'll understand how it feels :(.

Emissaries of Elessar carry this message to all:

The war with Balzar is at an end. I wish to thank those who supported my Kingdom's cause. Over the next few turns I will be distributing captured regions to those who fought by my side. All participants will be fairly compensated for their efforts.

Emissaries of Shaitan carry this message to all:

It has come to my attention that my actions; essentially my attack on W.T.Sherman has been seen as cowardly.To resolve this I will withdraw my men. If any other attempt to occupy this planet I will declare hostile.**Ima noob, I will not be your pawn, Ill return the men, no more relations charlatan.

Emissaries of W.T.Sherman carry this message to all:

To all predators around me: TwoCool, ImaNoob,Ubuu, Tzu -I'm dying as I couldn't defend myself after all your trecheries, but remember - you will die on the same manner like me, judgement day will come! BTW, ImaNoob, you have stolen region 307 from Tuskoids, it was promised to them. Get out of there!

Emissaries of Kirdel carry this message to all:

Lady Pony, let's communicate through global announcement since our private messengers got caught all the time. Or do you want me to establish a magical channel to you? Sorceress Kirdel

Emissaries of Ubuu carry this message to all:

Hawk & Sherman: your end looks inevitable (as Sherman already knows).

Explorers loyal to Kennendras have connected to a region belonging to WI-Independents!

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

The Watchers has renamed the region Watchers-369 as W-2.

Batu has renamed the region Taboo as Lugansk.

Ima Noob has renamed the region Jamaat-307 as Candidiasis.

Batu has renamed the region Guesstures as Vorones.

Drixtar has renamed the region Scattergories as Pixlop.

Elessar has renamed the region Nany-nany-boo-boo as Arthedain.

The Watchers has renamed the region Watchers-227 as W-1.

TwoCool has renamed the region Jokhar-136 as T'ville.

Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Drixtar invaded Mr. Potato Head at Life!
... the victorious attackers take control!

Spies claim that Dudes loyal to TwoCool were spotted Scouting out the forces of Hawk at Jokhar.

Skirmish! A small force loyal to Batu challenged Mr. Potato Head at Clue!
... the defenders report the incident to headquarters!

Skirmish! A small force loyal to The Watchers challenged W.T.Sherman at Jamaat-266!
... the victorious attackers take control!

Spies claim that 9 Units loyal to Drixtar were spotted Scouting out the forces of Tomas at Teddyland.

Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Harald Hardrada invaded Tzu Doh Nam at TzuDohNam!
... the surviving defenders cheer as the last attackers retreat in disarray!

Battle! There are reports that Kennendras attacked WI-Independents at Independent-398!
... the victorious attackers rename the region Astoec-398!

Battle! There are reports that H. Hornblower attacked Harald Hardrada at Brattalid!
... the victorious attackers take control!

Battle! There are reports that Harald Hardrada attacked Tzu Doh Nam at Tzu Doh Nam-110!
... the victorious attackers take control!

Invasion! There are reports that a massive force loyal to Tzu Doh Nam invaded W.T.Sherman at Tsa-Vedeno!
... the victorious attackers take control!

Skirmish! A small force loyal to Tzu Doh Nam challenged Harald Hardrada at Bjarmaland!
... the defenders report the incident to headquarters!

Skirmish! A small force loyal to painted dog challenged Mr. Potato Head at Boggle!
... the defenders report the incident to headquarters!

Region Disconnect: The connection between Sunside and Shaitanstack-1 has broken. Both places now have an additional internal connection possible.

P.E. Census Report: The gamespace now contains a total of 403 regions controlled by a total of 31 Leaders.

The Leading Leaders on Turn 28

(To be listed this turn, 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. H. Hornblower 21

2. Elessar 20

3. temple 19

4. The Watchers 19

5. Drixtar 18

6. Kirdel 18

7. Batu 17

8. Ubuu 17

9. painted dog 17

10. Huitzilopochtli 17

1. Thakgar Bigteeth 484

2. Elessar 476

3. temple 454

4. painted dog 421

5. Ubuu 416

6. The Watchers 401

7. Hawk 389

8. H. Hornblower 379

9. Huitzilopochtli 367

10. Harry Palmer 364

1. Elessar 53

2. H. Hornblower 44

3. temple 42

4. Thakgar Bigteeth 38

5. painted dog 37

6. Huitzilopochtli 37

7. The Watchers 35

8. Kirdel 33

9. Hawk 30

10. Frobenius 30

1. Elessar 2.6

2. Thakgar Bigteeth 2.5

3. AFENG 2.4

4. Hawk 2.3

5. temple 2.2

6. Harald Hardrada 2.2

7. painted dog 2.2

8. Huitzilopochtli 2.2

9. H. Hornblower 2.1

10. TwoCool 2.1

1. Thakgar Bigteeth 32.3

2. TwoCool 30.5

3. Hawk 29.9

4. painted dog 24.8

5. Ubuu 24.5

6. Harry Palmer 24.3

7. My Pretty Pony 24.1

8. temple 23.9

9. Elessar 23.8

10. Jaranka 23.4

1. Ubuu 16.0

2. TwoCool 14.6

3. Jaranka 14.1

4. My Pretty Pony 13.0

5. Harry Palmer 13.0

6. Hawk 13.0

7. Thakgar Bigteeth 12.7

8. Frobenius 11.9

9. The Watchers 11.5

10. painted dog 11.4

Strategic Status Summary for Turn 28

Units and Production

Leader	Nation	Regions	Units	Production	Prod/Region	Units/Region	Units/Prod
AFENG	AFENG	10	202	24	2.4	20.2	8.4
Angus the Great	Valhalla	13	235	26	2.0	18.1	9.0
Batu	Golden Horde	17	210	28	1.6	12.4	7.5
Beastman	Beastman	2	136	8	4.0	68.0	17.0
Bynder	Byn	13	291	27	2.1	22.4	10.8
Drixtar	Yuxtors	18	265	29	1.6	14.7	9.1
Elessar	Endor	20	476	53	2.6	23.8	9.0
Frobenius	The Order	16	358	30	1.9	22.4	11.9
H. Hornblower	Royal Navy	21	379	44	2.1	18.0	8.6
Harald Hardrada	Norseland	11	188	24	2.2	17.1	7.8
Harry Palmer	I Spy	15	364	28	1.9	24.3	13.0
Hawk	Hawk	13	389	30	2.3	29.9	13.0
Huitzilopochtli	Aztec	17	367	37	2.2	21.6	9.9
Ima Noob	Diseased	16	245	26	1.6	15.3	9.4
Jaranka	Tau Baba Mundi	12	281	20	1.7	23.4	14.1
Kennendras	Astoec	11	173	17	1.5	15.7	10.2
Kirdel	Kirdel	18	292	33	1.8	16.2	8.8
Mr. Potato Head	Parker Brothers	6	278	16	2.7	46.3	17.4
My Pretty Pony	Petunia Pasture	13	313	24	1.8	24.1	13.0
Shaitan	The Wamphyri	9	153	13	1.4	17.0	11.8
Thakgar Bigteeth	Tuskoids	15	484	38	2.5	32.3	12.7
The Watchers	Watchers	19	401	35	1.8	21.1	11.5
Tomas	Tomas	9	316	23	2.6	35.1	13.7
Trinity	Trinity	2	142	8	4.0	71.0	17.8
TwoCool	Coolsville	11	336	23	2.1	30.5	14.6
Tzu Doh Nam	Plack	12	167	21	1.8	13.9	8.0
Ubuu	Ubuu's World	17	416	26	1.5	24.5	16.0
W.T.Sherman	Union	6	140	14	2.3	23.3	10.0
brennus	brennus	2	113	10	5.0	56.5	11.3
painted dog	okavango	17	421	37	2.2	24.8	11.4
temple	Appalachia	19	454	42	2.2	23.9	10.8

Connections, Borders and Links

Leader	Nation	Regions	Neighboring Players	Established Borders	Internal Links	Borders per Region	Links per Region
AFENG	AFENG	10	4	4	20	0.40	2.00
Angus the Great	Valhalla	13	6	7	30	0.54	2.31
Batu	Golden Horde	17	8	9	32	0.53	1.88
Beastman	Beastman	2	0	0	2	0.00	1.00
Bynder	Byn	13	4	4	26	0.31	2.00
Drixtar	Yuxtors	18	7	7	36	0.39	2.00
Elessar	Endor	20	11	18	38	0.90	1.90
Frobenius	The Order	16	7	8	28	0.50	1.75
H. Hornblower	Royal Navy	21	11	18	44	0.86	2.10
Harald Hardrada	Norseland	11	3	5	20	0.45	1.82
Harry Palmer	I Spy	15	8	12	32	0.80	2.13
Hawk	Hawk	13	7	9	24	0.69	1.85
Huitzilopochtli	Aztec	17	12	13	34	0.76	2.00
Ima Noob	Diseased	16	8	11	36	0.69	2.25
Jaranka	Tau Baba Mundi	12	3	3	30	0.25	2.50
Kennendras	Astoec	11	3	3	24	0.27	2.18
Kirdel	Kirdel	18	11	14	38	0.78	2.11
Mr. Potato Head	Parker Brothers	6	4	5	8	0.83	1.33
My Pretty Pony	Petunia Pasture	13	3	4	26	0.31	2.00
Shaitan	The Wamphyri	9	4	4	16	0.44	1.78
Thakgar Bigteeth	Tuskoids	15	8	10	34	0.67	2.27
The Watchers	Watchers	19	9	12	38	0.63	2.00
Tomas	Tomas	9	7	8	18	0.89	2.00
Trinity	Trinity	2	1	2	2	1.00	1.00
TwoCool	Coolsville	11	5	5	24	0.45	2.18
Tzu Doh Nam	Plack	12	6	8	22	0.67	1.83
Ubuu	Ubuu's World	17	8	10	36	0.59	2.12
W.T.Sherman	Union	6	8	10	10	1.67	1.67
brennus	brennus	2	0	0	2	0.00	1.00
painted dog	okavango	17	9	9	32	0.53	1.88
temple	Appalachia	19	11	15	48	0.79	2.53

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