France 1914 By Larry Harris

Now that was fast, do you live on that HGD-board ?

Not a lot new here.  Portugal is French leaning…

I think we all knew that. But I do have to work out where “Burgundy” lies. As I suggested in a recent amendment, Paris is another space further from Berlin. Where’s a damned train when you need one…

Is anyone else surprised at what France was able to attack with relative to what Germany had in those territories?

For FRANCE! Charge!

If I recall germany did roll poorly on turn.

@oztea:

If I recall germany did roll poorly on turn.

That sounds about right, now that you mentioned it. So did Austria. I think Larry used rigged dice.  :-o :wink:

Map Update:

Burgundy could possibly have a border with Switzerland.

Berlin is closer to Moscow than it is to Paris!

No mention made of troops being placed in Portugal’s colonies, even though it is now at war - does France have to physically move pieces in here, or have it attacked by Germany to get these units?

@Flashman:

But I do have to work out where “Burgundy” lies.

Like you, I assume the Burgundy is analogous to the space marked “Champagne” on your map, especially since we can infer from Larry’s post that Picardy is adjacent to Lorraine.

Meanwhile the 6 infantry and 2 artillery in Paris territory are moved to Picardy. With them located there they can assist either the Belgian or the Lorraine front

Edit: Quick work Flashman, your post went up as I was typing this one. (edited again to fix spelling)

It looks like Germany would rather be in Lorraine than in Belguim.

@vonLettowVorbeck1914:

It looks like Germany would rather be in Lorraine than in Belguim.

Well either way is two spaces from Paris, and the british can’t land in lorraine.

Its a bit anomalous; Burgundy (the historical region) is essentially where Lorraine is on this map.
Once again the map betrays its Diplomacy origin; Lorraine has been carved out of Dip. Burgundy; Gascony renamed Bordeaux; the same ungainly mix of regional and city names for no good reason.

Damn: Germany can’t use Switzerland-Marseilles to take Paris in the rear.

Is that a nipple ring on Brest, oh never mind it’s an anchor for the port

Berlin is closer to moscow than paris? What???

Stepping back a bit, this doesn’t need to be a huge deal. CP advance was much further on Russia than it was on France, obviously.

I’ll be playing “La Marseillaise” on my turn  :-)

France has more battleships than Germany?

I hate to say it, but that is very historically inaccurate.

@Karl7:

France has more battleships than Germany?Â

I hate to say it, but that is very historically inaccurate.

Seconed

Yeah I was disappointed too. Germany has what, 2 cruiser and a BB?