Dip 55: Hagakure Diplomacy Autumn 1571

[the_orange1]

Dip 55: Hagakure Diplomacy Autumn 1571

Another interesting turn, with the map starting to fill up now. All eight powers are still looking fairly strong, but some have more space to develop than others. The north is particularly jam-packed, and the tensions over the little remaining land is set to boil over. Already, we have seen a Hojo/ Takeda alliance working together against Uesugi. In the south, Chosokabe and Mori are still deadlocked over the Suo Sea, while Shimazu is slowly dominating Kyushu. No NMRs this turn – thankyou once again, keep it up.

“Feeling deeply the difference between oneself and others, bearing ill will and falling out with people – these things come from a heart that lacks compassion. If one wraps up everything with a heart of compassion, there will be no coming into conflict with people.”
---------Tsunetomo, Yamamoto “Hagakure, Book of the Samurai”

ORDERS:

Shimazu – Ruffhaus8 ( light green)
F-East China Sea > Korea Strait (ok)
F-Hizen SUPPORTS F-East China Sea > Korea Strait (ok)
F-Hyuga > Bungo (ok)

Chosokabe MDR – (light purple)
F-Kii Strait > Kii (ok)
F-Osaka bay > Awaji (ok)
F-Iyo > Suo Sea (*bounce*)

Takeda – Midian (dark green)
A-S.Shinano > Etchu (ok)
A-Kai SUPPORTS Hojo A-Musashi (ok)
A-Suruga SUPPORTS A-Kai (ok)
A-N.Shinano > Echigo (*bounce*)

Uesugi – El Awrence (dark blue)
F-Toyama Bay > Sado (ok)
A-Kozuke > Musashi (*bounce*)
A-Echigo SUPPORTS A-Kozuke > Musashi (*support cut*)
A-Shimotsuke SUPPORTS A-Kozuke > Musashi (ok)

Oda – His Divine Shadow (red)
F-Kii > Iga (ok)
A-Mikawa > Mino (ok)
A-Mino > Hida (ok)

Asakura – Snowfire (yellow)
A-Omi > Yamashiro (ok)
A-Tamba SUPPORTS A-Omi > Yamashiro (ok)
A-Kawachi > Settsu (ok)
F-Wakasa Bay > Echizen (ok)

Mori – Dr. Tzuri (light blue)
F-Nagato > Suo Sea (*bounce*)
A-Bingo > *****u (ok)
A-Izumo HOLD (ok)

Hojo – Defiant (dark purple)
A-Shimosa > Hitachi (ok)
F-North Pacific Ocean SUPPORTS A-Shimosa > Hitachi (ok)
F-Sagami HOLD (ok)
A-Musashi SUPPORTS F-Sagami (*support cut*)

Map is at;

http://www.geocities.com/the_orange1uk/Sengoku/hagakureaut1571.gif

No retreats needed, so straight onto winter disbands, which are due Friday 29 June at 1159 GMT. Just a reminder that all SCs held since last Autumn can be used to build new units (not just home SCs) – this is represented on the map by the colour of the SC box, all those in your colour can be used if empty. Also, I have listed the empty SCs that you can use in brackets after builds below:

SC COUNT AND BUILDS/DISBANDS:

Shimazu – Ruffhaus8
5 SCs, 2 builds (Chi, Sat or Osu)

Uesugi – El Awrence
5 SCs, 1 build (Not or Mut)

Asakura – Snowfire
5 SCs, 1 build (Ina or Omi)

Hojo – Defiant
5 SCs, 1 build (Izu or Kaz)

Mori – Dr. Tzuri
4 SCs, 1 build (Iwa, Bin)

Oda – His Divine Shadow
4 SCs, 1 build (Owa, Mik, Yam)

Takeda – Midian
4 SCs, no change

Chosokabe – MDR
4 SCs, 1 build (Tos)

GAME CONTACTS:

GM: The Orange One
email: the_orange1@hotmail.com
icq: 109943271

Shimazu: Ruffhaus
email: ruffhaus8@aol.com
icq: 63418710

Uesugi: El Awrence
email: hodad1984@mixmail.com
icq: 102139615

Asakura: Snowfire
email: peter.Ingraham@oberlin.edu
icq: 35476699

Oda: His Divine Shadow
email: [email]zeon_archduchy@hotmail.com
icq: NONE

Hojo: Defiant
email: defiant@charter.net
icq: 46172786

Mori: Dr. Tzuri
email: tzuri4@walla.co.il
icq: 92505026

Takeda: Midian
email: mctaggert@door.net
icq: ??????

Chosokabe: MDR
email: mikedr@gte.net
icq: NONE

[Defiant]

Orange1,
You are missing one of my moves, I believe my army in Mushashi.

[the_orange1]

Sorry about that Defiant, it has been updated now.

[Defiant]

Thank you Big Guy, I have so few units, I need them all