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  • ...stal wins and has the best record for draws. However when I see the French opening set up it fails to fire me with the interest that both Austria and Russia s ...of non-aggressive ways but should England, Germany or Italy attack in the opening year then France can defend fairly well but will have to be content with on
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  • ==Biscay Opening== This opening is viewed as pro-English and pro-Italian in that France moves to take Iberi
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  • ...after Hitler's plan to attack England from out of the Low Countries, this opening gained rapid popularity in the late 1990's in e-mail play. *[[The Sealion Opening]] by Edi Birsan
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  • ==Richard Sharp's Categorization of French Openings== The French openings are categorized by the order given to the Fleet in Brest, as follo
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  • Any French Opening sending the fleet to Picardy. The typical intent is a pro-English occupatio [[French Openings|BACK]] to [[French Openings]]
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  • Richard Sharp's name for the opening F Lon-ENG, F Edi-NTH. There are three named variations: *Welsh Opening
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  • ==Rhineland Opening== ...the inability to build a fleet at either or both of his ports. If an Anglo-French attack is foreseen, the Sudetenland is a good choice.
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  • *[[French Openings]] <BIG>'''Diplomacy Opening Articles'''</BIG>
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  • ..." opening A Mar S A Par-Bur, and the other is known simply as the Burgundy opening with A Mar-Spa. Both these openings offer defense against a German strike i ...e stability, and explosive growth once England is dispatched. However, the French player is often caught declaring his intentions in the fight for Belgium in
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  • ...ng or English Attack. These openings account for about one quarter of all French openings. There are a number of named variants: ...sault on England by most likely pinning down the Fleet in Brest, where the French player would rather be building a second fleet.
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  • ...hat make the opening work. This is even more so in the case of the Sealion Opening names after the German invasion plans of England in World War II. ...he Italians going on a long slow road to the East, hopfully a Lepanto type opening. he also wants to see the English go down like a rock and is willling to ta
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  • This is the most popular German opening, and also the most popular opening for any country. It guarantees two neutrals against any offense, gives Germ This is the basic opening where France is an ally, Russia is neutral or suspect, and England is the o
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  • ...cides to try. That is, this is not a prescription of the "best" or optimum opening for all occasions, but a specific solution to a tactical problem given a se ...judication of the spring moves to make a further commitment to anyone. The French have stated that they will definitely move to Bur with support and the Aust
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  • Any opening sending the Brest fleet to the Mid-Atlantic Ocean. There are a many named v *[[Atlantic Openings#Maginot Opening|Maginot Opening]]
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  • ...land or (preferably) Germany then I think I prefer the Chicken to standard French Attack (A(Ven)-Pie, F(Nap)-TYS) because the very fact that it can be a spri A standard French attack would convoy A(Rom) from wherever it had moved to to Tun, leaving a
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  • ...stal wins and has the best record for draws. However when I see the French opening set up it fails to fire me with the interest that both Austria and Russia s ...of non-aggressive ways but should England, Germany or Italy attack in the opening year then France can defend fairly well but will have to be content with on
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  • '''NORTHERN OPENING (THE YORKSHIRE OPENING)''' Richard Sharp's name for the opening F Lon-NTH and F Edi-NWG. There are four named variations:
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  • ...at a German army there, in Spring 1901 can really prove devastating to the French position. So the burden of initiating negotiations concerning this province ...French opening to this province, or to a French announcement that such am opening is in the offing even if it doesn't materialize.
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  • ..., "Defence" or "Gambit", as the case might be; everything else was simply "Opening". Here are some examples with the frequencies taken from New Statsman. ...5%), but if the army goes elsewhere the fleet moves constitute the Belgian Opening, with the usual Edinburgh and Yorkshire Variations (0.9% and 20.3%).
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  • ...build from Spain by not going to Marseilles, or supporting Spa-Mar if the French player is going to try a self-stand-off to protect Marseilles and still gai ...t seems to have better prospects against France, and is more flexible. The opening proceeds as follows:
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  • An opening to remember or regret by ...eeded. If Germany, moves to Burgundy and England moves to the Channel, the opening will fail horribly…..but France can still recover if he has the wits and
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  • ...Russian opposition from StP and still be able to defend London should the French have moved into the English Channel in the Spring. However if ENG has been Despite the limitations of opening moves, England must conduct a lot of diplomacy prior to the first moves bas
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  • ...The Dutch Boy is also useful in combination with a Russian Northern System opening. With a Russian army in St. Petersburg after Spring of 1901, and with press
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  • ...e Southeast is an alliance between Austria and Italy which uses an unusual opening by the Italians to quickly secure the fall of the Turks. The principal prob ...mselves in Venice from Apulia if a threat does materialise. Hopefully, the French will be involved in the West and the Austrians will be moving to Albania wi
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  • ...s where this can show up. The first, and most important, is where you, the French player, would like more options for Spring 1902. A lot more options. ...an neutrals (Spain or Portugal) in Fall 1901. The problem, as centuries of French players have discovered, is that this gives you a rather restricted list of
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  • As France you have the option of opening with the Iberian Indecision. The S01 orders are A Par-Gas, A Mar-Spa, F Bre The single largest objection to this opening is the supposedly weakened defensive position it leaves France in. In fact,
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  • ...agreement has been reached with Italy to vacate Trieste and Venice on the opening move. It has invariably failed due to a double cross by Italy. The new idea ...nich. The German army is usually pinned down in Munich anyway, because the French A(Par) usually enters Burgundy.
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  • ...would recommend, and concludes in general that we are short on theoretical opening knowledge and furthermore rather an unadventurous crowd, uninterested in wi ...sition his units better in 1902. An extreme example, called the anti-Tunis opening for reasons which will appear, is this: in Spring 1901, Italy decides to at
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  • ...s. Therefore, I was very interested to read [[Edi Birsan]]'s [[The Sealion Opening]] in the Spring 97 Movement issue. [[The Sealion Opening in Action: The Moves#Spring 1901|Spring 1901]]
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  • Coasts: Leningrad is divided into North and South Coast. The only opening play possible from the Fleet in (LEN) is to (LAP) or (BAR). The province Ro Caucasus, Mauritania, Norway, Lithuania, Dublin, Denmark, French West Africa, Lisabon, Tripolitania, Damascus, Greece, Sicily, Venice, Bulga
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  • ...your tactics show glaring examples of co-operation. Also, the conventional opening for the Austro-Italian is fairly reactive not proactive and can easily get ...e cunning use of guile. In no other opening is this more true than the Key Opening. It is truly a ride on the razors edge with all caution thrown to the wind.
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  • ...being used. Later in this article we will describe and discuss the Lepanto Opening directly. ...east), and a German-Italian alliance (neutralizing Tyrolia) and an English-French alliance (neutralising the Channel, the Irish Sea and the North Atlantic),
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  • ...for strategic deficiency). If you as Turkey can influence the move of one French or English unit, it could mean the difference between a win and a draw game ...are usually captured by the same Great Power during 1901. The most common opening move is also mentioned, but remember that tactics are subordinate to strate
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  • ...for strategic deficiency). If you as Turkey can influence the move of one French or English unit, it could mean the difference between a win and a draw game ...are usually captured by the same Great Power during 1901. The most common opening move is also mentioned, but remember that tactics are subordinate to strate
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  • There have been many opening variations, as well as other concepts, developed in the course of play here ...ng the first diplomacy period. Italy will be more likely to choose an anti-French deployment if she knows that the roads to both Germany and Austria are bloc
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  • There have been many opening variations, as well as other concepts, developed in the course of play here ...ng the first diplomacy period. Italy will be more likely to choose an anti-French deployment if she knows that the roads to both Germany and Austria are bloc
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  • ...er's get into conflict right from the outset. Makes for a very interesting opening few turns. Otherwise, it plays just like regular diplomacy. The inspiration Henry V had conquered France, and had made himself heir to the French throne
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...ble shown below, to determine outcome of the attacks. Additionally, the French player must submit an alternative order if the first ordered attack is unab ...ers, then the game will resume for another year, and VPs reassessed at the opening of 1622. This will continue until a break in the tie.
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...ttack on Bavaria. France allocates one DP to Swabia to get it to support a French attack on Lorraine. In support of Austria, Spain allocates one DP to Swabia ...tral spoils with Austria: Lorraine, Switzerland and Savoy being within the French sphere, Swabia possibly left as a minor power buffer and Austria taking Sax
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  • ...of the minor powers, which are not represented by players in the game; the Opening, which continues roughly until one great power is knocked of the game; the The Early Opening
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