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Inizio della Competizione
Translation
Come detto nel Regolamento, 'Admiral' III sarà giocato in lingua inglese, comunque questo Inizio della Competizione è stato tradotto in Italiano come il Regolamento. Grazie ai traduttori.
Olandese | Inglese | Francese | Tedesco | Portoghese | Russo | Spagnolo
Si raccomanda ai giocatori di scrivere gli ordini usando le parole complete e non le abbreviazioni, per esempio scrivete Armata Liverpool - Yorkshire, non A(Lpl) - Yor. Il motivo è che a volte i giocatori scrivono della abbreviazioni scorrette. Se scrivendo in inglese non siete perfettamente sicuri dei nomi delle province, premete il tasto Different Languages che vi farà vedere il nome della provincia nella vostra lingua accanto al nome inglese.
Per chi vuole vedere la mappa iniziale o la mappa con le abbreviazioni, o entrambe sono mostrate sotto.
Introduzione
La lista di attesa sarà chiusa il 31st gennaio 2007 lasciando 175 giocatori in competizione in 'Admiral' III con il vincitore della finale che diventerà:
Admiral of the European Fleets
(Ammiraglio delle Flotte Europee)
Ricordate che Gunboat è un gioco segreto e, come stabilito dal regolamento, non deve esserci diplomazia tra i giocatori al di fuori degli ordini. Se voi accidentalmente scoprite chi è un altro giocatore, non dovete comunicare con lui sulla partita. Se lo fate e siete scoperti sarete espulsi.
Il sorteggio
Mio figlio, Graeme, e io faremo il sorteggio per i Quarti di finale. Nel sorteggio si ripeterà lo stesso metodo usato nelle precedenti 'Admiral'.
I nomi dei giocatori saranno messi in un cappello ed il primo giocatore estratto avrà l’Austria-Ungheria nella prima partita, Albion. Il secondo giocatore avrà l’Inghilterra, quindi Francia, Germania, Italia, Russia e alla fine Turchia.
Lo stesso sistema continuerà fino all’ultimo giocatore nel cappello, che avrà la Turchia nell’ultima partita Zenta.
Nomi delle partite
Le partite avranno il nome di navi possedute da una delle Sette Grandi Potenze. Come sapete, Diplomacy inizia nel 1901; comunque non necessariamente le navi erano in mare nel 1901, semplicemente lo erano nel 20° secolo.
Sotto potete vedere una tabella con nella prima colonna i nomi e una fotografia, mentre nella seconda colonna vi è una breve storia della nave.
Se la vostra lingua madre non è l’Inglese, e trovate la grafia scorretta, mi scuso, comunque la grafia proviene da libri inglesi o da siti Internet, questa è la possibile origine dell’errore. 
Direttore partita (GMs)
Riguardo alla tabella, la terza colonna è il nome del Direttore della partita ed il suo indirizzo e-mail.
Presto scriverò ai Direttori delle partite e darò loro tutti i dettagli di cui avranno bisogno per le loro partite. Per favore, tenete presente che devono fare certe operazioni prima che vi possano scrivere, quindi non scrivete ai Direttori prima di che loro non vi abbiano scritto. Se non ricevete una e-mail entro 5 giorni scrivete a me.
I Direttori godono delle mia fiducia per cui la decisione dei Direttori è inappellabile.
Passaggio dai quarti di finale alla finale
Essendo i giocatori 175 ci saranno 25 Quarti di Finale, 7 Semifinali e la Finale Dai Quarti passeranno alle Semifinali i 25 vincitori e i 24 migliori secondi (in tutto 49).
Dalle semifinali andranno in Finale i 7 vincitori.
Per la definizione esatta di "secondo" leggere le Regole, disponibili in Inglese (versione originale) e anche tradotte in molte altre lingue.
Altri Dettagli
Come detto prima, se non avete letto il Regolamento, potrete essere svantaggiati perché non lo conoscete.
Sotto vi sono certe informazioni che dovete sapere.
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Tutti i giocatori riceveranno dal loro Direttore via e-mail gli aggiornamenti della loro partita. La e-mail conterrà:
- Brevissime notizie (scritte dal Direttore)
- Ordini, ritirate, costruzioni e scioglimenti
- Comunicazioni se il Direttore deve decidere qualcosa
- Prossima scadenza
- Mappa allegata
- Se il vostro PC incontra problemi con la mappa allegata, scrivete al vostro Direttore e fatelo presente. L’aggiornamento che vi mandano via e-mail è anche sul sito e il vostro Direttore vi potrà dare il link per la vostra partita. Voi potrete andare alla pagina che mostra tutte le partite che si trova premendo il bottone Games che è vicino al fondo della pagina.
- Ogni mese vi manderò una e-mail che vi darà un breve aggiornamento di tutte le partite, più forse qualche altra riga su notizie riguardanti le partite ecc.
- Se avete tentato di inviare i vostri ordini al Direttore e avete ricevuto in ritorno un messaggio di errore, inviate nuovamente la e-mail al vostro Direttore aggiungendo il mio nome. Potrò girarla al Direttore, ma per favore non mandatemi nulla se non avete ricevuto un avviso di errore.
- La scadenza è normalmente una settimana, il Direttore non deve ricordarvi di inviare gli ordini, il rispetto delle scadenze è una vostra responsabilità.
Games' Details
| Quarter-Finals |
| Names | Vessels Description | GM |
Albion |
Built in 1898 at Blackwall, east London she was launched in 21st June however, a terrible accident happened. When ships are displaced, they create a wave but the wave caused by her ran up the side of a creek & collapsed a staging area, which had about 200 people standing. Sadly, 34 drowned & many of them were women & children. | Andy Scott a.j.scottATdsl.pipex.com |
Bersagliere |
This Italian destroyer was launched on 2nd October 1902. She was in the Soldati Artigliere class. The destroyer served her country until the day she was scrapped after 1923. | Ally Bain allyATbain4.fsnet.co.uk |
Chanzy |
Towards the end of the 19th Century, France wanted their navy to have enough ships so that if they went to war against Britain, they could compete with the Royal Navy. This was an Amiral Charner (Admiral in English) armoured cruiser class launched in January 1894. In May 1907, she grounded herself & all attempts to re-float her failed. She became a wreck. | Ally Bain allyATbain4.fsnet.co.uk |
Duilio |
Launched on 24th April 1913, this Italian battleship was reconstructed between 1937 – 1940 & her name was slightly re-named to Caio Duilio. In September 1956, she was removed from naval list. | Doug Stewart canberradougATyahoo.com.au |
Emden |
In WWI, U-9 & this cruiser were the only ships to earn the Iron Cross. In honour Emden’s crew were allowed to add the ship’s name to their surnames. | Jan Willem Omlo longtallglassesATgmail.com |
Gangut |
The name was also the title for these Russian battleship classes. Launched in October 1911 it was re-named in May 1925 to Oktyabrskaya Revolyutsiya. In 1959, she was scrapped. | Doug Stewart canberradougATyahoo.com.au |
Hessen |
This German battleship was in the Braunschweig Class & was the only one of its kind to be present at the Battle of Jutland in WWI. It not only survived that battle but also WWI. She was turned into a radio controlled target ship. She was involved in WWII & at the end of that war; she was taken over by the Soviet Navy. In the early 60s, she was scrapped. | Ally Bain allyATbain4.fsnet.co.uk |
Highflyer |
This British cruiser went to sea in 1897 & in 1914 she discovered & sank the German armed liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, off Spanish Saharan waters. | Doug Stewart canberradougATyahoo.com.au |
Izmail |
Not to be confused with E-mail as this was a Russian battle cruiser. Launched in June 1915, she was in the Baltic Fleet. | Ally Bain allyATbain4.fsnet.co.uk |
Jaureguiberry |
Built in La Seyne the French battleship was launched in 1893 & completed in 1897. Fore & aft, she was armed with single 12" guns together single 10.8" guns on either beam. She was scrapped in 1934. | Ally Bain allyATbain4.fsnet.co.uk |
Königsberg |
On the 12th December 1905, this light cruiser was launched. At the start of WWI, she was patrolling German East Africa. During WWI, she struck many British ships & sank the City of Winchester. In July 1915, she was scuttled but its cannon was rescued by the Germans & used for a long time against British & colonial troops in East African campaign. | Ally Bain allyATbain4.fsnet.co.uk |
Lion |
At the Battle of Dogger Bank, January 1915, this boat was the Royal Navy's flagship. Three German battle cruisers concentrated their fire at her & when eventually damaged, Rear-Admiral Beatty transferred his flag to Princess Royal. | Kester Bearne kester.bearne2ATtiscali.co.uk |
Medjidieh |
This Turkish cruiser was originally named Abdul Mecid but renamed in the same year it was launched, 1903. She & other Turkish ships were sailing towards Odessa to bombard it however, 15 miles from the target she sailed into a mine & sank. The Russians salvaged, re-built & named her Prut. Later in that World War, Germany captured the cruiser & soon in May 1918, she was returned to Turkey. There was another major re-build in 1927 & finally in 1948, she was broken up for scrap. | Ally Bain allyATbain4.fsnet.co.uk |
Messudieh |
She was launched in October 1874. At beginning of WWI, the Turks used her as a stationary guard ship near Chanak in the Dardanelles. On December 1914 a British submarine sank her. | Andy Scott a.j.scottATdsl.pipex.com |
Perthshire |
During WWI, the Royal Navy used certain ex-Merchant Navy ships & designed them to look like battleships or Battlecruisers. This was re-furbished to look like Vanguard. | Andy Scott a.j.scottATdsl.pipex.com |
Radetzky |
Launched on 3rd July 1909, this Austrian-Hungary battleship was used in the British Coronation Review in 1911. During WWI, she was involved in shelling the batteries of Montenegran. At the end of the war, she was ceded to Italy & in 1920 was scrapped. | Doug Stewart canberradougATyahoo.com.au |
Pisa |
Completed in September 1909, this Italian armoured cruiser was re-classed as a coastal battleship in July 1921. It was also used as a training ship. | Kester Bearne kester.bearne2ATtiscali.co.uk |
Samsun |
Even though this is a French Durandal class destroyer, it was owned by the Turks. Hit by a British Sub, E-11, & she sank on 14th August 1915. | Doug Stewart canberradougATyahoo.com.au |
Shchuka |
Launched in April 1905 was a Holland class sub. Due to fears that the Germans would capture her, on the 25th February 1918 the Russians scuttled her at Reval. | Jan Willem Omlo longtallglassesATgmail.com |
Squalo |
The Italian submarine was launched in 1906 & stricken in 1918. Her surface speed was 14 knots with submerged speed of 7 knots. | Andy Scott a.j.scottATdsl.pipex.com |
Tegetthoff |
This Austrian-Hungarian battleship was again, like their sisters, built to match the Italian naval growth. Launched on 31st March 1912, it was scrapped at La Spezia in 1924-25. | Ally Bain allyATbain4.fsnet.co.uk |
Triton |
Launched in July 1901 the cost of this, & the other French Sirene class subs, was £24,700 each. She was stricken in November 1919. | Andy Scott a.j.scottATdsl.pipex.com |
Undine |
This German light cruiser was one of ten Gazelle class & she was launched on 11th December 1902. Sailing in the Baltic Sea, on the 7th November 1914, she was torpedoed & sunk by the British sub, E-19. | Ally Bain allyATbain4.fsnet.co.uk |
Wien |
To those who cannot translate the defence ship’s name, it is Vienna in English. This ship was in the Monarch class & on the 10th December 1917, it was torpedoed by an Italian motor boat, MAS.9. The ship was about to bombard the Italian coast when they were hit. Thankfully, the crew did survive. | Jan Willem Omlo longtallglassesATgmail.com |
Zenta |
Launched in August 1897 it sailed until August 1914 when two shells, from a French Battleship in southern Adriatic Sea, hit this Austrian-Hungarian scout cruiser & very soon, she sank. | Ally Bain allyATbain4.fsnet.co.uk |
| Semi-Finals |
| Names | Vessels Description | GM |
Cap Trafalgar |
Completed in October 1913 she was a German large ocean liner however due to WWI she became an auxiliary cruiser. In September 1914 she was attacked by HMS Carmania & sank leaving it to be the only armed merchant cruiser to be sunk in warfare by its own kind. | Ally Bain allyATbain4.fsnet.co.uk |
Hayreddin Barbarossa |
Launched around about 1891 the Turkish battleship was torpedoed & sunk in the Sea of Marmara due to a British submarine during 1915. | Ally Bain allyATbain4.fsnet.co.uk |
Jean Bart |
The launch date for this battleship was in September 1911 & was scrapped in December 1945. She was in the French Courbet class. | Ally Bain allyATbain4.fsnet.co.uk |
Pamiat Azova |
Completed in 1890 the Russian cruiser was sunk by British torpedo boats in 1919. | Ally Bain allyATbain4.fsnet.co.uk |
Queen Mary |
The British battleship was launched in 20th March 1912. In WWI, she was involved in the Battle of Dogger Bank & the Battle of Jutland. At the Battle of Jutland, the German ships Seydlitz & Derfflinger repeatedly hit her, which meant she sank. The loss was immense with only nine survivors out of the 1,266 crew. | Ally Bain allyATbain4.fsnet.co.uk |
San Giorgio |
Launched in July 1908 the Italian cruiser was reconstructed in late 30s. At Tobruk, she was scuttled. | Ally Bain allyATbain4.fsnet.co.uk |
Szent Istvan |
This Austria/Hungary battleship’s name, in English, is St Stephen & it was launched in 17th January 1914. On June 1918, the Italian MAS.15 torpedoed the ship. | Ally Bain allyATbain4.fsnet.co.uk |
| Final |
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Good Hope |
She was the British Flag Ship & like others of that warship she could be fired upon due to the design of her upper deck. At the Battle of Coronel, Nov 1914, she was regularly hit & soon she sank with no survivors. | Ally Bain allyATbain4.fsnet.co.uk |
Starting Map
Armies are circles & fleets are boxes. The letter within the circle & boxes is self-explanatory. 
Map with Abbreviations
The deeper colours relate to SCs therefore if you look at Austria-Hungary, you'll see that Vienna, Budapest & Trieste have a deeper colour than Galicia, Bohemia & Tyrolia.
Conclusion
In closing I hope you all enjoy the competition regardless of whether you get through to the following rounds or not.
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