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Gunboat Diplomacy Openings

As Gunboat' is a variant you should see different openings as opposed to normal Diplomacy Openings. The moves are shown & beside them is the number of times they've been used together with their names.

The moves are shown with the capital of each country being the first listed. If you're surprised that Moscow isn't shown first, St Petersburg was the capital of the Russian Empire from 1709 to 1918.

Any invalid misorder is shown as Stands however if you're not sure of the difference between a valid or an invalid misorder, the following is an example. If France submits A(Mar) - Spa however Germany does A(Mun) S French A(Mar) - Bur, it will be a valid misorder & the order will be shown in the adjudication with MISORDER following. If however Germany wrote, A(Mun) S French F(Bre) - ENG, the order is an invalid misorder for one of two things. In this case it will be shown, A(Mun) Stands.

In addition to looking at these tables, I've written a couple of articles called Gunboat ESP & Gunboat Endings. The first describes my view of playing these games & hopefully you might gain from reading it. The second one shows the outcome of finished games.

These are being updated with the last addition being done on 29th July 2008. Currently they are 277 games' openings being shown, which are or were played on sites that I'm involved with & the Openings from 'Admiral' games are shown.

If instead of looking at each countries openings as you want to see a particular country, press on the country & you'll jump to it:

Austria-Hungary | England | France | Germany | Italy | Russia | Turkey


Austria-Hungary
A(Vie) - Bud; A(Bud) - Rum; F(Tri) - ADSx 1 Blue Water Opening
A(Vie) - Bud; A(Bud) - Rum; F(Tri) - Alb x 1 Rumanian Gambit; McGivern's Variation
A(Vie) - Bud; A(Bud) - Rum; F(Tri) - Ven x 1 Hedgehog; Budapest Variation
A(Vie) - Bud; A(Bud) - Ser; F(Tri) - ADS x 1 Blue Water Opening; Serbian Variation
A(Vie) - Bud; A(Bud) - Ser; F(Tri) - Alb x 16 Balkan Gambit; Budapest Variation
A(Vie) - Bud; A(Bud) - Ser; F(Tri) - Ven x 1 Hedgehog; Southern Budapest Variation
A(Vie) - Bud; A(Bud) - Ser; F(Tri) Stands x 2 Hungarian Houseboat
A(Vie) - Gal; A(Bud) - Rum; F(Tri) - ADS x 1 Blue Water Opening; Hop, Step & Jump
A(Vie) - Gal; A(Bud) - Rum; F(Tri) - Alb x 5 Rumanian Gambit; Warhog Variation
A(Vie) - Gal; A(Bud) - Rum; F(Tri) - Ven x 3 Hedgehog
A(Vie) - Gal; A(Bud) - Rum; F(Tri) S Italian A(Ven) x 1 Roadhog; Italian Support
A(Vie) - Gal; A(Bud) - Ser; F(Tri) - ADS x 2 Blue Water Opening; Panther
A(Vie) - Gal; A(Bud) - Ser; F(Tri) - Alb x 65 Balkan Gambit; Galician Variation
A(Vie) - Gal; A(Bud) - Ser; F(Tri) - Ven x 42 Hedgehog; Southern Variation
A(Vie) - Gal; A(Bud) - Ser; F(Tri) S Italian A(Ven) x 18 Houseboat Opening; Italian Support
A(Vie) - Gal; A(Bud) - Ser; F(Tri) Stands x 15 Houseboat Opening
A(Vie) - Gal; A(Bud) S A(Vie) - Gal; F(Tri) - Ven x 2 Hedgehog; Porcupine Variation
A(Vie) - Gal; A(Bud) S A(Vie) - Gal; F(Tri) S Italian A(Ven) x 2 Houseboat Opening; Galicia Defence
A(Vie) - Tri; A(Bud) - Gal; F(Tri) - ADS x 1 Blue Water Opening; Galician Variation
A(Vie) - Tri; A(Bud) - Gal; F(Tri) - Alb x 10 Galician Gambit
A(Vie) - Tri; A(Bud) - Rum; F(Tri) Stands x 1 Oops!
A(Vie) - Tri; A(Bud) - Ser; F(Tri) - ADS x 6 Blue Water Opening; Trieste Lepanto
A(Vie) - Tri; A(Bud) - Ser; F(Tri) - Alb x 53 Balkan Gambit; Trieste Variation
A(Vie) - Tyr; A(Bud) - Gal; F(Tri) - Alb x 1 Hell to Leather
A(Vie) - Tyr; A(Bud) S Russian A(War) - Gal; F(Tri) - Alb x 1 Galician Allied Gambit
A(Vie) - Tyr; A(Bud) - Gal; F(Tri) - Ven x 3 Hedgehog; Alpine Variation
A(Vie) - Tyr; A(Bud) - Gal; F(Tri) S Italian A(Ven) x 2 Hell to Support
A(Vie) - Tyr; A(Bud) - Rum; F(Tri) - ADS x 1 Blue Water Opening; Rumania Variation
A(Vie) - Tyr; A(Bud) - Rum; F(Tri) - Ven x 1 Hedgehog; Rumanian Variation
A(Vie) - Tyr; A(Bud) - Ser; F(Tri) - ADS x 3 Blue Water Opening; Tyrolia Lepanto
A(Vie) - Tyr; A(Bud) - Ser; F(Tri) - Alb x 6 Balkan Gambit; Tyrolian Variation
A(Vie) - Tyr; A(Bud) - Ser; F(Tri) - Ven x 1 Hedgehog; Serbian Variation
A(Vie) - Tyr; A(Bud) - Tri; F(Tri) - ADS x 2 Blue Water Opening, Von Metzke Blitz
A(Vie) S Russian A(War) - Gal; A(Bud) - Ser; F(Tri) - Alb x 2 Balkan Gambit; Galicia Offer
A(Vie) S Russian A(War) - Gal; A(Bud) - Ser; F(Tri) S Italian A(Ven) x 1 Peace & Tranquillity
A(Vie) Stands; A(Bud) - Ser; F(Tri) - Alb x 2 Balkan Gambit
A(Vie) Stands; A(Bud) - Ser; F(Tri) - Ven x 1 Hedgehog; Hold Capital


England
F(Lon) - ENG; A(Lpl) - Edi; F(Edi) - NTH x 5 Southern Opening; Edinburgh Variation
F(Lon) - ENG; A(Lpl) - Wal; F(Edi) - NTH x 15 The Welsh Opening
F(Lon) - ENG; A(Lpl) - Yor; F(Edi) - NTH x 124 Southern Opening; Yorkshire Variation
F(Lon) - ENG; A(Lpl) Stands; F(Edi) - NTH x 2 Southern Opening; Liverpool Waits
F(Lon) - NTH; A(Lpl) - Cly; F(Edi) - NWG x 1 Northern Opening; Clyde Variation
F(Lon) - NTH; A(Lpl) - Edi; F(Edi) - NWG x 42 Northern Opening; Churchill Variation
F(Lon) - NTH; A(Lpl) - Wal; F(Edi) - NWG x 2 Northern Opening; Wales Variation
F(Lon) - NTH; A(Lpl) - Yor; F(Edi) - NWG x 84 The Yorkshire Opening
F(Lon) - NTH; A(Lpl) Stands; F(Edi) - NWG x 1 Northern Opening; Liverpool Waits
F(Lon) - Wal; A(Lpl) - Yor; F(Edi) - NTH x 1 Northern Opening; Thames Variation


France
A(Par) - Bur; F(Bre) - ENG; A(Mar) - Burx 2 Manche Opening; German Defence
A(Par) - Bur; F(Bre) - ENG; A(Mar) - Spa x 22 Manche Opening; Burgundy Variation
A(Par) - Bur; F(Bre) - ENG; A(Mar) S A(Par) - Bur x 33 Manche Opening; Burgundy Requirement
A(Par) - Bur; F(Bre) - MAO; A(Mar) - Bur x 16 Atlantic Opening
A(Par) - Bur; F(Bre) - MAO; A(Mar) - Gas x 6 Atlantic Opening; The Vineyard Alternative
A(Par) - Bur; F(Bre) - MAO; A(Mar) - Spa x 36 Atlantic Opening; Burgundy Variation
A(Par) - Bur; F(Bre) - MAO; A(Mar) S A(Par) - Bur x 61 Atlantic Opening, Maginot Variation
A(Par) - Bur; F(Bre) - MAO; A(Mar) Stands x 4 Atlantic Opening; Marseilles Holds
A(Par) - Bur; F(Bre) - Pic; A(Mar) - Spa x 4 Norman Opening
A(Par) - Bur; F(Bre) - Pic; A(Mar) S A(Par) - Bur x 7 Norman Opening; Burgundy Requirement
A(Par) - Gas; F(Bre) - ENG; A(Mar) - Bur x 1 Manche Opening; The Vineyard
A(Par) - Gas; F(Bre) - ENG; A(Mar) - Spa x 17 Manche Opening, English Defence
A(Par) - Gas; F(Bre) - MAO; A(Mar) - Bur x 16 Atlantic Opening; The Vineyard
A(Par) - Gas; F(Bre) - MAO; A(Mar) - Pie x 2 Atlantic Opening; Piedmont System
A(Par) - Gas; F(Bre) - MAO; A(Mar) - Spa x 13 Atlantic Opening; Gascony Variation
A(Par) - Gas; F(Bre) - Pic; A(Mar) - Spa x 1 Atlantic Opening; Gaspic Variation
A(Par) - Pic; F(Bre) - ENG; A(Mar) - Bur x 4 Manche Opening; Northern Dash
A(Par) - Pic; F(Bre) - ENG; A(Mar) - Spa x 7 Manche Opening; Spanish Variation
A(Par) - Pic; F(Bre) - ENG; A(Mar) S German A(Mun) - Bur x 1 Manche Opening, Northern Limp
A(Par) - Pic; F(Bre) - ENG; A(Mar) Stands x 1 Manche Opening; Northern Limp
A(Par) - Pic; F(Bre) - MAO; A(Mar) - Bur x 12 Atlantic Opening; Belgian Gambit
A(Par) - Pic; F(Bre) - MAO; A(Mar) - Spa x 6 Atlantic Opening; Picardy Opening
A(Par) - Pic; F(Bre) - MAO; A(Mar) - Stands x 4 Picardy Opening; Marseilles Holds
A(Par) Stands; F(Bre) - MAO; A(Mar) - Spa x 1 Atlantic Opening; Paris Holds


Germany
A(Ber) - Kie; F(Kie) - BAL; A(Mun) - Ruh x 3 Blitzkrieg Opening; Baltic Variation
A(Ber) - Kie; F(Kie) - Den; A(Mun) - Bur x 39 Anschluss Opening; Burgundy Variation
A(Ber) - Kie; F(Kie) - Den; A(Mun) - Ruh x 123 Blitzkrieg Opening; Danish Variation
A(Ber) - Kie; F(Kie) - Den; A(Mun) - Sil x 1 Anschluss Opening; Silesia Variation
A(Ber) - Kie; F(Kie) - Den; A(Mun) - Tyr x 18 Anschluss Opening; Tyrolean Variation
A(Ber) - Kie; F(Kie) - Den; A(Mun) S French A(Par) - Bur x 4 Anschluss Opening; French Support Variation
A(Ber) - Kie; F(Kie) - Den; A(Mun) S Italian A(Ven) - Tyr x 1 Anti-Anschluss Opening
A(Ber) - Kie; F(Kie) - Den; A(Mun) Stands x 3 Anschluss Opening
A(Ber) - Kie; F(Kie) - Hel; A(Mun) - Ruh x 1 Dutch Boy Opening; Ruhr Variation
A(Ber) - Kie; F(Kie) - Hol; A(Mun) - Bur x 11 Dutch Boy Opening; Burgundy Variation
A(Ber) - Kie; F(Kie) - Hol; A(Mun) - Ruh x 60 Blitzkrieg Opening; Dutch Variation
A(Ber) - Kie; F(Kie) - Hol; A(Mun) - Tyr x 2 Dutch Boy Opening; Tyrolean Variation
A(Ber) - Kie; F(Kie) - Hol; A(Mun) S French A(Par) - Bur x 3 Dutch Boy Opening; French Support Variation
A(Ber) - Kie; F(Kie) - Hol; A(Mun) Stands x 3 Blitzkrieg Opening; Munich Hold
A(Ber) - Mun; F(Kie) - Hol; A(Mun) - Ruh x 1 Danish Gambit
A(Ber) - Pru; F(Kie) - BAL; A(Mun) - Ruh x 1 Prussian Opening; Baltic Variation
A(Ber) - Pru; F(Kie) - Den; A(Mun) - Sil x 1 Prussian Opening; The Barbarossa
A(Ber) - Sil; F(Kie) - Den; A(Mun) - Ruh x 1 Silesian Opening; Frederich Variation
A(Ber) - Sil; F(Kie) - Hol; A(Mun) - Kie x 1 Silesian Opening; All Options


Italy
A(Rom) - Apu; A(Ven) - Pie; F(Nap) - ION x 3 Lepanto; Swiss Variation
A(Rom) - Apu; A(Ven) - Tri; F(Nap) - ION x 15 Key Lepanto
A(Rom) - Apu; A(Ven) - Tyr; F(Nap) - ION x 15 Lepanto; Tyrolian Variation
A(Rom) - Apu; A(Ven) s Austrian A(Vie) - Tyr; F(Nap) - ION x 2 Lepanto; Tyrolia Support
A(Rom) - Apu; A(Ven) s Austrian F(Tri); F(Nap) - ION x 38 Lepanto; Support Variation
A(Rom) - Apu; A(Ven) Stands; F(Nap) - ION x 23 Lepanto
A(Rom) - Nap; A(Ven) - Tus; F(Nap) - ION x 1 Lepanto; Tuscany Variation
A(Rom) - Nap; A(Ven) s Austrian F(Tri); F(Nap) - ION x 4 Lepanto; Neopolitan Variation with Support
A(Rom) - Nap; A(Ven) Stands; F(Nap) - ION x 3 Lepanto; Neopolitan Variation
A(Rom) - Nap; A(Ven) Stands; F(Nap) - TYS x 1 Tunis for me!
A(Rom) - Tus; A(Ven) - Pie; F(Nap) - TYS x 1 Western Lepanto
A(Rom) - Tus; A(Ven) - Tri; F(Nap) - ION x 1 Key Lepanto; Tuscany Variation
A(Rom) - Tus; A(Ven) Stands; F(Nap) - ION x 2 Lepanto; Passive
A(Rom) - Tus; A(Ven) Stands; F(Nap) - TYS x 1 Western Lepanto; Venice Hold
A(Rom) - Ven; A(Ven) - Apu; F(Nap) - ION x 4 Lepanto; Anti-Hedgehog
A(Rom) - Ven; A(Ven) - Pie; F(Nap) - ION x 38 Alpine Chicken Opening; Ionian Variation
A(Rom) - Ven; A(Ven) - Pie; F(Nap) - TYS x 3 Alpine Chicken Opening; Tyrrhenian Variation
A(Rom) - Ven; A(Ven) - Tri; F(Nap) - ION x 14 Austrian Attack or Stab Lepanto
A(Rom) - Ven; A(Ven) - Tri; F(Nap) - TYS x 1 Austrian Attack or Stab Lepanto; Tyrrhenian Variation
A(Rom) - Ven; A(Ven) - Tus; F(Nap) - TYS x 1 Defence Process
A(Rom) - Ven; A(Ven) - Tyr; F(Nap) - Apu x 1 Obriani Opening; Apulia Variation
A(Rom) - Ven; A(Ven) - Tyr; F(Nap) - ION x 96 Obriani Openings
A(Rom) - Ven; A(Ven) - Tyr; F(Nap) - TYS x 6 Tyrolian Attack; Tyrrhenian Variation
A(Rom) Stands; A(Ven) - Pie; F(Nap) - TYS x 1 Western Lepanto
A(Rom) Stands; A(Ven) s Austrian F(Tri); F(Nap) - ION x 1 Armies Stay Put
A(Rom) Stands; A(Ven) s Austrian F(Tri); F(Nap) - TYS x 1 Western Lepanto; No Tanks


Russia
F(StP) sc - Fin; A(Mos) - Sev; F(Sev) - Rum; A(War) - Ukr x 1 Southern System; Finnish-Rumanian Opening
F(StP) sc - Fin; A(Mos) - StP; F(Sev) - BLA; A(War) - Gal x 1 Northern System; Lapland Octopus
F(StP) sc - Fin; A(Mos) - StP; F(Sev) - Rum; A(War) - Ukr x 2 Northern System; The Finnish-Ukraine
F(StP) sc - Fin; A(Mos) - Ukr; F(Sev) - BLA; A(War) - Gal x 4 Lapland Lurch; Ukraine Variation
F(StP) sc - Fin; A(Mos) - Ukr; F(Sev) - BLA; A(War) S Austrian A(Bud) - Gal x 1 Lapland Lurch; Budapest Support
F(StP) sc - Fin; A(Mos) - Ukr; F(Sev) - BLA; A(War) S Austrian A(Vie) - Gal x 2 Lapland Lurch; Vienna Support
F(StP) sc - Fin; A(Mos) - Ukr; F(Sev) - Rum; A(War) - Gal x 1 Lapland Lurch; Austrian Attack
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - Lvn; F(Sev) - BLA; A(War) - Gal x 5 Livonian System; Galicia Variation
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - Lvn; F(Sev) - Arm; A(War) - Ukr x 1 Livonian System; Ukraine Variation
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - Lvn; F(Sev) - Rum; A(War) Stands x 1 Livonian System
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - Sev; F(Sev) - Arm; A(War) - Gal x 2 Noah's Ark; Austrian Defence
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - Sev; F(Sev) - Rum; A(War) - Gal x 7 Southern System; Rumanian Opening
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - Sev; F(Sev) - Rum; A(War) - Sil x 2 Southern System; German Attack Variation
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - Sev; F(Sev) - Rum; A(War) - Ukr x 7 Southern System
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - StP; F(Sev) - Arm; A(War) - Sil x 1 Northern System; Hell to Leather
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - StP; F(Sev) - BLA; A(War) - Gal x 14 Northern System; Octopus
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - StP; F(Sev) - BLA; A(War) - Lvn x 1 Northern System; Livonian Variation
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - StP; F(Sev) - BLA; A(War) - Ukr x 15 Northern System; The Squid
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - StP; F(Sev) - BLA; A(War) - Sil x 1 Northern System; German Attack Variation
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - StP; F(Sev) - Rum; A(War) - Gal x 3 Northern System; The Galician
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - StP; F(Sev) - Rum; A(War) - Ukr x 5 Northern System; The Ukraine
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - StP; F(Sev) - Rum; A(War) Stands x 1 Northern System; Warsaw Holds
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - StP; F(Sev) Stands; A(War) - Lvn x 1 Northern System, Livonian-No Black Sea Variation
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - Ukr; F(Sev) - Arm; A(War) - Gal x 3 Ukraine System; Armenia Variation
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - Ukr; F(Sev) - BLA; A(War) - Gal x 153 Ukraine System; Southern Defence
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - Ukr; F(Sev) - BLA; A(War) - Sil x 9 Ukraine System; German Attack Variation
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - Ukr; F(Sev) - BLA; A(War) - Lvn x 1 Ukraine System; Livonian Variation
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - Ukr; F(Sev) - BLA; A(War) S A(Mos) - Ukr x 1 Ukraine System, Help Moscow
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - Ukr; F(Sev) - BLA; A(War) S Austrian A(Vie) - Gal x 1 Ukraine System; Austrian Support
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - Ukr; F(Sev) - BLA; A(War) Stands x 3 Ukraine System; Warsaw's Feet-up
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - Ukr; F(Sev) - Rum; A(War) - Gal x 11 Ukraine System; Austrian Attack
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - Ukr; F(Sev) - Rum; A(War) - Sil x 1 Ukraine System; Bulgarian Gambit
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - Ukr; F(Sev) - Rum; A(War) Stands x 1 Ukraine System; Warsaw Holds
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - Ukr; F(Sev) Stands; A(War) - Gal x 3 Ukraine System; Southern Houseboat
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - War; F(Sev) - BLA; A(War) - Pru x 1 Warsaw System; Northern-German Attack
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - War; F(Sev) - BLA; A(War) - Sil x 1 Warsaw System; German Attack
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) - War; F(Sev) - Rum; A(War) - Gal x 1 Warsaw System, Galicia Variation
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) Stands; F(Sev) - Arm; A(War) - Ukr x 1 Inertia System; Armenia Variation
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) Stands; F(Sev) - BLA; A(War) - Gal x 1 Inertia System; Galicia Variation
F(StP) sc - GoB; A(Mos) Stands; F(Sev) - BLA; A(War) - Ukr x 2 Inertia System; Ukraine Variation
F(StP) sc - Lvn; A(Mos) - Ukr; F(Sev) - Rum; A(War) - Gal x 1 Don't Want Sweden
F(StP) sc Stands; A(Mos) - Ukr; F(Sev) - BLA; A(War) - Gal x 1 Ukraine System; Northern Hold
F(StP) sc Stands; A(Mos) - Ukr; F(Sev) - Rum; A(War) S A(Mos) - Ukr x 2 Ukraine System; Defensive Mode


Turkey
A(Con) - Bul; A(Smy) - Arm; F(Ank) - BLA x 91 Crimean Crusher
A(Con) - Bul; A(Smy) - Arm; F(Ank) - Con x 22 Turkish Hedgehog
A(Con) - Bul; A(Smy) - Ank; F(Ank) - BLA x 1 Slingshot Juggernaut
A(Con) - Bul; A(Smy) - Ank; F(Ank) - Con x 37 Bosphorus
A(Con) - Bul; A(Smy) - Con; F(Ank) - BLA x 112 Russian Defence (or called the Bottleneck)
A(Con) - Bul; A(Smy) - Con; F(Ank) S Russian F(Sev) - BLA x 1 Boston Strangler
A(Con) - Bul; A(Smy) Stands; F(Ank) - BLA x 3 Pastiche Opening
A(Con) - Bul; A(Smy) Stands; F(Ank) - Con x 10 Bosphorus; Smyrna Variation


Plently of moves have been used with certain countries using a variety of openings & some using, more or less, the same move. Either way, I hope you'll find them interesting.


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