Re: Famous Detectives playing Diplomacy

Hi - 

On a related note, you all might be interested in a list I started on
BoardGameGeek called "Diplomacy Dream Team".  Everyone submits the 6
people past or present that they would invite to play a game of
diplomacy with them.  There have been some pretty interesting results
so far.  Come over and add your suggestions:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listid=1690

Robert

"Dorian Love" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Imagining a game of Diplomacy played by the great fictional detectives of
> novel and television, who would win?
> 
> A:   Sherlock Holmes
> E:   Hercules Poirot
> F:   Father Brown
> G:   Miss Marples
> I:     Inspector Morse
> R:  Jessica Fletcher
> T:   Lieutenant Colombo
> 
> Spring 1901:
> 
> Sherlock Holmes would observe instantly that whilst Russia was writing
> orders, she began with an upstroke indicating an army order. Since Russian
> openings are ordered by the Moscow move, and any detective would logically
> follow this ordered line of thinking, Holmes watches very carefully, and is
> able to detect the U of Ukraine. Although disturbed from observing further
> by the Turkish player uspetting a pot of tea into his lap. Holmes is able to
> deduce two important facts from this observation.
>     a)    Under the Ukraine System the most popular opening would be the
> Austrian attack.
>     b)    Turkey is a fool.
> 
> Hercules Poirot would employ the little grey cells to extremely telling
> effect. Noticing that Turkey was a fool, and that Holmes was somewhat
> preoccupied, would assume that Russia was attacking Austria. Poirot, noting
> that neither France nor Germany seemed inclined to talk to him, would
> further assume, whilst munching some garlic, an FRGT alliance at the very
> least with Italy a probable addition. Poirot would therefore order London to
> the English Channel and Edinburgh to North Sea as a matter of urgency.
> 
> Father Brown, the master of psychological detection would order a standard
> Burgundy opening and then watch player reactions to the adjudication very
> closely, assuming nothing.
> 
> Miss Marples, mind like a bacon slicer would have written preliminaries
> before leaving the table and positioned herself so that she could observe
> French order writing with the aid of a mirror reflecting light off the tea
> pot. Unfortunately, as France is about to write his orders, Turkey foils the
> plan.
> 
> Inspector Morse, scorning the proferred cup of tea orders a classic Lepanto
> opening (it's what one does in these situations, Lewis) before going off in
> search of a beverage which is served in pint-glasses rather than cups. He
> has a long conversation with Russia and learns that she is a writer by
> profession. A writer? How interesting?
> 
> Jessica Fletcher sees that Turkey is no fool, when she notices him switching
> order papers with Austria whilst spilling the contents of the tea-pot, and
> switching back whilst attempting to mop up the mess with his tie.
> 
> Lieutenant Colombo manages to read Austria's orders and sees that Austria
> expects a Russian attack, and given his deductive powers he is probably
> right. Catching Russia's eye, a brief nod, and the Juggernaut is on.
> 
> Adjudication:
> Austria: (Holmes)
> A Budapest - Rumania (*Bounce*)
> F Trieste - Albania
> A Vienna - Galicia (*Bounce*)
> 
> England: (Poirot)
> F Edinburgh - North Sea
> A Liverpool - Yorkshire
> F London - English Channel
> 
> France: (Fr Brown)
> F Brest - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
> A Marseilles - Spain
> A Paris - Burgundy
> 
> Germany: (Marples)
> A Berlin - Kiel
> F Kiel - Denmark
> A Munich - Ruhr
> 
> Italy: (Morse)
> F Naples - Ionian Sea
> A Rome - Apulia
> A Venice Hold
> 
> Russia: (Fletcher)
> A Moscow - Ukraine
> F Sevastopol - Rumania (*Bounce*)
> F St Petersburg(sc) - Gulf of Bothnia
> A Warsaw - Galicia (*Bounce*)
> 
> Turkey: (Colombo)
> F Ankara - Black Sea
> A Constantinople - Bulgaria
> A Smyrna - Constantinople
> 
> To be serialised....
> 
> Dorian Love
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]