GM : Andy Scott
Starting date : 11th August 2008
End date : 18th April 2009
Result : 3 way draw between France, Italy and Russia

AUSTRIA	Philip Chilvers	Eliminated
ENGLAND	Joe Payne	Eliminated
FRANCE	Stephen Custance-baker	Drew
GERMANY	Laurence Parrott	Eliminated
ITALY	Gavin Nochomovitz	Drew
RUSSIA	Martin Styler	Drew
TURKEY	Matt Dunlap	Survived

GM : Andy Scott
First of all another huge apology from me for the amount of time it has taken me to get these EGS out, Sorry! Southern was a game that was played competently by good players, no one had a blinder though and the talented pack was always ready to counter any strong individual breaks. Hence why I think the four way was probably a fair result! Thanks to all the players, as a GM this was a breeze :-)) The only disap[pointment is the slight lack of EGS but with my record I can hardly talk! See you all again soon, Andy

AUSTRIA : Philip Chilvers
In spite of my brief participation in the game, I feel it only polite that I submit an EGP. I made a pretty standard start to the game but unfortunately Italy’s initial moves were definitely anti-Austrian. Add to that a Russian army in Gal and things were not looking good for me. Italy and I swapped supply centres in the first Autumn turn, with me one unit ahead. In 1902 things became even more complex; in the Spring I reoccupied Tri whilst Bud was occupied by the Russians and Vie by the Italians; in the Autumn move I retained ownership of Ven and Bud, gained War but lost Ser to Russia and Vie to Italy. By 1903 I was reduced to Bud and then I had to take an early bath in 1904. I would like to say thanks to everyone who participated in the game and congratulations to France, Italy and Russia. Thanks to Andy for being the GM, for giving up his time and for running the game. Philip (Austria)

ITALY : Gavin Nochomovitz
First of all, many thanks to Andy for his hard work GM’ing this epic battle. He deserves all the credit in the world. Although I was playing two other games at the same time, this turned out to be the most interesting. I started out in a bit of a stalemate with Austria, but a very fortunate NMR led to my breakthrough. Many regards to an excellent Austrian dictator. Once Russia, Turkey and I were able to make it into the Balkans, it became another stalemate with Turkey that would last the rest of the game. Kudos to Turkey and Russia for keeping things interesting. All the best to the rest of the players. Italy

RUSSIA : Martin Styler
I've played quite a few Gunboat games and this was one in which I definitely felt the need for some diplomacy. Playing Russia is always an enjoyable experience but I felt the need for an ally to help me to dominance in either the North or the South. As an example, it would have been great to talk to Italy to see what we could do together. From what I remember I was helped in the North by NMRs from my nearest two rivals so I think myself lucky to have got as far as I did. Once France decided to send his entire fleet northwards my adventure was more or less over. I was hoping that Italy might move more quickly against him but it was not to be. As Andy so helpfully pointed out, once things were well-matched in the North it was time to propose a draw. Many thanks to Andy for GMing and to the others for a good, fun game. Regards,Martin.