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Issue Three - January 1995

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A discredited administration, with no clear sense of direction and a ridiculed leader, it suffered record mid-term reverses both at the hands of a vengeful electorate and in the opinion polls. Without a majority in the legislature, it remains a government in office but not in power, and will no doubt stagger on to inevitable extinction in two years' time -- but at what cost to the country? Right, that's enough about British politics - on with the games...

Round 11 (RR ??? LE) International R.R. London & South East

"ZAPPLE"

29) (12-23) Dover -- Margate :
TTE&F 20-4-3 ; COXES +4 ; KISS +3.
30) (25-@1) Ashford -- The Seaside :
TTE&F (Whitstable) 15-8 ; KISS (Whitstable) 15+8 ; TRUST (Bexhill) 0.
31) (35-13) Maidstone -- Dover :
KISS 20-3 ; TRUST 10-7-5 ; COXES +7+3 ; TTE&F +5.
32) (43-56) Brighton -- Reigate :
TTE&F 20-2-2 ; HICK 10+2 ; COXES +2.
33) (52-66) Three Bridges -- London Paddington :
HICK 20 ; KISS 10-1-1 ; TRUST +1 ; COXES +1.
34) (64-32) London King's Cross -- Sevenoaks :
TRUST 20-2; KISS 10-4 ; HICK 0+4+2.
35) (@5-41) Cross Channel -- Shoreham :
TRUST 20-6 (Newhaven, via Lewes) ; HICK (Newhaven) 10+6 ; TTE&F (Dover) 0. 
Scores : b/fwd  29  30  31  32  33  34  35  c/fwd 
         -----  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  -----
KISS      108    3  23  17       8   6       165 
TTE&F     244   13   7   5  16           0   285 
TRUST     205        0  -2       1  18  14   236 
HICK      259               12  20   6  16   313 
COXES     138    4      10   2   1           155 
          ---   --  --  --  --  --  --  --   ---
          954   20  30  30  30  30  30  30 1,154

Races for Round 12 :

GENEVA :

Tom Smith has dropped out ; you may use COXES' track at half price (i.e. up to 20 hexes per race). You may enter up to 4 of the above races. Note that you must use at least one hex of your own track in any race you enter. The deadline for Round 12 orders is FRIDAY, 17th FEBRUARY, 1995, to Peter Sullivan. E-mail : peter@manorcon.demon.co.uk

Round 9 (RR ??? IN) International R.R. India

"ELBRIDGE GERRY"

15) (15-64) Bareilly -- Calicut :
DAVE 15-1-5 ; AIR 15-8+3 ; BADIS 0-3-6 ; RAJPUT +8+6+5 ; SAHIB +1.
16) (21-45) Ahmadabad -- Jamshedpur :
DAVE 20-7-2 ; SAHIB 10-5 ; BADIS 0 ; RAJPUT +7+5 ; AIR +2.
17) (31-56) Nagpur -- Madras :
DAVE 20-4+2 ; SAHIB 5-2+4 ; AIR 5.
18) (44-32) Calcutta -- Jabalpur :
BADIS 10 ; SAHIB 10 ; AIR 10. [3-way tie]
19) (51-@5) Raipur -- Bangladesh :
SAHIB 20-2+5 ; BADIS 5-5-4+2 ; DAVE 5+4.
20) (61-25) Bangalore -- Indore :
DAVE 20-1+1 ; AIR 10-2-6-1 ; SAHIB +6+2+1.
21) (@6-11) Any Seaport -- Delhi :
AIR (Calcutta) 20 ; BADIS (Calcutta) 10.
RAJPUT [yellow] (Michael Quist, USA)
NMR! No builds.
BADIS BADIS [orange] (Conrad von Metzke, USA)
No builds
DAVE [black] (Dave Erridge, Great Britain.)
(E53) - W9 [-1 S] [-1 S] [-1 A] =-8-3
AIR [brown] (Martyn Hathaway, Great Britain.)
(K18) - J18 - E16 - Madurai =-7
SAHIB [red] (Eric Brosius, USA)
(E67) - Cuttack ; (K58) - L58 [-1 R] =-8-1 
Scores : b/fwd  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  builds  c/fwd 
         -----  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  ------  -----
RAJPUT    112   19  12                          +1   144 
BADIS     140   -9   0      10  -2      10           149 
DAVE      120    9  11  18       9  20      -11      176 
AIR        96   10   2   5  10       1  20   -7 +1   138 
SAHIB      76    1   5   7  10  23   9       -9 +2   124 
          ---   --  --  --  --  --  --  --  -------  ---
          544   30  30  30  30  30  30  30  -27 +4   731

Races for Round 10 :

GENEVA :

BADIS was charged for (Hubli)-O10, already built, last time - b/fwd score adjusted. You may enter 4 of the above races, then build up to 6 physical points (i.e. not counting payments to other players against the limit) of track. The deadline for Round Ten orders is FRIDAY, 17th FEBRUARY, 1995, to Peter Sullivan. E-mail : peter@manorcon.demon.co.uk

Aston I 3019 (93?? ts??) Downfall XIII

"RICHARD M. JOHNSON"

DWARVES/GOOD (Mike Gonslaves, USA)
A(Wil) S A(RRu)-MoM, A(RRu)-MoM, Dain/A(Esg)-RRu M A(NRh)-RRu = Dain/2A(RRu), _A(Shi)-Bre_, A(FEr) S A(Shi)-Bre, A(Iro)-NRh, A(Ere)-Esg.
ELVES/GOOD (Donald Scarr, SCOTLAND.)
A(Gla)-HPa, A(And) S DWARVEN A(RRu)-MoM, _A(CDm)-Gun_, R(. . . . . .)-. . . . . ., F(WES)-SOU, A(Rhu)-Iml M A(Iml) stands = 2A(Iml), A(Eot) stands, _A(GHa) S DWARVEN A(Shi)_ [ordered to move], A(Lor) S A(And).
GANDALF/GOOD (Iain Bowen, Great Britain.)
R(. . . . . . )-. . . . . . , R(. . . . . . )-. . . . . . , Fe(. . . . . )-. . . . . . , Aragorn(. . . . . .)-. . . . . . , Gandalf(. . . . . .)-. . . . . . -. . . . . . .
GONDOR/GOOD (Chris Q. Hardy, Great Britain.)
NMR! F(AND), C(Pel), A(MTi), Faramir/2A(Dor), R(. . . . . . ) all stand unordered.
MORDOR/EVIL (Michael Quist, USA)
NMR! 2A(NIt), A(Osg ), A(SIt), Lord of the Nazgul/3A(SGo), A(DGu), A(Bre), _A(MoM)*_, A(Kha), A(Hdw), 2A(Udu), A(ELi), Nazgul(. . . . . . )-. . . . . . -. . . . . . , Sauron(Udu), A(Fra), A(Gun) all stand unordered.
ROHAN/GOOD (Pete Gaughan, USA)
C(Bro) S DWARVEN A(RRu)-MoM, C(SRh) S A(Nin)-Dag, _A(Ent) S GONDOR A(CAn)_ [no such Gondor unit], A(DMa) S A(Nin)-Dag, A(Nin) -Dag, A(DHa)-Eas, Theoden(DHa) snores...
SARUMAN/GOOD (Lance Anderson, USA)
Saruman(. . . . . . )-. . . . . . , A(Tha)-Min, _A(Wea)-Bre_, A(Hol) stands, A(Tyr) S A(Wea)-Bre, A(Dun)-Gap.
UMBAR/NEUTRAL (Keir Hodgson, Great Britain..)
NMR! F(ETH), A(Hrd), C(Nrd), F(Lam), A(DAm), 2F(ETH) all stand unordered.

RETREATS :

GENEVA :

The NMR!s are hopefully just the result of holiday season forgetfulness... The deadline for Aston II 3019 orders and retreats and Aston III Adjustments is FRIDAY, 17th FEBRUARY, 1995, to Peter Sullivan. E-mail : peter@manorcon.demon.co.uk

PRESS :

SARUMAN TO SAURON : You would be wise to remember that a lowly flea can transmit deadly plague.

It's 3 a.m., I'm off to bed...

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