RESULTS: The sand is really starting to hit the fan now. The Emperor, not one to be left out of a good melee, goes after the Harkonnen in Carthag. From my gods-eye view of the game, I have to say that the amount of diplomacy in this game is possibly higher at this stage of the game than in any game I can remember playing. And a lot of it is in character to boot! It's fabulous! All I can say is that if you're not cutting deals with another faction or two, you're probably being left in the dust. :) ORDERS NEEDED: Atreides - Shipment and movement orders Bene Gesserit - Spiritual advisor with Emperor? Guild - Take your move now? All - Conditional orders or card plays DUE DATE: August 27, 1999 =============================================================================== TURN: 2 STORM: Rock Outcroppings (sector 13) SPICE: South Mesa (sector 5) - 6 The Great Flat (sector 15) - 10 ALLIANCES: None CARD BIDDING: Card #1 - H:2 F:- B:3 G:- E:x A:- H:- -> B:3 Card #2 - F:2 B:- G:- E:x A:3 H:- F:4 A:- -> F:4 Card #3 - B:1 G:2 E:x A:- H:3 F:- B:- G:- -> H:3 Card #4 - G:3 E:x A:- H:4 F:- B:- G:- -> H:4 (Karama used) Card #5 - E:x A:- H:2 F:- B:- G:- -> H:2 REVIVAL: Atreides - 2 free + 1 paid MOVEMENT: Harkonnen - No shipment; Move 5 tokens from Carthag to Arrakeen Fremen - No shipment; Move 6 tokens from Funeral Plain to The Great Flat Bene Gesserit - Ship 1 token to Arrakeen; Move 2 tokens from Arrakeen to Imperial Basin Guild - Deferred Emperor - Ship 7 tokens (including 2 Sardaukar) to Carthag; No movement Atreides - COMBAT: Faction Dialed Leader Weapon Defense ----------------------------------------------------------- Arrakeen: Harkonnen Atreides Carthag: Harkonnen Emperor SPICE COLLECTION: TOKEN LOCATIONS: Atreides - 11 Arrakeen (sector 10) 8 Off-planet 1 Tanks Bene Gesserit - 1(c) Carthag (sector 11) 1(c) Habbanya Ridge Sietch (sector 17) 2 Imperial Basin (sector 10) 1(c) Polar Sink 1(c) Sietch Tabr (sector 14) 2 South Mesa (sector 5) 12 Off-planet 0 Tanks Emperor - 7(2) Carthag (sector 11) 4(3) Habbanya Ridge Sietch (sector 17) 9 Off-planet 0 Tanks Fremen - 7(1) Sietch Tabr (sector 14) 4 False Wall South (sector 4) 6(1) The Great Flat (sector 15) 3(1) Far side of planet 0 Tanks Guild - 5 Polar Sink 5 Tuek's Sietch (sector 5) 10 Off-planet 0 Tanks Harkonnen - 5 Arrakeen (sector 10) 10 Carthag (sector 11) 5 Off-planet 0 Tanks LEADER STATUS: Atreides - OK Lady Jessica (5) OK Thufir Hawat (5) OK Gurney Halleck (4) OK Duncan Idaho (2) OK Dr. Wellington Yueh (1) N/A Kwisatz Haderach (+2) [0/7] Bene Gesserit - OK Alia (5) OK Lady Margot Fenring (5) OK Princess Irulan (5) OK Rev. Mother Ramallo (5) OK Wanna Marcus (5) Emperor - OK Count Hasimir Fenring (6) OK Captain Aramsham (5) OK Burseg (3) OK Caid (3) OK Bashar (2) Fremen - OK Stilgar (7) OK Chani (6) OK Otheym (5) OK Shadout Mapes (3) OK Jamis (2) Guild - OK Staban Tuek (5) OK Esmar Tuek (3) OK Master Bewt (3) OK Soo Soo Sook (2) OK Guild Representative (1) Harkonnen - OK Feyd-Rautha (6) OK Beast Rabban (4) OK Piter DeVries (3) OK Captain Iakin Nefud (2) OK Umman Kudu (1) PLAYERS: Atreides - Sherlockazulu ***** Bene Gesserit - Dandelot ***** Emperor - Sorvan ***** ***** Harkonnen - LoveTXmen ***** Fremen - JonathanMcC ***** ***** Guild - CcollinsIII ***** ***** GM - tempus42 ***** ***** PLAYER DOTS: Cielago South (sector 2) - Bene Gesserit Tuek's Sietch (sector 5) - Guild Gara Kulon (sector 8) - Emperor Carthag (sector 11) - Atreides Sietch Tabr (sector 14) - Harkonnen Habbanya Ridge Sietch (sector 17) - Fremen