RESULTS: Starting turn 3 -- The storm moves 3 to sector 16, over The Greater Flat. This catches the Fremen spice grubbers out in the open in The Great Flat, killing half of them. (I'll assume only regulars should be killed, but if you want the Fedaykin token removed instead, let me know.) It's been a tough year for the Fremen... Next, Arrakis awaits news of new spice blows. But a great rumbling, reminiscent of atomics in the battles of old, is heard in the Hagga Basin. Shai Hulud! The great worm, mysteriously drawn to the spice that previously erupted there, only to be lost to the storm, signals a Nexus. A time for all mortal men to reconsider their life's goals. You all may now decide whether or not to ally with another faction, or remain unallied. Remember that each alliance may consist of only 2 factions, and they then need to control 4 strongholds between them in order to win. An unallied faction still only needs 3 strongholds to win. Remember also that alliances are binding until the next worm. To indicate that you want to ally, just send me a note saying who you want to ally with. If I receive mutual unambiguous alliance notes from two factions, they will be allied. It's that easy. I'm assuming the regular 2-day deadline is sufficient, but it's ok with me if anyone feels that you need more time for alliance negotiation. Let me know up front if you need more than the allotted time. When we return, we will finish the spice round and then go into the bidding round. I propose Tuesday, September 14, at the usual time (6:00 CDT) for our chat for this. Please confirm your availability. ORDERS NEEDED: All - Alliances? All - Confirm availability for chat on Sep 14 All - Conditional orders or card plays DUE DATE: September 11, 1999 =============================================================================== TURN: 3 STORM: The Greater Flat (sector 16) SPICE: South Mesa (sector 5) - 2 ALLIANCES: ??? CARD BIDDING: REVIVAL: MOVEMENT: Fremen - Bene Gesserit - Guild - Emperor - Atreides - Harkonnen - COMBAT: SPICE COLLECTION: TOKEN LOCATIONS: Atreides - 3 Arrakeen (sector 10) 6 Imperial Basin (sector 10) 3 Off-planet 8 Tanks Bene Gesserit - 1(c) Arrakeen (sector 10) 2(c) Carthag (sector 11) 1(c) Habbanya Ridge Sietch (sector 17) 2(c) Imperial Basin (sector 10) 1 Polar Sink 2(c) Sietch Tabr (sector 14) 2 South Mesa (sector 5) 9 Off-planet 0 Tanks Emperor - 1 Carthag (sector 11) 4(3) Habbanya Ridge Sietch (sector 17) 9 Off-planet 6(2) Tanks Fremen - 3(1) The Great Flat (sector 15) 3(1) Far side of planet 14(1) Tanks Guild - 5 Polar Sink 2 Sietch Tabr (sector 14) 3 Tuek's Sietch (sector 5) 6 Off-planet 4 Tanks Harkonnen - 5 Off-planet 15 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) OK Kwisatz Haderach (+2) [7/7] 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) DEAD Shadout Mapes (3) DEAD 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