RESULTS: The Fremen, doing it all on his own, makes a stunning play for the win -- He ships all of his available troops into Sietch Tabr and then slyly moves 2 tokens from Carthag over into Arrakeen under cover of the storm. (One of those tokens dies in the storm, of course, but one gets through.) So he's got Arrakeen free and clear, he's currently uncontested in Carthag, and he's fighting the Atreides in Tabr. No word from the BG -- I'll still allow advisors to slip in with the Atreides or Harkonnen if he orders it now. He's only got 1 token to play with anyway... BG is next to move, too, by the way... ORDERS NEEDED: Bene Gesserit - Advisor with Atreides and/or Harkonnen? Bene Gesserit - Shipment and movement orders Guild - Take your move now? All - Conditional orders or card plays DUE DATE: January 12, 2000 =============================================================================== TURN: 5 STORM: Arrakeen (sector 10) [SHIELD WALL DOWN] SPICE: None ALLIANCES: Atreides & Emperor Bene Gesserit & Guild CARD BIDDING: Card #1 - A:1 H:2 F:- B:- G:- E:x A:- -> H:2 Card #2 - H:1 F:2 B:- G:- E:x A:- H:- -> F:2 Card #3 - F:2 B:- G:- E:x A:3 H:- F:- -> A:3 Card #4 - B:1 G:- E:x A:2 H:- F:- B:- -> A:2 Card #5 - G:1 E:x A:x H:2 F:3 B:- G:- H:- -> F:3 REVIVAL: Atreides - 2 free + 1 paid Harkonnen - 2 free Fremen - 3 free (including 1 Fedaykin) Bene Gesserit - 1 free Guild - 1 free + 1 paid Emperor - 1 Sardaukar free + 2 regular paid MOVEMENT: Atreides - Ship 3 tokens to Sietch Tabr; No movement Harkonnen - Ship 3 tokens to Tuek's Sietch; No movement Fremen - Ship 6 tokens (including 3 Fedaykin) to Sietch Tabr; Move 2 tokens from Carthag to Arrakeen (losing 1 in the storm) Bene Gesserit - Guild - Emperor - COMBAT: SPICE COLLECTION: TOKEN LOCATIONS: Atreides - 3 Rim Wall West (sector 9) 4 Sietch Tabr (sector 14) 1 Off-planet 12 Tanks Bene Gesserit - 4 Habbanya Ridge Sietch (sector 17) 2 Polar Sink 4(c) Tuek's Sietch (sector 5) 1 Off-planet 9 Tanks Emperor - 3(3) False Wall West (sector 17) 8(2) Off-planet 9 Tanks Fremen - 1 Arrakeen (sector 10) 4 Carthag (sector 11) 6(3) Sietch Tabr (sector 14) 0 Far side of planet 9 Tanks Guild - 4 Off-planet 16 Tanks Harkonnen - 4 Tuek's Sietch (sector 5) 4 Off-planet 12 Tanks LEADER STATUS: Atreides - OK Lady Jessica (5) OK Thufir Hawat (5) OK Gurney Halleck (4) DEAD Duncan Idaho (2) DEAD 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) DEAD Caid (3) DEAD Bashar (2) Fremen - OK Stilgar (7) OK Chani (6) OK Otheym (5) DEAD Shadout Mapes (3) DEAD Jamis (2) Guild - DEAD Esmar Tuek (3) DEAD Master Bewt (3) OK Soo Soo Sook (2) DEAD 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) OK Staban Tuek (5) 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