***EOG for Turkey*****

Turkey is normally a fairly defensible position to play and can be played either conservatively or agressively. In this variant style, the "driver" of the country has very little to say and also has no control over his "backseat advisors". This, of course, makes the game very interesting. In my case, my first advisor was excessively agressive for my style of play. I also felt his comments (WAID Here) to be too strong and could not be backed up by force. I was torn between following this advise or demonstrating that I did not agree with such an agressive stance. Unfortunately for both WAID Here and myself, the advisors of france and italy took on a religious Role-Playing style as Cardinals of the Church. WAID Here's comments started a crusade against turkey with everyone jumping on board.

To me, it is suicide to move against Italy with both russia and austria as unknown forces. So I used my forces to show an agressive stance against russia hoping that either WAID Here would understand his style was too agressive or that austria would join me. Well austria sat in the bush so to speak, but WAID Here did seem to understand and became less agressive. Unfortunately, it was too late for turkey.

I asked for a second advisor as only diplomacy could save turkey now and received General Zarg, a slightly insane dude. After his first message, I saw a chance, then after his insanity appeared, I saw only death. Now I opened myself completely to russia in the hope that at least the spoils would not go to Italy. Russia did not act.

Needless to say, there was not much of a chance.

In hindsight, turkey could only have succeeded if a mechanism existed for the "Driver" and the "Backseat advisor" to talk. For example, at the beginning of each spring move only.

Although I died early, I would play another variant game of this style.

Glenn
Turkey in Backseat