The 10 year long game of 6th Fleet is over. This game originally started on the
ONELIST list-server before Yahoo ate it up. My earliest e-mail message on this
PBeM is dated 10 August 1999. Memorable events included the Algerian Su-20 Ace
(that NATO never could shoot down) and the Kursk incident where we had a
moratorium for a few months on game play.

(Now may be a good time to play the Soviet Anthem .wav file from the files
section of the 6th_Fleet_Soviet or NATO yahoo group.)

Despite some debate about the extent of the Soviet Victory, it is clear the
Soviets won hands down. The debate centers as follows:

- If Sea Denial is counted at game end, the the Soviets gained a Substantive
Victory at 485 points over 322 NATO.

- If Sea Denial is NOT counted at game end, the Soviets gained a Marginal
Victory at 482 points over 322 NATO.

Generally the issue is what gets counted at game end versus whether the
Armistice Marker moved or not.

- - - - - - - - - - PRIZES! - - - - - - - - -

I have TWO prizes available for both STAVKA, and COMSIXFLT, I leave it up to
both parties to decide which is the most valuable prize (or just plain 'dibs'?)

Pictures of both prizes (front and back) have just been posted in the Prizes
Album of the PHOTOS section of both 6th_Fleet_NATO and 6th_Fleet_Soviet yahoo
groups.

One prize is a cap device from an old Soviet military hat.

The other prize is a Richard Ginori (made in Italy) 6th_Fleet Ashtray* (numbered
369).

STAVKA and COMSIXFLT contact me off list with Shipping Addresses.

* Considering the performance of NATO, an ashtray may be appropriate.