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Italian Openings

The Classical Lepanto:
16.66%
(Average 2 Builds)

The Alpine Chicken:
16.66%
(Average 1 Builds)

The Neopolitan Lepanto:
16.66%
(Average 1 Builds)

The Swiss Lepanto:
50%
(Average 1 Builds)

Game Type of game Variant Opening Used Comment on Results (* Number of builds in the Fall)
Witsblitz USDP Judge Standard The Alpine Chicken
F Nap - TYS
A Rom - Ven
A Ven - Pie
(+1) The Konigratz Freakout was not played. Failed to grow, never made inroads into Austria. But survived to end of game.
Witsblitz2 USDP Judge Standard The Neopolitan Lepanto
F Nap - Ion
A Rom - Nap
A Ven Hold
(+1) Italy continued by convoying Naples to Greece. She went on to survive to 1910.
Witsblitz3 USDP Judge Coastal Convoy Unnamed - using Coastal Convoy
F Nap - Ion
A Rom - Ven
A Ven - Alb
(+0) Italy struggled to get going, but made a late recovery to partcipate in a three-way draw with England and France.
Witsblitz4 USDP Judge Standard Lepanto, Swiss Variation
F Nap - Ion
A Rom - Apu
A Ven - Pie
(+1) Italy used the Swiss Variation to lull Austria, and then took advantage over the Piedmont bounce to take Trieste. She went on to dominate the south-west and come second.
Witsblitz5 USDP Judge Standard
Backstab Human Moderated PBEM Standard The Classical Lepanto
F Nap - Ion
A Rom - Apu
A Ven Hold
(+2) Italy went on to move the fleet to Tunis, take Trieste from Venice, and move Apulia to Venice.
SA Nationals II Face 2 Face Standard Unnamed
A Ven hold
F Nap - Apu
A Rom - Nap
(+0) The Veenetian move was a misorder, and this was a novice mistake. [Rhonnie Manana]
SA Nationals IV Face 2 Face Standard Lepanto, Swiss Variation
F Nap - Ion
A Ven - Pie
A Rom - Apu
(+1) Apulia went to Tunis and Piedmont to Tyrolia. [Kevin Hoyle]
SA Nationals V Face 2 Face Standard Lepanto, Swiss Variation
A Ven - Pie
A Rom - Apu
F Nap - Ion
(+1) Steady growth and a thrid position. [Scott Sutherland]
First Strike I Face 2 Face Standard
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