Honored Kings of the Dark Ages -

Welcome to the first season of DC 262, my thanks to one and all for your timely orders, and the insightful commentary I have received on the variant.  For those just joining us or observing, here is the player list:

Nick Higgins - Cyning of the Angles and Saxons (Anglo-Saxons)
congressofvienna1814 AT yahoo DOT com

Matthew Kelly - Brenin of the Brythons (Britons)
kelly058 AT verizon DOT net

Gregory Bim-Merle - Kong of the Dani (Danes)
gbimmerle AT gmail DOT com

Nathan Deily - Ard Rí na hÉireann (Gaels)
ndeily AT yahoo DOT com

Scott Troemel - Kong of the Norge (Norse)
brn2dip AT yahoo DOT com

Nigel Phillips - Rí Alban (Scots)
nephilli99 AT hotmail DOT com

Mark Duffield - Konung of the Suetidi (Swedes)
captain_sicarius AT hotmail DOT com

and me, your humble GM, B.  (Benjamin Hester) - please send all messages to me to BOTH
screwtape777 AT gmail DOT com
benjamin DOT hester AT us DOT army DOT mil

No retreats, no bounces in this our first season, so we see all moves succeed, and we proceed straight away to the Fall 825 orders, which will be due Thursday July 2, NLT 1700 EST.  Press is highly encouraged, as are any remarks on the current game or the variant (those should be sent privately to me for compilation and publication at the end of the game).

Without further ado...

ORDERS AS WRITTEN (all succeed)

Anglo-Saxons:

A Kent to Middle Anglia
F East Anglia to Strait of Dover
F Hamptonshire to English Channel

Bretons:

(A) Powys to Chester
(A) Gwynned to Powys
(F) Dyfed to Bristol Channel

Danes:

A Rib - Sax
F Jel(wc) - Vib
F Ros - Bor

Gaels:

F Leinster - Gaelic Sea
A Meath - Leinster
F Ulster - North Channel

Norse:

F Hordaland - Norwegian Sea
F Rogaland - Skagerrak
A Vestfold - Varmland

Scots:

F Cait to Hebridean Sea
A Fortrenn to Dal Riada
F Circinn to Bernicia

Swedes:

A Lappland to Jamtland
F Svear to Gotar
A Gotar to Alvheim
Thanks!
B.

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