Grüß Gott!

(Sorry. A Damascus moved to Egypt rather than Tekke. Don't know why I made such a mistake. Anyway, corrected the below and attached a .dpy file taking acount of this).

The very first adjucation is always something special. One has only the (written) word of one's fellow players to go on. Hopes and fears of what the future holds make for a conflicting cocktail of emotions. And how much more keenly are those felt when all parties are embarking on an unfamiliar journey, a first playtest!

Let me thank all players for us being off to a smooth start, having dilligently forwarded me their correspondence and in some cases sharing their strategic intentions with me. It has been most instructive and has helped me catch various mistaken notions in regards to the 1648's rules and geography. I am also constantly reminded that players approach a power position very differently from what I might tend to do.

Few words on my adjucating. Since I'm entering all the orders into Realpolitik and letting it work things out, the map output takes precedence over the written results, simply because there's less scope for me to mess things up with the former. Rest assured that I scrupulously check and double-check DP allocations. I'm happy to send you my spreadsheet for you to review these once the game's over.

Talking of Realpolitik, last night I created less anachronistic unit icons and updated the whole 1648 Realpolitik module (which had at least one bug, I'm afraid). I'll let you know once it's available for download. I've attached the .dpy file (a Realpolitik save game you can load once you've got the new module), so you can load it and have the present map situation at your disposal.

Since there are no pending retreats, we'll be immediately moving on to Fall 1649, its deadline being next Wednesday, 8 July.

Servus,

Charles

PS: Forgot - much to my chagrin - the great press sent to me. Players and observes are most welcome to contribute press!

----------
PLAYERS:
AUSTRIA: Jorge Saralegui <jmsaralegui(at)gmail.com>
DENMARK-NORWAY: Michael Thompson <psychosis(at)sky.com>
ENGLAND: Chris McInerney <c.p.mcinerney(at)gmail.com>
FRANCE: Nathan Albright <nathanbalbright(at)yahoo.com>
POLAND-LITHUANIA: Roger Leroux <yrl1967(at)gmail.com>
RUSSIA: Mikael Johansson <m_don_j(at)hotmail.com>
SPAIN: Matt Kremer <matthew.kremer(at)yale.edu>
SWEDEN: Wayne Bailey <WBailey(at)nyiso.com>
TURKEY: Dirk Knemeyer <dirk(at)knemeyer.com>


PROCLAMATIONS:
o AUSTRIAN INFLUENCE REIGNS SUPREME IN SWABIA AND VENETIA
o HOUSE OF OLDENBURG ASSUMES LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE IMPERIAL CIRCLE OF LOWER SAXONY
o CROMWELL JUDGES ENGLISH NAVY UN-SEAWORTHY, DEFEATS SCOTTISH COVENANTERS AT DUNBAR
o MAZARIN HELPS SPANIARDS SECURE THE "SPANISH ROAD"
o EFFECTIVE POLISH RULE RE-ESTABLISHED IN THE DUCHY OF PRUSSIA
o RUSSIANS PUSH STEPPE FRONTIER FURTHER SOUTH, SKIRMISH WITH SWEDES ON BANKS OF THE NEVA
o PHILIP IV SECURED KEY PORTS ALONG THE MOROCCAN COAST

o ITALIANS WARY OF SPANISH AMBITIONS ON THE ITALIAN PENINSULA
o ELECTORATE OF BRANDENBURG ONCE MORE INVOLUNTARY HOST OF MARAUDING SWEDES
o OTTOMAN GALLEY FLEET SIGHTED NEAR MALTA
o PRINCE OF WALLACHIA ACKNOWLEDGES CONTINUED TURKISH SUZERAINITY






MESSAGES:

From France:

Dateline Paris: As soon as peace was declared in the streets of Paris from the recent unpleasantness in Germany, the peasants rose up against the nobles in an uprising some of the few literate Frenchmen are calling the Fronde. Seeking to quell the unrest and turn the energies of the French people into something productive, new French monarch Nathan Bourbon has decided to begin mobilizing the French army for further advances to achieve la glorie. Predictably, the revolts in Paris and other cities ceased as hot-blooded Frenchmen (and even a few Frenchwomen) sought to enlist to slaw the enemies of La Patrie. Where these new armies are going, no one has a clue.

ORDERS:

Austria:
A Prague - Swabia
A Trieste - Venice
A Vienna - Tyrolia

Denmark-Norway:
F Christiania - Norwegian Sea
F Copenhagen - Helgoland Bight
A Holstein - Lower Saxony

England:
F Bristol - Scotland
F London - Yorkshire

France:
F Brest - English Channel
A Marseilles - Savoy
A Paris Supports A Flanders - Lorraine

Poland-Lithuania:
A Cracow - Podolia
A Vilna - Samogitia
A Warsaw - Prussia

Russia:
A Moscow - Voronezh
A Novgorod - Ingria (*Bounce*)
A Voronezh - Severia

Spain:
A Flanders - Lorraine
A Madrid - Sevilla
F Naples - Papal States(wc) (*Fails*)
F Sevilla - Morocco

Sweden:
A Abo - Lapland
A Riga - Ingria (*Bounce*)
A Stettin - Brandenburg
F Stockholm(ec) - Baltic Sea

Turkey:
A Belgrade - Wallachia
F Constantinople - Ionian Sea
A Damascus - Egypt

Algiers:
F Algiers Supports F Sevilla - Morocco

Bavaria:
A Bavaria Supports A Prague - Swabia

Brandenburg:
A Brandenburg Hold (*Disbanded*)

Courland:
F Courland Supports A Warsaw - Prussia

Crimea:
A Crimea Hold

Ireland:
A Ireland Supports F Bristol - Scotland

Lorraine:
A Lorraine Hold (*Disbanded*)

LowerSaxony:
A Lower Saxony Hold (*Disbanded*)

Mecklenburg:
A Mecklenburg Supports A Stettin - Brandenburg

Moldavia:
A Moldavia Hold

Morocco:
A Morocco Hold (*Disbanded*)

PapalStates:
A Papal States Hold

Persia:
A Persia Hold

Portugal:
F Portugal Hold

Prussia:
A Prussia Supports A Vilna - Courland (*Disbanded*)

Rhineland-Westphalia:
A Rhineland-Westphalia Supports A Holstein - Lower Saxony

Savoy:
A Savoy Hold (*Disbanded*)

Saxony:
A Saxony Hold

Scotland:
A Scotland Hold (*Disbanded*)

Swabia:
A Swabia Hold (*Disbanded*)

Switzerland:
A Switzerland Supports A Marseilles - Savoy

Transylvania:
A Transylvania Supports A Belgrade - Wallachia

Tunis:
F Tunis Hold

Turkestan:
A Turkestan Hold

Tuscany:
A Tuscany Supports A Trieste - Venice

Ukraine:
A Ukraine Hold

UnitedProvinces:
F United Provinces Supports F London - North Sea (*Void*)

Venice:
F Candia Hold
F Venice Hold (*Disbanded*)

Wallachia:
A Wallachia Hold (*Disbanded*)

RETREATS:

None pending.

SUPPLY CENTER OWNERSHIP:
Austria(3): Prague, Trieste, Vienna.
Denmark-Norway(3): Christiania, Copenhagen, Holstein.
England(2): Bristol, London.
France(3): Brest, Marseilles, Paris.
Poland-Lithuania(3): Cracow, Vilna, Warsaw.
Russia(3): Moscow, Novgorod, Voronezh.
Spain(4): Flanders, Madrid, Naples, Sevilla.
Sweden(4): Abo, Riga, Stettin, Stockholm.
Turkey(3): Belgrade, Constantinople, Damascus.
Minor Powers(30): Algiers, Bavaria, Brandenburg, Candia, Courland, Crimea, Ireland, Lorraine, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg, Moldavia, Morocco, Papal States, Persia, Portugal, Prussia, Rhineland-Westphalia, Savoy, Saxony, Scotland, Swabia,Switzerland, Transylvania, Tunis, Turkestan, Tuscany, Ukraine, United Provinces, Venice, Wallachia.

DEADLINE SCHEDULE: (all orders are due NLT 6PM CET...not local time)
o Fall 1649 Moves: 8 July
o Winter 1649 Retreats/Adjustments: 9 July
o Spring 1650 Moves: 15 July

ORDERS MAP:



RESULTS MAP: