Hallo zusammen!

another minor power bites the dust as the Poles continue to carve out a new realm of theirs in South-Eastern Europe, in this endeavour now not only supported by the Emperor but now also by the Tsar of all Russias, who shifted some of his regiments to Russia's South-Eastern border provinces. These developments probably won't be well-received at the Sublime Porte.

The brunt of the Emperor's forces remain however engaged further to the West and now have captured the strategically important Dauphiné, whilst France managed to evict the Spaniards from Gascony. Talking of the Spaniards, we've probably just witnessed the longest circular traffic jam in world history. I'm not sure whether I've ever seen anything quite like it.

Continuing our tour of the map further to the North, the Commonwealth seems to be following the rump-parliament's policy of getting the politically suspect armed forces off English soil and have 'em fight farther from home. Over in Scandinavia, Frederick III reconquered Holstein without encountering any opposition and Queen Christine finally has been able to add the Duchy of Courland to Sweden's possessions.

As for the Johannes Keppler Award, I've made note of all the submitted predictions. I dare say I shall ask for at least another set of predictions further down the road. Perhaps if and when a first power has been eliminated.

French and Spanish retreats are due tomorrow. The fall deadline falls squarely into Charles-on-holiday territory as I shall be arriving by ferry in Newcastle on 19 August. I shall be back home round 10 September. While away, I can't really say when I shall be able to adjucate and there will be some inevitable delays and corresponding departures from our regular Wednesday/Thursday scheme. Not ideal, but lacking a temporary GM replacement, I've decided not to make the perfect the enemy of the good.

However, I shall need one of you to step up and supply all players and observers the updates gif-maps and dpy-save files. So, this is my second call for the "Chief Map-making Officer" vacancy. Anyone...?

Liebe Grüsse,

Charles

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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 IMPERIALS DEFEAT FRENCH AT GRENOBLE
o AUSTRIAN AND OTTOMAN GALLEYS REMAIN LOCKED IN A STRUGGLE FOR THE ADRIATIC
o FREDERICK III RETAKES KEY FORTRESS OF GLÜCKSBURG
o COMMONWEALTH TROOPS PREPARE FOR ACTION ABROAD o MAZARIN RIDS GASCONY OF SPANISH MERCENARIES
o MOLDAVIA BECOMES A HEREDITARY FIEF OF POLISH KING
o TSAR STRENGTHENS SOUTH-EASTERN BORDER GARRISONS o SPANIARDS RUN INTO ANOTHER TO MUCH CONFUSION
o QUEEN CHRISTINE ANNEXES COURLAND
o SULTAN'S AID TO RUSSIA SPURNED
PRESS: None.




ORDERS:






Austria:
A Bavaria - Swabia
A Lombardy Supports A Tyrolia - Venice
A Lorraine - Dauphiné
A Saxony - Hesse
A Swabia - Lorraine
A Switzerland Supports A Lorraine - Dauphiné
F Trieste - Adriatic Sea (*Bounce*)
A Tyrolia - Venice
A Vienna Supports A Slovakia - Hungary

Denmark-Norway:
F Bay of Luebeck - Holstein(ec)
F Helgoland Bight Supports A Lower Saxony
A Lower Saxony Supports F Bay of Luebeck - Holstein(ec)
F Mecklenburg Hold

England:
A Bristol - Scotland
F Flanders Supports F London - English Channel
F London - English Channel
F Scotland - North Atlantic Ocean

France:
A Dauphiné Supports A Marseilles (*Dislodged*)
A Marseilles Supports A Paris - Gascony
A Paris - Gascony
A Tuscany Supports A Papal States

Poland-Lithuania:
A Brandenburg Hold
A Podolia - Moldavia
A Prussia Hold
A Slovakia - Hungary
A Transylvania Supports A Podolia - Moldavia

Russia:
A Crimea Supports A Podolia - Moldavia
A Moscow - Turkestan
F Novgorod(sc) Hold
A Polotsk Supports A Riga - Courland
A Smolensk - Vilna
A Vilna - Samogitia
A Warsaw Supports A Vilna - Samogitia
A White Ruthenia - Voronezh

Spain:
A Aragon - Gascony (*Fails*)
F Brest - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Fails*)
A Gascony - Brest (*Dislodged*)
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Western Mediterranean (*Fails*)
F Morocco - Algiers
F Western Mediterranean - Aragon (*Fails*)

Sweden:
F Baltic Sea - Brandenburg (*Fails*)
A Copenhagen Hold
F Gulf of Bothnia Supports A Riga - Courland
A Lapland - Christiania
A Riga - Courland
F Scania Supports A Copenhagen

Turkey:
A Belgrade - Hungary (*Fails*)
A Candia - Constantinople
F Eastern Mediterranean - Aegean Sea
A Egypt Supports A Tunis
F Ionian Sea - Adriatic Sea (*Bounce*)
A Tunis Hold
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Naples
A Wallachia Supports A Crimea - Moldavia (*Void*)

Ireland:
A Ireland Hold

Moldavia:
A Moldavia Hold (*Disbanded*)

PapalStates:
A Papal States Supports A Tuscany

Rhineland-Westphalia:
A Rhineland-Westphalia Supports A Swabia - Lorraine

RETREATS:

French A Dauphiné can retreat to Savoy, Paris or OTB.
Spanish A Gascony can retreat to Leon or OTB

SUPPLY CENTER OWNERSHIP:

Austria(9): Bavaria, Lorraine, Prague, Saxony, Swabia, Switzerland, Trieste, Venice, Vienna.
Denmark-Norway(4): Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg, Stettin, United Provinces.
England(4): Bristol, Flanders, London, Scotland.
France(4): Marseilles, Paris, Savoy, Tuscany.
Poland-Lithuania(5): Brandenburg, Courland, Cracow, Prussia, Transylvania.
Russia(: Crimea, Moscow, Novgorod, Turkestan, Ukraine, Vilna, Voronezh, Warsaw.
Spain(6): Algiers, Brest, Madrid, Morocco, Portugal, Sevilla.
Sweden(6): Abo, Christiania, Copenhagen, Holstein, Riga, Stockholm.
Turkey(: Belgrade, Candia, Constantinople, Damascus, Naples, Persia, Tunis, Wallachia.
Minor Powers(4): Ireland, Moldavia, Papal States, Rhineland-Westphalia.

DEADLINE SCHEDULE: (all orders are due NLT 6PM CET (GMT+1)...not local time)
o Summer 1652 Retreats: 13 August
o Fall 1652 Moves: 19 August

ORDERS MAP:


RESULTS MAP: