Egypt hangs on for one more turn in Thebes but it comes at a price as Alexandria falls to the Persians who cut their losses with some crafty attacks. Rome scores a build, putting a new unit on the map to continue his recovery from near death.

PRESS:

The Thebes Telegraph and Scroll: Reports have filtered into Thebes that elephants! were seen in Memphis and even in the outer provinces of Thebes. The Sun God Garry had previously warned his subjects that an eclipse of the Great Sun God was forthcoming: "My subjects. You have been naughty and evil. You have not fought hard enough to defend your god and thus I have been forced to invite my friends from deeper in Africa to come and help our empire."

Word has been circulated that the Great Desert God Fredrik has agreed to aid our liege and will let him reside in Thebes as long as he promises to use his royal guard to defend Thebes from the uncouth Persian barbarians and their clan leader Michael.

Winter due Friday 9/25, 4pm Central.

Carthage: Build 1
Rome: Build 1
Persia: Remove 1
Egypt: Lucky to be alive

There is a 3-way CRP draw proposed too, which we'll vote on this spring. If I happen to get 4 yes-votes in by the Winter deadline, I'll call the game then, tho voting isn't due till next Spring.

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Rome:
F Ausonian Sea - Ionian Sea (*Fails*)
A Etruria Hold
A Rhaetia Supports A Venetia - Vindobona
A Venetia - Vindobona

Carthage:
F Adriatic Sea Supports F Ionian Sea - Epirus
F Alexandria Supports F Reed Sea - Thebes (*Disbanded*)
F Cyrene Supports F Alexandria
A Dalmatia - Illyria (*Fails*)
A Gaul Hold
F Gulf of Tacape Supports F Messenian Sea
F Ionian Sea - Epirus (*Fails*)
F Libyan Sea Supports F Messenian Sea
A Memphis Supports F Reed Sea - Thebes
F Messenian Sea Supports F Libyan Sea
A Thebes - Bayuda
F Tyrrhenean Sea - Punic Sea

Persia:
F Aegean Sea Supports F Crete
A Athens Supports F Sparta
F Cilician Strait - Miletus
F Crete Hold
A Dacia Supports A Vindobona - Sarmatia
F Egyptian Sea Supports A Sinai - Alexandria
A Epirus Hold
F Gulf of Pelusium Supports A Sinai - Alexandria
A Illyria Supports A Epirus (*Cut*)
A Jerusalem - Sinai
A Macedonia Supports A Epirus
F Minoan Sea Supports F Egyptian Sea
A Nabatea Supports F Petra
F Petra Supports A Jerusalem - Sinai
A Sinai - Alexandria
F Sparta Supports A Athens
A Vindobona - Sarmatia

Egypt:
F Reed Sea - Thebes