Grüß Gott!

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. Also, since this is only the second 1648 playtest, the comparison to the earlier game's first season holds some interest.

I should say our game features even less overt military conflict than the already pacific start of the first playtest, which saw both the opening shots in an Anglo-French and Turko-Spanish War as well as some ambivalent Swedish manoeuvres on Denmark-Norway's borders. In ours, the English Channel and Ionian Sea witness no such conflict. Instead, Sweden pulled a "Charles XII" and attacked the Tsar, whose own expansion plans were checked in the Southern Steppes. I wonder how long it shall take until other map areas heat up.

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.

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.

Talking of Realpolitik, I recommend you download the 1648 module from the DC site. I shall attach the latest .dpy file (a Realpolitik save game you can load once you've got the new module) to all adjucations.

Since there are no pending retreats, we'll be immediately moving on to Fall 1649, its deadline being next Wednesday, 28 October. Note though that preliminary orders need to be submitted by 6 PM CET on Monday, 26 October. I must say I'm really happy with this arrangement, since it provides an extra safeguard against NMRs and allows me to adjucate and discover any mistakes.

Cheers,

Charles

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PLAYERS:
AUSTRIA: Nick Boragina <thenewteddy(at)hotmail.com>
DENMARK-NORWAY: Marc Ellinger <mellinger(at)blitzbardgett.com>
ENGLAND: Harvey Morris <hmtucaz(at)gmail.com>
FRANCE: Nigel Phillips <nephilli99(at)hotmail.com>
POLAND-LITHUANIA: Jorge Saralegui <jmsaralegui(at)gmail.com>
RUSSIA: Mikael Johansson <m_don_j(at)hotmail.com>
SPAIN: Dirk Knemeyer <dirk(at)knemeyer.com>
SWEDEN: Jeff Hall <hall.jeff(at)gmail.com>
TURKEY: Aidan Slattery <AiSlattery(at)aol.com>

PROCLAMATIONS:
o IMPERIAL TROOPS OVERRUN BAVARIA
o IMPERIAL CIRCLE OF LOWER SAXONY ELECTS DANISH PRINCE AS PRIME REPRESENTATIVE
o CROMWELL DEFEATS SCOTS AT DUNBAR
o SAILORS OF THE LONDON SQUADRON LAZE AROUND THE EASTEND
o MAZARIN SECURES THE DUCHIES OF LORRAINE AND SAVOY
o DUCAL PRUSSIA CONQUERED BY THE POLISH CROWN
o TSAR'S AMBITIONS IN THE STEPPES THWARTED
o ARMY OF FLANDERS FRATERNISES WITH FRENCH COUNTERPARTS
o KING PHILLIP TOPPLES MOROCCAN SULTAN AND ESTABLISHES A PUPPET REGIME IN THE COUNTRY
o SWEDEN DECLARES WAR ON RUSSIA
o SULTAN IMPOSES DIRECT RULE ON WALLACHIA

PRESS: None.




ORDERS:




Austria:
A Prague Supports A Vienna - Bavaria
A Trieste - Tyrolia
A Vienna - Bavaria

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

England:
F Bristol - Scotland
F London Hold

France:
F Brest - Normandy
A Marseilles - Savoy
A Paris - Lorraine

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

Russia:
A Moscow - Turkestan (*Fails*)
A Novgorod Hold
A Voronezh - Crimea (*Fails*)

Spain:
A Flanders Supports A Paris - Lorraine
A Madrid - Leon
F Naples - Tyrrhenian Sea
F Seville - Morocco

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

Turkey:
A Belgrade - Wallachia
F Constantinople - Black Sea
A Damascus - Persia (*Fails*)

Algiers:
F Algiers Supports F Seville - Morocco

Bavaria:
A Bavaria Hold (*Disbanded*)

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 Supports A Crimea

Morocco:
A Morocco Hold (*Disbanded*)

PapalStates:
A Papal States Hold

Persia:
A Persia Supports A Moscow - Turkestan (*Cut*)

Portugal:
F Portugal Hold

Prussia:
A Prussia Hold (*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 Supports A Paris - Lorraine

Switzerland:
A Switzerland Supports A Marseilles - Savoy

Transylvania:
A Transylvania Supports A Belgrade - Wallachia

Tunis:
F Tunis Hold

Turkestan:
A Turkestan Supports A Damascus - Persia (*Cut*)

Tuscany:
A Tuscany Hold

Ukraine:
A Ukraine Supports A Voronezh - Crimea

UnitedProvinces:
F United Provinces Hold

Venice:
F Candia Hold
F Venice Hold

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, Marseille, 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.
Minors(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: (26) 28 October
o Winter 1649 Retreats/Adjustments: 30 October
o Spring 1650 Moves: (2) 4 November


ORDERS MAP:


RESULTS MAP: