Grüß Gott!


I apologise for the delay in adjucating. After returning from Scotland, I'm afraid I had more pressing matters to attend to. Since I was travelling, note that I didn't confirm the receipt of any orders during that time.

Now, the jury is in on Russia's continued survival. A determined set of foes proved too much for the Romanov autocrat. The Tsar's hopes that the Moldavians and Ukrainians would lend him support as they pledged to do were dashed by these being embroiled in conflicts of their own. As for the unruly raiding parties from Central Asia, these sided with the Poles and proved critical in the king's conquest of the "Third Rome". Mikael, please send me your EOG before too long.

Denmark fared also quite poorly, as both Christiania and the United Provinces were lost. Depending on F UPr's retreat, Marc will have to remove either one or two units.

In the centre, the band of minor powers stretching from Rome to Heidelberg remains intact.

Note that it's once again time for you to submit your Keppler Award predictions, should you wish to alter the set you previously sent me. Since Russia's now effectively eliminated since her retreats cannot prevent that from being the case, the prediction voting for the "next eliminated/lowest final SC count" power is limited to the other eight powers. Much as the vote for "highest final SC count", of course.

Just as a reminder: You can change your set of predictions in any way you see fit after each fall adjucation. Every winter you get a prediction right, you score one point. So, any who predicted Russia's poor showing last winter have already scored one point. I also should add, that you can join the whole Keppler Award prediction contest at any time, though of course not having participated right from the outset amounts to a missed opportunity to rack up points.

Remember that adjustment orders can be made conditional on ANY retreats. So you could tie your builds to whatever happens to Denmark's F UPr, the only pending retreat this season. Retreats/Adjustments are due on Friday, 6 PM CET.


Liebe Grüsse,

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 EMPEROR SECURES FORWARD BASES IN HESSIAN LANDS
o DANISH NAVY FAILS TO INTERVENE IN TIME TO AVERT THE LOSS OF NORWAY
o IRISH CONFEDERATES SUCCUMB TO CROMWELL'S RUTHLESS IRONSIDES
o FRENCH REGIMENTS OUST THE DANES FROM HOLLAND
o POLISH KING CROWNED TSAR OF ALL RUSSIAS
o ROMANOV DYNASTY FLEES INTO EXILE
o WHIRLWIND CAMPAIGN SEES THE SEVILLA SQUADRON MOVE ON TO TUNIS RATHER THAN CONSOLIDATING SPANISH CONTROL ROUND ALGIERS
o NOVGOROD SURRENDERS TO BESIEGING SWEDES
o VENETIAN OUTPOST ON CRETE OVERRUN BY SULTAN'S FORCES
o PAPAL-VENETIAN MUTUAL ASSISTANCE PACT REMAINS INTACT

PRESS: None.






ORDERS:



Austria:
A Bavaria Supports A Swabia
A Prague - Saxony
A Saxony - Hesse
A Trieste Supports A Tyrolia - Venice
A Tyrolia - Venice (*Fails*)

Denmark-Norway:
A Copenhagen Hold
F Helgoland Bight - North Sea
A Holstein Supports A Lower Saxony
A Lower Saxony Supports F United Provinces (*Cut*)
F United Provinces Supports F Helgoland Bight - North Sea (*Dislodged*)

England:
F Irish Sea - Ireland
F North Sea - Christiania
F Scotland Supports F Irish Sea - Ireland

France:
A Dauphiné - Savoy
F English Channel - United Provinces
F Flanders Supports F English Channel - United Provinces
A Lorraine Supports A Swabia
A Paris Hold
A Savoy - Lombardy

Poland-Lithuania:
A Prussia Hold
A Severia - Voronezh
A Smolensk - Moscow
A Volhynia - Crimea
A White Ruthenia - Ukraine (*Fails*)

Russia:
A Crimea Supports A Ukraine (*Dislodged*)
A Moscow - Voronezh (*Dislodged*)
A Novgorod - Moscow (*Dislodged*)

Spain:
F Algiers - Tunis
F Naples - Adriatic Sea
A Portugal Hold
A Rhineland-Westphalia - Lower Saxony (*Fails*)
A Seville - Morocco
F Tyrrhenian Sea Supports F Algiers - Tunis

Sweden:
F Baltic Sea Supports A Brandenburg
A Brandenburg Supports A Lower Saxony
A Ingria Supports A Pskov - Novgorod
F Lake Ladoga Supports A Pskov - Novgorod
A Mecklenburg Supports A Brandenburg
A Pskov - Novgorod

Turkey:
A Azerbaijan Supports A Severia - Voronezh
F Black Sea Supports A Volhynia - Crimea
F Constantinople - Candia
F Eastern Mediterranean Supports F Constantinople - Candia
A Transylvania - Moldavia (*Fails*)

Ireland:
A Ireland Hold (*Disbanded*)

Moldavia:
A Moldavia Supports A Crimea (*Cut*)

PapalStates:
A Papal States Supports F Venice

Swabia:
A Swabia Supports A Saxony - Hesse

Switzerland:
A Switzerland Supports A Swabia

Tunis:
F Tunis Hold (*Disbanded*)

Turkestan:
A Turkestan Supports A Smolensk - Moscow

Ukraine:
A Ukraine Supports A Crimea (*Cut*)

Venice:
F Candia Hold (*Disbanded*)
F Venice Supports A Papal States (*Cut*)

PENDING RETREATS:

Danish F United Provinces can retreat to Helgoland Bight or disband.

PENDING ADJUSTMENTS:

Denmark-Norway:
Remove
Remove?

England:
Build
Build

France:
Build

Poland-Lithuania:
Build
Build

Spain:
Build
Build

Sweden:
Build
Build

Turkey:
Build
Build

Algiers:
Build F Algiers

SUPPLY CENTER OWNERSHIP:
Austria(5): Bavaria, Saxony, Prague, Trieste, Vienna.
Denmark-Norway(5-2=3): Copenhagen, Holstein, Lower Saxony.
England(3+2=5): Bristol, Christiania, Ireland, London, Scotland.
France(6+1=7): Brest, Flanders, Lorraine, Marseille, Paris, Savoy, United Provinces.
Poland-Lithuania(5+2=7): Cracow, Crimea, Moscow, Prussia, Vilna, Voronezh, Warsaw.
Russia(3-3=0): -
Spain(6+2=: Madrid, Morocco, Naples, Portugal, Rhineland-Westphalia, Sevilla, Tuscany, Tunis.
Sweden(6+2=: Abo, Brandenburg, Courland, Mecklenburg, Novgorod, Riga, Stettin, Stockholm.
Turkey(5+2=7): Belgrade, Candia, Constantinople, Damascus, Persia, Transylvania, Wallachia.
Minors(14-6=: Algiers, Moldavia, Papal States, Swabia, Switzerland, Turkestan, Ukraine, Venice.

DEADLINE SCHEDULE: (all orders are due NLT 6PM CET...not local time)
o Winter 1650 Retreats/Adjustments: 13 November


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