Grüß Gott!
War has now reached the Baltic littoral as Polish forces advance on Sweden's positions. I trust Queen Christine will be prevailed upon not to spend as much time with her French philosopher and look towards the defence of the realm. In other news, the English Navy has for the first time managed to gain the command of the nation's home waters while on the continent the French and Austrians have made short work of the autonomy formerly enjoyed in Alemannic lands. They must now enviously look to the Italians who as yet still partially remain masters of their own affairs. Perhaps they're the beneficiaries of the Turkish-Spanish struggle over the Central Mediterranean in that it keeps those meddlesome "barbarians" distracted. How delighted would such an Italian patriot as Niccolo Macchiavelli be!

Still, it has been a bad couple of months for most lesser powers. Next to their demise in Central Europe, both Algiers' and Moldavia's independence has bitten the dust. At least the proud Ukrainian Cossacks and Central Asian emirs can boast of being free of foreign yoke.

Since there are no pending retreats, we move directly on to the fall season. Preliminary orders are due on 23 November, 6 PM CET (Central European Time, i.e. GMT+1).

Oh, and let me counsel everyone to take a look at one of those maps with province labels on them. I think even those most familiar with the variant could benefit from a little map study.

I for my part am very excited that my other variant playtest is about to start. Harvey, Mikael and Dirk shall be participating in that 1926 game. So if you wish to keep track of their fortunes in that inter-war period scenario, let me know and I'll sign you up as an observer.



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> (eliminated Winter 1650)
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 CITIES IN SWABIA OPEN THEIR GATES TO THE KAISER'S REGIMENTS
o DANES FAIL TO REGAIN LOST TERRAIN
o ENGLISH NAVY FINALLY GAINS COMMAND OF ALL SURROUNDING HOME WATERS
o FRENCH REGIMENTS BILLETTED IN HELVETIAN HOMES
o WARSAW REESTABLISHES FIRM CONTROL OVER OLD POLISH FIEFDOM
o ASIAN NOMADS EAGERLY SERVE AS SCOUTS IN POLISH EXPEDITION TO SIBERIA
o ALGIERS PILLAGED TWICE WITHIN A YEAR BY SPANISH MERCENARIES
o SWEDISH NOVGOROD GARRISON KEEPS POLISH HOST MARCHING UP FROM THE VOLGA AREA AT ARM'S LENGTH
o NEITHER THE OTTOMANS OR SPANIARDS MANAGE TO GAIN THE UPPER HAND IN A SERIES OF NAVAL BATTLES
o POPE ANGERED OVER VENETIANS NOT FULFILLING THEIR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE ITALIAN MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE PACT

PRESS: None.








ORDERS:

Austria:
A Bavaria - Swabia
A Hesse Supports A Bavaria - Swabia
A Saxony Supports A Bavaria - Swabia
A Trieste Supports F Venice
A Tyrolia Supports A Bavaria - Swabia

Denmark-Norway:
F Helgoland Bight - United Provinces (*Fails*)
A Lower Saxony Supports F Helgoland Bight - United Provinces (*Cut*)
F North Sea - Skagerrak

England:
A Bristol - London
F Christiania Supports F Scotland - North Sea
F Ireland - North Atlantic Ocean
F London - English Channel
F Scotland - North Sea

France:
F Flanders Supports F United Provinces
A Lombardy Supports A Savoy - Switzerland
A Lorraine Supports A Savoy - Switzerland
A Marseilles - Dauphiné
A Paris - Normandy
A Savoy - Switzerland
F United Provinces Supports A Rhineland-Westphalia - Lower Saxony (*Cut*)

Poland-Lithuania:
A Crimea Supports A Transylvania - Moldavia
A Moscow - Siberia
A Prussia Supports A Vilna - Courland (*Cut*)
A Vilna - Courland
A Voronezh - Moscow (*Bounce*)
A Warsaw - Greater Poland (*Bounce*)
A White Ruthenia - Smolensk

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

Sweden:
F Baltic Sea - Prussia (*Fails*)
A Brandenburg - Greater Poland (*Bounce*)
A Ingria - Riga
F Lake Ladoga - Ingria
A Mecklenburg - Brandenburg (*Fails*)
A Novgorod - Moscow (*Bounce*)

Turkey:
A Azerbaijan - Persia
F Black Sea - Constantinople (*Fails*)
F Candia - Ionian Sea (*Bounce*)
F Constantinople - Illyria (*Bounce*)
F Damascus - Egypt
F Eastern Mediterranean Supports F Candia - Ionian Sea
A Transylvania - Moldavia

Algiers:
F Algiers Hold (*Disbanded*)

Moldavia:
A Moldavia Hold (*Disbanded*)

PapalStates:
A Papal States Supports F Venice

Swabia:
A Swabia Supports A Savoy - Switzerland (*Disbanded*)

Switzerland:
A Switzerland Supports F Venice (*Disbanded*)

Turkestan:
A Turkestan Supports A Moscow - Siberia

Ukraine:
A Ukraine Hold

Venice:
F Venice Hold

PENDING RETREATS:

None.

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

DEADLINE SCHEDULE: (all orders are due NLT 6PM CET (i.e. GMT+1)...not local time)
o Fall 1651 Moves: (23) 25 November



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