Austria may be gone, but that doesn't mean his home centers are not still hotly contested. Holy sites always are. New units move into each center (and the one unit that started the season there gets booted).

There was a lot of activity on the board this season, including countermarches and a 2-fleet convoy. I'd say all in all that it's shaping up for a pretty exciting, perhaps dramatic Fall 1904. My forecast? There will be blood; lots of blood. Or, it could fizzle like the Seinfeld finale. To quote the American from the musical Chess: "Thank God I'm only watching the game -- controlling it". I leave the ultimate test of cerebral fitness to you.

Two retreats! Orders required from: Germany (optional for Italy).

The Italian army in Trieste will retreat to Tyrolia unless ordered to disband.

The German navy in Denmark may retreat to Helgoland Bight, Skagerrak, or off the board.

I will process S1904R tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. CST.

S1904 Adjudication:

England:
F Belgium Supports F Holland (*Cut*)
A Edinburgh - Yorkshire
F Holland Supports F Belgium
F London - North Sea
F North Sea - Denmark
A Norway Hold

France:
A Burgundy - Belgium (*Fails*)
A Marseilles Supports F Spain(sc)
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Irish Sea
A Picardy Supports A Burgundy - Belgium
F Spain(sc) Supports A Marseilles

Germany:
F Denmark - Baltic Sea (*Dislodged*)
A Kiel - Denmark (*Fails*)
A Munich - Silesia
A Silesia - Prussia

Italy:
A Bohemia - Vienna
F Gulf of Lyon - Tyrrhenian Sea
A Trieste Supports A Bohemia - Vienna (*Dislodged*)
A Tyrolia - Venice
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Naples
F Western Mediterranean - Tunis

Russia:
A Galicia - Budapest
F Gulf of Bothnia - Baltic Sea (*Bounce*)
A Moscow - Warsaw
F Rumania Hold
A Serbia Supports A Albania - Trieste
A St Petersburg Hold
F Sweden Supports F North Sea - Denmark
A Warsaw - Galicia

Turkey:
F Adriatic Sea Supports A Albania - Trieste
F Aegean Sea Convoys A Bulgaria - Apulia
A Albania - Trieste
A Bulgaria - Apulia
F Ionian Sea Convoys A Bulgaria - Apulia