Hey everybody! Thank you all for waiting. The spring has finally come. Italy and France bounce in Piedmont, while Austria, Russia and Turkey get ready for a battle in the Balkans. Too early to tell what Germany and England are up to. I want to make a note about press. If you want to send any I will accept all and post them to the bottom of the adjudication e-mails unless otherwise stated. With that being said, here you go!

ORDERS:
Austria:
A Budapest - Serbia
F Trieste - Albania
A Vienna - Trieste

England:
F Edinburgh - North Sea
A Liverpool - Wales
F London - English Channel

France:
F Brest - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
A Marseilles - Piedmont (*Bounce*)
A Paris - Burgundy

Germany:
A Berlin - Kiel
F Kiel - Denmark
A Munich - Ruhr

Italy:
F Naples - Ionian Sea
A Rome - Apulia
A Venice - Piedmont (*Bounce*)

Russia:
A Moscow - St Petersburg
F Sevastopol - Rumania
F St Petersburg(sc) - Gulf of Bothnia
A Warsaw - Ukraine

Turkey:
F Ankara - Black Sea
A Constantinople - Bulgaria
A Smyrna - Armenia

DEADLINE:
The Fall 1901 deadline will be set for ***Thursday, February 26th, 9:00pm EST*** I am going to be gone all next weekend which is why I want the deadline to be right before I go. If you need extra time, let me know before the deadline, or else you will be charged a grace period.

PLAYERS:
Ctry : Italy
Name : Alex Maslow
Email : Blueraider0-at-gmail.com ([email]Blueraider0-at-gmail.com[/email])
Ctry : England
Name : Kyle Rudge
Email : krudge-at-goldenwestradio.com ([email]krudge-at-goldenwestradio.com[/email])
Ctry : Russia
Name : Justin Card
Email : justin-at-darkenedpath.com ([email]justin-at-darkenedpath.com[/email])
Ctry : France
Name : Ross Yaggy
Email : ross826-at-gmail.com ([email]ross826-at-gmail.com[/email])
Ctry : Austria
Name : Joe Rizzo
Email : kangaroohp-at-aol.com ([email]kangaroohp-at-aol.com[/email])
Ctry : Germany
Name : Matthew Stevenson
Email : rocketship.rocketship-at-gmail.com ([email]rocketship.rocketship-at-gmail.com[/email])
Ctry : Turkey
Name : Michael Walters
Email : michael.alan.walters-at-gmail.com ([email]michael.alan.walters-at-gmail.com[/email])

PRESS:
DATELINE SWITZERLAND, April, 1901
Let's Play DipJeopardy...

Now entering our studio are today's players...Representing England, Kyle :::applause:::
Representing France, Ross :::growing applause::: Representing Germany, Matthew ::::raucous applause:::
Representing Italy, don't call me Alex, Maslow :::deafening applause::: Representing The Bear - Russia, Justin :::raucous, deafening applause::: Recently bathed and representing Turkey, Michael :::thunderous ovation::: and representing the peoples of Austria and Hungary, Joe :::pity clap::: And I'm bobbarkerfan standing in for Alex Trebek...

Bobbarkerfan: "Welcome players. Let's take a look at the board and see today's categories...We have "Bodies of Water," "Liars & Cheats," "Words beginning with 'F'," "Monty Python," "Animal House," and "Potpourri." ...and remember players, we have hidden one Daily Double somewhere on the board to help you."

Bobbarkerfan: "Maslow, you won the grenade toss back stage, select for us, won't you? And, players, remember to phrase your response in the form of a question."

Maslow: "I'll take 'Animal House' for $100,"

Bobbarkerfan: "And the answer is...'Double Secret Probation.'"

:::Kyle buzzes in:: "What is a probation that is like you know supposed to be kept secret twice?"

Bobbarkerfan: "Not what we were looking for..."

:::Justin buzzes in::: "What is what Turkey will be placed on if he violates our DMZ and heads into the Black Sea?"

Bobbarkerfan: "Correct, select..."

Justin: "I'll take 'Animal House' for $200, bobbarkerfan."

Bobbarkerfan: "And the answer is 'They bombed Pearl Harbor.'"

:::Michael buzzes in::: "Who are the Peloponnesians?"

Bobbarkerfan: "No."

:::Joe buzzes in::: "Who are the Swiss?"

Bobbarkerfan: "No..."

:::Kyle buzzes in::: "The German's, but it's 1901 and the airplane hasn't been invented yet?"

Bobbarkerfan: "That's it, select..."

Kyle: "I'll take 'Animal House' for $300."

Boboarkerfan: "And the answer is...'May I have 10,000 marbles, please?'"

:::Matthew buzzes in::: "What is, what I intend to use to conquer France?"

Bobbarkerfan: "Select..."

Matthew: "I'll take 'Animal House' for $400."

Bobbarkerfan: "We gotta take these bastards. Now we could do it with conventional weapons that could take years and cost millions of lives. No, I think we have to go all out. I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part."

:::Maslow buzzes in::: "What were Austria's opening moves?"

Bobbarkerfan: "Probably true, but not what we were looking for..."

:::Ross buzzes in::: "What are the German demands that he get HOL, BEL and DEN in '01?"

Bobbarkerfan: "Seems reasonable to me...again, not what we are looking for..."

:::Michael buzzes in::: "What is A SYR convoyed to STP(nc)?"

Bobbarkerfan: "Yes..."

Michael: "Let's finish up 'Animal House' for $500..."

Bobbarkerfan: "And the answer is...'Look, these parades you throw are very expensive. You using my police, my sanitation people, and my Oldsmobiles free of charge. So, if you mention extortion again, I'll have your legs broken.'"

:::Joe buzzes in::: "What did Maslow offer to do if I didn't give him Greece?"

Bobbarkerfan: "Sadly, yes."

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Greetings from Vienna:

Oh it is a bee-u-tee-ful day here in Vienna. Let me introduce myself. I am Mitolo, Jester to Kings...or is that King of the Jesters?

My liege, Franz Ferdinand, is a liitle tied up in the basement right now and has asked that I step in and say a few words on his behalf.

Um...let's see, the people of Austria-Hungary are friends to all...blah, blah, blah, peace-loving...blah, blah, blah...oh here's the important part...and in need of wenches who will do the wild thing. Applicants should apply in person. Prior experience desireable but not necessary. EOE.

Mitolo


That ends the press for the spring. Hope you all enjoy, have a good week, and get those orders in!
Joey