Hey everyone,

Thanks for waiting, sorry about the delay. Thank you everyone for getting orders in on time. Justin will be without a grace period as well as Kyle, so keep that in mind. Very active turn negotiation wise, I'm sure there was a lot more going on that wasn't CC'd to me, but that's great. Games are more fun when everyone is getting involved. And I'd like to just remind everyone that as a GM, I am not getting involved in anything that is going on(besides adjudicating) unless there is a question directed to me.

With that being said, there was a lot of bouncing and support cutting in Scandinavia between the Russians, Germans and British. The Russians make no movement and lose an SC to the Turks. The British make a landing in Northern France and the Germans get dislodged in Munich, but hold onto Belgium. France gets two SCs, Italians land in Africa, The Turks begin the conquest of Russia, and the Austrians continue their defensive play. The German army in Munich will need to be retreated.

ORDERS:
Austria:
F Albania - Adriatic Sea
A Galicia - Bohemia (*Bounce*)
A Trieste - Venice (*Fails*)
A Tyrolia Supports A Burgundy - Munich
A Vienna Supports A Tyrolia

England:
F English Channel Convoys A Wales - Picardy
F North Sea Supports F Norway
F Norway Supports F North Sea (*Cut*)
A Wales - Picardy

France:
A Burgundy - Munich
A Gascony - Marseilles
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Brest
F Spain(sc) - Portugal

Germany:
A Belgium, no move received
F Denmark - Sweden (*Fails*)
A Munich Supports A Ruhr - Burgundy (*Dislodged*)
A Ruhr - Burgundy
A Silesia - Bohemia (*Bounce*)

Italy:
F Ionian Sea - Tunis
A Piedmont Supports A Venice
A Venice Hold

Russia:
A Finland - Norway (*Fails*)
F St Petersburg(nc) Supports A Finland - Norway
F Sweden Supports A Finland - Norway (*Cut*)
A Warsaw - Silesia (*Fails*)

Turkey:
F Aegean Sea - Ionian Sea
A Armenia - Sevastopol
F Black Sea - Constantinople
A Bulgaria Hold
A Rumania - Galicia (*Fails*)
A Sevastopol - Moscow

RETREATS:
Germany:
A Munich to (Ruhr, Kiel, Berlin, or disband)

DEADLINE:
The Autumn 1902 retreat deadline will be set for ***Monday, March 15th, 9:00pm EST*** The adjustments will be due sometime at the end of next week probably, so you can start thinking about that while we wait for the German retreat.

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:
VIENNA, October, 1902

I would like to offer the most sincere apology possible to all of the players in the game.

I now recognize that I have a lying problem. Really...more of a lying disease. Some days I have to lie before I get out of bed. I find myself lying several times each morning. I used to pass this off as just being misquoted, but that doesn't work anymore. I even lie to the cashier at drive up restaurants about my lunch order. I lie in the afternoon...and to my wife. I feel so ashamed.

I am planning to go to my first Liar's Annonymous meeting tonight. Honest. I hope that the twelve steps will help me conquer this problem of mine and that I may some day regain your trust.

I'm sure you are all very angry, and I wouldn't be surprised if you held my behavior against me...but I want to try to do something to make amens...

I have an idea...

What say I let you guys vote on who will control my forces for the coming year. If you vote for yourself you get 1/2 vote...if you vote for another country they will get a full vote...winner needs to get their orders to me by midday Friday?

Humbly, and with god's help,

Joe
([email]michael.alan.walters-at-gmail.com[/email])



END PRESS

Matt, if you can get the retreat in as soon as you can that'd be great! Hope you all have a good weekend!

Joey