Founded by Greek settlers from Syracuse in 387 BC, Ancona has been a
battlefield throughout its existence. Through Rome, the barbarians,
the Byzantines, and the papacy, Ancona has been a fortress, sending
forth great armies and fleets (in the Illyrian War, the Crusades, and
its maritime years), and unfortunately receiving them back in exchange
(the barbarians, the papacy, and Napoleon).

So Ancona finds itself on the receiving end of invading forces here -
as Greeks, Italians, and Austrians all fight over what was until
recently a Serbian territory. Good to see my variant functions as
intended, but whew! In other news, Rome remains intact, though
the attempted invasion of Ancona is repulsed by Austrian and Greek
forces. Serbia rises from the brink of extinction to reclaim Sarajevo
and end the year even in SCs once again, despite all odds. Austria
continues their tenacious defense, and would even be building this
season, except that they have nowhere available to place the build.
The Ottomans are not so lucky, losing control of Salonika and Ankara
to fall to a single SC in Izmir remaining.

PLAYERS:

ITALY: Adam Levy
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY: Allen York
SERBIA: Garry Bledsoe
GREECE: Nigel Phillips
ROMANIA: Mike Sims
BULGARIA: Ross Webb
OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Gregory Bim-Merle

We have several retreats due this season, so let's have those in by
Monday, February 22nd at the latest, and proceed to the Winter
Adjustments on Thursday the 25th (1700 EST for both.)

RETREATS:

Italian A Ancona can retreat to Bologna or OTB.
Austro-Hungarian A Novi Sad can retreat to Pecs or OTB.
Ottoman F Salonika can retreat to Kozani, Thermaic Gulf or OTB.

ORDERS:

Italy:

A Ancona Supports F Roma (*Dislodged*)
A Firenze Supports F Roma
F Roma Hold

Austria-Hungary:

A Agram Hold
A Budapest - Kassa (*Bounce*)
A Graz - Wien
F Gulf of Venezia - Ancona
A Novi Sad - Temesvar (*Dislodged*)
F Venezia - Trieste

Serbia:

F Adriatic Sea - Cetinje
A Beograd Supports A Sarajevo - Novi Sad
A Kragujevac - Sarajevo
A Sofia - Skopje
A Spalato - Agram (*Fails*)

Romania:

F Black Sea - Istanbul
A Brasov - Craiova
F Burgas Bay - Bosporus
A Kolosvar - Kassa (*Bounce*)
A Pleven - Nis
A Sarajevo - Novi Sad
A Temesvar Supports A Sarajevo - Novi Sad

Bulgaria:

A Ankara - Bursa (*Fails*)
F Edirne Supports F Black Sea - Istanbul
A Plovdiv - Ruse
F Sea of Marmara Supports A Serres - Salonika
A Serres - Salonika

Greece:

F Bay of Kotor - Adriatic Sea
A Bitola Supports A Kozani - Serres
A Isernia Supports F Gulf of Venezia - Ancona
A Kozani - Serres
F Larisa - Aegean Sea
F Napoli Supports F Tyrrhenian Sea - Roma
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Roma (*Fails*)

Ottomans:

A Bursa Supports F Salonika - Istanbul (*Cut*)
F Gulf of Izmir - Izmir
F Salonika - Istanbul (*Dislodged*)

ADJUSTMENTS:

Italy: Supp 3 Unit 3 Build 0 (or build 1, if Ancona retreats OTB)
Austria-Hungary: Supp 7 Unit 6 (or unit 5 pending retreat, but no
place for builds)
Serbia: Supp 5 Unit 5 Build 0
Romania: Supp 7 Unit 7 Build 0
Bulgaria: Supp 6 Unit 5 Build 1
Greece: Supp 8 Unit 7 Build 1
Ottomans: Supp 1 Unit 3 Remove (or remove 1, if Salonika retreats OTB)

Thanks!
B.

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