As I've previously notified the game's players, I'm afraid the past
adjucation was affected by a mistake of mine. I failed to take note that Nigs'
adjustment order was earmarked as being merely provisional in nature. Since Nigs
got in touch with me immediately after I had published the adjucation, reminding
me of the matter and stating his preferred A Lorraine build, I had to consider
how to proceed.
 
I wouldn't want to see any player suffer on account of a screw-up on my
part. I believe that Nigs' change of heart was not affected in any manner by
having seen the other players' orders (and am assured of the same by him). So I
don't see any undue advantage acruing to Nigs here.
 
That's why, after giving the matter due thought, I've chosen to amend the
adjucation. I'm sorry for screw-up of mine and hope that you guys agree that the
course I've chosen presents the lesser evil in these unfortunate
circumstances.
 
Unless anyone wishes for any deadline delay, our schedule shall remain the
same.
 
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Hallo zusammen,
 
since I've received a full set of orders and nobody asked for the
adjucation being delayed until after the deadline, I'm getting this
season's adjucation out of the door somewhat sooner.
 
And it so happens that we've now made it through a whole decade since
Europe's dignitaries assembled in Westphalia in an effort to craft a lasting
peace. Well, those hopes were quickly dashed. The geopolitical lay of the land
has changed almost beyond recognition since then. For starters, only six powers
survived the rigours of this new age. An accomplishment in itself, no
doubt.
 
The Spring 1659 Moves prelims are due Monday, 24 May, 6 PM
CET. 
 
Liebe Grüsse,
 
Charles
 
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PLAYERS:
    AUSTRIA: Mike Hoffman <mrh(at)panix.com>
    DENMARK-NORWAY: Marc
Ellinger <mellinger(at)blitzbardgett.com> (eliminated Winter
1653)
    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: Matthew Kelly
<kelly058(at)verizon.net> (joined Winter 1652, eliminated Fall
165
    TURKEY: Aidan
Slattery <AiSlattery(at)aol.com>

PROCLAMATIONS:
    o LORD PROTECTOR PURSUES "ENGLAND FIRST" POLICY,
ABANDONS MUCH OF SCANDINAVIA
    o EMPEROR ASSEMBLES NEW REGIMENTS IN LORRAINE
    o POLES NAVAL ENTHUSIASM STILL IN FULL SWING
    o SPANIARDS JOIN IN THE NAVAL ARMS RACE
    o ...AS THE SULTAN NO LONGER PARTICIPATES IN
IT

PRESS: None.
 
RETREATS:
 
England:
A Scotland - Yorkshire
 
France:
A Marseilles - Paris
 
ADJUSTMENTS:

Austria:
Build A Vienna
 
England:
Remove F Stockholm(ec)
Remove F Abo
 
France:
Build A Lorraine
 
Poland-Lithuania:
Build F Courland
 
Spain:
Build F Seville
 
Turkey:
Build A Constantinople
 
SUPPLY CENTER OWNERSHIP
(Winter 165:



 
Austria(6+1=7): Bavaria, +Brandenburg+, Prague, Saxony, Trieste,
Venice, Vienna.
England(7-2=5): Abo, -Bristol-, Christiania, Ireland,
London, -Scotland-, Stockholm.
France(14+2-1=15): Brest, +Bristol+,
Copenhagen, Flanders, Holstein, Lorraine, Lower Saxony, -Marseilles-,
Mecklenburg, Paris, Rhineland-Westphalia, Savoy, +Scotland+, Swabia,
Switzerland, United Provinces.
Poland-Lithuania(10+1=11): Courland, Cracow,
Moscow, Novgorod, Prussia, Riga, +Stettin+, Turkestan, Vilna, Voronezh,
Warsaw.
Spain(7+1-1=7): Algiers, Madrid, +Marseilles+, Morocco,
Portugal, Seville, Tunis, -Tuscany-.
Sweden(2-2=0): -Brandenburg-,
-Stettin-.
Turkey(12+1=13): Belgrade, Candia, Constantinople, Crimea,
Damascus, Moldavia, Naples, Papal States, Persia, Transylvania, +Tuscany+,
Ukraine, Wallachia.

DEADLINE SCHEDULE: (all orders are due NLT 6PM CET
(i.e. GMT+1)...not local time)

    o Spring 1659 Moves: (24) 26 May
    o Summer 1659 Retreats: 28 May
    o Fall 1659 Moves: (31 May) 2 June
    o Winter 1659 Retreats/Adjustments: 4
June
 
MAP: