And here they are. The slight delay brought in all the necessary orders and we're all happy... well, maybe not some of you, but me, at least. There are officially three retreats up for consideration, but I won't blame Europe if he just lets his go OTB. This brings to an end another European power. Thanks, Mark, for sticking it out right to the end. The moves:
Quebec:
F English Channel Supports F Paris
F Bermuda Triangle - Caribbean Sea
F Hudson Bay - Nunavut
F Quebec - Toronto
A Arkansas - Dallas
A Los Angeles Supports A Arkansas - Dallas
F Gulf of Mexico Supports A Arkansas - Dallas
A Chicago - Wyoming (*bounce*)
F Bogota - Panama
Mexico:
F Hokkaido Supports F Tokyo
F Tokyo Supports F Hokkaido
A Vancouver - Wyoming (*bounce*)
A Dallas Supports A Mexico City (*dislodged*)
A Mexico City Supports A Dallas
F Pacific Ocean - Honolulu (*fails*)
F Bering Sea - Anchorage
Amazon:
F Sea of Alcatraz - Honolulu
F Ascension Sea - Fortaleza (*bounce*)
F Accra - Ascension Sea (*dislodged*)
Europe:
A Frankfurt Holds (*dislodged*)
Russia:
A Yakutsk Supports F Vladivostok
F Vladivostok Supports A Yakutsk (*cut*)
A Karelia - Moscow
A Nizhniy-Novgorod Supports A Yamalia - Astana
A Yamalia - Astana (*fails*)
A Zagreb - Rome (*fails*)
F Paris Holds
F North Sea - Frankfurt
A Vienna Supports F North Sea - Frankfurt
A Bucharest - Ukraine
Sahara:
A Niger - Accra
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Algiers
F Rome Holds
F Mali - Dakar
A Lagos Supports A Niger - Accra
Congo:
A Tripoli Supports A Chad - Niger
A Chad - Niger
F Ionian Sea - Tunisia
F Aegean Sea - Ionian Sea
A Sudan - Chad
F Maputo - Nosy Barrens
A Luanda - Cameroon
F St. Helena Sea Convoys A Luanda - Cameroon
A Brasilia - Rio de Janeiro
A Amazon - Fortaleza (*bounce*)
F Rio de la Plata - Sao Paulo
Persia:
F Ankara Supports A Caucasus
A Riyadh - Baghdad
A Caucasus Supports A Astana
A Uzbekistan Supports A Astana
A Astana Holds
F Mumbai - Orissa
A Karach Supports A Delhi
A Delhi Supports F Mumbai - Orissa
F Indian Ocean - Jakarta (*fails*)
China:
A Ulaanbaatar - Vladivostok (*fails*)
A Beijing Supports A Ulaanbaatar - Vladivostok (*cut*)
F Sea of Japan Supports A Ulaanbaatar - Vladivostok
F East China Sea Supports A Beijing
F Taipei Holds
F Philippines Sea - Jayapura
Oceania:
F Shanghai Supports A Tibet - Beijing
A Tibet - Beijing (*fails*)
F Hong Kong Supports F Shanghai
F Jakarta Supports F Arafura Sea - South China Sea
F Arafura Sea - South China Sea
F Manila Holds
A Bangladesh - Tibet (*fails*)
F Fijian Sea Supports F Sea of Alcatraz - Honolulu
F Lima - Galapagos Sea
Retreats:
Mexico's A Dallas may retreat to Guadalajara or OTB
Amazon's F Accra may retreat to Gulf of Guinea or OTB
Europe's A Frankfurt may retreat to Belgium, Elbe or OTB
Next Deadline:
Autumn 2004 retreats are due on Friday, May 28, at 1pm CDT.