Otomo Sorin was the lord of Funai castle in Bungo province, a wealthy
port on the eastern coast of Kyushu. Sorin was a powerful daimyo in
his own right, but was ultimately eclipsed by the powerful Shimazu and
Mori clans that surrrounded his position. He is known to history as
one of the few daimyo that formally converted to Christianity, and for
requesting Toyotomi Hideyoshi's assistance against the Shimazu, an act
that ultimately resulted in Hideyoshi's dominance of all of Kyushu.

***TEAHOUSE COMMENTARY: The Chosokabe trade their position in Pacific
Ocean for Kumano Sea, while on land their trust is rewarded both by
Mori and Asakura. Hojo advances his naval lines to Pacific Ocean, but
stalls on the front against Oda. Asakura suffers a fierce Uesugi
invasion of Kaga and Echizen, though only one of those attacks
succeeds. And Satomi Yoshihiro quietly remains in far-flung Hitachi,
pondering the afterlife...

***HAIKU!!!
Desperado dream
Ceaseless wind turns tsunami
Roosters crow nike

***PLAYERS:

Shimazu Yoshihisa - Isaac Zinner (*eliminated 1573*)
Mori Motonari - Jim Atkins
Chosokabe Motochika - Jean-Luc Lefebvre
Asakura Yoshikage - Garry Bledsoe
Oda Nobunaga - Joe Babinsack
Takeda Shingen - Nathan Deily (*eliminated 1572*)
Uesugi Kenshin - Fredrik Blom
Hojo Ujiyasu - Michael Thompson

***RETREATS DUE:
Chosokabe F Pacific Ocean can retreat to South Pacific Ocean or OTB.
As I have conditional retreats already from Jean-Luc (thanks, very
helpful!), we will retreat this fleet to South Pacific Ocean per his
instructions.

***NEXT DEADLINE:
Fall 1574 will provisionally be due Tuesday, 22 June 2010 at 1700 EST.
I say provisionally because I go on vacation on 19 June. If I can
adjudicate, I will - though I will likely need someone else to enter
the orders in RP and produce the map, which I will then certify as
official. Any volunteers?

***ORDERS:

Mori:
A Bingo - Bizen (*Fails*)
A Bungo - Chikuzen
A Hoki Supports F Inaba
F Inaba Supports F Sanin Coast - Tango (*Cut*)
F Iwami - Iwami Coast (*Fails*)
F Iwami Coast - Sea of Japan (*Fails*)
F Izumo - Sanin Coast (*Fails*)
F Kanmon Strait - South Sea of Japan

Chosokabe:
A Bizen - Inaba (*Fails*)
F Hyuga Coast Convoys A Osumi - Tosa
F Kii Supports F South Pacific Ocean - Kumano Sea
F Kii Straits Supports F South Pacific Ocean - Kumano Sea
A Osumi - Tosa
F Pacific Ocean - North Pacific Ocean (*Dislodged*)
F South Pacific Ocean - Kumano Sea
F Tosa - Awa
F Yamato Hold

Asakura:
A Harima Supports F Sanin Coast - Tango (*Fails*)
F Sanin Coast - Tango (*Fails*)
A Settsu Hold
F Tango - Echizen (*Bounce*)
F Wakasa Bay Supports F Iwami Coast - Sea of Japan
A Yamashiro - Omi

Oda:
A Mikawa - Totomi (*Bounce*)
A Mino Supports A Mikawa - Totomi
A Owari - Mikawa (*Fails*)

Uesugi:
A Etchu - Hida (*Fails*)
A Hida - Echizen (*Bounce*)
F Mutsu - North Pacific Ocean (*Bounce*)
F North Sea of Japan Supports F Sea of Japan
A North Shinano Supports A Etchu - Hida (*Fails*)
F Noto - Kaga
F Sea of Japan Supports F Sanin Coast (*Ordered to Move*)

Hojo:
A Kai - South Shinano (*Fails*)
F Kazusa - Pacific Ocean
F Sagami Bay Supports F Kazusa - Pacific Ocean
A South Shinano - Totomi (*Bounce*)
A Suruga Supports A South Shinano - Totomi
F Totomi - Totomi Sea (*Fails*)
F Totomi Sea - Kumano Sea (*Fails*)

Neutral:
A Hitachi Hold

Thanks!
B.
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